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Ben Sarnelli Takes Home the $450 PLO Title
After over 12 hours of play, Ben Sarnelli bested the 61 player field to add another trophy to his collection. Sarnelli was a dominant force on the final finding 4 of the 6 total eliminations. He entered with a commanding chip lead and steadily found elimination after elimination.
With three remaining he was the short stack of the table. He found a double through Yong Lu leaving Lu on crumbs. Soon after, he found the elimination bringing play to heads-up against Eric Wasylenko. Wasylenko found his first PLO tournament cash but could not overcome the odds for Sarnelli to take the trophy.
Position Player Prize 1 
Ben Sarnelli$8,345 2 Eric Wasylenko$5,795 3 Yong Lu$3,710 4 Frank Urbanovitch$2,320 5 Zeyu Huang$1,390 6 Mohammed Alamelhuda$925 7 Leo Zhang$695 -
Eric Wasylenko Eliminated in 2nd Place ($5,795)
Level: 22 (10,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 1/61 Prizes: $28,975 
Eric Wasylenko Eric Wasylenko moved all in and was called by Ben Sarnelli. Both players revealed their holdings.
Eric Wasylenko: A♥J♥J♦10♦
Ben Sarnelli: J♣J♠9♠5♣The board ran out 7♠9♣9♦2♣K♥ to send Wasylenko out as the runner-up.
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Yong Lu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,710)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 2/61 Prizes: $28,975 
Yong Lu After being left short stacked, Yong Lu found a double up. Shortly after he was all in and both opponents made the call.
The board ran out 3♠2♦6♦6♥K♦, and both players checked the three streets. Ben Sarnelli revealed Q♦J♦8♥7♠ to Lu’s K♣9♦7♥5♦.
Ben Sarnelli: 1,290,000
Eric Wasylenko: 520,000 -
Chip Counts at the Break
Player Chip Count Yong Lu 965,000 Ben Sarnelli 560,000 Eric Wasylenko 405,000 -
Frank Urbanovitch Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,320)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 3/61 Prizes: $28,975 
Frank Urbanovitch Action was caught after the flop of Q♦7♣5♦, and Frank Urbanovitch moved all in. Ben Sarnelli made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Frank Urbanovitch: K♦J♦J♥4♣
Ben Sarnelli: A♦7♦6♣5♠The board completed with the 2♥10♦ to send Urbanovitch to the rail.
Ben Sarnelli: 572,000
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Sarnelli is Saved by the River
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 4/61 Prizes: $28,975 Action was caught after an all in and call occurred between Ben Sarnelli and Yong Lu after the flop of 9♦8♦5♠. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ben Sarnelli: 9♥9♠8♣6♦
Yong Lu: 9♣7♠6♠4♣The board completed with the J♥7♦ to give both players the straight.
Yong Lu: 806,000
Ben Sarnelli: 367,000 -
One for Wasylenko
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 4/61 Prizes: $28,975 Eric Wasylenko raised to 25,000, and Ben Sarnelli made the call.
The flop came 8♥Q♥4♣, and both players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the K♦, Sarnelli checked to Wasylenko. He fired for 40,000, and Sarnelli made the call.
The river came the 2♠, and Sarnelli once again checked. Wasylenko blasted for 110,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Eric Wasylenko: 504,000
Ben Sarnelli: 257,000 -
Zeyu Huang Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,390)
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 4/61 Prizes: $28,975 
Zeyu Huang Action was caught after the flop of 6♠3♥10♦, and Zeyu Huang moved all in for 59,000. Yong Lu raised to 120,000, and Ben Sarnelli made the call.
The turn was the J♣, and Yong Lu moved all in for 364,000. Sarnelli made the fold, and both players revealed their holdings.
Zeyu Huang: Q♠Q♥4♥3♣
Yong Lu: K♠J♠10♠9♣The board completed with the 7♣ to send Huang to the rail.
Yong Lu: 817,000
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Urbanovitch Needed the River
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 5/61 Prizes: $28,975 Action was caught after the board ran out Q♥A♠4♠10♦4♦, and Ben Sarnelli checked to Frank Urbanovitch. He moved all in for 167,000, and Sarnelli took little time to make the call.
Frank Urbanovitch: Q♠Q♣8♣5♠
Ben Sarnelli: K♦J♦9♣4♣“You needed the river,” Sarnelli mentioned as he tossed his chips over to Urbanovitch.
