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Mike Malm Finds His Third Trophy of the Week in Event #4: PLO Deepstack Hyperturbo ($7,145)
Mike Malm Wins Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyperturbo Mike Malm is no stranger to the limelight. In another masterclass performance, he bested the 87 player field to take home his third trophy of the week. Malm has shown an affinity to the mixed game events, opting to join the field over rebuying into Day 1a of the $670. Within fifteen minutes, he held the second largest stack with 180,000 at the second break.
He didn’t slow down becoming the first player to cross the million chip threshold. Heading into the final table, he held half of the chips in play. From there his hot seat and high pressure play found him claiming all, but two eliminations of the final table. Leon Doublet claimed those two and was the final player standing between Malm and the trophy.
Heads-up play looked to spur on, as Malm was heavily outflopped with Queens against Leon Doublet’s suited Ace-King with top pair flush draw. However, Malm smashed the case Queen to secure another trophy to add to his poker resume. He shared that this was his third trophy win of the week, as he hopes to retain his title as the API player of the year.
Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyperturbo Final Results
Position Player Prize 1 
Mike Malm$7,145 2 Leon Doublet$4,685 3 Paul Shakir$3,125 4 Kenneth Budd$2,230 5 Thanh Tu$1,675 6 Josie Brown$1,070 7 Brent Baxter$1,070 8 Martin Riley$735 9 Paul Meyer$580 -
Leon Doublet Eliminated in 2nd Place ($4,685)
Level: 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 2/87 Prizes: $22,316 
Leon Doublet Leon Doublet moved all in for 540,000, and Mike Malm made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Leon Doublet: A♠K♥9♠4♠
Mike Malm: Q♥Q♦10♣2♣The flop heavily favoured Doublet, as it came the 6♠10♠A♥. However, in a fitting conclusion to match the rest of the night, Malm found hit a three outer spiking the 7♥Q♣.
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Paul Shakir Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,125)
Level: 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 2/87 Prizes: $22,316 
Paul Shakir With the majority of his chips in the blind and ante, Shakir moved all in for his remaining 80,000. Mike Malm made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Paul Shakir: A♥Q♥5♠4♦
Mike Malm: 9♥9♠4♠4♣The board ran out Q♠10♣J♠8♠3♥ to send Shakir to the rail.
Mike Malm: 3,950,000
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Kenneth Budd Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,230)
Level: 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 3/87 Prizes: $22,316 
Kenneth Budd Action was caught after the flop of 9♣8♥5♣, and Mike Malm put Kenneth Budd all in. He made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Kenneth Budd: A♠6♦5♠3♠
Mike Malm: 9♦7♥4♥3♣The board completed with the J♥6♠ to give the pot to Malm.
Mike Malm: 3,720,000
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Thanh Tu Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,675)
Level: 26 (30,000/60,000/60,000) Entries: 4/87 Prizes: $22,316 
Thanh Tu Thanh Tu raised to 180,000, and Mike Malm put him all in for 300,000. He made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Thanh Tu: K♥Q♣10♠9♠
Mike Malm: 10♥10♣7♥5♠The board ran out J♥3♠A♦A♥5♣ to send Tu to the rail.
Mike Malm: 3,310,000
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Josie Brown & Brent Baxter Eliminated in 6th/7th Place ($1,070)
Level: 25 (25,000/50,000/50,000) Entries: 5/87 Prizes: $22,316 
Josie Brown and Brent Baxter were all in for 60,000, with action on the side.
The flop and turn came the Q♦4♥J♣K♣, and Mike Malm led out for 100,000. Leon Doublet moved all in for 350,000. Malm made the fold and the three players revealed their holdings.
Josie Brown: J♥7♦6♦6♠
Brent Baxter: 10♠7♠7♥8♦
Leon Doublet: A♠10♥5♠3♦The board completed with the 8♥ for Doublet to take the pot.
Leon Doublet: 750,000
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Martin Riley Eliminated in 8th Place ($735)
Level: 24 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 7/87 Prizes: $22,316 
Martin Riley Martin Riley moved all in, and was called by Mike Malm. Both players revealed their holdings.
Martin Riley: K♦A♥9♠8♠
Mike Malm: J♠10♣4♣2♠The board ran out K♥A♦4♦Q♦2♥ to give Malm the pot.
Mike Malm: 2,390,000
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Paul Meyer Eliminated in 9th Place ($580)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 8/87 Prizes: $22,316 
Paul Meyer Paul Meyer moved all in for 85,000, and was called by Mike Malm. Both players revealed their holdings.
