2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #1 – Event #17: $340 NLH Last Chance

Greg “Goes All in” Liow is no stranger to the spotlight, quickly making a name for himself through his clever youtube skits, and entertaining vlogs. However, this hasn’t stopped his thirst to take down tournaments. He joined the fray of Event #17 $340 Last Chance NLH, as 146 players joined the field for their last chance at a trophy for the opening series. This combined for a $41,610 with the lion share of $11,030 for the eventual winner.

Early into the day, Liow got into a big pot with runner-up Deven Lane. Another player moved all in, and both of them called. Lane had Ace-Jack, while Liow had Ace-Queen. Their opponent had pocket kings, and flopped top set. However, Lane went running broadway cards to make the nut straight. Lane sat at 81,000 with Liow having 55,000. From there, Liow grinded his way into the money, as the field dwindled to a final table.

A turning point of the tournament came, when he opened pocket eights six-handed. Matthew Ouellette moved all in for 700,000, and warned Liow that he “had a real hand.” Liow still found the call and found himself an underdog against pocket queens. he couldn’t connect on the flop or turn, but a miracle eight appeared on the river to give Liow the overwhelming chip lead.

Soon, Lane and Liow were heads-up, with Liow looking for revenge from their earlier clash. Liow looked down at Q♣10♥, and opened to 150,000 (blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000). Lane defended his big blind. The flop came 10♠4♥3♣, and Liow continued for 90,000. Lane raised to 250,000, and Liow flicked in the call. After the turn came the A♠, Devin checked to Liow. He made it 350,000, and Lane shoved for 1,200,000. Liow called and was up against Lane’s K♠5♠. The river bricked out to give Liow his first PPT trophy.

Event #17: $340 Last Chance Results

Position	Player	Prize
1	Greg Liow	$11,030
2	Deven Lane	$7,605
3	Jude Porpor	$4,945
4	Ricardo Silva	$3,800
5	Matthew Scarpino	$2,925
6	Matthew Ouellette	$2,320
7	Gwangmin Lee	$1,825
8	Bash Ramahi	$1,445
9	Matthew Daniele	$1,180
10	Eric Josselyn	$950
11	Ali Razzaq	$780
12	Jovencio Baldo	$780
13	Rhonda Fiveland	$675
14	Justin Kinslow	$675
15	Madhu Sharma	$675

Loretta Manley moved all in for 56,000 from early position. Terry Chow missed the action, and announced raise. With verbal being binding, Chow moved all in for 67,500, and the remaining players made the fold. Both players revealed their holdings.

Loretta Manley: A♥J♦
Terry Chow: A♣9♣

The board ran out A♠3♥2♠2♥A♦ for the two to chop the pot.

Terry Chow: 71,500
Loretta Manley: 60,000

Ken Kaneda opened to 8,500 from early position, and middle position made the call.

The flop came A♣10♥9♣, and both players were quick to check.

After the turn peeled the 6♠, Kaneda fired for 10,000. Middle position flicked in the call.

The river came the 5♣, and Kaneda continued for 20,000. He was rewarded with the pot.

Ken Kaneda: 151,000

Middle Position moved all in for 31,000, and Deven Lane called from middle position for 24,000. Greg Liow also called from the small blind, and the three players revealed their holdings.

Deven Lane: A♠J♦
Middle Position: K♥K♣
Greg Liow: A♦Q♣

The flop had the kings cemented as a 98 percent favourite, as it came the K♦4♥3♥. However, the running Q♥10♣ gave Lane a broadway straight to scoop the spot. In spite of this, Lane got up and swiftly walked out of the room with the table calling him back. He returned shortly after sharing that he knew he won the hand and was joking around. “If we’re not here to have fun then why are we here for the last event,” added Lane.

Deven Lane: 81,000
Greg Liow: 55,000

Just before the break, Ken Kaneda moved all in for 35,900 from early position. The small blind and big blind both called with 30,600, and 34,700 respectively. The three players revealed their holdings.

The flop came the J♥10♠7♥, and Kaneda called for a king on the turn. His hopes were answered, as the K♣2♣ completed the board.

Ken Kaneda: 101,200

After the flop of Q♦J♦4♠, the small blind led out for 7,000. Denis Mujcin moved all in for 20,000 from the cutoff. The small blind made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Denis Mujcin: K♠Q♣
Small Blind: 10♦8♦

The board completed with the 3♠8♥ for Mujcin to find the double up.

Denis Mujcin: 49,500

Cutoff opened to 1,600, and Hamish Tong three-bet to 3,500 from the button. The small blind and cutoff made the call.

The flop came 3♠3♦2♣, and the small blind was quick to check. The cutoff moved all in for 13,400, and Tong called from the button. Both players revealed their holdings.

Cutoff: 5♥4♥
Hamish Tong: 9♠9♣

The board completed with the 4♦7♥ for Tong to take the pot.

