2025 Pure Poker Tour Series #1 – Event #3: $670 NLH Multi-Day

Weston Pring brought a modest stack of less than 200k into Day 2 today, but he managed to run that up to the win about 8.5 hours later. When they got to the final table, he’d chipped up a bit but was still one of the shorter stacks with 270k.

He played a cagey game that kept him alive while other players hit the rail around him. Paul Brar was in command for much of the final table, and when Pring and Brar got heads up, Brar was 2:1 ahead.

Heads up was a bit of a marathon as they started two-way play with about 100 big blinds on the table but didn’t finish it until there were just 30 bigs between them. The lead switched several times as the stacks got shorter, and in the decisive hand, Pring hero-called a big river bet from Brar with second pair and was good.

That hand gave Pring about a 5:1 lead and it ended shortly after that with king-jack for Pring into king-six for Brar. The jack held and Pring took down his seventh live win and second PPT trophy (Pring also won a PPT Bounty event back in 2021). The $18k score will likely add more than $10k to his Hendon Mob earnings which were sitting at $522,632 (USD) coming into this event.

It was a spirited heads-up match between Paul Brar and Weston Pring. Brar had about a 2:1 lead to start heads up, but the chips moved around quite a bit. Both players held the lead a few separate times.

They started the two-handed play with 100 big blinds on the table but it took a couple of hours to finally decide it when they got down to about 30 bigs total. Pring hero-called a bluff in the second to last hand for a huge lead, and it ended shortly after with king-six for Brar into king-jack for Pring. The best kicker held and Brar was out in second place.

Weston Pring is now in the lead with just shy of 2.5 million to about 550k for Paul Brar. Brar raised to 160k preflop and Pring called to the 5♣A♦J♥.

He check-called the flop for 120k then check-called 100k on the 10♦ turn. After Pring checked again on the 3♦ river, Brar fired 300k sending Pring to the tank. He finally made the call with a jack-nine for second pair and Brar mucked his hand.

Weston Pring opened to 200k from the button before Paul Brar shoved the covering stack. Pring hit the tank for quite a while before he mucked his hand. He is now down to about 800k to 2.2 million for Brar.

Paul Brar limped preflop and Weston Pring checked to see A♥10♠3♣ on the flop. Pring check-called for 60k and they both checked the 9♠ turn.

Pring checked again on the 10♣ river then hit the tank when Brar bet 140k. He talked through the hand out loud and eventually made the call. “Flush,” said Brar with a smile, “But i need one more card.”

Pring showed K♦4♣ for the king-high call and took it down. He’s at a bit of a disadvantage though with about 1.3 million to 1.7 million for Brar.

They are back to roughly even stacks again after Weston Pring picked up a pot with flopped top pair. He bet 125k preflop and Paul Brar called to the 9♥6♣K♦ flop.

Brar check-called for 90k on the flop, then led for 140k on the [invalid notations] river and Pring’s King-three of hearts was the winner when Brar mucked.

They are now on a 15-minute break.

Paul Brar is now back in the lead with about 1.7 million to 1.3 for Weston Pring.In a recent hand, Brar made it 100k to go preflop with Pring coming along to the 5♥Q♣6♥ flop. Pring check-called for 70k but then check-folded to 180k on the 9♣ turn.

I picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 7♣A♣9♦J♣. Weston Pring check-called for 100k to see 9♣ on the river for a four-club board.

Pring checked again but check-raised to 500k after Paul Brar fired 180k. Brar tanked for a couple of minutes before releasing his hand. That puts Brar on about 1.25 million to 1.75 million for Pring.

They are even stacked now with about 1.5 million each. Pring just chipped up a bit with ace hight after Paul Brar raised it preflop to 100k and Pring called. Pring check-called 60k on the 7♦3♣K♠ flop and they both checked it through the 3♦4♥ turn and river. Pring showed ace-four and Brar sent his hand to the muck.

It was limped preflop to see 2♣6♠3♣ on the flop. Paul Brar fired out 30k and Weston Pring made the call. Brar check-called for 60k on the Q♦ turn and again for 80k on the 2♦ river. Pring showed queen-seven for the turned pair and Brar mucked his hand. That gives Pring 1.15 million to 1.85 million for Brar.

