2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #1 – Event #6: $560 NLH PKO

The game is over after the final two players decided to chop it up. Benny Sarnelli took the first-place prize of $7,929, while Jordan Panas took the second-place money for $7,329. However, Panas had the most chips at the time, and part of the deal was that he got the trophy and the official win, while both players kept their bounties.

Sarnelli ended up with $5,300 in bounties in addition to the prizes, while Panas’ extra haul was $3,850.

Final Results for PKO

Place	Player	Prize
1	Jordan Panas	$7,329*
2	Benny Sarnelli	$7,929*
3	Johnny Dalphond	$4,047
4	Thomas Taylor	$3,113
5	Daniel Lefebvre	$2,397
6	Shawn Taghavi	$1,898
7	Blair Stevens	$1,494
8	Jatinder Brar	$1,182
9	Michael “Berny” Bernstein	$965
10	Ron Lauzon	$778
11	Ken Kaneda	$659
12	Weston Pring	$659

Johnny Dalphond ended his run in 3rd place on a cooler. He got it in against Jordan Panas, but he had ace-queen into ace-king for Panas. The big slick held, and Dalphond was out in 3rd place for $4,047 pluse an extra $100 in bounties.

Daniel Lefebvre was left nearly felted after he doubled up Johnny Dalphond when Dalphond hit a spade flush. He was forced all-in from the big blind in the next hand.

Dalphond called before Benny Sarnelli shoved. Thomas Taylor came in with a shorter stack, and it was three-ways all in, with Sarnelli looking to bust two. Sarnelli was on ace-eight against queen-jack for Taylor and king-ten for Lefe. Sarnelli turned an 8 to take a bigger lead, and held to send both players to the cage.

Lefebvre took 5th place for $2,397 plus $3,100 in bonuses, while Taylor got 4th for $3,113 plus $100 in bounties.

Johnny Dalphond raised to 55k from the small blind, and Benny Sarnelli defended the big with a call. Theyboth checked the 7♥J♠Q♥ flop, before Dalphond fired 65k on the [invalid notations] turn.

Sarnelli called to the 5♦ river, where they both checked. Sarnelli showed jack-ten for the flopped jacks, and Dalphind mucked his hand.

Johnny Dalphond limped in from the cutoff, then called when small blind Jordan Panas raised to 75k. On the flop of 9♠10♦J♠, Panas bet 200k, enough to put Dalphind all in.

He snapped it off with eight-seven of diamonds, while Panas was on top-top with ace-jack. Panas turned a gutshot and rivered two pair, but it wasn’t enough to crack the straight for Dalphond.

The game is moving from the Social room to the poker room for the start of Level 21. See below for a look at the stacks going into Level 21, as well as the bounties on each player’s head. Daniel Lefebvre is leading right now in both categories.

Daniel Lefebvre raised under the gun to 30k, then tank-called when Shawn Taghavi shoved for 228k. Lefebvre was good wqith ace-jack over ace-ten, and while both players hit the ace, the jack played, and Lefe sent Taghavi to the rail.

The flop was already out, reading 10♥9♥6♦, with a sizable pot already in the middle from preflop action. Sarnelli checked the flop, then shoved when Jordan Panas bet 50k.

Panas hit the tank for several minutes before finally releasing his hand. There is a break coming in about 5 minutes, and I’ll do a full round of counts then.

Blair Stevens’ run ended in 7th place tonight. He picked up almost $1,500 from the prize pool plus an additional $600 in bounties.

There are 7 left in the PKO now after Jatinder Brar ended his run in 8th place. He pocketed $1,182 from the prize pool, with an extra $1,450 in bounties as well.

Daniel Lefebvre raised early to 25k, and Jordan Panas called from the hijack. Lefe check-called for 22k on the 7♦2♦5♣ flop, but check-folded to a bet of 39k on the 2♣ turn.

It started as a cooler and ended with a bad beat. Daniel Lefebvre raised the middle to 20k before Michael “Berny” Bernstein reraised to 55k. It folded back to Lefebvre, and after about 30 seconds in the tank, he shoved.

Berny snapped it off for aces over Lefe’s kings, but when the 9♠4♣K♣J♦3♦ board was complete, Lefe flopped a set of kings for the bad beat win.

The final table for the PKO is now being set, with nine players remaining.

Place	Player	Prize
10	Ron Lauzon	$778
11	Ken Kaneda	$659
12	Weston Pring	$659

The PKO field is down to 11 now, after Weston Pring took the first min-cahs spot for $659.

