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The third stop of the 2025 Pure Poker Tour kicks off on July 17 at Pure Casino Edmonton, with live coverage by Lyle Bateman throughout the series.
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Shawn Taghavi wins the $340 Seniors First 50+ for $10,820
Shawn Taghavi, winner of the $340 Seniors First 50+ during the 2025 Pure Poker Tour Edmonton. Photo: Alek Gielles The third edition of the 2025 Pure Poker Tour kicked off with the $340 Seniors First 50+. At this point, it’s more or less tradition that the senior tournament is the first event of every Pure Poker Tour stop, and it was no exception at the Pure Casino Edmonton.
Late registration closed after roughly five hours, and the tournament scored 143 entries, making it one of the biggest senior events on the Pure Poker Tour. This also created a $42,900 prize pool, with a $10,820 first-place prize. Players were trading blows back and forth, and chips flew left and right. Eventually, only 16 players remained, and hand-by-hand play was introduced on the bubble. It would be 30 minutes before Canadian poker profile Lyle Bateman would become the bubble boy, as he ran into the pocket queens of Dale Campbell.
Soon enough, the nine remaining players took their assigned seats on the final table. The final chapter of the tournament was more or less written solely by Shawn Taghavi. He got himself a big stack by eliminating most of the players on the final table, and after defeating Mike X heads-up, Taghavi could lift the trophy. Not only does he walk away with the $10,820 payout, but he also won his first Pure Poker Tour trophy.
$340 Seniors First 50+ – Final Table Payouts
Place Player Prize 1 Shawn Taghavi $10,820 2 Mike X $7,450 3 Terry Schipper $4,840 4 Ron Taylor $3,725 5 Thomas Manse $2,865 6 Dale Campbell $2,270 7 Jean Croteau $1,785 8 Paul Meyer $1,415 9 Randall Logan $1,155 That concludes the poker.pro live coverage of the day. Thanks to all our readers who tuned into the live blog today, and we’ll see you all again tomorrow.
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Shawn Taghavi Takes Home His First PPT Trophy in the Seniors $340 ($10,820)
Shawn Taghavi PPT #3 Seniors Winner Shawn Taghavi stomped his way through the field to take home his first PPT trophy in Event #1: Seniors $340. Taghavi build a massive chip stack on the final table and sent most players to the rail. His aggression and intuition helped him to grab his first trophy.
Taghavi took home the lion share prize of $10,820 of the $42,900 prize pool. He bested the 143 player field to take home the trophy, defeating Mike X in heads-up play.
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Mike X Eliminated in 2nd Place ($7,450)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 1/143 Prizes: $42,900 
Mike X PPT #3 Seniors An all in and call occurred between Mike X and Shawn Taghavi. Both players revealed their holdings.
Mike X: 6♦6♣
Shawn Taghavi: K♠K♦The board ran out 10♥Q♥5♥4♠Q♦ to send Mike X out as the runner-up.
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Mike X Finds a Double
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 2/143 Prizes: $42,900 After the river peeled the 5♦6♥Q♦8♦7♥, Mike X checked to Shawn Taghavi.
He fired for 100,000, and Mike X moved all in for 540,000. Taghavi made the call.
Mike X revealed J♦4♦ to best Taghavi’s Q♠9♣.
Shawn Taghavi: 2,250,000
Mike X: 1,225,000 -
Schipper Eliminated in 3rd Place ($4,840)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 2/143 Prizes: $42,900 
Terry Schipper PPT #3 Seniors Shawn Taghavi moved all in from the small blind, and Terry Schipper called his remaining 150,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Terry Schipper: A♥Q♣
Shawn Taghavi: J♥7♥The board ran out 6♥J♦7♦3♣4♠ to send Schipper out in a podium finish.
Shawn Taghavi: 2,725,000
Mike X: 800,000 -
Schipper Finds a Double
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 3/143 Prizes: $42,900 Terry Schipper moved all in from the small blind for 215,000, and Mike X made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Terry Schipper: K♠Q♦
Mike X: A♥J♦The board ran out 3♠4♣4♠K♦5♠ to give Schipper the double.
