Eric Wasylenko Adds to his PPT Trophy Collection with 6-Max Win
Eric Wasylenko definitely enjoys his time on the tables here in Edmonton. He’s already won two Main Events this year to add to multiple side event titles and Main Event final tables from last year and today he added another PPT trophy to his collection in the 6-Max.
It was a dominating performance for the Winnipeg native. He had the big stack for most of the day — when they were six-handed at the final table Wasy had just shy of half the chips in play. He used the big stack masterfully, forcing other players to fold and generally bullying the table wherever he could. The final hand came down to runner-up Rob Lothian shoving a king from the button when Wasy woke up with pocket sevens. The sevens held on a dry board and Wasylenko had yet another trophy for his growing collection.
| Place | Player | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eric Wasylenko | $CAD10,944 |
| 2 | Rob Lothian | $CAD7,600 |
| 3 | DJ Sharma | $CAD4,864 |
| 4 | Skyler York | $CAD3,040 |
| 5 | Weston Pring | $CAD1,824 |
| 6 | Kris Steinbach | $CAD1,216 |
| 7 | Jon Jacquard | $CAD912 |
Let’s Make a Deal
The Seniors game PPT Series #4 Event #1: $340 Seniors ($300 + $40) is now over after the final three players cut an ICM deal. Ali Khani took the most money with the big stack for $6,430 while Ron Taylor got the second place prize money for $5,866 and Ali Razzaq got the 3rd prize of $5,375.
They then played one all-in flip hand for the trophy, and Ron Taylor ended up taking home the hardware.
Payouts
| Place | Player | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Taylor | $CAD5,866 |
| 2 | Ali Khani | $CAD6,430 |
| 3 | Ali Razzaq | $CAD5,375 |
| 4 | Andy Wong | $CAD2,850 |
| 5 | Keith Stick | $CAD2,194 |
| 6 | Robert Seney | $CAD1,738 |
| 7 | Wu Yaobin | $CAD1,368 |
| 8 | Paula Rasmussen | $CAD1,083 |
| 9 | Pam MacNaughton | $CAD883 |
Mike Malm Wins Little Bounty for $4,880
Mike Malm was dominant at the final table tonight. He came to the FT with the chip lead, and while he wasn’t the leader for the whole FT, he maintained his dominant style of play. In one big pot heads-up he called down runner-up Francis Fan with just ten-high. Fan mucked his hand so we’ll never know what he had, but Malm called with ten-four on a paired board that also included an ace and a king.
Malm is having a pretty good month so far. He had a great series at the Grande in Calgary earlier in the month where he booked a win plus three other cashes. A week or so before that he cashed multiple times in the August WSOP-C in Calgary, including a 2nd place in the Big 30 Stack game. After he won, he mentioned that he chopped the Monthly Deepstack at Deerfoot in Calgary on Wednesday before coming to Edmonton, so Malm looks to be on a hot streak right now. The rest of the field better watch out in the upcoming PPT events when they see Malm sit down.
| Place | Player | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Malm | $CAD4,880 |
| 2 | Francis Fan | $CAD3,362 |
| 3 | Mike Ho | $CAD2,185 |
| 4 | Karim Koval | $CAD1,681 |
| 5 | Jason Pelletier | $CAD1,294 |
| 6 | Adam Ross | $CAD1,025 |
| 7 | Gerald Chung | $CAD806 |
| 8 | Mohammed Shah | $CAD638 |
| 9 | Brad Stevens | $CAD521 |
David Johnson Wins Mystery Bounty After Deal
The Mystery Bounty is over with David Johnson as the official winner. The final two players cut a deal for an even chop of the prize pool with Johnson taking the win and the trophy. Both players pocketed $7,705 for their work today.
| Place | Player | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Johnson | $CAD7,705 |
| 2 | Nadav Bitton | $CAD7,705 |
| 3 | Mike X (Somsanouk Sitthamma) | $CAD4,070 |
| 4 | Toller Conrad | $CAD3,130 |
| 5 | Cody Goulet | $CAD2,410 |
| 6 | Mike Malm | $CAD1,910 |
| 7 | Rafael Nitafan | $CAD1,500 |
| 8 | Lee Clark | $CAD1,190 |
| 9 | Sean Boyle | $CAD970 |
Deal Cut with Final Five in PPT Series #4 Event #4: $340 Survivor ($300 + $40)
There were only supposed to be four Survivors from this tournament tonight splitting the $10,830 in prizes. However, when they got five-handed they decided to cut a deal for all five. The final five players grabbing cash were Jolnar Teliani (not pictured), DJ Sharma, Lito Carpio, Grace Quijano, and Daniel Luczyk (from left to right in the picture).
| Place | Player | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Quijano | $CAD2,166 |
| 2 | Jolnar Teliani | $CAD2,166 |
| 3 | DJ Sharma | $CAD2,166 |
| 4 | Lito Carpio | $CAD2,166 |
| 5 | Daniel Luczyk | $CAD2,166 |
Team Lothian Wins Tag Team Event for $2,942
The Tag Team game is complete and it was Team Lothian who emerged victorious tonight. I left early tonight so I’m not 100% sure on the final results for the rest of the cashing positions, but I will update the full payouts tomorrow.
| Place | Player | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lothian | $CAD2,942 |
| 2 | Team Takafuji | $CAD1,983 |
| 3 | Team Pring | $CAD1,231 |
| 4 | Team Nitafan | $CAD684 |
Ajaypal Gill Wins 8-Max for $10,168 after Deal
There wasn’t really any heads-up play tonight as the final two players agreed to a chop as soon as play got two ways. They both agreed to $9,500 with the remaining $668 and the trophy on the table to play for. They ran it out with a single all-in hand, winner take all, and Ajay Gill nailed it when he was the first to reveal a card, and he showed the gut card to a four-card gutshot draw on the board.
| Place | Player | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajaypal Gill | $CAD10,168 |
| 2 | Pav Braich | $CAD9,500 |
| 3 | Angie Scriba | $CAD5,216 |
| 4 | Gary Rooprai | $CAD4,013 |
| 5 | Gerald Chung | $CAD3,090 |
| 6 | Colton Yamagishi | $CAD2,447 |
| 7 |  Hideki Takafuji | $CAD1,926 |
| 8 | Rob Lothian | $CAD1,524 |
| 9 | Akaya Muraishi | $CAD1,244 |
Kevin Schell Wins Turbo after Chop
The final two players in the Turbo game decided on an even chop when they got heads up as blinds were pretty big and they were pretty close in chips. The chopped the pot evenly and played one all-in hand for the trophy which Kevin Schell took down, leaving him with the official win and the hardware. They got through the 94 entries pretty quickly tonight, as befits a turbo, with the final hand playing out about 8.5 hours after the first.
| Place | Player | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Schell | $CAD4,378 |
| 2 | Bernard Buyar | $CAD4,377 |
| 3 | Amr Samy | $CAD2,321 |
| 4 | Mo Omar | $CAD1,786 |
| 5 | Stacey Diedrich | $CAD1,375 |
| 6 | Jordan Hrynko | $CAD1,089 |
| 7 | Gary Rooprai | $CAD857 |
| 8 | Iona Bliss | $CAD678 |
| 9 | Shane Cutinha | $CAD553 |