The players are on a break following Level 22 with Paul Brar in the lead. He has 2.115 million in play right now versus 885k for Weston Pring. That leaves Pring with just under 30 bigs when they return for Level 23 with blinds at 15k/30k/30k whole Brar is playing about 70 bigs.

The game is heads up now after Josh Wallace hit the rail in 3rd place. Weston Pring raised the button to 65k then tank-called when Wallace shoved. Pring was on pocket nines while Wallace was looking for an ace with ace-three off.

The board of 7♥Q♠8♠7♣2♠ ran clean for Pring’s pair and he had Wallace slightly out-stacked at that point. The hand left Pring with 1 million to 2 million for the leader Paul Brar.

Weston Pring has been the short stack through most of three-way play but he’s managing to stay alive when he has to. He shoved the small blind for 240k and got a call from Josh Wallace in the big.

Pring was in trouble with 7♦5♦ against Q♦J♣ for Wallace, but Pring turned a five to take the lead and Wallace couldn’t improve.

The hand left Wallace and Pring nearly even with 490k for Wallace and 450k for Pring while Paul Brar is miles in front with 2 million in front of him now.

Weston Pring shoved the small blind and Josh Wallace called from the big with more. Pring was at risk with the marginal best holding ace-seven off against king-jack of hearts for Wallace. Pring spiked an ace on the flop but Wallace hit a heart draw at the same time. Pring tripped up on the river and the hearts bricked for Wallace to send the double to Pring.

Pring is still the shorty with about 400k while Wallace is on about 950k to 1.65 million for Paul Brar.

It was a huge cooler that saw Stefan Maloney’s run come to an end today. He started the day as the chip leader, but it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster for him. In the final hand, he raised his button to 70k, then shoved the smaller stack when Paul Brar reraised the small blind to 200k.

Brar snapped it off with kings against ace-king for Maloney, and there was no help for big slick on the 3♣10♠10♣5♦J♠ runout. The hand left Brar with about 1.5 million for the chip lead now.

Weston Pring just chipped up a bit in a blind-on-blind hand against Paul Brar. Brar limp-called the raise from Pring to 80k preflop, but then check-folded to 120k on the 4♦3♦3♠ flop to put Pring up to about 600k. Brar is on 660k with Stefan Maloney on 670k and Josh Wallace back in the lead with just shy of 900k.

They are down to four now after Colten Yamagishi hit the rail for 5th place. I missed the action as I was out of the room for a minute, but Yamagishi was joking during the game that he “always gets 6th place in these” so he was hoping to go a little deeper today. He got his wish with the 5th place finish.

Josh Wallace raised the cutoff to 40k and Stefan Maloney came along for the ride from the button. The flop was A♣Q♦4♠ and Wallace check-called for 60k. Both players checked the J♥ turn and after another check from Wallace on the 10♦ river, Maloney fired 100k.

Wallace hit the tank for a few seconds before calling with ace-nine for top pair while Maloney flashed pocket fives as he mucked his hand to send the pot to Wallace.

It was blind on blind when Paul Brar limped the small and Weston Pring checked his option from the big. Brar fired 15k again on the J♣4♥J♠ flop and Pring made the call to the 6♦ turn.

Brar checked it to Pring who fired out 20k. Brar raised it up to 65k and after about a minute in the tank, Pring’s cards hit the muck to send the pot to Brar.

Stefan Maloney just shoved his big blind after a button raise from Colten Yamagishi and a call from small blind Josh Wallace. That shove got them out of the way for Maloney to pick up the dead money preflop.

He now has a bit more than a million in front of him while previous leader Wallace is down to 620k, tied with Weston Pring. Paul Brar is playing about 380k to Colten Yamagishi’s 325k.

Stefan Maloney raised to 40k under the gun and Josh Wallace made the call from the big blind. The flop was 8♥4♥5♠ and Wallace check-called for 50k. He check-called again for 70k on the 10♦ turn and once more for 120k on the Q♦ river.

Maloney showed pocket eights for the flopped set and Wallace mucked his hand. He still has a big lead while Maloney is up to about 750k now.

Josh Wallace has almost half the chips in play with 1.35 million in front of him now. The final five players will be back in action for Level 20 in about 10 minutes. See below for the full stacks with seating positions.

