2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

$1,140 Main Event
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,140
Total Entries
625
Players Left
150
Average Chip Stack
124,000
Total Chips
18,600,000
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
600 / 1,200
Ante
1,200
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
247
Players Left
95
Players Left 150 / 625

Ficken's Ace Holds Up on Scary Board

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 A58 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 A9 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
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Shawn Ficken
55,000

Tags: Ken GuffeyShawn Ficken