Minnesota
Poker League players made up 7 of the final 10 players in
the Vegas Invasion Main Event recently held at the Orleans Casino. Out of the 8 big winners 6 of them came from Minnesota. The final 8 survived a field of 94 players to earn their choice of a
$2,500 package to play in a World Poker Tour or World Series of Poker
event!
Congrats to the Minnesota winners: Ben
Blecker from the American Legion in Albert Lea, MN, Dennis
Karlsrudfrom Marie's Casual Dining in Red Wing, MN, Erin
Schlusser from Flicek's Bar in Lonsdale, MN, Troy Sjostrand from Champp's in Eden
Prairie, MN, Reuben Sufka from Ultimate Sports Bar in Waite Park,
MN, and Dave
Halverson from Sharkees in Luverne, MN.
The
Regional Championship Tournaments are almost here! Minnesota has been divided into 10 different regions. The regionals will be in Wadena, Alexandria, Waite Park, Moorhead, Stillwater, Eden Prairie, Dundas, Hutchinson, Grand Rapids, Thief River Falls, and Worthington. Each regional winner will receive $200 towards trip expenses to Las Vegas to compete in the Vegas Invasion main event. The regional winners will also get a party badge so they can attend all the parties and have access to the private poker tournaments at the Orleans Casino.
Once Again the Father Hennepin Festival in Champlin Minnesota has invited the Minnesota Poker League back to host its annual Free-to-Play Texas Hold 'Em event. Saturday June 14th at 3:00 PM in the Beer Tent.
Day 2 of the MN Destination Las Vegas promotion concluded a 2-day tournament to decide the top 10 players that will be off to Las Vegas to represent Minnesota in the WSOP. The tournament was held at The Hub in Fargo, ND, which provided a spectacular scene for a poker tournament...