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Terry Ketterer Wins the Record-Setting South Dakota State Poker Championship
Level 32
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
The 2026 South Dakota State Poker Championship rewrote the record books with a massive field of 671 players, and it was Bozeman, Montana cupcake shop owner Terry Ketterer who led wire-to-wire on Day 2 on his way to claiming the "Gunslinger" trophy and $138,000 top prize.
Stay tuned for a recap of the final table and an interview with the champion.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Ketterer | United States | $138,000 |
| 2 | Mikiyo Aoki | United States | $83,000 |
| 3 | Lance Schuchard | United States | $62,000 |
| 4 | Alan Curl | United States | $46,000 |
| 5 | Josh Matti | United States | $35,000 |
| 6 | Dave Ouellette | United States | $26,000 |
| 7 | Preston Dean | United States | $20,000 |
| 8 | Nicholas Hammarstrom | United States | $16,000 |
| 9 | Harold Brenden | United States | $11,870 |