Frank Urbanovitch: 454,000
Ben Sarnelli: 451,000 -
All Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Ben Sarnelli 629,000 Yong Lu 411,000 Eric Wasylenko 405,000 Frank Urbanovitch 273,000 Zeyu Huang 119,000 -
Mohammed Alamelhuda Eliminated in 6th Place ($925)
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 5/61 Prizes: $28,975 
Mohammed Alamelhuda An all in and call occurred between Mohammed Alamelhuda and Ben Sarnelli. Both players revealed their holdings.
Mohammed Alamelhuda: J♣J♦10♥9♠
Ben Sarnelli: A♣J♥5♥2♥The board ran out 5♦2♣5♠4♥8♥ to give Sarnelli the pot.
Ben Sarnelli: 629,000
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Leo Zhang Eliminated in 7th Place ($695)
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 6/61 Prizes: $28,975 
Leo Zhang Eric Wasylenko raised to 15,000, and Leo Zhang bet the pot of 54,000. Wasylenko put him all in for 61,000 total, and Zhang made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Leo Zhang: A♦K♦J♦J♠
Eric Wasylenko: A♣K♥8♣2♠The board ran out 8♦5♥K♣6♥7♠ to send Zhang to the rail.
Eric Wasylenko: 405,000
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McLennan Falls Short
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 7/61 Prizes: $28,975 
Bernice McLennan Ben Sarnelli called from early position, along with the middle position player. Bernice McLennan moved all in for 28,000, and both players made the call.
The board ran out 4♥J♣3♥7♠K♣, with both players checking every street. Sarnelli revealed Q♠J♥9♥7♣, to best McLennan’s Q♠J♥9♥7♣ and take the pot.
Ben Sarnelli: 576,000
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Urbanovitch Finds His River
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 8/61 Prizes: $28,975 Ben Sarnelli raised to 12,000 from early position, and Frank Urbanovitch made the call from middle position.
The flop came 3♠J♦A♣, and both players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the 10♥, Sarnelli led out for 10,500. Urbanovitch made the call.
The board completed with the K♠, and Sarnelli checked to Urbanovitch. He fired for 30,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Ben Sarnelli: 496,500
Frank Urbanovitch: 290,000 -
Final Table Faces
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Zhang Takes it Down
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 9/61 Prizes: $28,975 Middle position and Small blind made the call, and the big blind was quick to check.
The flop came J♦9♦A♠, and action checked through.
After the turn peeled the J♠, both blinds were quick to check. Middle position fired for 10,000, and Leo Zhang raised to 30,000. Both remaining players were quick to fold.
Leo Zhang: 208,000
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Prize Pool Announced
Place Prize 1st $8,345 2nd $5,795 3rd $3,710 4th $2,320 5th $1,390 6th $925 7th $695 -
Leading Stacks at the Break
Player Chip Count Ben Sarnelli 576,000 Eric Wasylenko 202,000 Frank Urbanovitch 174,500 Mohammed Alamelhuda 146,500 -
Urbanovitch Finds the River
Level: 12 (1,500/2,500/2,500) Entries: 15/61 Prizes: $28,975 Three players called, and the big blind checked.
The flop came 10♠9♥K♣, and both blinds were quick to check. Frank Urbanovitch fired for 4,000 from middle position. Only Ed Tonnellier made the call from the cutoff.
After the turn peeled the J♦, Urbanovitch led out for 10,000. Again, Tonnellier made the call.
The board completed with the J♣, and both players were quick to check. Tonnellier revealed K♠Q♠Q♣8♦, and was bested by Urbanovitch’s K♥10♥10♦6♣.
Frank Urbanovitch: 203,400
Ed Tonnellier: 65,100 -
Fiveland Finds the Elimination
Level: 11 (1,000/2,000/2,000) Entries: 20/61 Prizes: $28,975 Middle position raised to 5,500, and Rhonda Fiveland made the call from the cutoff. Brady O’Hara called from the small blind as well as the big blind.
The flop came 8♦J♣7♠, and action checked to Fiveland. She fired for the pot of 24,000, and O’Hara made the call.
After the turn peeled the 7♦, O’Hara led out for 41,000 with just under 5,000 behind. Fiveland went into the tank, but found the call.
