As April rolls into May, the 2024 Lodge Championship Series arrives at the best poker club in Texas.
The LCS takes center stage for the next two weeks, but tournament grinders will still see some of the club’s regularly scheduled weekly tournaments running.
Let’s take a look at the big winners from the Lodge’s weekly tournaments; look for a complete recap of all LCS events after the series wraps up May 14.
Monday $2K Guaranteed Bounty (April 22)
The Monday Bounty event drew 72 players, and played to an outright winner.
Chester Williams took down the first-place prize of $1,248.
The top three also included Robert Murphy (2nd – $775) and Steve Hwang (3rd – $775).
Monday $3.5K Guaranteed Big-O (April 22)
The Monday Big-O ended with a four-way even deal.
The top four finishers from that deal all took home $1,358. That list of winners included Yi Zhu, Marcus Bailey, Bradford Gibson, and Kyle Stein.
Tuesday $1K Guaranteed NLH (April 23)
The Tuesday $1K Guaranteed NLH event played to a six-way ICM deal.
Ronald Sax (1st – $653) and William Varner (2nd – $637) took the top two payout spots.
Wednesday $1K Guaranteed Freezeout (April 24)
The Wednesday $1K Guaranteed Freezeout played to a six-way ICM deal.
The top three from the deal included Wesley Tucker (1st – $756), Michael Lehner (2nd – $675) and Richard Walker (3rd – $549).
Wednesday $5K Guaranteed PLO Texas Freeroll (April 24)
The Wednesday Texas PLO Freeroll drew 53 entries for a $7,260 prize pool. The tournament played to a six-way ICM chop.
The top finishers included Cameron Daniel (1st – $1,663), Christopher Bess (2nd – $1,413), and Thien Nguyen (3rd – $1,312).
