$635 Main Event Day 1a | 2026 RPT Montana State Poker Championship

2 days 13 hours ago

Deuces as Good as Aces For Egle

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nathaniel Palmer and Josh Egle tangled in another pot, where Palmer moved all in for 42,000 from the button on a flop of 10♦2♠J♦, Egle reshoved in the small blind, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Nathaniel Palmer: A♥K♥ All in
Josh Egle: 2♣2♦

Palmer was looking to complete a straight draw against Egle's set, but he missed the 3♥ turn and 10♥ river as Egle improved to a full house to send Palmer to the rail.

"I haven't seen aces all day, but as long as deuces keep hitting, I'll take it," Egle said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Egle	140,000 20,000	20,000
Nathaniel Palmer	Busted

Tags: Josh Egle Nathaniel Palmer

2 days 13 hours ago

Braukmann Triples With Fours

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Nathaniel Palmer raised to 10,000 under the gun and Josh Egle called in early position. Matt Braukmann then moved all in for 19,000 in the cutoff, and both opponents called.

Palmer and Egle checked down the J♣8♣5♠9♠7♦ board. Egle showed A♠K♣, Palmer had K♦Q♦, but Braukmann turned over 4♥4♦ to win the pot and triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Egle	120,000
Matt Braukmann	60,000 10,000	10,000
Nathaniel Palmer	40,000

Tags: Josh Egle Matt Braukmann Nathaniel Palmer

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

2 days 14 hours ago

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Players are going on a 15-minute break.

The tournament clock currently shows 126 entries, with 69 players remaining.

2 days 14 hours ago

Cruse Calls Down Hyatt

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 8♥7♦5♦, Delvin Hyatt bet 10,000 from under the gun and Ryan Cruse called in middle position.

The turn was the A♦ and Hyatt bet another 20,000. Cruse again called to the 9♦ river, where Hyatt bet 10,000. Cruse called once more and showed A♥9♥ for rivered two pair, and Hyatt mucked A♠8♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Cruse	180,000 40,000	40,000
Delvin Hyatt	80,000

Tags: Delvin Hyatt Ryan Cruse

2 days 14 hours ago

Lindsey Hits the River on Hammarstrom; Muehl Wins Another Big Pot

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Leighton Lindsey bet 6,000 from the hijack on a flop of 5♦10♠2♦ and Nick Hammarstrom called in early position.

The turn was the 2♣ and Lindsey bet another 12,000. Hammarstrom again called to see the Q♦ river, where Lindsey bet 16,000. Hammarstrom called once more, and Lindsey showed K♦4♦ for a rivered flush to win the pot.

At another table, Damon Muehl and Scott Grasse had built a pot of around 60,000 as they went to the river on a board of J♦10♥8♠6♣8♥. Muehl then bet 25,000 from the big blind, and Grasse called in the cutoff.

Muehl showed 10♣8♣ for a full house, and Grasse mucked. "Boo!" Bobby Cobb said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damon Muehl	350,000 50,000	50,000
Leighton Lindsey	240,000 60,000	60,000
Nicholas Hammarstrom	50,000 10,000	10,000
Scott Grasse	40,000 50,000	50,000

2 days 14 hours ago

Burcham Smacks the Flop Against Barnum

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dan Burcham and Miles Barnum went to a flop of 9♠K♦8♠ when Barnum bet 10,000 from the button. Burcham then moved all in from the small blind, and Barnum took a minute before calling for his last 40,000.

Miles Barnum: Q♠7♠ All in
Dan Burcham: K♠2♠

Burcham had not only hit top pair, but he also had a higher flush draw to leave Barnum drawing thin. The 2♦ fell on the turn, and Barnum was already drawing dead by the 3♦ river as Burcham scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Burcham	150,000 111,000	111,000

Miles Barnum	Busted

Tags: Dan Burcham Miles Barnum

2 days 14 hours ago

Egle Puts in a Big Shove Against Powell

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 6♠2♠3♣, Alex Powell bet 4,000 from the hijack before Josh Egle raised to 15,000 on the button. Powell called.

The turn was the 7♣ and Egle moved all in for around 70,000. Powell only took a few seconds before folding, and Egle showed him 2♥2♣ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Egle	120,000 75,000	75,000
Alex Powell	110,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alex Powell Josh Egle

2 days 14 hours ago

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Bowen	180,000 20,000	20,000
Tom Sternod	180,000 40,000	40,000
Dan Larson	160,000 10,000	10,000
Cole McFarland	150,000
Jeff Heiberg	150,000 30,000	30,000
Ryan Cruse	140,000 20,000	20,000
Weston Wells	130,000 60,000	60,000
Santi Poggi	120,000 40,000	40,000
Penn Swindle	70,000 40,000	40,000
Nicholas Hammarstrom	60,000 30,000	30,000
Miles Barnum	50,000 10,000	10,000
Harold Brenden	45,000 45,000	45,000
Evan Yellick	40,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500