Terry Ketterer Claims Title at Record-Breaking South Dakota State Poker Championship

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The Main Event with a $1,140 buy-in took place at the Silverado Poker Room, rewriting history books with a record 671 entries. The massive turnout pushed the total prizepool to an impressive $671,000, marking the largest in RPT series history.

Terry Ketterer capitalized on his chiplead from the start of the second day, achieving overall victory by outplaying Mikiyo Aoki in the final heads-up and pocketing a career-best $138,000.

Final Table Results:

Rank

Player

Country

Prize

1.

Terry Ketterer

USA

$138,000

2.

Mikiyo Aoki

USA

$83,000

3.

Lance Schuchard

USA

$62,000

4.

Alan Curl

USA

$46,000

5.

Josh Matti

USA

$35,000

6.

Dave Ouellette

USA

$26,000

7.

Preston Dean

USA

$20,000

8.

Nicholas Hammarstrom

USA

$16,000

9.

Harold Brenden

USA

$11,870


Sources: PokerNews, Roughrider Poker Tour