2025 Pure Poker Tour Series #5 – Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+

Just as fast as it started the seniors has finished. In an unprecedented five way chop, Ali Razzaq took the lionshare of the prize pool with $9,000. The remaining four players of Brett Worton John Donnelly, Darrell Whitford, and Tom T each took home $4,800.

The final hand played out with a blind all in between all players. Worton’s J♦7♦ won the race on the J♣9♦2♥J♠9♥ board to give him the PPT Trophy. Razzaq had a stranglehold on the final table repeatedly finding knockouts and maintaining an overwhelming stack throughout the night.

Position	Player	Prize
1	Brett Worton	*$4,800
2	Ali Razzaq	*$9,000
3	Darrell Whitford	*$4,800
4	John Donnelly	*$4,800
5	Tom T	*$4,800
6	Murray Duval	$2,155
7	Brenda Robertson	$1,695
8	Bernard Buyar	$1,340
9	Bernice Mclennan	$1,095
10	John Letts	$885
11	Jeffery Clarke	$765
12	Gerald Chung	$765
13	Malcolm Bolger	$665
14	Kelly Dalke	$665

Ali Razzaq put Murray Duval all in for his remaining 200,000, and Duval made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Murray Duval: A♣4♠
Ali Razzaq: J♥10♥

The board ran out 6♥3♥10♣Q♠7♦ to give Razzaq the pot.

Ali Razzaq: 1,830,000

Brenda Robertson moved all in for 140,000, and was called by Tom T. Both players revealed their holdings.

Brenda Robertson: A♠Q♥
Tom T: K♠Q♠

Tom’s dominated hand flushed Robertson out as the board ran out 4♣4♠3♠7♦6♠.

Tom T: 530,000

Bernard Buyar moved all in for 60,000, and John Donnelly raised to 125,000 from early position. Tom T made the call.

The board ran out 3♠Q♣Q♥5♥J♣, and Donnelly fired for 150,000 on the river.

Tom was quick to fold, and Donnelly revealed K♦Q♦ to best Buyar’s 9♥9♦.

John Donnelly: 920,000

Darrell Whitford moved all in, and Bernice McLennan called for her remaining 87,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

Bernice McLennan: 9♣9♥
Darrell Whitford: 10♠10♦

The board ran out K♠4♣J♦6♥8♠ to send McLennan home as the first from the final table.

Darrell Whitford: 345,000

John Letts moved all in and was called by Tom T. Both players revealed their holdings.

John Letts: A♣7♥
Tom T: 8♠8♦

Letts found the wrong pair as the board ran out 10♥7♦4♠5♠6♣.

Tom T: 501,000

After the flop of 9♥7♥3♠, a three way all in occurred. The three players revealed their holdings.

Jeffery Clarke: 3♦3♥
John Donnelly: 7♠7♣
Bernice McLennan: A♠A♥

The board completed with the 6♥10♣ to send Clarke to the rail set over set.

John Donnelly: 828,000
Bernice McLennan: 212,000

Gerald Chung moved all in from under the gun for 22,000. The cutoff made the call along with Tom T in the big blind.

Both players checked all three streets as the board ran out K♠7♣2♦J♥2♠. Tom revealed A♠2♣ to best Chung’s J♦3♣.

Tom T: 380,000

Action was caught after the flop of 5♦2♦7♠, and Malcolm Bolger moved all in for 146,000. Bernice McLennan made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Malcolm Bolger: K♦6♦
Bernice McLennan: A♠K♠

The board completed with the 9♣7♥ to give McLennan the pot.

Bernice McLennan: 465,000

Action was caught after the flop of 8♦9♣3♠, and Kelly Dalke moved all in from the small blind. Three players made the fold before Murray Duval called from late position. Both players revealed their holdings.

Kelly Dalke: 9♦7♣
Murray Duval: A♠9♥

The board completed with the 8♣4♦, to send Dalke to the rail.

