2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #1 – Event #15: $1,100 NLH Main Event

Cam Stewart opened to 300,000, and Travis Darroch defended his big blind.

The flop came 2♣10♦4♣, and Darroch was quick to check. Stewart fired for 300,000, and Darroch raised to 1,100,000. Stewart moved all in for 6,300,000, and Darroch made the call with slightly less. Both players revealed their holdings.

Travis Darroch: 9♣3♣
Cam Stewart: A♣Q♣

The board completed with the K♥A♠ for Stewart to take the trophy, along with the player of the series.

Travis Darroch opened to 240,000, and Nadeen Narayan moved all in for 2,150,000. Darroch snap called and both players revealed their holdings.

Nadeen Narayan: K♠J♣
Travis Darroch: A♥A♣

The board ran out 3♦7♥2♦10♠2♠ for play to enter heads-up.

Cam Stewart: 7,830,000
Travis Darroch: 5,330,000

Travis Darroch moved all in from the small blind, and Nadeen Narayan called for 1,830,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

Nadeen Narayan: 8♣8♥
Travis Darroch: A♦5♥

The board ran out 10♥J♦8♦5♣7♥ for Narayan to find the double.

Travis Darroch: 6,420,000
Cam Stewart: 3,590,000
Nadeen Narayan: 3,450,000

Nadeem Narayan opened to 180,000 from the small blind. Cam Stewart moved all in for 1,960,000, and Narayan made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Cam Stewart: J♦J♠
Nadeem Narayan: 3♠3♣

The board ran out 5♣4♠A♥7♠9♦ for Stewart to find the double.

Travis Darroch: 6,000,000
Cam Stewart: 4,250,000
Nadeen Narayan: 2,900,000

Nadeen Narayan opened to 220,000 from under the gun. Nu Teliani moved all in for 1,200,000, and Narayan made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Nu Teliani: 10♣9♥
Nadeen Narayan: A♥7♠

The board ran out 4♣A♣5♠3♣10♥ for Teliani to hit the rail.

Nadeen Narayan: 4,860,000

Sheraz Nasir opened to 160,000, and Travis Darroch moved all in for 3,100,000. Nasir shared that he “blind raised and had a strong hand,” before making the call for his remaining 2,910,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

Sheraz Nasir: K♣K♥
Travis Darroch: 3♦3♠

The board ran out J♥3♥A♦9♥9♣ for Darroch to take the pot.

Travis Darroch: 6,450,000

Sheraz Nasir limped from the small blind, and Travis Darroch raised to 280,000. Nasir made the call.

The flop came the 9♣10♥4♣, and Nasir was quick to check. Darroch fired for 400,000, and Nasir found the call.

After the turn peeled the 4♦, Nasir checked to Darroch. He continued for 600,000, and Nasir flicked in the call.

Both players checked on the 3♦ river. Darroch revealed Q♣6♠ to best Nasir’s J♣8♥.

Travis Darroch: 4,220,000
Nadeen Narayan: 2,650,000
Cam Stewart: 2,500,000
Sheraz Nasir: 2,260,000
Nu Teliani: 1,420,000

Travis Darroch opened to 120,000 from under the gun, and Sheraz Nasir defended his big blind.

The flop came J♥4♥3♥, and Nasir was quick to check to Darroch. He fired for 80,000, and Nasir made the call.

After the turn came the 8♠, Nasir again checked. Darroch continued for 260,000, and Nasir flicked in the call.

The river came the 3♦, and Nasir checked to Darroch. He blasted for 750,000, and Nasir stuck in the call. He revealed K♥2♥ to best Darroch’s pocket Kings.

Sheraz Nasir: 3,540,000
Travis Darroch: 1,700,000

Nadeen Narayan opened to 200,000, and Josh Wallace moved all in for 800,000. Narayan snap called, and both players revealed their holdings.

Josh Wallace: Q♣Q♠
Nadeen Narayan: A♠A♥

The board ran out 3♥3♦4♥10♣9♦ for Wallace to hit the rail.

Nadeen Narayan: 3,770,000

Nadeen Narayan opened to 200,000 from under the gun, and Travis Darroch three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind. Narayan made the call.

The flop came the 10♥7♠9♥, and Darroch moved all in for 1,460,000. Narayan went into the tank, but eventually found the fold.

