Illinois State Championship

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The results are in from Illinois!! 125 players from all over Illinois qualified to play in the state tournament at Chucks Southern Comfort Cafe Darien Location. 20 players secured their trophy’s and a ticket into the main event at Nationals in Las Vegas. The top 5 Players Earned Travel Cash. 10 alternates also have an invite to Vegas where they can play any of the last chance tournaments, the tag team event, also if one or any of the 20 who qualified do not come to Vegas an alternate will take their place in the Main Event!

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Minnesota State Championship- King Slayer

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Saturday November 16, 2019 Players from all over Minnesota gathered at Running Aces to take part in the MN State Championship. 230 players qualified, 53 earned double stacks. 184 players registered looking to qualify for Nationals in Las Vegas. 28 players qualified through the main event and Tracy and Rob qualified by winning the 2nd chance Tag Team tournament. The top 5 players also received travel cash! 14 players qualified as alternates!

Do you want to see Quinn Olson dressed in his best Ace Ventura Tutu?? Quinn is hosting a food and clothing drive, and he has committed to dress in the tutu at nationals in Vegas if he reaches his goal of collecting/donating 2000 articles of clothing and food. Quinn has also gotten some sweet donations to raffle away. For more information and details, check out his Face book page.

The fields keep growing and getting to tougher former National champ Joel Smith and his fiancee Nikki both qualified for Vegas AGAIN!!!! The poker power couple have gone to Vegas twice a year for the last 5 years, with one or both of them qualified!

You may have also seen Nels Peterson hanging around. Nels has not had much time to play, but he still has love for FPN, Nels and is a proud papa, his son, Tyler Peterson qualified for state, but came just short of his golden ticket. Nels daughter, Emma Peterson is currently point leader at Danny's dugout, for the world series or bust promotion. His kids have some big shoes to fill as Nels is a 6 time state champ and a nationals champ. Nels said that he will still be Vegas at Nationals to support his FPN family.

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Nebraska State Championship~ King Slayer

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 Saturday November 9, 2019 at the Big Apple in Kearney Nebraska, while 96 players qualified, only 75 registered for their chance to slay the king in the Main Event at Nationals!!! After an exciting day of poker, and commentary from our very own Steve Pris, 14 players secured their trophy’s and a ticket into the main event at Nationals in Las Vegas. The top 3 also received travel cash. 7 alternates also have an invite to Vegas where they can play any of the last chance tournaments, the tag team event, also if one or any of the 14 who qualified do not come to Vegas an alternate will take their place in the Main Event!

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New York State Championship - King Slayer

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 82 players qualified, 41 Registered, Top 4 guaranteed their seats to the Main event at Nationals, 2 received travel Cash, 2 will be alternates in Vegas and 1 amazing host Julie Riley!

The New York State Championship was held on Saturday November 9, 2019. The top 2 players received a travel voucher, and four players earned  the title of State Champion, receiving a trophy and a guaranteed seat at nationals to the King Slayer Championship Free-roll, with $50,000 in prizes, January 10-12, 2020 in Las Vegas.

Alternates remember in Vegas, you can play any of the Second chance qualifiers to get a seat into the Main Event and if one of the qualifiers do not show you also get a seat. Opportunity for double stacks! You can also grab a partner and crush the Tag Team Event.

Congratulations to Shawn Vargo from Log Cabin Inn, earning his seat in the 2nd chance tournament. 

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