$640 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2025 RPT Jackpot Junction
$640 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 RPT Jackpot Junction
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$640
Prize Pool
$255,960
Total Entries
474
Level
32
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
206
Players Left
31
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Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action has wrapped up in Flight A of the RPT Minnesota poker debut here at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel after almost 16 levels of play. Of the 206 runners who started the day, only 31 players will return for the Championship Day on Sunday, all of whom are already in the money.
Kurt Fetzer emerged as the runaway chip leader, accumulating an impressive 1,425,000. He climbed steadily throughout the day and propelled himself atop the leaderboard during the last couple levels of the night. Fetzer was one of two players to surpass the million chip mark and will enter the Championship Day on Sunday with over 100 big blinds.
The other player to bag seven figures is Michael Wilklow, finishing Flight A second in chips with 1,041,000. Wilklow won his first WSOP bracelet two months ago by taking down Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions at the 2025 World Series of Poker. He navigated a field of 19,654 players and walked away with a cool $1,000,000 for his victory. Wilklow will look to leverage his experience and big stack on Day 2 to set himself up for another deep run.
Rounding out the top three is Joseph Osterbauer (899,000) who eliminated Cary Long on the last hand of the night to burst the bubble.
Flight A Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Fetzer | United States | 1,425,000 | 143 |
| 2 | Michael Wilklow | United States | 1,041,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Joseph Osterbauer | United States | 899,000 | 90 |
| 4 | Dave Ledeman | United States | 798,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Miguel Martinez (MN) | United States | 735,000 | 74 |
| 6 | Rodney Colson | United States | 587,000 | 59 |
| 7 | Thomas Zabka | United States | 545,000 | 55 |
| 8 | Lucas Christoffer | United States | 513,000 | 51 |
| 9 | Preston Willier | United States | 503,000 | 50 |
| 10 | Matthew Alexander | United States | 490,000 | 49 |
Flight B will begin August 3 at 2:00 p.m. local time, with blinds starting at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Play will conclude once 15% of the field (rounded up) remains and those who bag will be in the money.
A 20-minute break will occur at the end of every three levels and a 75-minute dinner break will take place at the conclusion of level 6 at approximately 6:15 p.m. The Championship Day will commence on Sunday, August 3 at 11:00 a.m. local time.
Be sure to follow PokerNews all weekend long for coverage and updates of the RPT Jackpot Junction.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,425,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
||
|
1,041,000
981,000
|
981,000 |
|
||
|
899,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
798,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
|
735,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
587,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
545,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
513,000
377,400
|
377,400 |
|
503,000
503,000
|
503,000 |
|
490,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
456,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
354,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
321,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
284,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
|
277,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
276,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
275,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
270,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
269,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
263,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
253,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
251,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
|
|
248,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
243,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
184,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining 31 players are bagging up for the night and have all made the money.
They will return for Day 2 on Sunday, August 3 at 11:00 a.m. local time where the event will play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a recap of the day's action for Flight A.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Cary Long was short-stacked and got it all in preflop against Joseph Osterbauer in a classic coinflip situation.
Cary Long: A♠Q♠ 
Joseph Osterbauer: 8♦8♠
The flop came 10♥7♣4♠ with Osterbauer's pair of eights still out in the lead.
Long picked up the nut flush draw on the 6♠ turn but was unable to get there as the K♥ landed on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 32 players remaining and 31 making it through to Day 2, the floor has announced that hand-for-hand play will begin.
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Keith Doering was short-stacked and all in preflop against Anthony Lazar who had the covering stack.
Keith Doering: A♥7♥
Anthony Lazar: Q♣Q♠
There were no aces to be found on the J♠K♠3♦8♣4♣ runout and Doering was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With about 60,000 already in the middle, Victor Peppe and Joseph Osterbauer got it all in on a flop of 10♦5♥3♠ with Peppe the one at risk with 132,000 behind.
Victor Peppe: K♣10♥
Joseph Osterbauer: 10♣3♣
Peppe needed some help and found it on the river when the board ran out 7♥, 5♠ to improve to two pair, tens and fives with a king kicker.
At a nearby table, Nancy Beasley was all in and at risk against Dave Ledeman.
Nancy Beasley: A♠K♦
Dave Ledeman: K♠J♠
The board ran out 3♥5♦Q♠9♦8♦, and Beasley's ace-king remained best to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
670,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
359,000
299,000
|
299,000 |
|
|
325,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kurt Fetzer limped under the gun and Dave Ledeman made it 31,000 to go in middle position. Action folded back around to Fetzer who made the call.
The flop came 9♦J♦9♣ and Fetzer check-called a bet of 55,000 from Ledeman, bringing the Q♠ turn.
Both players checked and the river brought the 6♣ where Fetzer quickly put out a bet of 75,000.
Ledeman thought for a brief moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,160,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
915,000
273,000
|
273,000 |
|
|
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Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
