Nivel: 6
Ciegas: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
2025 FPN Desert Dash-for-Cash National Championship
$200 Tag Team Championship
Día 1
Top Recuento de Fichas
2
40,000
3
30,000
5
20,000
8
20,000
Nivel 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The under-the-gun player limped in, and Justin Page raised to 5,500 from the next seat. The opponent called.
The opponent checked on the flop of 5♠A♥9♣ and Page continued for 7,000. The opponent laid it down.
Earlier in the series, Page finished seventh in the $200 WPT Passport event.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
Nivel 5
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 22nd episode, Connor speaks with poker coach Jonathan Little about the early days of online poker, Magic the Gathering, dealing with downswings, winning the 2007 WPT Mirage Poker Showdown and 2008 WPT Mashantucket Championship, recent victories in the PokerGO Studio and balancing poker and family.
Little also talked about running PokerCoaching.com, the qualities of a good poker coach and mentoring high-stakes pro Justin Saliba.
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Nivel: 5
Ciegas: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Nivel 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
David Weber was all in for around 10,000 from early position against the player in the big blind.
David Weber: 7♥7♦ 
Big Blind: A♥Q♥
Weber was able to survive the flip as the board ran out 5♣10♠10♥5♠6♦ to earn him and his partner a double.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 |
Nivel 4
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
There are several FPN national champions in the Tag Team field, including Joel Smith, Jimmy Miles and Craig Ashley, who earlier in the series took down the $200 WPT Passport event.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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|
20,000 | |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Nivel: 4
Ciegas: 400/800
Ante: 800
Nivel 3
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
In a four-way pot with several thousand in chips already in the middle, all for players checked on the flop of 9♠8♣2♦.
Isaac Thompson then bet 4,000 on the turn and only one opponent called. Thompson then quickly moved all in for around 9,000 on the K♠ river to bring a fold from his opponent.
It was the right move as Thompson, who won his entry with a final table finish in the $200 WPT Passport event, showed Q♦10♥ for rivered Broadway.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 |
Nivel 3
: 300/600, 600 ante
The 2025 Free Poker Network (FPN) Desert Dash-for-Cash National Championship is in swing at the Golden Nugget in North Las Vegas and saw a one-day tournament play out Thursday in the form of $200 WPT Passport. Craig Ashley of Office Bar in Illinois battled through the final table to win a $5,000 WPT passport, $200 in cash and entry into Sunday's Championship event.
The $200 WPT Passport, which awarded a $5,000 passport to any 2025 WPT stop, drew 89 entrants and offered $200 cash and Championship event entry to players who made the final table.
Less than a year ago, Ashley won the FPN 'Step in the Ring' National Championship for $12,500 in this same venue. It was a clash of champions as he defeated heads-up opponent Darren Sneed, who won last year's Tag Team event.
“I’m pretty excited," Ashley told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "I wasn’t even sure I was going to play it.”
2025 FPN WPT Qualifier Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize (In USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Ashley | $5,000 WPT Passport + $200 + Championship Entry |
| 2 | Darren Sneed | $200 + Championship Entry |
| 3 | Jim Knight | $200 + Championship Entry |
| 4 | Barry Nelson | $200 + Championship Entry |
| 5 | Jeremy Anderson | $200 + Championship Entry |
| 6 | Russell Neil | $200 + Championship Entry |
| 7 | Justin Page | $200 + Championship Entry |
| 8 | Isaac Thompson | $200 + Championship Entry |
| 9 | Robin Stene | $200 + Championship Entry |
Nivel: 3
Ciegas: 300/600
Ante: 600