Level 4: 300/500, 500 ante
With 28,000 in the pot, a player on the button moved all in for 7,000 on a flop of 2♠5♣6♠, Tim Montgomery shoved in the small blind, and Bruce Zietz in the cutoff committed his last 12,000.
Button: 8♥5♥ 
Bruce Zietz: 8♣7♣
Tim Montgomery: K♠K♣
Montgomery was ahead with his kings as the turn came the 7♦, but the 7♠ river gave Zietz trips and earned him a double up, while the button was sent to the rail.
Level 4: 300/500, 500 ante
Basim Habib raised to 1,500 in early position and Jake Croghan three-bet to 6,000 in the big blind. Habib then moved all in for 19,000, and Croghan called.
Basim Habib: A♠K♦
Jake Croghan: A♥J♥
"That'll do it," Croghan said after finding out he was dominated by Habib. The Q♦Q♥5♠ flop left open the possibility of a chop, but Habib remained ahead through the 4♣ turn and 3♣ river to double up.
Level 4: 300/500, 500 ante
Jon Wurden bet 2,000 from early position on a flop of J♣J♦7♣ and was called by an opponent in middle position and Cameron Law in the small blind.
Wurden bet another 5,500 on the 5♥ turn, and only Law called this time. The river was the 5♣ and Law led out for 5,500.
Wurden immediately announced all in for his last 22,000, and Law snap-folded.
Level 4: 300/500, 500 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 2♥Q♥2♦, Tim McFarland bet 1,200 from the button before Cody Olson raised to 2,500 in the small blind. McFarland called, and the turn came the A♦.
Olson then bet 3,000 and McFarland again called. The river was the 7♠ and Olson bet 6,000. McFarland quickly folded this time.
Level 4: 300/500, 500 ante
Level 4 of Day 1d is underway with blinds of 300/500 and a 500 big blind ante.
The field currently stands at 215 entries, with 155 players remaining.
Cody Krause waited until the last hand to seize the chip lead on Day 1c of the $250 Roughrider Poker Tour Casino State Championship.
Krause woke up with aces in a three-way all in to bust Erik Kalfell and Steve Belland on the money bubble, bringing the field down to the final 30 players and catapulting his stack up to 735,000, putting him atop the overall chip leaderboard after three starting flights.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Krause | United States | 735,000 | 123 |
| 2 | Cash Mitchell | United States | 724,000 | 121 |
| 3 | Leah Harper | United States | 452,000 | 75 |
| 4 | Leonardo Valenzuela | United States | 441,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Daryl Oppelt | United States | 356,000 | 59 |
| 6 | Duff Diseth | United States | 316,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Weston Wells | United States | 313,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Kellen Hunter | 310,000 | 52 | |
| 9 | Michael Dehen | United States | 305,000 | 51 |
| 10 | Brent Slaubaugh | United States | 279,000 | 47 |
Cash Mitchell ended up just a few chips behind Krause with 724,000. Mitchell was also helped by a double knockout, limping in with two kings and then shoving on Lance Zietz who called for 160,000 with ace-king. Mitchell remained in the lead to take out Zietz and Thane Fliginger in a massive pot.
Leah Harper knocked out two players on the last level, first hitting a full house to bust Camron Millang and then picking up kings against Dale McDonough’s ace-king as she ended up with 452,000 and in third place. Leonardo Valenzuela (441,000) and Daryl Oppelt (356,000) round out the top five.
Several players who survived one of the two flights yesterday were also in action today, and eight of them found another bag. Duff Diseth ended today with 316,000, ahead of the 141,000 he finished yesterday with. Brent Slaubaugh bagged for the third flight in a row, his 279,000 on Day 1c his highest stack yet. Wayne Wentz (183,000) also bettered his stack, while Andrew Taylor (178,000), Keith Rickford (119,000), Tim McFarland (110,000), Justin Fowler (60,000), and Katie Fowler (54,000) will have their short stacks from today taken out of play in return for $710 at the start of Day 2.
Just like yesterday’s Day 1b, today’s flight ended right at the end of Level 14. The action on Day 2 is still expected to begin at the start of Level 15 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante unless one of the three remaining flights ends earlier.
The 237 entries on Day 1c brought the field up to 599 through three starting flights. Day 1d is currently underway with 120 entries, and with two starting flights tomorrow expected to be the biggest yet, the field should far exceed last year’s total of 1,235. A total of 66 players have already secured their tickets for Day 2 on January 4.
PokerNews will be back providing live updates from Day 1d later today, so stay tuned for the action.
Three players saw a flop of 10♣9♥3♥ where Eric Kalfell moved all in for 77,000 from the big blind. Cody Krause then raised to 225,000 in the cutoff, and Steve Belland called for 200,000 in the small blind.
Eric Kalfell: 9♠8♦
Steve Belland: Q♠Q♥
Cody Krause: A♥A♣
Krause was ahead with his aces and poised for the double knockout, and the board ran out 10♠3♣ to earn him the massive pot.
Tournament officials instructed dealers to stop action as they confirmed the number of players remaining. It was determined that 30 players were left, bringing Day 1c to a close without going hand-for-hand.
A player in the cutoff moved all in for 27,000, and Norbert Rosario called in early position.
All-in Player: A♠8♠
Norbert Rosario: 9♥9♠
Rosario remained in the lead on the 6♥6♠4♣ flop, while the turn was the 4♦. The 9♣ river improved Rosario to a full house to send his opponent to the rail, bringing the field within three spots of the money.
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