Winner Will Be Crowned on Day 2 of the Historic RPT Casino State Championship
History has already been made. Now it’s time to hand out a trophy when Day 2 of the record-shattering $250 Roughrider Poker Tour Casino State Championship begins at 11 a.m. local time.
Just 165 players out of a massive starting field of 1,655 return on championship Sunday to play down to a winner. Skyler Sand sits atop the leaderboard at the start of the day with 789,000, followed by Cody Krause (735,000), Shane Stegora (731,000), Cash Mitchell (724,000), and Steve Keplin (680,000).
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skyler Sand | United States | 789,000 | 99 |
| 2 | Cody Krause | United States | 735,000 | 92 |
| 3 | Shane Stegora | United States | 731,000 | 91 |
| 4 | Cash Mitchell | United States | 724,000 | 91 |
| 5 | Steve Keplin | United States | 680,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Basim Habib | United States | 671,000 | 84 |
| 7 | Mitch Hogue | United States | 644,000 | 81 |
| 8 | Preston Dean | United States | 636,000 | 80 |
| 9 | Jeremy Ensrud | United States | 613,000 | 77 |
| 10 | Duston Lantz | United States | 605,000 | 76 |
Other top stacks include Preston Dean (636,000), Jeremy Thury (516,000), Josh Unruh (397,000), Owen Martin (388,000), defending champion Jon Maras (374,000), Weston Wells (360,000), and Tyler Kolness (356,000). Further down the leaderboard are Brent Slaubaugh (279,000), Corey Littlewolf (271,000), Bridget Johnson (261,000), reigning RPT Player of the Year Arlie Brandvold (190,000), Miles Barnum (167,000), and Terence Reid (98,000).
The 1,655 players who came to the Spirit Lake Casino & Resort in St. Michael over six starting flights built up a prize pool of $331,000, the largest in North Dakota poker history. The champion will take home $49,300, plus a $10,700 WSOP Main Event package.
The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 15 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. Levels will be extended to 40 minutes for the duration of the tournament.
With still 165 players in the hunt, it should be a long night before a champion is crowned. Stay tuned as PokerNews follows the action the entire way until one player is left standing and writes their name in the record books.