HOW TO QUALIFY for the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship

There are a number of ways you can earn a seat in the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship MAIN EVENT:

• Earn seats to Weekly, Monthly & Seasonal Championship Qualifiers on PlayFPN.Online

• League Champs (Overall Points Leader) from every league automatically earn a seat (each season).

• Tournament of Champions winner from every venue.

• Live Regional/State Championships (Varies by Region)

• Pure Luck! Scratch Poker cards, 2-pair or Better & Perfect Attendance Drawings

• Sponsored Events

DETAILS

1. The first step is to play free texas holdem tournaments at a participating venues near you. Earn points, win nightly prizes (varies) and climb your venue's leaderboard! Nightly winners earn a Scratch Poker card for a chance to win a Seat pluls $200 or $1,000 INSTANTLY!
2. Top 3 players in EVERY GAME will receive a Ticket/code to play in the WEEKLY Championship Qualifier on playfpn.online. The overall winner of this weekly tournament (1st place) earns a seat in the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event PLUS $200 cash. Also, the top five (5) players in the weekly tournament ADVANCE to the Monthly Championship Qualifier (see below).
3. MONTHLY points leaders (Top 20%) at each location qualify for the MONTHLY Qualifier where the Top five (5) players earn seats in the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event, plus travel cash (1st-$500, 2nd-$200, 3rd-$200, 4th & 5th seat only). Also, the Top 10% of the tournament field will advance to the Season Championship (see below)
4. Top 10% Players for the SEASON at each location earn multiple seats:
   1. Seat in the Quarterly SEASON Championship online, where the Top nine (9) players earn a seat in the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event, plus cash (1st-$500, 2nd-$300, 3rd-$200, 4th-$200, 5th-$200, 6th thru 9th seat only).
   2. Seat in the LIVE REGIONAL/STATE Championship (varies by Region) where players earn Seat + Trophy + Travel cash.
5. OVERALL Points Leaders for the SEASON for each league leaderboard earn the LEAGUE CHAMP MEDALLION, and automatically qualify directly for a seat in the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event. In addition to qualifying directly, League Champs also earn seats in the Seasonal Championship on playFPN.online, AND a seat in the REGIONAL/STATE tournament. Note, each time a player qualifies for the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship, they will earn a BONUS stack (up to 4x).
6. Tournament of Champions. Win any regular season game to qualify for the venue's in-house TOURNAMENT of CHAMPIONS. TOC winner earns the TOC Medallion and as well as qualifying directly for the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event PLUS a $200 Travel Voucher.
7. Online Leagues. For those who do not have a location nearby can participate in playfpn.online leagues every day of the week (except Saturday currently). Also, Sunday VIP League winners earn $200 cash EVERY SUNDAY. The Friday Free for All league has 2 games and is completely free to participate in. The Mon-Thurs and Sunday leagues you need a VIP membership status in order to participate.

THE MORE YOU QUALIFY, THE MORE CHIPS YOU GET! Qualify for nationals multiple times to receive up to 4X chip bonus in the final tournament!

Did you know? It's theoretically possible to qualify by winning just TWO tournaments at your local bar (win a regular season tourney AND the bar's Tournament of Champions tourney - it's been done! Michael Ackermann from Port 104 in Lake City Turns Scratch Poker card into $10,000 cash).. By winning any regular season game you get a chance to get lucky with our Scratch Poker card. Scratch off a royal flush to win $1,000 cash or scratch 4-of-a-kind or better to qualify for a seat in the WORLD SERIES -or- BUST finale! Tell your poker playing buddies to come out and play and you'll receive bonus chips for bringing new players into the game.

Additional Detail

LEAGUE CHAMP & TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

• LEAGUE CHAMP MEDALLION

  

  • Win the points race at your bar in any QUARTER (Winter, Spring, Summer) to earn the LEAGUE CHAMP MEDALLION. League Champs earn a DIRECT seat to the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event (January 4th-7th 2024 Golden Nugget Las Vegas.

• TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS MEDALLION

  
  • All winners of each tournament automatically qualify for the end-of-season TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. The overall TOC Champ will earn bragging rights and a TOC Medallion, PLUS a DIRECT seat in the FPN Vegas 100k World Championship Main Event plus $200 Travel Voucher.
  • Note: Super-TOC has been eliminated

• SCRATCH POKER BONUS WIN UP TO $1,000 CASH INSTANTLY ANY NIGHT!

  
  Nightly winners (main game only - 1 per night) will receive the added bonus of playing Scratch Poker game for a chance to INSTANTLY win CASH and an invite to the National Final! The game has all 52 cards randomly arranged and hidden. Scratch off any SEVEN (7) to make the best poker hand possible. You will win an invite to the national series INSTANTLY by getting 4 of a Kind or higher! Scratch a Royal Flush and you will also earn $1,000 cash! ALSO!

