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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Powell Snaps Off Schroer With the Nuts

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10Q9, Alex Powell bet 50,000 from early position before John Schroer moved all in on the button. Powell snap-called for his last 110,000.

Alex Powell: KJ All in
John Schroer: AA

Schroer showed two aces, but Powell had flopped the nut straight to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 24 and Powell doubled up.

Tags: Alex PowellJohn Schroer

Old Mouse Dodges the World to Bust Spivak

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Logan Spivak moved all in for 59,000 in early position and Roger Old Mouse called in middle position.

Logan Spivak: J10 All in
Roger Old Mouse: 33

Old Mouse remained in the lead on the A8Q flop, but Spivak picked up more outs with straight and flush draws. The 4 turn was no help to Spivak, while the 3 river gave Old Mouse a set and sent Spivak to the rail.

"Roger loves those crabs," tablemate David Randall said.

"I just love a pair," Old Mouse replied.

Tags: Logan SpivakRoger Old Mouse

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Payton Raises Barnum, Burleson on the Flop

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Miles Barnum bet 18,000 from the big blind on a flop of 3310 and Rick Burleson called in early position. Robert Payton then raised to 37,000 in middle position, and only Burleson called.

Burleson and Payton checked down the 9 turn and 5 river. Payton then showed K10 for two pair, and Burleson mucked.

Despite dropping that pot, Burleson has continued his ascent up the leaderboard and has passed 1,000,000.

Tags: Miles BarnumRick BurlesonRobert Payton

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Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sickels Survives a Flip

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Andrew Hilleren raised to 11,000 under the gun, Kevin Sickels moved all in for 94,000 on the button, and Hilleren called.

Kevin Sickels: 99 All in
Andrew Hilleren: AK

Sickels was racing for his tournament life, but he spiked a set on the J96 flop to take a big lead. The rest of the board ran out 32 and Sickels doubled up.

Tags: Andrew HillerenKevin Sickels

Labriola Runs Into a Better Ace

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gianna Labriola and Lisa Maiffret went heads-up to a flop of 87K when Labriola moved all in for her last 60,000 in the big blind. Maiffret put her at risk on the button.

Gianna Labriola: KJ All in
Lisa Maiffret: AK

Both players had flopped top pair, but Maiffret was ahead with her ace-kicker. The rest of the board ran out 69, and Labriola was sent to the rail.

Tags: Gianna LabriolaLisa Maiffret

Aoki Lying in Wait For Brunelle

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mikiyo Aoki
Mikiyo Aoki

Pat Brunelle raised to 13,000 in early position and Mikiyo Aoki called in the big blind.

The flop came 448 and Brunelle bet 21,000. Aoki called, and the 10 fell on the turn.

Brunelle then moved all in for 80,000, and Aoki snap-called. Brunelle showed JJ, but Aoki had flopped trips with A4. The river was the Q and Brunelle was sent to the rail.

Tags: Mikiyo AokiPat Brunelle

Yellick Makes Quads to Send Off Wisdom

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Evan Yellick
Evan Yellick

Evan Wisdom moved all in for his last 80,000 from the big blind on a flop of 868 and Evan Yellick called on the button.

Evan Wisdom: QJ All in
Evan Yellick: A8

Yellick showed trips, while Wisdom was chasing a flush draw. The 2 turn was no help, while the 8 river improved Yellick to quads and sent Wisdom off to the exit.

Tags: Evan WisdomEvan Yellick

Burleson Holds On For a Massive Double Knockout

Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Rick Burleson
Rick Burleson

Rick Burleson bet 5,000 from the button on a flop of 95Q and was called by Nick Hammarstrom in the big blind and AJ Stiffarm in the cutoff.

The turn was the 8 and Burleson bet 40,000. Hammarstrom called, but Stiffarm then raised to 80,000. Burleson moved all in, Hammarstrom called for 300,000, and Stiffarm also called for his last 200,000 to create a massive pot.

Stiffarm showed Q10 for a pair and straight draw, Hammarstrom had 76 for a straight with a flush draw, but they were both behind Burleson's J10. The river was the 2 and Burleson held on to secure the pot, sending both Stiffarm and Hammarstrom to the rail while vaulting into an overwhelming chip lead over the rest of the field.

"Holy shit," Burleson said, burying his head in his hands in disbelief as the enormous pile of chips was pushed his way.

Tags: AJ StiffarmNick HammarstromRick Burleson