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

1 day 9 hours ago

Powell Snaps Off Schroer With the Nuts

David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a flop of 10♠Q♣9♥, 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: K♣J♣ All in
John Schroer: A♣A♦

Schroer showed two aces, but Powell had flopped the nut straight to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out 2♠4♥ and Powell doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Powell	250,000 220,000	220,000

John Schroer	210,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Alex Powell John Schroer

1 day 10 hours ago

Old Mouse Dodges the World to Bust Spivak

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David Salituro

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: J♥10♥ All in
Roger Old Mouse: 3♦3♣

Old Mouse remained in the lead on the A♥8♥Q♦ 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Old Mouse	300,000 20,000	20,000
Logan Spivak	Busted

Tags: Logan Spivak Roger Old Mouse

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

1 day 10 hours ago

Payton Raises Barnum, Burleson on the Flop

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David Salituro

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

Miles Barnum bet 18,000 from the big blind on a flop of 3♦3♥10♥ 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 K♦10♠ for two pair, and Burleson mucked.

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Burleson	1,030,000 310,000	310,000
Robert Payton	200,000 100,000	100,000
Miles Barnum	140,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Miles Barnum Rick Burleson Robert Payton

1 day 10 hours ago

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Lance Schuchard	650,000 210,000	210,000
Alan Curl	320,000 315,000	315,000
Nathan Allen	320,000 70,000	70,000
Kevin Ellis	320,000 250,000	250,000
Angie Lee	250,000 150,000	150,000
Dan Burcham	240,000 80,000	80,000

Juan Gonzales	240,000 170,000	170,000
Billy Butler	220,000 220,000	220,000
Miles Barnum	160,000 10,000	10,000
Chris Cutler	150,000 90,000	90,000
Jamie Spagnolo	150,000 20,000	20,000
George Richard	150,000 110,000	110,000
Dan Francis	150,000 30,000	30,000
Jessica Cotton	120,000 40,000	40,000
Justin Mayse	100,000 100,000	100,000
Robert Payton	100,000 14,000	14,000
Lee Nguyen	60,000

1 day 10 hours ago

Sickels Survives a Flip

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David Salituro

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: 9♣9♠ All in
Andrew Hilleren: A♠K♦

Sickels was racing for his tournament life, but he spiked a set on the J♣9♦6♣ flop to take a big lead. The rest of the board ran out 3♦2♦ and Sickels doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Sickels	190,000 190,000	190,000
Andrew Hilleren	60,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Andrew Hilleren Kevin Sickels

1 day 10 hours ago

Labriola Runs Into a Better Ace

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David Salituro

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

Gianna Labriola and Lisa Maiffret went heads-up to a flop of 8♦7♥K♦ when Labriola moved all in for her last 60,000 in the big blind. Maiffret put her at risk on the button.

Gianna Labriola: K♣J♥ All in
Lisa Maiffret: A♥K♥

Both players had flopped top pair, but Maiffret was ahead with her ace-kicker. The rest of the board ran out 6♦9♠, and Labriola was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lisa Maiffret	260,000 60,000	60,000
Gianna Labriola	Busted

Tags: Gianna Labriola Lisa Maiffret

1 day 10 hours ago

Aoki Lying in Wait For Brunelle

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David Salituro

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

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

The flop came 4♠4♦8♠ 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 J♣J♠, but Aoki had flopped trips with A♦4♥. The river was the Q♣ and Brunelle was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikiyo Aoki	350,000 90,000	90,000
Pat Brunelle	Busted

Tags: Mikiyo Aoki Pat Brunelle

1 day 10 hours ago

Yellick Makes Quads to Send Off Wisdom

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David Salituro

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

Evan Wisdom moved all in for his last 80,000 from the big blind on a flop of 8♦6♦8♥ and Evan Yellick called on the button.

Evan Wisdom: Q♦J♦ All in
Evan Yellick: A♠8♠

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evan Yellick	250,000 250,000	250,000
Evan Wisdom	Busted

Tags: Evan Wisdom Evan Yellick

1 day 10 hours ago

Burleson Holds On For a Massive Double Knockout

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David Salituro

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

Rick Burleson bet 5,000 from the button on a flop of 9♥5♣Q♠ 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 Q♥10♦ for a pair and straight draw, Hammarstrom had 7♠6♠ for a straight with a flush draw, but they were both behind Burleson's J♠10♥. 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.