  Scratch off 2 pair or better and you will be eligible for a new monthly drawing for invites to national championship and/or prizes! Write your name and address on the back of the card and send it to FPN Gaming, 4151 38th St S, Suite C, Fargo, ND 58104 for the monthly drawing!

  PERFECT ATTENDANCE DRAWINGS - EVERY MONTH!

  Players who appear in each weekly tournament at a location are automatically entered into a MONTHLY drawing for awesome prizes! We will award national invites, local tourney buy-ins, merchandise/swag, and cool gadgets. It pays to participate on the regular!

  BONUS CHIPS

  Qualify multiple times to earn bonus starting chips for playoff events and even the national final! Stack em up! ALSO - bring a friend to any regular season tourney and they will receive bonus chips, and so will you!

  ONLINE LEAGUES

  • • League Tourneys are held NIGHTLY on http://playfpn.online, with similar scoring as live tournament play, and leaderboards posted on this site (see REGIONS->PlayFPN.Online region). Also, play to qualify for the Monthly TOC ($200 cash) and Weekly/Monthly/Season FPN Vegas $100k World Championship qualifiers (seat packages). Friday Free for All League is completely free to participate in, but the Mon thru Thurs and Sunday leagues require VIP membership (go to playfpn.online to start a VIP membership).

  LIVE PLAYOFF TOURNAMENTS

  The Top 10% each season advance to LIVE Regional/State Championships for this promotion. Details vary by Region.

  • • STATE/REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
      • Oct/Nov 2023
    • TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
      • In-house tourneys - Oct/Nov 2023
    • 2024 FPN Vegas $100k World Championship
      • Golden Nugget Casino - Jan 4th-7th 2024

  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, and Quarterly/Season Championship Qualifiers

Players will receive invite ticket codes automatically to their freepokernetwork.com profile when placing in the Top 3 of any nightly game. The ticket code is good for any WEEKLY FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Qualifier (on playfpn.online).

• WEEKLY qualifier starting Sunday January 15th 4pm CST and every Sunday thereafter, with last tournament in this series September 24th (same blind structure details as our established Monthly tournament) 1st Place - Seat in FPN Vegas 100k World Championship plus $200 Travel Voucher. 2nd thru 5th of the field ADVANCE to MONTHLY qualifier ->
• MONTHLY qualifiers: 1st Place - Seat in FPN Vegas 100k World Championship + $500 Travel Voucher 2nd: Seat + $200 Travel Voucher 3rd: Seat + $200 Travel Voucher 4-5th: Seat only. Note: Top 10% of this field ADVANCE to the Season Championship as well.
  • Sunday March 19th Noon CST
  • Sunday April 16th Noon CST
  • Sunday May 21st Noon CST
  • Sunday June 11th Noon CST
  • Sunday July 16th Noon CST
  • Sun Aug 20th Noon CST
  • Sun Sept 17th Noon CST
  • Sun Oct 15th Noon CST
• SEASON Championship qualifiers: 1st Place: Seat in FPN Vegas 100k World plus $500 Travel Voucher 2nd: Seat + $300 3rd: Seat + $200 4th: Seat + $200 5th: Seat + $200 6-9th: Seat only
  • Sunday April 30th 12pm CST
  • Sunday July 23rd 12pm CST
  • Sunday Oct 22nd 12pm CST

How to Enter Ticket/Codes:

When you qualify, your freepokernetwork.com account will receive a Notification containing a Ticket/Code to redeem on PlayFPN.online. Please note, you must Register on PlayFPN.online for an account (separate from your freepokernetwork.com player account). Please update your profile Nickname to show your username on PlayFPN.online.

What: FPN Vegas $100k World Championship

When: Jan 4th-7th, 2024

Where: Gold Nugget Las Vegas (Grand Ballroom)

Qualify for FPN's World Championship Event where $100,000 CASH will be awarded!

This tournament will feature LIVE STREAM production published to the FPN Youtube channel.

Complete event tournament schedule & details to be announced including payouts. For now, SAVE THE DATE!

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Visit this page for updates on qualification rules questions.

• League champions (medallion winners) for each season earn a direct seat in the FPN Vegas 100k World Championship Main Event.
• TOC Winners (end of promotion) earn a direct seat in the FPN Vegas 100k World Championship Main Event PLUS $200 Travel Voucher.

Bonus Stack Rules

The league gives players incentive to qualify for the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event more than once. There are a number of ways to qualify and each time you qualify you can earn an additional starting chip bonus for the final tournament (FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event) in Las Vegas.

