Todgeo Meinert got it all in preflop from under the gun for 32,500 against Kristin Dahl in the small blind who had the covering stack.
Todgeo Meinert: 3♣3♥
Kristin Dahl: A♥Q♥
The 3♠ was the window card, but Meinert wasn't out of the woods yet as the rest of the flop revealed the 10♣ and J♥. Dahl still had outs with a gutshot to Broadway as well as a backdoor flush draw.
The turn landed the 10♥, improving Meinert to a full house, treys full of tens. However, Dahl still had one out to a Royal Flush in the king of hearts.
The 4♠ river was a blank and Meinert secured the double up to get back above starting stack.
Joshua Karnik raised to 2,500 in the hijack, Jon Wurden flatted in the cutoff, and John Reading who won a bracelet in Event #6: $1,000 Hyper No-Limit Hold'em at the 2015 WSOP, three-bet jammed for 11,500 to put himself at risk. Both of his opponents made the call.
The flop came J♦8♥7♥ and Karnik began with a check. Wurden moved all in for 35,800 and Karnik quickly called, having Wurden covered by just 300 chips.
John Reading: 10♣9♣
Jon Wurden: A♥J♣
Joshua Karnik: K♥10♥
The turn landed the A♦ giving Wurden two pair aces and jacks. Reading flopped the nut straight and was in great position to triple up but Karnik still had a plethora of outs with both straight and flush draws.
The 3♠ rolled off on the river and Reading was awarded the main pot. Wurden's two pair was good to take the side pot, and Karnik was left on fumes.
After being down to just 800 chips, Jory Barker has spun it back up to 20,000 after a wild orbit of poker.
First he was forced all in from the big blind and managed to double up to 1,900. Shortly after that, he went all in blind and received four callers. One of his opponents had flopped a king-high flush, but to Barker's surprise, he rivered the nut flush having the ace of clubs in his hand when the fourth club fell on the river.
If that wasn't enough excitement, Barker then found himself all in with ace-queen against ace-five to double up once more to hit the 20,000 mark. His run of cards in the past half-hour or so is a perfect example of the term "chip and a chair".
Action went three-ways to a flop of 8♥3♣K♠ in a hand between Victoria Zell in middle position, Tyler Caspers in the hijack, and Phillip Nesburg in the cutoff.
With about 6,000 in the middle, it checked over to Nesburg who bet 3,000. Zell then announced a raise to 6,500, prompting Caspers to get out of the way and Nesburg to call.
On the 2♠ turn, Zell moved all in for 33,200 to put herself at risk. Nesburg took some time to thrink through his decision before ultimately arriving at a fold.
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Flight B of the Roughrider Poker Tour Jackpot Junction gets underway at 2:00 p.m. local time here in Morton, Minnesota at Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel. The tournament features a $640 buy-in with an estimated $200,000 prize pool, with the first of two starting flights having been completed yesterday.
Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for the Championship Day on Sunday, August 3, where action will play down to completion. The winner of the event will receive the lion's share of the prize pool as well as a custom RPT bracelet, and a $600 Tri-State Poker Championship Main Event seat.
This is the Minnesota poker debut for the RPT, which is known as the premier poker tour across the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. The first flight of the inaugural event attracted 206 entrants, 31 of which will be returning for Day 2. Given the huge success of Flight A, it is anticipated that there will be another big turnout for Flight B here today.
Kurt Fetzer bagged the chip lead in Flight A with 1,425,000 and was one of two players to reach the million chip mark after almost 16 levels of play. Fetzer has made two final tables in RPT events this year and will look to leverage his big stack on Day 2 to make another deep run.
Right on his heels is Michael Wilklow, who amassed an impressive 1,041,000. Perhaps the most decorated player to make an appearance in Flight A yesterday, he won a WSOP bracelet back in June by taking down Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
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
Michael Wilklow
Players will begin each starting flight with 60,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 40 minutes, with late registration and re-entries permitted through level 12 at around midnight. A 15-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.
Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 15% of the field (rounded up) remains and those who bag will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the two flights on Sunday, August 3, where the event will play down until a champion is crowned.
Players who qualify for the finals on Sunday with two stacks will receive a $2,000 double bag bonus. Only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to the Championship Day.
Remaining Schedule
Day
Date
Time
Second Super Satellite
August 2
11:00 a.m.
Flight B
August 2
2:00 p.m.
Championship Day
August 3
11:00 a.m.
Second Chance Tournament
August 3
12:00 p.m.
The Second Chance Tournament will feature a $250 buy-in and will be open to anyone.
Be sure to follow PokerNews all weekend long for coverage and updates of the RPT Jackpot Junction.
