2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

$1,140 Main Event
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2026 RPT South Dakota State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
$138,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,140
Prize Pool
$671,000
Total Entries
671
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
293
Players Left
38
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Fechner Survives a Flip

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A player under the gun limped in before Shari Fechner moved all in for 40,000 in the cutoff. Santiago Gimenez then reshoved in the big blind, and the under-the-gun player got out of the way.

Shari Fechner: JJ All in
Santiago Gimenez: AK

Fechner remained ahead on the 754 flop, while the turn was the 5. She spiked a full house on the J river, and Gimenez was forced to hand over the double up.

Tags: Santiago GimenezShari Fechner

McGriff Rivers Remington

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

John McGriff moved all in from the small blind and Ryan Remington called for his last 80,000 in the cutoff.

Ryan Remington: JJ All in
John McGriff: AK

Remington remained in the lead on the 563 flop, while the turn was the Q. The river, though, brought the K and McGriff spiked a pair to win the pot and send Remington to the rail.

Tags: John McGriffRyan Remington

McFarland Survives a Flip

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Cole McFarland
Cole McFarland

A player in the big blind three-bet to 15,000, Cole McFarland moved all in for 110,000 from under the gun, and the big blind called having McFarland barely covered.

Cole McFarland: 1010 All in
Opponent: AK

The flop came 874 to keep McFarland in the lead, while the 10 turn improved him to a set. His opponent was already drawing dead going to the 4 river and handed over most of his stack.

Tags: Cole McFarland

Estes Hits a Miracle in a Three-Way All In

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tom Estes
Tom Estes

A player in middle position raised to 9,000 and the button put in his last 7,000. Tom Estes then reshoved for 38,000 in the big blind, and the middle-position player called.

Button: K2 All in
Tom Estes: K10 All in
Middle-Position Player: 99

The J34 flop kept the middle-position player in the lead, while the 9 turn improved him to a set. The river, though, brought the Q and Estes spiked a straight to win the pot and double up, while the button was sent to the rail.

Tags: Tom Estes

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

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Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Hamm Takes a Three-Way All In

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Bret Hamm moved all in for 35,000 from the button and Penn Swindle called for 17,500 in the small blind. Mark Fink also called in the big blind to put both opponents at risk.

Penn Swindle: A9 All in
Bret Hamm: AK All in
Mark Fink: J10

The JK8 flop gave Hamm top pair, while the turn was the 5. The 9 fell on the river and Hamm scooped the pot, sending Swindle to the rail while earning a double up off Fink.

Tags: Bret HammMark FinkPenn Swindle

"Woulda, Shouda, Coulda" For Swanson as Skluzak Takes Out Sneed

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Breanna Skluzak
Breanna Skluzak

Silas Sneed moved all in for 35,000 in the hijack and Breanna Skluzak called in early position, while Brian Swanson folded in middle position.

Silas Sneed: 77 All in
Breanna Skluzak: AJ

The flop came 968 and Swanson began punching the air. "Why didn't I call?" he lamented, while Sneed remained in the lead with his sevens. The A turn, though, gave Skluzak the lead with a pair of aces. The river was the 4 and Sneed was sent to the rail.

"The guy next to her folded the winner. Had pocket eights and would've taken them both out," Swanson said.

"Woulda, shoulda, coulda," Skluzak joked with him.

Tags: Breanna SkluzakBrian SwansonSilas Sneed

Tainer Gives Guillen the Rest of the Night Off

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Troy Tainer raised to 5,000 in the small blind before Phillip Guillen three-bet to 16,000 in the big blind. Tainer called to see the 87A flop.

Guillen then moved all in for his last 35,000, and Tainer snap-called.

Phillip Guillen: 33 All in
Troy Tainer: 88

Guillen had run right into Tainer's flopped set, and the 8 turn gave Tainer quads. The river was the 2 and Guillen was sent to the rail.

"See you guys tomorrow," Guillen, who already made it through yesterday's flight, told his tablemates on his way to the exit.

Tags: Phillip GuillenTroy Tainer

Romsa Doubles Off Johnson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 974, Dwain Romsa bet 6,500 from middle position and Kenneth Johnson called in the big blind.

Romsa bet another 6,500 on the 3 turn, but this time Johnson moved all in. Romsa called for his last 46,500.

Romsa showed 1010, while Johnson was on a straight draw with J8. The river 5 was safe for Romsa, and he doubled up.

Tags: Dwain RomsaKenneth Johnson