FSPC Event 14 (Flight 1A): Thomas's Birthday Present To Herself

2017 Florida State Poker Championships
Event 14 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em ($150,000 GTD)
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Flight 1A Entries: 21

Nancy Thomas (Jupiter, FL) 

Tournament poker has a lot to do with mindset, and for most people, there is no better day (in terms of feeling good) than their birthday.  Nancy Thomas (Jupiter, FL) is celebrating her birthday today, and while this tournament entry was a "birthday present" to herself, she must have felt like the presents came early last week.

Thomas reached the final table of last week's FSPC Event #7, and was one of the nine players to chop the series' second "major."  Thomas was officially the fifth place finisher, earning $17,776 for her efforts.  While not the largest cash of Nancy's career, it was a milestone score for her, as the earnings helped her eclipse $200,000 lifetime.  To this point, 2017 has been life-changing for Thomas in regards to tournament poker, as she's already earned over $133,000 to date.  Nancy is off to a slower start today, having already dropped down to 13,000 (from the 20,000 starting stack), but her most recent score may help with another bullet (if that becomes an option).

Thomas was one of four women to reach that Event #7 final table, continuing the success for the ladies this series.  It has been confirmed that Diane Linke (Delray Beach, FL) will be in attendance this weekend, and it will be interesting to see how the ladies show for both this event, and the FSPC Main Event.