Paul Meyer: A♦Q♠5♥2♦
Mike Malm: 6♣4♣4♠3♥The board ran out [invalid notations] to give Malm the pot.
Mike Malm: 2,100,000
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Bok Falls On the Bubble
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 9/87 Prizes: $22,316 Garrett Bok moved all in for 50,000, and Martin Riley made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Garrett Bok: Q♥Q♦5♦7♣
Martin Riley: K♥Q♣J♦3♥The board ran out 7♠2♣10♠J♥K♦ to send Bok to the rail.
Martin Riley: 370,000
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Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1st $7,145 2nd $4,685 3rd $3,125 4th $2,230 5th $1,675 6th $1,205 7th $935 8th $735 9th $580 -
Limpert Doubles Through Fan
Level: 13 (1,500/3,000/3,000) Entries: 33/87 Prizes: $22,316 Francis Fan made the call, and Robert Limpert bet the pot of 13,500. Fan made the call.
The flop came 4♥10♣J♦, and Fan was quick to check. Limpert moved all in for 17,000, and Fan made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Robert Limpert: K♠K♥6♥8♠
Francis Fan: A♣9♣8♣5♥The 8♦3♣ runout gave Limpert the double.
Francis Fan: 70,000
Robert Limpert: 58,500 -
Updated Stacks as Registration Closes
Player Chip Count Bash Ramahi 208,000 Mike Malm 188,500 Justin Pennell 175,000 Scot Munro 174,300 Bewar Hussein 171,500 Francis Fan 171,500 -
Chip Leaders at the Break
Player Chip Count Christopher Lawson 161,000 Justin Pennelli 132,000 Eric Taylor 115,800 Bewar Hussein 108,200 Eric Johnston 107,600 Kyle Levicki 106,200 Luis Loy Bravo 99,100 -
Tran Flushes Away Pennelli
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 44/47 Prizes: $12,056 Action was caught after the flop of A♣7♣6♦, and Justin Pennelli led out for the pot of 5,200 from the small blind. Richard Tran re-potted, and Pennelli moved all in. Tran made the call for less (30,200) and both players revealed their holdings.
Richard Tran: A♦5♦6♠3♠
Justin Pennelli: A♥9♥7♥6♥Backdoor diamonds in the form of the 3♦8♦ gave Tran the nut flush along with the double up.
Richard Tran: 65,900
Justin Pennelli: 15,800 -
Yorks Heats Up Early
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 33/33 Prizes: $8,465 Action was caught after the turn of J♣9♥A♥6♣, and the small blind player was quick to check. Pete Flyma checked to Skyler York, who fired for a pot sized bet of 14,800. Only Flyma made the call.
The river came the K♠, and both players checked their option. York revealed A♦J♥10♥5♥ to best Flyma’s K♥7♥7♦5♥.
Skyler York: 66,700
Pete Flyma: 38,000 -
PLO Deepstack Hyper on the Friday Side
Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyper ($270 + $30)
Date: Nov 21, 6 PM Blinds: 15 Minutes Starting Stack: 50k Late Entry: 11 Levels (~9:15 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event This relatively new format has proven popular in the last few series, combining deep stacks with hyper-fast blind levels. The format comes in two versions, with the four-card version running alongside Day 1a of Event #3 on the first Friday of the series.
Action kicks off at 6 PM with 50k in chips. Blinds will increase every 15 minutes, so the action is sure to be hot from the start in this one. Late entry is open for 3 hours and 15 minutes, closing when the return from the second break for the start of Level 12. The one-day event will finish out after that, but don’t expect it to be very late, as this one tends to play fast right to the end.
Nate Habte (L) & Eric Taylor (R) In September’s PPT #4, Eric Taylor chopped it up for the win over Nate Habte. They both pocketed a bit more than $4.5k in the HU deal, with Taylor taking down the trophy afterwards when he hit a king-high straight with the chips in the middle.
Alek Gillies will be doing the reporting on this one, with the caveat that his focus will be on Day 1a of Event #3 for most of the day. I’ll be back in the reporter’s booth starting Tuesday to finish out the series.
2025 PPT5 E4 
2025 PPT5 Sched
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Mike Malm Finds His Third Trophy of the Week in Event #4: PLO Deepstack Hyperturbo ($7,145)
Mike Malm Wins Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyperturbo Mike Malm is no stranger to the limelight. In another masterclass performance, he bested the 87 player field to take home his third trophy of the week. Malm has shown an affinity to the mixed game events, opting to join the field over rebuying into Day 1a of the $670. Within fifteen minutes, he held the second largest stack with 180,000 at the second break.
