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Brainerd, Minn.

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Want to learn to play
Texas Hold’em?

Want to play with fun people?
Want to learn and play for FREE?
Come hang out with us every month and hone those skills!
Our volunteer Dealers will help you along the way!
Current 2025 "Tournament of Champions" Qualifiers:
Jonathan Flynn +1 (King of Carnival!)
John Cluever
Jennifer Richter +1
Tim Bosch (D)
Jodi Pittman (D)
Matt Nelson
Tim Gorecki +1
Jason Thiesse +1
Ryan Churchill
Abe Mrosla
Kaitlin Sauer
Jack Quaal
Shawn Robin
Ron Beattie +1
Scott Larson
Falicia Flynn
Matt Squires +1
Jim Payne
Josh Beltran +1
Christy Tobin (D)
Crystal Nuijens (D)
Eric Popp
Tom Caughey
Bev Bosch (Queen of Carnival!)
Sherman Gibbons
Rick Anderson +2
Tricia Meyer +1
Gerrin Dehn
Chuck Anderson (D)
Lori “Doc” Olson (D)
Bobbi Thiesse (D)
Chad Scheer
Kelly “Weiner” Ikola
Brittany Fox +1
Scott Gutierrez (D) +1
Javin Burkhalter
Shawn Pittman (D)
Mark Vilander
Tadina Ikola (D)
Craig Wenstrand
Al Wikstrom
Kevin Kleinschmidt (D)
Harvey Allen
Crystal Nuijens (D)
Roger Oberg
Jared Klablo
Matt Jendro
Joanne (Bad Juju) Payne
Randy Pederson
Ryan Nelson

First Out @ TOC:
Matt Pederson

“Charmed” Guests:

Legacy (Tattoo):
Tadina Ikola (D)
Holly Rose (D)

Legend:
D – Dealer
LJDX – Lakes Jam Day X
Updated April 22nd, 2025

7th Annual "Tournament of Champions" Winners:

First Place: Ken Linn

Second Place: Sara Gibbons

Third Place: Mark Secora

Fourth Place: Butch Rhoades

Fifth Place: Holly Rose

Sixth Place: Shawn Robin

Seventh Place: Michele Meyers

Bubble to Final Table: Jodi Pittman

Previous "Tournament of Champions" First Place Winners:

Year One: Linnea Ann

Year Two: Don Williams

Year Three: Cole Cameron

Year Four: Ryan Nelson

Year Five: Brent Prueser

Year Six: Kevin Kleinschmidt

Year Seven: Ken Linn

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Last night was amazing at Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at Freddy’s Sports Grill at Grandview Lodge! Over 100 entrants battled for the prizes!!(Lori Olson did a great job stepping up as poker director!) Here are your winners: 🥇 : Ryan Nelson 🥈 : Randy Pederson 🥉 : Rick Anderson Fourth: Joanne (Bad Juju) PayneImage attachmentImage attachment+4Image attachment

Last night was amazing at Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at Freddy’s Sports Grill at Grandview Lodge! Over 100 entrants battled for the prizes!!(Lori Olson did a great job stepping up as poker director!)

Here are your winners:
🥇 : Ryan Nelson
🥈 : Randy Pederson
🥉 : Rick Anderson
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Congratulations all!

Last night at our Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at Freddy’s Sports Grill at Grandview Lodge our High Hand Jackpot ROYAL FLUSH was hit!! Kevin Kleinschmidt made the Royal on the River! Kevin got to choose two of three envelopes that held prizes! The Royal Flush prize was donated by our own Bobbi Thiesse from Thiesse Consulting! Thank you Bobbi! Congrats Kevin!! 🙌

Last night at our Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at Freddy’s Sports Grill at Grandview Lodge our High Hand Jackpot ROYAL FLUSH was hit!! Kevin Kleinschmidt made the Royal on the River!

Kevin got to choose two of three envelopes that held prizes! The Royal Flush prize was donated by our own Bobbi Thiesse from Thiesse Consulting! Thank you Bobbi!

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Thanks Bobbi Thiesse! I wish I had time to stop home prior to the game. I could have worn clean clothes for this picture! Lol

Nice Kev

At our Kayse Bosch Benefit Night & Free Texas Holdem Poker Tournament at Yesterdays Gone Bar and Grill! we had a “rebuy raffle” which the winner won a STACK of Pull tabs! Gary and Tricia Ann Mayer won that stack! After playbacks, they split the winnings and donated half back to Kayse’s cause! Congratulations Gary and Tricia and thank you for donating! 🙏❤️🙌

At our Kayse Bosch Benefit Night & Free Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Yesterday's Gone Bar and Grill! we had a “rebuy raffle” which the winner won a STACK of Pull tabs! Gary and Tricia Ann Mayer won that stack! After playbacks, they split the winnings and donated half back to Kayse’s cause!

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Wow!! A LOT of High Hand Jackpots have been hit recently! We thought it best to reset the board with some great local businesses!! Welcome to the High Hand Jackpot Board: Ippin Ramen Baxter The Burn Papa Murphys Pizza Little Caesars And Baxters Bar and Grill at The Lodge at Brainerd LakesImage attachment

Wow!! A LOT of High Hand Jackpots have been hit recently! We thought it best to reset the board with some great local businesses!!

Welcome to the High Hand Jackpot Board:
Ippin Ramen Baxter
The Burn
Papa Murphy's Pizza
Little Caesars
And
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Thanks to all those businesses that contributed

Kayse Bosch Benefit Night & Free Texas Holdem Poker Tournament at Yesterdays Gone Bar and Grill! Was a MASSIVE EVENT!! We had a RECORD BREAKING 123 players at Yesterdays Gone!! And also a RECORD BREAKING 15 tables running with a waitlist!! We also had 107 REBUYS! We were SO CLOSE to breaking One Million chips in play at 930000! Here are your winners: 🥇 Matt Jendro 🥈 Jared Klabo 🥉 Jason Thiesse 4th Matt Squires 5th Rick Anderson 6th Roger Oberg 7th Ron Beattie Bubble Girl: Brittany Fox It was such a great event with so many sponsors and helpers!! Kayse Bosch we’re all rooting for you!! ❤️ See everyone next week Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at Freddy’s Sports Grill at Grandview Lodge!!Image attachmentImage attachment+7Image attachment

Kayse Bosch Benefit Night & Free Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Yesterday's Gone Bar and Grill! Was a MASSIVE EVENT!! We had a RECORD BREAKING 123 players at Yesterday's Gone!! And also a RECORD BREAKING 15 tables running with a waitlist!! We also had 107 REBUYS!

We were SO CLOSE to breaking One Million chips in play at 930000!

Here are your winners:
🥇 Matt Jendro
🥈 Jared Klabo
🥉 Jason Thiesse
4th Matt Squires
5th Rick Anderson
6th Roger Oberg
7th Ron Beattie
Bubble Girl: Brittany Fox

It was such a great event with so many sponsors and helpers!!

Kayse Bosch we’re all rooting for you!! ❤️

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Congratulations to all the winners

Congrats all - one heck of a tourney for sure!!

Congratulations all!

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The Creators

Shawn & Jodi Pittman

One Badass.

One Femme Fatale.

We’ll let you decide who’s who.

Don Williams

We can’t decide if he’s a better dealer or player.

Either way he’s a force to be reckoned with.