2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #2 – Event #6: $560 NLH PKO

Heads up in the PKO was a quick affair, and it ended in a race. Ed Sorensen opened to 50k, then called it off when Ali Razzaq shoved.

Sorensen had suited Broadway with A♠J♠ against pocket sixes for Razzaq. Sorensen took a big lead on the flop with two pair, and Razzaq bricked the runout of A♣J♦4♦Q♥2♥. The stacks were pretty close at the time, but when the chips were counted, Sorensen was the big stack by about 100k, taking the trophy and the win.

Razzaq was a bit of a wrecking ball through this one, pocketing $2,380 in bounties to add to his $5,200. Sorensen didn’t take nearly as many through the day, with $840 in his pocket at the end, but when Razzaq’s bounty of $3,725 was added in, he added $4,565 to his $5,200.

Final Results from the PKO

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ed Sorensen	$5,200 + $4,565
2	Ali Razzaq	$5,200 + $2,380
3	Ryan Comely	$3,515 + $1375
4	Johnny Dalphond	$2,455 + $100
5	Ryan Cairns	$1,890 + $500
6	Eric Wasylenko	$1,415 + $375
7	Preston Stevenson	$1,145 + $100
8	George Broumas	$945 + $950
9	Dennis Cleaver	$785 + $400

Ryan Comely shoved the small blind, and Ali Razzaq called off with more in the big. Comely was ahead with K♦2♦ against J♣9♥ for Razzaq, but Razzaq smashed the J♦3♠5♥J♥Q♥ board for the win.

Comely added $1,375 in bounties to his payout of $3,515.

Ryan Comely shoved first to act, and Johnny Dalphond called off for less from the small blind before Ed Sorenson called off to put both Comely and Dalphond at risk.

Dalphond had A♣5♥ against A♠3♥ for Sorenson and pocket nines for Comely. When the J♠10♦4♠K♥6♣ board was complete, Comely’s nines were still best, and he scored a near triple-up while Dalphond hit the cage in 4th place.

Ryan Cairns shoved the small blind, and Ed Sorenson called from the big. Cairns had 10♦8♠ but was dominated by the Q♣8♠ for Sorenson. Sorenson found a queen on the J♦A♦Q♠4♠2♥ board and held to send Cairns to the cage.

Ed Sorenson raised under the gun to 30k, and Ryan Comely flatted next to act. It folded to Eric Wasylenko in the big blind, and he shoved for 70k. Sorenson put in a min-raise to 110k, and Comely tanked for a couple of minutes before folding pocket sevens face up.

Wasy was on queens and in good shape against A♣9♣ for Sorenson, but Sorenson smashed the flop of A♠9♠A♦6♦10♥ for the flopped boat and the win. Wasy added $375 in bounties to his payout of $1,415.

The big damage happened when Eric Wasylenko shoved cutoff, and Preston Steven called off in the big blind. Stevenson was in good shape with A♦K♦ against queen-ten off for Wasy, but Wasy found a ten and held on a board of 10♠8♥5♣7♣4♦.

When the stacks were counted Stevenson was still alive, but barely, with just 3k behind. That was all-in from the small blind in the next hand, and once again he was in good shape against big blind Ali Razzaq, with Stevenson on nine-three of spades against five-deuce of spades.

It wasn’t Stevenson’s night, however, as Razzaq managed to find his five on a board of 5♦6♠K♠6♦4♥, despite the flush draw coming on the flop.

I missed the action while writing up the previous hand, but George Broumas is out in 8th place tonight. He won $945 from the prizes for 8th place, and added $950 in bounties to that total.

Dennis Cleaver was short and got his money in with jack-ten of clubs against queen-jack of diamonds for Ali Razzaq. Razzaq flopped flush outs and hit his queen for the win.

Razvan Radu shoved, and Johnny Dalphond called off with more for a race between ace-king for Radu and pocket nines for Dalphond. The nines held, and Radu was out in 11th.

On the second hand of bubble play, Shabab Khan shoved and Ali Razzaq called. Khan was dominated with king-ten against king-jack, and Razzaq found two jacks on the flop of J♥2♣J♦10♠7♥, and Khan was the bubble boy tonight.

Stay tuned for final table photos.

Eric Wasylenko opened the button to 16k before Dennis Cleaver shoved the small blind for 25k. George Broumas raised the big blind, forcing Wasy out, and his queens were up against ace-jack for Cleaver, with Cleaver at risk.

Cleaver found his ace on the flop of 9♥10♣A♣8♠9♠ and held despite Broumas flopping a gutshot.

The PKO field is down to 11, 2 off the money spots now. Ross Wilson and Nadav Bitton were the recent busts, and they’ll pause the clock for hand-for-hand play after the next elimination.

The PKO game is down to 14 players left, putting them 4 off the money. I’ll grab chip counts for the remaining players at the next break in about 30 minutes, but below is a look at the remaining players in the PKO tonight.

