RESULTS

Husband & Wife Headed To The Heartland
August 7, 2007

A few weeks after Scott Engle captured the Season IV points championship (Chase for the Championship), his wife, Sharon Engle, won 5 heads-up matches to capture the Grand Championship IV. Both designations earn the Engles a seat at an upcoming Heartland Poker Tour event.

Trocadero's in downtown Minneapolis served as the setting for the first 5th Street Poker Parties Grand Championship with a heads-up format. Leading up to the event, participant James Curtis was leary about the new format. "In discussions with other members, we were unsure if we would like the heads-up format. Now that we're here, this is a really cool event!", said Curtis.

Eleven series champions and the remaining top 53 in Chase for the Championship points were sent invitations to this event. Engle battled through the distinguished field to meet Kate Zissos in the final match. Engle's pocket 9's held up on the final hand to capture the Grand Championship. With the win, Engle earns an additional 2 Hall of Fame Tokens to send her past the 5 token requirement for induction into the 5th Street Poker Parties Hall of Fame.

Click here for final results and photos from the event

DETAILS

The Grand Championship Series is a culmination of six months of tournament play in which the series champions and top point earners in the Chase for the Championship compete in 63 heads-up matches within the NCAA-style Grand Championship Series bracket for a seat in an upcoming Heartland Poker Tour event.

Points were accumulated from January 1st to June 30th to detemine the qualifiers for the Grand Championship IV in August (Summer 2007). On July 1st, the overall point standings are reset to zero and a new points chase will begin through December 31st for the 5th Street Poker Parties Grand Championship V in February 2008.

Participants will be seeded into the 64-person bracket based on their final standing in the Chase for the Championship IV. The #1 seed will play the #64 seed, the #2 seed will play the #63 seed, the #3 seed will play the #62 seed, and so on. Each match will end when one person has all the chips. The winner will advance to the next match in the bracket, the loser is eliminated.

RSVP & CHECK-IN

Heads-Up Grand Championship.
All qualifiers must RSVP via email, or standard mail by July 29th. Invitations will be sent via email and standard mail during the second week of July.

Check-in opens at 11am on August 5th. All qualifying participants are required to formerly check-in/register in-person 30 min. prior to "shuffle up and deal" (by 11:30am) to receive their table and seating assignment.

Hall of Fame Game. Registration opens at a time to de determined. ONLY Hall of Fame members are eligible to participate. No points are awarded for this event.

Double Reward Points. All participants and spectators are eligible to receive DOUBLE REWARD POINTS at all Grand Championship events. Members must turn in a paid receipt to the tournament director before the staff departs the facility.

QUALIFIERS & PARTICIPANTS

64 players will be allowed to participate. The participant pool consists of Series Champions (11), the Top 50 in the Chase for the Championship, and wild card qualifiers (12). Some members qualified as both Series Champions and being ranked in the Chase for the Championship Top 50.

Of the qualifying members listed below, the names in BOLD are confirmed/RSVP'd participants; the names that are SCRATCHED OUT will not be participating and an additional member has been invited in their place.

Series champions are listed to the left. Chase for the Championship qualifiers (highlighted) and wild card qualifiers (not highlighted) are listed to the right.

SERIES CHAMPIONS Member DAN KELLY (1659) Carbone's ADAM BRAZIL (1804) Grand Rios DAVID RIVERS (1205) Grand Rios BRANDON ENRIQUEZ (568) Full Tilt SCOTT ENGLE (1253) Grizzly's CHARLIE BARNES (976) Grand Championship III JEFF HEMMESCH (4088) Grand Rios KRIS DEMARAIS (1133) Carbone's JEREMIAH JOHNSON (1) Full Tilt LARRY BEREUTER (653) Grand Rios CINDEE VANDERHULST (2258) Grizzly's

