2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #2 – Event #3: $670 NLH

After a very long bubble, Day 1b is finally complete. Ed Sorenson was the bubble to the bags tonight, with Pav Braich stacking the big stack at the end. He had 344.5k, with Francis Fan just behind at 337k and Michael St. Pierre-Porter at 327k.

Full 1b stacks are below, and stay tuned for the Day 2 seats coming soon.

Day 1b is still on the bubble, with the players on a short break following Level 15. Francis Fan is the big leader with almost 400k, with Michael St. Pierre-Porter in second with just under 300k.

I picked up the action on the turn with the board readon K♠9♦6♦Q♥, and Weston Pring shoved 63k. Denis Mujcin tank-called it off with king-four for top pair, but Pring was on king-queen for top two. The ace of clubs on the river was irrelevant, and Pring got the double.

The Day 1b bubble has been going on for quite a while now. Brenda Robertson has shoved her short stack a couple of times and gotten it through. Rob Thacker folded what he said was pocket eights on a paired underboard against Pav Braich, who said he had jacks, but there has yet to be an all-in confrontation on the bubble so far.

They are on the 1b bubble now with 14 players left. Holly Lingel and Morris Kadylo were the most recent busts to bring it 14, and the clock is now paused for hand-for-hand play, with the bags coming out after the next elimination.

Jarret Gray shoved under the gun, and it folded around to Denis Mujcin in the small blind. He called for a race between his pocket tens and ace-king of hearts for Gray.

Mujcin had to sweat when Gray flopped two hearts, but the runout was safe for the pair on a board of J♥7♥8♣J♣9♦ and Gray hit the rail in 17th place. That puts them 3 off the bags now, and 2 away from hand-for-hand play.

Ronald Piasetzi was the most recent exit from Day 1b, bringing the field to 17 and leaving them four eliminations away from the end of Day 1b.

Day 1b is now 5 off the bags after they just broke down to two tables. Jo Teliani was among the recent busts, losing her stack in a cooler to Will Kierstead, chipping him up to around 300k for the lead. I don’t have a good handle on all the chips right now, but below is a look at how the final 18 are seated.

Day 1b is down to 20 players now after Yeping Shan and Nu Teliani lost their stacks recently. About 5 minutes remain in Level 13. Day 1a finished in Level 14, and it looks like 1b won’t be far off that, though I expect them to potentially play into the early part of Level 15 tonight, with the bubble play starting partway through Level 14.

The 1b field is down to 22 players left now, with about 15 minutes to play in Level 13. That leaves them 9 players away from the end of the night, so it’s looking increasingly like they’ll play a bit later tonight than they did last night. Travis Darroch and Hassan Issa were the most recent casualties from the 1b field.

I’ve just grabbed a full chip count for the remaining 24 players after Cam Stewart called off with a straight draw on the final hand before the break. He was up against top pair, and he bricked the runout to exit just before the break.

Jo Teliani is the leader and the only player with more than 200k. She and Ed Sorenson, on her left, have been trading the lead for the last few levels. See below for a look at how all the players stack up.

They are now 12 off the bags with about 8 minutes to play before the next break.

The 1b field has just broken down to the final three tables with 27 players left. That puts them 14 away from the end of the night, with just over 20 minutes to play in Level 12. There’s a break following this level, and I should be able to get a full list of chips during the break.

I’ve just had a quick look around the field and it looks like Ed Sorenson is the current leader. He’s playing a bit more than 200k and looks to be the only player close to that number. Jo Teliani still has a decent stack, but she’s down to about 130k now, while Danh Huynh is on about 160k.

I should be able to get full counts at the break coming in about 25 minutes.

The 1b field is down to 28 left, with about 10 minutes to play in Level 11. That puts them 15 off the bags for today.

Day 1a player into Level 14 before the bags came out, but tonight may go a little longer. That said, they could easily lose 15 players in the next couple of levels, so it’s a bit of an open guess right now how late tonight will go.

