On June 29^th at the Orleans Casino in fabulous Las Vegas 25 players from all over the country had flown in for a shot at the coveted World Series of Poker main event seat worth $10,000.  Bob Blair from Hightopps Backstage Grille in Timonium was among the last 25 players remaining in the Destination Las Vegas promotion.  Bob had won $1,000 in travel expenses from the league to make his way to Las Vegas.

It was a fun time meeting Bob as he represented Maryland well, making it half way through the field.  But the dream of winning it ended in 17th place.  Bob's spirits still remained high as it was a nice get away vacation for him.  He looks forwarded to making another championship appearance in the future as he is off to a great start by winning his league at Hightopps in the first session of the Vegas Invasion promotion.

The eventual winner of the National Championship was Clay Lipke from Breezy Point in Minnesota.

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