Hearts Region qualifier will be hosted by Carbone’s Pizzeria, Cottage Grove MN on Monday, July 23, 2018 at 7pm (includes Carbone’s Cottage Grove, Country Nites, Park Place, Jersey’s)
HEARTS REGION QUALIFER LIST

Diamonds Region qualifier will be hosted by Chanhassen American Legion Post 580 on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 7pm (includes Chanhassen Legion, Medina, Detour 19, PourHouse)
DIAMOND REGION QUALIFER LIST

Spades Region qualifier will be hosted by Cedarvale Fitz’s
on Friday,July 27, 2018 at 7pm (includes Casper’s, Cedarvale Fitz’s,Palmer Lake VFW, and Biff’s)
SPADES REGION QUALIFIER LIST

Clubs Region qualifier will be hosted by Barn Board Grill and Saloon on Saturday,July 28, 2018 2pm (includes Barnboard, Big Guy’s, Schuggy’s, and White Bear Bar)
CLUBS REGION QUALIFER LIST

If you cannot make your designated regional and wish to attend an alternate, you may contact us via Direct Message on Twitter, Facebook message, by emailing straightflushpokertour@gmail.com or by texting/calling Crystal Kempf at 651-295-6854. You MUST notify us at least 24 hours in advance if you wish to attend a different regional event. Same day requests will NOT be approved.

The winner of each Regional Qualifier event will receive a $500 bonus chip for the State Tournament. If someone qualifies for multiple Regionals and wins multiple Regional Tournaments, they will receive a $500 bonus chip for each tournament they win. Bar Champions are eligible to receive these bonus chips in addition to any bonus chips earned for being the Champion of more than on location.

WSOP 2018 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

1st Place: Alec Lewandowski (right)
2nd Place: Mark Zachmann (left)

The WSOP 2018 State Tournament was held Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Running Aces Casino in Forest Lake. This event was attended by 97 players who qualified through one of the Regional Tournaments. Prizes awarded during the event are as follows:

Final Table

1st: Roundtrip Air and Hotel stay in Las Vegas 5/31 – 6/03, Buy-in to Colossus IV Event ($565) and a personalized Straight Flush Hoodie or Polo – ALEC LEWANDOWSKI
2nd: Roundtrip Air and Hotel in Las Vegas 5/31 – 6/03, Buy-in to Tournament at ARIA Resort & Casino ($120 value) – MARK ZACHMANN
3rd: Roundtrip Air and Hotel in Las Vegas 5/31 – 6/03, Buy-in to tournament at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino ($70 value) – DANIEL REHBEIN
4th: $100 Running Aces Tournament Lammer – DONNA BURNS
5th: Running Aces Mayham in May Qualifier Event Seat ($75 value) – NICK SACHS
6th: Running Aces Mayham in May Qualifier Event Seat ($75 value) – CORY WAYMAN
7th: Running Aces Mayham in May Qualifier Event Seat ($75 value) – JOHN NASH
8th: Running Aces Mayham in May Qualifier Event Seat ($75 value) – JACOB ANDERSON
9th: $50 Running Aces Tournament Lammer and a Straight Flush t-shirt ($12 value) – DAVE JONES
10th: $50 Running Aces Tournament Lammer and a Straight Flush t-shirt ($12 value) – LYNN MENTH

Cinco de Mayo Chanclas (flip flop) Tournament

Registration for this event will be limited to 64 players and will only be accepted via email to sfptspecialtytourney@gmail.com

Join us to celebrate the Cinco de Mayo while playing a flip-flip poker tournament. For this tournament, the blinds will all be flip-flopped, meaning we will start with 50/100, then play 25/50, followed by 200/400, and so on. Each player will start with $4000 in chips for this event, however those who register on or before Monday, April 30th, will receive an extra $500 chip. All those who show up to the event in their best fiesta outfits will receive an additional $1000 chip.

Registration for this event will be limited to 64 players and will only be accepted via email to sfptspecialtytourney@gmail.com

Prize pool for this event will be the maximum of $200 based on a minimum of 40 players.