Murray Duval: 249,000

After an initial raise from John Donnelly, Murray Duval moved all in for 88,000. Donnelly made the call and the two players revealed their holdings.

Murray Duval: A♠A♦
John Donnelly: J♠10♠

The flop gave Donnelly life as it came the J♥8♥6♥. However, the runout of 9♦8♦ gave the checkmark to Duval.

Murray Duval: 201,000
John Donnelly: 193,000

Ali Razzaq opened to 13,000, and the big blind was quick to defend.

The flop came 9♠6♥4♦, and the big blind was quick to check. Razzaq fired for 15,000, and was rewarded with the pot.

Razzaq currently sits as the chip leader with 421,000. With the average stack of the remaining field at just 176,000. Razzaq is no stranger to this tournament, as he previously won it last year. The same year, Razzaq took down the 6-Max as well as finding a handful of podiums in other PPT events.

Robert Murray opened to 35,000, and Brett Worton moved all in for 131,500. Murray took his time before finding the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Brett Worton: 2♥2♣
Robert Murray: 9♣9♦

Worton found a miracle as the 2♦ peeled off on the window. The rest of the board didn’t improve Murray as it came the 5♦3♥5♣8♦.

Brett Worton: 278,000
Robert Murray: 19,000

Brett Worton raised to 9,000 from late position, and Larry Quon called from the small blind.

The flop came A♥7♥Q♦, and Quon was quick to check. Worton fired for 10,000 and was rewarded with the pot.

Larry Quon: 202,000
Brett Worton: 106,000

Action was caught after the flop of 5♠3♥2♠, and the big blind was quick to check. Brett Worton fired for 8,000 from middle position. Brian MacLachlan flicked in the call from the cutoff.

After the turn peeled the 7♦, Worton slowed down with a check. MacLachlan blasted for 17,000, and was rewarded with the pot.

Brian MacLachlan: 120,000
Brett Worton: 99,500

Bernard Buyar moved all in for 34,700, and was called by Gerald Chung. Both players revealed their holdings.

Bernard Buyar: K♣K♦
Gerald Chung: A♦8♣

Chung couldn’t connect his over as the board ran out 2♥6♠5♥2♦10♣. The table chimed in that Buyar’s tight play was rewarded as the double brought him close to the average stack of 90,000.

Bernard Buyar: 79,200
Gerald Chung: 37,000

Frank Urbanovitch opened to 5,000, and Tom Tonka made the call from middle position. The big blind defended as well.

The flop came 8♦3♠4♦, and Urbanovitch led out for 13,000. Tonka took little time to raise to 29,000. He was rewarded with the pot.

Tom Tonka: 163,700
Frank Urbanovitch: 47,400

Ali Razzaq opened to 6,000 from the button. Both blinds and under the gun made the call.

The flop and turn came the 5♦8♦J♦9♦, with all four players having checked the two streets.

After the 6♥ completed the board, both blinds checked to John Letts. He fired for 6,000, and Razzaq made the call. Letts showed him the bad news revealing K♥Q♦ to take the pot.

Ali Razzaq: 172,300
John Letts: 71,600

Action was caught after the flop of A♦8♦J♦, with all six players checking their option.

After the turn of 8♣, early position fired for 6,000. Both Dale Campbell and Brenda Robertson made the call.

The river was the 3♣, and the early position player slowed down with a check. Campbell fired for 11,000, and only Robertson made the call. He revealed A♥J♣ to best Robertson’s A♠K♠.

Dale Campbell: 86,200
Brenda Robertson: 31,300

Mike X opened to 2,400 from under the gun, and the cutoff made the call. Francis Fan defended his big blind.

The flop came 5♣3♣9♥, and Fan led out for 3,000. Mike moved all in for 15,000, with Fan finding the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Mike X: J♠J♦
Francis Fan: A♦9♦

Fan joked with his friend announcing “Good luck… you’re gonna need it.” Fan’s prediction came to fruition as the board completed with the 10♠9♣ to give him the pot.