Nadeen Narayan: 2,900,000
Travis Darroch: 2,580,000

Sheraz Nasir opened to 100,000 from the button, and Stefan Maloney moved all in for around 1,000,000. Nasir snap called, and both players revealed their holdings.

Stefan Maloney: 8♣6♠
Sheraz Nasir: A♥K♥

The board ran out A♦K♠5♠Q♥K♣ for Nasir to take the pot.

Sheraz Nasir: 2,160,000

Nadeen Narayan opened to 130,000 from under the gun, and Nu Teliani defended her big blind.

The flop came A♦6♥3♣, and Teliani was quick to check. Narayan fired for 130,000, and Teliani made the call.

After the turn came the 5♥, Teliani checked to Narayan. He continued for 340,000, and Teliani flicked in the call.

Both players checked, as the river came the 8♣. Narayan revealed A♥Q♣ to take the pot.

Nadeen Narayan: 3,300,000
Nu Teliani: 2,900,000

Naleen Narayan opened to 120,000 from middle position, and Robert Limpert moved all in for 830,000. Narayan made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Robert Limpert: A♣K♦
Naleen Narayan: J♣J♦

The board ran out 10♠8♠4♣3♠5♣ for Limpert to hit the rail.

Naleen Narayan: 2,350,000

Stefan Maloney opened to 100,000 from middle position, and Nu Teliani called from late position. Robert Limpert defended his big blind.

The flop came 7♦8♠9♣, and Limpert was quick to check. Maloney fired for 300,000, and Teliani three-bet to 800,000. Maloney went into the tank, but eventually found the fold.

Nu Teliani: 3,100,000
Stefan Maloney: 875,000
Robert Limpert 830,000

James Giddings was left short after doubling up Sheraz Nasir a couple of minutes ago, and he couldn’t spin his stack back up, ending his run in 9th place.

As it stands now, it looks like the winner of this game is going to take the Player of the Series prize. However, there are still two players in the game who could take that away with less than first place.

Stefan Maloney has 170 points, while Cam Stewart has 162 points. They could both take the win with second here tonight, as second place gets 675 points, while the winner gets 810 points. No one else left in the game has enough points to make a difference, unless they bag the win.

James Giddings raised to 60k from the middle before Sheraz Nasir shoved the short stack from the button. Giddings called it off with K♠J♠ against A♠Q♦ for Nasir.

Giddings flopped straight and flush outs on 8♣9♠Q♠ while Nasir hit his queen. Nasir made it two pair on the A♦ turn, and they J♦ river wasn’t enough for Giddings.

Kelly Dalke was the bubble to the final table tonight. He shoved over an open from Travis Darroch, who has raised the last five hands, and after a count that came to 175k, Darroch called.

“I have crap,” he said, turning over ten-eight against ace-king for Dalke. Once the 7♠6♦K♠6♠9♦ board was out, Darroch sent Dalke straight to the cage. Stay tuned for final table photos coming shortly.

They are dowm to 10 left in the Main Event now, with about 50 minutes to play in Level 23. The next elimination will put them at the final table.

Place	Player	Prize
11	James Hopkins	$4,550
12	Jimmy Lee	$4,550
13	Deven Lane	$3,950
14	Pav Braich	$3,950

Travis Darroch is in the lead going into Level 13. He has just over 2 million, but Nu Teliani and Cam Stewart are playing stacks in the 1.9 million range. Full stacks are below.

The flop was already out, reading 4♠2♣A♥, and Jimmy Lee check-raised from the big blind. He made it 100k to go after Nu Teliani bet 40k.

She called to the 7♠ turn, and they both checked to the 6♣ river. Lee bet 80k, and after some time in the tank, Teliani called.

“You got it,” Lee said, and moved to muck his hand. Teliani also moved to muck her hand face down, but held on, wanting Lee to reveal his cards. He finally showed 9♣3♣ and she rolled over A♠J♥ to take it down.

Pav Braich was looking to go three for three in Main Event titles here after winning the final two Mains of 2025. He made a pretty decent run of it, as well, but just ended his day in 14th place for $3,950.

While he wasn’t able to score the three-peat, two wins, plus final two tables is still a decent run for him.

Pav Braich opened under the gun to 50k, and it folded around to James Giddings in the big blind. He repopped it to 155k.