The final numbers are in, and Day 1b topped out at 106 entries for a combined total of 161. That means there will be 13 bags at the end of the day today, with 20 players returning to the action in the money for Day 2 tomorrow.

Day 2 Prizes

I’ve had a look around the room on the dinner break, and it looks like Jo Teliani has the big stack coming back with entries closed. She is playing about 185k, while Rob Thacker has about 160k for second place. The five biggest stacks I saw are listed below.

The dinner break has just begun with the 1b field at 105 for a combined total of 160. That puts the combined prizes at $91,200, with about 30 minutes left to enter. They need 16 more entries to hit a combined pool of $100k, so that still looks a little out of reach, but 7 more entries over dinner will make $95k.

Less than 10 minutes remain until the dinner break, and entries will close at the end of dinner. The field is now at 102 entries on 1b, for a combined total of 157. That leaves the combined prizes at $89,490, so one more entry will push it over $90k, and it seems very likely they’ll get at least a couple more entries before the desk shuts down for good on this event.

Just under an hour remains in entries for Event #3, and the 1b field just hit 100 entries, for a combined total of 155. That puts the total prizes at $88,350, meaning 3 more entries will push it over $90k.

The combined field is now at 149 entries about halfway through Level 8, with 94 on the board for Day 1b. That puts the combined prizes just shy of $85k, with about 90 minutes left to enter this event.

Just under 2 hours remain in entries for Event #3, and the field is at 89 entries for today’s flight, and 144 across both days. That puts the 1b prizes over $50k, and the combined pool at $82,080.

Just over 5 minutes remain in Level 7, with entries set to close following the 30-minute dinner break after Level 9.

The 1b players are just back from their second break of the day, and the field is at 85 entries, for a combined total of 140 entries. That puts the combined prizes just shy of $80k, with almost $50k of that coming from today’s flight.

Entries are still open for a little more than 2 hours, so there’s still plenty of time for today’s field to cap 100 entries.

The combined prizes are approaching $80k now, with 82 entries on the board for Day 1b so far. Level 6 has just begun, and there are now a bit more than 3 hours remaining in the entry period.

If today’s field hits 100 entries, which still seems like a pretty reasonable bet, the combined prizes will be just shy of $90k. They need 103 entries today for the prizes to hit $90k, and a total of 121 today for the prizes to cap $100k.

With about 10 minutes to play in Level 4, the 1b field is now at 71 entries, for a combined total of 126. That puts the 1b prizes at more than $40k, for almost $72k overall.

Today’s flight needs 121 entries to push the prizes over $100k. That looks a bit optimistic at this point, but a field of 100+ for combined prizes in the $90k range still seems on pace.

The combined field is now over 120 entries with 66 on the board so far for Day 1b. That puts the combined prizes at almost $69k, with just two more entries pushing it over $70k.

The 1b field just hit the 1a total, and there are still 5 minutes to play in Level 3 before the first break of the day. The 1b field is now 55 entries, for 110 overall, and $62,700 in combined prizes.

The current pace still makes a 1b field of 100 or more well within sight, as there are still about 5 hours left to enter today’s final flight.

The combined prizes are now just shy of $60k, with more than 100 combined entries in the game. So farm 1b has 49 entries with a bit more than 30 minutes to play in Level 3, so they only need 6 more entries to hit the 1a total. It still looks like that will happen before the first break of the day.

Among the players I’ve spotted in the early levels are Benny Sarnelli, Ross Wilson (who won the Mix game the other night), David Johnson (who was deep in the money in the PLO Deepstack Hyper last night). Hassan Issa, Nu Teliani, John Donnelly, Leo Zhang, Radica Fatol, Shane Cutinha, and Tyler St. Clair.

The 1b field is significantly bigger than 1a in the early action. The field is now up to 39 entries, for 94 overall, and more than $53k in combined prizes. With about 25 minutes to play in Level 2, it looks like the 1b field could cap 1a before the first break of the day.

The 1b field is now more than half the size of the total 1a field, and Level 1 is still ongoing. The field is already at 30 entries and climbing, putting the combined prizes just a couple of entries shy of $50k.