Mike X: 690,000
Terry Schipper: 555,000 -
Ron Taylor Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,725)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 3/143 Prizes: $42,900 
Ron Taylor PPT #3 Seniors Ron Taylor moved all in for 170,000 and was called by Mike X. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ron Taylor: K♣Q♠
Mike X: A♠2♣The board ran out 9♥J♣A♣8♦7♣ for Taylor to hit the rail.
Mike X: 1,270,000
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Thomas Manse Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,865)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 4/143 Prizes: $42,900 
Thomas Manse PPT #3 Seniors Mike X raised to 60,000 from under the gun, and the button called. Thomas Manse moved all in from the small blind for 120,000, and both players made the call.
The flop came 9♣6♣A♣, and Mike X moved all in. The button folded, and both players revealed their holdings.
Thomas Manse: J♦J♠
Mike X: A♦6♦The board completed with the 2♠9♦ to send Manse out in 5th place.
Mike X: 1,100,000
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Dale Campbell Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,270)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 5/143 Prizes: $42,900 
Dale Campbell PPT #3 Seniors Action was caught after an all in and call occurred between Dale Campbell and Shawn Taghavi. Both players revealed their holdings.
Dale Campbell: Q♣9♠
Shawn Taghavi: A♠K♣The board ran out K♦K♠4♥2♥9♥ to send Campbell home.
Shawn Taghavi: 2,270,000
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Jean Croteau Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,785)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 6/143 Prizes: $42,900 
Jean Croteau PPT #3 Seniors Action was caught after the turn came the J♦Q♠2♦9♠, and Shawn Taghavi checked from the small blind. Jean Croteau moved all in for 232,000 from the big blind, and Taghavi made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jean Croteau: 10♦7♦
Shawn Taghavi: K♠Q♣The board completed with the 3♠ to send Croteau to the rail.
Shawn Taghavi: 2,215,000
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Paul Meyer Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,415)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 7/143 Prizes: $42,900 
Paul Meyer PPT #3 Seniors Action was caught after Paul Meyer moved all in for 109,000, and Shawn Taghavi made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Paul Meyer: A♠K♥
Shawn Taghavi: A♦4♥The board ran out 4♠J♦7♥9♠7♦ to send Meyer to the rail.
Shawn Taghavi: 1,268,000
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Randall Logan Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,155)
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 8/143 Prizes: $42,900 
Randall Logan PPT #3 Seniors Action was caught after the board ran out 9♣J♥10♣8♦10♠, and an all in and call occurred between Shawn Taghavi and Randall Logan.
Taghavi revealed J♣10♦ to best Logan’s A♣Q♥. The sort stacked Logan was left with just 12,000 and was eliminated shortly after.
Shawn Taghavi: 952,000
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Final Table Faces
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McKee, Werezak, Donnelly, and Lauzon Hit the Rail
Eliminations were rapid as four players hit the rail. David McKee (13th), Fred Werezak (12th), John Donnelly (11th), and Ron Lauzon (10th) were the players to fall. The final table is set.
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Carl Schelpe Eliminated in 14th Place ($660)
Carl Schelpe PPT #3 Seniors Carl Schelpe moved all in and was called by Terry Schipper. Both players revealed their holdings.
Carl Schelpe: A♣9♣
Terry Schipper: A♥K♦The board ran out 9♥K♥3♥K♠2♥ to send Schelpe to the rail. Just before, Cliff Green fell in 15th for $660.
Fred Werezak: 128,000
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Bateman is the Bubble Boy
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 15/143 Prizes: $42,900 Dale Campbell raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, and Lyle Bateman moved all in for 49,000 from the small blind. Campbell made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Lyle Bateman: Q♦J♦
Dale Campbell: Q♥Q♠The board ran out Q♣8♥K♥8♠3♠, to send Bateman to the rail. The players made a deal beforehand, and Bateman walked away with $320 just missing an official cash.
