Pure Poker Tour Series #6 – Event #4: $670 NLH

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:

  • Chung Leads Day 1a Stacks

    Level:15 (2500/5000/5000 – 25:31 Remaining)
    Entries:8/66
    Prizes:$37,620
    PlayerChips
    Steve Chung385,500
    Eric Wasylenko367,500
    Skyler York301,000
    Colten Yamagishi192,000
    Shawn Taghavi175,000
    Jimmy Lee164,000
    Matthew Ouellette52,500
    Deven Lane12,000
  • Richardson Bubbles Day 2

    Level:15 (2500/5000/5000) 25:31 Remaining
    Entries:8/66
    Prizes:$37,620

    Cody Richardson managed to survive an all in with fumes, but it wasn’t enough for him to survive the night. He was the bubble to Day 2 tonight with his chips going to Eric Wasylenko. The final 8 players are bagging up now — stay tuned for the chip counts.

  • Richardson Doubles to Survive

    Level:15 (2500/5000/5000)
    Entries:9/66
    Prizes:$37,620

    Eric Wasylenko raised early to 10k before Cody Richardson shoved 11k overtop of him. Steve Chung made it 35k to go from the middle, and when it folded back to Wasy, he got out of the way.

    Chung had pocket kings while Richardson had an ace and an unknown card beneath it. Chung was happy to leave it in suspense as the board ran out 53593. A player joked on the flop that Richardson must have cracked the kings with trip fives, but Richardson smiled and revealed his buried three. “No, I have trip threes. Sorry Deven.” Deven Lane is the other short stack at the table and was likely hoping for a bag after the hand.

  • Taghavi Takes One

    Level:14 (2000/4000/4000)
    Entries:9/66
    Prizes:$37,620

    Jimmy Lee raised the hijack to 10k and Shawn Taghavi called from the button. The action checked around on the Q108 flop but Lee led for 7k on the 8 turn. Taghavi called to the 5 river but mucked when Lee fired 15k.

  • End of Day Bubble on Final Table

    Level:14 (2000/4000/4000)
    Entries:9/93
    Prizes:$37,620

    They are down to 9 players left in Day 1a with the action now on the end-of-day bubble. The players still in action, in seat order, are:

    • Matthew Ouellette
    • Jimmy Lee
    • Deven Lane
    • Skyler York
    • Shawn Taghavi
    • Eric Wasylenko
    • Cody Richardson
    • Colten Yamagishi
    • Steve Chung

    It looks like Wasy is still the chip leader, but he’s down a bit from the last count and Skyler York is sitting with a nice stack in front of him.

  • Chips for the Final 14

    Level:13 (1500/3000/3000)
    Entries:14/66
    Prizes:$37,620

    There are 14 players left alive with Eric Wasylenko in the lead as they start Level 13.

    Chip Counts from Day 1a

    Table 1
    1Deven Lane63,500
    2Paul Belyea86,000
    3John Donnelly72,500
    4
    5Matthew Ouellette64,500
    6
    7Cindy Grabia42,000
    8Skyler York169,000
    9Shawn Taghavi235,000
    Table 2
    1Mike X96,500
    2Colten Yamagishi152,500
    3Eric Wasylenko243,000
    4Brett Worton93,500
    5Cody Richards53,500
    6Steve Chung209,500
    7
    8Jimmy Lee133,000
    9
  • Seven Off the Bags

    Level:12 (1500/2500/2500)
    Entries:15/66
    Prizes:$37,620

    They are down to 15 players left in Day 1a with the day ending when they get down to 8 players.Deven Lane, Skyler York, Seniors winner John Donnelly, Seniors runner-up Brett Worton, Colten Yamagishi, Cundy Grabia, Eric Wasylenko, Mike X, and Jimmy Lee are among the players still looking for a bag tonight.

