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Always Fun Always Free
Poker League
Brainerd, Minn.
Upcoming Events
ST PATRICKS DAY Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Freddy’s Sports Grill at Grandview Lodge!
March 17 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmLADIES ONLY Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Cuyuna Brewing Co.!
March 25 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmApril Fools Day Takeover!! Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Yesterday’s Gone Bar!
April 1 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmFree Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Dunmire’s on the Lake!
April 7 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmKayse Bosch Benefit Night & Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament @ Yesterday’s Gone Bar and Grill!
April 14 @ 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
Tim Bosch
Jodi Pittman
Matt Nelson
Tim Gorecki +1
Jason Thiesse
Ryan Churchill
Abe Mrosla
Kaitlin Sauer
Jack Quaal
Shawn Robin
Ron Beattie
Scott Larson
Falicia Flynn
Matt Squires
Jim Payne
Josh Beltran
Christy Tobin
Crystal Nuijens
Eric Popp
Tom Caughey
Bev Bosch (Queen of Carnival!)
Sherman Gibbons
Rick Anderson
Tricia Meyer
Gerrin Dehn
John Cluever
Jennifer Richter
Tim Bosch
Jodi Pittman
Matt Nelson
Tim Gorecki +1
Jason Thiesse
Ryan Churchill
Abe Mrosla
Kaitlin Sauer
Jack Quaal
Shawn Robin
Ron Beattie
Scott Larson
Falicia Flynn
Matt Squires
Jim Payne
Josh Beltran
Christy Tobin
Crystal Nuijens
Eric Popp
Tom Caughey
Bev Bosch (Queen of Carnival!)
Sherman Gibbons
Rick Anderson
Tricia Meyer
Gerrin Dehn
First Out @ TOC:
Matt Pederson
“Charmed” Guests:
Legacy (Tattoo):
Tadina Ikola (D)
Holly Rose (D)
Legend:
D – Dealer
LJDX – Lakes Jam Day X
Updated February 17th, 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.
Wow!! We had a LOT of players for last nights First Ever “Survivor” Free Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Yesterday's Gone Bar and Grill!! Eleven tables and ONE HUNDRED ENTRANTS! In the end we had three qualifiers! Here they are:
🥇: Gerrin Dehn
🥈: Tricia Meyer
🥉: (and one of our newest players) Rick Anderson!
It was definitely a new style! (And we appreciate everyone coming out to try it!) We will see everyone next week for our ST PATRICKS DAY!! Free Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament at Freddy’s Sports Grill at Grandview Lodge
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Congratulations to all the winners
Thank you everyone for trying our Survivor variant!
It’ll be a while before we do it again but we appreciate that everyone came out!! 🙌 ... See MoreSee Less
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Here is our newest addition to the Brainerd Lakes Area Poker League!
📣 High Hand Jackpots Board! 📣
Designed by Jodi Pittman and created by The Bosch’s, there are prizes for Royal Flush, Straight Flush, ANY QUAD and Ace-Nine! All on one board!
First introduced at our 7th Annual Tournament of Champions! There was SIX quads hit and prizes doled out!! Not wanting to leave the board lacking, our sponsor Ole's Shuttle Service donated six NEW prizes to it!
Last night at our “It’s Mardi Gras Ya’ll!” Free Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Dunmire's on the Lake! We hit Quad 7’s! Thank got that spot got refilled!
When you join us, take a peek at the board and see what’s available for the night!!
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🥳 thanks having prizes like this! Just adds to the fun of Brainerd Lakes Area Poker League Bring friends! It’s a good time with good people.
Thank you to Ole’s for your contribution and to all the businesses that support BLA poker
A FANTASTIC NIGHT of Mardi Gras Poker at our “It’s Mardi Gras Ya’ll!” Free Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Dunmire's on the Lake!
Beads for everyone!! (First ones free! After that you gotta “Show me somethin’ sista!”) 😮
We have crowned our King and Queen of Carnival 2025! Jonathan Flynn and Bev Bosch! Congratulations Royalty!
Here are your winners:
🥇 Jonathan Flynn 👑
🥈 Sherman Gibbons
🥉 Bev Bosch 👑
Fourth: Tom Caughey
Fifth: Eric Popp
Thank you everyone for joining us!! Hope everyone has a wonderful Mardi Gras!! See everyone next week for our first Our First Ever “Survivor” Free Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Yesterday's Gone Bar and Grill! ... See MoreSee Less
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Way to go all!
Congrats all - nice job!!
Congratulations everyone and a big thank you to all the volunteers that make it happen