The action is moving quickly now with David Johnstone hitting the rail for 6th place shortly after Ben Wilson exited in 7th. I missed the action as I was writing up the previous bust.

Josh Wallace has surged to the big lead now with 1.1 million in front of him. He first sent Nadav Bitton to the rail, and he has now just done the same to Ben Wilson for 7th place.

Wallace raised to 25k early and Wilson called from the small blind. Wilson check-called for 25k again on the 5♥6♦K♥ flop and after Wilson checked the 8♣ turn, Wallace bet enough to put him all in.

Wison called looking for an ace or a heart with A♥4♥ against Wallace’s king-queen but the river bricked for Wilson and he ended his run in 7th place.

Josh Wallace limped the small blind then called when Nadav Bitton made it 46k to go from the big. The flop was 7♦K♦4♦ and Wallace check-raised from 50k to 120k.

Bitton called to see 4♥ on the turn. Wallace shoved and Bitton called with less. Bitton’s top pair with king-queen was well behind the flopped diamonds for Wallace with J♦9♦. The river 7♣ was a brick for Bitton and he was out in 8th place.

They are down to 8 left now after Rob Limpert made a quick exit off the final table in 9th place today. He bagged just under $2k with the next payout set at $2,375.

Three quick busts have brought them to the final table now. Jeff Bryde and Jimmy Lee took 12th and 11th places respectively while Ali Razzaq was the final table bubble in 10th place. Final Table players and chips are below with seat assignments.

Ali Razzaq opened the action preflop to 20k from the cutoff. Nadav Bitton checked out his stack as well as the stack of Jeff Bryde in the big blind before he slid in the flat call.

Bryde also called from the big blind to see a paired flop of 10♠10♣6♥. After a check from Bryde, Razzaq fired 35k and got two folds for his trouble, collecting a small pot on the flop.

They are down to 12 left in Day 2 of Event #3 with about 5 minutes to play in Level 18. Trevor Simpson was the most recent casualty in 13th place to complete the $1,110 min-cash spots. The next two players out of the game will get $1,280 after which ever bustout gets their own payout value.

They are down to 13 remaining now after Johnny Dalphond hit the rail for the second min-cash spot tonight. There is one more payout of $1,110 waiting for someone, after which it will jump to $1,280 for 12th place.

Jimmy Lee opened it up from the hijack to 16k and Josh Wallace called from the cutoff as did Rob Limpert from the button. Big blind Ben Wilson shoved 66k and after Lee folded, Wallace reshoved with more. Limpert got out of the way and it was a race between nines for Wallace and ace-king for Wilson. The runout of 4♥Q♥10♠7♠J♥ looked to be clean for the pair until Wilson rivered Broadway for the double to stay alive.

They are down to 14 now after Ryan Cairns was the first player out of Day 2 of Event #3. He picked up $1,110 for the min-cash and there are two more payouts at that level before it jumps to $1,280 for 12th place.

Paul Brar opened the betting to 16k early before big stack Ali Razzaq raised it up to 38k from the cutoff. Button Nadav Bitton asked what Brar had behind and flatted Razzaq’s raise.

Brar went into the tank for a bit before shoving all in for 170k. Both Razzaq and Bitton tanked for a bit before ultimately sending their 38k dead money to Brar with mucks.

Ali Razzaq has the lead now after start-of-day leader Stefan Maloney dropped a bit in the opening levels while Razzaq chipped up a bit. See below for a look at all the stacks from the break.

Below is a look at the Day 2 players competing for the new top prize of $18,125. everyone is guaranteed at least $1,110 in the adjusted payout structure.

There was an error with the payouts last night as they were done using the wrong formula. Joanne and Tressa have updated the numbers this morning to more accurate values. People busting early might be a bit disappointed as the min-cash is lower now, but the top end went up significantly so players who go deeper will be happier and happier.

Day 2 is now set with 15 players returning all in the money. Stefan Maloney leads the way with Ali Razzaq in second and Rob Limpert in 3rd.

Day 2 action kicks off at 1 PM, but players are asked to be in the Social room by 12:45 to get the bags opened and cards in the air by 1. Blinds on Day 2 will be 40 minutes in length with the action beginning with about 9 minutes to play in Level 15. They’ll play down to a winner on Sunday. See below for the seat assignments for Day 2.