The river came the K♥, and O’Hara moved all in for 3,900. Fiveland made the call and revealed K♣J♥Q♥8♠, to best O’Hara’s J♦10♠8♠6♦.
Rhonda Fiveland: 175,100
Brady O’Hara: 0 -
Big Stacks at the Break
Player Chip Count Bernice McLennan 134,900 Anthony Madden 114,700 Yong Lu 104,600 Antonio Ma 96,100 Rhond Fiveland 90,100 -
Zhang Gets it Through
Level: 8 (500/1,000/1,000) Entries: 28/55 Prizes: $26,125 Action was caught after the flop of Q♦K♠8♠, and Phillip Quan was quick to check from the big blind. Leo Zhang fired for 2,300, and Quan made the call.
The turn was the 9♦, and both players were quick to check.
After the river peeled the J♥, Quan led out for 3,000. Zhang raised to 15,000, and Quan went into the tank. Eventually he found the fold for Zhang to take the pot.
Phillip Quan: 108,100
Leo Zhang: 53,400 -
Sandhu’s Bluff Doubles Him Up
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 29/53 Prizes: $25,175 Action was caught after the flop of A♦Q♥9♠, and Garry Sandhu moved all in for 15,500. Skyler York made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
Garry Sandhu: 10♣7♦6♣4♥
Skyler York: J♠10♦5♠4♣The board completed with the 7♥Q♠ to give Sandhu the pot.
Skyler York: 76,400
Garry Sandhu: 56,900 -
Leadings Early Stacks
Player Chip Count Rhonda Fiveland 118,700 Scot Munro 113,800 Skyler York 98,600 Frank Urbanovitch 92,600 Phillip Quan 80,300 -
Maloney Finds the Double
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 29/49 Prizes: $22,800 Action was caught after the flop of 7♥5♦6♠, and Zeyu Huang led out for 3,000 from the big blind. Stefan Maloney moved all in for middle position for 6,600, and late position made the fold. Huang made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
Stefan Maloney: K♠K♦Q♠J♦
Zeyu Huang: A♥10♦8♥8♠The board completed with the J♠9♠ for Maloney to find the double.
Zeyu Huang: 34,000
Stefan Maloney: 21,400 -
Nearing $20,000 in Prize Pool
At the first break, 29 of the 38 total entries remain. The prize pool has swelled to $20,000, and will continue to grow until registration is closed. Registration is open through the dinner break, leaving players with two and a half hours to register. Later in the evening, the $280 NLH Bounty will begin with both tourneys playing down to a winner within the day.
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Alberta’s Favourite Format Starts Strong
The $450 PLO is underway as Alberta’s favourite format is here for the day. With just over an hour of play, 18 players remain of the 23 total accumulated. Registration remains open for just under four hours with the $280 NLH Bounty starting later in the day at 5pm.
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$450 PLO is the Main Game on Thursday
Event #12: $450 PLO ($400 + $50)
Date: Sep 25, 1 PM Blinds: 30 Minutes Starting Stack: 30k Late Entry: 8 Levels (~5:45 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event It’s four-card day on the Pure Poker Tour, as the $450 PLO is the main game on Thursday. The action gets going at 1 PM, and players will get 30k in chips for their $450 buy-in.
There are 8 levels of late entry, putting the end of registration at about 5:45 PM. This is a one-day event, so there will be no bags, and the winner will be crowned before it’s over.
Alek Gillies will be taking over the reporting duties for Thursday, while I take a personal day, and he should be on task by the first break.
Event #12: $480 PLO Winner Jerry Li Back in July, it was Jerry Li who took down this event over 84 entries. Li has both a ring and a bracelet in PLO, so he clearly understands his four-card poker. I haven’t seen Li at this series yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him show up to defend his title. Either way, expect this to be a serious field of local Omaha talent like Martin Riley, Stefan Maloney, Tony & Ryan Comely, Skyler York, Bobby Rutledge, Paul Brar, Zeyu Huang, and Leo Zhang, with an almost endless list of other names I could add.
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Ben Sarnelli Takes Home the $450 PLO Title
After over 12 hours of play, Ben Sarnelli bested the 61 player field to add another trophy to his collection. Sarnelli was a dominant force on the final finding 4 of the 6 total eliminations. He entered with a commanding chip lead and steadily found elimination after elimination.
