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Saroar Parvez Wins Event #1: $340 Seniors; Ali Razzaq Takes Home the Trophy
The first event of the PPT series was an action packed one. Saroar Parvez held a dominant chip lead and clinched the victory taking the top prize of $6,675. Meanwhile, Ali Razzaq won the deciding flip to add another trophy to his collection. He along with Jody Fayant, and Rob Lothian each chopped for $4,000 each.
The tournament drew a total of 91 entries to create a prize pool of $25,935. Parvez found an early chip lead into the day ahead of the field with 225,000. Lothian found an elimination on fellow reporter Lyle Bateman to soar past the 100,000 mark. With bubble pressure emerging, Parvez held a commanding chip lead. He had 460,000, with the next closest stack being Ali Razzaq with 268,000.
Seniors Ends with a Four Person Chop Razzaq found an elimination onto Dana Shore to burst the bubble. From there, Parvez found elimination after elimination. He found 3 of the 5 final table knockouts to bring play four handed. The remaining players agreed to the chop with Parvez taking the majority holding over 1,600,000 in chips. Razzaq won the flip to add another trophy to his collection.
Event #1: $340 Seniors Final Results
Position Player Prize 1 
Saroar Parvez*$6,675 2 Ali Razzaq*$4,000 3 Jody Fayant*$4,000 4 Rob Lothian*$4,000 5 Michael Murphy$1,995 6 Brett Worton$1,580 7 Edward Sorensen$1,245 8 Francis Fan$985 9 Keith Stick$805 10 Brian Wells$650 -
Saroar Parvez Takes the Money, Ali Razzaq the Trophy; Four Players Chop
With four remaining, the players agreed to a four player chop. Jody Fayant, Rob Lothian, and Ali Razzaq took $4,000 each with Saroar Parvez taking $6,675 for his dominant stack. The four players agreed to flip for the trophy.
Ali Razzaq: J♦4♦
Jody Fayant: A♣5♣
Saroar Parvez: A♦7♥
Rob Lothian: K♣5♦The board ran out 6♠J♣9♣5♠9♥ to give Razzaq the trophy.
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Michael Murphy Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,995)
Michael Murphy Michael Murphy moved all in for 120,000, and action folded to Saroar Parvez. He made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Michael Murphy: A♣Q♦
Saroar Parvez: K♦9♠The board ran out 3♠8♥2♦K♥5♦ for Parvez to take the pot.
Saroar Parvez: 1,600,000
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All Stacks at the Break
Player Chip Count Saroar Parvez 1,080,000 Rob Lothian 510,000 Ali Razzaq 360,000 Jody Fayant 270,000 Brett Worton 155,000 -
Brett Worton Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,580)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 5/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 11:23 PM 
Brett Worton Seniors Action was caught after the flop of A♦2♥4♥, and Brett Worton moved all in for 195,000. Rob Lothian made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Brett Worton: 4♠3♠
Rob Lothian: 2♦2♠The board completed with the 7♣10♣ for Worton to hit the rail.
Rob Lothian: 510,000
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Edward Sorensen Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,245)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 6/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 11:11 PM 
Edward Sorensen Edward Sorensen moved all in for 160,000, and Saroar Parvez made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Edward Sorensen: Q♦Q♥
Saroar Parvez: A♣K♥The board ran out 4♦5♠5♥10♦K♠ for Parvez to take the pot.
Saroar Parvez: 1,081,000
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Francis Fan Eliminated in 8th Place ($985)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 7/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 11:00 PM 
Francis Fan Seniors Francis Fan moved all in for 197,000, and Saroar Parvez made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Francis Fan: A♣K♦
Saroar Parvez: A♥A♦The board ran out K♠5♥4♥5♦J♦ for Parvez to take the pot.
Saroar Parvez: 912,000
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Keith Stick Eliminated in 8th Place ($985)
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 8/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 10:39 PM 
Keith Stick Seniors Brett Worton moved all in for 103,000, and Keith Stick called for 76,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Keith Stick: A♠J♠
Brett Worton: A♥9♦The board ran out 2♠9♥7♣7♦7♥, for Worton to take the pot.