The PKO Game just hit the money after Ron Lauzon got the best of Ali Razzaq to send him home on the bubble tonight. Everyone remaining is guaranteed at least a $659 min-cash now.

The PKO game is just about to head to the break following Level 16, with the field now at 14. That puts them 2 off the 12 paid spots tonight, and among the players still fighting for the prizes are Thomas Taylor, Michael “Berny” Bernstein, Weston Prong, Daniel Lefebvre, Ron Lauzon, Ali Razzaq, Ken Kaneda, Benny Sarnelli, and Shawn Taghavi.

I’m still watching the final four in Event #3, so it looks like this one might get into the money before I have a chance to catch any action.

The side game is down to 18 players now on the final two tables. I’m still watching the final four players battle it out in Event #3 so I’m still not watching this one very closely. I hope to get onto this one sometime near when they hit the money, but I’ll follow E3 until it finishes as my first priority.

The PKO side game is down to 23 players left, with 12 players getting paid later tonight. I’m still watching the final six in Event #3, so I haven’t been watching this one too closely, but among the players still in the action are Ron Lauzon, Shawen Taghavi, Thomas Taylor, Shabab Khan, Michael “Berny” Bernstein, Ali Razzaq, Shane Brotherwood, Benny Sarnelli, and Jeff Clarke.

The prizes are up for the PKO, and the field is confirmed at 118 entries. There are still 29 players alive fighting for the 12 paid spots tonight. The winner is set to pocket $7,929, with 2nd getting $7,329.

Entries are now closed for the PKO game, with the final unofficial tally at 118 entries. There are still 45 players in the action, and the average stack right now is about 50 bigs.

There are about 45 minutes left to get into the PKO game, with Level 8 about halfway finished. They have a 30-minute dinner break following this level, with entries set to close after dinner at about 6:45 PM.

The PKO field is up to 100 entries now, with about 20 minutes to play in Level 7. There is still a bit more than an hour to enter today’s game, with the desk set to shut down at 6:45 PM tonight.

Tyler Foran, Ron Lauzon, DJ Sharma, Daniel Lefebvre, Shawn Taghavi, Todd “The Rock”, Stephen Dauphinais, Rob Lothian, Johnny Dalphond, Jeff Clarke, Thomas Taylor, Leonard Seibenga, Ali Razzaq, Shabe Brotherwood, Hamish Tong, Shane Hall, Shabab Khan, Andy Truong, and George Broumas are among the players still alive in this one.

The field is now at 90 entries, with a bit more than 10 minutes to play in Level 5. Entries are still open for about 2 hours, so there is lots of time for the field to blow past 100 entries.

The PKO Side Game is on its first break of the day, with the field at 85 entries. There are still a bit more than 2 hours left to enter, so it looks like an easy bet for a field of more than 100 by the time it closes.

The combined prizes are currently just over $40k, with $23,375 in the prize pool and $17k in the bounty pool. DJ Sharma immediately jumped into this one after he busted Event #3 for 18th place, so Sharma Time is now in effect for the PKO.

The side game field is now up to 71 entries, with 57 players still at the felt. That puts the combined prizes over $33k, with $14,200 of that in the bounty pool so far. There are still just shy of 2.5 hours left to enter today’s PKO game.

The side game field is now at 58 entries for prizes of $27,550. About 20 minutes remain in Level 2, and there are now about 4 hours left to enter this PKO game.

Shawn Taghavi, Bash Ramahi, Ali Razzaq, Todd “The Rock”, Johnny Dalphnod, Hamish Tong, Andy Truong, Brett Worton, Ryan Comely, Shabab Khan, Haven Taylor, and Justin Pennell are among the players in the game so far today.

The PKO Side game is underway now, with about half of Level 1 complete. There are currently 40 entries on the board with 37 players still in action. The bounties in this one start at $200 per person, but the PKO format means that as players eliminate others, half the busted bounty gets added to the winning player, with the other half going to their pocket immediately.

Event #6: $560 NLH PKO ($300 + $200 + $60)

The side game on Sunday is the $560 PKO game, playing out alongside Day 2 of Event #3. The PKO action gets underway at 2 PM, and players sit down with 25k in chips.

They can enter or rebuy for the first 8 levels of play, with the entry desk shutting down after the dinner break following Level 8. That should put the last chance to enter at about 6:45 PM. After that, they’ll play down to a winner before they end.

I likely won’t catch much of the early action in this one as I’ll be focused on Day 2, but once Event #3 awards the trophy, I’ll finish my Sunday at the PKO game.

