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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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Dae Kim Takes Down His First PPT Trophy
Dae Kim Wins Event #11: $300 Deepstack Turbo After a hard-fought battle, Dae Kim has walked away with his first PPT Trophy. Dae Kim was short stack on the bubble but found double after double to enter the final table as the overwhelming favourite. He found elimination after elimination bringing play down to three-handed.
Ali Razzaq found a massive double when Kim jammed with seven-eight and Razzaq called with pocket fives. Razzaq made a flush to take the chip lead and Kim slowly dwindled to the short stack. He battled back before Razzaq and Faton Bislimi agreed to chop playing a flip for the trophy.
Kim took home $5,588 and found two pair to take home the trophy. Razzaq took the largest share with $6,010, while Bislimi took home $4,890. The tournament drew 106 entries to create a prize pool of $27,189, and saw an intense level of play with the short blind structure.
Position Player Prize 1 Dae Kim *$5,588 2 Ali Razzaq *$6,010 3 Faton Bislimi *$4,890 4 Avery Aloneissi $2,660 5 Daniel Martel $2,045 6 Ben Sarnelli $1,620 7 Jesse Stevenson $1,275 8 Mike X $1,010 9 Samuel Roth $825 10 Konstantinos Saltaouras $665 11 Kristopher Huntley $600 -
Razzaq Takes the Money; Kim the Trophy
Level: 30 (60,000/120,000/120,000) Entries: 1/106 Prizes: $27,189 
After agreeing to an ICM chop, Ali Razzaq took the largest share with $6,010. Dae Kim received $5,588, while Faton Bislimi took home $4,890 with his stack. The three players moved all in with the trophy on the line in a flip.
Ali Razzaq: A♣6♠
Dae Kim: Q♣10♠
Faton Bislimi: 5♠4♣The board ran out 3♣K♦Q♥K♣8♦ to give Kim the pot and the trophy.
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Razzaq Finds a Massive Double
Level: 28 (50,000/100,000/100,000) Entries: 3/106 Prizes: $27,189 Dae Kim moved all in and Ali Razzaq made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ali Razzaq: 5♣5♦
Dae Kim: 8♠9♣The board ran out Q♦7♦10♦8♦J♣ to give Razzaq the double.
Ali Razzaq: 1,950,000
Dae Kim: 1,520,000
Paton Bislimi: 790,000 -
Avery Aloneissi Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,660)
Level: 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 3/106 Prizes: $27,189 
Avery Aloneissi Avery Aloneissi moved all in and was called by Faton Bislimi. Both players revealed their holdings.
Avery Aloneissi: 8♣8♥
Faton Bislimi: 8♦9♦The board ran out Q♥3♠7♣6♣10♠ to give Bislimi the pot.
Faton Bislimi: 790,000
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Daniel Martel Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,045)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 5/106 Prizes: $27,189 
Daniel Martel Daniel Martel moved all in and was called by Dae Kim. Both players revealed their holdings.
Daniel Martel: K♥K♣
Dae Kim: A♥6♠The board ran out 9♥A♣9♦2♦Q♦ to send Martel to the rail.
Dae Kim: 2,500,000
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Ben Sarnelli Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,620)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 5/106 Prizes: $27,189 
Ben Sarnelli Ben Sarnelli moved all in and was called by Dae Kim. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ben Sarnelli: 2♥2♦
Dae Kim: K♠J♣The board ran out Q♥Q♠5♣J♠Q♣ to give Kim the pot.
Dae Kim: 2,220,000
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Jesse Stevenson Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,275)
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 6/106 Prizes: $27,189 
Jesse Stevenson Jesse Stevenson moved all in and was called by Avery Aloneissi. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jesse Stevenson: A♥9♠
Avery Aloneissi: A♦Q♣The board ran out 10♥K♠3♣J♥10♣ to send Stevenson to the rail.
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Kim Bursts the Bubble and Soars to the Chip Lead
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 11/106 Prizes: $27,189 Action was caught after the turn came the A♦8♥5♥3♣, and Dae Kim checked from the small blind. The big blind moved all in and Kim made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Big Blind: A♣Q♥
Dae Kim: 8♠8♣The board completed with the 2♠ to burst the bubble.
Dae Kim: 1,560,000
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Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Georgios Gializis 898,500 Ali Razzaq 515,000 Dae Kim 448,000 Faton Bislimi 340,000 Daniel Martel 310,000 -
Saltaouras Smashes the River
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 23/106 Prizes: $27,189 Konstantinos Saltaouras raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, and the big blind moved all in. Saltaouras made the call, and both players revealed their hands.
Big Blind: J♣J♦
Konstantinos Saltaouras: 8♦8♠The board ran out 10♣K♥7♠Q♥8♥ for Saltaouras to take the pot.