“I raised under the gun for a reason,” Braich said dryly as he considered his options. He ultimately folded, showing a suited ace, and Giddings told him it was a good fold.

Place	Player	Prize
15	Mehmet Siginc	$3,950
16	Alemu Makonen	$3,440

The field is down to 16 remaining now. See below for the recent cashes, and just as a reminder, the full prizes for today are under the Payouts tab.

Place	Player	Prize
17	Ryan Sherwin	$3,440
18	Ryan Cairns	$3,440
19	Christopher Lawson	$2,900

They are down to 18 players on the final two tables now. Christopher Lawson was the two-table bubble tonight, after dropping to about 160k after a big hand versus Rob Limpert.

Rob Limpert raised to 45k, and Christopher Lawson called from the small blind. They both checked the J♥4♣Q♣ flop, while Lawson fired 50k on the A♠ turn.

Limpert called to the 8♠ river, where Lawson bet 100k. Limpert raised it up to 300k, and Lawson called.

“Broadway,” said Limpert, showing K♠10♣. Lawson mucked Q♠J♠ face up. Limpert has about 1 million after the hand, while Lawson was down to about 160k.

Place	Player	Prize
20	Hassan Issa	$2,900
21	Nathan Tang	$2,900
22	Daniel O’Leary	$2,900

The players are just back from the break following Level 21, and I got an update for all the stacks while they were on break. Cam Stewart is leading the way at the moment with 1.35 million, with Josh Wallace and Nu Teliani also playing more than a million. Full stacks and seats are below.

The field is down to 22 remaining, with Level 20 just underway.

Place	Player	Prize
23	Kyle Ho	$2,900
24	Scot Munro	$2,900
25	Johnny Dalphond	$2,900
26	Michael Bernstein	$2,900
27	Ryan Smith	$2,900

The stacks are in, and Nu Teliani is the big bag from 1b. She bagged 827k and is the only player in the game with more than 800k for Sunday. James Hopkins is second with 752k, while Sheraz Nasir, Rob Limpert, and Andy Perry round out the top five. Stay tuned for the Day 2 opening post, including seat assignments and full stacks for the combined Day 2 field of 41.

Day 1b Stacks

Day 1b is finally complete with 25 players bagging their chips. I’ll post the final chip count and the Day 2 seats within an hour or so, once the bags are collected and collated, and I get back to the hotel.

They are down to the final three tables now, just 2 eliminations off the end of the night. It looks like bot Nu Teliani and Rob Limpert are playing more than 600k each, for the shared lead right now.

They are down to 28 remaining in Day 1b, with about 15 minutes to play in Level 17. That means they still need to lose 3 more players before the bags come out. At this point, it’s looking like they’ll hit the bubble play sometime before the end of this level, but the bags likely won’t come out until Level 18.

They are down to 31 players left in Day 1b, with about 10 minutes to play in Level 16. That means they still need to lose 6 more players before the end of the night, so it looks like both flights will play into Level 17 at least.

They are still 14 eliminations off the bags as Level 15 ends, and the players head to a break. Sheraz Nasir looks to be the big stack right now with about 540k in play, but Malcolm Bolger is close behind with about 450k, and Steven Chung is sitting at around 400k.

It’s looking increasingly like tonight will play into Level 17 before the bags come out.

They are just breaking down to the final five tables, with 45 players left alive. That puts them 20 eliminations off the end of the night, but with less than 5 minutes to play in Level 14, it still looks like Level 16 at the earliest before they finish tonight.

They are now 24 eliminations off the bags, with 49 players left alive now. The action has slowed considerably in recent levels, and it’s looking like the night will go well into Level 16 before it ends.

Garry Sandhu looks like the leader on the break following Level 12. He is playing more than 500k at the moment, while Sheraz Nasir looks to be in second place with about 400k.

About 10 minutes remain in Level 12, with another break to follow this level. I’ll have a look around for some big stacks on the break.

The field is down to 62 players now, on the final seven players, and the action has slowed a bit recently.

About 30 minutes remain in Level 12, with another break coming after this level. They are down to 66 players remaining, with the target number at 25 tonight. It’s still a bit too early to tell when the night is likely to end, but it feels like it’ll be a somewhat earlier night than Day 1a.

About 5 minutes remain in Level 10, and the 1b field is down to 87 players left now, and dropping pretty quickly. I expect to see fairly brisk bustouts down to about 50 players remaining, after which it should slow down a bit as they approach the final 25 spots for today’s flight.

