Andrew Roberson Wins $5,000 in Cash King National Championship
Four players from the local area was quite a showing considering there were over 230 players from around the country. Each are regular players who compete at area bars on weekly poker nights for small prizes and points toward qualifying for Free Poker Network’s national events. The national contest was held at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas on Sunday February 10th.
Approximately 20 locations in South Dakota participated in this contest, and several South Dakota players placed in the Top 30.
Top 30 Players:
1st - Bob Tweten, El Roco, Grand Forks, ND $25,000
2nd - Michael Akermann, Port 104, Lake City, MN $10,000
3rd - Andrew Roberson, Mojo’s Yankton, SD $5,000
4th - Mike Weidenfeld Jr, Eagles Club, Norfolk, NE $1,500
5th - Ben Tesch - Thirsty Duck, Sioux Falls, SD $1,000
6th - Mike Chilarski - Eagles Club, Vermillion, SD $750
7th - Mike Mejia - Office Bar & Grill, Channahon, IL $750
8th - Terry Williams - Mojo’s, Yankton, SD $500
9th - Sue Bona - Black Sheep Bar, Orland Park, IL $500
10th - Rob Grubbs - Slammer’s, Fargo, ND $500
11th - Shane Frahm - Eagles Club, Wayne, NE $250
12th - Nathan Iverson - Beresford, SD $250
13th - Shawn Vargo - Log Cabin, Campbell, NY $250
14th - Greg Larson - Route 47, Fridley, MN $250
15th - Allan Ziemann - Bismarck Amvets $250
16th - Dave Johnson - PiG Dog Pub, Montgomery, IL $250
17th - Leonard Melgaard - 4 Mile Bar, Williston, ND $250
18th - Al Buhr - Denton Daily Double, Denton, NE $250
19th - Brandon Schmidt - The Bowler, Fargo, ND $250
20th - Jordan Meinke - Lakeside Bar & Grill, Isanti, MN $250
21st - Mike Bremer - Demma’s, Oak Lawn, IL $200
22nd - Jim Paskett - El Roco’s, Grand Forks, ND $200
23rd - David Beasley - McKinney’s Bar & Grill, Benson, MN $200
24th - Steve Reilly-Finch, PiG Dog Pub, Montgomery, IL $200
25th - Shawn Zuniga - Mounds Sports Bar, St. Paul, MN $200
26th - Jeff Flaten - Buddies Bar & Grill, Hancock, MN $200
27th - Russ Victoria - Q Bar, Darien, IL $200
28th - Rudy Duran - Time Out Hut, Lexington, NC $200
29th - Steve Kreps - O’Leary’s, Moorhead, MN $200
30th - Larry Hoffman, Eagles Club, Norfolk, NE $200