Mark Cortez Wins Event #8: The Monster NLH for $10,010
Event 8: The Monster NLH has come to an end after an exciting day that saw 110 entries play down to a winner in about 12 hours of play.
That winner was a familiar name in Mark Cortez who added another big score here in Houston to his poker resume with the $10,010 grand prize. Back in late January of this year, Cortez won the Main Event for $81,000.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize Money |
| 1 | Mark Cortez | $10,010 |
| 2 | Jason Lang | $6,524 |
| 3 | Doug Baxley | $4,290 |
| 4 | Giovanni Musachio | $3,128 |
| 5 | Richard Semander | $2,234 |
| 6 | Jonathan Ajlouny | $1,788 |
| 7 | Winston Djonli | $1,430 |
| 8 | David Hubbard | $1,162 |
| 9 | Daniel Boylen | $894 |
Cortez entered the final table tied for the chip lead and would hold firm toward the top of the counts for most of the table.
In the heads up battle, Cortez was able to hold off a rally from Jason Lang, who initially erased a big deficit to even up the chip counts. Cortez would be able to pull away again though and finish Lang off on the dramatic final hand.
PokerNews will continue coverage of the Lone Star Poker Series tomorrow at the start of Event #11: $600 PLO Championship at 2 p.m. local time.