The prizes are in, and the winner on Sunday will be $64,555 richer. Seven players are set to pocket five-figure prizes, with 41st place getting $1,840 for the min cash.

The final field number is 329 entries (confirmed) for total prizes of $309,425, with more than $185k of that coming from 1b action. 25 players from Day 1b will join 16 who are already waiting on Sunday.

The full prize list is posted under the payouts tab, with the final table prizes posted below.

Entries are closed for the first Main Event of 2026, and after a short presentation to award the API trophies for Top Senior (Julius Roque), Top Woman (Nu Teliani), and Top Player (Mike Malm, accepted by Weston Pring), as well as the Pure Poker Player of the Year awards from 2025 (Cam Stewart was the winner, and Pav Braich was second), Level 10 is now underway.

The final tally on the board for 1b is 199 entries. That is still an unofficial number, but if it holds, it will mean 25 bags later tonight. The combined field across both starting days looks to be 329 entries for prizes just under $310k, which should easily put $60k or more up top for the win tomorrow.

I’ll confirm all the numbers once I have eyes on the prizes, which should be within an hour or two.

About 5 minutes remain in Level 9, and the players will be on their dinner break following this level. Entries are still open through the dinner break, with the desk set to shut down at 8:15 PM, but the prizes are already over $300k combined.

The current combined field is just shy of 320 entries, but I expect that could climb to 325 or 330 before the end of entries in about 45 minutes.

Level 9 has just begun, and this is the final level to get into this Main Event. The registration desk will be open through the dinner break that follows this level, but the Main Event field will be set in stone when they sit down for Level 10 at about 8:15 PM.

The combined prizes are now over $290k, with $300k still looking like a solid target. They only need 10 more entries in the next 75 minutes to crack $300k, and it seems like that should be an easy number to hit.

90 minutes remain in entries for this first Main Event of 2026, and the combined prizes are just a couple of entries shy of $290k. A final combined pool of $300k is still looking possible, but they’ll need another 13 entries to hit that number.

Just over two hours remain in entries for this opening Main Event of 2026, and the combined field is now over $300k. That puts the total prizes just under $285k, but that number is still likely to push up towards $300k before the end of registration at ~8:15 PM tonight.

The combined prizes are now more than $280k, with the combined field now 2 entries shy of 300. There are 168 entries on the board so far for today, but with more than 2.5 hours left to enter, that number will surely increase, and a final prize pool near $300k still seems like a good bet tonight. Today’s field needs just 22 more entries to hit $300k, and that seems like it should be an easy target.

A bit more than 3 hours remain in entries for the NLH Main Event, and the combined field is now at 290 entries. That means the two-day prizes are closing in on $275k, and a final prize pool of ~$300k is still looking doable.

The 1b players will be on their second break of the day in about 5 minutes, and when they return, there are three levels of poker, plus the dinner break, left in registration.

The 1b field has already capped the 1a total, and there are still 4 hours to get into today’s 1b action. Level 5 is half complete, and 1b is at 139 entries for 269 in total. That puts today’s prizes over $130k, and the combined prize pool over $250k.

Based on the current pace, a combined prize pool of $300k+ is still well within reach.

I was a bit later to the game than I expected today, but it’s been a busy day so far by the looks of it. The 1b field is already at 115 entries for 245 combined, and a total prize pool so far of more than $230k.

It seems like a good bet that today’s field will hit 200 before the end of entries in a bit less than 5 hours. If they get to 200, that would mean prizes of more than $300k.

Event #15: $1,100 NLH Main Event Day 1B ($990 + $110)

There are already 16 players waiting for Day 2 action, as Day 1a played down from 130 entries to 16 in about 13 hours today. Josh Wallace, who was sniffing at the lead all night, ended the day with the most chips at 788k. The only other player to bag more than 700k was Cam Stewart, with 742k. Full stacks will be posted below.

Saturday is the final chance to bag a stack for this Main Event. The cards for Day 1b go in the air at 1 PM, and players will sit down with 40k in chips. Blinds are 40 minutes long throughout Day 1 action, and players will have 9 levels, plus breaks, to enter or rebuy. That should mean the last chance to enter this Main will be at about 8:15 PM on Saturday.

