It’s been lower than a decade since poker gamers may play Texas Hold’em within the state of Texas, but it surely’s clear that the urge for food for the sport is powerful.
The Lodge Card Club, positioned close to Austin, hosted a $400 buy-in ‘Mega Monster’ occasion that began on Aug. 3 with the primary of 24 totally different beginning flights.
The occasion featured an formidable $1 million assure, which was dangerous given the cardboard room needed to pay out roughly $300,000 in overlay for his or her occasion in May of 2021.
This time round, nevertheless, the gamers confirmed up in droves and fired a number of bullets. The occasion featured limitless re-entries, and one participant took full benefit, getting into 29 instances general. Players may additionally advance to day 2 greater than as soon as, combining their prime two baggage whereas receiving a $1,000 bonus.
The subject got here in at 5,750 entries which almost doubled the assured prize pool to $1,943,500. The remaining 12 % of every beginning flight made the cash and was paid a minimal of $500, with the ultimate 5 % of the sector (246 gamers) advancing to day 2.
The remaining eight gamers then regrouped on Monday to play right down to a champion. Whe the mud settled, it was Mexico’s Mauro Avila who got here away with the title.
Avila, whose earlier greatest rating was the $9,279 he earned for a deep run on this summer season’s WSOP Millionaire Maker, banked a whopping $250,000 for the win.
Avila got here into the ultimate desk brief stacked and in seventh place, however battled his approach again into rivalry. After putting a cope with George Karvounis that left $20,000 and the trophy to play for, the 2 bought all of it in preflop for greater than 156 huge blinds.
Karvounis was wanting good along with his Okay Q on a board studying Okay J 2 J, however the river was the A to present Avila’s A 10 the ultimate pot of the event.
The Lodge Card Club, co-owned by poker professionals Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen, is the most important of greater than 50 poker rooms which have popped up within the final decade in Texas, which permits the rooms to function in a authorized grey space the place rules range by metropolis and county.
You can watch the final table here.
Final Table Results
1. Mauro Avila – $250,000*
2. George Karvounis – $245,000*
3. Joshua Nuncio – $134,320
4. Joseph Roh – $88,712
5. Daniel Davila – $69,444
6. Nghia Nguyen – $54,134
7. Terry Morales – $42,292
8. Christian Ramirez – $33,834
*Based on a heads-up deal.