  • Entries Closed on 1a

    Level:10 (1000/1500/1500)
    Entries:25/66
    Prizes:$37,620

    Registration for Day 1a ended with 66 entries on the board and 25 players still alive at the felt. The bags will come out when they hit 8 players later tonight with all players in the money for Day 2.

    They’ll do this all over again tomorrow for Day 1b, and the expectation is that the field will be quite a bit bigger than today. With almost $40k in prizes from today’s flight, $100k in total by the time entries close tomorrow seems within expectations.

  • Final Level of Entry

    Level:9 (600/1200/1200)
    Entries:26/63
    Prizes:$35,910

    The prizes are now more than $35k with 63 entries on the board as Level 9 begins. This is the final level of entry for Day 1a with entries remaining open until the end of the dinner break that follows this level. A few of the newer entries I’ve seen today include Matthew Ouellette, Michael “Berny” Bernstein, PPT Player of the Year leader Eric Wasylenko, and Alex Liu, who had the biggest score of his career this summer after winning the August Main in Calgary.

  • Up to 55 Entries

    Level:7 (400/800/800)
    Entries:32/55
    Prizes:$31,350

    The prizes are over $31k now with 55 entries in the game for Day 1a. There are still about 2 hours left to enter this flight with another full flight running tomorrow, which I expect will get much better turnout.

  • Nearly 50 Entries

    Level:7 (400/800/800)
    Entries:29/49
    Prizes:$27,930

    The final three levels of entry are about to begin with the field at 49 entries for prizes of almost $28k. Entries for today’s flight will close in just under 3 hours.

  • More than $25k in Prizes

    Level:6 (300/600/600)
    Entries:30/44
    Prizes:$25,080

    Level 6 has just begun with 44 entries on the board. That puts the 1a prizes at just over $25k with more than 3.5 hours left to enter today’s opening flight. There is another flight tomorrow which I expect to be significantly bigger, but there’s still plenty of time for today’s numbers to grow as well.

  • More than $20k in Prizes

    Level:5 (300/500/500)
    Entries:27/37
    Prizes:$21,090

    The prizes are now over $21k with 37 entries on the board and just over 30 minutes to play in Level 5. There are still more than 4 hours left to enter this game so the numbers are bound to increase but the truth is, today’s field is a bit weaker than expected so far.

  • First Break of 1a

    Level:3 (200/300/300)
    Entries:26/31
    Prizes:$17,670

    They are up to 31 entries on the board as players head out for the first break of Day 1a. With three levels of play complete the prizes are sitting at $17,670. Pav Braich, Justin Pennell, and the winner of last night’s Seniors game, John Donnelly.

  • More than $15k

    Level:3 (200/300/300)
    Entries:24/28
    Prizes:$15,960

    There are almost $16k in prizes now with the field up to 28 entries and less than 10 minutes to play in Level 3. The first break of the day follows this level.

    Among the recent entries I spotted were Colten Yamagishi, Sklyer York, and Kali Shuali.

  • Up to 25 Entries

    Level:3 (200/300/300)
    Entries:21/25
    Prizes:$14,250

    The prizes are up to almost $15k with the action now in Level 3. There are just under 35 minutes to play in this level with the first break of the day scheduled to follow.

    Among the players I’ve spotted in today’s action are Jayveen Lumahan, Mal Hagan, Rob Lothian (4th in the Seniors game yesterday), Brett Worton (second in the Seniors), Benny Sarnelli, Johnny Dalphond, Sean Taghavi, and Cindy Grabia.

  • $10k in Prizes in Level 1

    Level:1 (100/100/100)
    Entries:17/18
    Prizes:$10,260

    The first multi-day game of the series is underway with a modest start. There are 18 entries on the board with about 10 minutes to play in Level 1 for $10,260 in prizes so far. Entries today are open for 9 levels of poker plus breaks, with players able to buy a stack as late as 8:00 PM.