Hamish Tong: 131,600

Action was caught after the flop of 10♣4♥8♣, and Loretta Manley moved all in for 10,200 from early position. Middle position made the call, and both players revealed their hands.

Loretta Manley: 10♥10♠
Middle Position: A♠K♠

The board completed with the 3♠2♦ for Manley to find the double.

Loretta Manley: 33,900

Action was caught after the turn of 9♠5♦8♥5♣, and Tesh Patel moved all in for 17,000. Daniel O’Leary called for his remaining 5,200, and both players revealed their holdings.

Tesh Patel: 5♠3♦
Daniel O’Leary: K♦9♥

The board completed with the 7♦ for Patel to take the pot.

Tesh Patel: 36,200

Action was caught after the turn of 10♥J♠8♦, and middle position moved all in for 16,800. Late position moved all in for 19,700, and Hamish Tong called. The three players revealed their holdings.

Middle Position: A♦9♦
Late Position: J♥9♥
Hamish Tong: 5♣5♥

The board completed with the K♣ to give Tong the double elimination.

Hamish Tong: 100,200

Middle position moved all in for 3,800, and Steve Azizi called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Middle Position: K♠9♠
Steve Azizi: 8♦7♦

The flop came 5♠Q♥4♠ for middle position to be the heavy favourite. However, the 6♣6♦ flipped the odds for Azizi to take the pot.

Steve Azizi: 39,500

Early position called, and the cutoff raised to 700. Both blinds made the call, and early position three-bet to 2,700, only the blinds made the call.

The flop came A♦5♠Q♦, and both blinds were quick to check. Early position fired for 6,000, and Bradley Anderson moved all in for 13,500 from the big blind. Early position made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Bradley Anderson: A♣J♣
Early Position: 9♦8♦

The board ran out 7♥4♥ for Anderson to find the double.

Event #17: $340 NLH Last Chance ($300 + $40)

The final trophy of PPT1 will be awarded on Sunday in the Last Chance NLH. The game starts at 2 PM, and players get 25k to start.

Blinds are 20 minutes throughout the day, and players have 9 levels to enter or rebuy. That should put the final chance to enter at about 5:30 PM, and after that, they’ll play down to the trophy.

I’ll be focusing on Day 2 of the Main Event on Sunday, but Alek Gillies will be in to cover this one from start to end. He may be late to the floor depending on how late Saturday night’s game runs, but once he arrives, he’ll be on task until the trophy.

Greg “Goes All in” Liow is no stranger to the spotlight, quickly making a name for himself through his clever youtube skits, and entertaining vlogs. However, this hasn’t stopped his thirst to take down tournaments. He joined the fray of Event #17 $340 Last Chance NLH, as 146 players joined the field for their last chance at a trophy for the opening series. This combined for a $41,610 with the lion share of $11,030 for the eventual winner.

Early into the day, Liow got into a big pot with runner-up Deven Lane. Another player moved all in, and both of them called. Lane had Ace-Jack, while Liow had Ace-Queen. Their opponent had pocket kings, and flopped top set. However, Lane went running broadway cards to make the nut straight. Lane sat at 81,000 with Liow having 55,000. From there, Liow grinded his way into the money, as the field dwindled to a final table.

A turning point of the tournament came, when he opened pocket eights six-handed. Matthew Ouellette moved all in for 700,000, and warned Liow that he “had a real hand.” Liow still found the call and found himself an underdog against pocket queens. he couldn’t connect on the flop or turn, but a miracle eight appeared on the river to give Liow the overwhelming chip lead.

Soon, Lane and Liow were heads-up, with Liow looking for revenge from their earlier clash. Liow looked down at Q♣10♥, and opened to 150,000 (blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000). Lane defended his big blind. The flop came 10♠4♥3♣, and Liow continued for 90,000. Lane raised to 250,000, and Liow flicked in the call. After the turn came the A♠, Devin checked to Liow. He made it 350,000, and Lane shoved for 1,200,000. Liow called and was up against Lane’s K♠5♠. The river bricked out to give Liow his first PPT trophy.

Event #17: $340 Last Chance Results

Position	Player	Prize
1	Greg Liow	$11,030
2	Deven Lane	$7,605
3	Jude Porpor	$4,945
4	Ricardo Silva	$3,800
5	Matthew Scarpino	$2,925
6	Matthew Ouellette	$2,320
7	Gwangmin Lee	$1,825
8	Bash Ramahi	$1,445
9	Matthew Daniele	$1,180
10	Eric Josselyn	$950
11	Ali Razzaq	$780
12	Jovencio Baldo	$780
13	Rhonda Fiveland	$675
14	Justin Kinslow	$675
15	Madhu Sharma	$675

Loretta Manley moved all in for 56,000 from early position. Terry Chow missed the action, and announced raise. With verbal being binding, Chow moved all in for 67,500, and the remaining players made the fold. Both players revealed their holdings.

