As 2024 winds down, the Alberta poker scene is heating up with the final series of the Pure Poker Tour (PPT) season. The trophy events kick off at Pure Casino Yellowhead on November 21 with the Seniors First event, followed by 11 days of action-packed poker, and highlighted by the $1,100 Main Event starting on November 29.
Check out live updates and reporting from the 2024 Pure Poker Tour Series #6 by Lyle Bateman. Chose an event of your choice down below:
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Final Table Bubble
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 10/160 Prizes: $91,200 They are down to 1 left now after the 11th-place exit of Shawn Taghavi. The next elimination will put them at the final table and they are currently playing five and five on two tables.
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11 Left in Event #4
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 11/160 Prizes: $91,200 There are 11 players left in Event #4 now after Garrett Chin busted out in 13th place followed shortly after by Mal Hagan in 12th place. There are just over 30 minutes to play in Level 17.
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34 Entries to Start Level 3
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 32/34 Prizes: $12,920 The side event field is now up to 34 entries with 32 still in play. Ryan Comely and Gerald Chung are among the new entries I’ve seen recently.
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Alamelhuda Forces the Fold
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 13/160 Prizes: $91,200 Kyle Hartree opened under the gun to 12l and Mo Alamelhuda called from the small blind. They both checked the 4♦5♠9♠ flop but Alamelhuda fired 17k on the J♦ turn.
Hartree called to the 7♥ river then hit the tank when Alamelhuda bet 42k. He eventually found a fold showing a jack as he folded, and Alamelhuda said “I had it” as he stacked up the pot. Alamelhuda is up over 500k now while Hartree looks to be playing about 250k.
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Up to 27 Entries
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 26/27 Prizes: $10,260 The side game today is up to 27 entries now with 26 players at the felt. There are about 15 minutes to play in Level 2.
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22 Entries in Level 1
Level: 1 (100/100/100) Entries: 21/22 Prizes: $8,360 The side game is now underway with 22 entries and 21 players still in the action. Level 1 has about 5 minutes left to play with entries open for more than 4 hours yet. Jerry Tria, JOhnny Dalphond, Cindy Grabia, Justin Pennell, Michael St. Pierre-Porter, Ali Razzaq, Nadav Bitton, Steve Chung, Kirk Nilson, Pac Braich, and Benny Sarnelli are among the players in this one so far today.
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Lee Out at the Break for 13 Left
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 13/160 Prizes: $91,200 They are down to 13 after Jimmy Lee hit the rail in the final hand before the break. He was all in with ace-jack against the queens of Kyle Hartree. Shane Brothewrwood commented that he was calling with his ace-jack if Hartree hadn’t already called, revealing the two of Lee’s outs were dead.
Hartree hit his queen on the flop for a set and the win while Lee took 14th place tonight. See below for the final 13 counts picked up during the break with Brotherwood currently in the lead.
T-S Player Chips 2 – 2 Kyle Hartree 304,000 2 – 3 Jayvee Lumahan 230,000 2 – 4 Shane Kozniuk 290,000 2 – 5 Shawn Taghavi 258,000 2 – 7 Mo Alamelhuda 438,000 2 – 9 Shane Brotherwood 518,000 3 – 1 Eric Wasylenko 383,000 3 – 2 Xinrui Cui 162,000 3 – 3 Skyler York 328,000 3 – 4 Mike Malm 453,000 3 – 5 Mal Hagan 150,000 3 – 7 Colten Yamagishi 305,000 3 – 9 Garrett Chin 78,000 -
Down to 14
Level: 15 (2500/5000/5000) Entries: 14/160 Prizes: $91,200 They are down to 14 now after Steve Chung, who started today in second chips position, hit the rail in 16th followed by John Calliou in 15th place.
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Down to 16
Level: 15 (2500/5000/5000) Entries: 16/160 Prizes: $91,200 They are down to 16 now after Matthew Ouellette ended his day in 18th place and Landon Crowter took 17th place. Level 15 has just begun with a break following this level and I’ll grab full chip counts for the remaining players at the break.
