Christmas has arrived a bit early for one lucky player, Cindy Bellanger from Arlington, TX scratched off a straight flush to win $200 and a seat in the Vegas or Bust National Championship this summer!  Cindy took all seven attempts, but in the end nailed it.  The first attempt was a blank then she proceeded to get the 9,10,Q,K of diamonds in the next four attempts.  Scratch six was a bust; however number seven she nailed the gutshot J of diamonds to win!!!

Tim Casey who plays out of the Taconite American Legion in Minnesota was drawn for the perfect attendance in November.  He played all five weeks the Legion held poker and qualified for the regionals in the month in November.  Tim won himself a new digital camera just in time for the holiday season.  Lucky for Tim, there were about two dozen people that were drawn before him who did not make it each week.  Make sure you make it every week to be included in the monthly drawings, up next for December is a qualification into the Vegas or Bust National Championship!

On Thursday night December 1st Ronnie Beckham (twounder) took first place to secure his spot in the Vegas or Bust National Championship.  Ronnie hails from AZ and is now qualified for his chance to win a World Series of Poker seat in the end of June/beginning of July.  Coming in second place was Paul Hoheisel (walter88) of Babbitt, MN who won an i-pod shuffle for second.

Don Whitley from New York is one of the few handful of people who has secured his spot in the Vegas or Bust National Championship in end of June, beginning of July.  At the Poker Pro National Championship we had a $65 buy-in tournament with an overlay of a seat into the next National Championship for first place.  Don was able to win the tournament which also came with an $826 payday.

FPN Poker Pro Champion Brandon Dosch from the Bowler in Fargo, ND immediately proved his status as National Champ by nearly winning the Five Diamond Classic Event #13 ($1,080 buy-in), the first of several events Brandon will play in 2012 thanks to winning the FPN Poker Pro package. Brandon navigated the field of 246 to eventually finish 4th for over $16,000! Along the way he played against Barry Greenstein and other famous and successful poker players from all over the world. After the event, Brandon said he was "tired" but was excited about the playing more in 2012. Thanks for representing the league so well Brandon and good luck!

**NEWSFLASH** 

Congratulations to Brandon Dosch of Fargo (plays at The Bowler) for winning the grand prize at the FPN Poker Pro National Final today. Brandon outlasted a tough field of 75 qualifiers from around the country. For his accomplishment, Brandon has earned several buy-ins in 2012 and the first challenge is playing tomorrow's $1,000 buy-in event at the Bellagio in the Five Diamond Classic. Congrats and good luck! 

Here are the top 10 players who all earned a $1,000 seat:

1st - Brandon Dosch (ND)
2nd - Sean Heile (NE)
3rd - Kellee Moscoso (CO)
4th - Andrew Mitto (MD)
5th - John Paul (CA)
6th - Matt Neuman (MN)
7th - Cheri Snedden (IN)
8th - Monica Pirlot (CO)
9th - Larry Hanson (NE)
10th - Jennifer Booth (MN)

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