Brett Worton: 209,000
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Brian Wells Eliminated in 10th Place ($650)
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 9/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 10:27 PM Michael Murphy moved all in for 94,000, and Brian Wells called for 92,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Brian Wells: A♠J♣
Michael Murphy: Q♣9♣The board ran out J♦10♦6♦Q♠9♦ for Wells to hit the rail.
Michael Murphy: 222,000
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Dana Shore Falls to Burst the Bubble
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 10/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 9:56 PM Action was caught after the flop of 8♠6♦7♥, and Dana Shore led out for 25,000 from early position. Ali Razzaq moved all in, and early position called for their remaining 100,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Dana Shore: 8♣4♣
Ali Razzaq: 6♣5♣The board ran out with the 4♠6♠ for the bubble to burst. The remaining players locked up a minimum of $650 with $7,525 sitting up top.
Ali Razzaq: 378,000
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Sorensen Brings the Field to the Stone Bubble
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 11/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 9:35 PM Just before the break, Edward Sorenson opened to 18,000 from middle position. The button made the call.
The flop came 4♦Q♣3♦, and Sorensen led out for 40,000. The button moved all in, and Sorensen made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Button: K♣Q♦
Edward Sorensen: K♦K♠The board completed with the 9♦8♦ for Sorensen to send his opponent to the rail.
Edward Sorensen: 253,500
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Updated Stacks on the Bubble
Player Chip Count Saroar Parves 460,000 Ali Razzaq 268,000 Edward Sorensen 254,000 Francis Fan 242,000 -
Reporter Hits the Rail
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 20/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 7:52 PM 
Lyle Bateman Better known for his work on the other side of the table, Lyle Bateman has fallen in 21st place. He recalled the hand describing the action.
Rob Lothian moved all in for 68,000 from middle position, and Lyle Bateman called off his remaining 63,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Lyle Bateman: K♣J♣
Rob Lothian: A♥8♥The board ran out 9♠9♥2♦A♣J♠ for Lothian to take the pot.
Rob Lothian: 134,000
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Hunchak Finds the KO
Level: 13 (1,500/3,000/3,000) Entries: 25/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 7:29 PM Middle position moved all in for 56,000, and Howard Hunchak made the call from the button. Both players revealed their holdings.
Middle Position: K♦Q♦
Howard Hunchak: A♥K♠The board ran out 8♣5♣3♥K♥7♣ for Hunchak to take the pot.
Howard Hunchak: 132,500
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Updated Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Saroar Parvez 225,000 Ali Razzaq 221,000 Francis Fan 157,000 Lyle Bateman 88,000 -
From Better to Best for Colbert
Level: 12 (1,500/2,500/2,500) Entries: 30/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 6:38 PM Robert Colbert opened to 6,000 from late position, and early position made the call.
The flop came the 3♠7♦J♣, and early position moved all in for 15,600. Colbert made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Early Position: Q♥J♥
Robert Colbert: K♠J♠The board ran out 5♠9♠ to give Colbert the pot.
Robert Colbert: 147,700
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Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1 $7,525 2 $5,185 3 $3,370 4 $2,595 5 $1,995 6 $1,580 7 $1,245 8 $985 9 $805 10 $650 -
Azizi in the Hot Seat
Level: 9 (1,000/1,500/1,500) Entries: 46/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 5:24 PM After the flop of 8♥2♦5♥, Steve Azizi moved all in for 26,000. Late position called for less, and both players revealed their holdings.
Late Position: A♥6♥
Steve Azizi: A♦Q♣The board ran out 8♥2♦5♥10♦3♦ for Azizi to find the elimination.
The following hand, four players called. Azizi raised to 3,600, and all four players flicked in the call.
After the flop came 2♥5♥4♠, the small blind was quick to check. Azizi fired for 5,600 from the big blind, and only middle position made the call.
The turn came the K♠, and both players were quick to check.
