James Calderaro collected a double up with the 
which crushed the 
of his opponent in a preflop all in.
The board ran out 
to give Calderaro a nice pot and send his opponent to a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 65,000 |
Michael Wang will need to fire Day 1f if he wishes to go on to Day 2 as he was taken out shortly after registration close as he was all in preflop with 
against the 
of Jacob McDonald.
The board ran out 
and Wang was gone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 17,000 |
|
Busted |
Registration for Day 1e has come to an end with 286 entries, meaning that the day will end when there are 35 players left standing.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
It is now time for the second break of the day. After this break, registration will be over for Day 1e.
Michael Noori was seen collecting a big pot as his 
was the winning hand on a board of 
.
The losing hand of 
of Benjamin Perez was showing as well as a large portion of his stack was taken away just before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
|
2,500 | 2,500 |
With the Lodge Poker Club staring in the face of a large overlay for this $750K guarantee event, they went to social media to promote the overlay and let players know about the big value.
So far it appears to have worked as Day 1e is up to 252 entries with 30 minutes still left to enter and still one more flight to go this evening.
There have been many brand new faces to the series today, some of whom flew in from out of state to take part in this juicy opportunity, including John Gallaher who is making a rare non WSOP event appearance. He is one of many to congregate for this tournament today.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
After the action checked around three players on the turn, the board was completed to read 
on the river.
Stephen Song bet 3,200 from the big blind. He got a call from Aaron McEvoy in the cutoff and the small blind called as well.
Song tabled the 
for two pair which was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | 22,000 |
|
41,000 | 11,000 |
Some names familiar to the upper echelons of the poker world are starting to appear here at the Lodge Poker Series as they make their debut in the series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | -2,000 |
