Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 0
2025 RPT Montana State Poker Championship
$635 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 RPT Montana State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$635
Entries
283
Level
27
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
166
Players Left
23
Players Left 1 / 283
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Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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163,500 | |
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148,200
18,200
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18,200 |
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146,400 | |
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134,900 | |
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131,700 | |
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110,500
8,500
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8,500 |
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100,900 | |
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91,800
3,200
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3,200 |
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90,000 | |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
Players have been sent on the first 20-minute break of the day and will return to blinds at 300/500 with a 500 big blind ante.
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
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Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
Monte Failoni limped under the gun and action went three-ways to a flop of 10♥4♥J♦ with the players in the blinds.
It checked over to Failoni who bet 1,000 and both the players in the blinds called, bringing the 9♠ turn.
It checked to Failoni again and this time he fired out a bet of 5,000. The small blind folded and the big blind stuck around.
The 8♦ river slowed down the action and both players checked. Failoni turned over A♣A♦ for a pair of aces to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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102,000
102,000
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102,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
Action went heads-up to the turn in a hand between John Bailey and John Majdic.
With the board reading A♣3♠9♦Q♦, Bailey bet 2,500 and Majdic made it 5,500 to go. Bailey made the call.
On the 10♦ river, Bailey checked and Majdic fired out a bet of 10,000.
"Here you go," said Bailey as he tossed in the call. Majdic tabled the winner with 9♠9♥ for a set of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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95,000
35,000
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35,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
Action picked up on the flop of J♣10♠Q♠ in a hand between Bob McWilliams in late position and Taylor Grant in the hijack.
McWilliams led out with a bet of 800 and Grant made the call, bringing the 8♦ turn.
McWilliams bet again, this time for 1,500 and Grant made the call. The river landed the K♣.
McWilliams fired out a bet of 3,500 and Grant reluctantly flicked in the call after a moment of thought.
McWilliams tabled A♣7♣ for the nut straight and the pot was pushed his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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41,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/400, 0 ante
Jessica Cotton was all in and at risk on a board of 5♥A♥K♣5♣ against Aaron Stops.
Jessica Cotton: A♣J♣ 
Aaron Stops: K♠K♦
Cotton was all but out as she was up against the full house of Stops, but managed to hit the A♦ on the river to improve to a better full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,500 | |
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34,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Level 2
: Blinds 200/300, 0 ante
Jeff Heiberg caught up with PokerNews to recap a hand he was involved in that resulted in a massive triple up here in the first couple levels of play.
Heiberg explained that he held A♠6♠ and was up against two other players who both had flopped sets. He mentioned that the flop came 2♠4♠6x, giving him top pair with the nut flush draw.
All the money went in on the Ax turn and Heiberg spiked the 5♠ on the river to improve to the nut flush.
Heiberg currently sits with the biggest stack in the room early on in Flight B.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
