Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social

Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social
Day: 1

Event #1: $400 Super Stack Kickoff Flight C Chip Counts

PlayerCount
Stephen Hart624,000
Joseph Escamilla466,000
Stephen Bartlett459,000
Erin Lee441,000
Ross Miller393,000
Brad Freeman376,000
Darren Hicks348,000
David Valden323,000
Amir Abtahi315,000
Genc Govori260,000
Ryan Luna231,000
Hayley Hochstetler209,000
Biya Alemu Lemessa178,000
William Lahti134,000
Russell Bevan122,000
William Baker106,000
Scott Castelluccio80,000
Michael-Hoc Nguyen56,000
Brian Hennip52,000
Gregorie Pajak42,000
Joseph Schneider37,000

Event #1: $400 Super Stack Kickoff Flight A & B Chip Counts

PlayerCount
Danny Fleming560,000
Bao Vinh493,000
Rolando Lozano455,000
Denian Costa421,000
Carlos Requena400,000
Brenda Clayton380,000
Gabriel Abusada352,000
Derek Normand331,000
Drake Roetker319,000
Logan Hewett313,000
Troy Rankin308,000
Matt Nguyen270,000
William Howard233,000
Derrick Contreras222,000
David Mann165,000
Edward Batinga164,000
Jonathan Horowitz121,000
Russell Ivy111,000
Paula Watson97,000
Dirty John96,000
Timmy Tran86,000
Steve Moca82,000
Roberto Flores66,000
George Pardalis63,000
Paula Watson29,000

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Interview w/ Champions Social General Manager Michael Prokop

Michael Prokop
Michael Prokop

PokerNews had the chance to chat with Michael Prokop, the General Manager at Champions Social. A lifetime baseball player �C he even went to McNeese State University on a scholarship �C Prokop began his career in the casino industry in 1999 pulling coins from slot machines. From there, he worked his way up through the Slot Department then moved over to Table Games before having stints in West Virginia, Mississippi, Nevada, and Colorado.

��I played a little poker when I became of age at the Capital Card Room is Sacramento, California, but I didn't become involved on the casino side until I was the Director of Games at the Atlantis in Reno, Nevada,�� explained Prokop, whose wife and oldest son also work in gaming. ��I was also responsible for Poker during my next stop as Director of Casino Operations at Mardi Gras & Golden Gulch Casinos in Black Hawk, Colorado.��

As for Champions Social, the room has been in development since late 2019 before celebrating its soft opening the weekend before the Coronavirus shutdown the US in March.

��I came on board on August 1 as Champions was looking for a General Manager, and my experience throughout operations and auditing made me a good fit for the role Champions was envisioning,�� said Prokop. ��I enjoy the excitement of building and growing a team during the early stages of development, and I desired to be a part of the growth of Champions Social.��

Since reopening, the venue has been on the lookout for a tournament series to partner with, and the fresh Lonestar Poker Series fits the bill.

��We appreciate the energy, excitement, and integrity that the Lonestar Poker Series is built on, and we were thrilled when we met and struck up a relationship up with Kim and Hayden around Christmas time. We began talking about how great of a fit the Lonestar Poker Series and Champions Social are together. We are all hoping this will be the first of many Series that we will team up together on.��

Champions Social
Champions Social

Champions Social is known as being a large and spacious room with a full restaurant and bar. They offer any poker game of any size in either the main room, a private secondary room, or their secluded VIP room. What sets them apart from the competition is that they are the only room in Texas that has automatic shufflers on every game. They also offer Vietnamese Poker, Open-Face Chinese Poker, and electronic Mahjong tables for players who want to enjoy more variety.

For more on Champions Social, visit championssocial.com.

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Welcome to the Lone Star Poker Series at Champions Social in Houston, Texas!

Lone Star Poker Series
Lone Star Poker Series

Starting today and running through January 31, the Lone Star Poker Series (LSPS) is holding its second-ever stop. The LSPS, the brainchild of poker couple Kim Stone and Hayden Fortini, is at Houston's Champions Social for a 16-event series culminating in a $600 buy-in, $200K GTD Main Event.

PokerNews is slated to offer periodic updates here throughout the series, which will be your one-stop-shop for all things Lonestar Poker Series including photos, side event recaps, chip counts, and more.

