Rules
Always Fun Always Free
Poker League
Brainerd, Minn.
Upcoming Events
Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Dunmire’s on the Lake!
May 5 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Lions Club Pillager
May 12 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Yesterday’s Gone Bar and Grill!
May 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Dunmire’s on the Lake
June 2 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Yesterday’s Gone Bar and Grill
June 9 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm







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!
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
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
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.
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!
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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 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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♣️♦️♠️♥️Hi Poker Players!!! ❤️♠️♦️♣️
The website has been updated with all qualifying players!
As the Poker Director and his beautiful wife will be on hiatus for the month of May, the website will not be updated until we return. BUT there will be games throughout May!! Please check the website or the Facebook for the events!!
Good luck to everyone and we will see you soon!
~S&J
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Rules Always Fun Always Free Poker League Brainerd, Minn. FollowFollow Upcoming Events Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Freddy’s Sports GrillApril 21 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmFree Texas Hold’...4 CommentsComment on Facebook
Hav a good time
So happy you guys get to go on great adventures.
Have a great trip!!
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
Baxter's Bar and Grill at The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks to all those businesses that contributed
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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