Francis Fan: 53,400

George Virus called from middle position, and Ali Razzaq raised to 2,800 from the button. Only Virus made the call.

The flop came 7♦K♣5♦, and Virus led out for 2,800. Razzaq was quick to make the call.

After the turn peeled the 4♥, Virus continued for 2,800. Razzaq pounced with a three-bet to 9,500, and Virus flicked in the call.

The brick in the form of the 2♥ completed the board, and Virus blasted for 12,000. After some time, Razzaq found the fold.

George Virus: 121,200
Ali Razzaq: 61,600

Russ Sluchinski opened to 1,200 from under the gun, and Kevin Billay made the call from early position. Jerry Tria moved all in from late position for 5,000 with Sluchinski making the call. Billay moved all in for 11,300, and Sluchinski called. The three players revealed their holdings.

Jerry Tria: A♥Q♦
Kevin Billay: K♦10♦
Russ Sluchinski: K♥10♥

The board ran out K♣8♦7♠4♠7♦, for both larger stack players to chop the pot.

Russ Sluchinski: 40,300
Kevin Billay: 19,400

Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+ ($300 + $40)

The 2025 Pure Poker Tour (PPT) is coming to a close, but there are still 16 more chances to bag the fresh 2025 trophy design. The first chance is open only to players 50 or above, with the traditional Seniors First opening day game.

As usual, the Seniors game is the earliest start of the whole week, with the opening hands being dealt at noon on Thursday, Nov 20. That will kick off 8 30-minute levels of late entry, with the final chance to buy-in coming at around 5 pm, at the conclusion of the dinner break following Level 8.

Once entries close after dinner, they’ll play down to the trophy before they shut down for the night, with 10% of the field cashing. In PPT #4 in Sept, Leo Brouwer & Lynne Stephenson chopped the top two prizes from a 122-player pool totalling $34,770.

Alek Gillies will be behind the keyboard for the opening few days of this series, as I will be in Montreal until Monday. I’ll be taking over reporting duties on Tuesday, Nov 25, but until then, Alek will be behind the controls of the coverage.

Just as fast as it started the seniors has finished. In an unprecedented five way chop, Ali Razzaq took the lionshare of the prize pool with $9,000. The remaining four players of Brett Worton John Donnelly, Darrell Whitford, and Tom T each took home $4,800.

The final hand played out with a blind all in between all players. Worton’s J♦7♦ won the race on the J♣9♦2♥J♠9♥ board to give him the PPT Trophy. Razzaq had a stranglehold on the final table repeatedly finding knockouts and maintaining an overwhelming stack throughout the night.

Position	Player	Prize
1	Brett Worton	*$4,800
2	Ali Razzaq	*$9,000
3	Darrell Whitford	*$4,800
4	John Donnelly	*$4,800
5	Tom T	*$4,800
6	Murray Duval	$2,155
7	Brenda Robertson	$1,695
8	Bernard Buyar	$1,340
9	Bernice Mclennan	$1,095
10	John Letts	$885
11	Jeffery Clarke	$765
12	Gerald Chung	$765
13	Malcolm Bolger	$665
14	Kelly Dalke	$665

Ali Razzaq put Murray Duval all in for his remaining 200,000, and Duval made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Murray Duval: A♣4♠
Ali Razzaq: J♥10♥

The board ran out 6♥3♥10♣Q♠7♦ to give Razzaq the pot.

Ali Razzaq: 1,830,000

Brenda Robertson moved all in for 140,000, and was called by Tom T. Both players revealed their holdings.

Brenda Robertson: A♠Q♥
Tom T: K♠Q♠

Tom’s dominated hand flushed Robertson out as the board ran out 4♣4♠3♠7♦6♠.

Tom T: 530,000

Bernard Buyar moved all in for 60,000, and John Donnelly raised to 125,000 from early position. Tom T made the call.

The board ran out 3♠Q♣Q♥5♥J♣, and Donnelly fired for 150,000 on the river.

Tom was quick to fold, and Donnelly revealed K♦Q♦ to best Buyar’s 9♥9♦.

