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 Pure Poker Tour Series #6 by Lyle Bateman. Chose an event of your choice down below:
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Nearing Three Tables
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 29/316 Prizes: $297,198 They are down to 29 now, just two players away from the final three tables. Ben Cooper was the most recent player to hit the exit for $2,190 and there are two more places to pay out at that level before it jumps to $2,760 minimum for the final three tables.
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30 Players Left in the Main
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 30/316 Prizes: $297,198 They are down to 30 left in the Main Event now with about 25 minutes to play in Level 17. Jimmy Lee took 32nd place today, followed closely behind by Geordi Lobe in 31st.
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Down to 32
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 32/316 Prizes: $297,198 Kim Graham was the runner-up in the last Main Event on the PPT and he made Day 2 once again here this time around. His day ended a little earlier this time, however, when Ali Khani raised the cutoff to 18k, then snapped it off when Graham shoved a smaller stack.
Graham was dominated with ace-six into ace-king, and while the dealer originally thought it was a chopped pot, the king played for Khani to take it and send Graham to the rail for 33rd place today. There are about 30 minutes to play in Level 17 before the first break of Day 2.
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“Bad Beat on Table 5”
Level: 17 (4000/8000/8000) Entries: 33/316 Prizes: $297,198 If this was a cash game, the bad beat jackpot likely would have just been paid out. MOney went in on the flop with Nathan Masih on quad tens but Johnny Dalphond open-ended to the straight flush with ten-jack-queen-king of clubs. The table erupted with “Wow!” when the [invalid notations] came on the river to give Dalphond the Royal and the double up.
Meanwhile, on another table Ottawa moving magnate Marc Lavergne hit the rail for 34th place today.
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Down to 4 Tables
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 35/316 Prizes: $297,198 They are down to 35 left now with the exits of Ron Lauzon, Mal Hagan, and Chad Horseman with Horseman as the first player in the pay jump to $2,190. There are about 15 minutes remaining in Level 16.
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Down to 38 Early
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 38/316 Prizes: $297,198 There were a few very short stacks to start the day today, and among them were Thomas Taylor and Kevin Voyer. The mixed-game specialist, Taylor, was the first player to hit the rail today for a min-cash of $1,810 and Kevin Voyer followed him out of the room shortly afterward.
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Day 2 is Underway!
Level: 16 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 40/316 Prizes: $297,198 The final 40 players in the Main Event are back in their seats for Day 2 and the money play. Level 16 is just underway and they’ll play until there’s a winner later tonight.
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Vijayaratnam Leads Day 2 Stacks
Event: Event #14: $1,100 Main Event Day 2 ($990 + $110) Date: Dec 1, Noon Blinds: 60 Minutes Entries: 40/316 Prizes: $297,198 1st Place: $62,468 Day 2 is set with 40 players returning, and 1a chip leader Sen Vijataratnam leading the way by more than 300k. The second stack for Day 2 will be Day 1b leader Jatinder Brar with Colten Yamagishi, Garry Sandhu, and Steve Chung, all from 1b, rounding out the top five stacks.
Day 2 gets underway at noon on Sunday but players are asked to be in the room by 11:45 so the bags can be opened on time. They’ll start play at the end of Level 15 with less than 2 minutes remaining on the clock.
Play is expected to finish on Sunday, but depending on how late things go, the tournament director reserves the right to stop the game and bring the remaining players back for a Day 3 on Monday if required.
Day 2 Stacks by Table-Seat
