Wendy Adamczykdandrea (right) continued with woman domination of state championships by taking down the N. Illinois Championship. Coming in second was Denise Schultz (left) who has also qualified for the FPN National Championship on Dec. 3rd. For her win Wendy won airfare allowance and a free hotel stay at Harrah's. Way to go ladies!!!
In Colorado the ladies have made a strong showing as three out of the four qualifiers were females. Kellee Moscoso and Lorreta Ray each won the full trip package to the Poker Pro National Championship. Joining them will be Larry Knobb and Monica Pirlot who have also qualified.
Kari Davis from the Willmar area who plays at Kandi Bowl, IDK Sports Bar, and the Ultimate Sports Bar outlasted 273 players on Saturday at Running Aces Casino. Kari is the first ever female MN State Champion to win first place and took down the second largest starting field in FPN history. Altogether there were 13 new Minnesota Champions with places 1-6 winning the airfare packages and hotel stay with places 7-13 qualifying for the FPN Poker Pro National Championship on Dec 3rd.
The order of finish was:
1. Kari Davis - Kandi Bowl in Willmar
2. Heny Pojanowski - Jumping Jacks in Isanti
3. Steve Hanson - Golden Valley VFW
4. Jim Lewis - Brothers Bar in Rochester
5. Marty Knoss - Brothers Bar in Rochester
6. Allan O'Shea - Buddies Bar in Hancock
7. Jerry Anderson - Ultimate Sports Bar in Waite Park
8. Bob Miller - 50 Lakes Bar & Grill in Fifty Lakes
9. John Derung - Met Lounge in Morris
10. Jared Carsen - Route 65 Pub & Grub in East Bethel
11. Jake Stringfellow - Route 65 Pub & Grub in East Bethel
12. Bruce Ackerman - A&T Tap in Worthington
13. Dustin Musil - Blue Fox in Arden Hills
For more reports and pictures on the tournament you can read an article on Minnesota Poker Magazine by clicking here
Coming up this Saturday at Running Aces Casino in Columbus, MN the Minnesota State Championship will set a FPN record for the largest starting field in any state championship. Altogether 329 poker players from all over Minnesota will try their chance at becoming one of the next 13 winners this weekend. Not only will there be a big field, but for the first time ever we will have live streaming of the event. To view and watch along follow us on this link with live commentary http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cplpokerpodcast-s-show
On a beautiful day in Bismarck, 126 players made their way from all corners of the state to battle it out for trips to Las Vegas and a seat in the FPN Poker Pro National Final. In the end, eleven (11) happy players earned their spot in Vegas and five (5) won airfare/hotel accommodations...
The top five: Dallas Felch (Mac's Place-Washburn), Nick Roerick (Bowler-Fargo), Georgia Miller (KC Hall-Jamestown), Dwayne Hanson (Bismarck VFW), Dwight Wangen (Old Town Tavern-Mandan).
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