Dale Campbell: 304,000
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Hand for Hand Play
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 16/143 Prizes: $42,900 Play is now hand for hand as one player remains before the remaining players make the money.
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Bateman Finds the Double
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 18/143 Prizes: $42,900 The button limped, and Lyle Bateman made the call from the small blind. The big blind checked their option.
After the flop came 5♣6♠4♥, and Bateman moved all in for 29,500. The big blind made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
Lyle Bateman: K♣7♠
Big Blind: 8♥3♦The board ran out 9♣8♦ for Bateman to find the double.
Lyle Bateman: 77,000
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More for Meyer
Level: 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000) Entries: 21/143 Prizes: $42,900 Action was caught after the flop of 5♥K♦A♦, and Paul Meyer checked from the big blind. Randall Logan fired for 20,000 from the button, and Meyer made the call.
The turn was the Q♠, and Meyer led out for 30,000. Logan made the call.
After the river peeled the 9♦, Meyer continued for 30,000. Logan took some time before he made the call. He revealed A♠Q♦ to take the pot.
Paul Meyer: 234,000
Randall Logan: 168,000 -
More for Meyer
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 23/143 Prizes: $42,900 Randall Logan opened to 4,000, and Paul Meyer three-bet to 17,000. The big blind moved all in for 24,500, and both players made the call.
The flop came 8♦Q♣9♣, and Logan checked to Meyer. He moved all in, and Logan was quick to fold. Both players revealed their holdings.
Big Blind: K♦Q♠
Paul Meyer: K♥K♠The board completed with the 10♥10♦ to give Meyer the pot.
Randall Logan: 290,000
Paul Meyer: 171,000 -
Updated Big Stacks
Player Chip Count Ron Taylor 434,000 Jeff Clarke 266,000 Andre Tougas 221,500 Dale Campbell 206,000 David McKee 194,500 -
Robertson Adds to Her Stack
Level: 12 (1,500/2,500/2,500) Entries: 35/143 Prizes: $42,900 Early position moved all in for 17,300, and Brenda Robertson called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.
Early Position: Q♣Q♠
Brenda Robertson: A♣9♦The board ran out K♦2♣J♣A♦J♠, to give Robertson the pot.
Brenda Robertson: 122,000
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Rockets for Logan
Level: 11 (1,000/2,000/2,000) Entries: 46/143 Prizes: $42,900 Under the gun raised to 4,000 and Randall Logan three-bet to 10,000 from middle position. Under the gun made the call.
The flop came 10♥4♣9♠, and under the gun moved all in for around 60,000. Randall Logan called with slightly less, and both players revealed their holdings.
Randall Logan: A♣A♦
Under the Gun: K♦10♦The board ran out 4♦3♥ to give Logan the double.
Randall Logan: 143,200
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Lucky Logan
Level: 10 (1,000/1,500/1,500) Entries: 60/143 Prizes: $42,900 Action was caught after the turn peeled the 10♥8♦5♥K♦, and Randall Logan moved all in for 24,400. Cliff Green made the call from the button, and both players revealed their hands.
Randall Logan: 8♥6♥
Cliff Green: Q♦Q♥The board completed with the 9♥ to give Logan the double.
Randall Logan: 89,000
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Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1 $10,820 2 $7,450 3 $4,840 4 $3,725 5 $2,865 6 $2,270 7 $1,785 8 $1,415 9 $1,155 10 $930 11-12 $760 13-15 $760 -
Big Stacks at the Dinner Break
Player Chip Count David McKee 135,500 Murray Duval 133,500 Cliff Green 129,400 Andy Wong 104,900 Ron Taylor 92,200 Lyle Bateman 72,500 -
The Right Time for Wong
Level: 8 (500/1,000/1,000) Entries: 73/137 Prizes: $41,100 Action was caught after the flop of Q♥10♥Q♦, and the small blind moved all in for 15,100. Michael W made the call, and Andy Wong moved all in from the button for around 60,000, and Michael W made the fold. Both players revealed their holdings.
