2025 Pure Poker Tour Series #4 – Event #8: $230 NLH

It was a pretty wild heads-up that saw a lot of action. Despite the deep stacks, runner-up Adam Bishop was betting big and often, while McLennan played a cagier game, waiting for the spot.

She found it when Bishop raised her limp to 50k, then bet 100k on the 6♥7♠9♠ flop. On the K♠ turn, he bet 200k, then snap-called when McLennan shoved. Bishop had king-six for two pair, but McLennan was on the spade flush with eight-deuce. The A♥ river bricked for Bishop to boat, and it was all over.

Bishop won $4k after the deal, while McLennan got the extra juice for $4,565.

The side game is now heads up between Bernice McLennan and Adam Bishop. They were pretty even to start heads up and cut a deal to take $4k each and play for the rest. That means the winner tonight will get $4,565, with the runner-up getting the agreed-upon $4k.

McLennan just picked up a nice pot when she rivered a pair of queens against Bishop’s flopped pair of fives.

It was about the biggest cooler ever seen in poker rooms that sent Hugh Armstrong out in 3rd place tonight.The Board read 4♠6♠5♠7♦7♠ and Armstrong got into a raising war with Bernice McLennan on the river.

After McLennan reraised him, he looked incredulously across the table. “Is this really how I go out?” He shoved and McLennan snapped it off. Armstrong tabled pocket sevens for quads, but McLennan had the K♣3♠ for the straight flush in spades.

Alex Tremblett has a big lead on the bubble to the money in the side event now. He has 651k with the next biggest stack at 180k.

There are 10 players left, with 9 paid, and they are currently on a break. They played three hands with the clock paused before the break, and they’ll continue hand-for-hand play until the next elimination.

Stacks & Seats for Final 10

The prizes are posted, and the field is confirmed at 85 entries. That means 9 players will share in $16,150 in prizes later tonight. They aren’t that far away from money at this point, either, with 15 players left, 6 off the cash spots.

Event #8 Payouts

Entries are now closed on the side game, and while I’m still waiting on the prizes for confirmation, it looks like either 8 or 9 players will be sharing in $16,150 in prizes later tonight.

Level 9 is just ending, which means entries will close at the end of the break in 15 minutes. There are 83 entries on the board now for more than $15k in prizes.

There are about 45 minutes remaining in the entry period for the side game tonight, and the field is currently at 81 entries for prizes of more than $15k.

Level 3 has just begun, and the side game field is up to 41 entries for prizes of $7,790. Among the players in action on the side are Stacey Diederich, Mike X, Rob Lothian, Iona Bliss, Bernice McLennan, and Mike Aloneissi.

The side game is at 29 entries as the opening level of play comes to a close, and there’s fairly brisk activity at the entry desk. The prizes are currently around $5,500, but I expect to see quite a few more entries in this one before the desk shuts down at the start of Level 10.

Event #8: $230 NLH ($200 + $30)

The smaller-stakes players will be interested in the Monday night side game, as it’s the cheapest trophy event (excluding the Team) of the series. For $230, players get 20k in chips for 20-minute levels until a winner is decided.

There will be nine levels of late entry, ending at about 9:15 PM. From there, they’ll play until one player has all the chips.

In July, this game saw 73 entries for $13,870 in prizes. Trevor Emir-Ahmet was the winner, picking up his first tournament win in just his third Hendon Mob score.

My main focus on Monday will be the 6-Max until it bags, but I’ll be around for the endgame of this one, and I should be able to update numbers throughout the day.

It was a pretty wild heads-up that saw a lot of action. Despite the deep stacks, runner-up Adam Bishop was betting big and often, while McLennan played a cagier game, waiting for the spot.

She found it when Bishop raised her limp to 50k, then bet 100k on the 6♥7♠9♠ flop. On the K♠ turn, he bet 200k, then snap-called when McLennan shoved. Bishop had king-six for two pair, but McLennan was on the spade flush with eight-deuce. The A♥ river bricked for Bishop to boat, and it was all over.

Bishop won $4k after the deal, while McLennan got the extra juice for $4,565.

The side game is now heads up between Bernice McLennan and Adam Bishop. They were pretty even to start heads up and cut a deal to take $4k each and play for the rest. That means the winner tonight will get $4,565, with the runner-up getting the agreed-upon $4k.

McLennan just picked up a nice pot when she rivered a pair of queens against Bishop’s flopped pair of fives.

It was about the biggest cooler ever seen in poker rooms that sent Hugh Armstrong out in 3rd place tonight.The Board read 4♠6♠5♠7♦7♠ and Armstrong got into a raising war with Bernice McLennan on the river.

After McLennan reraised him, he looked incredulously across the table. “Is this really how I go out?” He shoved and McLennan snapped it off. Armstrong tabled pocket sevens for quads, but McLennan had the K♣3♠ for the straight flush in spades.

Alex Tremblett has a big lead on the bubble to the money in the side event now. He has 651k with the next biggest stack at 180k.

There are 10 players left, with 9 paid, and they are currently on a break. They played three hands with the clock paused before the break, and they’ll continue hand-for-hand play until the next elimination.

Stacks & Seats for Final 10

The prizes are posted, and the field is confirmed at 85 entries. That means 9 players will share in $16,150 in prizes later tonight. They aren’t that far away from money at this point, either, with 15 players left, 6 off the cash spots.

Event #8 Payouts

Entries are now closed on the side game, and while I’m still waiting on the prizes for confirmation, it looks like either 8 or 9 players will be sharing in $16,150 in prizes later tonight.

Level 9 is just ending, which means entries will close at the end of the break in 15 minutes. There are 83 entries on the board now for more than $15k in prizes.

There are about 45 minutes remaining in the entry period for the side game tonight, and the field is currently at 81 entries for prizes of more than $15k.

Level 3 has just begun, and the side game field is up to 41 entries for prizes of $7,790. Among the players in action on the side are Stacey Diederich, Mike X, Rob Lothian, Iona Bliss, Bernice McLennan, and Mike Aloneissi.

The side game is at 29 entries as the opening level of play comes to a close, and there’s fairly brisk activity at the entry desk. The prizes are currently around $5,500, but I expect to see quite a few more entries in this one before the desk shuts down at the start of Level 10.

Event #8: $230 NLH ($200 + $30)

The smaller-stakes players will be interested in the Monday night side game, as it’s the cheapest trophy event (excluding the Team) of the series. For $230, players get 20k in chips for 20-minute levels until a winner is decided.

There will be nine levels of late entry, ending at about 9:15 PM. From there, they’ll play until one player has all the chips.

In July, this game saw 73 entries for $13,870 in prizes. Trevor Emir-Ahmet was the winner, picking up his first tournament win in just his third Hendon Mob score.

My main focus on Monday will be the 6-Max until it bags, but I’ll be around for the endgame of this one, and I should be able to update numbers throughout the day.