On Thursday June 3rd all the qualifiers from Illinois gathered at Maddie's Pub & Grub in Johnston City to see who the very first Illinois champion would be. After the dust settled the winner was Josh Dean. Josh will join 24 other players on July 1st from around the country to via to become the Destination Las Vegas WSOP 2010 National Champion and win a seat into this years 2010 World Series of Poker Main event. Congratulations Josh and good luck!