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$1,140 Main Event
Day 1c Completed
2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
$1,140 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
$1,140
Prize Pool
$671,000
Total Entries
671
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
293
Players Left
38
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Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
It was a history-making day inside the Silverado Casino poker room in Deadwood today, and Terry Ketterer rang in the occasion in style.
Ketterer stormed past the million-chip mark and bagged up 1,009,000, giving him an overwhelming chip lead over the remaining 38 players heading to Day 2. Ketterer first won a massive pot in an aces-versus-kings cooler, and his magical day continued later on when he rivered a full house to beat Kodey Hammer’s top pair for another bustout.
Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip CounT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Ketterer | United States | 1,009,000 |
| 2 | Bryan Engebretson | United States | 662,000 |
| 3 | Mark Fink | United States | 483,000 |
| 4 | Eric Hanson | United States | 415,000 |
| 5 | Lance Schuchard | United States | 405,000 |
| 6 | Brent Slaubaugh | United States | 380,000 |
| 7 | Wes Weible | United States | 357,000 |
| 8 | Alan Strouf | United States | 346,000 |
| 9 | Jimmy Hadley | United States | 322,000 |
| 10 | Max Danilov | United States | 305,000 |
Bryan Engebretson is far behind Ketterer but still in second place with 662,000. Mark Fink (483,000) rounds out the podium. It was a family affair today, with Eric Hanson (415,000) and his wife Becky Hanson (275,000) both making it through the day. Clayton McAllister, meanwhile, didn’t do as well as his father Heath yesterday, but he’ll still join him on Day 2 with a stack of 202,000.
Other players to survive the day included Brent Slaubaugh (380,000), Jimmy Hadley (322,000), Brad Magnus (284,000), and Terence Reid (128,000). Joshua Reichard, though, fell right at the end of the night when Rich Grismer flopped quad aces.
Day 1c attracted 293 total entries, bringing the field up to 671 through all three starting flights. That figure far eclipsed last year’s total and makes this the largest event in South Dakota poker history. Just 91 will return tomorrow (Slaubaugh and Skyler Sand qualified twice). The official prize pool should be confirmed shortly after play resumes tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time.
The action on Day 2 picks up with 32 minutes remaining in Level 14 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante. Levels will again be 40 minutes long, and action is scheduled to play down to a champion.
Records were smashed today in Deadwood, chips were flying, and hundreds of dreams were crushed along the way. Tomorrow, though, is when the money starts to be handed out, and PokerNews will be following along the entire way down to the crowning of a champion.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1c has ended with 38 players remaining out of 293 entries.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Campbell was eliminated on the last hand of the day yesterday, and he was just all in again in the closing moments of Day 1c as he had his last 69,000 in the middle from the cutoff. Terry Ketterer called in middle position.
Michael Campbell: K♥J♣ 
Terry Ketterer: Q♠10♦
Campbell hit trips on the J♦J♥2♣ flop, but Ketterer picked up a straight draw on the 9♠ turn. "There's always a sweat," Campbell said going to the river, which came the 5♥ to give him the double up.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that action on Day 1c will conclude once each table plays four more hands.
There are 38 players remaining, but all four hands will still be played even if there are two more eliminations.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Joshua Reichard moved all in for his last 24,000 in early position and Rich Grismer called in the hijack.
Joshua Reichard: K♥9♣
Rich Grismer: A♥A♦
Reichard had run right into Grismer's aces, and his slim hopes of survival were completely gone when the A♠A♣6♦ flop gave Grismer quads. The rest of the board came 6♠8♠ and Reichard was sent to the rail near the end of the night.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Cole McFarland raised to 15,000 in the cutoff before Troy Tainer moved all in for 58,000 on the button. Eric Hanson then reraised to 150,000 in the big blind, and McFarland folded.
Troy Tainer: A♦K♦
Eric Hanson: 10♦10♣
The flop came K♥8♥2♦ and Tainer took the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out Q♠J♦, and Tainer doubled up.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Terry Ketterer raised to 17,000 in early position and Lee Nguyen called in the big blind.
Ketterer continued for 15,000 on the A♦Q♠6♣ flop, and Nguyen called. Nguyen then moved all in for 32,000 on the A♣ turn, and Ketterer called.
Nguyen showed K♦Q♦ for two pair, while Ketterer had J♦J♣. The Q♣ river improved Nguyen to a full house, and he earned the double up.
Despite dropping that pot, Ketterer has still climbed up past 1,000,000.
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Doug Rose moved all in for 55,000 in middle position, Craig Pohlmann reshoved on the button, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
Doug Rose: A♥10♣
Craig Pohlmann: A♣K♥
The 7♦5♠3♣3♦4♦ board was no help to Rose, and Pohlmann's king-kicker continued to play to earn him the knockout.
The next hand at this table, Rich Grismer shoved for 60,000 in the hijack and Mark Fink called in the small blind.
Rich Grismer: J♥10♣
Mark Fink: A♦J♣
Grismer was dominated going to the flop, which came 10♦4♥5♠ to give him the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 5♣Q♥ and Grismer doubled up.
