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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Big Stack Battle Goes to Lee
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 15/226 Prizes: $212,553 Kevin Lee limped in from the cutoff and Daniel Hicks called from the small blind before Day 2 leader Tim Arnold raised his big blind to 25k. Lee called while Hicks mucked his hand.
The flop came 2♠8♣10♦ and Arnold check-called for 30k to the 8♥ turn. Arnold checked again, but then clicked it back to 100k after Lee bet 50k.
Lee called to the J♣ river where Arnold checked again after a bit of a tank. Lee hit the tank for a bit before sliding out two stacks of whites for 400k.
“I was thinking of making that move,” Arnold said as he mucked his hand. That left both players sitting behind stacks of 900k+.
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15 Players Left
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 15/226 Prizes: $212,553 Cindy Grabia was the most recent casualty from the Main Event, bringing the field down to 15 with about 20 minutes to play in Level 18.
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Down to 16 Remaining
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 16/226 Prizes: $212,553 They are down to 16 players left now after Ian Alvarado and Levi Stevens hit the rail for 18th and 17th places respectively. Theer are now about 30 minutes remaining in Level 18 with a break scheduled following this level.
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Lee Flops a Set
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 18/226 Prizes: $212,553 I picked up the action on the flop reading Q♠A♠4♥ and Ian Alvarado bet 35k. Kevin Lee raised it up to 80k, which forced out a couple of other players before Alvarado called. They both checked it down through the K♣8♠ turn and river for Lee to reveal pocket fours for the flopped set.
“I guess that runout saved you some money,” Lee said after Alvarado mucked his hand.
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Final Two Tables in the Main
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 18/226 Prizes: $212,553 There are just two tables left in the Main Event now after the exits of Willie Santos (20th) and Brendon Williams (19th). Level 18 has just begun and there is another break following this level. I’ll grab the full chip counts when they break in just under an hour.
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Down to 20
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 20/226 Prizes: $212,553 Shariq Khan was left on fumes just before the break after losing a big hand to Daniel Lefebvre’s aces and he came back to Level 17 with just 11k. That lasted all of one hand once he returned, so he was the 21st place finisher today.
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Break Chips
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 21/226 Prizes: $212,553 Table Seat Player Chips 13 1 Shariq Khan 11,000 13 2 Kevin Lee 540,000 13 3 Levi Stevens 110,000 13 5 Victor Xie 452,000 13 6 Johnny Dalphond 462,000 13 7 Daniel Hicks 300,000 13 9 Daniel Lefebvre 572,000 15 1 Cindy Grabia 254,000 15 2 DJ Sharma 422,000 15 3 Brendon Williams 105,000 15 4 Tim Arnold 665,000 15 6 Paul Brar 393,000 15 7 Ian Alvarado 306,000 15 8 Kim Graham 322,000 16 1 Willie Santos 122,000 16 3 Scott Thompson 484,000 16 4 Brian Wells 108000 16 5 Andy Wong 363,000 16 6 Colten Yamagishi 323,000 16 7 Jay Tran 73,000 16 8 Ed Zurawell 263,000 -
21 Players Remain at Break
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 21/226 Prizes: $212,553 They are down to 21 at the break following Level 16 after the exits of Ryan Smith (24th), Ron Lauzon (23rd), and Leo Zhang (22nd).
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Down to 24
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 24/226 Prizes: $212,553 They are down to 24 now after Kyle Bonazzo and Kyle Hartree hit the rail in 26th and 25th places respectively. There are about 30 minutes left to play in Level 16.
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26 Remain
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 26/226 Prizes: $212,553 They are down to 26 now after Weston Pring hit the rail shortly after the start of Level 16. They are now into the Day 2 levels at 60 minutes.
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Down to Three Tables Remaining
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 27/226 Prizes: $212,553 They are down to 27 players remaining now on the final three tables of the Main Event. Chad Horseman took 29th place followed by Christopher Lawson in 28th. Level 16 is just getting underway.
