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

10-04-2025 18:58 UTC-5

Hendrickson Shows the Aces

Nick Becker

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

The under-the-gun player raised to 4,000 and was three-bet by Kelly Hendrickson in middle position to 12,000. Under the gun called and the duo went to a flop of 7♥2♥10♣.

Under the gun checked and Hendrickson fired out a bet of 20,000. Under the gun thought for a moment before reluctantly tossing his cards into the muck.

He saw that he dodged the bullets when Hendrickson tabled pocket aces as she dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Hendrickson	95,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Kelly Hendrickson

10-04-2025 18:46 UTC-5

Biggest Stacks Around the Room

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Nick Becker

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Meidinger	448,000 198,000	198,000

Caden Coleman	410,000 350,000	350,000
Weston Wells	324,000 86,000	86,000
Josh Unruh	307,000 247,000	247,000
Heidi Roggenkamp	264,000 204,000	204,000
Bridget Johnson	252,000 192,000	192,000
Janet Lehman	244,000 184,000	184,000
Hahn Kupfer	220,000 160,000	160,000
Jordan May	208,000 148,000	148,000
Jonas Taken Alive	191,000 131,000	131,000
Erik Kimble	170,000 110,000	110,000
DJ Haman	160,000 100,000	100,000
Chad Hageberg	159,000 99,000	99,000
Jason Kramer	148,500 90,500	90,500
Timothy Scott	146,000 86,000	86,000
Robert Anderson	144,000 84,000	84,000
Daryl Braun	130,500 50,500	50,500

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

10-04-2025 17:30 UTC-5

Dinner Break

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break and will return to blinds at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante.

Play will resume at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time.

10-04-2025 17:27 UTC-5

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Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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10-04-2025 17:21 UTC-5

Johnson Earns an Elimination

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action folded around to Mark Fink in the hijack who moved all in for 10,500. Reid Johnson then three-bet to 31,000 on the button to isolate and both of the players in the blinds folded.

Mark Fink: K♠8♦ All in
Reid Johnson: A♥Q♠

The flop came 6♥A♦Q♣ with Johnson improving to two pair, aces and queens. Fink picked up a gutshot on the 10♠ turn but was unable to get there when the 9♠ landed on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reid Johnson	92,000 98,000	98,000
Mark Fink	Busted

Tags: Mark Fink Reid Johnson

10-04-2025 17:13 UTC-5

Krause Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action went five-ways to a flop of J♦A♦6♣ and it checked over to Cody Krause in the hijack who bet 5,000. It folded back around to the under-the-gun player who moved all in for about 15,000. Krause made the call with the covering stack.

Under the gun: Q♠J♠ All in
Cody Krause: A♥3♥

Krause's pair of aces remained in the lead as the board ran out 4♣, K♦ to secure him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cody Krause	115,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Cody Krause

10-04-2025 17:01 UTC-5

Queens Hold for Bigalke

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Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ethan Sorrells opened the action with a raise in the hijack and Morgen Bigalke three-bet jammed in the small blind for 40,400 to put himself at risk. Sorrells made the call.

Morgen Bigalke: Q♠Q♦ All in
Ethan Sorrells: A♣10♥

There were no aces to be found on the 6♠7♣6♣J♥3♠ runout, earning Bigalke the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ethan Sorrells	120,000 36,000	36,000
Morgen Bigalke	83,800 7,300	7,300

Tags: Ethan Sorrells Morgen Bigalke

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-04-2025 16:50 UTC-5

Edinger Doubles Through Krause

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action picked up on a flop of 9♥K♦5♥ in a hand between Tyler Krause in late position and Rich Edinger on the button.

Krause bet 6,000 and Edinger moved all in for 45,100 to put himself at risk. Krause made the call.

Rich Edinger: 9♣9♠ All in
Tyler Krause: A♠K♥

It was a cooler for Krause who had top pair, top kicker but the 5♣ turn gave him some hope.

That hope was short-lived as the Q♥ landed on the river, leaving him with just under ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Edinger	102,500 12,500	12,500
Tyler Krause	11,500 48,500	48,500

Tags: Rich Edinger Tyler Krause