He didn’t slow down becoming the first player to cross the million chip threshold. Heading into the final table, he held half of the chips in play. From there his hot seat and high pressure play found him claiming all, but two eliminations of the final table. Leon Doublet claimed those two and was the final player standing between Malm and the trophy.
Heads-up play looked to spur on, as Malm was heavily outflopped with Queens against Leon Doublet’s suited Ace-King with top pair flush draw. However, Malm smashed the case Queen to secure another trophy to add to his poker resume. He shared that this was his third trophy win of the week, as he hopes to retain his title as the API player of the year.
Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyperturbo Final Results
Position Player Prize 1 Mike Malm$7,145 2 Leon Doublet$4,685 3 Paul Shakir$3,125 4 Kenneth Budd$2,230 5 Thanh Tu$1,675 6 Josie Brown$1,070 7 Brent Baxter$1,070 8 Martin Riley$735 9 Paul Meyer$580 -
Leon Doublet Eliminated in 2nd Place ($4,685)
Level: 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 2/87 Prizes: $22,316 Leon Doublet Leon Doublet moved all in for 540,000, and Mike Malm made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Leon Doublet: A♠K♥9♠4♠
Mike Malm: Q♥Q♦10♣2♣The flop heavily favoured Doublet, as it came the 6♠10♠A♥. However, in a fitting conclusion to match the rest of the night, Malm found hit a three outer spiking the 7♥Q♣.
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Paul Shakir Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,125)
Level: 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 2/87 Prizes: $22,316 Paul Shakir With the majority of his chips in the blind and ante, Shakir moved all in for his remaining 80,000. Mike Malm made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Paul Shakir: A♥Q♥5♠4♦
Mike Malm: 9♥9♠4♠4♣The board ran out Q♠10♣J♠8♠3♥ to send Shakir to the rail.
Mike Malm: 3,950,000
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Kenneth Budd Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,230)
Level: 27 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 3/87 Prizes: $22,316 Kenneth Budd Action was caught after the flop of 9♣8♥5♣, and Mike Malm put Kenneth Budd all in. He made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Kenneth Budd: A♠6♦5♠3♠
Mike Malm: 9♦7♥4♥3♣The board completed with the J♥6♠ to give the pot to Malm.
Mike Malm: 3,720,000
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Thanh Tu Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,675)
Level: 26 (30,000/60,000/60,000) Entries: 4/87 Prizes: $22,316 Thanh Tu Thanh Tu raised to 180,000, and Mike Malm put him all in for 300,000. He made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Thanh Tu: K♥Q♣10♠9♠
Mike Malm: 10♥10♣7♥5♠The board ran out J♥3♠A♦A♥5♣ to send Tu to the rail.
Mike Malm: 3,310,000
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Josie Brown & Brent Baxter Eliminated in 6th/7th Place ($1,070)
Level: 25 (25,000/50,000/50,000) Entries: 5/87 Prizes: $22,316
Josie Brown and Brent Baxter were all in for 60,000, with action on the side.
The flop and turn came the Q♦4♥J♣K♣, and Mike Malm led out for 100,000. Leon Doublet moved all in for 350,000. Malm made the fold and the three players revealed their holdings.
Josie Brown: J♥7♦6♦6♠
Brent Baxter: 10♠7♠7♥8♦
Leon Doublet: A♠10♥5♠3♦The board completed with the 8♥ for Doublet to take the pot.
Leon Doublet: 750,000
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Martin Riley Eliminated in 8th Place ($735)
Level: 24 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 7/87 Prizes: $22,316 Martin Riley Martin Riley moved all in, and was called by Mike Malm. Both players revealed their holdings.
Martin Riley: K♦A♥9♠8♠
Mike Malm: J♠10♣4♣2♠The board ran out K♥A♦4♦Q♦2♥ to give Malm the pot.
Mike Malm: 2,390,000
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Paul Meyer Eliminated in 9th Place ($580)
Level: 23 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 8/87 Prizes: $22,316 Paul Meyer Paul Meyer moved all in for 85,000, and was called by Mike Malm. Both players revealed their holdings.
Paul Meyer: A♦Q♠5♥2♦
Mike Malm: 6♣4♣4♠3♥The board ran out [invalid notations] to give Malm the pot.
