Flashback: Marion Massmann Wins 2025 FPN Desert Dash-For-Cash Championship
Last January, the 2025 Free Poker Network (FPN) Desert Dash-for-Cash National Championship in Las Vegas reached its finale with the Desert Dash-For-Cash Championship Main Event as Marion Massmann won $25,000 and brought another title to Billy's Bar & Grill in Vergas, Minnesota.
The 78-year-old Massmann told PokerNews her kids were watching her from afar and rooting for her. Meanwhile, she had a supportive rail of Minnesotans in the Golden Nugget ballroom cheering her on.
"It was awesome," Massmann said about the support she received. "The cheering that they did, I just loved it."
The event had 404 qualifiers, the largest-ever field for an FPN championship event, and battled down to a final table that included John Ford, Elisabeth Walker, Fred Morales and runner-up Skyler Sand of North Dakota. Massmann was down to just 1,700 in chips at one point in the event, but came back to earn the more than 10 million chips in play.
2025 FPN Desert Dash-For-Cash Championship Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion Massmann | $25,000 |
| 2 | Skyler Sand | $15,000 |
| 3 | Fred Morales | $8,100 |
| 4 | Elisabeth Walker | $5,000 |
| 5 | John Ford | $4,300 |
| 6 | Suzanne Barsalow | $3,400 |
| 7 | Joe Manno | $2,600 |
| 8 | Wendy D'Andrea | $2,170 |
| 9 | Sue Liskunas | $1,750 |