ESPNDecatur FREE Poker Challenge 8
ESPNDecatur 1050 AM "The Fan" & The Sports Zone Bar inside the Decatur Conference Center & Hotel on Route 36W is sending one winner & a guest to LAS VEGAS!!!
*** ENTRY FEE IS FREE ***
*** Must Be 21 To Enter ***
Qualifying Tournaments run for 7 Tuesday's from January 10th to February 21st leading up to the FINAL TOURNAMENT on Tuesday, February 28th
Seating for all 7 Tournaments begins at 7 p.m.
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Qualifying Night Info
1. Entry is FREE, the game is No-Limit Texas Hold'Em, sign-ups begin at 6:15 p.m. ... players randomly draw seats at 7:05 p.m. ... Each qualifying tournament is limited to the first 90 players who sign up ...
2. Each week the Top 10% of the field qualifies for the FINAL TOURNAMENT after starting with a $5000 Chip Stack ...
3. The winner of each qualifying night earns an extra $3000 in chips for the Final Tournament, while each weekly Runner-up earns an extra $1500 ...
4. There is no limit on the number of qualifying nights a player can attempt to qualify and win bonus chips for the Final Tournament ...
(EXAMPLE: A player wins 2 Qualifying Nights & 1 Runner-up ... They would earn $3000 more for the Final Tournament ... )
5. SECOND CHANCE TOURNAMENTS -- The first 16 players eliminated each qualifying night (who have not previously qualified for the Final Tournament) will play in the Second Chance Tournament , where the winner qualifies for the Final Tournament ...
6. KNOCKOUT SPECIAL -- Each Qualifying Tournament will include 4 randomly-drawn (& secret) Knockout Players ... Any player who eliminates a Knockout Player automatically qualifies for the Final Tournament & receives a $500 bonus at the Final ...
(Note #1 - No Knockout Player will be revealed until they are eliminated ... )
(Note #2 - If a KO Player wins a Qualifying Tournament , they receive the $2000 bonus, plus an extra $4000 for winning that week as a KO Player ... )
7. THE KNOCKOUT CHALLENGE -- After 90 minutes of play, any eliminated KO player will meet in the KO Challenge ... The Challenge is only between the eliminated Knockout Players & the winner automatically qualifies for The Final Tournament ...
(Note #1 - If only 1 KO Player is eliminated after the first 90 minutes, there will be no KO Challenge & that KO player qualifies ... )
(Note #2 - Any eliminated KO Player will NOT play in the Second Chance Tournament ... )
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FINAL TOURNAMENT LEADERBOARD
*** Starting Chip Stacks ***
$12,000
1. JOSH LIPA ... 2. RYAN WILLIS
$9,500
3. JEFF WEST
$9,000
4. DAVID GILPIN ... 5. RUDY NYBERG
$8,500
6. JOHN ECKART ... 7. CHRIS HAYS
$7,500
8. DAVE McQUEEN ... 9. SCOTT WILSON
$7,000
10. JOHN FREY
$6,500
11. BUCK ALSUP ... 12. KEYLAN LIPPERT
13. AARON MEADOR ... 14. CHRIS MORSE
15. MOSE NEAMO ... 16. VICKIE SAYLES (cc)
17. CHRIS WENTWORTH ... 18. DANIEL WENTWORTH
$6,000
19. PHIL BARRY ... 20. JIM JACKSON
21. TIM SPINNER ... 22. FILIP VAN DER BORGHT
23. COLIN WEST
$5,500
24. MIKE ALBRIGHT ... 25. TOM BASIL
26. NOLAN BENEDICT ... 27. DANNY BRANDT
28. MARVIN BRANDT ... 29. SHANE BRANDT
30. TIM BRANDT ... 31. TYLER BROWN
32. CHAD CLARK ... 33. LAURA CONLEY
34. DONN DIEHL ... 35. KIMBALL EARLY
36. JOHN FOSTER ... 37. BILL GRANDON
38. DAVE HECTOR ... 39. CHAD HURD
40. BILL HURST ... 41. GRANT KING
42. ADAM LEAR ... 43. RUSSELL McCONKEY
44. STEVEN McGEE ... 45. NICK PALLONE
46. ANDREW SCHNIERS ... 47. MONTE SWEARINGEN
48. TOM TATHAM ... 49. PETE TRAN (cc)
50. JOE WALLIS ... 51. BILL WEST
$5,000
52. DAVID BARNES ... 53. A.J. BERRY
54. BECKY CHADWELL (cc) ... 55. TONY CLARK
56. CHET DOTY (cc) ... 57. JOSEPH DUNCAN (cc)
58. DOUG GONDEK ... 59. DAVID MARTIN
60. ERIC MINARD ... 61. KEITH NEEDHAM
62. RICHARD NEELEY (cc) ... 63. CORY PRIDE
64. LONNIE SAYLES
(cc) ... denotes a Champions Club member who always automatically qualifies for the Final Tournaments of each FREE Poker Challenge
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WEEKLY RESULTS
Qualifying Night #1 -- January 10th (56 players)
Winner (+$3000) - JOHN ECKART
Runner-up (+$1500) - DAVE McQUEEN
Other Top 10% Qualifiers - 3. David Martin ... 4. Chad Clark
5. Tom Tatham ... 6. Jim Jackson
2nd Chance Tournament Winner - ERIC MINARD
Knockout Player Qualifiers (+$500 each) - 1. Keylan Lippert
2. Dave McQueen ... 3. Bill Hurst ... 4. Colin West
