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Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2025 RPT Tri-State Poker Championship
$650 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 RPT Tri-State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$650
Prize Pool
$189,540
Total Entries
351
Level
29
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
188
Players Left
29
Players Left 1 / 351
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Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The remaining 34 players have been sent on the final break of the day and will return to blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante.
They will play down to 29 or through the end of Level 18, whichever happens first.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Cary Long was all in preflop in the small blind for 52,000 against Joshua Matti on the button who covered.
Cary Long: Q♣Q♥ 
Joshua Matti: K♦10♠
Matti pulled ahead on the K♣J♣5♦ flop, pairing his king. He improved to two pair on the 10♦ turn while Long picked up additional outs with an open-ender.
The A♠ rolled off on the river, giving Long Broadway to double up in dramatic fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
120,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Janet Lehman was all in preflop and at risk for 50,000 on the button against the player in late position.
Janet Lehman: K♠K♥
Late position: A♠9♣
Lehman pulled ahead further on the K♦3♥6♦ flop, improving to a set. The A♦ landed on the turn and the 7♦ fell on the river, earning Lehman the much-needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mark Fink was involved in another big coin flip situation when he got it all in from the big blind against David Highley in early position, who had a little over 150,000 to start the hand.
David Highley: J♦J♥
Mark Fink: A♥K♥
The flop came 3♦9♠Q♥ with Highley's pair of jacks still in the lead. The turn landed the 8♦ and he was in great shape to double up until Fink paired his king on the K♠ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mark Fink got it all in preflop with the covering stack on the button against Jacob Amble in early position who had over 100,000 to start the hand.
Jacob Amble: 3♦3♠
Mark Fink: A♥K♦
It was a fair fight, but Fink pulled ahead on the Q♥7♥K♥ flop, pairing his king. The turn landed the 2♣ with Fink still in the lead.
Amble improved to trip treys on the 3♥ river, but Fink's hand remained best as he improved to the nut flush to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
575,000
269,000
|
269,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Daniel Tennefos got it all in preflop in the cutoff for 75,000 against the player in the hijack who had the covering stack.
Daniel Tennefos: A♦K♠
Hijack: A♥10♦
There were no tens to be found on the Q♣5♠9♦6♠A♣ runout and Tennefos secured the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tyler Kolness got it all in preflop from under the gun against the short-stacked Jerome Getz in the cutoff.
Jerome Getz: 6♦6♥
Tyler Kolness: 8♦8♥
The board ran out 3♣Q♣9♥Q♠9♣ and Kolness took down the pot with two pair, queens and nines with an eight kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
525,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
Busted |