Today, the $400 buy-in, $100K GTD Kickoff event gets underway. There will be two starting flights today and two more tomorrow, Saturday, January 23, for a total of four flights. The survivors from each will return on Sunday, January 24 to play down to a winner.

Also on the upcoming schedule are a $300 NLH Ladies Event awarding a Tiffany Bracelet, the Event #8: $400 Triple Draw 3-Game Mix, and a $600 PLO Championship featuring a $25,000 guarantee. For more details and a look at the full schedule, check out the chart below.

The stop will culminate in the $600 buy-in, $200K GTD Main Event, which will offer four starting flights. On Friday, January 29, Flight A will take place at 11 a.m. local time followed by Flight B at 5 p.m. Flights C and D will take place at the same times on Saturday, January 30 before the survivors from all four flights return to play down to a winner on Sunday, January 31.

In addition to a PokerNews blog, the Lonestar Poker Series will also feature daily live-streams from cash games, final table action from most events, and even Day 1s from the Main.

The Lone Star Poker Series debuted last October at Prime Social Club in Houston, Texas. The series, which offered more than $300,000 in guaranteed prize pools over 16 tournaments, proved to be a big success as Oziel Zuniga topped a 660-entry field to win the Main Event for $45,960 after a three-way deal.

Champions Social is known as being a large and spacious room with a full restaurant and bar. They offer any poker game of any size in either the main room, a private secondary room, or their secluded VIP room. What sets them apart from the competition is that they are the only room in Texas that has automatic shufflers on every game. They also offer Vietnamese Poker, Open-Face Chinese Poker, and electronic Mahjong tables for players who want to enjoy more variety.

For more on Champions Social, visit championssocial.com.

Lonestar Poker Series Champions Social Schedule

DateDayTimeEvent #TitleBuy-InGuarantee
Jan 22FRI10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  11:00 AM#12021 SUPER STACK KICK OFF FLIGHT A$400$100,000
  3:00 PM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  5:00 PM#12021 SUPER STACK KICK OFF FLIGHT B$400$100,000
Jan 23SAT10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  11:00 AM#12021 SUPER STACK KICK OFF FLIGHT C$400$100,000
  3:00 PM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  5:00 PM#12021 SUPER STACK KICK OFF FLIGHT D$400$100,000
Jan 24SUN10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  1:00 PM#12021 SUPER STACK KICK OFF RESTART  
  2:00 PM#2NLH SUNDAY SPECIAL$400$20,000
  5:00 PM#3NLH LADIES ONLY TIFFANY BRACELET EVENT $1,000 BRACELET ADDED$300$8,000
Jan 25MON10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  11:00 AM#4NLH 6-MAX$400$15,000
  3:00 PM#56-MAX 8-GAME MIX$400$8,000
  6:00 PM#6NLH TURBO$250$5,000
Jan 26TUE10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  11:00 AM#7NLH MEGA STACK$400$20,000
  3:00 PM#8TRIPLE DRAW 3-GAME MIX$400$8,000
  6:00 PM#9PLO DOUBLE BLACK CHIP BOUNTY$400$10,000
Jan 27WED10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  11:00 AM#10NLH DOUBLE BLACK CHIP BOUNTY$400$20,000
  3:00 PM#11LONE STAR PLO CHAMPIONSHIP II$600$25,000
  6:00 PM#12NLH TURBO$250$5,000
Jan 28THU10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  12:00 PM PLO CHAMPIONSHIP II RESTART  
  2:00 PM#13LONE STAR SURPRISE BOUNTY $10,000 IN ADDED BOUNTIES$600$30,000
  5:00 PM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  6:00 PM#148-MAX BIG O$400$8,000
Jan 29FRI10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  11:00 AM#15LONE STAR MAIN EVENT II FLIGHT A$600$200,000
  3:00 PM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  5:00 PM#15LONE STAR MAIN EVENT II FLIGHT B$600$200,000
Jan 30SAT10:00 AM MEGA SATTELITE (1 IN 6)$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  11:00 AM#15LONE STAR MAIN EVENT II FLIGHT C$600$200,000
  3:00 PM LAST CHANCE TURBO SATELLITE$1351 PACKAGE ($600+30)
  5:00 PM#15LONE STAR MAIN EVENT II FLIGHT D$600$200,000
Jan 31SUN2:00 PM#15LONE STAR MAIN EVENT II RESTART  
  3:00 PM#16NLH MONSTER STACK CLOSER$400$20,000

Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social

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