Players get one final chance to enter what is already a massive field when Day 1e of the $250 Roughrider Poker Tour Casino State Championship begins at 9 a.m. local time.
There have already been 951 players who took their shot here at the Spirit Lake Casino & Resort in St. Michael, North Dakota, over the first two days, but today’s field is expected to be even larger and push the total number of entries past 1,500 by the time late registration closes.
Cody Krause sits atop the leaderboard after the first four starting flights with 735,000. He’s followed by Shane Stegora (731,000), Cash Mitchell (724,000), Steve Keplin (680,000), and Preston Dean (636,000). Other top stacks include Kevin Selby (493,000), Weston Wells (360,000), Tyler Kolness (356,000), and 2023 RPT Player of the Year Duff Diseth (316,000).
Current Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Cody Krause | United States | 735,000 |
| 2 | Shane Stegora | United States | 731,000 |
| 3 | Cash Mitchell | United States | 724,000 |
| 4 | Steve Keplin | United States | 680,000 |
| 5 | Preston Dean | United States | 636,000 |
| 6 | Jeremy Ensrud | United States | 613,000 |
| 7 | Duston Lantz | United States | 605,000 |
| 8 | John Choleva | United States | 590,000 |
| 9 | Kevin Selby | United States | 493,000 |
| 10 | Robert Anderson | Canada | 457,000 |
Brent Slaubaugh (279,000), last year’s third-place finisher Caden Coleman (275,000), Corey Littlewolf (271,000), Tri-State Poker Championship winner Bridget Johnson (261,000), reigning RPT Player of the Year Arlie Brandvold (190,000), defending champion Jon Maras (118,000), and Terence Reid (98,000) are also among the 101 unique players who have already secured their spot for Day 2.
Players on the last two flights begin with a 30,000 starting stack. Blinds begin at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante, and levels will be 30 minutes long. The action continues until 12.5 percent of the field remains. All survivors will then combine for Day 2 tomorrow at 11 a.m. to play down to a champion.
Players who have already bagged one of the first four flights can also enter on Day 1e or the last Day 1f flight beginning at 5 p.m. A player with multiple Day 2 stacks will have their smaller bags removed from play and receive $710 for each one. They have plenty of incentive to take another shot at improving their position, as the prize pool is projected to be more than $300,000, including a $10,700 WSOP Main Event package for the champion.
Stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action and provides live updates throughout the day.
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Arlie BrandvoldBrent SlaubaughBridget JohnsonCaden ColemanCash MitchellCody KrauseCorey LittlewolfDuff DisethJeremy EnsrudJon MarasKevin SelbyPreston DeanShane StegoraSteve KeplinTerence ReidTyler KolnessWeston Wells
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