$625 Main Event | 2024 RPT Montana State Poker Championship

04-14-2024 12:10 UTC-6

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 12:22 UTC-6

Biggest Stacks On The Bubble

Liam Gannon

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

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

Level: 18

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

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

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.

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

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

04-14-2024 14:15 UTC-6

Ouellette Tops The Latest Chip Counts

Liam Gannon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Ouellette	1,320,000 380,000	380,000
Ryan Roeder	1,200,000 916,000	916,000
Merle Bierschenk	1,050,000 70,000	70,000
John Rohrback	950,000 950,000	950,000
Alex Smith	940,000 652,000	652,000
Erick Woehlcraft	910,000
Chad Himmelspach	880,000 447,000	447,000

Chance Howell	750,000 -280,000	-280,000
Teran Haman	680,000 59,000	59,000
Nathan Allen	600,000 196,000	196,000
Michael Baker	550,000 385,000	385,000
Arlie Brandvold	515,000 -215,000	-215,000
Weston Wells	475,000 187,000	187,000
Lee Nguyen	450,000 -460,000	-460,000
Jacob Brouse	400,000 -336,000	-336,000
David Mize	265,000 -353,000	-353,000
Jimmy Hadley	250,000 -398,000	-398,000
Jeremy Johnson	Busted