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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Day 2 Seats by Name
Table Seat Player Chips 13 8 Alex Liu 69,000 16 5 Andy Wong 243,000 15 3 Brendon Williams 227,000 14 4 Brian Wells 86500 15 9 Chad Horseman 71,000 13 9 Christopher Lawson 102,000 15 1 Cindy Grabia 400,000 16 6 Colten Yamagishi 61,000 13 7 Daniel Hicks 385,500 14 5 Daniel Lefebvre 355,000 15 2 DJ Sharma 316,000 14 8 Ed Zurawell 229,000 14 2 Ian Alvarado 83,000 16 7 Jay Tran 136,000 13 6 Johnny Dalphond 204,500 13 2 Kevin Lee 515,000 15 8 Kim Graham 265,000 16 2 Kyle Bonazzo 215,000 16 4 Kyle Hartree 197,000 15 5 Lap Chi Duong 93,000 14 7 Leo Zhang 159,000 13 3 Levi Stevens 27,000 15 6 Paul Brar 90,000 13 4 Ron Lauzon 93,000 16 8 Ryan Smith 212,000 16 3 Scott Thompson 332,000 14 1 Shariq Khan 134,000 15 4 Tim Arnold 650,000 14 3 Victor Xie 326,000 16 1 Weston Pring 134,500 14 6 Willie Santos 380,500 -
Day 2 Seats by Stack
Table Seat Player Chips 15 4 Tim Arnold 650,000 13 2 Kevin Lee 515,000 15 1 Cindy Grabia 400,000 13 7 Daniel Hicks 385,500 14 6 Willie Santos 380,500 14 5 Daniel Lefebvre 355,000 16 3 Scott Thompson 332,000 14 3 Victor Xie 326,000 15 2 DJ Sharma 316,000 15 8 Kim Graham 265,000 16 5 Andy Wong 243,000 14 8 Ed Zurawell 229,000 15 3 Brendon Williams 227,000 16 2 Kyle Bonazzo 215,000 16 8 Ryan Smith 212,000 13 6 Johnny Dalphond 204,500 16 4 Kyle Hartree 197,000 14 7 Leo Zhang 159,000 16 7 Jay Tran 136,000 16 1 Weston Pring 134,500 14 1 Shariq Khan 134,000 13 9 Christopher Lawson 102,000 15 5 Lap Chi Duong 93,000 13 4 Ron Lauzon 93,000 15 6 Paul Brar 90,000 14 4 Brian Wells 86500 14 2 Ian Alvarado 83,000 15 9 Chad Horseman 71,000 13 8 Alex Liu 69,000 16 6 Colten Yamagishi 61,000 13 3 Levi Stevens 27,000 -
Tom Arnold Leads the Way to Day 2
Event: Event #7: $1,100 Main Event ($990 + $110) Date: Day 1a; Oct 18, Noon
Day 1b: Oct 19, Noon
Day 2: Oct 20, 1 pm
Day 3: Oct 21, TBA if requiredBlinds: 40/60 Min Entries: 226 Prizes: $212,553 The Day 2 field is set and Tim Arnold is the big leader to start the day. He bagged 650k and is the only 600k+ stack. Kevin Lee bagged 515k on 1b for second place while Cindy Grabia grabbed 3rd with 400k. Day 1a leader Daniel Hicks (who also won the NLH/PLO Mix, bagged the 4th stack with 385.5 while Willie Santos rounds out the top 5 with 380.5k. Daniel Lefebvre, Victor Xie, and DJ Sharma also bagged 300k+ stacks for Day 2.
Day 2 action kicks off at 1 pm on Sunday, and the plan is to play down to a winner on Sunday, With 31 players returning that shouldn’t be a problem, but players should be aware that there might be a Day 3 if Day 2 goes too late. The Day 2 blinds will roll back to Level 15, the end of Day 1a, and they’ll finish that level before moving to the 60-minute Day 2 blinds for Level 16.