Konstantinos Saltaouras: 224,000
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Mohammed Finds a Double Elimination
Level: 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000) Entries: 36/106 Prizes: $27,189 Action was caught after a three way all in occurred. The three players revealed their holdings.
Cutoff: K♦3♦
Under the Gun: 10♦10♣
Shah Mohammed: A♥J♥The board ran out 2♠7♣2♥J♦A♦ to give Mohammed the pot.
Shah Mohammed: 173,500
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Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1 $7,719 2 $5,315 3 $3,455 4 $2,660 5 $2,045 6 $1,620 7 $1,275 8 $1,010 9 $825 10 $665 11 $600 -
Leading Stacks on the Break
Player Chip Count Malcolm Bolger 207,000 Faton Bislimi 163,000 Georgios Gializis 144,000 Morris Kadylo 141,500 Wayne Halabi 137,000 Bash Ramahi 120,000 -
Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Mitch Edwards 129,300 Russell Sluchinski 104,600 Ben Sarnelli 94,900 Brad Stevens 89,200 Paul Shakir 81,700 Avery Aloneissi 80,800 -
The Deepstack Hyper is Underway
The Deepstack Hyper has begun play with 17 players in the field at the moment. Among the field are familiar faces like Ben Sarnelli and Event #6 winner George-Gializis.
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Deepstack Hyper — Now with Two Cards
2025 Pure Poker Tour Series #3 – Event #11: $300 NLH Deepstack Hyper ($270 + $30)
Date: Jul 23, 5 PM Blinds: 15 Minutes Starting Stack: 40k Late Entry: 11 Levels (~8:15 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The Deepstack Hyper is back, but this time, there are only two cards for each player. It’s a pretty close copy of the PLO Deepstack Hyper that played out earlier in the series, except that players in the NLH version start with 40k in chips.
Otherwise, it’s the same 15-minute levels with 11 levels of late entry. The last chance to enter will be at 8:15 PM, and after that it will be a hyper-fast race to the trophy.
This will be the second priority for reporting on Wednesday, and may not get any coverage, depending on how late Event #10 goes, and how fast this one goes.
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Dae Kim Takes Down His First PPT Trophy
Dae Kim Wins Event #11: $300 Deepstack Turbo After a hard-fought battle, Dae Kim has walked away with his first PPT Trophy. Dae Kim was short stack on the bubble but found double after double to enter the final table as the overwhelming favourite. He found elimination after elimination bringing play down to three-handed.
Ali Razzaq found a massive double when Kim jammed with seven-eight and Razzaq called with pocket fives. Razzaq made a flush to take the chip lead and Kim slowly dwindled to the short stack. He battled back before Razzaq and Faton Bislimi agreed to chop playing a flip for the trophy.
Kim took home $5,588 and found two pair to take home the trophy. Razzaq took the largest share with $6,010, while Bislimi took home $4,890. The tournament drew 106 entries to create a prize pool of $27,189, and saw an intense level of play with the short blind structure.
Position Player Prize 1 Dae Kim *$5,588 2 Ali Razzaq *$6,010 3 Faton Bislimi *$4,890 4 Avery Aloneissi $2,660 5 Daniel Martel $2,045 6 Ben Sarnelli $1,620 7 Jesse Stevenson $1,275 8 Mike X $1,010 9 Samuel Roth $825 10 Konstantinos Saltaouras $665 11 Kristopher Huntley $600 -
Razzaq Takes the Money; Kim the Trophy
Level: 30 (60,000/120,000/120,000) Entries: 1/106 Prizes: $27,189
After agreeing to an ICM chop, Ali Razzaq took the largest share with $6,010. Dae Kim received $5,588, while Faton Bislimi took home $4,890 with his stack. The three players moved all in with the trophy on the line in a flip.
Ali Razzaq: A♣6♠
Dae Kim: Q♣10♠
Faton Bislimi: 5♠4♣The board ran out 3♣K♦Q♥K♣8♦ to give Kim the pot and the trophy.
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Razzaq Finds a Massive Double
Level: 28 (50,000/100,000/100,000) Entries: 3/106 Prizes: $27,189 Dae Kim moved all in and Ali Razzaq made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ali Razzaq: 5♣5♦
Dae Kim: 8♠9♣The board ran out Q♦7♦10♦8♦J♣ to give Razzaq the double.
Ali Razzaq: 1,950,000
Dae Kim: 1,520,000
Paton Bislimi: 790,000 -
Avery Aloneissi Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,660)
Level: 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 3/106 Prizes: $27,189 Avery Aloneissi Avery Aloneissi moved all in and was called by Faton Bislimi. Both players revealed their holdings.
Avery Aloneissi: 8♣8♥
Faton Bislimi: 8♦9♦The board ran out Q♥3♠7♣6♣10♠ to give Bislimi the pot.
