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

10-04-2025 15:09 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Daryl Braun	80,000 80,000	80,000

Dahlstrom Back Above Starting Stack

Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action picked upon the river in a hand between Josh Dahlstrom and Harlen Miller with the board reading 2♣4♥K♠3♦K♥.

With about 15,000 in the middle, Dahlstrom checked and Miller bet 11,500. Dahlstrom then came over the top and moved all in for 43,900 to put himself at risk.

Miller took some time to think through his decision, ultimately electing to give up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harlen Miller	91,500 4,000	4,000
Josh Dahlstrom	70,500 18,000	18,000

Tags: Harlen Miller Josh Dahlstrom

10-04-2025 14:46 UTC-5

Seeb Takes It Down on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The player on the button limped, Dennis Seeb completed in the small blind, and the player in the big blind checked.

The flop of 5♥A♦5♦ checked through to the 4♦ turn. Seeb led out for 2,500, the big blind folded, and the button called.

The river brought the 3♦, bringing four cards to a straight as well as a flush and Seeb fired out a bet of 6,500.

The button thought for a brief moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Seeb	85,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Dennis Seeb

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

10-04-2025 14:33 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Reid Johnson	190,000 130,000	130,000

Miller Wins Back-to-Back Hands

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Harlen Miller raised to 1,500 under the gun and was called by the player in the cutoff, Josh Dahlstrom on the button, and the player in the big blind.

The flop came 5♣K♣6♠, it checked to Miller who bet 3,000, and only Dahlstom called.

On the 9♠ turn, Miller bet 6,500 and Dahlstom called again, bringing the 7♦ river.

Miller bet 5,000 and Dahlstrom called, tabling K♦10♦ for top pair. He saw the bad news when Miller turned over 8♠7♠ for the straight.

The next hand, early position raised to 2,500 and Miller three-bet to 5,600 from the big blind. Early position called and the two saw a flop of 4♥J♠3♠.

Miller fired out a bet of 12,000 and early position quickly tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harlen Miller	87,500 27,500	27,500
Josh Dahlstrom	52,500 7,500	7,500

Tags: Harlen Miller Josh Dahlstrom

10-04-2025 14:15 UTC-5

Dufner Goes for It All

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 1,500, Rich Edinger three-bet to 4,100 on the button, and Mark Dufner cold four-bet to 11,000 in the small blind. The hijack folded and Edinger made the call.

The flop came 8♥3♥4♦ and both players checked to the 6♠ turn. Dufner bet 7,500 and Edinger called, bringing the 5♠ river.

Dufner moved all in for 16,100, prompting Edinger to take some time to think through his decision before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rich Edinger	115,000 55,000	55,000
Mark Dufner	55,800 7,200	7,200

Tags: Mark Dufner Rich Edinger

10-04-2025 14:04 UTC-5

Fussy Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action went five-ways to a flop of 5♠A♠A♥ with about 8,500 in the pot. It checked around to Leo Fussy in the hijack who bet 6,000 and was called by the small blind and Jamie Meidinger in the big blind.

On the Q♦ turn, it checked to Fussy again and he fired out a bet of 10,000. The small blind folded and Meidinger thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Meidinger	250,000 130,000	130,000

Leo Fussy	71,500 11,500	11,500

Tags: Jamie Meidinger Leo Fussy

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-04-2025 13:55 UTC-5

Bjerga Turns the Nuts

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action picked up on the turn with the board reading 9♠A♠Q♦10♥ in a hand between Ervin Bjerga in late position, the player in the cutoff, and the player in the big blind.

With over 30,000 already in the middle, it checked over to the cutoff who moved all in for 25,000 to put himself at risk. The big blind folded and Bjerga snap called.

Cutoff: A♣Q♥ All in
Ervin Bjerga: K♠J♠

Only an ace or a queen would save the cutoff but the river was a blank and the pot was pushed Bjerga's way.