John Donnelly: 920,000

Darrell Whitford moved all in, and Bernice McLennan called for her remaining 87,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

Bernice McLennan: 9♣9♥
Darrell Whitford: 10♠10♦

The board ran out K♠4♣J♦6♥8♠ to send McLennan home as the first from the final table.

Darrell Whitford: 345,000

John Letts moved all in and was called by Tom T. Both players revealed their holdings.

John Letts: A♣7♥
Tom T: 8♠8♦

Letts found the wrong pair as the board ran out 10♥7♦4♠5♠6♣.

Tom T: 501,000

After the flop of 9♥7♥3♠, a three way all in occurred. The three players revealed their holdings.

Jeffery Clarke: 3♦3♥
John Donnelly: 7♠7♣
Bernice McLennan: A♠A♥

The board completed with the 6♥10♣ to send Clarke to the rail set over set.

John Donnelly: 828,000
Bernice McLennan: 212,000

Gerald Chung moved all in from under the gun for 22,000. The cutoff made the call along with Tom T in the big blind.

Both players checked all three streets as the board ran out K♠7♣2♦J♥2♠. Tom revealed A♠2♣ to best Chung’s J♦3♣.

Tom T: 380,000

Action was caught after the flop of 5♦2♦7♠, and Malcolm Bolger moved all in for 146,000. Bernice McLennan made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Malcolm Bolger: K♦6♦
Bernice McLennan: A♠K♠

The board completed with the 9♣7♥ to give McLennan the pot.

Bernice McLennan: 465,000

Action was caught after the flop of 8♦9♣3♠, and Kelly Dalke moved all in from the small blind. Three players made the fold before Murray Duval called from late position. Both players revealed their holdings.

Kelly Dalke: 9♦7♣
Murray Duval: A♠9♥

The board completed with the 8♣4♦, to send Dalke to the rail.

Murray Duval: 249,000

After an initial raise from John Donnelly, Murray Duval moved all in for 88,000. Donnelly made the call and the two players revealed their holdings.

Murray Duval: A♠A♦
John Donnelly: J♠10♠

The flop gave Donnelly life as it came the J♥8♥6♥. However, the runout of 9♦8♦ gave the checkmark to Duval.

Murray Duval: 201,000
John Donnelly: 193,000

Ali Razzaq opened to 13,000, and the big blind was quick to defend.

The flop came 9♠6♥4♦, and the big blind was quick to check. Razzaq fired for 15,000, and was rewarded with the pot.

Razzaq currently sits as the chip leader with 421,000. With the average stack of the remaining field at just 176,000. Razzaq is no stranger to this tournament, as he previously won it last year. The same year, Razzaq took down the 6-Max as well as finding a handful of podiums in other PPT events.

Robert Murray opened to 35,000, and Brett Worton moved all in for 131,500. Murray took his time before finding the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Brett Worton: 2♥2♣
Robert Murray: 9♣9♦

Worton found a miracle as the 2♦ peeled off on the window. The rest of the board didn’t improve Murray as it came the 5♦3♥5♣8♦.

Brett Worton: 278,000
Robert Murray: 19,000

Brett Worton raised to 9,000 from late position, and Larry Quon called from the small blind.

The flop came A♥7♥Q♦, and Quon was quick to check. Worton fired for 10,000 and was rewarded with the pot.

Larry Quon: 202,000
Brett Worton: 106,000

Action was caught after the flop of 5♠3♥2♠, and the big blind was quick to check. Brett Worton fired for 8,000 from middle position. Brian MacLachlan flicked in the call from the cutoff.

After the turn peeled the 7♦, Worton slowed down with a check. MacLachlan blasted for 17,000, and was rewarded with the pot.

Brian MacLachlan: 120,000
Brett Worton: 99,500

Bernard Buyar moved all in for 34,700, and was called by Gerald Chung. Both players revealed their holdings.