Faton Bislimi: 790,000
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Daniel Martel Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,045)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 5/106 Prizes: $27,189 Daniel Martel Daniel Martel moved all in and was called by Dae Kim. Both players revealed their holdings.
Daniel Martel: K♥K♣
Dae Kim: A♥6♠The board ran out 9♥A♣9♦2♦Q♦ to send Martel to the rail.
Dae Kim: 2,500,000
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Ben Sarnelli Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,620)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 5/106 Prizes: $27,189 Ben Sarnelli Ben Sarnelli moved all in and was called by Dae Kim. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ben Sarnelli: 2♥2♦
Dae Kim: K♠J♣The board ran out Q♥Q♠5♣J♠Q♣ to give Kim the pot.
Dae Kim: 2,220,000
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Jesse Stevenson Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,275)
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 6/106 Prizes: $27,189 Jesse Stevenson Jesse Stevenson moved all in and was called by Avery Aloneissi. Both players revealed their holdings.
Jesse Stevenson: A♥9♠
Avery Aloneissi: A♦Q♣The board ran out 10♥K♠3♣J♥10♣ to send Stevenson to the rail.
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Kim Bursts the Bubble and Soars to the Chip Lead
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 11/106 Prizes: $27,189 Action was caught after the turn came the A♦8♥5♥3♣, and Dae Kim checked from the small blind. The big blind moved all in and Kim made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Big Blind: A♣Q♥
Dae Kim: 8♠8♣The board completed with the 2♠ to burst the bubble.
Dae Kim: 1,560,000
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Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Georgios Gializis 898,500 Ali Razzaq 515,000 Dae Kim 448,000 Faton Bislimi 340,000 Daniel Martel 310,000 -
Saltaouras Smashes the River
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 23/106 Prizes: $27,189 Konstantinos Saltaouras raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, and the big blind moved all in. Saltaouras made the call, and both players revealed their hands.
Big Blind: J♣J♦
Konstantinos Saltaouras: 8♦8♠The board ran out 10♣K♥7♠Q♥8♥ for Saltaouras to take the pot.
Konstantinos Saltaouras: 224,000
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Mohammed Finds a Double Elimination
Level: 15 (2,500/5,000/5,000) Entries: 36/106 Prizes: $27,189 Action was caught after a three way all in occurred. The three players revealed their holdings.
Cutoff: K♦3♦
Under the Gun: 10♦10♣
Shah Mohammed: A♥J♥The board ran out 2♠7♣2♥J♦A♦ to give Mohammed the pot.
Shah Mohammed: 173,500
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Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1 $7,719 2 $5,315 3 $3,455 4 $2,660 5 $2,045 6 $1,620 7 $1,275 8 $1,010 9 $825 10 $665 11 $600 -
Leading Stacks on the Break
Player Chip Count Malcolm Bolger 207,000 Faton Bislimi 163,000 Georgios Gializis 144,000 Morris Kadylo 141,500 Wayne Halabi 137,000 Bash Ramahi 120,000 -
Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Mitch Edwards 129,300 Russell Sluchinski 104,600 Ben Sarnelli 94,900 Brad Stevens 89,200 Paul Shakir 81,700 Avery Aloneissi 80,800 -
The Deepstack Hyper is Underway
The Deepstack Hyper has begun play with 17 players in the field at the moment. Among the field are familiar faces like Ben Sarnelli and Event #6 winner George-Gializis.
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Deepstack Hyper — Now with Two Cards
2025 Pure Poker Tour Series #3 – Event #11: $300 NLH Deepstack Hyper ($270 + $30)
Date: Jul 23, 5 PM Blinds: 15 Minutes Starting Stack: 40k Late Entry: 11 Levels (~8:15 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The Deepstack Hyper is back, but this time, there are only two cards for each player. It’s a pretty close copy of the PLO Deepstack Hyper that played out earlier in the series, except that players in the NLH version start with 40k in chips.
Otherwise, it’s the same 15-minute levels with 11 levels of late entry. The last chance to enter will be at 8:15 PM, and after that it will be a hyper-fast race to the trophy.
This will be the second priority for reporting on Wednesday, and may not get any coverage, depending on how late Event #10 goes, and how fast this one goes.
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dae Kim | *$5,588 |
| 2 | Ali Razzaq | *$6,010 |
| 3 | Faton Bislimi | *$4,890 |
| 4 | Avery Aloneissi | $2,660 |
| 5 | Daniel Martel | $2,045 |
| 6 | Ben Sarnelli | $1,620 |
| 7 | Jesse Stevenson | $1,275 |
| 8 | Mike X | $1,010 |
| 9 | Samuel Roth | $825 |
| 10 | Konstantinos Saltaouras | $665 |
| 11 | Kristopher Huntley | $600 |