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Chung Pressures River
Level: 14 (2000/4000/4000) Entries: 18/160 Prizes: $91,200 Shawn Taghavi opened the middle to 8k and got three callers — Mo Alamelhuda from the hijack, Steve Chung from the cutoff, and Jimmy Lee from the small blind. The flop was 4♠K♣5♠ and Taghavi checked, Alamelhuda fired 10k, Chung called and Lee and Taghavi mucked their hands.
Both remaining players checked the 10♠ turn but Alamelhuda fired 25k on the A♠ river. Chung came over the top to 50k, and after about a minute in the tank, Alamelhuda mucked his hand. “Show once,” he said, and Chung obliged, showing A♥4♥ for two pair as he raked in the pot.
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Cui Turns Two-Outer
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 18/160 Prizes: $91,200 Shane Kozniuk (who was identified last night with the last name Sparklingeyes as was in the system) opened under the gun to 7.5k, then four-bet to 207.5k after Xinrui Cui raised it to 20k from the middle. That was enough to force Cui all in with a call, which he made for a jacks into aces showdown.
Cui found the help he needed on the turn of the 9♥8♦4♣J♠K♠ board to double up to about 300k while Kozniuk is now down to about 200k.
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Brotherwood Takes One
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 18/160 Prizes: $91,200 I picked up the action on the flop of J♥2♣3♥ with Brotherwood check-raising from 8.5k to 17k, then called when Jimmy Lee reraised again to 37k. They both checked it through the 4♣7♦ turn and river and Brotherwood’s J♠8♥ was good for the pot.
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Two Tables Remain
Level: 13 (500/3000/3000) Entries: 18/160 Prizes: $91,200 They are down to two tables with 18 players left now after David Johnson took 19th place tonight.
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Short Stack Can’t Run it Up
Level: 13 (1500/3000/3000) Entries: 19/160 Prizes: $91,200 They are down to 19 now in Event #4 after Deven Lane couldn’t find a spin up. He came in with fumes of 12k so he was always needing some quick help today but the small bag on Day 1a guaranteed him a min-cash of $1,110.
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Day 2 is Off & Running
Level: 12 (1500/2500/2500) Entries: 20/160 Prizes: $91,200 Day 2 action is now underway with 20 players returning. Everyone is in the money now with the min-cash set at $1,110.
With the very early end to Day 1b, the action today picked up in Level 12 with blinds of 1.5k/2.5k/2.5k.
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Sunday Side
Event: Event #7: $450 NLH ($200 + $30) Date: Nov 24, 3 PM Blinds: 25 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 10 Levels (7:40 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The main game on Sunday is Day 2 of Event #4, but there’s another game on the side, Event #7: $450 NLH ($200 + $30). Cards go in the air at 3 PM with entries open for a bit more than 4.5 hours so there should be plenty of time for E4 players to use their cashouts to jump into this one.
Players buy in for $450 and get 25k in chips. Levels will be 25 minutes long with entries closing at the start of Level 11. It’s a one-day event so they’ll hand out a trophy before they close down for the night.
This is the second game on Sunday, so I won’t be watching it very closely in the early levels but I expect E4 to end relatively early, so I should be on this one well before it ends.
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Heidt/Richardson Take Down Team Game
George Broumas (L), Leo Brouwer (R) – runners up in Team MIx 
Cody Richardson (L), Mitch Heidt (R) – Winners of Team Mix It was a smaller field for the Mixed Team game tonight, but they ended up with 19 entries for prizes of $7,220. That left two paid spots in the official prizes, but the final three teams decided to cut a deal that earned Gerald Chung and Ali Razzaq $1,000 for 3rd place.
Heads up took a bit more than a level to complete. The team of Mitch Heidt and Cody Richardson had the lead going into heads up and they held it throughout the final phase. The night ended during PLO with Richardson playing against George Broumas (who was playing tonight with Leo Brouwer).