Bernard Buyar: K♣K♦
Gerald Chung: A♦8♣

Chung couldn’t connect his over as the board ran out 2♥6♠5♥2♦10♣. The table chimed in that Buyar’s tight play was rewarded as the double brought him close to the average stack of 90,000.

Bernard Buyar: 79,200
Gerald Chung: 37,000

Frank Urbanovitch opened to 5,000, and Tom Tonka made the call from middle position. The big blind defended as well.

The flop came 8♦3♠4♦, and Urbanovitch led out for 13,000. Tonka took little time to raise to 29,000. He was rewarded with the pot.

Tom Tonka: 163,700
Frank Urbanovitch: 47,400

Ali Razzaq opened to 6,000 from the button. Both blinds and under the gun made the call.

The flop and turn came the 5♦8♦J♦9♦, with all four players having checked the two streets.

After the 6♥ completed the board, both blinds checked to John Letts. He fired for 6,000, and Razzaq made the call. Letts showed him the bad news revealing K♥Q♦ to take the pot.

Ali Razzaq: 172,300
John Letts: 71,600

Action was caught after the flop of A♦8♦J♦, with all six players checking their option.

After the turn of 8♣, early position fired for 6,000. Both Dale Campbell and Brenda Robertson made the call.

The river was the 3♣, and the early position player slowed down with a check. Campbell fired for 11,000, and only Robertson made the call. He revealed A♥J♣ to best Robertson’s A♠K♠.

Dale Campbell: 86,200
Brenda Robertson: 31,300

Mike X opened to 2,400 from under the gun, and the cutoff made the call. Francis Fan defended his big blind.

The flop came 5♣3♣9♥, and Fan led out for 3,000. Mike moved all in for 15,000, with Fan finding the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Mike X: J♠J♦
Francis Fan: A♦9♦

Fan joked with his friend announcing “Good luck… you’re gonna need it.” Fan’s prediction came to fruition as the board completed with the 10♠9♣ to give him the pot.

Francis Fan: 53,400

George Virus called from middle position, and Ali Razzaq raised to 2,800 from the button. Only Virus made the call.

The flop came 7♦K♣5♦, and Virus led out for 2,800. Razzaq was quick to make the call.

After the turn peeled the 4♥, Virus continued for 2,800. Razzaq pounced with a three-bet to 9,500, and Virus flicked in the call.

The brick in the form of the 2♥ completed the board, and Virus blasted for 12,000. After some time, Razzaq found the fold.

George Virus: 121,200
Ali Razzaq: 61,600

Russ Sluchinski opened to 1,200 from under the gun, and Kevin Billay made the call from early position. Jerry Tria moved all in from late position for 5,000 with Sluchinski making the call. Billay moved all in for 11,300, and Sluchinski called. The three players revealed their holdings.

Jerry Tria: A♥Q♦
Kevin Billay: K♦10♦
Russ Sluchinski: K♥10♥

The board ran out K♣8♦7♠4♠7♦, for both larger stack players to chop the pot.

Russ Sluchinski: 40,300
Kevin Billay: 19,400

Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+ ($300 + $40)

The 2025 Pure Poker Tour (PPT) is coming to a close, but there are still 16 more chances to bag the fresh 2025 trophy design. The first chance is open only to players 50 or above, with the traditional Seniors First opening day game.

As usual, the Seniors game is the earliest start of the whole week, with the opening hands being dealt at noon on Thursday, Nov 20. That will kick off 8 30-minute levels of late entry, with the final chance to buy-in coming at around 5 pm, at the conclusion of the dinner break following Level 8.

Once entries close after dinner, they’ll play down to the trophy before they shut down for the night, with 10% of the field cashing. In PPT #4 in Sept, Leo Brouwer & Lynne Stephenson chopped the top two prizes from a 122-player pool totalling $34,770.

Alek Gillies will be behind the keyboard for the opening few days of this series, as I will be in Montreal until Monday. I’ll be taking over reporting duties on Tuesday, Nov 25, but until then, Alek will be behind the controls of the coverage.