A Non-Main Event Winner will be Crowned National Champion
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
In the first two years of the World Series of Poker National Championship, a Main Event winner from the WSOP Circuit was crowned champion. In the first year it was Harrah's Tunica Main Event champ Sam Barnhart, and last year it was Caesars Atlantic City Main Event champ Ryan Eriquezzo.
With the elimination of Tim Bowman, who won the Harrah's Cherokee Main Event last month, that means a non-Main Event winner will take down the National Championship. Whether it's an at-large qualifier or a WSOP POY $10,000 buy-in remains to be seen as two of each still remain.