The Midsummer Classic tournament ended with another victory for Curtis Williams, who has previously won the Tournament of Champions. The final table was a 50/50 male/female split and some new faces at the final table. Adam Dunn, Lisa Mathes, Sharon Ott, and Tiffany Dillon Keen were all making their first appearance at the final table, but alas it was two final table veterans, Jeff Bolling and Curtis Williams who went heads up for the tournament trophy.
The Midsummer Classic tournament will be held on Sunday, June 27 at Fanatics in Johnson City. Start time will be noon. Regular session awards will be given out at this tournament and the top 6 positions will be paid. The prize pool will be posted on Friday, June 25. The minimum average for this tournament will be 50 and players will need at least 8 games to qualify. There will be no free-roll qualifiers for this tournament. During the week of June 20-27, players will have the option of applying regular tour game scores to the current session or the next session. Please let your dealer know prior to the start of any regular tour game which session you would like your score applied to. Good luck players!
In observance of Memorial Day, there will be no poker on Monday, May 31. We will resume regular tour games on Wednesday, June 2.
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Kevin Winsch was the winner of the Eggstreme Poker Invitational this past Saturday after a long heads-up battle with Bill Elliott. Gail Arrants came close to being the first 3 time TPT tournament winner and Rich Petit and Gabe Harrison added another final table to their totals. Iron man Wes Gillin made his first final table appearance. Thanks to all who participated and made this a wonderful event.
UPDATE: Pictures added here.
The Eggstreme Poker Invitational will take place on Saturday, April 10th at Fanatics. Start time will be NOON. The minimum qualifying average for the tournament will be 50.
There will be no free roll qualifiers for this tournament. Players will have until Thursday, April 8 to qualify and final standings will be posted Friday, April 9th. Cash prizes will be paid for the final 6 players in the tournament.
Starting the week of March 28 the TPT will begin a weekly newsletter that will be distributed at Fanatics each Monday with TPT news, high hands for the week, and other fun poker information. Look for it next week!
We are also moving our Tuesday night poker to Wednesday nights at Fanatics beginning this Tuesday, March 30th. Same discount will apply. Come and join us !!
Congratulations to Ernie Dunn who won the Tournament of Champions this weekend.
This historic win was especially impressive given that Ernie is only the second player in TPT history to win two tournaments back to back. He is also the first ever player to make the Hall of Fame three times.
The final table finished like this:
- Ernie Dunn (Previous champion, sixth final table, 3x Hall of Fame)
- Brent Dexter (Third final table)
- Matt Wandell (Third final table)
- Chris Healey (Seventh final table, previous TPCS champion)
- Jeff Bolling (Forth final table, previous TPCS runner up)
- Dan Kublawi (Sixth final table, previous TPCS runner up)
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Due to the inclement weather and for the safety of our players, the 2nd Annual Billy Mitchell Tournament of Champions has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6. The tournament will be held at Fanatics and the start time will be noon.
It’s once again time to find out who is the best of the best. The 2nd annual Billy Mitchell Tournament of Champions will be held on Saturday January 30th at Fanatics in Johnson City. Start time will be Noon. To qualify for this tournament, players must either be in the TPT hall of fame, won a previous TPT tournament, or have finished on at least 2 final tables in previous TPT tournaments. This is an invitational tournament and the qualifying players are listed below:
Chris Healey
Ernie Dunn
Dan Kublawi
Major Bordeaux
Rich Petit
Gail Arrants
Jeff Bolling
Ty Henry
Justin Lester
Curtis Williams
Trazel Silvers
Jason Little
Michael Hicks
Brent Dexter
Angie Tipton
Shaun Julian
Gabe Harrison
Mary Kublawi
Skip Dockery
Hank Middleton
Matt Wandel
Todd Tipton
Mike Miskus
Chuck Hupchick
Chad Whitson
Joe Rosenbalm
Charlie Bennett
Steve Roberts
Amy Booher
Kevin Anderson
Rick Minnick
Dan Hurt
Ron Helsabeck
Landon Maupin
Kenny Ingram
Caroline Hurt
Richard Keen
Jim Edwards
Trophies will be awarded to the Champion and runner-up and there will be numerous giveaways at the tournament as well. There will also be regular tour games for all of those who attend. Come out an be a part of this great annual event.
Ernie Dunn outlasted a great field of players to take down the Triple Dog Dare championship on Saturday, Jan. 2 at Bailey’s. In one of the longest tournaments in TPT history, Ernie was victorious after going heads up with Brandon Pierson. Below is the order of finish for the final table:
1. Ernie Dunn
2. Brandon Pierson
3. Mary Kublawi
4. Jason Clary
5. Gail Arrants
6. Albert “Del” DelGaicco
The Triple Dog Dare tournament has been rescheduled for January 2nd, at noon. The tournament will be held at Bailey’s. Players may continue to qualify for this tournament through Wednesday, December 30, however you may also opt to have your games played through Dec. 30 applied to the next session as well. Please be advised there will be no regular tour games on Thursday, Dec. 24 and on Thursday, Dec. 31. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Due to inclement weather, the Triple Dog Dare tournament scheduled for Dec. 19 has been postponed until shortly after the new year. In the meantime. Players who have not qualified yet may still play qualifed games for the current session. Merry Christmas to all!
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the movie “A Christmas Story”, the TPT will be hosting the Triple Dog Dare tournament on Saturday, December 19th at Bailey’s in Johnson City. Start time for the tournament will be noon (12:00pm). The prize pool for the tournament will be over $2,000 and there will be trophies as well for the final table. The qualifying average for this tournament will be 50. Remember, TPT players must have a minimum of 8 regular tour games this session to qualify for this tournament. There will be no free roll qualifiers. The winner of this tournament will also qualify for the 2nd Annual Billy Mitchell Tournament of Champions to be held in February.
Congratulations to the following players who made the final table of the Autumn Riches tournament:
- Michael Hicks
- Andy Bolinger
- Major Bordeaux
- Allen Fenoseff
- Dan Kublawi
- Ernie Dunn
UPDATE: Pictures of the winners have now been posted here.
There have been a number of questions regarding qualifications for the top player tournaments. All players with an average that is at or higher than the posted minimum qualify for the tournament. All prior tournament champions have a lifetime exemption from top player tournaments. Players in the hall of fame do not automatically qualify for the top player tournament, however they do have a lifetime exemtion from the annual Billy Mitchell Tournament of Champions. Please email us if you have any additional questions.