With three remaining he was the short stack of the table. He found a double through Yong Lu leaving Lu on crumbs. Soon after, he found the elimination bringing play to heads-up against Eric Wasylenko. Wasylenko found his first PLO tournament cash but could not overcome the odds for Sarnelli to take the trophy.
Position Player Prize 1 Ben Sarnelli$8,345 2 Eric Wasylenko$5,795 3 Yong Lu$3,710 4 Frank Urbanovitch$2,320 5 Zeyu Huang$1,390 6 Mohammed Alamelhuda$925 7 Leo Zhang$695 -
Eric Wasylenko Eliminated in 2nd Place ($5,795)
Level: 22 (10,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 1/61 Prizes: $28,975 Eric Wasylenko Eric Wasylenko moved all in and was called by Ben Sarnelli. Both players revealed their holdings.
Eric Wasylenko: A♥J♥J♦10♦
Ben Sarnelli: J♣J♠9♠5♣The board ran out 7♠9♣9♦2♣K♥ to send Wasylenko out as the runner-up.
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Yong Lu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,710)
Level: 21 (10,000/20,000/20,000) Entries: 2/61 Prizes: $28,975 Yong Lu After being left short stacked, Yong Lu found a double up. Shortly after he was all in and both opponents made the call.
The board ran out 3♠2♦6♦6♥K♦, and both players checked the three streets. Ben Sarnelli revealed Q♦J♦8♥7♠ to Lu’s K♣9♦7♥5♦.
Ben Sarnelli: 1,290,000
Eric Wasylenko: 520,000 -
Chip Counts at the Break
Player Chip Count Yong Lu 965,000 Ben Sarnelli 560,000 Eric Wasylenko 405,000 -
Frank Urbanovitch Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,320)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 3/61 Prizes: $28,975 Frank Urbanovitch Action was caught after the flop of Q♦7♣5♦, and Frank Urbanovitch moved all in. Ben Sarnelli made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Frank Urbanovitch: K♦J♦J♥4♣
Ben Sarnelli: A♦7♦6♣5♠The board completed with the 2♥10♦ to send Urbanovitch to the rail.
Ben Sarnelli: 572,000
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Sarnelli is Saved by the River
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 4/61 Prizes: $28,975 Action was caught after an all in and call occurred between Ben Sarnelli and Yong Lu after the flop of 9♦8♦5♠. Both players revealed their holdings.
Ben Sarnelli: 9♥9♠8♣6♦
Yong Lu: 9♣7♠6♠4♣The board completed with the J♥7♦ to give both players the straight.
Yong Lu: 806,000
Ben Sarnelli: 367,000 -
One for Wasylenko
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 4/61 Prizes: $28,975 Eric Wasylenko raised to 25,000, and Ben Sarnelli made the call.
The flop came 8♥Q♥4♣, and both players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the K♦, Sarnelli checked to Wasylenko. He fired for 40,000, and Sarnelli made the call.
The river came the 2♠, and Sarnelli once again checked. Wasylenko blasted for 110,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Eric Wasylenko: 504,000
Ben Sarnelli: 257,000 -
Zeyu Huang Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,390)
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 4/61 Prizes: $28,975 Zeyu Huang Action was caught after the flop of 6♠3♥10♦, and Zeyu Huang moved all in for 59,000. Yong Lu raised to 120,000, and Ben Sarnelli made the call.
The turn was the J♣, and Yong Lu moved all in for 364,000. Sarnelli made the fold, and both players revealed their holdings.
Zeyu Huang: Q♠Q♥4♥3♣
Yong Lu: K♠J♠10♠9♣The board completed with the 7♣ to send Huang to the rail.
Yong Lu: 817,000
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Urbanovitch Needed the River
Level: 17 (4,000/8,000/8,000) Entries: 5/61 Prizes: $28,975 Action was caught after the board ran out Q♥A♠4♠10♦4♦, and Ben Sarnelli checked to Frank Urbanovitch. He moved all in for 167,000, and Sarnelli took little time to make the call.
Frank Urbanovitch: Q♠Q♣8♣5♠
Ben Sarnelli: K♦J♦9♣4♣“You needed the river,” Sarnelli mentioned as he tossed his chips over to Urbanovitch.