Knockout Challenge Winner (+$500) - BUCK ALSUP
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Qualifying Night #2 -- January 17th (57 players)
Winner (+$3000) - JEFF WEST
Runner-up (+$1500) - AARON MEADOR
Other Top 10% Qualifiers - 3. David Gilpin ... 4. Rudy Nyberg
5. John Frey ... 6. A.J. Berry
2nd Chance Tournament Winner - PHIL BARRY
Knockout Player Qualifiers (+$500 each) - 1. John Eckart
2. Filip Van der Borght ... 3. Mike Albright ... 4. Jeff West
Knockout Challenge Winner (+$500) - TYLER BROWN
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Qualifying Night #3 -- January 24th (61 players)
Winner (+$3000) - RYAN WILLIS
(Ryan won the week as a Knockout Player & has earned an extra $3000 for accomplishing the feat)
Runner-up (+$1500) - JOHN FREY
Other Top 10% Qualifiers - 3. Buck Alsup (+$500) ... 4. Tim Spinner
5. Jeff West (+$500) ... 6. David Barnes ... 7. Chad Hurd
2nd Chance Tournament Winner - LAURA CONLEY
Knockout Player Qualifiers (+$500 each) - 1. Chad Hurd
2. John Frey ... 3. Ryan Willis ... 4. None, Ryan won as a KO Player
Knockout Challenge Winner (+$500) - COLIN WEST
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Qualifying Night #4 -- January 31st (65 players)
Winner (+$3000) - JOSH LIPA
(Josh won the week as a Knockout Player & has earned an extra $3000 for accomplishing the feat)
Runner-up (+$1500) - MOSE NEAMO
Other Top 10% Qualifiers - 3. David Gilpin (+$500)
4. Phil Barry (+$500) ... 5. Tom Basil
6. Steven McGee ... 7. Jeff West (+$500)
2nd Chance Tournament Winner - CORY PRIDE
Knockout Player Qualifiers (+$500 each) - 1. Tom Basil
2. Josh Lipa ... 3. Josh Lipa ... 4. NONE, Josh won as a KO Player
Knockout Challenge Winner (+$500) - VICKIE SAYLES
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Qualifying Night #5 -- February 7th (57 players)
Winner (+$3000) - DAVID GILPIN
Runner-up (+$1500) - SCOTT WILSON
Other Top 10% Qualifiers - 3. Chad Clark (+$500)
4. Ryan Willis (+$500) ... 5. Tom Tatham (+$500)
6. Tim Spinner (+$500)
2nd Chance Tournament Winner - DAN WENTWORTH
Knockout Player Qualifiers (+$500 each) - 1. David Gilpin
2. Jim Jackson ... 3. Grant King ... 4. Tim Spinner
Knockout Challenge Winner (+$500) - JOE WALLIS
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Qualifying Night #6 -- February 14th (36 players)
Winner (+$3000) - RUDY NYBERG
Runner-up (+$1500) - DANIEL WENTWORTH
Other Top 10% Qualifiers - 3. Laura Conley (+$500)
4. Jim Jackson (+$500) ... 5. Doug Gondek ... 6. Scott Wilson (+$500)
7. Keith Needham ... 8. Vickie Sayles (+$500)
9. Monte Swearingen ... 10. Phil Barry
2nd Chance Tournament Winner - TONY CLARK
Knockout Player Qualifiers (+$500 each) - 1. Rudy Nyberg
2. Scott Wilson ... 3. Vickie Sayles ... 4. Rudy Nyberg
Knockout Challenge Winner (+$500) - LONNIE SAYLES
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Qualifying Night #7 -- February 21st (69 players)
Winner (+$3000) - CHRIS HAYS
Runner-up (+$1500) - CHRIS MORSE
Other Top 15 + Bubble Qualifiers - 3. Filip Van der Borght (+$500)
4. Andrew Schniers ... 5. Chris Wentworth (+$500) ... 6. Donn Diehl
7. Buck Alsup (+$500) ... 8. Tim Brandt ... 9. Nolan Benedict
10. Monte Swearingen (+$500) ... 11. Pete Tran (+$500)
12. Keylan Lippert (+$500) ... 13. Dave Hector
14. Dave McQueen (+$500) ... 15. Marvin Brandt
Special Bubble Qualifier: Kimball Early
2nd Chance Tournament 1st/2nd's - 1. Nick Pallone
2. Russell McConkey ... 3. Shane Brandt ... 4. Bill Grandon
Knockout Player Qualifiers (+$500 each) - 1. Bill West ... 2. Chris Wentworth
3. Chris Hays ... 4. Donn Diehl ... 5. Steven McGee ... 6. Chris Wentworth
7. Keylan Lippert ... 8. Chris Wentworth
Knockout Challenge Winners (+$500) - 1. Danny Brandt
2. Adam Lear ... 3. John Foster
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THE CHAMPIONS CLUB
*** ALL FREE POKER CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS ***
#1 -- CHET DOTY
(Knights of Columbus Hall & Sliderz Bar & Grill)
#2 -- RICHARD NEELEY
(The Sports Zone inside the Decatur Conference Center & Hotel)
#3 -- BRYAN HELLA
(Sliderz Bar & Grill)
#4 -- JOSEPH DUNCAN
(The Sports Zone inside the Decatur Conference Center & Hotel)
#5 -- PETE TRAN
(The Dugout)
#6 -- VICKIE SAYLES
(22nd Street Discount Liquor)
#7 -- BECKY CHADWELL
(Timbuktu Saloon)
#8 -- YOU?
(The Sports Zone inside the Decatur Conference Center & Hotel)
