Eric DeWitt Joins List of Sin City Showdown Nat'l Qualifiers
Eric DeWitt from Sebeka, MN outlasted 136 players and took down the latest monthly Sin City Showdown online qualifier. Eric was working on qualifying for a double chip stack in the upcoming Minnesota state final playing Tuesday nights at the Bertha Liquor Store in Bertha, MN. Jeff Flaten of Hancock, MN was the runner up, earning an iPod Shuffle as a consolation prize. Eric becomes the 3rd Minnesota Poker League player to win a trip to Las Vegas to play in the exclusive Sin City Showdown where 10 seats to the 2011 World Series of Poker will be awarded including a $10,000 Main Event seat. There will be one more Sin City Showdown online qualifier (Sunday, May 1st). Minnesota Poker League players will then battle it out in the state final at Shooting Star Casino (Sat, May 7th) where another 13 players will qualify!
The latest contest will award the national champion the opportunity to represent FPN in multiple tournaments in 2012 including at least one televised main event on the Heartland Poker Tour! The prize package includes cash, travel accommodations, and entry to the Five Diamond Classic at the Bellagio, for starters... Followed by an opportunity to play in the North American Poker Tour, World Series, and more! This contest will be a lot of fun! Compete in the Spring and Summer sessions to qualify for the national final!
Jerry Anderson, previous national qualifier in the Fall Spectacular promotion from the St. Cloud, MN area has found his winning ways again. Jerry had been on a good run of cards and decided to give the March online championship a shot. This was the first time he played on the new online software and what a great time to start! Jerry said "I played pretty tight for the first two thirds of the tournament but when I did hit, I hammered the pot." Late in the tournament he used his stack to make people make uncomfortable decisions. Once at the final table Jerry noted, "I was probably as aggressive as I have ever been in a tournament." Jerry was catching some good cards and putting on unrelenting pressure. If someone came over the top of him he would fold, but the very next hand he would pushing again. Jerry is also quoted with, "As with winning any tournament, I played good positional poker, made some good plays, but also had luck on my side more than once."
Marc Nault of Orange Park Florida is going to be setting sail soon. He was the latest big winner in the league, outlasting 89 players for the $2,500 Cruise Vacation on FPN Online!
Playing FPN Online has paid off for long time league player Renee Held from Columbus, Nebraska. She outlasted 1,045 other players online in the $1,700 WWE Event Championship. Early on she was down to 230 chips, but continued to keep battling.