Food and drink specials for our event include:
$10 Nacho/Taco Bar – opens at 11:30am and is for poker players only
$4 Margaritas
$3 Corona Bottles
$2 Pacifico Drafts
$10 Corona Bucket (5 bottles)

Registration for this event will be limited to 64 players and will only be accepted via email to sfptspecialtytourney@gmail.com

The WSOP 2018 State Tournament may only be attended by those who qualified for the event through one of the Regional Tournaments or those who won entry through the All-in for Africa event. The full list of those who are qualified to participate in the event will be placed below the prize pool information following the regional tournaments held during the week of January 14th (WSOP2018A session) and April 4th (WSOP2018B session).

Prizes for the WSOP2018 State are as follows:

1st: Roundtrip Air and Hotel stay in Las Vegas 5/31 – 6/03, Buy-in to Colossus IV Event ($565) and a personalized Straight Flush Hoodie or Polo
2nd: Roundtrip Air and Hotel in Las Vegas 5/31 – 6/03, Buy-in to Tournament at ARIA Resort & Casino ($120 value)
3rd: Roundtrip Air and Hotel in Las Vegas 5/31 – 6/03, Buy-in to tournament at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino ($70 value)
4th: $100 Running Aces Tournament Lammer
5th: Running Aces Mayham in May Qualifier Event Seat ($75 value)
6th: Running Aces Mayham in May Qualifier Event Seat ($75 value)
7th: Running Aces Mayham in May Qualifier Event Seat ($75 value)
8th: Running Aces Mayham in May Qualifier Event Seat ($75 value)
9th: $50 Running Aces Tournament Lammer and a Straight Flush t-shirt ($12 value)
10th: $50 Running Aces Tournament Lammer and a Straight Flush t-shirt ($12 value)

Players Qualified for the State Tournament:

WSOP2018A Bar Champions:
Carbones CG Sunday – Jennie Peterson
Carbones CG Thursday – Joey Nyberg
Country Nites – Mike Schoeder
Jerseys – ICECUBE
Park Place Wednesday – ICECUBE
Park Place Friday – Marcus O
Detour 19 Sunday A – Mike Miller
Detour 19 Sunday B – Bob Watson
Pourhouse – Vicki Koranda
Thirstys – Dan Mueller
Chanhassen Legion – Bob Topinka
Medina Thursday A – Bill Schultz
Medina Thursday B – Tom R
Barnboard – JoAnn Pottebaum
Mama T’s (Bradys) – Al Mercado
White Bear Bar Sunday A – David Chupa
White Bear Bar Tuesday A – Eric Hammer
White Bear Bar Tuesday B – Lee Price
Big Guys BBQ – Nick Sachs
Schuggys Saturday – No Bar Winner
Schuggys Tuesday – No Bar Winner
The Tilted Tiki – Kathy Caron
Cedarvale/Fitz – Greg Born
Caspers – Chuck Young
The Lodge Friday – Scott Rochat
The Lodge Tuesday – Michael P Nelson
Palmer Lake VFW – Nate French
Granite City Bingo – Chris Kay

WSOP2018A Regional Qualifiers:
Hearts Region:
Bonnie Woodbeck
Kim Neal
Steve Woodbeck
Nick Sachs
Jeremy Strauss
Shane Cameron
Nissa Schaefer
Bob Isaacson
Mike Schoeder
Kirk Woodbeck

Diamond Region:
Elaine Wedel
Phyllis Pollock
Mike Miller
Bud Abbott
Michael P Nelson
Debbie Arens
Phyllis Mirviss
Kurt Cosman
Bill Schultz
Greg Zerwas

Spades Region:
Kyle Reese
Tony Garofalo
Michael P. Nelson
Chuck Young
Ty Brown
Scott Rochat
Mike Menth
Lynn Menth
Paul Baumgard
Jarrod Loerzel

Clubs Region:
Jon Jurisch
Katie Castle
Aaron Bennett
Ken Hoffmyier
John Nash
Keith Hines
Shawn Arneson
Sue Kansas
Jeremy Strauss
Tom Caron

Granite City Bingo:
Chris Kay
Donna Meyer
Chad Reichert
Kenneth Wright
Amanda Kallhoff