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Day 2 is On with 29 Remaining Now
Level: 15 (2,500/3,000/3,000) Entries: 29/226 Prizes: $212,553 Day 2 is underway and they lost two short stacks early in the day. Alex Liu was the first to go in 31st place followed by Lap Chi Duong in 30th place. That leaves 29 players left battling it out. Prizes will be updated shortly under the payouts tab.
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Day 2 Seats by Table
13 2 Kevin Lee 515,000 13 3 Levi Stevens 27,000 13 4 Ron Lauzon 93,000 13 6 Johnny Dalphond 204,500 13 7 Daniel Hicks 385,500 13 8 Alex Liu 69,000 13 9 Christopher Lawson 102,000 14 1 Shariq Khan 134,000 14 2 Ian Alvarado 83,000 14 3 Victor Xie 326,000 14 4 Brian Wells 86500 14 5 Daniel Lefebvre 355,000 14 6 Willie Santos 380,500 14 7 Leo Zhang 159,000 14 8 Ed Zurawell 229,000 15 1 Cindy Grabia 400,000 15 2 DJ Sharma 316,000 15 3 Brendon Williams 227,000 15 4 Tim Arnold 650,000 15 5 Lap Chi Duong 93,000 15 6 Paul Brar 90,000 15 8 Kim Graham 265,000 15 9 Chad Horseman 71,000 16 1 Weston Pring 134,500 16 2 Kyle Bonazzo 215,000 16 3 Scott Thompson 332,000 16 4 Kyle Hartree 197,000 16 5 Andy Wong 243,000 16 6 Colten Yamagishi 61,000 16 7 Jay Tran 136,000 16 8 Ryan Smith 212,000 -
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.
2024 PPT #5 Series Schedule
| Level | BB Ante | Small Blind | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | 200 | 100 | 200 |
| 3 | 300 | 200 | 300 |
| 4 | 400 | 200 | 400 |
| 5 | 500 | 300 | 500 |
| 6 | 600 | 300 | 600 |
| 7 | 800 | 400 | 800 |
| 8 | 1,000 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 29 | 120,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| 30 | 160,000 | 80,000 | 160,000 |
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Lee |  | $35,804 |
| 2 | Kim Graham | | $20,000 |
| 3 | Ed Zurawell | | $21,799 |
| 4 | Johnny Dalphond | | $20,910 |
| 5 | Andy Wong | | $11,100 |
| 6 | Tim Arnold | | $9,290 |
| 7 | Jay Tran | | $7,840 |
| 8 | Victor Xie | | $6,600 |
| 9 | Daniel Hicks | | $5,360 |
| 10 | Colten Yamagishi | | $4,720 |
| 11 | Daniel Lefebvre | | $4,720 |
| 12 | DJ Sharma | | $4,720 |
| 13 | Paul (Jaspal) Brar | | $4,080 |
| 14 | Brian Wells | | $4,080 |
| 15 | Scott Thompson | | $4,080 |
| 16 | Cindy Grabia | | $3,610 |
| 17 | Levi Stevens | | $3,610 |
| 18 | Ian Alvarado | | $3,610 |
| 19 | Brendon Williams | | $3,280 |
| 20 | Willie Santos | | $3,280 |
| 21 | Shariq Khan |  | $3,280 |
| 22 | Leo Zhang | | $2,980 |
| 23 | Ron Lauzon | | $2,980 |
| 24 | Ryan Smith | | $2,980 |
| 25 | Kyle Hartree | | $2,740 |
| 26 | Kyle Bonazzo | | $2,740 |
| 27 | Weston Pring | | $2,740 |
| 28 | Christopher Lawson | | $2,510 |
| 29 | Chad Horseman | | $2,510 |
| 30 | Lap Chi Duong | | $2,300 |
| 31 | Alex Liu | | $2,300 |
