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Nels Peterson Cruises To Victory in Gold Rush 2 National Final
Nels Peterson did it. The hottest player in the Free Poker Network continued his amazing run and padded his already impressive league resume with a National Championship, outlasting the 23 other players who gathered for the exclusive $20,000 cash finale at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas. Nels cherished the moment when he realized it was all over, clutching the national championship trophy and taking a moment to let it sink in. For Nels, nothing but first place was his goal, having come so close in the past (2009 Fall Spectacular Runner Up - WSOP Circuit Caesars Palace).
The runner up was Nevada champ Jim Hudson who played great poker but fell just short when Nels hit a King on the river to crack Jim's pocket Queens in the final hand. See our twitter page for the live updates.
Complete results and more details from the fun weekend in Vegas will be posted shortly. Also, pictures will be uploaded to our facebook page.
North Dakota native, and current St. Luis Park, MN, resident, Jason Senti managed to work his short-stack at the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event this past weekend at the Rio in Las Vegas, finishing in seventh-place for $1,356,720! Way to represent the home land, Jason! I'm sure your dad, and long-time Minnesota Poker League player Bruce was proud, if not a bit jealous, of your big win! Here's the scoop on the other "November Nine" brought to you by WSOP.COM:
If you weren't at Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus, MN, this past Saturday, October 23rd for the Minnesota Gold Rush 2 state championship, you seriously missed out on one of the best finals we've ever had! With only a handful of qualifiers who couldn't make the event, nearly 215 players flooded the Atrium to see who would end the day with the FIVE national championship prize packages. So ... who were the big winners? You'll have to read the rest of the story to find out!