2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

$1,140 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,140
Total Entries
652
Players Left
133
Average Chip Stack
147,068
Total Chips
19,560,000
Level Info
Level
12
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
3,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
148
Players Left
19
Players Left 133 / 652
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Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Josh Matti
180,000
60,000
60,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Lorri Riley us
Lorri Riley
160,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Ross Lebo us
Ross Lebo
130,000
75,000
75,000
Profile photo of Dori Julius us
Dori Julius
130,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Larry Christiensen us
Larry Christiensen
130,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of Patrick Davey us
Patrick Davey
120,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of John Choleva us
John Choleva
120,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Rosie Paules us
Rosie Paules
120,000
Profile photo of Ralph Kingan us
Ralph Kingan
90,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Jim Dempsey us
Jim Dempsey
80,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Jeffrey Bowen us
Jeffrey Bowen
70,000
Profile photo of Alexander Powell us
Alexander Powell
60,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Mark Fink us
Mark Fink
60,000
Profile photo of Heath McAllister ca
Heath McAllister
40,000
85,000
85,000
Day 1B Chip Leader

Smith Drops Some More to Slaubaugh

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Brent Slaubaugh raised to 6,000 in middle position and Spike Smith called on the button.

Both players checked the 76K flop. Slaubaugh then bet 7,000 on the Q turn, and Smith called.

Slaubaugh checked the A river, and Smith bet 7,500. Slaubaugh called with AQ for two pair, and Smith mucked A7.

Arlie Brandvold, the three-time Roughrider Poker Tour Player of the Year, just joined this table.

Player Chips Progress
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Spike Smith
150,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Brent Slaubaugh us
Brent Slaubaugh
140,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Arlie Brandvold us
Arlie Brandvold
30,000

Tags: Arlie BrandvoldBrent SlaubaughSpike Smith

Ouellette's Kicker Plays to Double Off Reichard

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dave Ouellette moved all in for 8,500 in middle position, Joshua Reichard reshoved in the small blind, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Dave Ouellette: A9 All in
Joshua Reichard: A7

Ouellette had Reichard dominated, and the board ran out KJ84K. It took a moment for the table to figure out if Ouellette's nine continued to play, and the pot was eventually pushed over to him.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Reichard
45,000
15,000
15,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Dave Ouellette
20,000

Tags: Dave OuelletteJoshua Reichard

Some Overkill Gives Berger a Bustout

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Stephen Berger bet 6,000 from early position on a flop of 6Q6 and an opponent in the big blind called.

Berger bet another 5,500 on the Q turn, his opponent moved all in for 15,500, and Berger snap-called. The at-risk player showed Q10 for a full house, but Berger had 66 for quads.

"You have quad sixes, really? A little bit of overkill," the big blind said as the 2 completed the board on the river to give Berger the knockout.

"It wasn't overkill. I needed every bit of it," Berger added.

Player Chips Progress
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Stephen Berger
120,000
85,000
85,000

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Thomsen Slows Down Smith

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Seth Thomsen
Seth Thomsen

Spike Smith bet 6,000 from the small blind on a board of 9QJQ and Seth Thomsen called on the button.

The river was the 3 and Smith bet another 11,000. Thomsen again called, and Smith showed KJ for two pair. Thomsen, though, had AJ and won the pot with his ace-kicker.

Player Chips Progress
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Spike Smith
200,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Seth Thomsen us
Seth Thomsen
140,000
140,000
140,000

Tags: Seth ThomsenSpike Smith

Gimenez Sends One Out

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

With around 30,000 in the pot on a flop of Q106, a player in the cutoff moved all in for 25,000, Santiago Gimenez reshoved in early position, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

All-In Player: AK All in
Santiago Gimenez: 1010

The at-risk player had a straight draw to go with his overcards, but he missed the 4 turn and 6 river as Gimenez held on with his tens to send his opponent to the rail.

Joshua Reichard joined the field during the break.

Player Chips Progress
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Santiago Gimenez
60,000
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Joshua Reichard
30,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Joshua ReichardSantiago Gimenez

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Rodriguez Gets Another Cooler

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A910, Ralph Kingan bet 12,000 from the cutoff, Matthew Rodriguez moved all in for 16,000 on the button, and Kingan called.

Matthew Rodriguez: 1010 All in
Ralph Kingan: 99

Rodriguez was on the right side of the set-over-set cooler, and the 7 turn and 3 river secured his double up.

"That's the second time I had set-over-set today. That's crazy," Rodriguez said.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Rodriguez
60,000
25,000
25,000
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Ralph Kingan
60,000

Tags: Matthew RodriguezRalph Kingan

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