$1,140 Main Event Day 1c | 2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

23 hours 3 minutes ago

Ficken's Ace Holds Up on Scary Board

David Salituro

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 A♦5♥8♦ 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 A♥9♥ 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
Shawn Ficken	55,000

Tags: Ken Guffey Shawn Ficken

23 hours 12 minutes ago

Slaubaugh Fills Up

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♦J♣3♦, a player in early position and Brent Slaubaugh called on the button.

The turn was the 10♠ and the early-position player bet another 2,000. Slaubaugh then raised to 4,500, and his opponent called.

Slaubaugh bet another 3,500 on the J♥ river, and his opponent again called. Slaubaugh showed J♠10♣ for a full house, and his opponent tossed K♥K♦ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Slaubaugh	50,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Brent Slaubaugh

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

23 hours 26 minutes ago

Hamm Spikes the River to Bust One

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Kodey Hammer bet 1,800 from under the gun on a board of K♣9♦8♣10♦ and the hijack called, as did Bret Hamm on the button. The big blind then raised to 12,000, and only the hijack and Hamm called.

The big blind moved all in for 5,100 on the 8♥ river, and only Hamm called. The at-risk player showed Q♠J♣ for a straight, but Hamm had rivered a full house with 9♣9♠ to win the pot and send his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bret Hamm	50,000 50,000	50,000
Kodey Hammer	50,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Bret Hamm Kodey Hammer

23 hours 30 minutes ago

Lutt's Shove Called Off

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Rick Lutt and Bryan Engebretson went to the turn on a board of 10♠J♠K♣4♦ when Lutt moved all in for 6,000 from under the gun. Engebretson called in middle position.

Lutt showed A♦4♦ for a pair of fours and straight draw, while Engebretson had J♣9♠ for a pair of jacks. It was then that the table noticed there were two 4♦ showing.

A tournament official had to be called to the table, and it was ruled that the hand was dead and both players would take back their chips.

"No wonder he keeps hitting diamond flushes on us," a tablemate joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Engebretson	60,000
Rick Lutt	10,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Bryan Engebretson Rick Lutt

23 hours 41 minutes ago

Hammer Hits the River to Crack a Set

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A player in the hijack bet 1,100 on a flop of J♠5♦2♣ and the small blind called, as did Kodey Hammer in the big blind.

The turn was the 6♦ and the hijack bet another 3,000. Only Hammer called this time, and the 3♦ fell on the river.

Hammer then led out for 4,700, and his opponent called. Hammer showed 4♣4♦ for a rivered straight, and his opponent flashed 6♥6♣ for a beaten set as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kodey Hammer	45,000

Tags: Kodey Hammer

23 hours 45 minutes ago

Ace is Good For Armstrong

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Four players built a pot of around 6,000 as they saw a flop of 4♠8♣2♦. James Armstrong then bet 1,500 from the big blind and was called by an opponent in middle position, as well as the button.

Armstrong bet another 3,000 on the A♠ turn, and only the middle-position player called this time. Armstrong slowed down and checked the J♥ river, and his opponent took a moment before checking back.

Armstrong showed A♦7♦ for top pair, and his opponent mucked.

Robert Hawkenberry is also at this table, as is Brent Slaubaugh who is trying to improve on the stack he finished with yesterday.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Armstrong	40,000 40,000	40,000
Robert Hawkenberry	30,000 30,000	30,000
Brent Slaubaugh	30,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Brent Slaubaugh James Armstrong Robert Hawkenberry

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

1 day ago

Guffey Can't Be Bet Off a Nine

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

The small blind led out for 600 on a flop of 9♠6♦3♦ and a player in middle position called, as did Ken Guffey in the hijack. The cutoff also came along, and four players went to the 2♥ turn.

The small blind then bet another 500, but the middle-position player came back with a raise to 1,500. All three opponents called to see the J♠ river.

Action checked around to the cutoff who bet 1,200, and only the middle-position player and Guffey called. The cutoff showed A♦7♦ for ace-high, while Guffey had 10♠9♦ for a pair of nines to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Guffey	45,000

Tags: Ken Guffey

1 day ago

Nguyen Makes a Big River Call

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Lee Nguyen bet 2,500 from middle position on a flop of K♣Q♣9♥ and was called by the button and big blind.

The turn was the 2♦ and the big blind led out for 4,000. Only Nguyen called, and the 3♥ fell on the river. The big blind then bet another 8,000, and Nguyen again called.

The big blind showed 9♣6♣ for a pair of nines, while Nguyen had Q♦10♠ and won the pot with his pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lee Nguyen	55,000

Tags: Lee Nguyen