Small Blind: 9♥7♥
Andy Wong: Q♣J♥The board ran out A♠Q♠ to improve Wong to quads.
Andy Wong: 98,500
Michael W: 43,700 -
Notables of the Field
Player Chip Count Lyle Bateman 67,900 Gerald Chung 48,700 Rob Lothian 47,000 John Donnelly 25,100 Ron Lauzon 10,100 -
Hamre Hammers the Turn
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 78/129 Prizes: $39,300 Under the gun raised to 2,000, and the middle position called. Darren Hamre made the call from late position along with the small blind.
The flop came 9♦5♠10♠, and the small blind was quick to check. Under the gun fired for 6,000, and middle position took no time to fold. The two other players made the call.
After the turn peeled the 8♠both early players checked to Hamre. He blasted for 15,000 and was rewarded with the pot.
Darren Hamre: 36,800
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Stanley Is Back In It
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 79/128 Prizes: N/A Lilian Lubyk moved all in from early position along with Garity Stanley from middle position. Ali Razzaq moved all in over the top and the remaining players folded. The three players revealed their holdings.
Garity Stanley: K♦Q♣
Lilian Lubyk: 5♣5♠
Ali Razzaq: A♣9♣The board ran out 3♠2♣6♦10♣Q♦ to give Stanley the triple up.
Ali Razzaq: 26,000
Garity Stanley: 24,000
Lilian Lubyk: 1,600 -
Over 100 Entries and Still Climbing
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 91/113 Prizes: N/A With over two hours remaining to register, the seniors continues to climb. The field has soared to 113 and could become the largest senior field the PPT has ever seen. The average stack sits just over 31,000.
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Nearing 100 in the Seniors
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 81/88 Prizes: N/A It’s a hot start for the seniors event. With only an hour of play, the field is closing in on 90 players. Seven players have hit the felt thus far, and registration remains open for just shy of four hours. The average stack is currently 27,160.
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The Seniors is Off to a Flaming Start
Kim Graham, winner of the Seniors Event As of the first level of play 61 players have registered the Seniors event. Late registration will be open for just under 5 hours with the NLH/PLO Mixed starting later today at 4pm. Kim Graham is the defending champion of the Argyll Seniors as he hopes to find another trophy today.
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50+ Crowd Opens the Action for PPT #3
2025 Pure Poker Tour Series #3 – Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+ ($300 + $40)
Date: Jul 17, 2025, Noon Blinds: 30 Min Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 8 Levels (~5:00 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event It’s time to kick off the 3rd edition of the 2025 Pure Poker Tour. The festivities begin at Pure Casino Edmonton on July 17, and as always on the PPT, the 50+ crowd kicks off the action in Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+.
Cards go in the air at noon, and players will sit down with 25k in chips for 30-minute levels. There are 8 levels of reentry, with the desk shutting down at the end of the dinner break around 5 PM.
PPT #2 Event #1 Seniors Winner John Donnelly In May, during the last PPT across town at Pure Casino Yellowhead, John Donnelly powered through the seniors field for a 3rd PPT trophy, but as always, he’ll have competition from some of the other past winners and perennial deep runners like Brett Worton, Brian Wells, Rob Lothian, and Gerald Chung, to name a few.
I’ll be at the felt trying to capture my first PPT trophy in this one while my very competent assistant, Alek Gillies, works the keyboard and camera for reporting
Note that the date on the structure and header is incorrect: The correct date is July 17. I’ll get a new version of the structure uploaded as soon as I get it, but the rest of the data looks correct.
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Shawn Taghavi wins the $340 Seniors First 50+ for $10,820
Shawn Taghavi, winner of the $340 Seniors First 50+ during the 2025 Pure Poker Tour Edmonton. Photo: Alek Gielles The third edition of the 2025 Pure Poker Tour kicked off with the $340 Seniors First 50+. At this point, it’s more or less tradition that the senior tournament is the first event of every Pure Poker Tour stop, and it was no exception at the Pure Casino Edmonton.
