Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social
$1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event
Day: 1d
Dinner Break
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The field has swelled to 406 entries with 239 left. The tournament is now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Before Dinner Break Chip Counts
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000 | 325,000 |
|
240,000 | 65,000 |
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
130,000 | -14,000 |
|
115,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
90,000 | 20,000 |
|
85,000 | -20,000 |
|
77,000 | 2,000 |
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
|
70,000 | -25,000 |
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
52,000 | 27,000 |
|
50,000 | -108,000 |
|
40,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
30,000 | -10,000 |
|
20,000 | -35,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Cai Forces Ramirez Off Chop
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Zhen Cai was spotted in the field and was tangling with big stack Christian Ramirez in an interesting pot as the board read 
.
Ramirez bet and Cai called as the went to the river which came the 
to complete the full boat on board.
Cai bet 25,000 over to Ramirez who thought a bit before folding.
Cai was prompted by tablemates to show it if he had it to which checked his cards and said "I didn't have it" with a smile and mucked his cards to gather the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | |
|
60,000 |
Vazquez Gets Paid With Nut Flush
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was on the river with the board displayed to read 
. It was a three-way pot and Guillermo Vazquez bet 22,000 into two opponents, leaving himself with about 11,000 behind.
Water Beltran thought for a bit before folding her hand.
The decision was then on Tiago Aguiar who took a few moments before calling.
Vazquez turned over one card at a time the 
for the nut flush. Aguiar mucked, shaking his head a bit annoyed at how Vazquez had showed the nut flush hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Rivera on the River
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Hand details retold to PokerNews.
An initial raiser made it 1,600 preflop. Gabriel Abusada three-bet it to 7,500. Richard Rivera four-bet to 17,000. The initial raiser folded and Abusada five-bet all in for about 90,000.
Rivera thought for a few moments before calling.
Abusada had 
against 
of Rivera.
The flop looked good for Abusada as it came 
. The turn provided Rivera with some hope as a 
came off. And the river brought home the unlikely straight for Rivera as the 
came off to crack the set of aces of Abusada for a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
|
Busted |
Selected Level 7 Chip Counts
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
208,000 | 208,000 |
|
|
153,000 | 153,000 |
|
|
144,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
135,000 | 85,000 |
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
110,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
75,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
70,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
25,000 | -33,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000