Results from Team MIx
Place Player Prize 1 
Mitch Heidt/Cody Richardson$3,977 2 Leo Brouwer/George Broumas$2,243 3 Gerald Chung/Ali Razzaq$1,000 -
Heads Up in Team Game
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 2/19 Prizes: $7,220 They are heads up in the Team game now with the team of Mitch Heidt and Cody Richardson leading Leo Brouwer and George Broumas. The final three players made a deal to pay 3rd place $1,000 which went to Alli Razzaq and Gerald Chung.
Team Payouts after Deal
Place Prize 1 $3,977 2 $2,243 3 $1,000 -
Day 2 Seats
Day 2 Seats by Name
T-S Player Chips 3 – 7 Colten Yamagishi 192,000 3 – 4 David Johnson 84,500 1 – 6 Deven Lane 12,000 3 – 1 Eric Wasylenko 367,500 3 – 9 Garrett Chin 78,000 1 – 4 Jayvee Lumahan 250,000 1 – 8 Jimmy Lee 164,000 2 – 6 John Calliou 232,500 2 – 2 Kyle Hartree 112,000 1 – 2 Landon Crowter 163,000 1 – 9 Mal Hagan 121,000 2 – 4 Matthew Ouellette 52,500 1 – 3 Mike Malm 397,500 2 – 7 Mo Alalelhuda 251,000 2 – 9 Shane Brotherwood 189,000 3 – 8 Shane Kozniuk 365,000 2 – 5 Shawn Taghavi 175,000 1 – 1 Skyler York 301,000 2 – 8 Steve Chung 385,500 3 – 2 Xinrui Cui 132,500 Day 2 Seats by Table
T-S Player Chips 1 – 1 Skyler York 301,000 1 – 2 Landon Crowter 163,000 1 – 3 Mike Malm 397,500 1 – 4 Jayvee Lumahan 250,000 1 – 6 Deven Lane 12,000 1 – 8 Jimmy Lee 164,000 1 – 9 Mal Hagan 121,000 2 – 2 Kyle Hartree 112,000 2 – 4 Matthew Ouellette 52,500 2 – 5 Shawn Taghavi 175,000 2 – 6 John Calliou 232,500 2 – 7 Mo Alalelhuda 251,000 2 – 8 Steve Chung 385,500 2 – 9 Shane Brotherwood 189,000 3 – 1 Eric Wasylenko 367,500 3 – 2 Xinrui Cui 132,500 3 – 4 David Johnson 84,500 3 – 7 Colten Yamagishi 192,000 3 – 8 Shane Kozniuk 365,000 3 – 9 Garrett Chin 78,000 -
MIke Malm Leads the Way to Day 2
Event: Event #4: $670 NLH Day 2 ($600 + $70) Dates: Nov 22 – 24 Day 1a: Nov 22, 1 PM (66 entries, $37,620 in prizes, 8 qualifiers) Day 1b: Nov 23, 1 PM Day 2 Nov 24, 1 PM Blinds: 40 Minutes Entries 20/160 Prizes: $91,200 1st Place: $22,620 The Day 2 field is now set with 20 players returning from a starting field of 160. Mike Malm, who is having a great year and is leading the API PoY race, bagged the overall lead with just under 400k from Day 1b. Day 1a leader Steve Chung will be second to start the day with double Main Event champion Eric Wasylenko in 3rd.
Day 2 action kicks off at 1 pm on Sunday and they’ll play down to a winner. As 1b ended well before 1a, the Day 2 action will start in Level 12 with 12 minutes remaining where 1b ended tonight. Blinds will remain and 40 minutes for Day 2 play.
I should be focused on this game until it ends.
Day 2 Prizes
Place Prize 1 $22,620 2 $15,600 3 $10,140 4 $7,800 5 $6,010 6 $4,760 7 $3,740 8 $2,960 9 $2,420 10 $1,950 11 $1,590 12 $1,590 13 $1,390 14 $1,390 15 $1,390 16 $1,210 17 $1,210 18 $1,210 19 $1,110 20 $1,110 