Mike Malm: 2,100,000
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Bok Falls On the Bubble
Level: 22 (15,000/25,000/25,000) Entries: 9/87 Prizes: $22,316 Garrett Bok moved all in for 50,000, and Martin Riley made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Garrett Bok: Q♥Q♦5♦7♣
Martin Riley: K♥Q♣J♦3♥The board ran out 7♠2♣10♠J♥K♦ to send Bok to the rail.
Martin Riley: 370,000
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Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1st $7,145 2nd $4,685 3rd $3,125 4th $2,230 5th $1,675 6th $1,205 7th $935 8th $735 9th $580 -
Limpert Doubles Through Fan
Level: 13 (1,500/3,000/3,000) Entries: 33/87 Prizes: $22,316 Francis Fan made the call, and Robert Limpert bet the pot of 13,500. Fan made the call.
The flop came 4♥10♣J♦, and Fan was quick to check. Limpert moved all in for 17,000, and Fan made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Robert Limpert: K♠K♥6♥8♠
Francis Fan: A♣9♣8♣5♥The 8♦3♣ runout gave Limpert the double.
Francis Fan: 70,000
Robert Limpert: 58,500 -
Updated Stacks as Registration Closes
Player Chip Count Bash Ramahi 208,000 Mike Malm 188,500 Justin Pennell 175,000 Scot Munro 174,300 Bewar Hussein 171,500 Francis Fan 171,500 -
Chip Leaders at the Break
Player Chip Count Christopher Lawson 161,000 Justin Pennelli 132,000 Eric Taylor 115,800 Bewar Hussein 108,200 Eric Johnston 107,600 Kyle Levicki 106,200 Luis Loy Bravo 99,100 -
Tran Flushes Away Pennelli
Level: 3 (200/300/300) Entries: 44/47 Prizes: $12,056 Action was caught after the flop of A♣7♣6♦, and Justin Pennelli led out for the pot of 5,200 from the small blind. Richard Tran re-potted, and Pennelli moved all in. Tran made the call for less (30,200) and both players revealed their holdings.
Richard Tran: A♦5♦6♠3♠
Justin Pennelli: A♥9♥7♥6♥Backdoor diamonds in the form of the 3♦8♦ gave Tran the nut flush along with the double up.
Richard Tran: 65,900
Justin Pennelli: 15,800 -
Yorks Heats Up Early
Level: 2 (100/200/200) Entries: 33/33 Prizes: $8,465 Action was caught after the turn of J♣9♥A♥6♣, and the small blind player was quick to check. Pete Flyma checked to Skyler York, who fired for a pot sized bet of 14,800. Only Flyma made the call.
The river came the K♠, and both players checked their option. York revealed A♦J♥10♥5♥ to best Flyma’s K♥7♥7♦5♥.
Skyler York: 66,700
Pete Flyma: 38,000 -
PLO Deepstack Hyper on the Friday Side
Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyper ($270 + $30)
Date: Nov 21, 6 PM Blinds: 15 Minutes Starting Stack: 50k Late Entry: 11 Levels (~9:15 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event This relatively new format has proven popular in the last few series, combining deep stacks with hyper-fast blind levels. The format comes in two versions, with the four-card version running alongside Day 1a of Event #3 on the first Friday of the series.
Action kicks off at 6 PM with 50k in chips. Blinds will increase every 15 minutes, so the action is sure to be hot from the start in this one. Late entry is open for 3 hours and 15 minutes, closing when the return from the second break for the start of Level 12. The one-day event will finish out after that, but don’t expect it to be very late, as this one tends to play fast right to the end.
Nate Habte (L) & Eric Taylor (R) In September’s PPT #4, Eric Taylor chopped it up for the win over Nate Habte. They both pocketed a bit more than $4.5k in the HU deal, with Taylor taking down the trophy afterwards when he hit a king-high straight with the chips in the middle.
Alek Gillies will be doing the reporting on this one, with the caveat that his focus will be on Day 1a of Event #3 for most of the day. I’ll be back in the reporter’s booth starting Tuesday to finish out the series.
2025 PPT5 E4 2025 PPT5 Sched
| Position | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Mike Malm | $7,145 |
| 2 | Leon Doublet | $4,685 |
| 3 | Paul Shakir | $3,125 |
| 4 | Kenneth Budd | $2,230 |
| 5 | Thanh Tu | $1,675 |
| 6 | Josie Brown | $1,070 |
| 7 | Brent Baxter | $1,070 |
| 8 | Martin Riley | $735 |
| 9 | Paul Meyer | $580 |