  • First Multi-Day Game of the Series Starts Friday

    Event:Event #4: $670 NLH Day 1A ($600 + $70)
    Dates:Nov 22 – 24
    Day 1a:Nov 22, 1 PM
    Day 1b:Nov 23, 1 PM
    Day 2Nov 24, 1 PM
    Blinds:40 Minutes
    Starting Stack:25k4
    Late Entry:9 Levels (~8:00 PM)
    Day 1 Ends:12.5% of the Field

    The multi-day games kick off on Friday at 1 PM with Day 1a of the $670. There are two chances to bag a stack for Sunday’s Day 2 with Day 1a running Fri, Nov 22, and Day 1b running on Sat, Nov 23.

    Players can play both starting days regardless of their chip status. This means that players who bag a small stack on Day 1a can come back on 1b to try again if they like — in the event they back two stacks, the bigger stack will play while the smaller stack is paid out a min-cash and removed from play.

    Players start the day with 25k in chips to play 40-minute levels throughout the game. Entries are open until the start of Level 10 which should be around 8 PM on each day. Day 1 play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains, at which point the bags will come out and the remaining players move on to Day 2. That means there is no hard stop point for Day 1 play — they’ll play as long as it takes to get down to 12.5% with Day 2 starting at the earliest endpoint for Day 1 play.

    This game should be my main focus throughout the weekend.

  • Malm Bags the 1b Lead

    Level:12 (1500/2500/2500)
    Entries:12/94 (20/160)
    Prizes:$53,580 ($91,200)

    Mike Malm had the biggest stack at the end of play on Day 1b with almost 400k in his bag with Shane Sparklineyes in second bagging 365k. Full stacks are below & stay tuned for the Day 2 seats and prizes shortly.

    PlayerChips
    Mike Malm397,500
    Shane Sparklingeyes365,000
    Mo Alalelhuda251,000
    Jayvee Lumahan250,000
    John Calliou232,500
    Shane Brotherwood189,000
    Landon Crowter163,000
    Xinrui Cui132,500
    Mal Hagan121,000
    Kyle Hartree112,000
    David Johnson84,500
    Garrett Chin78,000
  • Day 1b is Complete

    Level:12 (1500/2500/2500)
    Entries:12/94 (20/160)
    Prizes:$53,580 ($91,200)

    Day 1b ended quite a bit earlier than Day 1a with 12 minutes left to play in Level 12. The final 12 players are now bagging their chips … stay tuned for the final chip counts, Day 2 prizes, and Day 2 seat assignments.

  • Six off the Bags

    Level:11 (1000/2000/2000)
    Entries:18/24 (26/160)
    Prizes:$53,580 ($91,200)

    They are down to 18 with about 10 minutes to play in Level 11 now. It looks like Shane Sparklingeyes is the chip leader right now with more than 300k in front of him. They’ve just broken down to the final two tables so it looks like a reasonable bet that tonight may finish before 1a.

  • Entries Closed with 160 (Official)

    Level:10 (1000/1500/1500)
    Entries:31/94 (39/160)
    Prizes:$53,580 ($91,200)

    Entries for Event #4 are now closed with 94 recorded for Day 1b for a combined total of 160 across both days. I’m still waiting to see the final prizes, but the numbers are confirmed and Day 1b will play down to 12 players later tonight before the bags come out. That will mean 20 players will return tomorrow for Day 2 in the money.

  • Dinner Time

    Level:9 (600/1200/1200)
    Entries:29/91 (37/157)
    Prizes:$51,870 ($89,490)

    The 1b players are now on their dinner break with entries set to close in about 40 minutes. The combined prizes are just shy of $90k right now and should push over that number with one more entry tonight.

  • More than 150 Entries

    Level:8 (500/1000/1000)
    Entries:35/85 (43/151)
    Prizes:$48,450 ($86,070)

    The combined prizes are over $86k now with 151 entries on the board so far. There are just under 90 minutes left to get into this game with Weston Pring, and Michael “Berny” Bernstein among the newer faces I’ve seen in the action tonight.

