News and events from the New York region.
New York State Championship - King Slayer
82 players qualified, 41 Registered, Top 4 guaranteed their seats to the Main event at Nationals, 2 received travel Cash, 2 will be alternates in Vegas and 1 amazing host Julie Riley!
The New York State Championship was held on Saturday November 9, 2019. The top 2 players received a travel voucher, and four players earned the title of State Champion, receiving a trophy and a guaranteed seat at nationals to the King Slayer Championship Free-roll, with $50,000 in prizes, January 10-12, 2020 in Las Vegas.
Alternates remember in Vegas, you can play any of the Second chance qualifiers to get a seat into the Main Event and if one of the qualifiers do not show you also get a seat. Opportunity for double stacks! You can also grab a partner and crush the Tag Team Event.
Congratulations to Shawn Vargo from Log Cabin Inn, earning his seat in the 2nd chance tournament.
This past weekend in New York the state championship took place at the Parting Glass in Saratoga Springs. Players from all over the state participated looking to get qualified for the National Championship in Las Vegas. In the end the top eight players would win. They were: Brad Mitchell, Eric Holm, Thomas Murray, Randy Hall, Tim Edmister, Jill Chamberlin, Frank Bauer, and Robert Geier. In the second chance tournament there was one more qualifier in which Christopher Aman took down. Congratulations to everyone!