PPT staff have barely had time to break down the tables from PPT #4 at Pure Casino Yellowhead and it’s almost time for the penultimate series of the 2024 season. Series #5 is across town at Pure Casino Edmonton and is a shortened schedule from the full series with just one week of poker action and 11 events.
The first PPT branded action for Series #5 kicks off at 1 pm Sunday, Oct 13 with a 1 in 10 satellite game for $T equivalent to entry in all open events for the series. Buy-in for the game is $430 ($390 + $40) and players start with 25k in chips for 30-minute levels.
There is more satellite action on Oct 14 with main series action kicking off on Oct 15 with the Seniors First at noon, an open NLH game starting at 4 pm, and a satellite game at 7 pm. That kicks off seven days of PPT action that includes the ever-popular 6-Max and PLO Big Bounty games as well as the two-flight Main Event and the $2k “Series Saver” High Roller to finish it out.
Check out live updates and reporting from the Pure Poker Tour Series #5 by Lyle Bateman. Chose an event of your choice down below:
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Steiner Doubles to Lead
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 2/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) It was all in before the flop when Kris Steinbach and Ryan Comely got into a potting war. Steinbach was on A♦A♠Q♠2♥ against 9♣8♠6♥4♠. Comely flopped a gutshot on the K♥3♠2♣K♣4♥ board but the aces held for a huge double for Steinbach, who now has about 1.3 million of the 1.65 million in play.
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Comely Takes the Lead
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 2/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) The final two players are taking a quick bathroom break with Ryan Comely in the lead with 1.04 million to 646k for Kris Steinbach.
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Comely Makes it Even
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 2/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) The board was out to the turn when I arrived at the table reading 5♦8♣10♣Q♣ and Kris Steinbach fired 100k. Ryan Comely came over the top with a pot to 464k.
That sent Steinbach deep into the tank. “I have a monster,” he said, counting out the call, but leaving it behind the line. He finally decided to muck his hand saying he had jack-nine for the straight.
The hand left both players sitting on about 800k.
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Ryan Smith Out in 3rd Place for
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 2/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) 
Ryan Smith They are down to heads up now after Ryan Smith took third place tonight. I missed the action while in the bathroom, but Kris Steinbach was seen stacking Rybo’s chips. Steiner reported that as he busted Rybo he needled him with “That’s what you get for not inviting us to your wedding!”
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Steiner Takes from Rybo
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 3/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) Ryan Smith raised the button to 30k and small blind Kris Steinbach came along to the A♥10♦5♥ flop. Both players checked to the 9♦ turn where Steinbach fired 20k.
Snith called to see A♣ on the river. Steinbach made it 40k to go, and after some time in the tank, Rybo called it off but mucked when Steoback showed ace-six-five-three for flopped two pair and the riverboat.
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Smith Takes Battle of the Ryans
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 3/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) It was a battle between the Ryans when Ryan Comely potted from the small blind and Ryan Smith called from the big. Comely potted again on the 4♦6♣2♣ flop and Smith called off the rest of his stack.
Ryan Smith: Q♦J♣7♥4♥
Ryan Comely: A♣K♣Q♣2♠Smith was ahead with a pair of fours against the pair of deuces for Comely but Comely was drawing to clubs. The 8♠ turn gave Smith a straight draw as well, and the 5♦ river gave him the straight for the win and the double.
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Colten Yamagish Out in 4th Place for $2,136
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 3/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) 
Colten Yamagishi Kris Steinbach us running pure tonight after he flopped a set of jacks to send short-stack Colten Yamagish to the rail. Yamagishi flopped a king but it was no good against the set and he hit the rail in 4th.
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Steinbach Flops It
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 4/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) Ryan Comely raised Kris Steinbach’s limp to 35k, and he made the call. The flop was 5♦4♣7♦ and Stenbach check-called for 35k. Steinbach checked again on the 8♠ turn, but elected to come over the top to 300k when Comely bet 100k. Comely hit the tank for a bit before getting rid of his hand, and Steiner showed and eight-six for the flopped straight.
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Shariq Khan Out in 5th Place for $1,424
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 4/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) 
Shariq Khan Shariq Khan was the short stack and he potted from the cutoff to 26k, leaving himself just 1k behind. Ryan Comely repotted from the button and after the rest of the table folded, Khan put in his last chip.
Shariq Khan: K♦Q♥9♣6♥
Ryan Comely: A♠A♦J♥7♦Comely was way ahead with his aces and he flopped a set to take it down and send Khan to the cage for 5th place.
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Nicholas Milkovich Out in 6th Place for $814
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 5/55 Prizes: $31,350 ($20,350 prizes, $11,000 bounties) 
Nicholas Milkovich They are down to five now after Nicholas Milkovich hit the rail in 6th place. He raised early to 28k, then called off the rest of his stack when big stack Kris Steinbach potted.
Nicholas Milkovich: Q♣Q♥J♠6♣
Kris Steinbach: K♥10♥9♠8♠Milkovich was ahead preflop, but once the 7♣10♦5♥2♣9♥ board was complete, Steiner’s two pair was best.