After that, they play down to 12.5% of the field. Day 1a played until well into Level 17, after an hour with the game at 18 players. It’s likely that Day 1b finishes earlier, but that remains to be seen. Day 2 action will begin at the lowest blinds from either Day 1 — right now, it looks like Day 2 is starting at 4k/8k/8k, but that could roll back tomorrow.

I might be a bit late for this one, but I should be in well before the first break, and I’ll be watching it until the end.

Day 1a Stacks

Cam Stewart opened to 300,000, and Travis Darroch defended his big blind.

The flop came 2♣10♦4♣, and Darroch was quick to check. Stewart fired for 300,000, and Darroch raised to 1,100,000. Stewart moved all in for 6,300,000, and Darroch made the call with slightly less. Both players revealed their holdings.

Travis Darroch: 9♣3♣
Cam Stewart: A♣Q♣

The board completed with the K♥A♠ for Stewart to take the trophy, along with the player of the series.

Travis Darroch opened to 240,000, and Nadeen Narayan moved all in for 2,150,000. Darroch snap called and both players revealed their holdings.

Nadeen Narayan: K♠J♣
Travis Darroch: A♥A♣

The board ran out 3♦7♥2♦10♠2♠ for play to enter heads-up.

Cam Stewart: 7,830,000
Travis Darroch: 5,330,000

Travis Darroch moved all in from the small blind, and Nadeen Narayan called for 1,830,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

Nadeen Narayan: 8♣8♥
Travis Darroch: A♦5♥

The board ran out 10♥J♦8♦5♣7♥ for Narayan to find the double.

Travis Darroch: 6,420,000
Cam Stewart: 3,590,000
Nadeen Narayan: 3,450,000

Nadeem Narayan opened to 180,000 from the small blind. Cam Stewart moved all in for 1,960,000, and Narayan made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Cam Stewart: J♦J♠
Nadeem Narayan: 3♠3♣

The board ran out 5♣4♠A♥7♠9♦ for Stewart to find the double.

Travis Darroch: 6,000,000
Cam Stewart: 4,250,000
Nadeen Narayan: 2,900,000

Nadeen Narayan opened to 220,000 from under the gun. Nu Teliani moved all in for 1,200,000, and Narayan made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Nu Teliani: 10♣9♥
Nadeen Narayan: A♥7♠

The board ran out 4♣A♣5♠3♣10♥ for Teliani to hit the rail.

Nadeen Narayan: 4,860,000

Sheraz Nasir opened to 160,000, and Travis Darroch moved all in for 3,100,000. Nasir shared that he “blind raised and had a strong hand,” before making the call for his remaining 2,910,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

Sheraz Nasir: K♣K♥
Travis Darroch: 3♦3♠

The board ran out J♥3♥A♦9♥9♣ for Darroch to take the pot.

Travis Darroch: 6,450,000

Sheraz Nasir limped from the small blind, and Travis Darroch raised to 280,000. Nasir made the call.

The flop came the 9♣10♥4♣, and Nasir was quick to check. Darroch fired for 400,000, and Nasir found the call.

After the turn peeled the 4♦, Nasir checked to Darroch. He continued for 600,000, and Nasir flicked in the call.

Both players checked on the 3♦ river. Darroch revealed Q♣6♠ to best Nasir’s J♣8♥.

Travis Darroch: 4,220,000
Nadeen Narayan: 2,650,000
Cam Stewart: 2,500,000
Sheraz Nasir: 2,260,000
Nu Teliani: 1,420,000

Travis Darroch opened to 120,000 from under the gun, and Sheraz Nasir defended his big blind.

The flop came J♥4♥3♥, and Nasir was quick to check to Darroch. He fired for 80,000, and Nasir made the call.

After the turn came the 8♠, Nasir again checked. Darroch continued for 260,000, and Nasir flicked in the call.

The river came the 3♦, and Nasir checked to Darroch. He blasted for 750,000, and Nasir stuck in the call. He revealed K♥2♥ to best Darroch’s pocket Kings.

Sheraz Nasir: 3,540,000
Travis Darroch: 1,700,000

Nadeen Narayan opened to 200,000, and Josh Wallace moved all in for 800,000. Narayan snap called, and both players revealed their holdings.

Josh Wallace: Q♣Q♠
Nadeen Narayan: A♠A♥

The board ran out 3♥3♦4♥10♣9♦ for Wallace to hit the rail.

