About Event
RPT Casino State Championship
LIVE REPORTED BY POKERNEWS!! $10,700 ON TOP of 1st place + $10,000 IN GOLDEN TICKETS!!
$250 Buy-in. $710 Buy Backs on double bags!
SIX flights! $300,000+ Est. Prize Pool - LIVE from Spirit Lake Casino & Resort, St. Michael ND (Dec 30 - Jan 3,2026-2027)
RPT Casino State Championship
$300,000+ Estimated Prize Pool | December 30, 2026 – January 3, 2027
LIVE from Spirit Lake Casino & Resort — St. Michael, North Dakota!
The Roughrider Poker Tour returns to Spirit Lake Casino & Resort for our premier event of the year — the RPT Casino State Championship!
Six starting flights, a $250 buy-in, unlimited re-entry through the first nine levels, and an estimated $300,000+ prize pool!
Championship Highlights
- $250 Buy-in
- $300,000+ Estimated Prize Pool
- $10,700 awarded to the Champion on top of 1st place!
- $10,000 ADDED in Golden Tickets! The top 10 finishers will each receive a $1,000 Golden Ticket package to the RPT Las Vegas Championship at Golden Nugget, June 17–20, 2027.
- LIVE PokerNews Tournament Coverage!
- $710 Double-Bag Buybacks!
- Six qualifying flights — December 31 through January 2
- 30,000 starting chips and 30-minute Day 1 levels
- 40-minute levels on Championship Day
- Nine-handed starting flights, with 225 seats available per flight
- Roughrider Poker Tour and Dakota Poker Tour points qualifying event
24/7 LIVE CASH GAMES — NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM & 5-CARD OMAHA!
Official Structure & Rules
VIEW $250 CASINO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP STRUCTURE SHEET & RULES
Rules
TDA rules apply to all Roughrider Poker Tour tournaments. 2 Must be 19+ years of age, have a valid ID to participate. Tournament registration for Flights A, B, C, D, E, & F will open at 8:30am each morning. 3 Flights A, C, & E will start at 9:00 AM and play down to 12.5% rounded up. Flights B, D, & F will start at 5:00 PM and play down to 12.5% rounded up. Day 2 will resume at 11:00 AM combining all remaining players from Flights A, B, C, D, E, & F and will continue until a winner has been declared. On Day 2 the tournament clock will start at the youngest point of all 6 flights. 4 $250 Buy-in starts with 30,000 in chips. Each Day 1 level is thirty (30) minutes. Championship Day Levels will be forty (40) minutes. 5 The prize pool will consist of $190 of every $250 Buy-In. $30 of the $250 Buy-In will be withheld for Entry Fee. $20 of the $250 Buy-In will be withheld for dealers, floor, and all RPT personnel. $10 of the $250 Buy-In will be withheld for the $10,700 Package to the winner. In the event we go over 1,070 entries, the $10 for every entry after that will go directly into the prize pool for payouts. If we don't hit 1,070 entries, RPT will put up the rest needed to meet the package. 6 Unlimited Re-entry through the first 9 levels within each flight. 7 If players bag in multiple flights they will get paid out on Day 2 $710 for their smaller bag and it will then be removed from play. 8 Registration is allowed up until the start of level 10 in each flight. 9 Ante will come from the Big Blind. The Ante is posted before the Big Blind. 10 The tournament prize pool disbursement, as set forth herein, may be modified upon unanimous written agreement of management and of all tournament players still involved in the tournament. Blind schedule subject to change due to time constraints.