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title: Salazar Leads Day Two After First Break
description: Eric Salazar is the current chip leader with 2,810,000 after the first break of the day in Day Two of the $1M GTD Main Event at Texas Card House Dallas.
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[Trailblazer Tour Season II ](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii)

# [Salazar Leads Day Two After First Break](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii/salazar-leads-day-two-after-first-break)

 Written by [Kyle M](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/trailblazer-season-ii/author/kyle) | Mar 1, 2026 11:01:53 PM

48 players are returning from their first 15 minute break of Day Two in the Trailblazer Poker Tour's $1M GTD Main Event.

Eric Salazar is the current chip leader with 2,810,000 on blinds of 15,000/30,000/30,000.

Top 5 Stacks

| Player | Chips | BBs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ERIC SALAZAR | 2,810,000 | 94 |
| DUSTI SMITH | 2,430,000 | 81 |
| GARRETT JONES | 2,270,000 | 76 |
| ALEX JAUREGUIREYNOS | 1,765,000 | 59 |
| KRIS BURCHFIELD | 1,750,000 | 58 |

$4,090 is the current payout but all eyes remain on the top prize of $203,990! Players will play down to a final table of nine and return tomorrow at 6:30 PM for a livestreamed final table.

Main Event Payouts  
*$1,200 buy-in | 1,196 entries  
*

| Total Prize Pool | $1,255,800 |
| --- | --- |
| 1st | $203,990 |
| 2nd | $143,090 |
| 3rd | $92,230 |
| 4th | $68,230 |
| 5th | $52,130 |
| 6th | $41,280 |
| 7th | $34,170 |
| 8th | $27,180 |
| 9th | $20,410 |
| 10th-12th | $16,910 |
| 13th-15th | $13,460 |
| 16th-18th | $11,160 |
| 19th-21st | $9,140 |
| 22nd-24th | $7,770 |
| 25th-27th | $6,470 |
| 28th-36th | $5,300 |
| 37th-45th | $4,620 |
| 46th-54th | $4,090 |
| 55th-63rd | $3,690 |
| 64th-72nd | $3,380 |
| 73rd-81st | $3,070 |
| 82nd-90th | $2,770 |
| 91st-94th | $2,470 |
| Day One Payouts | $121,200 |

 

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