Gary Lance Neary Wins King Slayer, Cashes $5,125
Gary Lance qualified for Nationals two ways - a seat in the League Champ Championship as an alternate League Champ at the Overtime Bar & Grill in Willmington, DE and also a seat in the King Slayer Championship Main Event by placing 2nd in the New Jersey State Championship. Gary made the best of his opportunity, nearly winning the whole thing. King Slayer runner-up status and $5,000 CASH. Plus, he won $125 worth of bounties along the way.
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Congrats Gary!
Some of the fun side action at the recent national series included an opportunity to be drawn to play poker pro Danielle Andersen (MN native) headsup for $100 free. Josh "Big Cheese" Krause was the first player drawn and had a fun match with Danielle, who was a great sport. With Poker Night in America's Chris Hanson calling the action and a gallery of dozens of onlookers, Josh calmly took a couple bad beats and eventually lost to Danielle. It was all in fun, and Danielle gave the $100 bill to Josh anyway. Who knows who we'll see this summer during the World Series -or- Bust national championship. 
Thomas Gjerde from the Willmar, MN took down the King Slayer Championship Main Event in Las Vegas - and $25,000 CASH. Over $60,000 in cash prizes were awarded over the championship weekend, including $10,000 cash to Friday night's League Champ Championship which was won by Cory Retlzaff from Fargo, ND. 
Cory Retzlaff from Fargo, ND took down the League Champ Championship to kick off FPN's King Slayer National Series in Las Vegas. For his victory, he earned the prestigious National League Champ designation, League Champ Bracelet, and $10,000 cash. Cory qualified out of Prairie Brothers Brewery in Fargo, ND where he earned League Champ status playing Thursday nights in the Spring Session. Retzlaff also won the bar's Tournament of Champions, which gave him a double stack for the national event. 
Who will make the FINAL TABLE?! Congrats and welcome to more than 250 players who are planning to attend the KING SLAYER Nat'l Championship Series this coming weekend in Las Vegas. Who will SLAY the KING and take home $25,000 CASH?! To make things even more exciting, we have introduced $10,000 in Mystery Bounties in the championship main event. It will definitely be an exciting 3 days of poker. Congrats to those who are attending, you have all played well, ran well, now use your "one time" at Nationals! We love the Golden Nugget Grand Ballroom venue which has the best staff in town. We are especially pumped for the new feature TV Table, where anyone can watch you play poker. Wanna see if they were bluffing? Did you make a good fold? Now you will know by watching the delayed stream on Twitch.Tv/FreePokerNetwork. We even have live commentary from Poker Night in America's Chris Hanson!