$625 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 RPT Montana State Poker Championship

04-12-2024 20:02 UTC-6

Himmelspach Sends One Home

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chad Himmelspach raised to 2,300 from under the gun which saw 4 players call behind him including Miles Barnum in the cutoff.

The flop rolls out A♦3♥8♦ and action checks around to Himmelspach who bets 3,500 which only a player in the hijack calls.

Himmelspach bets a second time on the J♥ turn, this time to the tune of 5,800. His opponent moves all in for 29,800 and Himmelspach calls.

Opponent: 6♥6♠ All in
Chad Himmelspach: 8♣8♠

The river 7♦ was inconsequential as the WSOP bracelet winner raked in the pot with a set of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Miles Barnum	201,000 65,500	65,500
Chad Himmelspach	99,500

04-12-2024 19:34 UTC-6

Lucero Flushes Out Opponent

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up on a flop in a pot between Frank Lucero in the hijack and another player in the big blind.

With the board reading 2♦7♦K♣ the big blind bet 3,000 and Lucero moved all in for 31,000 effective which sent the big blind into the tank.

"Ok let's gamble," the big blind said before calling.

"If you're gambling you're behind," responded Lucero.

Big blind: 8♦5♦
Frank Lucero: A♦6♦

The turn 4♦ left the big blind drawing dead before the river Q♥ and the 2022 Montana State Poker Champion took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Lucero	192,000 151,000	151,000

Tags: Frank Lucero

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-12-2024 19:22 UTC-6

Return From Dinner Break

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The players have returned from dinner break.

Registration will be open for another 6 levels.

04-12-2024 18:19 UTC-6

Dinner Break

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The players have gone on a one-hour dinner break.

Play will resume at 7:20 local time.

04-12-2024 18:14 UTC-6

Thomas Cracks Aces In Brutal Fashion

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With an all in bet in front of him worth his entire stack of 81,000, Donovan Thomas was in the tank debating. After some more time he called and the cards were tabled.

Donovan Thomas: K♣K♠ All in
Opponent: A♣A♠

Thomas's cowboys had seemingly been shot by a couple of bullets, but the runout of K♦Q♥2♠K♥4♠ gave him four of a kind to double up through his opponent in brutal fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donovan Thomas	171,000

Tags: Donovan Thomas

04-12-2024 18:10 UTC-6

Shipley Triples Up

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action is picked up with Rob Shipley in the small blind all in for his last 13,500 which Walton Morrison in the big blind calls with another player calling in early position.

The flop of 5♣K♠6♥ sees both players check to the 9♦ turn where Morrison bets 11,000 which gets a quick fold from his opponent.

Rob Shipley:A♣K♣ All in
Walton Morrison: 7♦7♥

The river 10♥ keeps the ace-king in the lead for Shipley who triples up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walton Morrison	58,000
Rob Shipley	47,500

Tags: Rob Shipley Walton Morrison

04-12-2024 17:59 UTC-6

Hammerstroyn Rivers A Flush

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three players were in a pot including Nick Hammerstroyn in the big blind.

The board read K♦4♣5♣ and action checks to Hammerstroyn who bets 1,600 which the button calls. The small blind raises to 5,000 which only Hammerstroyn calls.

On the 2♦ turn, the small blind bets 12,000 which Hammerstroyn calls.

The small blind checks the river where Hammerstroyn bets 19,500 and is quickly called.

Hammerstroyn turns over K♣Q♣ for a flush which bests his opponent's K♥5♥ for kings up and he soars to over 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Hammerstroyn	101,000

Tags: Nick Hammerstroyn

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-12-2024 17:25 UTC-6

He's The Man With The Magdic Touch

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up in a massive pot between John Magdic in the cutoff with the covering stack with another player all in for his last 41,000.

The board that both players got their chips in read 8♦5♥4♥.

Opponent: 4♣4♦ All in
John Magdic: 5♦5♣

The board runs out A♦3♥ and Magdic found himself as the beneficiary of a set over set confrontation.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Magdic	184,000

Tags: John Magdic