Late registration closed after roughly five hours, and the tournament scored 143 entries, making it one of the biggest senior events on the Pure Poker Tour. This also created a $42,900 prize pool, with a $10,820 first-place prize. Players were trading blows back and forth, and chips flew left and right. Eventually, only 16 players remained, and hand-by-hand play was introduced on the bubble. It would be 30 minutes before Canadian poker profile Lyle Bateman would become the bubble boy, as he ran into the pocket queens of Dale Campbell.
Soon enough, the nine remaining players took their assigned seats on the final table. The final chapter of the tournament was more or less written solely by Shawn Taghavi. He got himself a big stack by eliminating most of the players on the final table, and after defeating Mike X heads-up, Taghavi could lift the trophy. Not only does he walk away with the $10,820 payout, but he also won his first Pure Poker Tour trophy.
$340 Seniors First 50+ – Final Table Payouts
Place Player Prize 1 Shawn Taghavi $10,820 2 Mike X $7,450 3 Terry Schipper $4,840 4 Ron Taylor $3,725 5 Thomas Manse $2,865 6 Dale Campbell $2,270 7 Jean Croteau $1,785 8 Paul Meyer $1,415 9 Randall Logan $1,155 That concludes the poker.pro live coverage of the day. Thanks to all our readers who tuned into the live blog today, and we’ll see you all again tomorrow.
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Shawn Taghavi Takes Home His First PPT Trophy in the Seniors $340 ($10,820)
Shawn Taghavi PPT #3 Seniors Winner Shawn Taghavi stomped his way through the field to take home his first PPT trophy in Event #1: Seniors $340. Taghavi build a massive chip stack on the final table and sent most players to the rail. His aggression and intuition helped him to grab his first trophy.
Taghavi took home the lion share prize of $10,820 of the $42,900 prize pool. He bested the 143 player field to take home the trophy, defeating Mike X in heads-up play.
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Mike X Eliminated in 2nd Place ($7,450)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 1/143 Prizes: $42,900 Mike X PPT #3 Seniors An all in and call occurred between Mike X and Shawn Taghavi. Both players revealed their holdings.
Mike X: 6♦6♣
Shawn Taghavi: K♠K♦The board ran out 10♥Q♥5♥4♠Q♦ to send Mike X out as the runner-up.
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Mike X Finds a Double
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 2/143 Prizes: $42,900 After the river peeled the 5♦6♥Q♦8♦7♥, Mike X checked to Shawn Taghavi.
He fired for 100,000, and Mike X moved all in for 540,000. Taghavi made the call.
Mike X revealed J♦4♦ to best Taghavi’s Q♠9♣.
Shawn Taghavi: 2,250,000
Mike X: 1,225,000 -
Schipper Eliminated in 3rd Place ($4,840)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 2/143 Prizes: $42,900 Terry Schipper PPT #3 Seniors Shawn Taghavi moved all in from the small blind, and Terry Schipper called his remaining 150,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Terry Schipper: A♥Q♣
Shawn Taghavi: J♥7♥The board ran out 6♥J♦7♦3♣4♠ to send Schipper out in a podium finish.
Shawn Taghavi: 2,725,000
Mike X: 800,000 -
Schipper Finds a Double
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 3/143 Prizes: $42,900 Terry Schipper moved all in from the small blind for 215,000, and Mike X made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Terry Schipper: K♠Q♦
Mike X: A♥J♦The board ran out 3♠4♣4♠K♦5♠ to give Schipper the double.
Mike X: 690,000
Terry Schipper: 555,000 -
Ron Taylor Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,725)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 3/143 Prizes: $42,900 Ron Taylor PPT #3 Seniors Ron Taylor moved all in for 170,000 and was called by Mike X. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ron Taylor: K♣Q♠
Mike X: A♠2♣The board ran out 9♥J♣A♣8♦7♣ for Taylor to hit the rail.