Nadeen Narayan: 3,770,000

Nadeen Narayan opened to 200,000 from under the gun, and Travis Darroch three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind. Narayan made the call.

The flop came the 10♥7♠9♥, and Darroch moved all in for 1,460,000. Narayan went into the tank, but eventually found the fold.

Nadeen Narayan: 2,900,000
Travis Darroch: 2,580,000

Sheraz Nasir opened to 100,000 from the button, and Stefan Maloney moved all in for around 1,000,000. Nasir snap called, and both players revealed their holdings.

Stefan Maloney: 8♣6♠
Sheraz Nasir: A♥K♥

The board ran out A♦K♠5♠Q♥K♣ for Nasir to take the pot.

Sheraz Nasir: 2,160,000

Nadeen Narayan opened to 130,000 from under the gun, and Nu Teliani defended her big blind.

The flop came A♦6♥3♣, and Teliani was quick to check. Narayan fired for 130,000, and Teliani made the call.

After the turn came the 5♥, Teliani checked to Narayan. He continued for 340,000, and Teliani flicked in the call.

Both players checked, as the river came the 8♣. Narayan revealed A♥Q♣ to take the pot.

Nadeen Narayan: 3,300,000
Nu Teliani: 2,900,000

Naleen Narayan opened to 120,000 from middle position, and Robert Limpert moved all in for 830,000. Narayan made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Robert Limpert: A♣K♦
Naleen Narayan: J♣J♦

The board ran out 10♠8♠4♣3♠5♣ for Limpert to hit the rail.

Naleen Narayan: 2,350,000

Stefan Maloney opened to 100,000 from middle position, and Nu Teliani called from late position. Robert Limpert defended his big blind.

The flop came 7♦8♠9♣, and Limpert was quick to check. Maloney fired for 300,000, and Teliani three-bet to 800,000. Maloney went into the tank, but eventually found the fold.

Nu Teliani: 3,100,000
Stefan Maloney: 875,000
Robert Limpert 830,000

James Giddings was left short after doubling up Sheraz Nasir a couple of minutes ago, and he couldn’t spin his stack back up, ending his run in 9th place.

As it stands now, it looks like the winner of this game is going to take the Player of the Series prize. However, there are still two players in the game who could take that away with less than first place.

Stefan Maloney has 170 points, while Cam Stewart has 162 points. They could both take the win with second here tonight, as second place gets 675 points, while the winner gets 810 points. No one else left in the game has enough points to make a difference, unless they bag the win.

James Giddings raised to 60k from the middle before Sheraz Nasir shoved the short stack from the button. Giddings called it off with K♠J♠ against A♠Q♦ for Nasir.

Giddings flopped straight and flush outs on 8♣9♠Q♠ while Nasir hit his queen. Nasir made it two pair on the A♦ turn, and they J♦ river wasn’t enough for Giddings.

Kelly Dalke was the bubble to the final table tonight. He shoved over an open from Travis Darroch, who has raised the last five hands, and after a count that came to 175k, Darroch called.

“I have crap,” he said, turning over ten-eight against ace-king for Dalke. Once the 7♠6♦K♠6♠9♦ board was out, Darroch sent Dalke straight to the cage. Stay tuned for final table photos coming shortly.

They are dowm to 10 left in the Main Event now, with about 50 minutes to play in Level 23. The next elimination will put them at the final table.

Place	Player	Prize
11	James Hopkins	$4,550
12	Jimmy Lee	$4,550
13	Deven Lane	$3,950
14	Pav Braich	$3,950

Travis Darroch is in the lead going into Level 13. He has just over 2 million, but Nu Teliani and Cam Stewart are playing stacks in the 1.9 million range. Full stacks are below.

The flop was already out, reading 4♠2♣A♥, and Jimmy Lee check-raised from the big blind. He made it 100k to go after Nu Teliani bet 40k.

She called to the 7♠ turn, and they both checked to the 6♣ river. Lee bet 80k, and after some time in the tank, Teliani called.

“You got it,” Lee said, and moved to muck his hand. Teliani also moved to muck her hand face down, but held on, wanting Lee to reveal his cards. He finally showed 9♣3♣ and she rolled over A♠J♥ to take it down.