Azizi led out for 11,000, following the 9♥ completing the board. His opponent went into the tank, but made the fold. Azizi revealed A♥10♦, as he scooped in the pot.
Steve Azizi: 65,800
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Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Robert Colbert 135,700 Daniel Senekal 87,200 Lyle Bateman 62,500 -
50+ Game Starts the Second PPT of 2026
Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+ ($300 + $40)
Date: May 7, Noon Blinds: 30 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 8 Levels (~5 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The second edition of the Pure Poker Tour is about to kick off, as the 50+ crowd will fill the Pearl Room at Pure Casino Yellowhead starting at noon on Thursday, May 7. This first shot at a PPT #2 trophy is restricted to players aged 50 or older, but the opening day features a later game with fully open entry for everyone to take their shot at PPT Crystal.
The Seniors kick things off, however, with 25k in chips for levels that are 30 minutes long throughout the day (heads-up blinds are reduced to 20 minutes). The players have 8 levels to buy in or rebuy, with the final chance to get a stack coming about 5 PM after the dinner break, just as they sit down for Level 9. After that, they’ll play to a winner before the end of the night.
Francis Fan, Winner of Event #1 at 2026 PPT #1 In January’s 50+ game, Francis Fan took down the trophy over a field of 133. That gave him the biggest share of nearly $38k in prizes, with runner-up John Nielsen earning the second-biggest share.
I’ll be at the felt for this one, trying to secure my first-ever live poker win. Alek Gillies will handle the opening-day reporting duties, but don’t expect him to arrive until about 4 PM, as I expect it to be a very late night.
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Saroar Parvez Wins Event #1: $340 Seniors; Ali Razzaq Takes Home the Trophy
The first event of the PPT series was an action packed one. Saroar Parvez held a dominant chip lead and clinched the victory taking the top prize of $6,675. Meanwhile, Ali Razzaq won the deciding flip to add another trophy to his collection. He along with Jody Fayant, and Rob Lothian each chopped for $4,000 each.
The tournament drew a total of 91 entries to create a prize pool of $25,935. Parvez found an early chip lead into the day ahead of the field with 225,000. Lothian found an elimination on fellow reporter Lyle Bateman to soar past the 100,000 mark. With bubble pressure emerging, Parvez held a commanding chip lead. He had 460,000, with the next closest stack being Ali Razzaq with 268,000.
Seniors Ends with a Four Person Chop Razzaq found an elimination onto Dana Shore to burst the bubble. From there, Parvez found elimination after elimination. He found 3 of the 5 final table knockouts to bring play four handed. The remaining players agreed to the chop with Parvez taking the majority holding over 1,600,000 in chips. Razzaq won the flip to add another trophy to his collection.
Event #1: $340 Seniors Final Results
Position Player Prize 1 Saroar Parvez*$6,675 2 Ali Razzaq*$4,000 3 Jody Fayant*$4,000 4 Rob Lothian*$4,000 5 Michael Murphy$1,995 6 Brett Worton$1,580 7 Edward Sorensen$1,245 8 Francis Fan$985 9 Keith Stick$805 10 Brian Wells$650 -
Saroar Parvez Takes the Money, Ali Razzaq the Trophy; Four Players Chop
With four remaining, the players agreed to a four player chop. Jody Fayant, Rob Lothian, and Ali Razzaq took $4,000 each with Saroar Parvez taking $6,675 for his dominant stack. The four players agreed to flip for the trophy.
Ali Razzaq: J♦4♦
Jody Fayant: A♣5♣
Saroar Parvez: A♦7♥
Rob Lothian: K♣5♦The board ran out 6♠J♣9♣5♠9♥ to give Razzaq the trophy.
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Michael Murphy Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,995)
Michael Murphy Michael Murphy moved all in for 120,000, and action folded to Saroar Parvez. He made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Michael Murphy: A♣Q♦
Saroar Parvez: K♦9♠The board ran out 3♠8♥2♦K♥5♦ for Parvez to take the pot.