Mike X: 1,270,000
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Thomas Manse Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,865)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 4/143 Prizes: $42,900 Thomas Manse PPT #3 Seniors Mike X raised to 60,000 from under the gun, and the button called. Thomas Manse moved all in from the small blind for 120,000, and both players made the call.
The flop came 9♣6♣A♣, and Mike X moved all in. The button folded, and both players revealed their holdings.
Thomas Manse: J♦J♠
Mike X: A♦6♦The board completed with the 2♠9♦ to send Manse out in 5th place.
Mike X: 1,100,000
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Dale Campbell Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,270)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 5/143 Prizes: $42,900 Dale Campbell PPT #3 Seniors Action was caught after an all in and call occurred between Dale Campbell and Shawn Taghavi. Both players revealed their holdings.
Dale Campbell: Q♣9♠
Shawn Taghavi: A♠K♣The board ran out K♦K♠4♥2♥9♥ to send Campbell home.
Shawn Taghavi: 2,270,000
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Jean Croteau Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,785)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 6/143 Prizes: $42,900 Jean Croteau PPT #3 Seniors Action was caught after the turn came the J♦Q♠2♦9♠, and Shawn Taghavi checked from the small blind. Jean Croteau moved all in for 232,000 from the big blind, and Taghavi made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jean Croteau: 10♦7♦
Shawn Taghavi: K♠Q♣The board completed with the 3♠ to send Croteau to the rail.
Shawn Taghavi: 2,215,000
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Paul Meyer Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,415)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 7/143 Prizes: $42,900 Paul Meyer PPT #3 Seniors Action was caught after Paul Meyer moved all in for 109,000, and Shawn Taghavi made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Paul Meyer: A♠K♥
Shawn Taghavi: A♦4♥The board ran out 4♠J♦7♥9♠7♦ to send Meyer to the rail.
Shawn Taghavi: 1,268,000
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Randall Logan Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,155)
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 8/143 Prizes: $42,900 Randall Logan PPT #3 Seniors Action was caught after the board ran out 9♣J♥10♣8♦10♠, and an all in and call occurred between Shawn Taghavi and Randall Logan.
Taghavi revealed J♣10♦ to best Logan’s A♣Q♥. The sort stacked Logan was left with just 12,000 and was eliminated shortly after.
Shawn Taghavi: 952,000
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Final Table Faces
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McKee, Werezak, Donnelly, and Lauzon Hit the Rail
Eliminations were rapid as four players hit the rail. David McKee (13th), Fred Werezak (12th), John Donnelly (11th), and Ron Lauzon (10th) were the players to fall. The final table is set.
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Carl Schelpe Eliminated in 14th Place ($660)
Carl Schelpe PPT #3 Seniors Carl Schelpe moved all in and was called by Terry Schipper. Both players revealed their holdings.
Carl Schelpe: A♣9♣
Terry Schipper: A♥K♦The board ran out 9♥K♥3♥K♠2♥ to send Schelpe to the rail. Just before, Cliff Green fell in 15th for $660.
Fred Werezak: 128,000
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Bateman is the Bubble Boy
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 15/143 Prizes: $42,900 Dale Campbell raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, and Lyle Bateman moved all in for 49,000 from the small blind. Campbell made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Lyle Bateman: Q♦J♦
Dale Campbell: Q♥Q♠The board ran out Q♣8♥K♥8♠3♠, to send Bateman to the rail. The players made a deal beforehand, and Bateman walked away with $320 just missing an official cash.
Dale Campbell: 304,000
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Hand for Hand Play
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 16/143 Prizes: $42,900 Play is now hand for hand as one player remains before the remaining players make the money.
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Bateman Finds the Double
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 18/143 Prizes: $42,900 The button limped, and Lyle Bateman made the call from the small blind. The big blind checked their option.
