Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
There is a slight delay as players return from break, as preparations are made for a streamed feature table.
2022 Free Poker Network National Championship
$160 Tag Team Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Andy Holt got his 18,000 chips in preflop on the button against a player in middle position.
Middle Position: 
Andy Holt: 
The 
put Holt further behind, but the 
turn gave some hope with a flush draw. The 
hit the river to indeed complete the flush and keep his team in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
A middle position player opened to 4,700 and Nick Marts defended the big blind.
The flop came 
and after Marts checked, the middle position player bet 6,000. After a misunderstanding where the tournament director was called over for a ruling, Marts was forced to raise to 12,000. His opponent called.
On the 
turn, Marts jammed and his opponent called off his 12,000 or so remaining chips.
Middle Position: 
Nick Marts: 
Marts was behind the ladies, but the 
spiked the river to give Marts trips, as his opponent slammed a fist into the table at the sight of the unfortunate news.
"That is sick," one player at the table noted.
"Sometimes you gotta be optimistic," Marts said.
It's been said that Marts has been having an eventful few days. Meanwhile, Marts and his tag team partner Andrea Marts, who have been together for twenty years, continue their pursuit to qualify for more chips in tomorrow's finale.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player jammed in her stack of about 10,000 in middle position and Tyler Peterson called on the button.
Middle Position: 
Tyler Peterson: 
The players were flipping and the board ran out 
to keep Peterson's nines in front and send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
On a 
flop with about 14,000 in the pot, the middle position player bet 6,000, the cutoff raised to 12,000, and Jim Balleweg jammed for 25,100. The middle position player called, and the cutoff called off their remaining 6,000 or so chips as hands were revealed.
Cutoff: 
Middle Position: 
Jim Balleweg: 
Balleweg flopped middle pair and a flush draw and was calling for a club. The didn't help him, but the 
spiked the river to complete the flush.
"Yes!" Balleweg excitedly said, as the river kept his team alive and gave them the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,000
58,500
|
58,500 |