$650 Main Event | 2025 RPT Tri-State Poker Championship

10-05-2025 16:05 UTC-6

Weston Wells Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,315)

Nick Becker

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action went four-ways to a flop of 9♥4♣6♣ in a limped pot and it checked over to the under-the-gun Keith Kemper who bet 90,000. It folded around to Weston Wells in the small blind who moved all in to put himself at risk and Kemper made the call.

Weston Wells: J♠9♣ All in
Keith Kemper: Q♦9♦

Kemper had Wells out-kicked and the 10♦ turn and 6♠ river offered no help to Wells, who was eliminated on the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Kemper	4,550,000 100,000	100,000
Weston Wells	Busted

Tags: Keith Kemper Weston Wells

10-05-2025 16:00 UTC-6

Rasmussen Takes from Fink

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Nick Becker

Level 24 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chad Knoblauch raised to 175,000 under the gun and was called by Mark Fink on the button and Kim Rasmussen in the big blind.

The flop of 3♦K♦9♥ checked through to the 6♦ turn. Rasmussen led out with a bet of 300,000, prompting Knoblauch to fold and Fink to call.

On the 8♣ river, Rasmussen bet 500,00 and after a moment of thought, Fink made the call.

"Set of sixes," said Rasmussen as he turned over 6♠6♣.

"Nice hand," said Fink as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Fink	3,950,000 575,000	575,000
Kim Rasmussen	2,975,000 900,000	900,000
Chad Knoblauch	775,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Chad Knoblauch Kim Rasmussen Mark Fink

Level: 24

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

10-05-2025 15:48 UTC-6

Life Outside Poker: Sam Abernathy's Journey from Poker Stardom to Motherhood

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 34th episode, Connor talks with WSOP free-to-play app ambassador Sam Abernathy about growing up in Georgia, studying design, the similarities between gymnastics and poker, finishing third in the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event, and a notorious slow roll she suffered in that event.

Abernathy also talks about first getting into poker through the WSOP Play app before becoming an ambassador years later, motherhood and being married to fellow poker player Lautaro Guerra, who finished 15th in this year's WSOP Main Event for $450,000.

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10-05-2025 15:38 UTC-6

Robert Urbatsch Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,800)

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Keith Kemper opened the action with a raise on the button and Robert Urbatsch three-bet jammed in the big blind for 1,205,000 to put himself at risk. Kemper elected to make the call.

Robert Urbatsch: A♥10♣ All in
Keith Kemper: A♦5♠

Urbatsch was in great shape to double up until Kemper spiked a five on the 7♦5♣2♦ flop to pull ahead.

The J♣ turn and Q♦ river offered no help to Urbatsch and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Kemper	4,650,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Robert Urbatsch	Busted

Tags: Keith Kemper Robert Urbatsch

10-05-2025 15:29 UTC-6

Skyler Sand Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,800)

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Skyler Sand open-shoved under the gun for 655,000 and was called by Dustin Benda in the big blind.

Skyler Sand: K♠Q♦ All in
Dustin Benda: A♣J♣

The runout of 9♣7♥6♣10♦7♠ offered no help to Sand and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dustin Benda	1,380,000 950,000	950,000
Skyler Sand	Busted

Tags: Skyler Sand

10-05-2025 15:15 UTC-6

Knoblauch Cracks Aces

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chad Knoblauch got it all in preflop for 400,000 in the cutoff against Keith Kemper in the big blind who had the covering stack.

Chad Knoblauch: 5♦5♠ All in
Keith Kemper: A♣A♥

Knoblauch was all but out until he found a five on the Q♣5♥8♥ flop, improving to a set. The board ran out K♠, 5♣ with Knoblauch improving to quads to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Kemper	2,650,000 225,000	225,000
Chad Knoblauch	860,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Chad Knoblauch Keith Kemper

10-05-2025 15:12 UTC-6

Johnson Fills Up on the Turn

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Nick Becker

Level 23 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Dustin Benda raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Bridget Johnson defended in the big blind.

The flop came 5♥6♠A♥ and Johnson led out with a bet to 300,000. Benda then moved all in to out Johnson at risk who had about 1,000,000 behind. Johnson thought for a moment before making the call.

Bridget Johnson: A♠6♦ All in
Dustin Benda: 5♠5♣

The A♣ landed on the turn to save Johnson, improving her to a full house, aces full of sixes. The Q♣ rolled off on the river to secure her the double up.