$625 Main Event | 2024 RPT Montana State Poker Championship

04-14-2024 14:00 UTC-6

McFarlane Outpips Sams

Liam Gannon

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Isaac Sams moves all in from under the gun for 280,000 and action folds around to the big blind where Wade McFarlane calls.

Isaac Sams: 7♣7♦ All in
Wade McFarlane: 8♣8♦

The board ran out 9♣6♣9♠2♠5♥ and Sams is unable to find his seven to survive against McFarlane.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wade McFarlane	810,000 626,000	626,000
Isaac Sams	Busted

Tags: Isaac Sams Wade McFarlane

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

04-14-2024 13:15 UTC-6

Lunch Break

Liam Gannon

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The players have gone on a 30-minute lunch break.

Play will resume at 1:45.

04-14-2024 12:55 UTC-6

Brad Magnus Eliminated by Bryce Thompson on The Money Bubble

Liam Gannon

Level 18 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Brad Magnus moved all in for his last 78,000 from late position and Bryce Thompson called in the big blind.

Brad Magnus: K♠Q♦
Bryce Thompson: A♥9♣

The board ran out 2♦4♦6♠5♥2♣ and Magnus was eliminated on the money bubble while Thompson and the rest of the field was guaranteed a minimum of $1,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Thompson	481,000 188,000	188,000
Brad Magnus	Busted

Tags: Brad Magnus Bryce Thompson

Level: 18

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

04-14-2024 12:22 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Howell	1,030,000 592,000	592,000
Merle Bierschenk	980,000 270,000	270,000
Dave Ouellette	940,000 137,000	137,000
Arlie Brandvold	730,000 115,000	115,000
Teran Haman	621,000 621,000	621,000

Lucero Eliminated By Nguyen; Hand For Hand Begins

Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

2022 Montana State Poker Champion Frank Lucero moved all in from the hijack for 190,000 and Lee Nguyen called in the big blind to put him at risk.

Frank Lucero: A♠Q♠ All in
Lee Nguyen: A♦A♥

The board runs out 2♣10♠9♣7♥3♦ and Nguyen's aces hold up to send out Lucero from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lee Nguyen	910,000 413,000	413,000
Frank Lucero	Busted

Tags: Frank Lucero Lee Nguyen

04-14-2024 12:03 UTC-6

Fladland Eliminates Barnum

Liam Gannon

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up in a raised pot on the flop between Miles Barnum in the big blind, Wade McFarlane in first position, Tyler Fladland in the hijack.

On a flop reading 8♠5♠3♥, Barnum bets 40,000. McFarlane folds and Fladland moves all in for 160,000 effective which Barnum calls to put himself at risk.

Miles Barnum: A♠J♠ All in
Tyler Fladland: 5♣5♥

The board runs out A♥K♦ and Barnum's flush draw did not come home and Fladland's set of five was good for the pot.

At the other table, Bob McWilliams was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miles Barnum	Busted
Bob McWilliams	Busted

Tags: Bob McWilliams Miles Barnum Tyler Fladland Wade McFarlane

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

04-14-2024 11:44 UTC-6

Asmuth Outflopped By Bierschenk

Liam Gannon

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Peter Asmuth moved all in from under the gun for 80,000 which saw Merle Bierschenk call in the hijack. In the small blind Miles Barnum went into the tank and after some time he tossed his hand into the muck.

Peter Asmuth: A♠J♦ All in
Merle Bierschenk: K♣5♣

Barnum shook his head, saying he folded ace-queen. The board ran out K♦5♦7♣9♣Q♥ and the king-five flopped best as he raked in the pot and Asmuth was eliminated.

At another table, John Wells was eliminated.