2023 Free Poker Network National Championship

Championship Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 Free Poker Network National Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q3
Prize
$11,500
Event Info
Entries
225
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
225
Players Left
1

Craig Spikes River to Double Through Larson

Level 20 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Brad Craig shoved his last 200,000 and Greg Larson looked him up.

Brad Craig: {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Greg Larson: {a-Clubs}{3-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} and Craig made three nines on the river to secure the double.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Larson
1,100,000
-200,000
-200,000
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Brett Zimmerman
910,000
-55,000
-55,000
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Joel Smith
875,000
100,000
100,000
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Lester Hauglid
780,000
320,000
320,000
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Brad Craig
490,000
260,000
260,000

Tags: Brad CraigGreg Larson

Kevin Spain Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,500)

Level 20 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Kevin Spain
Kevin Spain

Kevin Spain open-shoved 145,000 and Greg Larson looked him up from the small blind before Brad Craig came along from the big blind.

Both remaining players checked down the full board of {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{k-Spades}{7-Spades} and Spain turned over {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for a pair of tens, but Larson had {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for a pair of kings to take the pot and eliminate him in sixth place. Craig had the losing {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and he tossed it in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Larson
1,300,000
100,000
100,000
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Brad Craig
230,000
-285,000
-285,000
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Kevin Spain
Busted

Tags: Brad CraigGreg LarsonKevin Spain

Level: 20

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

David Kalet Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,500)

Level 19 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Joel Smith raised to 105,000 before David Kalet shoved for 205,000 from the cutoff. The blinds got out of the way and Smith called to put him at risk.

David Kalet: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Joel Smith: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Smith spiked a pair on the river to eliminate Kalet in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
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Joel Smith
775,000
540,000
540,000
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David Kalet
Busted

Tags: David KaletJoel Smith

Craig Ashley Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,500)

Level 19 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Craig Ashley
Craig Ashley

Craig Ashley shoved his last 180,000 and Greg Larson looked him up from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with Ashley at risk.

Craig Ashley: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Greg Larson: {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Larson turned nines full of kings to eliminate Ashley in eighth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Larson
1,200,000
265,000
265,000
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Craig Ashley
Busted

Tags: Craig AshleyGreg Larson

Ed Cavaciuti Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,500)

Level 19 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ed Cavaciuti
Ed Cavaciuti

Brad Craig raised to 90,000 from early position before Ed Cavaciuti committed his last 55,000 from a couple of seats over. Action folded to David Kalet in the big blind and he also tossed in his last 55,000. Action was three ways and both Kalet and Cavaciuti were at risk.

Ed Cavaciuti: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}
David Kalet: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Brad Craig: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{4-Spades}{a-Spades}{6-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and Kalet held on with kings to triple up while Cavaciuti was out in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Brad Craig
515,000
-190,000
-190,000
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David Kalet
225,000
115,000
115,000
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Ed Cavaciuti
Busted

Tags: David KaletBrad CraigEd Cavaciuti

Level: 19

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000