Loretta Manley: A♥J♦
Terry Chow: A♣9♣

The board ran out A♠3♥2♠2♥A♦ for the two to chop the pot.

Terry Chow: 71,500
Loretta Manley: 60,000

Ken Kaneda opened to 8,500 from early position, and middle position made the call.

The flop came A♣10♥9♣, and both players were quick to check.

After the turn peeled the 6♠, Kaneda fired for 10,000. Middle position flicked in the call.

The river came the 5♣, and Kaneda continued for 20,000. He was rewarded with the pot.

Ken Kaneda: 151,000

Middle Position moved all in for 31,000, and Deven Lane called from middle position for 24,000. Greg Liow also called from the small blind, and the three players revealed their holdings.

Deven Lane: A♠J♦
Middle Position: K♥K♣
Greg Liow: A♦Q♣

The flop had the kings cemented as a 98 percent favourite, as it came the K♦4♥3♥. However, the running Q♥10♣ gave Lane a broadway straight to scoop the spot. In spite of this, Lane got up and swiftly walked out of the room with the table calling him back. He returned shortly after sharing that he knew he won the hand and was joking around. “If we’re not here to have fun then why are we here for the last event,” added Lane.

Deven Lane: 81,000
Greg Liow: 55,000

Just before the break, Ken Kaneda moved all in for 35,900 from early position. The small blind and big blind both called with 30,600, and 34,700 respectively. The three players revealed their holdings.

The flop came the J♥10♠7♥, and Kaneda called for a king on the turn. His hopes were answered, as the K♣2♣ completed the board.

Ken Kaneda: 101,200

After the flop of Q♦J♦4♠, the small blind led out for 7,000. Denis Mujcin moved all in for 20,000 from the cutoff. The small blind made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Denis Mujcin: K♠Q♣
Small Blind: 10♦8♦

The board completed with the 3♠8♥ for Mujcin to find the double up.

Denis Mujcin: 49,500

Cutoff opened to 1,600, and Hamish Tong three-bet to 3,500 from the button. The small blind and cutoff made the call.

The flop came 3♠3♦2♣, and the small blind was quick to check. The cutoff moved all in for 13,400, and Tong called from the button. Both players revealed their holdings.

Cutoff: 5♥4♥
Hamish Tong: 9♠9♣

The board completed with the 4♦7♥ for Tong to take the pot.

Hamish Tong: 131,600

Action was caught after the flop of 10♣4♥8♣, and Loretta Manley moved all in for 10,200 from early position. Middle position made the call, and both players revealed their hands.

Loretta Manley: 10♥10♠
Middle Position: A♠K♠

The board completed with the 3♠2♦ for Manley to find the double.

Loretta Manley: 33,900

Action was caught after the turn of 9♠5♦8♥5♣, and Tesh Patel moved all in for 17,000. Daniel O’Leary called for his remaining 5,200, and both players revealed their holdings.

Tesh Patel: 5♠3♦
Daniel O’Leary: K♦9♥

The board completed with the 7♦ for Patel to take the pot.

Tesh Patel: 36,200

Action was caught after the turn of 10♥J♠8♦, and middle position moved all in for 16,800. Late position moved all in for 19,700, and Hamish Tong called. The three players revealed their holdings.

Middle Position: A♦9♦
Late Position: J♥9♥
Hamish Tong: 5♣5♥

The board completed with the K♣ to give Tong the double elimination.

Hamish Tong: 100,200

Middle position moved all in for 3,800, and Steve Azizi called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Middle Position: K♠9♠
Steve Azizi: 8♦7♦

The flop came 5♠Q♥4♠ for middle position to be the heavy favourite. However, the 6♣6♦ flipped the odds for Azizi to take the pot.

Steve Azizi: 39,500

Early position called, and the cutoff raised to 700. Both blinds made the call, and early position three-bet to 2,700, only the blinds made the call.

The flop came A♦5♠Q♦, and both blinds were quick to check. Early position fired for 6,000, and Bradley Anderson moved all in for 13,500 from the big blind. Early position made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Bradley Anderson: A♣J♣
Early Position: 9♦8♦

The board ran out 7♥4♥ for Anderson to find the double.

Event #17: $340 NLH Last Chance ($300 + $40)

The final trophy of PPT1 will be awarded on Sunday in the Last Chance NLH. The game starts at 2 PM, and players get 25k to start.

Blinds are 20 minutes throughout the day, and players have 9 levels to enter or rebuy. That should put the final chance to enter at about 5:30 PM, and after that, they’ll play down to the trophy.

I’ll be focusing on Day 2 of the Main Event on Sunday, but Alek Gillies will be in to cover this one from start to end. He may be late to the floor depending on how late Saturday night’s game runs, but once he arrives, he’ll be on task until the trophy.