The early pace today seems promising for a decent field, but it’s been hard to predict field sizes this time around. It looks like 100 entries for today is well within reason, but time will tell.

Among the early players I’ve spotted so far are Shawn Taghavi. Preston Stevenson, Erci Wasylenko, Matthew Ouellette, Seniors champ Saroar Parvez, Brenda Robertson, Holly Lingul, Michael St. Pierre-Porter, Andy Perry, Brett Doty, Ali Razzaq, Rob Limpert, and defending champ Brad Bishop. Bishop bagged Day 1, but after a late-day cooler where his queens lost a race to ace-king, he only put 88k into his 1a bag, so he’s back today looking for a bigger one.

Level 1 is underway, and it looks like 1b will be significantly better than 1a. With 23 entries on the board 10 minutes into the day, the 1b field is already almost half the complete 1a field.

The combined prizes are now just shy of $45lk, with more than $13k of that coming from 1b entries so far.

Event #3: $670 NLH Day 1B ($600 + $70)

The final flight to the money in Event #3 is running on Saturday, with the action kicking off at 1 PM. Day 1b is a redo of Day 1a, though it’s expected that the field will be significantly bigger.

Players sit down with 25k chips, and blinds are 40 minutes for the entirety of Day 1 play. There are nine levels of late entry, with the entry desk closing at about 8 PM, after the dinner break following Level 9. After that, they play as long as it takes to make it to 12.5% of the starting field.

Day 1a played for a bit more than 13 levels, with the bags coming out relatively early in Level 14. When all seven 1a bags were collected, Darcy Stone was well ahead of the rest of the field, bagging 529k. That was more than 300k ahead of second-place, Jared Zierler with 217k.

Chip Counts from Day 1a

Defending champ Brad Bishop was running hot through most of the night, but lost a flip late in the day. He still managed to bag a stack to try and defend his title on Sunday, but with just 88k in his 1a bag, he may opt to fire a Day 1b bullet or two to try for a bigger stack.

After a very long bubble, Day 1b is finally complete. Ed Sorenson was the bubble to the bags tonight, with Pav Braich stacking the big stack at the end. He had 344.5k, with Francis Fan just behind at 337k and Michael St. Pierre-Porter at 327k.

Full 1b stacks are below, and stay tuned for the Day 2 seats coming soon.

Day 1b is still on the bubble, with the players on a short break following Level 15. Francis Fan is the big leader with almost 400k, with Michael St. Pierre-Porter in second with just under 300k.

I picked up the action on the turn with the board readon K♠9♦6♦Q♥, and Weston Pring shoved 63k. Denis Mujcin tank-called it off with king-four for top pair, but Pring was on king-queen for top two. The ace of clubs on the river was irrelevant, and Pring got the double.

The Day 1b bubble has been going on for quite a while now. Brenda Robertson has shoved her short stack a couple of times and gotten it through. Rob Thacker folded what he said was pocket eights on a paired underboard against Pav Braich, who said he had jacks, but there has yet to be an all-in confrontation on the bubble so far.

They are on the 1b bubble now with 14 players left. Holly Lingel and Morris Kadylo were the most recent busts to bring it 14, and the clock is now paused for hand-for-hand play, with the bags coming out after the next elimination.

Jarret Gray shoved under the gun, and it folded around to Denis Mujcin in the small blind. He called for a race between his pocket tens and ace-king of hearts for Gray.

Mujcin had to sweat when Gray flopped two hearts, but the runout was safe for the pair on a board of J♥7♥8♣J♣9♦ and Gray hit the rail in 17th place. That puts them 3 off the bags now, and 2 away from hand-for-hand play.

Ronald Piasetzi was the most recent exit from Day 1b, bringing the field to 17 and leaving them four eliminations away from the end of Day 1b.

Day 1b is now 5 off the bags after they just broke down to two tables. Jo Teliani was among the recent busts, losing her stack in a cooler to Will Kierstead, chipping him up to around 300k for the lead. I don’t have a good handle on all the chips right now, but below is a look at how the final 18 are seated.

