$650 Main Event Day 1b | 2025 RPT Tri-State Poker Championship

10-04-2025 20:24 UTC-5

Knoblauch Sitting with Heaps

Nick Becker

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After the player in the hijack opened with a raise, Joseph Osterbauer Sr three-bet to 40,000 in the cutoff. Chad Knoblauch then four-bet jammed in the small blind, prompting the hijack to fold and Osterbauer Sr to call off the rest of his stack.

Joseph Osterbauer Sr: Q♦Q♠ All in
Chad Knoblauch: K♣K♥

The flop came 7♥8♦J♥ with Knoblauch's pair of kings still in the lead. Osterbauer Sr picked up a gutshot on the 9♦ turn but was unable to get there when the K♠ landed on the river.

Knoblauch bagged an impressive 561,000 in yesterday's flight and should he bag again today, he will receive a $2,000 double bag bonus.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Knoblauch	325,000 230,000	230,000
Joseph Osterbauer Sr	Busted

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10-04-2025 20:11 UTC-5

Osterbauer Sr Triples Up

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Nick Becker

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Joseph Osterbauer Sr was all in for 41,500 from the big blind on a flop of J♣10♣3♦ against the cutoff and the small blind who both called.

His two opponents checked it down to the river when the board ran out 4♠, 9♣.

Osterbauer Sr tabled the winner with 5♣3♣ for a rivered flush to stay alive, besting the king-jack of the cutoff and the queen-nine of the small blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Osterbauer Sr	150,000 94,000	94,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-04-2025 20:02 UTC-5

Dufner Spikes an Ace

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mark Dufner was all in and at risk for 57,500 in the small blind against Bruce Larson in the big blind.

Mark Dufner: A♦7♦ All in
Bruce Larson: 7♥7♠

Dufner pulled ahead on the A♥5♠3♥ flop, pairing his ace. The turn landed the 9♣ and the river brought the Q♣, earning him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Larson	185,000 125,000	125,000
Mark Dufner	118,000 62,200	62,200

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10-04-2025 19:50 UTC-5

Highley Wins Blind Versus Blind

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

David Highley was in in the big blind and got it all in preflop with the covering stack against the player in the small blind who had about 40,000.

Small blind: A♣J♦ All in
David Highley: Q♦Q♣

The flop came 3♥3♣K♠ with Highley's queens still in the lead. The J♠ turn and 10♠ river offered no help to the small blind and the pot was pushed Highley's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Highley	120,000 60,000	60,000

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10-04-2025 19:44 UTC-5

Backdoor Flush Cracks Queens

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action went three-ways to a flop of 7♦7♣5♣ with the player in the small blind already all in and at risk for just over 20,000 against the big blind and Jonas Taken Alive, who was under the gun.

The big blind and Alive both checked to the 5♥ turn where action went check-check again.

On the 3♣ river, the big blind checked for a third time and Alive bet 15,000. The big blind called and Alive tabled the winner with J♣10♣.

The small blind showed pocket queens before getting up from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Taken Alive	275,000 84,000	84,000

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10-04-2025 19:31 UTC-5

Brouse Sends Opponent Packing

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jacob Brouse was in late position and got it all in preflop against the player in the hijack who was down to just a few big blinds.

Hijack: K♥7♠ All in
Jacob Brouse: A♣Q♥

The hijack picked up additional outs with a gutshot on the 3♥6♦4♥ flop but was unable to get there when the board ran out Q♣, 6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Brouse	140,000 80,000	80,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-04-2025 19:21 UTC-5

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

10-04-2025 19:10 UTC-5

Bjerga Keeps Climbing

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The under-the-gun player moved all in for 8,500 and the player in middle position three-bet to16,000. Ervin Bjerga cold called in the small blind.

The flop came 8♦8♥9♥ and Bjerga fired out a bet of 25,000, forcing middle position out of the pot.

Under the gun: J♣9♠ All in
Ervin Bjerga: A♥Q♥

Under the gun was in the lead but Bjerga had plenty of outs with two overs and a flush draw. The turn landed the 10♠ and the river fell the K♥ with Bjerga improving to the nut flush to send his opponent packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ervin Bjerga	120,000 35,000	35,000

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