4 Players Among Big Winners at Gold Rush Championship

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Cindy was also one of the four Minnesota Poker League players to earn a trip to San Jose, California to play in a preliminary event on the World Poker Tour.  The package includes buy in to a $2,000 NL Holdem event plus $1,000 for travel expenses...

Jody Hamilton from Jersey's in Inver Grove Heights was the runner up for the championship 1st place prize ($12,000 main event package).  Jody had his opponent (Tanner Nelson from Dickinson, ND) on the ropes for 90% of the chips, but a 5 on the river gave Tanner new life and eventually went on to win...

The other big winners were: 

Amy Ness (pictured right) from Paul Bunyan Bowl, Brainerd.