2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #1 – Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyper

From the first hand to the final one, the PLO Deepstack hyper took less than 8 hours to play down the winner. David Cox made his way through the 89 entries to take down the top prize after a short heads-up against Keith Stick.

On the final hand, both players hit their king, with stick holding the best kicker, but David Cox ran out to an eight-high straight on the turn and river to take it down. This was Cox’s second live win in only his 5th recorded result. He got his first win earlier this month right here at Pure Casino Edmonton in the Bounty game on Feb 1.

Final Results from Event #4

Place	Player	Prize
1	David Cox	$8,120
2	Keith Stick	$5,326
3	Richie Tran	$3,551
4	Darrell Moore	$2,536
5	Troy Salai	$1,902
6	Josh Myers	$1,369
7	Paul Meyer	$1,065
8	Michael Mchale	$837
9	Francis Fan	$659

The money was all in before the flop with Richie Tran on 8♣6♦5♣4♥ against David Cox’s K♠K♦J♦4♠, and Cox’s pocket kings flopped a boat and held on a board of K♣9♥9♣6♣Q♣, despite Tran running out to the club flush.

Darrell Moore got his short stack in with 10♣8♥6♦5♥ and Keith Stick called him down with [pcm]KhJdJsJc[/pcn], and found Broadway on a board of 4♦10♥Q♣A♣4♥ to send Moore out.

The field is down to 4 left in Event #4 now. Josh Myers ended his day in 6th place for $1,369, while Troy Salai followed him out in 5th for $1,902 after David Cox flushed him out of the game with diamonds.

The average stack right now is a bit less than 20 big blinds.

The PLO Deepstack Hyper is down to 6 left now after Paul Meyer ended his day in 7th for $1,065.

The previously posted prizes were incorrect after a minor glitch while generating the payouts. The backend Payouts tab is already updated to reflect the correct numbers.

Place	Player	Prize
1		$8,120
2		$5,326
3		$3,551
4		$2,536
5		$1,902
6		$1,369
7		$1,065
8	Michael Mchale	$837
9	Francis Fan	$659

They are down to 7 remaining after the exit of Michael McHale in 8th place for $1,167. I missed the action while I was getting the FT pictures sorted.

Francis Fan was short coming to the final table, and he was the first one out. He was all in with Josh Myers and Richie Tran playing a side pot, and Tran took it down when he turned two pair and held.

The PLO Deepstack Hyper is now in the money with 9 players left. Stay tuned for some final table faces. Richie Tran still looks to be the leader, but Francis Fan is also alive at this one, looking to get his second trophy in two days.

They are down to 10 left in the side game now, on the bubble to the 9 paid spots. The action is hand-for-hand with the clock paused at 5:20 remaining in Level 20, and they’ve played two hands with the clock paused.

Richie Tran took a big pot just before the break to take over the chip lead. He hit trip kings to Austen Doa’s pair and a straight draw to give him 1.265 million.

The side game field is now down to 13, 4 off the money. Level 19 has about 5 minutes to play, and they have a break following this level. I expect the money play to start sometime in Level 21.

The PLO Deepstack Hyper field is down to 17 left now, 8 players off the money spots. The action is moving pretty quickly right now, and I don’t expect it to slow much with the 15 minute blinds. I predict they’ll hit the money within the next hour, and likely be finished well within 3 hours.

The side game is down to 28 players remaining now, with Level 15 just underway. That puts them 19 off the prizes, which will start when they hit the 9-handed final table.

Entries are now closed for the PLO Deepstack Hyper game, with the final field at 89 entries. The prizes are in, and the winner tonight will get $6,853, with a total of nine players cashing.

There are about 20 minutes left to get into the side game tonight. Level 11 has about 5 minutes to play, and entries are set to close at the end of the break following this level.

The current field is 75 entries, but I’d guess that will be well over 80 before they sit down for Level 12.

The side game is up to 66 entries with Level 10 about to begin. There are 44 players still at the felt, with two more levels of open registration before entries close at the start of Level 12, around 9:15 PM.

The prizes are over $15k as players head out for their first break. Entries are still open for five more levels after they return for Level 7 in about 10 minutes, with the desk set to close at 9:15 PM.

The side game is now underway with 36 entries on the board. Level 3 has just begun, and there are about 2 hours and 45 minutes remaining to buy into this one.

Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyper ($300 + 40)

The Friday side will feature fast action with four cards. The PLO Deepstack hyper is a mix of hyper-fast blind levels with a big stack for a dynamic that generally produces a lot of action and a lot of rebuys.

The action kicks off at 6 PM, and players get 50k for their $340 buy-in. Blinds are 15 minutes long, and players can buy in for the first 11 levels, with the desk set to shutter at about 9:15 PM. After that, they’ll play until one payer has all the chips and the trophy.

This is likely to be a pretty quick game, and it will likely be a crap shoot between this and Day 1a of Event 3 as to which will finish first today.

