$250 Main Event
Day 1ef Completed
2026 RPT Casino State Championship
$250 Main Event
Day: 1ef
Event Info
2026 RPT Casino State Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ef
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$331,000
Entries
1,655
Level
30
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
704
Players Left
89
Players Left 1 / 1,655
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Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jeremy Thury ended Day 1f of the record-setting $250 Roughrider Poker Tour Casino State Championship with a bang.
With 44 players remaining and only 43 surviving to make it to Day 2, Thury was in the big blind and shoved over the top of a preflop raise from Kevin Clyde. Clyde turned over two queens as he went deep into the tank. “I know you want to bag,” Thury told him. Clyde eventually called for his last 150,000, but Thury showed two kings and held on to bust Clyde on the bubble on his way to the chip lead with 516,000.
Day 1f Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Thury | United States | 516,000 |
| 2 | Cameron Wierson | United States | 483,000 |
| 3 | Shane Koenig | United States | 409,000 |
| 4 | Tucker Salander | United States | 407,000 |
| 5 | Jake Croghan | United States | 401,000 |
| 6 | Wade Schlecht | United States | 397,000 |
| 7 | Josh Unruh | United States | 397,000 |
| 8 | Eric Hanson | United States | 387,000 |
| 9 | Riley Vareberg | United States | 382,000 |
| 10 | Jon Maras | United States | 374,000 |
Cameron Wierson (483,000), Shane Koenig (409,000), Tucker Salander (407,000), and Jake Croghan (401,000) round out the top five. Others to make it through the last starting flight were Josh Unruh (397,000), Patrick Wingard (310,000), and Tom Stambaugh (149,000). Defending champion Jon Maras bagged his biggest stack yet with 374,000 as he’ll be in pursuit of another title tomorrow.
Day 1f drew 342 entries to the Spirit Lake Casino & Resort in St. Michael, North Dakota, today, bringing the total field up to 1,655 after all six starting flights and smashing the record for largest prize pool in North Dakota poker history. Just 165 unique players are coming back for Day 2 tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time. Blinds will be rolled back to the start of Level 15 at 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante, and levels will be extended to 40 minutes.
The prize pool will be announced shortly after the start of play tomorrow as each player will look to grab the championship belt and $10,700 WSOP Main Event package. It’s already been a memorable week here along the shores of Devils Lake, but the best is still to come as they play down to a winner tomorrow.
PokerNews will be back providing live updates until the crowning of a new RPT champion.
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
789,000 | |
|
||
|
671,000
671,000
|
671,000 |
|
644,000
609,000
|
609,000 |
|
568,000 | |
|
516,000 | |
|
||
|
483,000 | |
|
451,000 | |
|
|
449,000 | |
|
409,000 | |
|
407,000 | |
|
401,000 | |
|
397,000 | |
|
397,000 | |
|
387,000 | |
|
382,000 | |
|
374,000 | |
|
||
|
372,000 | |
|
|
367,000 | |
|
353,000 | |
|
348,000 | |
|
336,000 | |
|
335,000 | |
|
327,000 | |
|
325,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
311,000 | |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
516,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
483,000
253,000
|
253,000 |
|
|
409,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
|
407,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
401,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
|
397,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
|
397,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
387,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
382,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
374,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
372,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
367,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
|
327,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
311,000
311,000
|
311,000 |
|
310,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
306,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
300,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
268,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
265,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
264,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
|
206,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
190,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
189,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
187,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
173,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 16: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kevin Clyde raised to 35,000 on the button before Jeremy Thury moved all in from the big blind. "I know you want to bag," Thury said to Clyde.
Clyde tanked for several minutes as he considered the decision for his last 150,000. He eventually turned over Q♦Q♥ while a large crowd gathered around the table. "You can't fold that," Thury told him. After another few minutes had gone by, Clyde slammed in his last chips.
Clyde's suspicions proved correct, as Thury turned over K♦K♣. The board ran out 8♦A♥J♦4♥4♠ and Clyde was sent to the rail on the bubble.
The remaining 43 players are bagging up their chips for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 16: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Edward Nemetchek moved all in for 70,000 from the big blind and was up against Jamie Meidinger in the hijack.
Edward Nemetchek: 9♥8♥ 
Jamie Meidinger: 7♦6♠
Both players hit a pair on the 9♦7♥2♣ flop, but Nemetchek remained in the lead with his nines. The board ran out J♣J♠ and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 16: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Silas Sneed moved all in for 60,000 from middle position and Nga Han called on the button.
Silas Sneed: 5♦4♣
Nga Han: Q♦Q♣
Han had caught Sneed making a move, and the 9♣5♣8♥6♠J♣ board kept her in the lead to send Sneed to the rail two spots off the money.
With 44 players remaining, action is going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 16: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dale McDonough raised to 20,000 on the button and was called by Jake Croghan and Eric Kalfell in the blinds.
Croghan led out for 25,000 on the 8♥4♥2♥ flop and Kalfell moved all in for 32,000. McDonough folded, but Croghan called.
Eric Kalfell: K♣4♣
Jake Croghan: A♣3♣
Kalfell was ahead with his fours, but Croghan spiked a wheel on the 5♥ turn. The river was the 6♦ and Kalfell fell short of his second bag today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
|
200,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 16: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anthony Schreier was all in for 34,000 from the big blind and up against Kevin Clyde in early position.
Anthony Schreier: K♣9♣
Kevin Clyde: A♦9♦
Schreier missed the 2♥Q♠4♠ flop, but the K♦ turn gave him the lead with top pair. The river was the 9♥ and Schreier doubled up.
Terence Reid eliminated shortly after losing the pot to Patrick Wingard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
80,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Blinds have gone up to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante.
The field is within five eliminations of making the money.