Day 2 Stacks by Seat

Day 2 Stacks by Name

Weston Pring brought a modest stack of less than 200k into Day 2 today, but he managed to run that up to the win about 8.5 hours later. When they got to the final table, he’d chipped up a bit but was still one of the shorter stacks with 270k.

He played a cagey game that kept him alive while other players hit the rail around him. Paul Brar was in command for much of the final table, and when Pring and Brar got heads up, Brar was 2:1 ahead.

Heads up was a bit of a marathon as they started two-way play with about 100 big blinds on the table but didn’t finish it until there were just 30 bigs between them. The lead switched several times as the stacks got shorter, and in the decisive hand, Pring hero-called a big river bet from Brar with second pair and was good.

That hand gave Pring about a 5:1 lead and it ended shortly after that with king-jack for Pring into king-six for Brar. The jack held and Pring took down his seventh live win and second PPT trophy (Pring also won a PPT Bounty event back in 2021). The $18k score will likely add more than $10k to his Hendon Mob earnings which were sitting at $522,632 (USD) coming into this event.

It was a spirited heads-up match between Paul Brar and Weston Pring. Brar had about a 2:1 lead to start heads up, but the chips moved around quite a bit. Both players held the lead a few separate times.

They started the two-handed play with 100 big blinds on the table but it took a couple of hours to finally decide it when they got down to about 30 bigs total. Pring hero-called a bluff in the second to last hand for a huge lead, and it ended shortly after with king-six for Brar into king-jack for Pring. The best kicker held and Brar was out in second place.

Weston Pring is now in the lead with just shy of 2.5 million to about 550k for Paul Brar. Brar raised to 160k preflop and Pring called to the 5♣A♦J♥.

He check-called the flop for 120k then check-called 100k on the 10♦ turn. After Pring checked again on the 3♦ river, Brar fired 300k sending Pring to the tank. He finally made the call with a jack-nine for second pair and Brar mucked his hand.

Weston Pring opened to 200k from the button before Paul Brar shoved the covering stack. Pring hit the tank for quite a while before he mucked his hand. He is now down to about 800k to 2.2 million for Brar.

Paul Brar limped preflop and Weston Pring checked to see A♥10♠3♣ on the flop. Pring check-called for 60k and they both checked the 9♠ turn.

Pring checked again on the 10♣ river then hit the tank when Brar bet 140k. He talked through the hand out loud and eventually made the call. “Flush,” said Brar with a smile, “But i need one more card.”

Pring showed K♦4♣ for the king-high call and took it down. He’s at a bit of a disadvantage though with about 1.3 million to 1.7 million for Brar.

They are back to roughly even stacks again after Weston Pring picked up a pot with flopped top pair. He bet 125k preflop and Paul Brar called to the 9♥6♣K♦ flop.

Brar check-called for 90k on the flop, then led for 140k on the [invalid notations] river and Pring’s King-three of hearts was the winner when Brar mucked.

They are now on a 15-minute break.

Paul Brar is now back in the lead with about 1.7 million to 1.3 for Weston Pring.In a recent hand, Brar made it 100k to go preflop with Pring coming along to the 5♥Q♣6♥ flop. Pring check-called for 70k but then check-folded to 180k on the 9♣ turn.

I picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 7♣A♣9♦J♣. Weston Pring check-called for 100k to see 9♣ on the river for a four-club board.

Pring checked again but check-raised to 500k after Paul Brar fired 180k. Brar tanked for a couple of minutes before releasing his hand. That puts Brar on about 1.25 million to 1.75 million for Pring.

They are even stacked now with about 1.5 million each. Pring just chipped up a bit with ace hight after Paul Brar raised it preflop to 100k and Pring called. Pring check-called 60k on the 7♦3♣K♠ flop and they both checked it through the 3♦4♥ turn and river. Pring showed ace-four and Brar sent his hand to the muck.

It was limped preflop to see 2♣6♠3♣ on the flop. Paul Brar fired out 30k and Weston Pring made the call. Brar check-called for 60k on the Q♦ turn and again for 80k on the 2♦ river. Pring showed queen-seven for the turned pair and Brar mucked his hand. That gives Pring 1.15 million to 1.85 million for Brar.

