Free Poker Community’s ‘Step within the Ring’ Nationwide Championship befell throughout the week on the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, shining a lightweight on bar poker league gamers.
Poker aficionados got here from all around the nation after successful their seats in native and on-line tournaments, in addition to via on the spot win alternatives and different drawings. Those that didn’t qualify all year long nonetheless had the prospect to come back to Las Vegas to play in 5 completely different qualifiers that have been provided.
PokerNews was on-site reside, reporting two tournaments: the $2,500 assured Tag Workforce and the Important Occasion.
Regardless of the freebie nature of the collection, there was a lot at stake as the highest three gamers within the Important Occasion could be awarded a World Collection of Poker Important Occasion bundle plus a further $2,500 in chilly onerous money.
Mizeur, Adamczyk-D’Andrea, and Ashley Win FPN Important Occasion for $12,500
When the mud settled on the Important Occasion, John Mizeur, Wendy Adamczyk-D’Andrea, and Craig Ashley have been topped because the champions. The trio outlasted a subject of 324 to attain this prize and have the chance to cross off an merchandise on each poker participant’s bucket checklist.
“I knew it was going to occur, I actually did,” Mizeur stated in his post-win interview, and the 2 different winners nodded in settlement.
“I am feeling actually shocked…and nice…I actually do not know the way I did it. I simply acquired fortunate once I wanted to,” stated the Illinois native Adamczyk-D’Andrea.
It was all three winners’ greatest money, they usually have been positively enthusiastic about utilizing the cash to fireplace in additional tournaments.
The unfortunate last individual to hit the rail was Randy Onstad, who acquired it in with ten-nine suited in opposition to the king-jack of Ashley. The latter hit journey kings on the flip to spell the top for Onstad, and he was despatched out on the champion’s bubble.
FPN Important Occasion Ultimate Desk Outcomes
Workforce Batres-Hamann Take Down Tag Workforce Occasion
Within the Tag Workforce occasion, the group of Noel Batres and Paul Hamann took dwelling the championship belts and the highest prize of $1,200.
Batres and Hamann have been chip-leading a lot of the day because of some main pots received by Batres, they usually continued into the ultimate desk, nonetheless within the lead.
The pair have been adopted in second by Jacob Karnowski and Stephanie Rivera-Tomasello, who did a lot of the heavy lifting on the last desk earlier than bowing out because the runner-up. Jeff Gab and Neil Kokal completed third, and the group of Joel and Nikki Smith ran to fourth place, whereas Galen Nelson and Mike McConniel rounded out the highest 5 groups.
“I actually wasn’t feeling it at first… simply let Noel take the reins… he was working sizzling and constructed up an enormous chip stack, which is superior… he began fading out on the last desk, so I stepped in and closed it out…” Hamann instructed PokerNews.
It additionally may need helped that Batres and Hamann already knew one another exterior of Vegas, as they each play in a number of the identical video games again in Illinois.
Hamann additionally had some success earlier within the week. He was one of many finalists within the opening Qualifier #1, which secured him 20,000 additional chips within the Important occasion in addition to two thriller bounties totalling $200.