Frank Urbanovitch: 454,000
Ben Sarnelli: 451,000 -
All Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Ben Sarnelli 629,000 Yong Lu 411,000 Eric Wasylenko 405,000 Frank Urbanovitch 273,000 Zeyu Huang 119,000 -
Mohammed Alamelhuda Eliminated in 6th Place ($925)
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 5/61 Prizes: $28,975 Mohammed Alamelhuda An all in and call occurred between Mohammed Alamelhuda and Ben Sarnelli. Both players revealed their holdings.
Mohammed Alamelhuda: J♣J♦10♥9♠
Ben Sarnelli: A♣J♥5♥2♥The board ran out 5♦2♣5♠4♥8♥ to give Sarnelli the pot.
Ben Sarnelli: 629,000
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Leo Zhang Eliminated in 7th Place ($695)
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 6/61 Prizes: $28,975 Leo Zhang Eric Wasylenko raised to 15,000, and Leo Zhang bet the pot of 54,000. Wasylenko put him all in for 61,000 total, and Zhang made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Leo Zhang: A♦K♦J♦J♠
Eric Wasylenko: A♣K♥8♣2♠The board ran out 8♦5♥K♣6♥7♠ to send Zhang to the rail.
Eric Wasylenko: 405,000
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McLennan Falls Short
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 7/61 Prizes: $28,975 Bernice McLennan Ben Sarnelli called from early position, along with the middle position player. Bernice McLennan moved all in for 28,000, and both players made the call.
The board ran out 4♥J♣3♥7♠K♣, with both players checking every street. Sarnelli revealed Q♠J♥9♥7♣, to best McLennan’s Q♠J♥9♥7♣ and take the pot.
Ben Sarnelli: 576,000
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Urbanovitch Finds His River
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 8/61 Prizes: $28,975 Ben Sarnelli raised to 12,000 from early position, and Frank Urbanovitch made the call from middle position.
The flop came 3♠J♦A♣, and both players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the 10♥, Sarnelli led out for 10,500. Urbanovitch made the call.
The board completed with the K♠, and Sarnelli checked to Urbanovitch. He fired for 30,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Ben Sarnelli: 496,500
Frank Urbanovitch: 290,000 -
Final Table Faces
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Zhang Takes it Down
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 9/61 Prizes: $28,975 Middle position and Small blind made the call, and the big blind was quick to check.
The flop came J♦9♦A♠, and action checked through.
After the turn peeled the J♠, both blinds were quick to check. Middle position fired for 10,000, and Leo Zhang raised to 30,000. Both remaining players were quick to fold.
Leo Zhang: 208,000
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Prize Pool Announced
Place Prize 1st $8,345 2nd $5,795 3rd $3,710 4th $2,320 5th $1,390 6th $925 7th $695 -
Leading Stacks at the Break
Player Chip Count Ben Sarnelli 576,000 Eric Wasylenko 202,000 Frank Urbanovitch 174,500 Mohammed Alamelhuda 146,500 -
Urbanovitch Finds the River
Level: 12 (1,500/2,500/2,500) Entries: 15/61 Prizes: $28,975 Three players called, and the big blind checked.
The flop came 10♠9♥K♣, and both blinds were quick to check. Frank Urbanovitch fired for 4,000 from middle position. Only Ed Tonnellier made the call from the cutoff.
After the turn peeled the J♦, Urbanovitch led out for 10,000. Again, Tonnellier made the call.
The board completed with the J♣, and both players were quick to check. Tonnellier revealed K♠Q♠Q♣8♦, and was bested by Urbanovitch’s K♥10♥10♦6♣.
Frank Urbanovitch: 203,400
Ed Tonnellier: 65,100 -
Fiveland Finds the Elimination
Level: 11 (1,000/2,000/2,000) Entries: 20/61 Prizes: $28,975 Middle position raised to 5,500, and Rhonda Fiveland made the call from the cutoff. Brady O’Hara called from the small blind as well as the big blind.
The flop came 8♦J♣7♠, and action checked to Fiveland. She fired for the pot of 24,000, and O’Hara made the call.
After the turn peeled the 7♦, O’Hara led out for 41,000 with just under 5,000 behind. Fiveland went into the tank, but found the call.
The river came the K♥, and O’Hara moved all in for 3,900. Fiveland made the call and revealed K♣J♥Q♥8♠, to best O’Hara’s J♦10♠8♠6♦.