The players are on a break following Level 22 with Paul Brar in the lead. He has 2.115 million in play right now versus 885k for Weston Pring. That leaves Pring with just under 30 bigs when they return for Level 23 with blinds at 15k/30k/30k whole Brar is playing about 70 bigs.

The game is heads up now after Josh Wallace hit the rail in 3rd place. Weston Pring raised the button to 65k then tank-called when Wallace shoved. Pring was on pocket nines while Wallace was looking for an ace with ace-three off.

The board of 7♥Q♠8♠7♣2♠ ran clean for Pring’s pair and he had Wallace slightly out-stacked at that point. The hand left Pring with 1 million to 2 million for the leader Paul Brar.

Weston Pring has been the short stack through most of three-way play but he’s managing to stay alive when he has to. He shoved the small blind for 240k and got a call from Josh Wallace in the big.

Pring was in trouble with 7♦5♦ against Q♦J♣ for Wallace, but Pring turned a five to take the lead and Wallace couldn’t improve.

The hand left Wallace and Pring nearly even with 490k for Wallace and 450k for Pring while Paul Brar is miles in front with 2 million in front of him now.

Weston Pring shoved the small blind and Josh Wallace called from the big with more. Pring was at risk with the marginal best holding ace-seven off against king-jack of hearts for Wallace. Pring spiked an ace on the flop but Wallace hit a heart draw at the same time. Pring tripped up on the river and the hearts bricked for Wallace to send the double to Pring.

Pring is still the shorty with about 400k while Wallace is on about 950k to 1.65 million for Paul Brar.

It was a huge cooler that saw Stefan Maloney’s run come to an end today. He started the day as the chip leader, but it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster for him. In the final hand, he raised his button to 70k, then shoved the smaller stack when Paul Brar reraised the small blind to 200k.

Brar snapped it off with kings against ace-king for Maloney, and there was no help for big slick on the 3♣10♠10♣5♦J♠ runout. The hand left Brar with about 1.5 million for the chip lead now.

Weston Pring just chipped up a bit in a blind-on-blind hand against Paul Brar. Brar limp-called the raise from Pring to 80k preflop, but then check-folded to 120k on the 4♦3♦3♠ flop to put Pring up to about 600k. Brar is on 660k with Stefan Maloney on 670k and Josh Wallace back in the lead with just shy of 900k.

They are down to four now after Colten Yamagishi hit the rail for 5th place. I missed the action as I was out of the room for a minute, but Yamagishi was joking during the game that he “always gets 6th place in these” so he was hoping to go a little deeper today. He got his wish with the 5th place finish.

Josh Wallace raised the cutoff to 40k and Stefan Maloney came along for the ride from the button. The flop was A♣Q♦4♠ and Wallace check-called for 60k. Both players checked the J♥ turn and after another check from Wallace on the 10♦ river, Maloney fired 100k.

Wallace hit the tank for a few seconds before calling with ace-nine for top pair while Maloney flashed pocket fives as he mucked his hand to send the pot to Wallace.

It was blind on blind when Paul Brar limped the small and Weston Pring checked his option from the big. Brar fired 15k again on the J♣4♥J♠ flop and Pring made the call to the 6♦ turn.

Brar checked it to Pring who fired out 20k. Brar raised it up to 65k and after about a minute in the tank, Pring’s cards hit the muck to send the pot to Brar.

Stefan Maloney just shoved his big blind after a button raise from Colten Yamagishi and a call from small blind Josh Wallace. That shove got them out of the way for Maloney to pick up the dead money preflop.

He now has a bit more than a million in front of him while previous leader Wallace is down to 620k, tied with Weston Pring. Paul Brar is playing about 380k to Colten Yamagishi’s 325k.

Stefan Maloney raised to 40k under the gun and Josh Wallace made the call from the big blind. The flop was 8♥4♥5♠ and Wallace check-called for 50k. He check-called again for 70k on the 10♦ turn and once more for 120k on the Q♦ river.

Maloney showed pocket eights for the flopped set and Wallace mucked his hand. He still has a big lead while Maloney is up to about 750k now.

Josh Wallace has almost half the chips in play with 1.35 million in front of him now. The final five players will be back in action for Level 20 in about 10 minutes. See below for the full stacks with seating positions.

The action is moving quickly now with David Johnstone hitting the rail for 6th place shortly after Ben Wilson exited in 7th. I missed the action as I was writing up the previous bust.

