2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

$1,140 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
$138,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,140
Prize Pool
$671,000
Total Entries
671
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
91
Players Left
1
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Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Ketterer Shows a Straight

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 15,000 ante

Alan Curl got two shoves through and took down the blinds and ante. He then folded the next hand. "Somebody call the floor, Alan folded. Something's not right," Dave Ouellette joked.

Lance Schuchard had meanwhile opened to 300,000 in the hijack, and Terry Ketterer called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 657 flop. Ketterer then led out for 200,000 on the 9 turn, and Schuchard called.

The 2 river was checked down, and Ketterer showed J8 for a straight. Schuchard mucked A2.

Tags: Lance SchuchardTerry Ketterer

Curl Finds a Double

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 15,000 ante
Alan Curl
Alan Curl

Terry Ketterer moved all in from the small blind, and Alan Curl called for 450,000 in the big blind.

Alan Curl: 86 All in
Terry Ketterer: 102

Curl took the lead on the KJ6 flop with a pair of sixes, while Ketterer picked up a straight draw on the A turn. The river was the 5, and Curl held on to double up.

"I felt for sure you were hitting that ten," he told Ketterer.

"I was hoping, too," Ketterer replied.

Tags: Alan Curlerry Ketterer

Ouellette Shows Dean an Ace

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 15,000 ante

Preston Dean bet 175,000 from the cutoff on a flop of A95 and Dave Ouellette called in the big blind.

Dean bet another 300,000 on the K turn, and Ouellette again called. Ouellette checked over to Dean on the Q river, and this time Dean checked back.

"Just a five, Dave," he said, showing 85, but Ouellette had A10 to win the pot.

Tags: Dave OuellettePreston Dean

Dean Bets Out Aoki; Ketterer Gets There on the River Again

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 15,000 ante

Preston Dean bet 200,000 from middle position on a flop of AK10 and Mikiyo Aoki called in the small blind.

Both players checked the 3 turn. Dean then bet 400,000 on the 8 river, and Aoki took a minute before folding.

The next hand, Alan Curl and Terry Ketterer checked to the turn in a battle between the blinds when Curl bet 150,000 on a board of 7102Q. Ketterer called, and the A fell on the river.

He then led out for 250,000, and Curl called. Ketterer showed A9 for rivered top pair, and Curl mucked.

Tags: Alan CurlMikiyo AokiPreston DeanTerry Ketterer

Curl Takes Two Hits

Level 29 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 15,000 ante

In another limped pot, Preston Dean bet 150,000 from under the gun on a flop of J45 and Terry Ketterer called in the small blind, as did Alan Curl in the big blind.

Curl bet 325,000 on the 6 turn, and only Ketterer called. Both players checked the 10 river and Curl showed J5 for two pair, but Ketterer had rivered a flush with 86 to win the pot.

The next hand, Curl and Dean went to the 1073 flop in a battle between the blinds when Dean bet 200,000. Curl called, and the 7 fell on the turn.

Dean then bet 300,000, and Curl again called. The K river was checked down, and Dean showed 109 to win the pot as Curl dropped down to less than 10 big blinds.

Tags: Alan CurlPreston DeanTerry Ketterer

Level: 29

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 15,000

Ouellette Shows the Bluff

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In a limped pot, Preston Dean bet 175,000 from the hijack on a flop of JJ6 and Dave Ouellette called in the small blind.

Both players checked the 8 turn. Ouellette then led out for 250,000 on the J river, and Dean quickly folded.

Ouellette, whose dog Jack has donned a pair of sunglasses for the occasion, showed Q9 for queen-high as he took the pot.

Tags: Dave OuellettePreston Dean

Matti Picks Off Dean

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 106A, Josh Matti bet 150,000 from under the gun and Preston Dean called in the small blind.

Both players checked the 6 turn. Dean then led out for 375,000 on the 5 river, and Matti quickly called.

Dean showed 87 for a missed straight draw, and Matti turned over AJ for two pair to win the pot.

Tags: Josh MattiPreston Dean

Nicholas Hammarstrom Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,000)

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Nicholas Hammarstrom
Nicholas Hammarstrom

Nicholas Hammarstrom raised to 875,000 in early position and Josh Matti moved all in from the cutoff. Hammarstrom called off his last 50,000.

Nicholas Hammarstrom: AK All in
Josh Matti: AQ

Hammarstrom had Matti dominated and was poised for a double up as the board came 9674, but Matti spiked the Q on the river to win the pot and bust Hammarstrom in eighth place.

Tags: Josh MattiNicholas Hammarstrom