The game is over after the final two players decided to chop it up. Benny Sarnelli took the first-place prize of $7,929, while Jordan Panas took the second-place money for $7,329. However, Panas had the most chips at the time, and part of the deal was that he got the trophy and the official win, while both players kept their bounties.

Sarnelli ended up with $5,300 in bounties in addition to the prizes, while Panas’ extra haul was $3,850.

Final Results for PKO

Place	Player	Prize
1	Jordan Panas	$7,329*
2	Benny Sarnelli	$7,929*
3	Johnny Dalphond	$4,047
4	Thomas Taylor	$3,113
5	Daniel Lefebvre	$2,397
6	Shawn Taghavi	$1,898
7	Blair Stevens	$1,494
8	Jatinder Brar	$1,182
9	Michael “Berny” Bernstein	$965
10	Ron Lauzon	$778
11	Ken Kaneda	$659
12	Weston Pring	$659

Johnny Dalphond ended his run in 3rd place on a cooler. He got it in against Jordan Panas, but he had ace-queen into ace-king for Panas. The big slick held, and Dalphond was out in 3rd place for $4,047 pluse an extra $100 in bounties.

Daniel Lefebvre was left nearly felted after he doubled up Johnny Dalphond when Dalphond hit a spade flush. He was forced all-in from the big blind in the next hand.

Dalphond called before Benny Sarnelli shoved. Thomas Taylor came in with a shorter stack, and it was three-ways all in, with Sarnelli looking to bust two. Sarnelli was on ace-eight against queen-jack for Taylor and king-ten for Lefe. Sarnelli turned an 8 to take a bigger lead, and held to send both players to the cage.

Lefebvre took 5th place for $2,397 plus $3,100 in bonuses, while Taylor got 4th for $3,113 plus $100 in bounties.

Johnny Dalphond raised to 55k from the small blind, and Benny Sarnelli defended the big with a call. Theyboth checked the 7♥J♠Q♥ flop, before Dalphond fired 65k on the [invalid notations] turn.

Sarnelli called to the 5♦ river, where they both checked. Sarnelli showed jack-ten for the flopped jacks, and Dalphind mucked his hand.

Johnny Dalphond limped in from the cutoff, then called when small blind Jordan Panas raised to 75k. On the flop of 9♠10♦J♠, Panas bet 200k, enough to put Dalphind all in.

He snapped it off with eight-seven of diamonds, while Panas was on top-top with ace-jack. Panas turned a gutshot and rivered two pair, but it wasn’t enough to crack the straight for Dalphond.

The game is moving from the Social room to the poker room for the start of Level 21. See below for a look at the stacks going into Level 21, as well as the bounties on each player’s head. Daniel Lefebvre is leading right now in both categories.

Daniel Lefebvre raised under the gun to 30k, then tank-called when Shawn Taghavi shoved for 228k. Lefebvre was good wqith ace-jack over ace-ten, and while both players hit the ace, the jack played, and Lefe sent Taghavi to the rail.

The flop was already out, reading 10♥9♥6♦, with a sizable pot already in the middle from preflop action. Sarnelli checked the flop, then shoved when Jordan Panas bet 50k.

Panas hit the tank for several minutes before finally releasing his hand. There is a break coming in about 5 minutes, and I’ll do a full round of counts then.

Blair Stevens’ run ended in 7th place tonight. He picked up almost $1,500 from the prize pool plus an additional $600 in bounties.

There are 7 left in the PKO now after Jatinder Brar ended his run in 8th place. He pocketed $1,182 from the prize pool, with an extra $1,450 in bounties as well.

Daniel Lefebvre raised early to 25k, and Jordan Panas called from the hijack. Lefe check-called for 22k on the 7♦2♦5♣ flop, but check-folded to a bet of 39k on the 2♣ turn.

It started as a cooler and ended with a bad beat. Daniel Lefebvre raised the middle to 20k before Michael “Berny” Bernstein reraised to 55k. It folded back to Lefebvre, and after about 30 seconds in the tank, he shoved.

Berny snapped it off for aces over Lefe’s kings, but when the 9♠4♣K♣J♦3♦ board was complete, Lefe flopped a set of kings for the bad beat win.

The final table for the PKO is now being set, with nine players remaining.

Place	Player	Prize
10	Ron Lauzon	$778
11	Ken Kaneda	$659
12	Weston Pring	$659

The PKO field is down to 11 now, after Weston Pring took the first min-cahs spot for $659.

