2022 Free Poker Network National Championship

Championship Mega Qualifier
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 Free Poker Network National Championship

Event Info
Buy-in
$160
Entries
139
Players Left
35
Average Chip Stack
79,429
Total Chips
2,780,000
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
6,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
139
Players Left
35

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 0

Ski Jumps Up the Leaderboard

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

With nearly 25,000 in the pot and {9-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades} on the board, Mike Ski bet 7,000 and a player on the button called for the last of his chips.

The river was {7-Spades} and Ski turned over {q-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a flopped straight. Ski dragged the pot while his opponent flashed the losing hand and tossed it in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Ski
59,300
59,300
59,300

Risnes Takes from Apessos with Pocket Aces

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

With {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} on the board and a big pot brewing in the middle, Spyros Apessos bet 2,000 from the small blind and Chris Risnes raised to 7,000 from middle position. Apessos called quickly and the turn was {7-Clubs}.

Both players checked to see {5-Spades} on the river and Apessos checked once more. Risnes fired 6,000 and Apessos called.

Apessos turned over {a-Spades}{4-Hearts} for aces and sevens, but Risnes tabled {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} to take the pot with a full house.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Risnes
46,000
46,000
46,000
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Spyros Apessos
34,000
-22,000
-22,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Fiedler Chipping Back Up

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

With {9-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} on the board, Jim Fiedler was seen chipping back up with {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} on the table for aces and threes. Fiedler was near the felt and the timely pot brings some life to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Jim Fiedler
13,800
13,800
13,800

Anderson Makes a Straight for a Big Pot

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

With over 20,000 in the pot and {10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} on the board, Don Anderson bet 6,000 from the cutoff. A played in middle position called while another opponent folded from under the gun.

Anderson turned over {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for a straight, beating the {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} of his opponent to take one of the biggest pots of the day so far.

Player Chips Progress
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Don Anderson
45,000
45,000
45,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Kitzerow Takes from Johnson

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Yee Man Kitzerow
Yee Man Kitzerow

Yee Man Kitzerow raised to 325 from under the gun and a player called from the next seat over. Patrick Johnson came along in the small blind and the big blind got out of the way.

The flop was {7-Spades}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and all three players checked.

The turn was {5-Diamonds} and Johnson checked. Kitzerow bet 600 and the player to her left folded while Johnson called from the small blind.

The river was {4-Spades} and both players checked. Johnson showed {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for ace-high, but Kitzerow tabled {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Yee Man Kitzerow
29,500
29,500
29,500
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Patrick Johnson
20,100
20,100
20,100

Behrens Wins with Nut Flush

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

With 2,800 in the pot and {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{j-Diamonds} on the board, Doug Behrens bet 1,500 from under the gun and Anthony Smith raised to 4,000 from middle position.

Behrens called and turned over {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} to take the pot with a nut flush while Smith sent the losing hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Doug Behrens
41,000
41,000
41,000
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Anthony Smith
19,200
19,200
19,200

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0