Day 1b is down to 20 players now after Yeping Shan and Nu Teliani lost their stacks recently. About 5 minutes remain in Level 13. Day 1a finished in Level 14, and it looks like 1b won’t be far off that, though I expect them to potentially play into the early part of Level 15 tonight, with the bubble play starting partway through Level 14.

The 1b field is down to 22 players left now, with about 15 minutes to play in Level 13. That leaves them 9 players away from the end of the night, so it’s looking increasingly like they’ll play a bit later tonight than they did last night. Travis Darroch and Hassan Issa were the most recent casualties from the 1b field.

I’ve just grabbed a full chip count for the remaining 24 players after Cam Stewart called off with a straight draw on the final hand before the break. He was up against top pair, and he bricked the runout to exit just before the break.

Jo Teliani is the leader and the only player with more than 200k. She and Ed Sorenson, on her left, have been trading the lead for the last few levels. See below for a look at how all the players stack up.

They are now 12 off the bags with about 8 minutes to play before the next break.

The 1b field has just broken down to the final three tables with 27 players left. That puts them 14 away from the end of the night, with just over 20 minutes to play in Level 12. There’s a break following this level, and I should be able to get a full list of chips during the break.

I’ve just had a quick look around the field and it looks like Ed Sorenson is the current leader. He’s playing a bit more than 200k and looks to be the only player close to that number. Jo Teliani still has a decent stack, but she’s down to about 130k now, while Danh Huynh is on about 160k.

I should be able to get full counts at the break coming in about 25 minutes.

The 1b field is down to 28 left, with about 10 minutes to play in Level 11. That puts them 15 off the bags for today.

Day 1a player into Level 14 before the bags came out, but tonight may go a little longer. That said, they could easily lose 15 players in the next couple of levels, so it’s a bit of an open guess right now how late tonight will go.

The final numbers are in, and Day 1b topped out at 106 entries for a combined total of 161. That means there will be 13 bags at the end of the day today, with 20 players returning to the action in the money for Day 2 tomorrow.

Day 2 Prizes

I’ve had a look around the room on the dinner break, and it looks like Jo Teliani has the big stack coming back with entries closed. She is playing about 185k, while Rob Thacker has about 160k for second place. The five biggest stacks I saw are listed below.

The dinner break has just begun with the 1b field at 105 for a combined total of 160. That puts the combined prizes at $91,200, with about 30 minutes left to enter. They need 16 more entries to hit a combined pool of $100k, so that still looks a little out of reach, but 7 more entries over dinner will make $95k.

Less than 10 minutes remain until the dinner break, and entries will close at the end of dinner. The field is now at 102 entries on 1b, for a combined total of 157. That leaves the combined prizes at $89,490, so one more entry will push it over $90k, and it seems very likely they’ll get at least a couple more entries before the desk shuts down for good on this event.

Just under an hour remains in entries for Event #3, and the 1b field just hit 100 entries, for a combined total of 155. That puts the total prizes at $88,350, meaning 3 more entries will push it over $90k.

The combined field is now at 149 entries about halfway through Level 8, with 94 on the board for Day 1b. That puts the combined prizes just shy of $85k, with about 90 minutes left to enter this event.

Just under 2 hours remain in entries for Event #3, and the field is at 89 entries for today’s flight, and 144 across both days. That puts the 1b prizes over $50k, and the combined pool at $82,080.

Just over 5 minutes remain in Level 7, with entries set to close following the 30-minute dinner break after Level 9.

The 1b players are just back from their second break of the day, and the field is at 85 entries, for a combined total of 140 entries. That puts the combined prizes just shy of $80k, with almost $50k of that coming from today’s flight.

Entries are still open for a little more than 2 hours, so there’s still plenty of time for today’s field to cap 100 entries.

The combined prizes are approaching $80k now, with 82 entries on the board for Day 1b so far. Level 6 has just begun, and there are now a bit more than 3 hours remaining in the entry period.