Pav Braich was looking to go three for three in Main Event titles here after winning the final two Mains of 2025. He made a pretty decent run of it, as well, but just ended his day in 14th place for $3,950.

While he wasn’t able to score the three-peat, two wins, plus final two tables is still a decent run for him.

Pav Braich opened under the gun to 50k, and it folded around to James Giddings in the big blind. He repopped it to 155k.

“I raised under the gun for a reason,” Braich said dryly as he considered his options. He ultimately folded, showing a suited ace, and Giddings told him it was a good fold.

Place	Player	Prize
15	Mehmet Siginc	$3,950
16	Alemu Makonen	$3,440

The field is down to 16 remaining now. See below for the recent cashes, and just as a reminder, the full prizes for today are under the Payouts tab.

Place	Player	Prize
17	Ryan Sherwin	$3,440
18	Ryan Cairns	$3,440
19	Christopher Lawson	$2,900

They are down to 18 players on the final two tables now. Christopher Lawson was the two-table bubble tonight, after dropping to about 160k after a big hand versus Rob Limpert.

Rob Limpert raised to 45k, and Christopher Lawson called from the small blind. They both checked the J♥4♣Q♣ flop, while Lawson fired 50k on the A♠ turn.

Limpert called to the 8♠ river, where Lawson bet 100k. Limpert raised it up to 300k, and Lawson called.

“Broadway,” said Limpert, showing K♠10♣. Lawson mucked Q♠J♠ face up. Limpert has about 1 million after the hand, while Lawson was down to about 160k.

Place	Player	Prize
20	Hassan Issa	$2,900
21	Nathan Tang	$2,900
22	Daniel O’Leary	$2,900

The players are just back from the break following Level 21, and I got an update for all the stacks while they were on break. Cam Stewart is leading the way at the moment with 1.35 million, with Josh Wallace and Nu Teliani also playing more than a million. Full stacks and seats are below.

The field is down to 22 remaining, with Level 20 just underway.

Place	Player	Prize
23	Kyle Ho	$2,900
24	Scot Munro	$2,900
25	Johnny Dalphond	$2,900
26	Michael Bernstein	$2,900
27	Ryan Smith	$2,900

The stacks are in, and Nu Teliani is the big bag from 1b. She bagged 827k and is the only player in the game with more than 800k for Sunday. James Hopkins is second with 752k, while Sheraz Nasir, Rob Limpert, and Andy Perry round out the top five. Stay tuned for the Day 2 opening post, including seat assignments and full stacks for the combined Day 2 field of 41.

Day 1b Stacks

Day 1b is finally complete with 25 players bagging their chips. I’ll post the final chip count and the Day 2 seats within an hour or so, once the bags are collected and collated, and I get back to the hotel.

They are down to the final three tables now, just 2 eliminations off the end of the night. It looks like bot Nu Teliani and Rob Limpert are playing more than 600k each, for the shared lead right now.

They are down to 28 remaining in Day 1b, with about 15 minutes to play in Level 17. That means they still need to lose 3 more players before the bags come out. At this point, it’s looking like they’ll hit the bubble play sometime before the end of this level, but the bags likely won’t come out until Level 18.

They are down to 31 players left in Day 1b, with about 10 minutes to play in Level 16. That means they still need to lose 6 more players before the end of the night, so it looks like both flights will play into Level 17 at least.

They are still 14 eliminations off the bags as Level 15 ends, and the players head to a break. Sheraz Nasir looks to be the big stack right now with about 540k in play, but Malcolm Bolger is close behind with about 450k, and Steven Chung is sitting at around 400k.

It’s looking increasingly like tonight will play into Level 17 before the bags come out.

They are just breaking down to the final five tables, with 45 players left alive. That puts them 20 eliminations off the end of the night, but with less than 5 minutes to play in Level 14, it still looks like Level 16 at the earliest before they finish tonight.

They are now 24 eliminations off the bags, with 49 players left alive now. The action has slowed considerably in recent levels, and it’s looking like the night will go well into Level 16 before it ends.

Garry Sandhu looks like the leader on the break following Level 12. He is playing more than 500k at the moment, while Sheraz Nasir looks to be in second place with about 400k.

About 10 minutes remain in Level 12, with another break to follow this level. I’ll have a look around for some big stacks on the break.

The field is down to 62 players now, on the final seven players, and the action has slowed a bit recently.