  • 2 Hours of Entry Left for Event #4

    Level:8 (500/1000/1000)
    Entries:37/79 (45/145)
    Prizes:$45,030 ($82,650)

    Jerry Tria is among the new entries in his first event for a few years as he’s been away from the tables for personal reasons. There are 2 hours left to get into this game before entries close at the start of Level 10 and the combined prizes are up to more than $82k.

  • Nearing 70 Entries

    Level:6 (300/600/600)
    Entries:38/68 (46/134)
    Prizes:$38,760 ($76,380)

    Day 1b has just capped Day 1a with more than 3 hours left to enter this flight. The combined field is up to 134 entries now, so 150 entries seems well within reach. If that happens, the combined prizes will be in the range of $85k or higher.

  • $65k in Prizes

    Level:4 (200/400/400)
    Entries:41/49 (50/116)
    Prizes:$28,500($66,120)

    Deven Lane is among the new entries for today’s flight. He bagged a stack in yesterday’s 1a flight, but it was barely fumes as he only put 12k into his bag at the end of the night. He’s back in action today to try to find a bigger bag for tomorrow — if he succeeds, then his 1a stack will be awarded a min-cash and taken out of play while he plays his 1b stack for bigger money.

  • Nearing 50 Entries on First Break

    Level:4 (200/400/400)
    Entries:39/46(47/112)
    Prizes:$26,220 ($63,840)

    They are up to 46 entries on the first break of 1b now for a combined total of 112 so far. That puts the total prizes at $63,840 with about 5 hours left to enter. Zhi Jiang, Jolnar Teliani, Amanda Belanger, and Michael St. Pierre-Porter are among the new faces I’ve seen recently.

  • More than $60k

    Level:3 (200/300/300)
    Entries:34/40 (42/106)
    Prizes:$22,800 ($60,420)

    The combined prizes are over $60 now with 40 entries in play for Day 1b so far. There are about 20 minutes remaining in Level 3 with the first break of the day scheduled following this level.

    Ron Lauzon, Dylan Webb, Alex Polkovsky, Jayvee Lumahan, Jay Tran, Nadav Bitton, Ali Razzaq, Shane Brotherwood, Mal Hagan, Justin Pennell, and Mike Malm are among the players in action today. Malm, Pennell, Hagan, Brotherwood, and Razzaq are all at the same table today, so that’s a pretty tough spot to be in early action.

  • Steve Chung Leads Day 1a Stacks

    Event:Event #4: $670 NLH Day 1A ($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 2Nov 24, 1 PM
    Blinds:40 Minutes
    Starting Stack:25k
    Late Entry:9 Levels (~8:00 PM)
    Day 1 Ends:12.5% of the Field

    The second flight for Event #4 is set for Saturday at 1 pm and Steve Chung is the 1a stack to beat. He bagged 385.5k at the end of 1a with two-time Main Event champ Eric Wasylenko and Skyler York also rocking 300k+ in their bags. A total of 8 players made it through the day.

    Day 1b plays as a redo of 1a with 25k to start, 40-minute blinds, and 9 levels to enter the game (~8:00 pm). As with 1a, they’ll play down to 12.5% of the starting field before they bag. Day 2 will begin at the earliest Day 1 finish, so right now the latest Day 2 will start is 25:31 remaining in Level 15.

    I will likely be late to the floor for this one, but I should be there before the first break, and I’ll be focused on this one until they bag.

  • Wasy Wins Another One

    Eric Wasylenko

    Event #4 is now over after about 10 hours of Day 2 play. Eric Wasylenko added another trophy to his growing collection from the PPT with yet another side event win.

    He was third in chips when the final table started but the shorter the table got, the bigger Wasy’s stack got. He started his run by sending Mo Alamelhuda home in 5th place with the bigger pair, then found a pair of queens to send Shane Kozniuk to the rail in 3rd. That gave him a huge lead over runner-up Shane Brotherwood, and it didn’t take long to finish it out.