If today’s field hits 100 entries, which still seems like a pretty reasonable bet, the combined prizes will be just shy of $90k. They need 103 entries today for the prizes to hit $90k, and a total of 121 today for the prizes to cap $100k.

With about 10 minutes to play in Level 4, the 1b field is now at 71 entries, for a combined total of 126. That puts the 1b prizes at more than $40k, for almost $72k overall.

Today’s flight needs 121 entries to push the prizes over $100k. That looks a bit optimistic at this point, but a field of 100+ for combined prizes in the $90k range still seems on pace.

The combined field is now over 120 entries with 66 on the board so far for Day 1b. That puts the combined prizes at almost $69k, with just two more entries pushing it over $70k.

The 1b field just hit the 1a total, and there are still 5 minutes to play in Level 3 before the first break of the day. The 1b field is now 55 entries, for 110 overall, and $62,700 in combined prizes.

The current pace still makes a 1b field of 100 or more well within sight, as there are still about 5 hours left to enter today’s final flight.

The combined prizes are now just shy of $60k, with more than 100 combined entries in the game. So farm 1b has 49 entries with a bit more than 30 minutes to play in Level 3, so they only need 6 more entries to hit the 1a total. It still looks like that will happen before the first break of the day.

Among the players I’ve spotted in the early levels are Benny Sarnelli, Ross Wilson (who won the Mix game the other night), David Johnson (who was deep in the money in the PLO Deepstack Hyper last night). Hassan Issa, Nu Teliani, John Donnelly, Leo Zhang, Radica Fatol, Shane Cutinha, and Tyler St. Clair.

The 1b field is significantly bigger than 1a in the early action. The field is now up to 39 entries, for 94 overall, and more than $53k in combined prizes. With about 25 minutes to play in Level 2, it looks like the 1b field could cap 1a before the first break of the day.

The 1b field is now more than half the size of the total 1a field, and Level 1 is still ongoing. The field is already at 30 entries and climbing, putting the combined prizes just a couple of entries shy of $50k.

The early pace today seems promising for a decent field, but it’s been hard to predict field sizes this time around. It looks like 100 entries for today is well within reason, but time will tell.

Among the early players I’ve spotted so far are Shawn Taghavi. Preston Stevenson, Erci Wasylenko, Matthew Ouellette, Seniors champ Saroar Parvez, Brenda Robertson, Holly Lingul, Michael St. Pierre-Porter, Andy Perry, Brett Doty, Ali Razzaq, Rob Limpert, and defending champ Brad Bishop. Bishop bagged Day 1, but after a late-day cooler where his queens lost a race to ace-king, he only put 88k into his 1a bag, so he’s back today looking for a bigger one.

Level 1 is underway, and it looks like 1b will be significantly better than 1a. With 23 entries on the board 10 minutes into the day, the 1b field is already almost half the complete 1a field.

The combined prizes are now just shy of $45lk, with more than $13k of that coming from 1b entries so far.

Event #3: $670 NLH Day 1B ($600 + $70)

The final flight to the money in Event #3 is running on Saturday, with the action kicking off at 1 PM. Day 1b is a redo of Day 1a, though it’s expected that the field will be significantly bigger.

Players sit down with 25k chips, and blinds are 40 minutes for the entirety of Day 1 play. There are nine levels of late entry, with the entry desk closing at about 8 PM, after the dinner break following Level 9. After that, they play as long as it takes to make it to 12.5% of the starting field.

Day 1a played for a bit more than 13 levels, with the bags coming out relatively early in Level 14. When all seven 1a bags were collected, Darcy Stone was well ahead of the rest of the field, bagging 529k. That was more than 300k ahead of second-place, Jared Zierler with 217k.

Chip Counts from Day 1a

Defending champ Brad Bishop was running hot through most of the night, but lost a flip late in the day. He still managed to bag a stack to try and defend his title on Sunday, but with just 88k in his 1a bag, he may opt to fire a Day 1b bullet or two to try for a bigger stack.