Get ready for the penultimate PPT series of 2024 at Pure Casino Edmonton, featuring 11 events and culminating in the $1,100 Main Event, plus fan favorites like 6-Max, PLO Big Bounty, and the $2k High Roller!
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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Some Dinner Stacks
Level: 8 (500/1,000/1,000) Entries: 37/75 Prizes: $21,375 The Seniors are on their dinner break now with 75 entries on the board. I had a wander around during dinner to have a look at some stacks and it looks like George Virus is the leader right now with about 170k in front of him. See below for a few more of the bigger stacks I saw.
Player Chips George Virus 170,000 Michael Palmer 110,000 Brian Fujimoto 93,000 Russ Sluchinski 83,000 Kim Graham 77,000 Bernard Buyar 55,000 -
Final Level of Entry
Level: 8 (500/1,000/1,000) Entries: 46/74 Prizes: $21,090 There are about 25 minutes to play in Level 8 and this will be the final level of entry. Entries will remain open through the dinner break following this level with the desk shutting down at about 5 pm when Level 9 begins.
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Nearly $20k in Prizes
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 46/70 Prizes: $19,950 They are one entry shy of $20k in prizes now with 70 entries on the board and 46 players still in the action. Level 7 has just under 10 minutes to left to play, and Level 8 will be the final level of poker to get a rebuy in.
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About 2 Hours Left to Enter
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 49/66 Prizes: $18,810 There are just under 10 minutes to play in Level 6 with the field now at 66 entries for prizes of nearly $19k. There are now just over two hours left to enter this game.
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More than $17.5k
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 49/62 Prizes: $17,670 The prizes are now up to $17,670 with 62 entries on the board to start Level 6. 49 players remain at the felt including Rob Lothian, who grabbed a double during Level 5.
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Four More Levels of Entry
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 49/56 Prizes: $15,960 There are 56 entries on the board as the players return for the start of Level 5. Entries will remain open through Level 8 and will close at the end of the dinner break following that level.
The prizes are now almost $16k, so it looks likely that we’ll see prizes of more than $20k before the entry desk shutters.
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Break Time with 55 Entries
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 48/55 Prizes: $15,675 The Seniors are just about to head out for their first break of the day as Level 4 ticks down to the end. There are 55 total entries now for prizes of $15,675 and 48 players still at the table with Pete Fylyma one of the recent new entries to the game.
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50 Entries
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 45/50 Prizes: $14,250 The Seniors field just hit 50 entries with about 15 minutes to play in Level 4. They’ll have a break following this level with four more levels of open entries to follow the break.
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Final Level before First Break
Level: 4 (200/400/400) Entries: 42/47 Prizes: $13,395 With no new entries in Level 3, they are going into the final level of play before the first break of the day with 47 entries and 42 players still alive. When they return from the break there will be four more levels of open registration, followed by a 45-minute dinner break with entries closing when they sit down for Level 9 after dinner.
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Nearly 50 Entries for Level 3
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 45/47 Prizes: $13,395 The action is into Level 3 now with 47 entries on the board and 45 players still at the felt. Among the newer entries I spotted on my last trip around the room were Paul “Squirrel Attack” Meyer, Bernard Buyar, Bijon Emmanuel, Pam MacNaughton, Tony Nguyen, Ron Lauzon, Ed Zurawell, Nick Malkovich, and Russ Sluchinski.
There are just under 4 hours left to enter this game with entries set to close at about 5:00 pm after the dinner break following Level 8.
| Level | Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 200 | 100 | 200 |
| 3 | 300 | 200 | 300 |
| 4 | 400 | 200 | 400 |
| 15 min Break | |||
| 5 | 500 | 300 | 500 |
| 6 | 600 | 300 | 600 |
| 7 | 800 | 400 | 800 |
| 8 | 1,000 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 45 min Dinner Break – registration ends | |||
| 9 | 1,200 | 600 | 1,200 |
| 10 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 1,500 |
| 11 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 12 | 2,500 | 1,500 | 2,500 |
| 15 min Break – remove 100’s | |||
| 13 | 3,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 |
| 14 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| 15 | 5,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 |
| 16 | 6,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| 15 min Break – remove 500s | |||
| 17 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| 18 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| 19 | 12,000 | 6,000 | 12,000 |
| 20 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 15,000 |
| 15 minute break – remove 1000s | |||
| 21 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| 22 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 25,000 |
| 23 | 30,000 | 15,000 | 30,000 |
| 24 | 40,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| 15 Minute Break | |||
| 25 | 50,000 | 25,000 | 50,000 |
| 26 | 60,000 | 30,000 | 60,000 |
| 27 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 80,000 |
| 28 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
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