    In the final hand, Brotherwood got his short stack in good with king-ten against six-four but Wasy spiked a four on the flop and held for the win.

  • Shane Brotherwood Out in 2nd Place for $15,600

    Level:25 (25000/50000/50000)
    Entries:1/160
    Prizes:$91,200
    Shane Brotherwood

    Shane Brotherwood had a tough job ahead of him when he got heads up against Eric Wasylenko. Not only did Wasy have the chip lead but he’s also a heads-up specialist from his online days. In the final confrontation, Brotherwood shoved king-ten, and Wasy was pretty much priced in to call with any two.

    He called it off with six-four then proceeded to hit the flop when it ran out 8947A and it was all over.

  • Shane Kozniuk Out in 3rd Place for $10,140

    Level:25 (25000/50000/50000
    Entries:2/160
    Prizes:$91,200
    Shane Kozniuk

    Eric Wasylenko raised his button to 100k then snapped it off when Shan Kozniuk shoved the small blind. Wasy’s queens were well ahead of the A4 for Kozniuk. The board ran clean for the queens, and Kozniuk was out in 3rd place.

    Wasy is now heads up against Shane Brotherwood with a big chip lead.

  • Wasy Leads on Break

    Level:25 (25000/50000/50000)
    Entries:3/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    Eric Wasylenko leads the way at the break between Levels 24 & 25.

    SeatPlayerChips
    1Shane Kozniuk1,345,000
    2Shane Brotherwood660,000
    9Eric Wasylenko2,000,000
  • Mike Malm Out in 4th Place for $7,800

    Level:24 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:3/160
    Prizes:$91,200
    Mike Malm

    They are down to three left after Mike Malm ended his run in 4th place. He took the final payout of less than $10k.

  • Mo Alamelhuda Out in 5th Place for $6,010

    Level:24 (20000/40000/40000)
    Entries:4/160
    Prizes:$91,200
    Mo Alamelhuda

    Mo Alamelhuda was left short after doubling up Mike Malm a few hands previously and he got the rest in blind-on-blind against Eric Wasylenko. He was in trouble with pocket threes against pocket eights and the board wasn’t able to help him get ahead.

  • Malm Doubles

    Level:23 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:5/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    Mike Malm called the small blind, then snapped it off when Mo Alamelhuda shoved his big with more. Malm had jacks over eights for Alamelhuda, and the board didn’t change anything. That puts Malm up to around 800k and drops Alamelhuda down to about 330k.

  • Wasy Wins One, Loses One

    Level:23 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:5/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    In the first hand, Eric Wasylenko raised under the gun to 60k and got a call from Shane Kozniuk in the cutoff as well as Mo Alamelhuda in the big blind. They all checked the [invalid notations] turn Wasy fired 70k and took it down.

    In the very next hand, Alamelhuda limped the small blind, then jammed over Wasy’s big blind raise to 100k. “Such pretty cards,” Wasy said with a smile as he mucked his hand.

  • Jayvee Lumahan Out in 6th Place for $4,760

    Level:23 (15000/30000/30000)
    Entries:5/160
    Prizes:$91,200
    Jayvee Lumahan

    Eric Wasylenko raised under the gun to 60k, then called off a shove from big blind Jayvee Lumahan for 205k. It was a race between Wasy’s eights and ace-queen for Lumahan and the board of 424J7 didn’t improve Lumahan.

  • Skyler York Out in 7th Place for $3,740

    Level:22 (15000/25000/25000)
    Entries:6/160
    Prizes:$91,200
    Skyler York

    They are down to 6 players left now in Event #4 with Skyler York ending his day in 7th place. I missed the action while I was having my dinner.

  • Brotherwood, Alamelhuda Stacking Big

    Level:22 (15000/25000/25000)
    Entries:7/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    Shane Brotherwood is leading at the break, but Mo Alamelhuda is right on his heels.