After the flop came 5♣6♠4♥, and Bateman moved all in for 29,500. The big blind made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
Lyle Bateman: K♣7♠
Big Blind: 8♥3♦The board ran out 9♣8♦ for Bateman to find the double.
Lyle Bateman: 77,000
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More for Meyer
Level: 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000) Entries: 21/143 Prizes: $42,900 Action was caught after the flop of 5♥K♦A♦, and Paul Meyer checked from the big blind. Randall Logan fired for 20,000 from the button, and Meyer made the call.
The turn was the Q♠, and Meyer led out for 30,000. Logan made the call.
After the river peeled the 9♦, Meyer continued for 30,000. Logan took some time before he made the call. He revealed A♠Q♦ to take the pot.
Paul Meyer: 234,000
Randall Logan: 168,000 -
More for Meyer
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 23/143 Prizes: $42,900 Randall Logan opened to 4,000, and Paul Meyer three-bet to 17,000. The big blind moved all in for 24,500, and both players made the call.
The flop came 8♦Q♣9♣, and Logan checked to Meyer. He moved all in, and Logan was quick to fold. Both players revealed their holdings.
Big Blind: K♦Q♠
Paul Meyer: K♥K♠The board completed with the 10♥10♦ to give Meyer the pot.
Randall Logan: 290,000
Paul Meyer: 171,000 -
Updated Big Stacks
Player Chip Count Ron Taylor 434,000 Jeff Clarke 266,000 Andre Tougas 221,500 Dale Campbell 206,000 David McKee 194,500 -
Robertson Adds to Her Stack
Level: 12 (1,500/2,500/2,500) Entries: 35/143 Prizes: $42,900 Early position moved all in for 17,300, and Brenda Robertson called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.
Early Position: Q♣Q♠
Brenda Robertson: A♣9♦The board ran out K♦2♣J♣A♦J♠, to give Robertson the pot.
Brenda Robertson: 122,000
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Rockets for Logan
Level: 11 (1,000/2,000/2,000) Entries: 46/143 Prizes: $42,900 Under the gun raised to 4,000 and Randall Logan three-bet to 10,000 from middle position. Under the gun made the call.
The flop came 10♥4♣9♠, and under the gun moved all in for around 60,000. Randall Logan called with slightly less, and both players revealed their holdings.
Randall Logan: A♣A♦
Under the Gun: K♦10♦The board ran out 4♦3♥ to give Logan the double.
Randall Logan: 143,200
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Lucky Logan
Level: 10 (1,000/1,500/1,500) Entries: 60/143 Prizes: $42,900 Action was caught after the turn peeled the 10♥8♦5♥K♦, and Randall Logan moved all in for 24,400. Cliff Green made the call from the button, and both players revealed their hands.
Randall Logan: 8♥6♥
Cliff Green: Q♦Q♥The board completed with the 9♥ to give Logan the double.
Randall Logan: 89,000
Cliff Green: 77,400 -
Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1 $10,820 2 $7,450 3 $4,840 4 $3,725 5 $2,865 6 $2,270 7 $1,785 8 $1,415 9 $1,155 10 $930 11-12 $760 13-15 $760 -
Big Stacks at the Dinner Break
Player Chip Count David McKee 135,500 Murray Duval 133,500 Cliff Green 129,400 Andy Wong 104,900 Ron Taylor 92,200 Lyle Bateman 72,500 -
The Right Time for Wong
Level: 8 (500/1,000/1,000) Entries: 73/137 Prizes: $41,100 Action was caught after the flop of Q♥10♥Q♦, and the small blind moved all in for 15,100. Michael W made the call, and Andy Wong moved all in from the button for around 60,000, and Michael W made the fold. Both players revealed their holdings.
Small Blind: 9♥7♥
Andy Wong: Q♣J♥The board ran out A♠Q♠ to improve Wong to quads.
