A Look at the National Championship Qualifiers Thus Far
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Here's a look at the players who have qualified for the National Championship by either winning a Main Event or Casino Championship. Of course a seat will be awarded for each to whoever captures each titles here at Harrah's New Orleans.
National Championship Qualifiers
| Player | Hometown | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Rex Clinkscales | Las Vegas, NV | Harrah’s Philadelphia Main Event Champion |
| Chris Reslock | Atlantic City, NJ | Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino Champion |
| Jonathan Taylor | Phil Campbell, AL | The Lodge Main Event Champion & Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Champion |
| Chris Parsons | Mentor, OH | The Lodge Casino Champion |
| Ryan Stevenson | Horn Lake, MS | Harrah’s Tunica Main Event Champion |
| John Holley | Destin, FL | Harrah’s Tunica Casino Champion |
| David Tuthill | St. Petersburg FL | Caesars Palace LV Main Event Champion |
| Idris Gencoglu | Vancouver, BC | Caesars Palace LV Casino Champion |
| Joseph McKeehen | North Wales, PA | Caesars Atlantic City Main Event Champion |
| Christopher Leong | New York, NY | Caesars Atlantic City Casino Champion |
| Kevin Saul | Warrenville, IL | Foxwoods Main Event Champion |
| Timothy Kelliher | North Dighton, MA | Foxwoods Casino Champion |
| John Bowman | Hickory, NC | Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Champion |
| Juan Mendoza | Wilmington, NC | Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Champion |
| Blair Hinkle | Weatherby Lake, MO | Council Bluffs Main Event Champion |
| Mark Bonsack | Cle Elum, WA | Council Bluffs Casino Champion |
| Jeff Fielder | Des Moines, IA | Choctaw Durant Main Event Champion |
| Andrew Robinson | Hutto, TX | Choctaw Durant Casino Champion |
| Jonathan Tamayo | Humble, TX | Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event Champion |
| Samuel Panzica | Saline, MI | Palm Beach Kennel Club Casino Champion |
| Baptiste Chavaillaz | Portland, OR | Bicycle Casino Main Event Champion |
| Nathan Bjerno | Chino Hills, CA | Bicycle Casino Casino Champion |
| Jonathan Chehanske | Brigantine, NJ | Harrah’s Rincon Main Event Champion |
| Valentin Vornicu | San Diego, CA | Harrah’s Rincon Casino Champion |
| Adam Teasdale | Wilmington, NC | Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Champion |
| Brandon Fish | Kearney, NE | Harrah’s Atlantic City Casino Champion |
| Cary Marshall | Pottsboro, TX | Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Champion |
| Daniel Gilmer | Ashland, OH | Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino Champion |
| John Crncic | Vancouver, BC | River Rock (Vancouver) Main Event Champion |
| Sandra Wong | Burnaby, BC, Canada | River Rock (Vancouver) Casino Champion |
| Josh Williams | South Bend, IN | Horseshoe Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Champion |
| Mike Leah | Las Vegas, NV | Horseshoe Hammond Casino Champion |
| Dan Heimiller | Las Vegas, NV | Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event Champion |
| Quan Nguyen | Garland, TX | Bossier City Casino Champion |
| Jeff Gibralter | Rockwall, TX | Bossier City Main Event Champion |
| Kyle Cartwright | Bartlett, TN | IP Biloxi Main Event Champion |
| Cory Wood | Murfreesboro, TN | IP Biloxi Casino Champion |
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flop paired both players, but Cardin's kicker had her out in front as an 81.52% favorite. The 
turn dropped Butler's chances of survival to 15.91%, and he would need to catch either a ten or jack on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, the 
blanked and he was eliminated in 67th place for $3,098.
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for an ace-high flush draw, and Crawford turned over 
for a pair of sixes.
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respectively. He hit the rail, while Crawford now sits with around 500,000 chips.
, and Jerry Barlow woke up with 
against Benjamin Reason's 
, giving the young Reason quad nines, and it was all over when the 
completed the board on the river. Again Wunstel bet, this time a hefty 110,000, and Loewenthal thought for several minutes before dropping in a call. Wunstel tabled the 
for aces and deuces, which was good as Loewenthal simply sent his hand to the muck.
