World Championship Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2024 FPN Vegas $100k World Championship
World Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 FPN Vegas $100k World Championship
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
388
Level
19
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
388
Players Left
1
Jordan Sleen Wins 2024 FPN Vegas $100k World Championship For $25,000
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
For the third year in a row, a poker player from Billy's Corner Bar & Grill in Minnesota has won the Free Poker Network (FPN) Championship. Early Monday morning, Jordan Sleen took down the 2024 FPN Vegas $100k World Championship at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas to win the trophy and $25,000.
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).
2024 FPN Vegas $100k World Championship Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (IN 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 |
Reigning champion Joel Smith, another Billy's Corner Bar & Grill regular who last year won the 2023 FPN Chasin’ Bracelets National Championship for $11,500 and his second FPN title, made the money but bowed out near the final table bubble in 11th place.
"It is really great because this is our third year in a row winning the championship," Sleen said in a winner's interview. "We had five finish in the cash tonight, including Joel Smith, the reigning champion. It's been a very good week for all of us."
World Championship Action
It took more than 13 hours to crown a winner as the field of 388 qualifiers slowly dwindled down. Some of the players who were eliminated ahead of the money include Sean Faden, Brian Kauffunger and PokerNews' own Chad Holloway, who qualified for the event alongside Connor Richards off a sixth-place finish in the Tag Team event.
One of multiple blind all-ins cost Holloway his stack, while Richards was able to make a run into the money before the PokerNews editor and live reporter bowed out in 21st place for $800.
The final two tables went quickly as the likes of Jim Obos, Todd Edmonton and Mick Alm were eliminated. Phillip Doer fell in tenth place on the final table bubble before Jeff Gab went out in ninth place for $1,750 as his ace-jack was eliminated by Sleen's ace-queen.
Sleen laid back as Brad Bellman, Brian Lilly and Christopher Nelson were eliminated and he also stayed out of the way Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea and Gary Lance hit the rail.
After reaching three-handed play, Sleen knocked out Dale Hjelmgren to enter his heads-up battle over Fisher with the chip lead. Heads-up play didn't last long as both players got their chips in the middle with Sleen holding king-jack and Fisher having pocket sevens.
It looked like Fisher would double before a king on the river gave Sleen the winner as the floor confirmed he had his opponent covered.
As he celebrated his victory, Sleen commented that he only had to deal with the record-breaking field "eight at a time" and reflected on what to do with his newly acquired $25,000.
"Pretty good, will probably go to good use — if I get out of the casino with it."
Joseph Fisher Eliminated in 2nd Place ($15,000)
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Joseph Fisher was all in for 4.7 million against Jordan Sleen, who had about the same amount.
Joseph Fisher: 7♠7♥
Jordan Sleen: K♣J♥
Fisher's sevens were still ahead after the K♦4♥6♦ flop and 8♦ turn, but the K♠ hit on the river to give Sleen the winner as the floor confirmed he had his opponent covered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000,000 | 4,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Dale Hjelmgren Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,100)
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dale Hjelmgren was all in for 250,000 from the big blind and Joseph Fisher and Jordan Sleen checked down the board of A♥5♠Q♥7♦4♥.
Hjelmgren showed 9♥8♦ for nine-high as Sleen won the pot with A♣9♦ to bring on heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
|
4,700,000 | -400,000 |
|
Busted |
Gary Lance Eliminated in 4th Place ($5,000)
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Gary Lance was all in for 2.1 million against Joseph Fisher with a bigger stack.
Gary Lance: A♠Q♦
Joseph Fisher: 10♠10♣
Lance couldn't win the flip as the board ran out 4♥7♣3♦6♥J♠ to mark his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000 | 2,900,000 |
|
Busted |
Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,300)
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea was all in for 325,000 against Jordan Sleen.
Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea: A♣2♣
Jordan Sleen: K♦4♦
Adamczyk-D'Andrea was ahead with ace-high on the 6♣8♦3♦ flop, but the 9♦ turn gave Sleen a flush to have her drawing dead-headed top the 3♣ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000 | -400,000 |
|
Busted |
Break Time
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The remaining six players have been sent on a ten-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | -19,000,000 |
|
|
850,000 | -1,950,000 |
|
|
575,000 | 75,000 |
Christopher Nelson Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,400)
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Christopher Nelson open-jammed a stack of 1 million in the cutoff and Dale Hjelmgren called in the small blind with a slightly bigger stack.
Christopher Nelson: A♣6♦
Dale Hjelmgren: K♣Q♥
Hjelmgren took a big lead on the flop of 3♥7♥K♠ and the runout of 3♠4♠ confirmed Nelson's elimination in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Brian Lilly Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,600)
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Brian Lilly was forced all in from the big blind before Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea raised to get things heads-up.
Brian Lilly: Q♥3♦
Wendy Adamczyk-D'Andrea: A♦Q♦
Lilly was dominated and got no help as a brick runout marked his elimination in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |
Brad Bellman Eliminated in 8th Place ( $2,170)
Level 19
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
On a flop of J♥K♣J♦, Dale Hjelmgren bet 75,000 and was called by both Gary Lance and Brad Bellman.
Bellman then moved all in on the Q♦ turn and only got action from Hjelmgren.
Brad Bellman: Q♣2♣
Dale Hjelmgren: Q♥J♣
Bellman was drawing dead against his opponent's full house and the 5♥ river confirmed his elimination in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000,000 | 21,000,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | 925,000 |
|
Busted |