HOW TO QUALIFY for the FPN's Step In The Ring National Championship

• Earn points playing FREE poker at participating venues, place in the Top 10% of any League Leaderboard (for the Fall or Spring season) to QUALIFY DIRECTLY for the Step In The Ring National Championship Main Event!
• League Champs (Overall Points Leader) from every league earn a League Champ Medallion and Chip Bonus in the National Final
• Tournament of Champions winner from every venue earns TOC Medallion and seat in Step In The Ring National Final, PLUS $200 Travel Voucher

• Weekly and Monthly Bonus National Qualifiers on PlayFPN.Online. Top 3 in each game earn invite to the Weekly Qualifier, and Top 20% players from the Monthly leaderboards earn invite to play in a Monthly Qualifier.

• Online Leagues - Every night of the week (except Saturdays) there is an online league available to VIP members of PlayFPN.online. Same leaderboards, same benefits. The only major difference between bar leagues and online leagues is the TOC is run separately as a monthly contest, winner receives $200.

• Scratch Poker cards, 2-pair or Better & Perfect Attendance Drawings. Game winners earn a chance to get LUCKY and qualify for Vegas INSTANTLY! Scratch 7 cards for 4-of-a-kind or better to instantly win. Those who scratch 2-pair-or-better are encouraged to mail in their cards for a monthly drawing.

• Sponsored Events - various charitable events also award seats to FPN's National Championship.

WHERE TO PLAY

Go to the Venue or Region pages on this website to search for locations near you. If there is not a location near you, please start one! The Free Poker Network is a grass-roots organization started and run by players and fans of league. You can make $$ hosting free poker in your area by charging the bar for your services as a host. Fill out our contact form here to get started.

Weekly & Monthly Bonus Qualifiers

Players will receive invite ticket/code automatically to their freepokernetwork.com profile when placing in the Top 3 of any game. The ticket code is good for any WEEKLY FPN Step In the Ring Weekly Qualifier (on playfpn.online) beginning Sunday, Oct 15th, 2023 @ 4pm CST, continuining every Sunday 4pm CST with the last Weekly qualifier in this series Sunday, April 7th 4pm CST.

• MONTHLY qualifiers: 1st Place - Seat in FPN Step In The Ring National Championship + $500 Travel Voucher 2nd: Seat + $200 Travel Voucher 3rd: Seat + $200 Travel Voucher 4-5th: Seat only.
  • Sunday November 19th Noon CST
  • Sunday December 17th Noon CST
  • Sunday January 21st Noon CST
  • Sunday February 18th Noon CST
  • Sunday March 24th Noon CST
  • Sun April 14th Noon CST

Note: to receive an invite ticket/code for placing Top 3 in any game or Top 20% in any Monthly leaderboard, players must have a verified account on freepokernetwork.com. Tickets are redeemed on PlayFPN.online, a separate website. Players must establish a free account on PlayFPN.online to participate.

FPN Step In The Ring National Qualifers List

Please note: We are in the process of transitioning the official qualifier list to the Step In The Ring Main Event Tournament Page.

Weekly Qualifiers

10/15 - Brandyn Braun - MN + $200
10/22 - Mike Chilarski - NV + $200
10/29 - Kristopher Smith - IL + $200
11/5 - Larry Sundberg - MN + $200
11/12 - Tom Anderson - NE + $200
11/19 - Paul Hylenski - DE + $200
11/26 - Bruce Hogy - MN + $200
12/3 - Joseph Miller - KY + $200
12/10 - Jimmy Miles - ND + $200
12/17 - Skyler Sand - ND + $200
12/24 - Leroy Haman - ND + $200
12/31 - Jim Hewitt - NE + $200
1/7 - Brandyn Braun - MN +$200
1/14 - Peter Legner - NV +$200
1/21 - Tameka Johnson - KY +$200
1/28 - Dustin Wester - CO +$200
2/4 - Tom Miller - IL +$200
2/11 - Michael Wiedenfeld - NE + $200
2/18 - Jake Stringfellow - MN + $200
2/25 - Mike Marek - MN + $200
3/3 - Ken Jarosz - FL + $200
3/10 - Mike Wiedenfeld Jr - NE + $200
3/17 - Gary Lance - DE + $200
3/24- Timothy Jackson NY +$200
3/31- Jeff Flatten +$200
4/4 - Zach Ridout +$200

Monthly Qualifiers

11/19 - Larry Sundberg - MN + $500
11/19 - Wayne Werner - MN + $200
11/19 - Sahil Mullick - NE + $200
11/19 - Zack Kennedy - ND
11/19 - Kolten Barth - NE
12/17 - Jim Morgan - MN + $500
12/17 - Jeff Gab - ND + $200
12/17 - Martin Short - ND + $200
12/17 - Michael Maczynski - DE
12/17 - Tyler Peterson - MN
1/21 - Albert Buhr - NE + $500
1/21 - Peter Giefer - IL + $200
1/21 - Brandon Joyce - ND + $200
1/21 - Keith Kinney - DE
1/21 - Roy Winkelman - MN
2/18 - Brad Dornburg - MN + $500
2/18 - Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea - IL + $200
2/18 - Dylan Kopischke - MN + $200
2/18 - Cory Boothe - NV
2/18 - Charity Starrett - NV
3/24- Phil Basting ND +$500
3/24- Joshua Hall CO +$200
3/24- Sherry Hutchison NE +$200
3/24- Collin Smith FL
3/24- Michael Soper MI
4/14 Ronald Hoffard ND + $500
4/14 Merik Haile MN + $200
4/14 Cyndi Morales IN+ $200
4/14 John Mizeur MN
4/14 Dan House MN

Other - Scratch Poker/Drawings/Sponsor Bonuses

Evan Schlosser - MN - 4 of a kind Quad K
Tina Kellett - IL - 4 of a kind Quad 9
John Sietos - CO - 4 of a kind Quad 5s
Michael Batman IN - 4 of a kind Quad Aces
John DeRung MN - 4 of a Kind Quad 7's
Caleb Crittenden NB - 4 of a Kind Quad Queens

Tuesday May 28th thru Friday May 31st

Golden Nugget Grand Ballroom - Las Vegas
Group Reservation code: GSFP524

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Tournament Page: Step In The Ring National Championship - Tournament Page
Youtube HYPE VIDEO
Tournament Schedule PDF
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/3xwydWRbe

More details coming soon!