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Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
$1,140 Main Event
Day: 1a
Players Left 104 / 671
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Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Kaden Alcorn moved all in for 20,000 from the hijack and Josh Matti called on the button.
Kaden Alcorn: A♦Q♥ 
Josh Matti: A♣K♦
Alcorn needed to come from behind to stay alive, but he couldn't improve on the 6♣7♠9♥A♠5♣ board as Matti's king-kicker earned him the pot and knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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105,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Randy Rearick moved all in for 13,300 from the big blind and Jamie Smith called in early position.
Randy Rearick: A♦10♦
Jamie Smith: A♥Q♦
Rearick was dominated and at risk, but he smacked the 10♥7♦9♦ flop by hitting top pair with the nut flush draw. The turn was the K♣, while the 8♠ river secured his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Keith Rodgers limped in from middle position and another player in the cutoff called before Tyler Smith raised to 5,000 on the button. The big blind, Rodgers, and cutoff all called.
Smith bet 7,000 on the 8♠3♦Q♠ flop, and only Rodgers called. The turn was the K♥ and Smith bet another 10,000. Rodgers again called.
The 8♥ fell on the river and Smith bet 10,000 once more. Rodgers quickly called, and Smith turned over A♠K♣ for two pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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80,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
David Summers bet 3,600 from the big blind on a flop of K♥8♦4♦ and Matthew Rodriguez called on the button.
Both players checked the 5♥ turn, and Summers then bet 2,500 on the J♥ river. Rodriguez quickly called.
Summers showed A♣8♥ for a pair of eights, but Rodriguez had J♦10♦ for a rivered pair of jacks to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000 | |
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15,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
More than a decade ago, Preston Dean claimed the title of biggest winner in North Dakota poker history when he won the State Championship. He had been surpassed in the years since, but Dean took back his crown on Championship Sunday of the record-breaking $250 Roughrider Poker Tour Casino State Championship.
Dean prevailed over a massive field of 1,655 entries to win the largest poker tournament ever held in the state, earning $49,300 and a WSOP Main Event package after slamming down a full house to defeat Steve Kelly heads-up.
$250 RPT Casino State Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston Dean | United States | $49,300 + $10,700 WSOP Main Event package |
| 2 | Steve Kelly | United States | $30,000 |
| 3 | Kim Rasmussen | United States | $23,000 |
| 4 | Kamden Keleher | United States | $17,000 |
| 5 | Shane Koenig | United States | $13,000 |
| 6 | Jamie Meidinger | United States | $10,000 |
| 7 | Mitch Hogue | United States | $7,700 |
| 8 | Kyle Shipman | United States | $6,200 |
| 9 | Riley Vareberg | United States | $4,300 |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Players are going on another 10-minute break.
The field has grown to 137 entries so far, with 87 players remaining.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
A player in middle position was already all in as John Schroer and Jeffrey Bowen went to a flop of 4♥7♣6♣ with around 20,000 in the pot. Both players then checked to the 4♣ turn.
Schroer bet 5,000 from early position, and Bowen called under the gun. The river was the 3♣ and Bowen led out for 9,000. Schroer let out a laugh as he folded.
Bowen showed A♦Q♣ for a rivered flush, and the at-risk player tossed his cards into the muck and made his exit. "I didn't know you could call 5,000 drawing dead," Schroer said to Bowen.
"There was a lot out there," Bowen replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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70,000 | |
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60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Josh Matti bet 2,500 from early position on a flop of 3♣4♠8♦ and was called by a player in the hijack, Kaden Alcorn on the button, and Spike Smith in the big blind.
Matti bet another 4,000 on the 9♣ turn, and only Alcorn and Smith called this time. All three players checked down the 9♥ river, and Matti showed 10♦10♥ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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80,000 | |
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50,000
10,000
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10,000 |
