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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50 Entries
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 30/50 Prizes: $23,750 They are up to 50 entries on the board as Level 6 begins with 30 players still at the felt. That puts the prizes at almost $24k now with about 2 hours left to enter or rebuy.
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Some Break Stacks
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 29/42 Prizes: $19,950 They are just shy of $20k in prizes now with 42 entries on the board and 29 players still alive. There are still about 5 minutes in the break before they get into Level 5 action, and I had a look around for some early big stacks.
Michael St. Pierre looks to be leading right now with about 70k in front of him, while Nick Milkovich looks to be playing about 60k. Meanwhile, the dream has died for Kris Steinbach’s first stack today as he was unable to get much past the 10k mark in his recent runback. But never fret, he did manage to chip up again, but he had to do it at the rebuy desk for a fresh stack during the break.
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Steinbach Stacking
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 30/38 Prizes: $18,050 Kris Steinbach is among the players in action today, and he’s been riding a bit of a rollercoaster so far. He called me over to the table to let me know he was near felted with less than a big blind, but then ran that up to about 5k again. “Just letting you know in advance – I think this is my tournament to lose now.”
Shortly after that he doubled up again to around 10k, so while he’s still a bit off his starting stack, he still seems to be rebuilding his stack fairly effectively from fumes.
Kris Steinbach after winning the High Roller at the 2024 PPT #3 -
Tran, Lane and Yamagishi Among the Recent Entries
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 30/35 Prizes: $16,625 They are up to 35 entries with just a few minutes left in Level 3. That puts the prizes over $16k now and among the newer faces competing for a piece of that are Main Event winner Jay Tran, Deven Lane, and Colten Yamagishi.
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$15k in Prizes
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 27/32 Prizes: $15,200 They are up to 32 entries now with about 20 minutes to play in Level 3. That puts the prizes over $15k and climbing. DJ Sharma was among the recent entries to the game and Ross Wilson and Ed Zurawell are also in the mix today.
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Up to 25 Entries
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 24/25 Prizes: $11,875 The prizes are nearing $12k now with 25 entries on the board and 24 players in their seats. All tables are currently full, but there are dealers waiting for tables to open on demand, so there is immediate seating for any new entries.
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Nearly $10k for Level 2
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 20/21 Prizes: $9,975 Level 2 has just begun with 21 entries on the board and 20 players still alive. Johnny Dalphond was among the recent entries to the game since my last update.
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And They’re Off!
Level: 1 (100/100/100) Entries: 15/15 Prizes: $7,125 
Kim Graham, winner of the Seniors Event 
Brett Worton Action is underway in the 6-Max now with 15 players in their seats for the opening level. One table is a bit of a redo from last night, though the positions are a bit reversed.
In the Seniors last night, heads up came down to Kim Graham, sitting in seat 9 on Table 14, and Brett Worton in Seat 1. Graham took that one down, but they are both back today for the 6-Max, and they are back on Table 14 together. The only difference today is that Worton is the one in Seat 9 with Graham on the other side of the table.
Also on the table are Rob Lothian, Nick Malkovich, and Weston Pring, so it’s something of a killer table. Other players I’ve spotted in early action include Keith Graham, who is Kim’s twin and who was part of the runner-up team in the first Tag Team event this year, as well as Kris Steinbach, Alex Liu (winner of the most recent Main Event ring at the Calgary WSOP-C) and Nadav Bitton.
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2-Card/4-Card Mix on the Side
Event: Event #4: $340 NLH/PLO MIx ($300 + $40) Date: Oct 16, 4 pm Blinds: 30 Min Starting Stack: 25,000 Late Entry: 8 Levels (~5:45 pm) The side event on Wednesday is the first chance for PLO lovers to stretch their legs, though they’ll have to contend with alternating rounds of NLH for this one. The action starts with two-cards and all odd-numbered levels will play with 2. Level 2 will be the first PLO action, with subsequent even-numbered levels playing with 4 cards.
The action kicks off at 4 pm and players start the day with 25k in chips. Levels are 30 minutes in length until a winner is decided later tonight. This will be my second priority today, but I expect both games to be late ones, and I’m pretty sure this one will still be running when the 6-max finishes, so I’ll move over here for the endgame.
2024 PPT #4 Full Schedule -
10 Minutes to Action
Level: 0 (0/0/0) Entries: 8/8 Prizes: $3,080 The 6-Max is about to get underway with less than ten minutes on the clock before the game officially begins. Entries are a little sparse so far today, but there are already 8 players waiting for the cards to start being dealt.
Entries are open today for 8 levels and, including two breaks, will close around 5:45 pm this evening. There will be a 30-minute dinner break following Level 8 and the reg-desk will be closed when they finish dinner.
This will be my focus event today, but stay tuned for details on the side event later today. For players not interested in 6-handed play, the side game tonight plays 9-handed but also includes alternating rounds of NLH and PLO.