T-S Player Chips 1 – 1 Alemu Makonen 176,000 1 – 2 Kim Graham 98,000 1 – 3 Kyle Bonazzo 140,000 1 – 5 Alex Liu 332,000 1 – 6 Jatinder Brar 630,000 1 – 7 Colten Yamagishi 503,000 1 – 8 Michael Bernstein 41,000 1 – 9 Ali Khani 203,000 2 – 1 Thomas Taylor 89,000 2 – 2 Andy Truong 136,000 2 – 3 Kyle Levivki 116,000 2 – 4 Marc Lavergne 155,000 2 – 5 Tony Comely 280,000 2 – 6 Chad Horseman 71,000 2 – 7 Jimmy Lee 380,000 2 – 8 Taran Parmar 258,000 3 – 1 Rob Limpert 226,000 3 – 2 Geordi Lobe 215,000 3 – 3 Kevin Voyer 64,000 3 – 4 Bash Ramahi 128,000 3 – 5 Steve Chung 459,000 3 – 6 Sen Vijayaratnam 931,000 3 – 7 Aaron Quon 344,000 3 – 8 Andy Wong 99,000 4 – 1 Skyler York 169,000 4 – 2 Quentin Siffledeen 310,000 4 – 4 Ron Lauzon 156,000 4 – 5 Keith Schultz 59,000 4 – 6 John Huynh 273,000 4 – 7 Mal Hagan 80,000 4 – 8 Ben Cooper 220,000 4 – 9 Mike Malm 94,000 5 – 1 Jeff Forester 393,000 5 – 3 Trevor Patrick 246,000 5 – 4 Nathan Masih 367,000 5 – 5 Garry Sandhu 459,000 5 – 6 Johnny Dalphond 137,000 5 – 7 Jerry Tria 182,000 5 – 8 Stephen Dauphinais 341,000 5 – 9 Yaofei Feng 140,000 Day 2 Stacks by Name
T-S Player Chips 3 – 7 Aaron Quon 344,000 1 – 1 Alemu Makonen 176,000 1 – 5 Alex Liu 332,000 1 – 9 Ali Khani 203,000 2 – 2 Andy Truong 136,000 3 – 8 Andy Wong 99,000 3 – 4 Bash Ramahi 128,000 4 – 8 Ben Cooper 220,000 2 – 6 Chad Horseman 71,000 1 – 7 Colten Yamagishi 503,000 5 – 5 Garry Sandhu 459,000 3 – 2 Geordi Lobe 215,000 1 – 6 Jatinder Brar 630,000 5 – 1 Jeff Forester 393,000 5 – 7 Jerry Tria 182,000 2 – 7 Jimmy Lee 380,000 4 – 6 John Huynh 273,000 5 – 6 Johnny Dalphond 137,000 4 – 5 Keith Schultz 59,000 3 – 3 Kevin Voyer 64,000 1 – 2 Kim Graham 98,000 1 – 3 Kyle Bonazzo 140,000 2 – 3 Kyle Levivki 116,000 4 – 7 Mal Hagan 80,000 2 – 4 Marc Lavergne 155,000 1 – 8 Michael Bernstein 41,000 4 – 9 Mike Malm 94,000 5 – 4 Nathan Masih 367,000 4 – 2 Quentin Siffledeen 310,000 3 – 1 Rob Limpert 226,000 4 – 4 Ron Lauzon 156,000 3 – 6 Sen Vijayaratnam 931,000 4 – 1 Skyler York 169,000 5 – 8 Stephen Dauphinais 341,000 3 – 5 Steve Chung 459,000 2 – 8 Taran Parmar 258,000 2 – 1 Thomas Taylor 89,000 2 – 5 Tony Comely 280,000 5 – 3 Trevor Patrick 246,000 5 – 9 Yaofei Feng 140,000 Day 2 Stacks by Chips
T-S Player Chips 3 – 6 Sen Vijayaratnam 931,000 1 – 6 Jatinder Brar 630,000 1 – 7 Colten Yamagishi 503,000 5 – 5 Garry Sandhu 459,000 3 – 5 Steve Chung 459,000 5 – 1 Jeff Forester 393,000 2 – 7 Jimmy Lee 380,000 5 – 4 Nathan Masih 367,000 3 – 7 Aaron Quon 344,000 5 – 8 Stephen Dauphinais 341,000 1 – 5 Alex Liu 332,000 4 – 2 Quentin Siffledeen 310,000 2 – 5 Tony Comely 280,000 4 – 6 John Huynh 273,000 2 – 8 Taran Parmar 258,000 5 – 3 Trevor Patrick 246,000 3 – 1 Rob Limpert 226,000 4 – 8 Ben Cooper 220,000 3 – 2 Geordi Lobe 215,000 1 – 9 Ali Khani 203,000 5 – 7 Jerry Tria 182,000 1 – 1 Alemu Makonen 176,000 4 – 1 Skyler York 169,000 4 – 4 Ron Lauzon 156,000 2 – 4 Marc Lavergne 155,000 1 – 3 Kyle Bonazzo 140,000 5 – 9 Yaofei Feng 140,000 5 – 6 Johnny Dalphond 137,000 2 – 2 Andy Truong 136,000 3 – 4 Bash Ramahi 128,000 2 – 3 Kyle Levivki 116,000 3 – 8 Andy Wong 99,000 1 – 2 Kim Graham 98,000 4 – 9 Mike Malm 94,000 2 – 1 Thomas Taylor 89,000 4 – 7 Mal Hagan 80,000 2 – 6 Chad Horseman 71,000 3 – 3 Kevin Voyer 64,000 4 – 5 Keith Schultz 59,000 1 – 8 Michael Bernstein 41,000 
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,468 | |
| 2 | $43,020 | |
| 3 |  Johnny Dalphond | $27,960 |
| 4 | Jerry Tria | $21,510 |
| 5 | Ali Khani | $16,560 |
| 6 | Michael Bernstein | $13,120 |
| 7 | Aaron Quon | $10,330 |
| 8 | Alex Liu | $8,170 |
| 9 | Rob Limpert | $6,670 |
| 10 | Colten Yamagish | $5,380 |
| 11 | Andy Truong | $4,400 |
| 12 | Kyle Levicki | $4,400 |
| 13 | Tony Comely | $3,820 |
| 14 | Keith Schultz | $3,820 |
| 15 | Gary Sandhu | $3,820 |
| 16 | Kyle Bonazzo | $3,320 |
| 17 | Steve Chung | $3,320 |
| 18 | Jatinder Brar | $3,320 |
| 19 | Jeff Forester | $2,760 |
| 20 | Bash Ramahi | $2,760 |
| 21 | John Huynh | $2,760 |
| 22 | Andy Wong | $2,760 |
| 23 | Nathan Masih | $2,760 |
| 24 | Alemu Makonen | $2,760 |
| 25 | Quentin Siffledeen | $2,760 |
| 26 | Taran Parmar | $2,760 |
| 27 | Skyler York | $2,760 |
| 28 | Trevor Patrick | $2,190 |
| 29 | Yaofei Feng | $2,190 |
| 30 | Ben Cooper | $2,190 |
| 31 | Geordi Lobe | $2,190 |
| 32 | Jimmy Lee | $2,190 |
| 33 | Kim Graham | $2,190 |
| 34 | Marc Lavergne | $2,190 |
| 35 | MIke Malm | $2,190 |
| 36 | Chad Horseman | $2,190 |
| 37 | Mal Hagan | $1,810 |
| 38 | Ron Lauzon | $1,810 |
| 39 | Kevin Voyer | $1,810 |
| 40 | Thomas Taylor | $1,810 |
