Lone Star Poker Series Day 8
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Lone Star Poker Series Day 8
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Pedro Rios Wins Event #12: The Ultimate Monster NLH for $9,447
Pedro Rios won his second event here at the Lone Star Poker Series on Friday night as he took down Event #12: The Ultimate Monster NLH for $9,447 to add to his title that he won in Event #6: Limit Omaha 8 Championship.
The Ultimate Monster attracted 102 entries and created a prizepool of $33,150. After almost 13 hours of play it was Rios who overcame a roller coaster final table to win the grand prize.
Heads up play vs Brandon Guzman was particularly rocky as both players looked to be down and out a couple of times before rallying. Rios at one point was down to his final card, before rivering a straight to stay alive and eventually overcoming Guzman.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize Money |
| 1 | Pedro Rios | $9,447 |
| 2 | Brandon Guzman | $6,133 |
| 3 | Troy Clogston | $4.475 |
| 4 | Jonathan Ajlouny | $2,984 |
| 5 | James Duke | $2,403 |
| 6 | Robert Gonzalez | $1,906 |
| 7 | Don Iyengar | $1,492 |
| 8 | Diko Jopio | $1,160 |
| 9 | Rory O'Brien | $912 |
PokerNews will pick up coverage of the Lone Star Poker Series tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time for the exciting Surprise Bounty tournament.
Rios Finishes off Guzman
Level 22 (75,000/150,000/150,000)
Pedro Rios raised to 650,000 preflop and Brandon Guzman called.
The flop came 
. Guzman quickly lead jammed all in and was snap called by Rios.
Guzman had the [jh3j] while Rios was miles ahead as he had the 
for top pair.
The turn was the 
to open up straight possibilities but the river extinguished those hopes as the 
came off to eliminate Guzman in 2nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,200,000 | 2,900,000 |
|
Busted |
Rios Lives on the River Again
Level 21 (60,000/120,000/120,000)
Pedro Rios raised preflop. Troy Clogston moved all in and Rios called.
Rios had the 
while Clogston had the 
.
The flop came 
, the turn was the 
but the river gave life to Rios once again as it came the 
to eliminate Clogston in 3rd.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,300,000 | 2,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Clogston Calls Whole Board
Level 20 (50,000/100,000/100,000)
Don Iyengar was all in with the 
against the 
of Troy Clogston.
Clogston called for a 8-9-10 rainbow flop and sure enough the 
came down.
Clogston called for the 
on the river and lo and behold the dealer procured the on the turn.
At this point the table was reacting wildly to Clogston's wild ability to call the board. And asked him what was coming next. With no hesitation he said the 
.
The river came the and the room erupted in disbelief, everyone saying they had never see the entire board called before. Iyengar was eliminated amongst the commotion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | 800,000 |
|
Busted |
Rios Running Over Field
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,500,000 | 2,135,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | -1,100,000 |
|
920,000 | 220,000 |
|
|
860,000 | -115,000 |
|
|
770,000 | -115,000 |
|
|
730,000 | -195,000 |
Ajlouny Spikes a Ten
Level 17 (25,000/50,000/50,000)
From the small blind Jonathan Ajlouny moved all in over the raise from Diko Jopio.
Jopio called and was ahead with the 
against the 
of Ajlouny.
The flop came down 
harmlessly. But the turn was the 
to give Ajlouny the lead. The river was the and Jopio was eliminated in 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 1,340,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Clogston Takes Out O'Brien
Level 17 (25,000/50,000/50,000)
The flop came 
. Rory O'Brien moved all in for 570,000. Troy Clogston considered it for a while before calling.
O'Brien had the 
while Clogston had the lead with the 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the and O'Brien was the first elimination of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Final Table Streaming
The Ultimate Monster final table is set to begin in about 20-minutes after the players take a break. The stream will be on a 30-minute delay following that, meaning the stream will begin at roughly 9:15 p.m. local time (CST).
You can watch all the final table action here, with commentator Jeff Platt covering the play.
PokerNews will have updates based on the stream.
Ultimate Monster Final Table (full)
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Pedro Rios | 2,365,000 |
| 2 | Don Iyengar | 925,000 |
| 3 | Rory O'Brien | 690,000 |
| 4 | James Duke | 700,000 |
| 5 | Robert Gonzalez | 975,000 |
| 6 | Jonathan Ajlouny | 960,000 |
| 7 | Brandon Guzman | 885,000 |
| 8 | Troy Clogston | 1,500,000 |
| 9 | Diko Jopio | 1,260,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,365,000 | 1,040,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | 710,000 |
|
|
1,260,000 | 1,260,000 |
|
|
975,000 | 565,000 |
|
|
960,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
925,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
885,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
700,000 | 370,000 |
|
|
690,000 | 220,000 |