The 24th seat for the Fall Spectacular National Championship was
awarded on Sunday, March 7th at the conclusion of the Wisconsin State Championship held at Pitchers Pub in Madison, WI. Of
the 50 poker players who qualified, 43 participants were ready for some
poker tournament action as registration began at 12 pm. Each qualifier
in attendance was hoping to be the one to win the trip to Las Vegas and
play in the coveted National Championship Invitational where once again
the Free Poker Network will set the standard by awarding more than
$12,000 in World Series of Poker Circuit Event buy-ins including a $5,000
main event buy-in.
On Saturday, September 26th, the next HPT Red Rock seat was awarded at the Wisconsin State Championship held at the Doll House in Hammond, WI. Forty-one players were all wishing they were going to be the next to win this awesome package to Las Vegas!
The tournament started right at 2 O'clock and we didn't lose the first
player for an hour and a half. We knew we would be in for some great
poker. Four time championship qualifier Dale Hjelmgren from
the Outer Limits was off to a great start as he chipped up quickly by making some
aggressive moves early and nearly doubling up in the first hour of play.
At the Party at the Palms National Championship at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas on June 28th, Dale Hjelmgren from the Outer Limits in New Richmond took his seat trying to become one of the newest 21 FPN grand prize winners. He played in a sit-n-go where the top three at his table would win a $1,500 package. Unfortunately for Dale he wasn't able to win during the first try, but he still had another chance. There was a second tournament where the top three players in a four-table, 30 person tournament would win the last of $1,500 packages.
Dale played great poker and finished in the top three winning himself a $1,500 package. Not only did Dale become the one of the newest FPN champions, he also got to see Las Vegas like a highroller as the National Championship was held in the Kingpin and Erotic Suites on the 25th floor. Check out the view behind him looking at the Rio.
The New Richmond Newspaper recently wrote a great article about the Wisconsin champions Dale Hjelmgren and Justin Lamb. Both players are from the Outer Limits in New Richmond and respectively took 1st and 2nd at the Wisconsin championship. Both Dale and Justin will be competing with 48 other players with the top 21 winning seats into this years WSOP.
Congratulations to Dale Hjelmgren and Justin Lamb from the Outer Limits in New Richmond, Wisconsin as the latest two players to qualify for the Party at the Palms National Championship in Las Vegas!
Pitcher's Pub in Madison, Wisconsin hosted the Party at the Palms State Final this past Saturday, May 9th where the top two players advanced to play on June 28th in the Kingpin Suite at the Palms Casino. Remember, twenty-one players out of the 50 invited will move on to play in Event #54 on the following day! Dale Hjelmgren was the overall winner and earned $500 in travel money as well.
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