2026 RPT Montana State Poker Championship

$635 Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
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 1b
Entries
184
Players Left
31
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Yellick Runs Into Francis' Aces

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Evan Yellick moved all in for around 25,000 from the hijack and Dan Francis put him at risk under the gun.

Evan Yellick: QQ All in
Dan Francis: AA

Francis improved to top set on the 105A flop, and Yellick was left drawing dead after the 8 turn. The river was the J and Yellick was sent to the rail.

"I had aces four times. Lost all four," Yellick lamented on his way to the exit.

Tags: Dan FrancisEvan Yellick

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Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Favorite Hand Fails Limberhand

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dennis Limberhand moved all in for 7,500 in middle position and Kelly Snapp reraised to 15,000 on the button to chase away the rest of the table.

Dennis Limberhand: 22 All in
Kelly Snapp: 1010

"I've got my favorite hand," Limberhand said upon showing his deuces, but he needed to come from behind against Snapp's tens. The J97Q6 board was no help, and Limberhand was sent to the rail.

Mikiyo Aoki also recently busted but quickly reentered.

Tags: Dennis LimberhandKelly SnappMikiyo Aoki

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Labriola Flops the Higher Flush

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Terry Ketterer bet 1,800 from the cutoff on a flop of 439 before Robert Payton raised to 7,100 in the big blind. Gianna Labriola called in early position, while Ketterer got out of the way.

Both players checked the 10 turn. Payton then bet 5,000 on the 2 river, and Labriola called.

Payton showed Q7 for a flopped flush, but Labriola had K2 for a king-high flush to win the pot.

Tags: Gianna LabriolaRobert PaytonTerry Ketterer

Allen Fills Up on the River

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Nathan Allen bet 3,000 from under the gun on a flop of 695 and was called by Merle Bierschenk in middle position and Justin Mayse in the big blind.

Action checked to Bierschenk on the 7 turn and he bet 2,500. Only Allen called to see the 7 river. He then led out for 15,000, and Bierschenk quickly called.

Allen showed 66 for a rivered full house, and Bierschenk mucked.

Tags: Justin MayseMerle BierschenkNathan Allen

Schroer Gets Called by Ace-High

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Around 70,000 was already in the pot before John Schroer moved all in for 18,400 from early position. John Choleva called in the big blind.

Schroer showed 1010, while Choleva turned over AQ. The river J was safe for Schroer, and he doubled up.

Tags: John CholevaJohn Schroer

Hamilton Picks Up Aces in Massive Pot

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Trevor Hamilton
Trevor Hamilton

Tim McFarland was in the hijack with a raise of 6,000 in front of him before Mary Anne Schroer reraised to 20,000 on the button. Trevor Hamilton then moved all in from under the gun and McFarland folded as action went back on Schroer. She took a few minutes before calling with a nearly identical stack.

Mary Anne Schroer: AK All in
Trevor Hamilton: AA

Hamilton had woken up with aces and was a big favorite to take the massive pot as the flop came 5Q7. Hamilton also picked up a flush draw, while Schroer got some hope on the K turn. The river, though, was the 10 and Hamilton took the pot.

The stacks were counted down and Hamilton's remaining 88,000 had Schroer's 85,000 barely covered, sending her to the rail.

Tags: Mary Anne SchroerTim McFarlandTrevor Hamilton

Brunelle Survives Against Hammarstrom

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Angie Lee raised to 1,500 in early position and received calls from Nick Hammarstrom in middle position and Alex Powell in the hijack. Pat Brunelle then moved all in for 7,700 in the cutoff, and only Hammarstrom called.

Pat Brunelle: 1010 All in
Nick Hammarstrom: 22

Brunelle had Hammarstrom dominated and improved to a set on the K103 flop. The rest of the board ran out 68 and Brunelle doubled up.

Tags: Alex PowellAngie LeeNick HammarstromPat Brunelle

Kessel Shoves Into Butler's Jacks

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Joe Kessel moved all in for 12,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 82K and Billy Butler called in early position.

Joe Kessel: A5 All in
Billy Butler: JJ

"I need an ace," Kessel said after seeing Butler's jacks, but he received no help on the 2 turn or 9 river as Butler secured the knockout.

Tags: Billy ButlerJoe Kessel