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Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
2025 RPT Tri-State Poker Championship
$650 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 RPT Tri-State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$650
Prize Pool
$189,540
Total Entries
351
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
163
Players Left
25
Players Left 1 / 351
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Gary Ewald limped in early position and Duff Diseth raised to 800 in middle position. Both players in the blinds called, as did Ewald.
The flop came Q♦7♠Q♥ and it checked to Diseth who bet 500. The players in the blinds got out of the way and Ewald stuck around.
On the A♥ turn, Ewald check-called again, this time for 1,500, bringing the 5♥ river.
Ewald fired out a bet of 3,000 and Diseth sighed before making the call with K♠Q♠ for trip queens. He saw the bad news when Ewald tabled 5♣5♦ for a rivered boat.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The player in the hijack raised to 600 and Rhonda Retzlaff defended in the big blind.
The flop came 5♦9♠9♥ and Retzlaff check-called a bet of 500, bringing the J♠ turn.
Retzlaff check-called again, this time for 1,300 and the 3♠ landed on the river.
Retlaff elected to lead out with a bet of 5,000, prompting the hijack to give up his hand.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Cards are in the air in Day 1a of the RPT Tri-State Poker Championship.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The Roughrider Poker Tour is teaming up with the Dakota Poker Tour this weekend to present the highly anticipated Tri-State Poker Championship. The tournament will run from October 3-5 at Dakota Magic Hotel & Casino just an hour south of Fargo, North Dakota and will feature a $650 buy-in with an estimated $200,000 prize pool.
Flight A begins today at 11:00 a.m. local time and Flight B will commence on Saturday, October 4, also at 11:00 a.m. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for the Championship Day on Sunday, October 5, where a winner will be awarded the top prize, a custom RPT trophy, and a $1,000 Dream Chaser V Main Event seat.
This will be the third RPT event that PokerNews has had the pleasure of live reporting on this year, with the Jackpot Junction Minnesota Debut taking place just a couple months ago in August. The inaugural edition of the tournament proved to be a huge success, attracting 474 entries and generating a prize pool of $255,960. Joseph Osterbauer defeated Chandra Kontham in a back-and-forth heads-up match to take home $38,000 and the RPT bracelet.
2025 RPT Jackpot Junction Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Osterbauer | Burnsville, MN | $38,000* |
| 2 | Chandra Kontham | Eden Prairie, MN | $29,500* |
| 3 | Michael Dehen | Brainerd, MN | $29,500* |
| 4 | Rodney Colson | Excelsior, MN | $18,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Peppin | Willmar, MN | $13,000 |
| 6 | Taylor Maas | Eden Prairie, MN | $10,000 |
| 7 | Tony Uhlir | Grand Forks, ND | $7,500 |
| 8 | Chueyee Yang | New Brighton, MN | $6,000 |
| 9 | Anthony Lazar | St Michael, MN | $4,800 |
| 10 | Matthew Alexander | Minneapolis, MN | $3,800 |
*Denotes three-way deal
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 9:00 p.m. 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 9 at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Play for Day 1 flights will conclude after the completion of level 18 or once 15% of the field (rounded up) remains, whichever happens first. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the two flights on Sunday, October 5, where the event will play down to a winner. Those who qualify for the finals with two stacks will receive a $2,000 double bag bonus and only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to the Championship Day.
In addition to live written updates, the event will be live streamed on YouTube all three days, with a feature table rotating every couple hours.
Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Flight A | October 3 | 11:00 a.m. |
| Flight B | October 4 | 11:00 a.m. |
| Championship Day | October 5 | 11:00 a.m. |
| Second Chance Tournament | October 5 | 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 Tri-State Poker Championship.
$650 Main Event
Day 1a Started
