Ayaka Muraishi was all in for 68,000 from the hijack against the big blind with about the same stack.
Ayaka Muraishi: A?J? 
Big Blind: AxKx
Muraishi was dominated but the board ran out 6?5?9?J?3? to give her the best hand. After a counting of stacks, the big blind hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
WPT Passport champion Craig Ashley was all in against the bigger-stacked Shane Santos.
Craig Ashley: A?J?
Shane Santos: A?K?
Ashley was pipped and couldn't improve as the board ran out 4?Q?6?3?8? to mark his elimination. "We're done, Mike," Ashley told his Tag Team partner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000 | |
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Busted |
Last year at the Golden Nugget, Jordan Sleen took down the 2024 FPN Vegas $100k World Championshipto win the trophy and $25,000, giving Billy's Corner Bar & Grill in Minnesota the title for the third year in a row.
The event had 388 qualifiers and a prize pool of $100,000 to make it the biggest FPN championship in history. There were 36 places paid with a minimum cash being worth $720 in the qualifying event.
The final table included runner-up Joseph Fisher ($15,000) of Illinois, Wisconsin's Dale Hjelmgren (3rd - $8,100) and Delaware's Gary Lance (4th - $5,000).
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Sleen | $25,000 |
| 2 | Joseph Fisher | $15,000 |
| 3 | Dale Hjelmgren | $8,100 |
| 4 | Gary Lance | $5,000 |
| 5 | Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea | $4,300 |
| 6 | Christopher Nelson | $3,400 |
| 7 | Brian Lilly | $2,600 |
| 8 | Brad Bellman | $2,170 |
| 9 | Jeff Gab | $1,750 |
The final numbers are in after the close of late registration in the FPN Tag Team Championship.
The event drew 149 teams, or a total of 298 players.
Level: 8
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Steve Schreiner was all in against Justin Page to his right.
Steve Schreiner: K?J?
Justin Page: K?10?
The flop landed J?K?J? to give Schreiner a full house and have his opponent drawing dead headed to the runout of 10?Q?.
Schreiner is playing with his dad Bob Schreiner, who is known on the FPN circuit for his hearwarming "Wow Girl" rocks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000 | |
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25,000 |
A short-stacked opponent was all in from the big blind on a flop of 9?7?3? against under-the-gun opponent Bridget Hockert.
Big Blind: 10?6?
Bridget Hockert: Q?Q?
Hockert's partner is Claudia Medina, who last night took down FPN Qualifier #4.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
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