$1,140 Main Event | 2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

2 hours 14 minutes ago

Slaubaugh Coolers Hawkenberry to the Rail

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player in middle position limped in before Robert Hawkenberry raised to 2,100 in the cutoff. Brent Slaubaugh then reraised to 7,400 in the big blind and the middle-position player folded, while Hawkenberry moved all in for 40,000. Slaubaugh snap-called.

Robert Hawkenberry: Q♣Q♥ All in
Brent Slaubaugh: K♥K♠

Hawkenberry had run his queens right into Slaubaugh's kings, and the 5♣10♠4♣8♠J♣ board offered no help as Hawkenberry was sent to the rail.

"Sorry, buddy," Slaubaugh told him.

"Yeah, f**k you," Hawkenberry replied with a laugh as he went off to reenter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Slaubaugh	90,000 40,000	40,000
Robert Hawkenberry	Busted

Tags: Brent Slaubaugh Robert Hawkenberry

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

2 hours 23 minutes ago

Catch the Latest Edition of The Rundown

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

2 hours 28 minutes ago

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Players are going on the first 10-minute break of the day.

The field has grown to 156 entries so far, with 135 players remaining.

2 hours 28 minutes ago

Everyone Has a Monster, Oeseburg Benefits the Most

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With around 5,000 in the pot on a board of 8♠9♠10♦Q♥, Matthew Oeseburg bet 1,500 from early position and was called by an opponent in middle position and the big blind.

The river was the 5♣ and Oeseburg bet another 3,500. Only the big blind called this time. "No straight, only a set," Oeseburg, said, showing 10♠10♣. His opponent flashed 8♣8♥ for a smaller set as he mucked, while the middle-position player said he folded two aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Oeseburg	60,000 60,000	60,000

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2 hours 37 minutes ago

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Engebretson	75,000 15,000	15,000
Virgil Taylor	70,000
Ken Guffey	65,000 20,000	20,000
Leonardo Valenzuela	50,000 12,000	12,000
Silas Sneed	50,000 20,000	20,000
Lee Nguyen	45,000 10,000	10,000
James Armstrong	35,000 5,000	5,000
Robert Hawkenberry	25,000 5,000	5,000
Ron Haase	15,000 30,000	30,000
Jeremiah Shields	15,000 30,000	30,000
Terence Reid	10,000 20,000	20,000

2 hours 41 minutes ago

Estes Blasts an Opponent Off a Pair; Ihringer Then Makes the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,200 before Tom Estes three-bet to 2,800 in the big blind. His opponent called, and they saw a flop of 10♠10♥2♣.

Estes then continued for 3,000, and his opponent called. The turn was the A♥ and Estes bet another 6,500. His opponent turned over J♥J♠ and tossed them into the muck, surrendering the pot to Estes.

The next hand at this table, Mark Ihringer raised to 1,100 in early position, a player in middle position three-bet to 3,100, and Ihringer called.

The middle-position player bet 2,500 on the 3♥7♦4♦ flop, and Ihringer called. Both players then checked the 5♦ turn.

Ihringer led out for 5,000 on the 8♠ river, and his opponent quickly called. Ihringer turned over A♦Q♦ for the nut flush to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Estes	65,000 65,000	65,000
Mark Ihringer	50,000 50,000	50,000

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2 hours 53 minutes ago

Ficken's Ace Holds Up on Scary Board

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After three players limped in, the cutoff raised to 1,800 and a player in early position called, as did Ken Guffey in middle position and Shawn Ficken in the hijack.

Action checked to Ficken on the A♦5♥8♦ flop and he bet 1,300. The cutoff called, as did the early-position player.

Ficken bet another 3,000 on the 9♦ turn, and only the early-position player called this time. Both players checked down the 7♦ river, and Ficken showed A♥9♥ for two pair to win the pot.

"I missed a bet," Ficken said.

"You wouldn't have gotten anything from me," his opponent replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Ficken	55,000

Tags: Ken Guffey Shawn Ficken

3 hours 1 minute ago

Slaubaugh Fills Up

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♦J♣3♦, a player in early position and Brent Slaubaugh called on the button.

The turn was the 10♠ and the early-position player bet another 2,000. Slaubaugh then raised to 4,500, and his opponent called.

Slaubaugh bet another 3,500 on the J♥ river, and his opponent again called. Slaubaugh showed J♠10♣ for a full house, and his opponent tossed K♥K♦ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Slaubaugh	50,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Brent Slaubaugh

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300