Stay tuned here for the Day 2 seat assignments coming shortly.
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Tim Arnold Leads the Way to Day 2
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 18/133 (31/226) Prizes: $212,553 Day 1b was a bit of a marathon, finishing with 26:35 remaining in Level 17, a full two levels later than Day 1a. Tim Arnold emerged as the big stack from 1b, and his 650k will also be the big stack for Day 2, surging past the 1a leader Daniel Hicks.
Below is a look at the 1b qualifiers, and stay tuned for the combined Day 2 field and seat assignments coming shortly under the Day 2 tab.
Player Chips Tim Arnold 650,000 Kevin Lee 515,000 Cindy Grabia 400,000 Daniel Lefebvre 355,000 Scott Thompson 332,000 Andy Wong 243,000 Ed Zurawell 229,000 Brendon Williams 227,000 Kyle Hartree 197,000 Leo Zhang 159,000 Jay Tran 136,000 Christopher Lawson 102,000 Lap Chi Duong 93,000 Paul Brar 90,000 Ian Alvarado 83,000 Ron Lauzon 93,000 Colten Yamagishi 61,000 Levi Stevens 27,000 -
Rob Lothian and Brent Baxter Go Back to Back in Team
Nancy Demoline & Nadeen Senack 
Ken Kaneda & James McCutcheon 
Rob Lothian and Bresnt Baxter, back to back winners of the team game The Tag Team game is over and Rob Lothian and Brent Baxter went back to back winning their second Tag Team game in a row. I wasn’t able to watch any of the action on this one, unfortunately. Final results are now updated under the Payouts tab.
The final four teams cut a deal once they got into the money that saw everyone guarantee themselves $1,735 with $850 left on top for the winning team. Lothian and Baxter were together in September for the team game win as well, so they are now double defending champs going into the November series.
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Stacks from Break
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 22/133 (35/226) Prizes: $212,553 Seat Table 13 Chips Table 14 Chips Table 15 Chips 1 Ian Alvarado 80,000 Colten Yamagishi 153,000 2 Scott Thompson 207,000 Julius Roque 32,000 Cindy Grabia 336,000 3 Andy Wong 318,000 Jay Tran 222,000 4 Lap Chi Duong 75,000 Ron Lauzon 157,000 5 Levi Stevens 149,000 Christopher Lawson 109,000 6 Kevin Lee 288,000 Ed Zurawell 176,000 7 Preston Stevenson 126,000 Kyle Hartree 76,000 Brendon Williams 99,000 8 Daniel Lefebvre 187,000 Tim Arnold 728,000 Leo Zhang 148,000 9 Paul Brar 180,000 Frank Suave 84,000 Pete Fylyma 85,000 -
Arnold with More than 500k
Level: 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000) Entries: 23/133 (36/226) Prizes: $212,553 There is one monster stack out there at the moment in front of Tim Arnold. He is playing more than 500k right now, and from an eyeball of the other stacks, it doesn’t look like anyone else has more than 300k at the moment. There are now 25 minutes left in Level 15 with he field down to 23.
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Action Slowing
Level: 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000) Entries: 24/133 (37/226) Prizes: $212,553 The action is slowing a bit as they approach the end of the night. There are still 24 players left alive with about 30 minutes to play in Level 15, so it’s looking increasingly likely they’ll have at least one more break tonight.
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24 Players Remain
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 24/133 (37/226) Prizes: $212,553 There are about 10 minutes remaining in Level 14 with the field down to 24. That puts them 6 players off the end of the night, so it’s an open question if they’ll make it to the next break.
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Down to Three Table
Level: 13 (1,500/3,000/3,000) Entries: 27/133 (40/226) Prizes: $212,553 Things are moving quickly in 1b so far with the field now down to 27 players left. That puts them nine eliminations away from the bags coming out to end the night with less than 5 minutes left in Level 13.