The PKO Game just hit the money after Ron Lauzon got the best of Ali Razzaq to send him home on the bubble tonight. Everyone remaining is guaranteed at least a $659 min-cash now.

The PKO game is just about to head to the break following Level 16, with the field now at 14. That puts them 2 off the 12 paid spots tonight, and among the players still fighting for the prizes are Thomas Taylor, Michael “Berny” Bernstein, Weston Prong, Daniel Lefebvre, Ron Lauzon, Ali Razzaq, Ken Kaneda, Benny Sarnelli, and Shawn Taghavi.

I’m still watching the final four in Event #3, so it looks like this one might get into the money before I have a chance to catch any action.

The side game is down to 18 players now on the final two tables. I’m still watching the final four players battle it out in Event #3 so I’m still not watching this one very closely. I hope to get onto this one sometime near when they hit the money, but I’ll follow E3 until it finishes as my first priority.

The PKO side game is down to 23 players left, with 12 players getting paid later tonight. I’m still watching the final six in Event #3, so I haven’t been watching this one too closely, but among the players still in the action are Ron Lauzon, Shawen Taghavi, Thomas Taylor, Shabab Khan, Michael “Berny” Bernstein, Ali Razzaq, Shane Brotherwood, Benny Sarnelli, and Jeff Clarke.

The prizes are up for the PKO, and the field is confirmed at 118 entries. There are still 29 players alive fighting for the 12 paid spots tonight. The winner is set to pocket $7,929, with 2nd getting $7,329.

Entries are now closed for the PKO game, with the final unofficial tally at 118 entries. There are still 45 players in the action, and the average stack right now is about 50 bigs.

There are about 45 minutes left to get into the PKO game, with Level 8 about halfway finished. They have a 30-minute dinner break following this level, with entries set to close after dinner at about 6:45 PM.

The PKO field is up to 100 entries now, with about 20 minutes to play in Level 7. There is still a bit more than an hour to enter today’s game, with the desk set to shut down at 6:45 PM tonight.

Tyler Foran, Ron Lauzon, DJ Sharma, Daniel Lefebvre, Shawn Taghavi, Todd “The Rock”, Stephen Dauphinais, Rob Lothian, Johnny Dalphond, Jeff Clarke, Thomas Taylor, Leonard Seibenga, Ali Razzaq, Shabe Brotherwood, Hamish Tong, Shane Hall, Shabab Khan, Andy Truong, and George Broumas are among the players still alive in this one.

The field is now at 90 entries, with a bit more than 10 minutes to play in Level 5. Entries are still open for about 2 hours, so there is lots of time for the field to blow past 100 entries.

The PKO Side Game is on its first break of the day, with the field at 85 entries. There are still a bit more than 2 hours left to enter, so it looks like an easy bet for a field of more than 100 by the time it closes.

The combined prizes are currently just over $40k, with $23,375 in the prize pool and $17k in the bounty pool. DJ Sharma immediately jumped into this one after he busted Event #3 for 18th place, so Sharma Time is now in effect for the PKO.

The side game field is now up to 71 entries, with 57 players still at the felt. That puts the combined prizes over $33k, with $14,200 of that in the bounty pool so far. There are still just shy of 2.5 hours left to enter today’s PKO game.

The side game field is now at 58 entries for prizes of $27,550. About 20 minutes remain in Level 2, and there are now about 4 hours left to enter this PKO game.

Shawn Taghavi, Bash Ramahi, Ali Razzaq, Todd “The Rock”, Johnny Dalphnod, Hamish Tong, Andy Truong, Brett Worton, Ryan Comely, Shabab Khan, Haven Taylor, and Justin Pennell are among the players in the game so far today.

The PKO Side game is underway now, with about half of Level 1 complete. There are currently 40 entries on the board with 37 players still in action. The bounties in this one start at $200 per person, but the PKO format means that as players eliminate others, half the busted bounty gets added to the winning player, with the other half going to their pocket immediately.

Event #6: $560 NLH PKO ($300 + $200 + $60)

The side game on Sunday is the $560 PKO game, playing out alongside Day 2 of Event #3. The PKO action gets underway at 2 PM, and players sit down with 25k in chips.

They can enter or rebuy for the first 8 levels of play, with the entry desk shutting down after the dinner break following Level 8. That should put the last chance to enter at about 6:45 PM. After that, they’ll play down to a winner before they end.

I likely won’t catch much of the early action in this one as I’ll be focused on Day 2, but once Event #3 awards the trophy, I’ll finish my Sunday at the PKO game.