Rhonda Fiveland: 175,100
Brady O’Hara: 0 -
Big Stacks at the Break
Player Chip Count Bernice McLennan 134,900 Anthony Madden 114,700 Yong Lu 104,600 Antonio Ma 96,100 Rhond Fiveland 90,100 -
Zhang Gets it Through
Level: 8 (500/1,000/1,000) Entries: 28/55 Prizes: $26,125 Action was caught after the flop of Q♦K♠8♠, and Phillip Quan was quick to check from the big blind. Leo Zhang fired for 2,300, and Quan made the call.
The turn was the 9♦, and both players were quick to check.
After the river peeled the J♥, Quan led out for 3,000. Zhang raised to 15,000, and Quan went into the tank. Eventually he found the fold for Zhang to take the pot.
Phillip Quan: 108,100
Leo Zhang: 53,400 -
Sandhu’s Bluff Doubles Him Up
Level: 7 (400/800/800) Entries: 29/53 Prizes: $25,175 Action was caught after the flop of A♦Q♥9♠, and Garry Sandhu moved all in for 15,500. Skyler York made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
Garry Sandhu: 10♣7♦6♣4♥
Skyler York: J♠10♦5♠4♣The board completed with the 7♥Q♠ to give Sandhu the pot.
Skyler York: 76,400
Garry Sandhu: 56,900 -
Leadings Early Stacks
Player Chip Count Rhonda Fiveland 118,700 Scot Munro 113,800 Skyler York 98,600 Frank Urbanovitch 92,600 Phillip Quan 80,300 -
Maloney Finds the Double
Level: 6 (300/600/600) Entries: 29/49 Prizes: $22,800 Action was caught after the flop of 7♥5♦6♠, and Zeyu Huang led out for 3,000 from the big blind. Stefan Maloney moved all in for middle position for 6,600, and late position made the fold. Huang made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
Stefan Maloney: K♠K♦Q♠J♦
Zeyu Huang: A♥10♦8♥8♠The board completed with the J♠9♠ for Maloney to find the double.
Zeyu Huang: 34,000
Stefan Maloney: 21,400 -
Nearing $20,000 in Prize Pool
At the first break, 29 of the 38 total entries remain. The prize pool has swelled to $20,000, and will continue to grow until registration is closed. Registration is open through the dinner break, leaving players with two and a half hours to register. Later in the evening, the $280 NLH Bounty will begin with both tourneys playing down to a winner within the day.
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Alberta’s Favourite Format Starts Strong
The $450 PLO is underway as Alberta’s favourite format is here for the day. With just over an hour of play, 18 players remain of the 23 total accumulated. Registration remains open for just under four hours with the $280 NLH Bounty starting later in the day at 5pm.
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$450 PLO is the Main Game on Thursday
Event #12: $450 PLO ($400 + $50)
Date: Sep 25, 1 PM Blinds: 30 Minutes Starting Stack: 30k Late Entry: 8 Levels (~5:45 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event It’s four-card day on the Pure Poker Tour, as the $450 PLO is the main game on Thursday. The action gets going at 1 PM, and players will get 30k in chips for their $450 buy-in.
There are 8 levels of late entry, putting the end of registration at about 5:45 PM. This is a one-day event, so there will be no bags, and the winner will be crowned before it’s over.
Alek Gillies will be taking over the reporting duties for Thursday, while I take a personal day, and he should be on task by the first break.
Event #12: $480 PLO Winner Jerry Li Back in July, it was Jerry Li who took down this event over 84 entries. Li has both a ring and a bracelet in PLO, so he clearly understands his four-card poker. I haven’t seen Li at this series yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him show up to defend his title. Either way, expect this to be a serious field of local Omaha talent like Martin Riley, Stefan Maloney, Tony & Ryan Comely, Skyler York, Bobby Rutledge, Paul Brar, Zeyu Huang, and Leo Zhang, with an almost endless list of other names I could add.
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Sarnelli | $8,345 |
| 2 | Eric Wasylenko | $5,795 |
| 3 | Yong Lu | $3,710 |
| 4 | Frank Urbanovitch | $2,320 |
| 5 | Zeyu Huang | $1,390 |
| 6 | Mohammed Alamelhuda | $925 |
| 7 | Leo Zhang | $695 |