WSOP2018B Bar Champions:
Biffs Wednesday – Not eligible
Biffs Friday – Not eligible
Biffs Sunday – Not eligible
Carbones CG Sunday – Jennie Peterson
Carbones CG Thursday – Dan Gunderson
Country Nites – Roger Seager
Jerseys – Jeremy Strauss
Park Place Wednesday – Dave Jones
Park Place Friday – Bob Isaacson
Detour 19 Sunday A – Mick M
Detour 19 Sunday B – David Dorn
Pourhouse – Alyssa Urlich
Chanhassen Legion – Bud Abbott
Medina Thursday A – Steve Buechler
Medina Thursday – Bob Watson
Barnboard – Graham Oas
Mama T’s (Bradys) – Not eligible
White Bear Bar Sunday – Ben Cummins
White Bear Bar Tuesday A – Ben Cummins
White Bear Bar Tuesday B – Lee Price
Big Guys BBQ – Nick Sachs
Schuggys Tuesday – Jon Jurisch
The Tilted Tiki – Jack Burke
Cedarvale/Fitz – Aaron Bennett
Caspers – Jason Forde
The Lodge Friday – Mick M
The Lodge Tuesday – Mick M
Palmer Lake VFW – Bill Wermager

WSOP2018B Regional Qualifiers:
Clubs Region:
Faron Fuller
Tom Caron
Aaron Bennett
Bob Beran
John Christensen
Dan Rehbein
Julie Halvorson
Nick Sachs
Brandon Switch
Jack Burke

Spades Region:
Carol Brown
Rachelle Clermont
Bob Watson
Brandon Schultz
Jannell Brown
Chad Detloff
Jerrod L
Alec Lewandowski
Craig Teske
Paul Neuburger

Hearts Region:
Jeremy Strauss
Steve Woodbeck
Sam Shenouda
Paul Baumgard
Heather Carland
Russ A
Brent Delougherty
James Lopez
Dave Rasmussen
Kara Rasmussen

Diamonds Region:
Ed Kerber
Mark Zachmann
Bill Anderson
Jan Haase
Russ A
John Pollock
Alyssa Ulrich
Rick Gunderson
Nick Larsen
Bud Abbott

Update: As of 8am Sunday morning, travel is not advised on 212. Due to the amount of snow received and the various road closures, we have decided to move the Regional tournament to Tuesday, April 17th at 7pm at The Pour House Pub.

Due to impending inclement weather, we have decided to reschedule the Diamonds Regional State Tournament Qualifier from Saturday, April 14th to Sunday, April 15th. The start time for the event will remain 1pm and the location remains at The Pour House Pub. The bar opens at 12pm. I have included the list of the Diamond Region qualifiers below.

Diamonds Region Qualifier List

WSOP2018B REGIONAL TOURNAMENT INFO

Clubs Region qualifier will be held Sunday, April 8, 2018 at White Bear Bar 4pm (includes Barnboard, Big Guy’s, Schuggy’s, The Tilted Tiki, Mama T’s, and White Bear Bar)

Spades Region qualifier will be held Monday, April 9, 2018 at Biffs Sports Bar & Grill 7pm (includes Casper’s, Cedarvale Fitz’s, The Lodge, Palmer Lake VFW, and Biff’s)

Hearts Region qualifier will be held Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Jersey’s Bar & Grill 7pm (includes Carbone’s Cottage Grove, Country Nites, Park Place, Jersey’s)

Diamonds Region qualifier will be held Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Pour House Pub NYA 1pm (includes Chanhassen Legion, Medina, Detour 19, PourHouse)

The top 30% of point earners from each nightly tournament at each location will be qualified to participate in the Region Qualifier for our State Tournament. The lists of those who qualified are below. Each of the links below will take you to the page with the details of each tournament as well as the list of those who qualified.

If you cannot make your designated regional and wish to attend an alternate, you may contact us via Direct Message on Twitter, Facebook message, by emailing straightflushpokertour@gmail.com or by texting/calling Crystal Kempf at 651-295-6854. You MUST notify us at least 24 hours in advance if you wish to attend a different regional event. Same day requests will NOT be approved.

The winner of each Regional Qualifier event will receive a $500 bonus chip for the State Tournament. If someone qualifies for multiple Regionals and wins multiple Regional Tournaments, they will receive a $500 bonus chip for each tournament they win. Bar Champions are eligible to receive these bonus chips in addition to any bonus chips earned for being the Champion of more than on location.

The State Tournament will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Running Aces Casino. Registration will begin at 10:00am and the tournament will begin promptly at 12:00pm.

Clubs Region Qualifiers

Spades Region Qualifiers

Hearts Region Qualifiers

Diamonds Region Qualifiers