North Dakota State Championship

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Saturday October 19, 2019 at the Valley City Eagles Club, in North Dakota, 146 players qualified for their chance to slay the king in the Main Event at Nationals!!! 20 players secured their trophy’s and a ticket into the main event at Nationals in Las Vegas January 10-12. Top 4 players received travel cash. 10 alternates also have an invite to Vegas where they can play any of the last chance tournaments, the tag team event, also if one or any of the 20 who qualified do not come to Vegas an alternate will take their place in the Main Event! 

Congratulations to Doug Morin, who also earned a trophy and his seat in the main event in the second chance qualifier.

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The South Dakota State Championship

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Friday Night, in Mitchell SD at the Back 40 Taphouse Bar, 3 tables competed in a free-roll for a chance to be a part of the South Dakota State Championship. Tyler Oberbroekling who hasn't played in the league in 3 years found himself looking for a place to spend the night because he would be joining the field of players trying to  find their golden ticket to Vegas.  

55 Players braved the blizzard to play in the South Dakota State Championship on October 12, 2019. The top 3 players received a travel voucher, and twelve 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. 5 alternates will also be invited to Las Vegas, where they will have several opportunities to qualify for the King Slayer Championship! Congratulations to Lee Kathol from Mojo’s in Yankton the 13th qualifier, earning his seat in the 2nd chance tournament. 

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Pennsylvania - King Slayer Nat'l Qualifiers

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The Results are in! Pennsylvania wrapped up their State Championship on Saturday October 12, 2019 at Old State Tavern in Media, PA. Pennsylvania had 10 players qualify to play in the State Championship. Making his presence known, the only player with a double stack, also taking down first place and the travel voucher, Stephen Rufo. Rufo's first tournament with FPN was July of this year and has since played 14 tournaments final tabeling 9 and winning 4. Second place also with a guarenteed seat to the King Slayer Championship in Las Vegas January 10-12 is Mike Strozack. 

The Ladies with a strong finish and are both alternates invited to Las Vegas, with several oppertunties to qualify for their seats into the King Slayer Championship and a share of $50,000! With her 3rd place finish Rachel Simpson has taken part in 3 FPN Promotions with 97 tournaments played, 24 final tables and 6 wins. With a 4th place finish and no stranger to poker, Diane Archdeacon. Archdeacon has played FPN going on 6 years and had a 6 tournament winning streak between March and April!

National Points Leaders - Summer quarter King Slayer

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The regular season of the King Slayer promotion has wrapped up and here are your overall national points leaders. The following players CRUSHED their leagues and have qualified for the League Champ Championship Friday January 10, 2020 at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas where the winner will receive $10,000 CASH and the coveted FPN League Champion bracelet. 

Royle Merkel from Gastro Pub out of Fargo, ND, killed it in the Summer quarter with 4 wins and is the overall national point leader with 2023 points! Merkel started playing FPN in 2009, has played over 100 tournaments and finds the final table 70% of the time! Merkel finished first all 3 months and had 4 first place finishes. Merkel was also the league champ for spring. Keep an eye out for him at Nationals!

Rick Toth from Illinois is someone to keep your eye on. Toth did not quite finish in our top 10, however, he was your league champ for 2 different locations this summer and 3 locations for the spring. Rick started playing FPN in 2017 and has played a staggering 493 tournaments. Toth  has accumulated 43,444 lifetime points.

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