• Pre-qualification Limit (4x). Players can qualify up to 4 times to earn a 4x starting chip bonus at the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event. If a player has qualified 4x, that is the limit going in to the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Event.
• League Champs - League champs qualify directly for a seat in the FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Main Event, but do not get credit for a 2nd League Champ status IN THE SAME SEASON. That being said, League Champs can earn additional qualifications in the same season from other avenues: Weekly, Monthly, or Season championships online, as well as Scratch Poker, Drawings, etc.

Feel free to come back to this page for future additions to help clarify qualification rules.

FPN Vegas $100K World Championship QUALIFIERS

Please note this list is incomplete. We will be adding Fall League qualifiers, Scratch Poker winners, and others.

Weekly Qualifier

1/15 - Melissa Smith - MN + $200
1/22 - Jim Obos - IL + $200
1/29 - Nikki Smith - MN + $200
2/5 - John Smith - IL + $200
2/12 - Andrew Vossen - MN + $200
2/19 - Roy Winkelman - MN + $200
2/26 - Jeff Flaten - MN + $200
3/5 - Tom Anderson - NE + $200
3/12 - Dave Larsen - MN + $200
3/19 - Albert Buhr - NE + $200
3/26 - Ruth Horak - NV + $200
4/2 - Tefta Mohr - NV + $200
4/9 - Michael Heinecke - MN + $200
4/16 - Darren Sneed - KY + $200
4/23 - Albert Buhr - NE + $200
4/30 - Jeff Gab - ND + $200
5/7 - Mike Marek - MN + $200
5/14 - Albert Buhr - NE + $200
5/21 - Bradley Henkin - IL + $200
5/28 - Steve Ruble - DE + $200

Monthly Qualifier

2/19 - Christopher Graves - MN + $500
2/19 - Blair Simonsen - MN + $200
2/19 - Earl Robb - IL + $200
2/19 - Tyler Peterson - MN
2/19 - Joel Smith - MN
3/19 - Vernal Christensen - SD + $500
3/19 - Alex Aemisegger - ND + $200
3/19 - Tomas Cekauskas + $200
3/19 - Esteban Martinez - IL
3/19 - Wojtek Janik - IL
4/16 - Evan Schlosser - MN + $500
4/16 - Clyde Johnson - MN + $200
4/16 - Russ Neil - NE + $200
4/16 - Daren Eliason - ND
4/16 - Jacob Miller - ND
5/21 - Tyler Peterson - MN + $500
5/21 - Julie Stahler + $200
5/21 - Louis Rubbo - NV + $200
5/21 - Phil Basting - ND
5/21 - Patrick Smith - IL

Winter Season Championship

4/30 - Roy Winkelman - MN + $500
4/30 - Amy Andrusko - MN +300
4/30 - Patrick Smith - IL + $200
4/30 - Josh Prestegard - MN + $200
4/30 - Justin Moore - IL + $200
4/30 - Toni Hanson - ND
4/30 - Jamieson Smith - IL
4/30 - John Rottman - MN
4/30 - Joel Smith - MN

Spring Season Championship

July - TBD
July - TBD
July - TBD
July - TBD
July - TBD
July - TBD
July - TBD
July - TBD
July - TBD

Summer Season Championship

Oct - TBD
Oct - TBD
Oct - TBD
Oct - TBD
Oct - TBD
Oct - TBD
Oct - TBD
Oct - TBD
Oct - TBD

Chasin' Bracelets Fall Quarterly Championship

2/19 - Russ Neil - NE (Champion) + $2,500
2/19 - Amy Andrusko - MN + $1,000
2/19 - Joseph Fisher - IL + $500
2/19 - Jeff Flaten - MN + $200
2/19 - Joe Manno - IL + $200
2/19 - John DeRung - MN + $200
2/19 - Becca Brinkman - MN + $200
2/19 - Dale Wosmek - NV + $100
2/19 - Joel Smith - MN + $100

Other - Scratch Poker/Drawings/Sponsor Bonuses

Norbert Kreuzer - ND - 2nd Chance Winner @ Chasin' Bracelets National Championship
John Fehringer - NE - Straight Flush + $200
Sally Rottman - MN - Sponsor Bonus
John Rottman - MN - 4 of a kind
Nicole Buresh - ND - 4 of a kind
David Kalet - NE - 4 of a kind
Lee Kathol - SD - 4 of a kind
Lori Arilotta - NY - 4 of a kind
Laura Michalowicz - IL - 4 of a kind
Jeff Flaten - MN - 4 of a Kind
Jennie Cooper - NY - 4 of a Kind
Misfits Invitations - NV

Dakota Poker Tour Season 2022-2023 Player of the Year - TBD
Dakota Poker Tour Season 2022-2023 Joel Klipping - ND
Dakota Poker Tour Season 2022-2023 Nikki Smith - MN

Chasin' Bracelets Fall League Champs (Oct '22 - Dec '22)