    SPlayerChips
    1Shane Kozniuk610,000
    2Shane Brotherwood887,000
    3Skyler York585,000
    4Mike Malm250,000
    5Mo Alamelhuda865,000
    7Jayvee Lumahan300,000
    9Eric Wasylenko500,000
  • Lumahan Shoves the Turn

    Level:21 (10000/20000/20000)
    Entries:7/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    Shane Brotherwood opened to 45k from the hijack and Mo Alamelhuda called from the small blind, as did Jayvee Lumahan from the big. They all checked the 104Q flop but when Alamenhuda checked the 10 turn Lumahan shoved for about 200k, enough to push out the other two hands.

    They are about 5 minutes from the next break and I’ll grab another round of chips counts then.

  • Kyle Hartree Out in 8th Place for

    Level:20 (10000/15000/15000)
    Entries:7/160
    Prizes:$91,200
    Kyle Hartree

    Shane Brotherwood raised early to 35k before Kyle Hartree shoved 100k from the small blind. Brotherwood called to the race between his sevens and the ace-queen for Hartree. Brotherwood flopped a seven on the 7510J9 runout and Hartree was out in 8th place tonight.

  • Colten Yamagishi Out in 9th Place for $2,420

    Level:19 (6000/12000/12000)
    Entries:8/160
    Prizes:$91,200
    Colten Yamagishi

    It was a massive cooler that sent Colten Yamagishi to the rail in 9th place today. Mo Alamelhuda opened from the middle to 25k and Yamagishi called from the hijack.

    Alamelhuda bet 22k on the 1059 flop and Yamagishi called. They both checked the 3 turn, and Alamelhuda checked the [invalid notations] river. Yamagishi through for a bit then slid out a bet of 81k. Alamelhuda came over the top with a check-shove to put Yamagishi at risk.

    Yamagishi tanked for quite a while before he announced “Call” but his pocket kings were no good against the pocket aces of Alamelhuda.

  • Kozniuk, Yamagishi Chip Up

    Level:19 (6000/12000/12000)
    Entries:9/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    Inthe first hand, Shane Kozniuk opened to 25k and got calls from Mike Malm and Mo Alamelhuda in the blinds. It checked around to Kozniuk on the 73A flop and he fired 30k to take it down.

    In the next hand, Skyler York raised the cutoff to 25k and Colten Yamagishi called from the big blind. Yamagishi check-called 16k on the flop and they both checked the turn on the board of 3JK10.

    Both players checked the 8 river and Yamagishi showed KQ for the win.

  • Current Chips

    Level:19 (6000/12000/12000)
    Entries:9/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    Level 19 has just begun with the final table still full. Mo Alamelhuda leads the way with 751k but Skyler York isn’t far behind with 727k while Eric Wasylenko is playing 567k with Shane Brotherwood also in the 500k club.

    T-SPlayerChips
    3 – 1Shane Kozniuk367,000
    3 – 2Shane Brotherwood513,000
    3 – 3Skyler York727,000
    3 – 4Mike Malm485,000
    3 – 5Mo Alamelhuda751,000
    3 – 6Colten Yamagishi100,000
    3 – 7Jayvee Lumahan260,000
    3 – 8Kyle Hartree211,000
    3 – 9Eric Wasylenko567,000
  • Final Table Faces

    Level:17 (4000/8000/8000)
    Entries:9/160
    Prizes:$91,200
  • Cui’s Kings Cracked; Final Table Time

    Level:17 (4000/8000/8000)
    Entries:9/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    The final table is now set and they are moving to the feature table on the stage. Xinrui Cui was the bubble to the final table after his kings saw a brutal flop against Eric Wasylenko.

    Money was all in before the flop when Wasy raised the cutoff, then shoved over the reraise from Cui on the button. Cui snapped it off and was in good shape with kings over ace-jack for Wasy. The flop had other ideas, however, as the board ran out [invalid notations] to send Vui home in 10th place.

    Stay tuned for pictures of the final nine.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 459 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.

