2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Event #5: $600 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 The Lodge Championship Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$40,702
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
528
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
64
Players Left
1

Awonke Phewa Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,905)

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Awonke Phewa
Awonke Phewa

There was a big three-way all in preflop with Awonke Phewa at risk with the {q-Spades}{6-Spades}, Mohammad Bagheri had the {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} while Mahesh Rathi had the {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Spades}{8-Diamonds} to give the big pot to Rathi, shorten Bagheri and eliminate Phewa.

Phewa then went to cash in his four bounty chips and draw envelopes. He dramatically peeled each one as the room watched and rooted for the $40,000 to come off, while the remaining players with bounties anti-sweated the $40,000 jackpot.

The first three he slowly revealed one number at a time, each time the $4 coming up first to heighten the excitement but they were all disappointingly just $400 bounty cards. On the last one he chose to quickly whip it open and reveal it to the crowd watching first, but it was another $400 as he got the minimum from the four bounty cards.

Player Chips Progress
Mahesh Rathi us
Mahesh Rathi
2,150,000
950,000
950,000
Mohammad Bagheri us
Mohammad Bagheri
600,000
-690,000
-690,000
Awonke Phewa us
Awonke Phewa
Busted

Tags: Awonke PhewaMahesh RathiMohammad Bagheri

Fausto Saucedo Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,905)

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Fausto Saucedo
Fausto Saucedo

Marc Lesitsky opened to 90,000 and Fausto Saucedo then shoved for a total of 530,000. Blake Whittington pushed over the top and Lesitsky elected to fold.

Fausto Saucedo: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Blake Whittington: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The flop fell {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Whittington was sitting pretty with his ladies. An {a-Spades} turn left Saucedo in need of of a nickel but he failed to hit on the {8-Clubs} river and was eliminated.

Whittington quickly handed in his newly acquired bounty chip in hopes of hitting that top prize but secured $400 instead.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
1,610,000
510,000
510,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Marc Lesitsky us
Marc Lesitsky
1,100,000
-50,000
-50,000
Fausto Saucedo us
Fausto Saucedo
Busted

Tags: Blake WhittingtonFausto SaucedoMarc Lesitsky

Christopher Chamberlain Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,905)

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Christopher Chamberlain
Christopher Chamberlain

The board read {5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Spades}. All three players were all in, with Chris Stats holding the {k-Spades}{2-Spades} flush draw, Christopher Chamberlain at risk with the {a-Spades}{5-Hearts} while Marc Lesitsky had the lead with the {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}.

The river was the {j-Clubs} to keep Lesitsky as the winning hand as he pumped his fist while Chamebrlain was sent to the locker room.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Lesitsky us
Marc Lesitsky
1,150,000
810,000
810,000
Chris Staats us
Chris Staats
550,000
-600,000
-600,000
Christopher Chamberlain us
Christopher Chamberlain
Busted

Tags: Christopher ChamberlainChristopher Chamberlain EliminatedMarc Lesitsky

Saucedo Finds Some Love on the River

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Awonke Phewa opened for 2.5 big blinds and Fausto Saucedo jammed 330,000. Phewa called and the cards went face up in what was a classic flip.

Fausto Saucedo: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Awonke Phewa: {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

The flop fell {q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} and sailboats were in the lead. A {q-Spades} turn left Saucedo with one last chance for romance and some love showed up on the {a-Spades} river, hitting him with a pair of bullets to pull in a double.

Player Chips Progress
Fausto Saucedo us
Fausto Saucedo
740,000
410,000
410,000
Awonke Phewa us
Awonke Phewa
590,000
-350,000
-350,000

Tags: Awonke PhewaFausto Saucedo

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Jozoff us
Michael Jozoff
1,825,000
10,000
10,000
Mohammad Bagheri us
Mohammad Bagheri
1,290,000
324,000
324,000
Mahesh Rathi us
Mahesh Rathi
1,200,000
420,000
420,000
Chris Staats us
Chris Staats
1,150,000
175,000
175,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
1,100,000
160,000
160,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Michael Noori us
Michael Noori
1,050,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Awonke Phewa us
Awonke Phewa
940,000
-220,000
-220,000
Tino Glorio us
Tino Glorio
870,000
39,000
39,000
Daniel Zambrano ve
Daniel Zambrano
605,000
-15,000
-15,000
Jack Wilson us
Jack Wilson
585,000
-145,000
-145,000
Michael Alvarez us
Michael Alvarez
560,000
30,000
30,000
Kaleb Dunn us
Kaleb Dunn
450,000
-20,000
-20,000
Christopher Chamberlain us
Christopher Chamberlain
410,000
130,000
130,000
Marc Lesitsky us
Marc Lesitsky
340,000
-180,000
-180,000
Fausto Saucedo us
Fausto Saucedo
330,000
-100,000
-100,000

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George Bronstein Eliminated in 16th Place ($1,507)

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
George Bronstein
George Bronstein

Michael Noori moved all in from middle position, George Bronstein called in the hijack for less and everyone else got out of the way.

George Bronstein: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Michael Noori: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

The flop came disastrously for Bronstein {a-Spades}{k-Spades}{8-Spades} pairing the ace and giving Noori a spade draw. the turn was the {9-Hearts} and the river came the {7-Spades} to give Noori and unneeded flush.

Bronstein would draw his bounty from the pile once he was eliminated, he feigned that he got the $40,000 but in actuality, it was one of the $2,500 ones.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Noori us
Michael Noori
1,350,000
890,000
890,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Georga Bronstein
Georga Bronstein
Busted

Tags: George BronsteinMichael Noori

Another Fortuitous Runout for Wilson

Level 22 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action folded around to Jack Wilson who shoved around 330,000 and Fausto Saucedo was the only player to call, putting Wilson at risk once more.

Jack Wilson: {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Fausto Saucedo: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The dealer spread {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} out on the flop, hitting Wilson with a hockey stick to take the lead. A {k-Diamonds}{5-Spades} runout sealed it for him and he pulled in a double thanks to a lucky flop.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Wilson us
Jack Wilson
730,000
250,000
250,000
Fausto Saucedo us
Fausto Saucedo
430,000
-330,000
-330,000

Tags: Fausto SaucedoJack Wilson

Level: 22

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Jacob Ferro Eliminated in 17th Place ($1,507)

Level 21 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jacob Ferro
Jacob Ferro

Michael Jozoff opened from the hijack and Jacob Ferro defended his big blind to see the {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop. Ferro found his 435,000 stack head into the pot and Jozoff called the jam.

Jacob Ferro: {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}
Michael Jozoff: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

Both flopped top pair but Jozoff was ahead with his bullet kicker. The {q-Spades}{8-Spades} runout changed nothing and Ferro was eliminated.

Jozoff pulled another envelope in search of the $40,000 top prize, but instead added another $400 bounty to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Jozoff us
Michael Jozoff
1,815,000
485,000
485,000
Jacob Ferro us
Jacob Ferro
Busted

Tags: Jacob FerroMichael Jozoff