Justin Hammer, the tournament director at Prime Social, gave an interesting interview with PokerNews on the growth of poker in Texas and his card room.
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On May 20, the Prime Social Club will launch its own Summer Series. There are 16 events on the schedule with a total of $1.8 million in guaranteed prize money up for grabs. The series is one of a few happening in Texas right now and Prime hopes to give the Lone Star Poker Series of the Champions Club a little competition.
Summer Series
In Texas, there are strict laws against gambling that keep players from having access to casino gaming. However, social clubs are the norm, providing membership-based options for poker players. In Houston, players can join the
Prime Social Club, as well as the Champions Social Club.
Prime Social Club Set to Host Another Huge Poker Event in Texas
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Prime Social Club in Houston is a few weeks away from bringing another major poker event to the Lone Star State. The series, which begins May 20, features a $1 million guaranteed Main Event and three additional six-figure guarantee events over two weeks.
Prime Social Club is becoming a Texas poker hotspot. (Image: click2houston.com)
Texas has some of the strictest anti-gambling laws in the country. For many years, poker players in the state mostly had to play in underground or home games. But over the past couple of years, an increase of membership-based poker clubs have popped up, and the gambling scene in Texas has grown.
Lone Star Poker Series held its second-ever stop, which was hosted by
Champions Social in Houston, Texas. The 16-event series proved to be a popular festival as the tournaments catered to a combined 2,288 entrants and awarded $932,535 in prize money. Not only that, every day featured a live stream allowing fans to watch both cash game and final table action.
The stopped started with a bang as
Event #1: $400 Super Stack Kickoff drew an impressive 546 runners, which created a $177,450 prize pool, well ahead of the $100,000 guaranteed.
Stephen Hart won that tournament for $32,000 and the silver belt buckle trophy.
Other notable winners included