CHASE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS Rnk Member 1 SCOTT ENGLE (1253) - LAKEVILLE, MN 2 SHARON ENGLE (1252) - LAKEVILLE, MN 3 ROBERT FLEMING (355) - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 4 JEREMY VARDAMAN (10057) - ROSEMOUNT, MN 5 WADE TOMLINSON (10061) - ROSEMOUNT, MN 6 JENNIE ALBERT (113) - BROOKLYN PARK, MN 7 TOBY NELSON (812) - NEW HOPE, MN 8 JACOB YOUNG (1757) - ROSEMOUNT, MN 9 TONY LASHUAY (1892) - SHOREVIEW, MN 10 BRADLEY GANZER (644) - MAPLE GROVE, MN 11 DAN KLINGER (1831) - MAPLE GROVE, MN 12 CHARLIE BARNES (976) - ROGERS, MN 13 KATE SHAW (1755) - LAKEVILLE, MN 14 RICH EDIN (322) - BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 15 DUANE RICHARDSON (10008) - ANOKA, MN 16 LYNDA BARRY (106) - SAINT PAUL, MN 17 ANTHONY THOMPSON (2282) - COL. HGTS, MN 18 TROY RANDLE (1264) - APPLE VALLEY, MN 19 KRIS DEMARAIS (1133) - APPLE VALLEY, MN 20 KEVIN NOBIS (2522) - APPLE VALLEY, MN 21 BRANDON ENRIQUEZ (568) - MONTICELLO, MN 22 KENT TROYER (2106) - APPLE VALLEY, MN 23 DENISE SIMPSON (10090) - APPLE VALLEY, MN 24 JUSTIN MCCLOUD (2099) - ROSEMOUNT, MN 25 DAVID RIVERS (1205) - OTSEGO, MN 26 JEFF HEMMESCH (4088) - ROBBINSDALE, MN 27 LARRY BEREUTER (653) - COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN 28 AL CAMERON (917) - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 29 JIM KEEGAN (324) - PLYMOUTH, MN 30 ANDREW BLAKE (2115) - BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 31 CHRISTOPHER KILBURN (1688) - BROOKLYN CT, MN 32 JAMES WARNER (704) - FRIDLEY, MN 33 TOM QUIST (1003) - BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 34 SCOTT LORENZEN (542) - BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 35 ROBERTO ORTEGA (1100) - LAKEVILLE, MN 36 JASON SQUIRE (10128) - FARMINGTON, MN 37 JEREMIAH JOHNSON (1) - EAGAN, MN 38 J.R ... (10096) - MPLS, MN 39 JOESEPH WARNER (728) - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 40 RICK INGRAM (1512426) - SNOQUALMIE, WA 41 JIM BREEGGEMANN (239) - APPLE VALLEY, MN 42 JOHN ROTTMAN (1741) - MAPLE GROVE, MN 43 LARRY WILLIAMS (10169) - BROOKLYN PARK, MN 44 NEIL OLSON (1958) - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 45 CRAIG REITER (10200) - NEW HOPE, MN 46 TONYA NELSON (2077) - NEW HOPE, MN 47 MARK FLEMING (107) - BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 48 CHRIS GROSS (1512422) - BURNSVILLE, MN 49 ADAM BRAZIL (1804) - MAPLE GROVE, MN 50 DOUG THOMPSON (2378) - MAPLE GROVE, MN 51 ANTHONY BLOODSAW (401) - APPLE VALLEY, MN 52 LANCE LEMOND (2529) - LAKEVILLE, MN 53 JOE GREEN (508) - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 54 STEVE RECK (2424) - BURNSVILLE, MN 55 DAN SCHULTZ (1888) - FARMINGTON, MN 56 TANYA LONGLEY (1765) - BROOKLYN PARK, MN 57 JEFF NELSON (2412) - LAKE ELMO, MN 58 MICHAEL WEICKGENANT (936) - BROOKLYN PARK, MN 59 DAN SMOK (1685) - COON RAPIDS, MN 60 MIKE SIMON (969) - APPLE VALLEY, MN 61 JAMES CURTIS (491) - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 62 JUSTIN SNELSON (581) - LAKEVILLE, MN Series Champion, CINDEE VANDERHULST (2258), finished 65th in The Chase. Series Champion, DAN KELLY (1659), finished 86th in The Chase. CONFIRMED ALTERNATES Rnk Member 75 JAYME MILLER (1002) - ROSEMOUNT, MN 77 KATE ZISSOS (1830) - MAPLE GROVE, MN 80 CHAD OLSON (10064) - FARMINGTON, MN 82 JOHN WILBUR (2035) - LAKEVILLE, MN View Complete Standings

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

Q: Is it necessary to register/check-in before each event?

A: All participants (qualifiers and alternates) must register/check-in with the event staff before the event to receive their table and seating assignment.

Q: How many alternates will be allowed into the Grand Championship?

A: Zero. The participant field will consist of only confirmed/RSVP'd players only. If a player is a confirmed "NO", an additional member will be invited in their place. If less than 64 players are confirmed participants, the top seed(s) will receive a first round bye.

Q: Are points awarded for these Grand Championship events?

A: Points are awarded for all Grand Championship events and are credited towards the next Chase for the Championship. No points are awarded for the Hall of Fame Game.

Q: Why are these events scheduled at new/different venues?

A: These venues are sponsors of the Grand Championship and are potential sites for future events. Your support of these venues is appreciated. Double Reward Points will be awarded for all Grand Championship events. Members must turn in a paid receipt to the tournament director before the staff departs the facility.

Q: What is the Heartland Poker Tour event for which the Chase for the Championship winner and Grand Championship Series winner will qualify?

A: Heartland Poker Tour at the Northers Lights Casino & Hotel in Walker, MN on September 12th - 16th. Other arrangements can be made for winners with scheduling conflicts.

Q: I have a different question specific to the Grand Championship Series. How do I get it answered?

A: Send us an email to info@5thStreetPokerParties.com. If this information is of value to all members, we will post the question/answer here.

Q: What is the difference between the Tournament of Champions and the Grand Championship?

A: The Tournament of Champions and the Seasonal Grand Championship are two different events.

A Tournament of Champions is specific to a venue in which participants compete over a 13-event series. After 13 weeks, the top 35 in points (and event champs) during the series qualify for the Tournament of Champions (14th event) where a $200 Grand Prize is awarded to the winner.

The Grand Championship occurs twice per year during the winter and summer in conjunction with the completion of the Chase for the Championship. The Chase for the Championship is an accumulation of player points across all venues from Jan 1 - June 30 and again from July 1 and Dec 31. The Top 50 in "Chase" points and series winners qualify for the Grand Championship. The winner of the Chase for the Championship is awarded a seat into a major tournament.

The Grand Championship series is a collection of 63 heads-up matches within an NCAA Tournament-style bracket. The member who wins all 6 of their heads-up matches during the Grand Championship series is awarded a seat into a major tournament.