UPDATE: The National Championship Finals has concluded! With 412 players taking part, it was PATRICK McDOLE from North Carolina earning the victory, the $5,000 Major Event seat, the trophy, the limited edition watch, and the title of Season 2 2017-18 National Champion!
Congrats also to Devan Culbreth, also from North Carolina, and Eric Morris from Maryland for their top 3 finishes. Awesome job guys!
Here are the full top 24 results:
1. Patrick McDole, NC 2. Devan Culbreth, NC 3. Eric Morris, MD 4. Bob Smith, NJ 5. Rock Mrazek, PA 6. Chris Pawenski, NY 7. Bryndon Cheng, NJ 8. Mark Hendrix, PA 9. Alex Merrill, CT 10. Gary Catarina, NJ 11. Frank Messina, NY 12. Johnny Nicodeme, NC 13. Suzanne Soto, PA 14. Alan Sternberg, NJ 15. Elena Currence, VA 16. John Schondek, NJ 17. Elisabeth Simmons, NY 18. Chris Plaisted, CT 19. Ed Lange, NJ 20. Wayne Campbell, PA 21. Ann-Mari Stein, PA 22. Brian Muha, PA 23. Betty Kukkas, PA 24. Terence Stokes, NC
The National Championship takes place over 3 events (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals) at the OPEN 25 Silver Celebration. After the Quarterfinals and Semifinals on Sunday, and the opening day of the Finals with 412 players on Monday, we are down to 60 players remaining, all vying for the title of National Champion!
Play will resume on Tuesday at 12pm with 10,000/20,000 blinds, and play continues until we have a winner!
Here are the remaining 60 players in order of chip stack heading into Tuesday:
Patrick McDole, 525000 Suzanne Soto, 447000 Johnny Nicodeme, 403000 Terrence Stokes , 387000 Elena Currence, 344000 Devan Culbreth, 307000 ??? Catarina, 247000 Jerry Karelus, 247000 Betty Kubilus, 246000 Brian Muha, 237000 Max Dieber, 231000 Rollie Belles, 226000 George Krug, 210000 John Stein, 203000 Edward Lange, 190000 Ann-Marie Stein, 172000 Wayne Campbell, 170000 Lucas Miller, 169000 Rock Mrazek, 153000 C.F. Plaisted, 152000 Mary Alice Pleninger, 152000 Ross Kubeny, 150000 Jim McKnight, 149000 Thomas McGee, 144000 ??? Rosner, 115000 Thomas Monaco, 111000 Sal Carlese, 106000 Frank Messina, 105000 Evan Thurbee, 104000 Robert Smith, 100000 Kevin Bobish, 99000 Linda Carrier, 98000 John Witzgall, 97000 Eric Morris, 96000 Bryan Boyd, 87000 Justin Miller, 84000 Sandra York, 82000 Alan Sternberg, 79000 J. Connolly, 76000 Jeff Hunt, 76000 T. Waters, 76000 M. Cantu, 71000 Mark Lovern, 68000 Sharon Trammel, 62000 Tim Kearney, 60000 Delonio Sykes, 58000 Chris Pawenski, 55000 ??? Hendrix, 52000 Terry Hillestad, 50000 Jim Kriksciun, 48000 John Schondek, 46000 Justin Cheriot, 42000 Bryndon Cheng, 34000 MaryJane Schondek, 31000 Faye Houston, 30000 Alex Merrell, 28000 Donna Owens, 28000 ??? Lindsay, 19000 Elisa Simmons, 18000 Scott Hambleton, 8000