Saroar Parvez: 1,600,000
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All Stacks at the Break
Player Chip Count Saroar Parvez 1,080,000 Rob Lothian 510,000 Ali Razzaq 360,000 Jody Fayant 270,000 Brett Worton 155,000 -
Brett Worton Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,580)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 5/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 11:23 PM Brett Worton Seniors Action was caught after the flop of A♦2♥4♥, and Brett Worton moved all in for 195,000. Rob Lothian made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Brett Worton: 4♠3♠
Rob Lothian: 2♦2♠The board completed with the 7♣10♣ for Worton to hit the rail.
Rob Lothian: 510,000
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Edward Sorensen Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,245)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 6/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 11:11 PM Edward Sorensen Edward Sorensen moved all in for 160,000, and Saroar Parvez made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Edward Sorensen: Q♦Q♥
Saroar Parvez: A♣K♥The board ran out 4♦5♠5♥10♦K♠ for Parvez to take the pot.
Saroar Parvez: 1,081,000
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Francis Fan Eliminated in 8th Place ($985)
Level: 20 (10,000/15,000/15,000) Entries: 7/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 11:00 PM Francis Fan Seniors Francis Fan moved all in for 197,000, and Saroar Parvez made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Francis Fan: A♣K♦
Saroar Parvez: A♥A♦The board ran out K♠5♥4♥5♦J♦ for Parvez to take the pot.
Saroar Parvez: 912,000
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Keith Stick Eliminated in 8th Place ($985)
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 8/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 10:39 PM Keith Stick Seniors Brett Worton moved all in for 103,000, and Keith Stick called for 76,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Keith Stick: A♠J♠
Brett Worton: A♥9♦The board ran out 2♠9♥7♣7♦7♥, for Worton to take the pot.
Brett Worton: 209,000
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Brian Wells Eliminated in 10th Place ($650)
Level: 19 (6,000/12,000/12,000) Entries: 9/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 10:27 PM Michael Murphy moved all in for 94,000, and Brian Wells called for 92,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Brian Wells: A♠J♣
Michael Murphy: Q♣9♣The board ran out J♦10♦6♦Q♠9♦ for Wells to hit the rail.
Michael Murphy: 222,000
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Dana Shore Falls to Burst the Bubble
Level: 18 (5,000/10,000/10,000) Entries: 10/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 9:56 PM Action was caught after the flop of 8♠6♦7♥, and Dana Shore led out for 25,000 from early position. Ali Razzaq moved all in, and early position called for their remaining 100,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Dana Shore: 8♣4♣
Ali Razzaq: 6♣5♣The board ran out with the 4♠6♠ for the bubble to burst. The remaining players locked up a minimum of $650 with $7,525 sitting up top.
Ali Razzaq: 378,000
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Sorensen Brings the Field to the Stone Bubble
Level: 16 (3,000/6,000/6,000) Entries: 11/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 9:35 PM Just before the break, Edward Sorenson opened to 18,000 from middle position. The button made the call.
The flop came 4♦Q♣3♦, and Sorensen led out for 40,000. The button moved all in, and Sorensen made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Button: K♣Q♦
Edward Sorensen: K♦K♠The board completed with the 9♦8♦ for Sorensen to send his opponent to the rail.
Edward Sorensen: 253,500
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Updated Stacks on the Bubble
Player Chip Count Saroar Parves 460,000 Ali Razzaq 268,000 Edward Sorensen 254,000 Francis Fan 242,000 -
Reporter Hits the Rail
Level: 14 (2,000/4,000/4,000) Entries: 20/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 7:52 PM Lyle Bateman Better known for his work on the other side of the table, Lyle Bateman has fallen in 21st place. He recalled the hand describing the action.
Rob Lothian moved all in for 68,000 from middle position, and Lyle Bateman called off his remaining 63,000. Both players revealed their holdings.
Lyle Bateman: K♣J♣
Rob Lothian: A♥8♥The board ran out 9♠9♥2♦A♣J♠ for Lothian to take the pot.
