In case you missed it over the weekend on our facebook page, Matt Wolff from Willmar, MN lucky streak continued. At his regional he received a scratch card and proceeded to scratch off a straight flush. This qualifies Matt for the National Championship and is the third time he won this way. Last promotion Matt was the first person ever to scratch off a Royal Flush with an A-10 of hearts. This past weekend he almost did it again, Matt had the A, Q, J, 10, 9, and 8 of hearts missing out on another royal flush by not finding the king. However, the Q-8 was good enough to earn him $200 and a spot in the National Championship in Las Vegas this summer. A couple years ago Matt was also lucky enough to find four of a kind to qualify him as well for a National Championship.

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John Rottman from Maple Grove, MN found the first direct to Nationals winning gamecard. John received his winning gamecard at the Blue Fox Bar in Arden Hills, MN. There are a handful that were sent out at the beginning of the promotion. Each gamecard has a code on it and select few have special code that will qualify the person that enters it directly into the National finals this summer. Way to go John and make sure you use your gamecards as you could be as lucky as John and qualify directly for the National Championship.

Tim Fisk defeated Jeremy Grossman to take home the (giant) trophy and the coveted $10,000 FPN Poker Pro package in the "Golden Ticket" National Final. It was a rollercoaster headsup match, with Jeremy starting with a 2-1 chip lead. Tim gained control early, only to lose back the lead, and then finally retake the lead for good. The final table was dominated by Minnesota players. Tim qualified out of Brothers Bar & Grill in Rochester, MN.

See the photo album on facebook here: Facebook Album-Golden Ticket Nat'l Final and be sure to tag you and your friends! A complete wrap up of the tournament and festivities will follow. Here is the top 20 players who all earned a $150 tournament buyin at the Ventian:

 

 

1. Tim Fisk - FPN Poker Pro package
2. Jeremy Grossman
3. Dave COle
4. Lonny Sironen
5. Amanda Mock
6. Kevin Donovan
7. Tony Deltch
8. Fred Leary
9. Dave Wilts
10. Sally Rottman
11. Ben Tesch
12. Stu Kragh
13. Tim Alberts
14. Dave Novacek
15. Anthony Thompson
16. Alex Sermarin
17. Carl Maliscewski
18. Justin Overman
19. Matt Wolff
20. Joe Doughterty 

It has finally happened! Matt Wolff from Spicer, MN who plays in leagues all of the state of MN, has done it! Matt scratched off the Royal Flush to qualify for the Golden Ticket National Championship AND WIN $1,000 in cold hard cash! Every scratch poker card has the chance of winning $1,000 instantly and Matt was lucky enough to get the A-K-Q-J-10 of hearts. It took all seven attempts as Matt said he was open ended with the K-Q-J-10. On his last attempt he started scratching and saw a red ace. He was now down to a 50/50 with the ace of diamonds giving him nothing just missing out and the ace of hearts landing him a thousand bucks. After continued scratching to reveal the ace of hearts Matt said his hands were shaking and he almost started hyperventilating not believing his luck. It just goes to prove at any night in the poker league you could be the next $1,000 instant winner!