  • 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-SPlayerChips
    2 – 2Kyle Hartree304,000
    2 – 3Jayvee Lumahan230,000
    2 – 4Shane Kozniuk290,000
    2 – 5Shawn Taghavi258,000
    2 – 7Mo Alamelhuda438,000
    2 – 9Shane Brotherwood518,000
    3 – 1Eric Wasylenko383,000
    3 – 2Xinrui Cui162,000
    3 – 3Skyler York328,000
    3 – 4Mike Malm453,000
    3 – 5Mal Hagan150,000
    3 – 7Colten Yamagishi305,000
    3 – 9Garrett Chin78,000
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 4K5 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 A4 for two pair as he raked in the pot.

  • 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 984JK board to double up to about 300k while Kozniuk is now down to about 200k.

  • Brotherwood Takes One

    Level:13 (1500/3000/3000)
    Entries:18/160
    Prizes:$91,200

    I picked up the action on the flop of J23 with Brotherwood check-raising from 8.5k to 17k, then called when Jimmy Lee reraised again to 37k. They both checked it through the 47 turn and river and Brotherwood’s J8 was good for the pot.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Day 2 Seats

    Day 2 Seats by Name

    T-SPlayerChips
    3 – 7Colten Yamagishi192,000
    3 – 4David Johnson84,500
    1 – 6Deven Lane12,000
    3 – 1Eric Wasylenko367,500
    3 – 9Garrett Chin78,000
    1 – 4Jayvee Lumahan250,000
    1 – 8Jimmy Lee164,000
    2 – 6John Calliou232,500
    2 – 2Kyle Hartree112,000
    1 – 2Landon Crowter163,000
    1 – 9Mal Hagan121,000
    2 – 4Matthew Ouellette52,500
    1 – 3Mike Malm397,500
    2 – 7Mo Alalelhuda251,000
    2 – 9Shane Brotherwood189,000
    3 – 8Shane Kozniuk365,000
    2 – 5Shawn Taghavi175,000
    1 – 1Skyler York301,000
    2 – 8Steve Chung385,500
    3 – 2Xinrui Cui132,500

    Day 2 Seats by Table

    T-SPlayerChips
    1 – 1Skyler York301,000
    1 – 2Landon Crowter163,000
    1 – 3Mike Malm397,500
    1 – 4Jayvee Lumahan250,000
    1 – 6Deven Lane12,000
    1 – 8Jimmy Lee164,000
    1 – 9Mal Hagan121,000
    2 – 2Kyle Hartree112,000
    2 – 4Matthew Ouellette52,500
    2 – 5Shawn Taghavi175,000
    2 – 6John Calliou232,500
    2 – 7Mo Alalelhuda251,000
    2 – 8Steve Chung385,500
    2 – 9Shane Brotherwood189,000
    3 – 1Eric Wasylenko367,500
    3 – 2Xinrui Cui132,500
    3 – 4David Johnson84,500
    3 – 7Colten Yamagishi192,000
    3 – 8Shane Kozniuk365,000
    3 – 9Garrett Chin78,000
  • 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 2Nov 24, 1 PM
    Blinds:40 Minutes
    Entries20/160
    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

    PlacePrize
    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
PlacePlayerPrize
1 Eric Wasylenko$22,620
2 Shane Brotherwood$15,600
3 Shane Kozniuk$10,140
4 Mike Malm$7,800
5 Mo Alamelhuda$6,010
6 Jayvee Lumahan$4,760
7 Skyler York$3,740
8 Kyle Hartree$2,960
9 Colten Yamagishi$2,420
10 Xinrui Cui$1,950
11 Shawn Taghavi$1,590
12 Mal Hagan$1,590
13 Garrett Chin$1,390
14 Jimmy Lee$1,390
15 John Calliou$1,390
16 Steve Chung$1,210
17 Landon Crowter$1,210
18 Matthew Ouellette$1,210
19 David Johnson$1,110
20 Deven Lane$1,110

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