Andy Wong: 98,500
Michael W: 43,700 -
Notables of the Field
Player Chip Count Lyle Bateman 67,900 Gerald Chung 48,700 Rob Lothian 47,000 John Donnelly 25,100 Ron Lauzon 10,100 -
Hamre Hammers the Turn
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 78/129 Prizes: $39,300 Under the gun raised to 2,000, and the middle position called. Darren Hamre made the call from late position along with the small blind.
The flop came 9♦5♠10♠, and the small blind was quick to check. Under the gun fired for 6,000, and middle position took no time to fold. The two other players made the call.
After the turn peeled the 8♠both early players checked to Hamre. He blasted for 15,000 and was rewarded with the pot.
Darren Hamre: 36,800
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Stanley Is Back In It
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 79/128 Prizes: N/A Lilian Lubyk moved all in from early position along with Garity Stanley from middle position. Ali Razzaq moved all in over the top and the remaining players folded. The three players revealed their holdings.
Garity Stanley: K♦Q♣
Lilian Lubyk: 5♣5♠
Ali Razzaq: A♣9♣The board ran out 3♠2♣6♦10♣Q♦ to give Stanley the triple up.
Ali Razzaq: 26,000
Garity Stanley: 24,000
Lilian Lubyk: 1,600 -
Over 100 Entries and Still Climbing
Level: 5 (300/500/500) Entries: 91/113 Prizes: N/A With over two hours remaining to register, the seniors continues to climb. The field has soared to 113 and could become the largest senior field the PPT has ever seen. The average stack sits just over 31,000.
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Nearing 100 in the Seniors
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 81/88 Prizes: N/A It’s a hot start for the seniors event. With only an hour of play, the field is closing in on 90 players. Seven players have hit the felt thus far, and registration remains open for just shy of four hours. The average stack is currently 27,160.
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The Seniors is Off to a Flaming Start
Kim Graham, winner of the Seniors Event As of the first level of play 61 players have registered the Seniors event. Late registration will be open for just under 5 hours with the NLH/PLO Mixed starting later today at 4pm. Kim Graham is the defending champion of the Argyll Seniors as he hopes to find another trophy today.
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50+ Crowd Opens the Action for PPT #3
2025 Pure Poker Tour Series #3 – Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+ ($300 + $40)
Date: Jul 17, 2025, Noon Blinds: 30 Min Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 8 Levels (~5:00 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event It’s time to kick off the 3rd edition of the 2025 Pure Poker Tour. The festivities begin at Pure Casino Edmonton on July 17, and as always on the PPT, the 50+ crowd kicks off the action in Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+.
Cards go in the air at noon, and players will sit down with 25k in chips for 30-minute levels. There are 8 levels of reentry, with the desk shutting down at the end of the dinner break around 5 PM.
PPT #2 Event #1 Seniors Winner John Donnelly In May, during the last PPT across town at Pure Casino Yellowhead, John Donnelly powered through the seniors field for a 3rd PPT trophy, but as always, he’ll have competition from some of the other past winners and perennial deep runners like Brett Worton, Brian Wells, Rob Lothian, and Gerald Chung, to name a few.
I’ll be at the felt trying to capture my first PPT trophy in this one while my very competent assistant, Alek Gillies, works the keyboard and camera for reporting
Note that the date on the structure and header is incorrect: The correct date is July 17. I’ll get a new version of the structure uploaded as soon as I get it, but the rest of the data looks correct.
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn Taghavi | $10,820 |
| 2 | Mike X | $7,450 |
| 3 | Terry Schipper | $4,840 |
| 4 | Ron Taylor | $3,725 |
| 5 | Thomas Manse | $2,865 |
| 6 | Dale Campbell | $2,270 |
| 7 | Jean Croteau | 1,785 |
| 8 | Paul Meyer | $1,415 |
| 9 | Randall Logan | $1,155 |
| 10 | Ron Lauzon | $930 |
| 11 | John Donelly | $760 |
| 12 | Fred Werezak | $760 |
| 13 | David McKee | $660 |
| 14 | Carl Schelpe | $660 |
| 15 | Cliff Green | $660 |
