2024 RPT Montana State Poker Championship

$625 Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

2024 RPT Montana State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦j♦
Prize
$40,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$625
Prize Pool
$182,700
Entries
348
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
57
Players Left
1
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Weston Wells Eliminated in 2nd Place ($25,000)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 28 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 200,000 ante
Weston Wells
Weston Wells

Chad Himmelspach raised to 900,000 on the button and Weston Wells moved all in for his last 7,000,000 and Himmelspach called.

Weston Wells: A♣5♣
Chad Himmelspach: A♦J♦

The board ran out 8♣9♠10♥8♥Q♠ and the two good friends shook hands as Himmelspach took down the pot and the tournament for his second RPT title.

Stay tuned for a full recap shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Himmelspach us
Chad Himmelspach 		20,880,000
10,480,000
 10,480,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Weston Wells us
Weston Wells 		Busted

Tags: Chad HimmelspachWeston Wells

John Schroer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($18,100)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 28 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 200,000 ante
John Schroer
John Schroer

John Schroer moved all in for 4,700,000 on the button and Chad Himmelspach called in the big blind.

John Schroer: 7♦7♣
Chad Himmelspach: K♠K♦

The board ran out A♣A♦6♠5♦6♣ and the kings held up for Himmelspach who had Schroer slightly covered and he took down the pot while Schroer finished the tournament in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Himmelspach us
Chad Himmelspach 		10,400,000
4,700,000
 4,700,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Schroer us
John Schroer 		Busted

Tags: Chad HimmelspachJohn Schroer

Michael Baker Eliminated in 4th Place ($13,340)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 27 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 150,000 ante
Michael Baker
Michael Baker

Weston Wells raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and in the small blind, Michael Baker moved all in for 4,900,000 which Wells called to put him at risk.

Michael Baker: K♣Q♠
Weston Wells: J♠J♣

The board ran out K♠J♥10♣2♣K♦ and the king in the door gave Baker excitement, but the runout with the jack on the flop left Wells with the pot holding jacks full to take the pot, while Baker exited in 4th place for a career best score.

Player Chips Progress
Weston Wells us
Weston Wells 		11,500,000
5,550,000
 5,550,000
Michael Baker (MT) us
Michael Baker (MT) 		Busted

Tags: Michael BakerWeston Wells

Kevin Chartier Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,500)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 26 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Patrick Chartier
Patrick Chartier

Kevin Chartier moved all in from the button for 1,125,000 and John Schroer call in the small blind.

Kevin Chartier: 5♦5♥ All in
John Schroer: A♣10♣

The board ran out 10♠K♠4♣Q♠2♣ and Schroer connected with the ten on the flop to make the best hand and eliminate Chartier from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
John Schroer us
John Schroer 		8,100,000
4,900,000
 4,900,000
Kevin Chartier us
Kevin Chartier 		Busted

Tags: John SchroerPatrick Chartier

Ryan Roeder Eliminated in 6th Place ($7,700)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 26 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Ryan Roeder
Ryan Roeder

Weston Wells moved all in from early position for 1,850,000 and Ryan Roeder moved all in from the hijack for 2,500,000, which saw Michael Baker call on the button to put both players at risk.

Weston Wells: K♣10♥ All in
Ryan Roeder: A♥10♣ All in
Michael Baker: 9♦9♠

The board ran out K♥J♥2♣8♦5♠ and Baker's nines held up for the side to eliminate Roeder from the tournament while Wells shot up the leaderboard with a triple.

Player Chips Progress
Weston Wells us
Weston Wells 		5,950,000
4,300,000
 4,300,000
Michael Baker us
Michael Baker 		4,500,000
-900,000
 -900,000
Ryan Roeder us
Ryan Roeder 		Busted

Tags: Michael BakerRyan RoederWeston Wells

Rick Lehman Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,035)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 25 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Rick Lehman
Rick Lehman

Rick Lehman moved all in for 1,050,000 in the cutoff and in the small blind Michael Baker called to put him at risk.

Rick Lehman: K♠J♥
Michael Baker: K♥Q♦

The board ran out 8♥8♣7♥4♥6♠ and the king-queen high held up for Baker to add to his chip lead while Lehman secured a significant amount of RPT leaderboard points for his finish.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Baker us
Michael Baker 		5,400,000
1,650,000
 1,650,000
Rick Lehman us
Rick Lehman 		Busted

Tags: Rick LehmanMichael Baker

Chance Howell Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,750)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Chance Howell
Chance Howell

Chance Howell moved all in for 1,000,000 from early position and is called by John Schroer in the cutoff.

Chance Howell: A♥6♥
John Schroer: A♦K♦

The board ran out 10♣7♥8♠Q♥K♣ and Schroer faded the myriad of outs on the turn to take down the pot and Howell was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
John Schroer us
John Schroer 		3,200,000
1,150,000
 1,150,000
Chance Howell us
Chance Howell 		Busted

Tags: Chance HowellJohn Schroer

Arlie Brandvold Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,500)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Arlie Brandvold
Arlie Brandvold

Michael Baker called in first position which saw action fold around to Arlie Brandvold in late position who raised to 250,000. Action folded back around to Baker who sighed, looked back at his hand before moving all in for 1,400,000 effective. Brandvold rolled his eyes and called.

Arlie Brandvold: Q♦Q♥ All in
Michael Baker: A♦A♥

The board ran out K♦J♠K♠A♣4♣ and Brandvold was unable to improve against Baker's aces and the former RPT player of the year was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Baker us
Michael Baker 		3,750,000
2,050,000
 2,050,000
Arlie Brandvold us
Arlie Brandvold 		Busted

Tags: Arlie BrandvoldMichael Baker

Donovan Thomas Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,920)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 23 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Donovan Thomas
Donovan Thomas

Donovan Thomas moved all in for 400,000 from the cutoff and in the big blind, Chad Himmelspach called.

Donovan Thomas: 10♦9♦ All in
Chad Himmelspach: Q♥J♠

The board ran out 7♥K♠Q♦6♣3♥ and Himmelspach's hand held up as the superior hand to eliminate Thomas and bring the tournament to one table.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Himmelspach us
Chad Himmelspach 		3,700,000
50,000
 50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Donovan Thomas us
Donovan Thomas 		Busted

Tags: Chad HimmelspachDonovan Thomas

Kevin Morris Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,920)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 23 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Kevin Morris
Kevin Morris

Weston Wells moved all in from the button for 1,100,000 effective and in the big blind, Kevin Morris called to put himself at risk.

Kevin Morris: 10♣10♥
Weston Wells: A♦10♦

The board ran out A♠10♠Q♦A♥4♦ and the set on the flop was turned dead by Wells' full house and Morris stormed away from the table before coming back to shake Wells' hand before exiting the room.

Player Chips Progress
Weston Wells us
Weston Wells 		2,850,000
1,100,000
 1,100,000
Kevin Morris us
Kevin Morris 		Busted

Tags: Kevin MorrisWeston Wells

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