Josh Wallace has surged to the big lead now with 1.1 million in front of him. He first sent Nadav Bitton to the rail, and he has now just done the same to Ben Wilson for 7th place.

Wallace raised to 25k early and Wilson called from the small blind. Wilson check-called for 25k again on the 5♥6♦K♥ flop and after Wilson checked the 8♣ turn, Wallace bet enough to put him all in.

Wison called looking for an ace or a heart with A♥4♥ against Wallace’s king-queen but the river bricked for Wilson and he ended his run in 7th place.

Josh Wallace limped the small blind then called when Nadav Bitton made it 46k to go from the big. The flop was 7♦K♦4♦ and Wallace check-raised from 50k to 120k.

Bitton called to see 4♥ on the turn. Wallace shoved and Bitton called with less. Bitton’s top pair with king-queen was well behind the flopped diamonds for Wallace with J♦9♦. The river 7♣ was a brick for Bitton and he was out in 8th place.

They are down to 8 left now after Rob Limpert made a quick exit off the final table in 9th place today. He bagged just under $2k with the next payout set at $2,375.

Three quick busts have brought them to the final table now. Jeff Bryde and Jimmy Lee took 12th and 11th places respectively while Ali Razzaq was the final table bubble in 10th place. Final Table players and chips are below with seat assignments.

Ali Razzaq opened the action preflop to 20k from the cutoff. Nadav Bitton checked out his stack as well as the stack of Jeff Bryde in the big blind before he slid in the flat call.

Bryde also called from the big blind to see a paired flop of 10♠10♣6♥. After a check from Bryde, Razzaq fired 35k and got two folds for his trouble, collecting a small pot on the flop.

They are down to 12 left in Day 2 of Event #3 with about 5 minutes to play in Level 18. Trevor Simpson was the most recent casualty in 13th place to complete the $1,110 min-cash spots. The next two players out of the game will get $1,280 after which ever bustout gets their own payout value.

They are down to 13 remaining now after Johnny Dalphond hit the rail for the second min-cash spot tonight. There is one more payout of $1,110 waiting for someone, after which it will jump to $1,280 for 12th place.

Jimmy Lee opened it up from the hijack to 16k and Josh Wallace called from the cutoff as did Rob Limpert from the button. Big blind Ben Wilson shoved 66k and after Lee folded, Wallace reshoved with more. Limpert got out of the way and it was a race between nines for Wallace and ace-king for Wilson. The runout of 4♥Q♥10♠7♠J♥ looked to be clean for the pair until Wilson rivered Broadway for the double to stay alive.

They are down to 14 now after Ryan Cairns was the first player out of Day 2 of Event #3. He picked up $1,110 for the min-cash and there are two more payouts at that level before it jumps to $1,280 for 12th place.

Paul Brar opened the betting to 16k early before big stack Ali Razzaq raised it up to 38k from the cutoff. Button Nadav Bitton asked what Brar had behind and flatted Razzaq’s raise.

Brar went into the tank for a bit before shoving all in for 170k. Both Razzaq and Bitton tanked for a bit before ultimately sending their 38k dead money to Brar with mucks.

Ali Razzaq has the lead now after start-of-day leader Stefan Maloney dropped a bit in the opening levels while Razzaq chipped up a bit. See below for a look at all the stacks from the break.

Below is a look at the Day 2 players competing for the new top prize of $18,125. everyone is guaranteed at least $1,110 in the adjusted payout structure.

There was an error with the payouts last night as they were done using the wrong formula. Joanne and Tressa have updated the numbers this morning to more accurate values. People busting early might be a bit disappointed as the min-cash is lower now, but the top end went up significantly so players who go deeper will be happier and happier.

Day 2 is now set with 15 players returning all in the money. Stefan Maloney leads the way with Ali Razzaq in second and Rob Limpert in 3rd.

Day 2 action kicks off at 1 PM, but players are asked to be in the Social room by 12:45 to get the bags opened and cards in the air by 1. Blinds on Day 2 will be 40 minutes in length with the action beginning with about 9 minutes to play in Level 15. They’ll play down to a winner on Sunday. See below for the seat assignments for Day 2.

Day 2 Stacks by Seat

Day 2 Stacks by Name