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Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
$1,140 Main Event
Day: 1c
Players Left 165 / 574
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140,000
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135,000
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120,000
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100,000
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90,000
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 5,000 ante
A player in early position raised to 2,500 before the cutoff moved all in for 8,700. Bryan Engebretson called on the button, while the early-position player then reshoved for 12,500. Engebretson again called to put both players at risk.
Cutoff: 10♥10♦ 
Early-Position Player: K♦K♠
Bryan Engebretson: A♣Q♥
The early-position player was ahead with her kings as the flop came Q♠2♦6♦. The turn was the 4♥, but the A♠ fell on the river to give Engebretson two pair and the double knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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140,000
65,000
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65,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 5,000 ante
Five players went to a flop of A♣8♣7♣ when the hijack bet 2,000. Larry Schaefbauer then raised to 8,000 in the cutoff, and only the hijack called.
The turn was the Q♥ and Schaefbauer moved all in for 9,500. The hijack took a moment before calling with A♦6♣ for a pair and flush draw, while Schaefbauer had flopped a flush with 4♣2♣.
The river was the Q♠ and Schaefbauer held on the earn the double up.
"Larry, you're only supposed to play those cards in the big game," a tablemate said to Schaefbauer after the hand.
"This is a big game," Schaefbauer replied with a laugh.
"They call me Lucky Larry," Schaefbauer added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 5,000 ante
A player in the small blind bet 5,000 on a flop of 10♣9♣5♠ before Lance Schuchard raised to 20,000 in early position. Another opponent in middle position then moved all in for 35,000 and the small blind got out of the way, while Schuchard snap-called.
All-in Player: A♦A♠
Lance Schuchard: 10♠9♠
The at-risk player showed down a pair of aces, but Schuchard had flopped top two pair to take the lead. The rest of the board ran out J♥8♠ and Schuchard scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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95,000
95,000
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95,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 5,000 ante
Ryan Remington raised to 1,500 in middle position and Eric Zietz called in the small blind, as did the big blind.
All three players checked the A♦K♣7♦ flop. Zietz then bet 2,000 on the 10♠ turn and the big blind called, while Remington raised to 9,000. Both opponents called.
The river was the 4♥ and Remington moved all in for 13,000. Zietz called, and the big blind got out of the way.
Remington was already getting up from his seat as he turned over K♦5♦, while Zietz had A♠Q♠ for top pair to earn the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 5,000
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
In a battle between the blinds, the small blind ended up moving all in for 16,500 and Charlie Bolton called to put him at risk.
All-In Player: A♣5♦
Charlie Bolton: A♠Q♥
Bolton had his opponent dominated going to the flop, which came 8♣2♣7♦. Bolton's queen-kicker remained in the lead through the 2♠ turn and K♥ river as he scored the knockout, moving up past 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Cameron Wierson bet 600 from under the gun on a flop of 9♦6♦5♠ and was called by the hijack, cutoff, and big blind.
The turn was the 4♦ and the big blind led out for 1,500. Only Wierson called to see the 3♦ river, where the big blind bet another 2,500.
Wierson called and turned over 10♦8♦ for a flush, and his opponent mucked 10♣7♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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45,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
A player in early position raised to 1,200 and was called by Rich Grismer in middle position and the big blind.
The early-position player continued for 7,000 on the 8♦4♠6♥ flop, and Grismer moved all in for 9,300. The big blind got out of the way, while the early-position player snap-called.
Rich Grismer: Q♣Q♠
Opponent: 10♦10♠
Grismer had his opponent dominated with his queens, and the A♠ turn and 3♠ river secured him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Four players went to a flop of 9♠A♥10♣ where Ron Kohner bet 2,500 from early position. A player in the hijack called, as did Santiago Gimenez in the big blind.
Kohner moved all in for 11,300 on the K♣ turn, and only Gimenez called. Kohner showed Q♣J♥ for a straight, while Gimenez had A♣8♣ for a pair and flush draw.
The river was the 5♠ and Kohner held on to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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35,000
20,000
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20,000 |
