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$250 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2026 RPT Casino State Championship
$250 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2026 RPT Casino State Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$331,000
Total Entries
1,655
Level
30
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
589
Players Left
74
Players Left 1 / 1,655
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Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A flurry of eliminations brought Day 1d of the $250 Roughrider Poker Tour Casino State Championship to a swift end.
Preston Dean did his part, thanks to a little luck. Dean had Robert Hawkenberry at risk with two eights, but Hawkenberry had pocket aces and was poised for a double-up until Dean spiked a straight on the river to win the massive pot and bring the field down to 44 surviving players. Dean bagged up his second big stack of the tournament, ending up with 636,000.
Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Stegora | United States | 731,000 |
| 2 | Preston Dean | United States | 636,000 |
| 3 | Duston Lantz | United States | 605,000 |
| 4 | Kevin Selby | United States | 493,000 |
| 5 | Bill Shalhoob | United States | 446,000 |
| 6 | Owen Martin | United States | 388,000 |
| 7 | Tim Rice | United States | 380,000 |
| 8 | Dustin Caspers | United States | 378,000 |
| 9 | Jarett Lovcik | United States | 372,000 |
| 10 | Weston Wells | United States | 360,000 |
He’s looking up only at Shane Stegora, who ended up as chip leader with 731,000. Duston Lantz, who cracked two kings with a full house in a three-way all-in earlier in the day, sits in third place with 605,000, while Kevin Selby (493,000) and Bill Shalhoob (446,000) round out the top five.
Owen Martin was the self-proclaimed master of hitting sets today and finished with 388,000. Others to survive the day included Tyler Kolness (356,000), RPT Tri-State Poker Championship winner Bridget Johnson (261,000), Terence Reid (98,000), and Corey Littlewolf (90,000). Weston Wells survived both flights today, his 360,000 stack on Day 1d surpassing his total from this morning’s flight, as did Jarett Lovcik (372,000), Roger Isla (279,000), Tim McFarland (177,000), and Katie Fowler (141,000).
A massive field showed up at the Spirit Lake Casino & Resort this afternoon for the fourth of six starting flights, the 352 entries on Day 1d bringing the field up to 951. A total of 118 have already secured their tickets to Day 2. There are still two more starting flights tomorrow, Day 1e at 9 a.m. and Day 1f at 5 p.m., before all remaining players combine for Day 2 on January 4 at 11 a.m. Anyone who is already through to the championship day can also enter tomorrow, with their smaller stack being taken out of play for a $710 payout.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow providing live updates as the last two starting flights promise to be the biggest yet from what is already a massive field.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Preston Dean had a raise of 75,000 in front of him from the cutoff before Robert Hawkenberry moved all in for 270,000 from the hijack. Dean took a minute before calling.
Robert Hawkenberry: A♠A♥ 
Preston Dean: 8♣8♥
Hawkenberry showed down two aces and was a big favorite to double up as the flop came 9♥2♣Q♣. The J♠ turn gave Dean additional outs with a straight draw, and he spiked the 10♥ on the river to make his straight.
Hawkenberry leaned back in his seat and let out a deep sigh before wishing the table good luck and heading for the exit.
At the same time at another table, Jon Maras was all in for 110,000 from the big blind and up against Weston Wells in early position.
Jon Maras: A♣3♣
Weston Wells: A♠Q♦
Wells had a pair on the K♠Q♣4♥ flop to take a bigger lead, and the rest of the board ran out 3♦J♥ to send Maras to the rail.
Michael Dehen was also eliminated at another table to bring the field down to 44. The remaining players are bagging up their chips for the night.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Michael Dehen moved all in from under the gun and Cody Kessler called for 45,000 in the cutoff.
Cody Kessler: A♣A♠
Michael Dehen: 8♥8♣
Kessler had found two aces and was a big favorite to double up his short stack. The board ran out 10♥J♦3♦A♦J♥ and Kessler improved to a full house to take down the pot.
At another table, Jason Senger had raised to 20,000 on the button and Andrew Taylor called all in for less in the big blind.
Andrew Taylor: A♦8♣
Jason Senger: K♠8♠
Senger hit a pair on the K♥2♦4♥ flop to take the lead, and the rest of the board came 5♠4♠ to seal Taylor's elimination.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tim Hegstad moved all in for 110,000 from the hijack and Kevin Selby called on the button.
Tim Hegstad: 9♣9♠
Kevin Selby: J♦J♣
Hegstad found himself dominated against Selby's jacks, and the 10♥3♣5♥2♥10♣ board offered no help as he was sent to the rail.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Chad Fowler raised to 20,000 under the gun before Albert Leibfried moved all in for 175,000 in the cutoff. Steve Berger called for 61,000 in the small blind, while Fowler got out of the way.
Steve Berger: 9♥9♣
Albert Leibfried: A♣Q♦
The flop came A♥8♥4♠ and Leibfried took the lead with top pair. The turn was the K♥, while the 8♣ river sealed Berger's elimination.
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Bill Shalhoob and Leah Harper went heads-up to a flop of J♠Q♦J♦ where Harper got in her last 140,000 from the hijack. Shalhoob put her at risk on the button.
Leah Harper: 10♦10♣
Bill Shalhoob: K♥J♥
Harper showed down two tens, but Shalhoob had flopped trips to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 7♠7♥ and Shalhoob improved to a full house to send Harper to the rail.
