Lone Star Poker Series Main Event Crushes $1 Million Guarantee 3 Min read Day 1 of the Lone Star Poker Series $1 Million Guarantee event hasn’t even concluded, but the tournament has already easily surpassed its seven-figure guarantee, in case you were looking for another example of live poker being back with a vengeance. The Lone Star Poker Series Main Event has been a rousing success. (Image: Twitter) Even in Texas where poker, and gambling in general, has long been frowned upon by local politicians. There are no traditional card rooms in the Lone Star State. Instead, they operate as social clubs due to state laws that prevent rake-based gambling. Players pay a membership fee to the club for admission and then a seat fee instead of rake. Doing so keeps the games and the clubs from operating illegally, although some naysayers argue the clubs still aren’t operating legally.