Rob Lothian: 134,000
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Hunchak Finds the KO
Level: 13 (1,500/3,000/3,000) Entries: 25/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 7:29 PM Middle position moved all in for 56,000, and Howard Hunchak made the call from the button. Both players revealed their holdings.
Middle Position: K♦Q♦
Howard Hunchak: A♥K♠The board ran out 8♣5♣3♥K♥7♣ for Hunchak to take the pot.
Howard Hunchak: 132,500
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Updated Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Saroar Parvez 225,000 Ali Razzaq 221,000 Francis Fan 157,000 Lyle Bateman 88,000 -
From Better to Best for Colbert
Level: 12 (1,500/2,500/2,500) Entries: 30/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 6:38 PM Robert Colbert opened to 6,000 from late position, and early position made the call.
The flop came the 3♠7♦J♣, and early position moved all in for 15,600. Colbert made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Early Position: Q♥J♥
Robert Colbert: K♠J♠The board ran out 5♠9♠ to give Colbert the pot.
Robert Colbert: 147,700
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Prize Pool Announced
Position Prize 1 $7,525 2 $5,185 3 $3,370 4 $2,595 5 $1,995 6 $1,580 7 $1,245 8 $985 9 $805 10 $650 -
Azizi in the Hot Seat
Level: 9 (1,000/1,500/1,500) Entries: 46/91 Prizes: $25,935 Local Time: 5:24 PM After the flop of 8♥2♦5♥, Steve Azizi moved all in for 26,000. Late position called for less, and both players revealed their holdings.
Late Position: A♥6♥
Steve Azizi: A♦Q♣The board ran out 8♥2♦5♥10♦3♦ for Azizi to find the elimination.
The following hand, four players called. Azizi raised to 3,600, and all four players flicked in the call.
After the flop came 2♥5♥4♠, the small blind was quick to check. Azizi fired for 5,600 from the big blind, and only middle position made the call.
The turn came the K♠, and both players were quick to check.
Azizi led out for 11,000, following the 9♥ completing the board. His opponent went into the tank, but made the fold. Azizi revealed A♥10♦, as he scooped in the pot.
Steve Azizi: 65,800
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Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Robert Colbert 135,700 Daniel Senekal 87,200 Lyle Bateman 62,500 -
50+ Game Starts the Second PPT of 2026
Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+ ($300 + $40)
Date: May 7, Noon Blinds: 30 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 8 Levels (~5 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The second edition of the Pure Poker Tour is about to kick off, as the 50+ crowd will fill the Pearl Room at Pure Casino Yellowhead starting at noon on Thursday, May 7. This first shot at a PPT #2 trophy is restricted to players aged 50 or older, but the opening day features a later game with fully open entry for everyone to take their shot at PPT Crystal.
The Seniors kick things off, however, with 25k in chips for levels that are 30 minutes long throughout the day (heads-up blinds are reduced to 20 minutes). The players have 8 levels to buy in or rebuy, with the final chance to get a stack coming about 5 PM after the dinner break, just as they sit down for Level 9. After that, they’ll play to a winner before the end of the night.
Francis Fan, Winner of Event #1 at 2026 PPT #1 In January’s 50+ game, Francis Fan took down the trophy over a field of 133. That gave him the biggest share of nearly $38k in prizes, with runner-up John Nielsen earning the second-biggest share.
I’ll be at the felt for this one, trying to secure my first-ever live poker win. Alek Gillies will handle the opening-day reporting duties, but don’t expect him to arrive until about 4 PM, as I expect it to be a very late night.
| Position | Player | Prize |
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| 1 | Saroar Parvez | *$6,675 |
| 2 | Ali Razzaq | *$4,000 |
| 3 | Jody Fayant | *$4,000 |
| 4 | Rob Lothian | *$4,000 |
| 5 | Michael Murphy | $1,995 |
| 6 | Brett Worton | $1,580 |
| 7 | Edward Sorensen | $1,245 |
| 8 | Francis Fan | $985 |
| 9 | Keith Stick | $805 |
| 10 | Brian Wells | $650 |
