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

2 days 16 hours ago

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Sternod	220,000 70,000	70,000
Damon Muehl	180,000 30,000	30,000
Roger Old Mouse	150,000 50,000	50,000
Ken Lybeck	120,000 120,000	120,000
Brandon Luckey	110,000 20,000	20,000
Kristy Roden	100,000 10,000	10,000
Alan Strouf	100,000 100,000	100,000
Paul Spitler	100,000 20,000	20,000
Richard Perkerewicz	100,000 30,000	30,000
Matt Combs	80,000 20,000	20,000
Miles Barnum	60,000 20,000	20,000
Andrew Jelle	60,000 10,000	10,000
Dan Burcham	50,000 35,000	35,000

Weston Wells	40,000 40,000	40,000
Pat Davey	30,000 90,000	90,000

2 days 16 hours ago

Lucero Heads Out, Comes Right Back In

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Frank Lucero moved all in for 12,800 in the hijack and Santi Poggi called in the small blind.

Frank Lucero: K♦5♦ All in
Santi Poggi: 7♦7♣

Lucero was looking for a king to win the pot and survive, and he also picked up a flush draw on the J♥5♠10♦A♦ board, but the 9♣ river was no help and Lucero was sent to the rail. He immediately headed off to the registration desk for a fresh 60,000 starting stack.

Peter Asmuth also recently fired another bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santi Poggi	160,000 10,000	10,000
Frank Lucero	60,000 40,000	40,000
Peter Asmuth	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Frank Lucero Peter Asmuth Santi Poggi

2 days 16 hours ago

Hammarstrom Bets Out Hargesheimer on the River

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nick Hammarstrom raised to 2,500 in the hijack and Josh Hargesheimer called in the big blind.

The flop came J♦J♥7♠ and Hargesheimer led out for 5,000. Hammarstrom called to the 4♦ turn, where Hargesheimer bet another 6,000. Hammarstrom again called.

Hargesheimer slowed down and checked the K♠ river, and Hammarstrom bet 12,000. Hargesheimer quickly folded.

At the same table, Leighton Lindsey has built his stack up to around 180,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leighton Lindsey	180,000 145,000	145,000
Nicholas Hammarstrom	90,000
Josh Hargesheimer	50,000

Tags: Josh Hargesheimer Leighton Lindsey Nick Hammarstrom

2 days 17 hours ago

Schwarzkopf Wakes Up With the Goods to Bust Asmuth

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Bill Schwarzkopf raised to 2,500 in middle position, Peter Asmuth moved all in for 32,000 in the hijack, and Schwarzkopf snap-called.

Peter Asmuth: A♠Q♥ All in
Bill Schwarzkopf: A♦A♥

Asmuth had run right into Schwarzkopf's aces, and the 8♦2♦8♥10♥4♦ board was no help as he was sent to the rail.

"That never happens to me. Dealers hate me," a tablemate said to Schwarzkopf after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Schwarzkopf	80,000
Peter Asmuth	Busted

Tags: Bill Schwarzkopf Peter Asmuth

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

2 days 17 hours ago

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Players are going on a 15-minute break.

The field has grown to 114 entries so far, with 80 players remaining.

2 days 17 hours ago

Bowen Shoves the River on Roden

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Gil Roden led out for 3,000 from the big blind on a flop of A♠2♠5♥ and Jeff Bowen then raised to 7,000 in the cutoff. Roden called to see the 6♥ turn.

Roden then bet 5,000, and Bowen just called this time. The river was the 2♦ and Roden bet 10,000. Bowen then came back with an all-in shove and Roden, with around 26,000 remaining, tanked for a minute before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Bowen	200,000 70,000	70,000
Gil Roden	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Gil Roden Jeff Bowen

2 days 17 hours ago

Yellick Gets Paid by Larson; Brown Busts Choleva

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

After two limps in front of him, Evan Yellick raised to 4,000 in the hijack and was called by Dan Larson under the gun and another opponent in middle position.

All three players checked the K♥10♥3♥ flop. Larson then bet 6,000 on the Q♠ turn, and only Yellick called.

Larson checked the 8♦ river, Yellick bet 15,500, and Larson quickly called. Yellick showed A♦J♦ for a straight, and Larson mucked.

At another table, John Choleva got in his last 40,000 from the cutoff on a flop of K♠10♦J♦ and Josh Brown put him at risk in middle position.

John Choleva: J♣9♣ All in
Josh Brown: Q♣J♥

Both players had a pair and straight draw, while Brown was ahead with his queen-kicker. The 5♣ turn and 3♠ river were no help to Choleva, and Brown held up to send Choleva to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Larson	150,000 10,000	10,000
Josh Brown	90,000 25,000	25,000

Evan Yellick	70,000
John Choleva	Busted

Tags: Dan Larson Evan Yellick John Choleva Josh Brown

2 days 17 hours ago

McFarland Shows Brenden the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Cole McFarland bet 4,000 from the hijack on a flop of A♦K♦J♦ and Harold Brenden called in the small blind.

Both players checked the 2♦ turn. Brenden then led out for 9,000 on the 7♦ river, and McFarland moved all in. Brenden quickly folded, and McFarland flashed the Q♦ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cole McFarland	150,000 10,000	10,000
Harold Brenden	40,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Cole McFarland Harold Brenden

2 days 17 hours ago

Britton Can't Shake Muehl

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Damon Muehl raised to 2,100 in the small blind and Mark Britton called in the big blind.

The flop came 6♠9♥3♦ and Muehl continued for 1,500. Britton called, and the K♦ fell on the turn.

Muehl checked to Britton, who bet 4,000. Muehl called to the 8♣ river and checked to Britton again, and Britton then bet 2,500. Muehl again called.

Britton showed 10♣8♦ for a pair of eights, but Muehl had K♠2♥ for a pair of kings to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damon Muehl	150,000 20,000	20,000
Mark Britton	65,000

Tags: Damon Muehl Mark Britton