From the first hand to the final one, the PLO Deepstack hyper took less than 8 hours to play down the winner. David Cox made his way through the 89 entries to take down the top prize after a short heads-up against Keith Stick.

On the final hand, both players hit their king, with stick holding the best kicker, but David Cox ran out to an eight-high straight on the turn and river to take it down. This was Cox’s second live win in only his 5th recorded result. He got his first win earlier this month right here at Pure Casino Edmonton in the Bounty game on Feb 1.

Final Results from Event #4

Place	Player	Prize
1	David Cox	$8,120
2	Keith Stick	$5,326
3	Richie Tran	$3,551
4	Darrell Moore	$2,536
5	Troy Salai	$1,902
6	Josh Myers	$1,369
7	Paul Meyer	$1,065
8	Michael Mchale	$837
9	Francis Fan	$659

The money was all in before the flop with Richie Tran on 8♣6♦5♣4♥ against David Cox’s K♠K♦J♦4♠, and Cox’s pocket kings flopped a boat and held on a board of K♣9♥9♣6♣Q♣, despite Tran running out to the club flush.

Darrell Moore got his short stack in with 10♣8♥6♦5♥ and Keith Stick called him down with [pcm]KhJdJsJc[/pcn], and found Broadway on a board of 4♦10♥Q♣A♣4♥ to send Moore out.

The field is down to 4 left in Event #4 now. Josh Myers ended his day in 6th place for $1,369, while Troy Salai followed him out in 5th for $1,902 after David Cox flushed him out of the game with diamonds.

The average stack right now is a bit less than 20 big blinds.

The PLO Deepstack Hyper is down to 6 left now after Paul Meyer ended his day in 7th for $1,065.

The previously posted prizes were incorrect after a minor glitch while generating the payouts. The backend Payouts tab is already updated to reflect the correct numbers.

Place	Player	Prize
1		$8,120
2		$5,326
3		$3,551
4		$2,536
5		$1,902
6		$1,369
7		$1,065
8	Michael Mchale	$837
9	Francis Fan	$659

They are down to 7 remaining after the exit of Michael McHale in 8th place for $1,167. I missed the action while I was getting the FT pictures sorted.

Francis Fan was short coming to the final table, and he was the first one out. He was all in with Josh Myers and Richie Tran playing a side pot, and Tran took it down when he turned two pair and held.

The PLO Deepstack Hyper is now in the money with 9 players left. Stay tuned for some final table faces. Richie Tran still looks to be the leader, but Francis Fan is also alive at this one, looking to get his second trophy in two days.

They are down to 10 left in the side game now, on the bubble to the 9 paid spots. The action is hand-for-hand with the clock paused at 5:20 remaining in Level 20, and they’ve played two hands with the clock paused.

Richie Tran took a big pot just before the break to take over the chip lead. He hit trip kings to Austen Doa’s pair and a straight draw to give him 1.265 million.

The side game field is now down to 13, 4 off the money. Level 19 has about 5 minutes to play, and they have a break following this level. I expect the money play to start sometime in Level 21.

The PLO Deepstack Hyper field is down to 17 left now, 8 players off the money spots. The action is moving pretty quickly right now, and I don’t expect it to slow much with the 15 minute blinds. I predict they’ll hit the money within the next hour, and likely be finished well within 3 hours.

The side game is down to 28 players remaining now, with Level 15 just underway. That puts them 19 off the prizes, which will start when they hit the 9-handed final table.

Entries are now closed for the PLO Deepstack Hyper game, with the final field at 89 entries. The prizes are in, and the winner tonight will get $6,853, with a total of nine players cashing.

There are about 20 minutes left to get into the side game tonight. Level 11 has about 5 minutes to play, and entries are set to close at the end of the break following this level.

The current field is 75 entries, but I’d guess that will be well over 80 before they sit down for Level 12.

The side game is up to 66 entries with Level 10 about to begin. There are 44 players still at the felt, with two more levels of open registration before entries close at the start of Level 12, around 9:15 PM.

The prizes are over $15k as players head out for their first break. Entries are still open for five more levels after they return for Level 7 in about 10 minutes, with the desk set to close at 9:15 PM.

The side game is now underway with 36 entries on the board. Level 3 has just begun, and there are about 2 hours and 45 minutes remaining to buy into this one.

Event #4: $300 PLO Deepstack Hyper ($300 + 40)

The Friday side will feature fast action with four cards. The PLO Deepstack hyper is a mix of hyper-fast blind levels with a big stack for a dynamic that generally produces a lot of action and a lot of rebuys.

The action kicks off at 6 PM, and players get 50k for their $340 buy-in. Blinds are 15 minutes long, and players can buy in for the first 11 levels, with the desk set to shutter at about 9:15 PM. After that, they’ll play until one payer has all the chips and the trophy.

This is likely to be a pretty quick game, and it will likely be a crap shoot between this and Day 1a of Event 3 as to which will finish first today.