2026 RPT Montana State Poker Championship

$635 Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2026 RPT Montana State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
75
Prize
$30,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$635
Prize Pool
$175,500
Total Entries
325
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
55
Players Left
1
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Alex Powell Eliminated in 5th Place ($8,600)

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Alex Powell
Alex Powell

Jeff Heiberg raised to 300,000 in the cutoff, Alex Powell moved all in for 1,500,000 on the button, and Heiberg quickly called.

Alex Powell: AK All in
Jeff Heiberg: JJ

The two opponents shook hands as they awaited the result of the coin flip. The flop came Q98, while Powell picked up a flush draw on the 2 turn. The river 2 was no help, and Powell was sent to the rail in fifth place.

Tags: Alex PowellJeff Heiberg

Heiberg Leads the Turn

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Rick Lehman raised to 250,000 on the button and Jeff Heiberg called in the big blind.

Lehman continued for 225,000 on the 34K flop, and Heiberg called. The turn was the 7 and Heiberg led out for 750,000. Lehman quickly folded.

Tags: Jeff HeibergRick Lehman

Burleson Three-Bets Heiberg

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

"How much are the black ones?" Alex Powell asked about the new 500,000 plaques introduced at the break.

"Want to touch one?" Jeff Heiberg teased him.

"I want to take one," Powell replied.

Heiberg then raised to 250,000 in the cutoff, Rick Burleson three-bet to 750,000 in the small blind, and Heiberg called.

The flop came 853 and Burleson bet another 700,000. Heiberg quickly folded.

Tags: Jeff HeibergRick Burleson

Level: 25

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Break Time

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

The remaining five players are going on a 15-minute break.

Nathan Allen Eliminated in 6th Place ($7,300)

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Nathan Allen
Nathan Allen

Rick Burleson raised to 175,000 under the gun before Nathan Allen moved all in for 1,200,000 in middle position. Burleson let out a deep sigh before calling.

Nathan Allen: 99 All in
Rick Burleson: KJ

Allen was racing for his tournament life, but he fell behind on the JA8 flop as Burleson hit a pair. The rest of the board ran out 47, and Allen was eliminated in sixth place.

Tags: Nathan AllenRick Burleson

Eric Kraft Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,100)

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Eric Kraft
Eric Kraft

Eric Kraft raised to 175,000 on the button and Rick Burleson called in the small blind. Kraft then moved all in for 400,000 on the Q53 flop, and Burleson snap-called.

Eric Kraft: A5 All in
Rick Burleson: Q10

Burleson was ahead with top pair, and the 7 turn and 4 river offered no help as Kraft, who qualified for this event for just $35, was sent to the rail in seventh place.

Tags: Eric KraftRick Burleson

Lehman Coolers Burleson For Another Double

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Rick Burleson raised to 175,000 under the gun and Rick Lehman three-bet to 450,000 in the hijack. Burleson then moved all in, and Lehman snap-called for 1,685,000.

Rick Lehman: KK All in
Rick Burleson: QQ

Lehman had Burleson crushed with his kings, and the board ran out 10A649 to earn him another double up.

Tags: Rick BurlesonRick Lehman

Never Easy For Kraft

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante

Eric Kraft moved all in for 325,000 in middle position and Jeff Heiberg called in the big blind.

Eric Kraft: A6 All in
Jeff Heiberg: 42

Heiberg took the lead on the K27 flop with a pair of deuces, but Kraft hit the 6 on the turn to move back in front. The river was the Q and Kraft doubled up.

"It's never easy," Kraft said.

Tags: Eric KraftJeff Heiberg

Lehman Doubles Off Burleson

Level 24 : Blinds 50,000/75,000, 75,000 ante
Rick Lehman
Rick Lehman

Rick Burleson raised to 150,000 on the button, Rick Lehman moved all in for 805,000 in the big blind, and Burleson called.

Rick Lehman: A9 All in
Rick Burleson: K8

Lehman hit top pair on the A106 flop, while Burleson was drawing dead after the 5 turn and left paying off the double up one the 6 completed the board on the river.

Tags: Rick BurlesonRick Lehman