The prizes are posted, and the field is confirmed at 82 entries. 9 players will get a share of $22,550 later tonight, with an additional $16,400 in bounties in the field tonight.

Entries are now closed for the PKO game, and the final number on the board is 82 entries. I’m still waiting for the prize pool to confirm that number, but if it holds, it should mean $22,550 for prizes later tonight, plus a total of $16,400 in bounties, with either 8 or 9 paid spots.

Level 6 has just begun, and there are now 2 hours remaining in the entry period for this game. The field is now at 65 entries for combined prizes of more than $30k, with $13k of it in the bounty pool.

The side game is just shy of $30k in combined prizes now, with about 10 minutes to play in Level 5. That puts $12,600 into the bounty pool with $17,325 waiting for the end-of-day prizes.

Note that I won’t be watching this game at all until Event #3 finishes, but I’ll try to keep the numbers updated through the day.

The side game is on their first break of the day, and the field is at 55 entries. That puts more than $26k into the combined prizes, with $11k in bounties and $15,125 in prizes for later.

The side game is about 20 minutes away from its first break of the day, and the field is now over 50 entries. That puts the combined prizes just shy of $25k, with $10,400 of that in the bounty pool. Ron Lauzon, Nadav Bitton, Gerald Chung, and Nu Teliani are among the players active right now.

The side game is closing in on 50 entries with about 5 minutes remaining in Level 3. The combined prizes are now at $22,800, with $13,200 in the prize pool for later, and $9,600 in bounties.

George Broumas, Lap Chi Duong, Weston Pring, Cam Stewart, Dylan Webb, Preston Stevenson, Shawn Taghavi, Steve Chung, and Ryan Comely are among the players in the game so far.

The combined prizes are nearly at $20k now, with 42 entries on the board. Less than 10 minutes have played in Level 3, and the combined prizes are now at $19,950, with $8,400 of that in the bounty pool.

Just under 10 minutes remain in Level 1, and the PKO Field is up to 27 entries, with 26 players still in action. That puts the prizes just shy of $13k, with $5,400 of that in bounties, and $7,425 reserved for prizes later today.

Level 1 is just underway in the PKO game, and the opening level field is 18 entries. That puts the combined prizes at more than $8.5k, with $3,600 of that in the bounty pool. Benny Sarnelli, Jordan Panas, Rob Limpert, Rob Lothian, Brett Doty, and Ali Razzaq are among the early entries.

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

The side game on Sunday is the Progressive Knockout. Note that the title on the structure says “$450 PKO”, but the game is actually a $560 buy-in, with $300 for prizes, $200 for the bounty, and $60 for fees.

As is typical with the PKO, when a player is knocked out, half their bounty goes into the winner’s pocket, while the other half gets added to the winner’s head. So, with a knockout where both players are still on the starting stack, the winner will get $100 in their pocket immediately, and their bounty also increases to $300.

The booty action gets going at 2 PM, and blinds are 30 minutes long. Players can get into the game or rebuy for 8 levels, or until about 6:45 PM. They’ll play down to the trophy in this one-day event.

In the first series of 2026, Jordan Panas and Benny Sarnelli chopped it up, with Panas taking the win and Sarnelli scoring the biggest payday. That game drew 118 entries for combined prizes of $56,050.

Heads up in the PKO was a quick affair, and it ended in a race. Ed Sorensen opened to 50k, then called it off when Ali Razzaq shoved.

Sorensen had suited Broadway with A♠J♠ against pocket sixes for Razzaq. Sorensen took a big lead on the flop with two pair, and Razzaq bricked the runout of A♣J♦4♦Q♥2♥. The stacks were pretty close at the time, but when the chips were counted, Sorensen was the big stack by about 100k, taking the trophy and the win.

Razzaq was a bit of a wrecking ball through this one, pocketing $2,380 in bounties to add to his $5,200. Sorensen didn’t take nearly as many through the day, with $840 in his pocket at the end, but when Razzaq’s bounty of $3,725 was added in, he added $4,565 to his $5,200.

Final Results from the PKO

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ed Sorensen	$5,200 + $4,565
2	Ali Razzaq	$5,200 + $2,380
3	Ryan Comely	$3,515 + $1375
4	Johnny Dalphond	$2,455 + $100
5	Ryan Cairns	$1,890 + $500
6	Eric Wasylenko	$1,415 + $375
7	Preston Stevenson	$1,145 + $100
8	George Broumas	$945 + $950
9	Dennis Cleaver	$785 + $400

Ryan Comely shoved the small blind, and Ali Razzaq called off with more in the big. Comely was ahead with K♦2♦ against J♣9♥ for Razzaq, but Razzaq smashed the J♦3♠5♥J♥Q♥ board for the win.

Comely added $1,375 in bounties to his payout of $3,515.

Ryan Comely shoved first to act, and Johnny Dalphond called off for less from the small blind before Ed Sorenson called off to put both Comely and Dalphond at risk.

Dalphond had A♣5♥ against A♠3♥ for Sorenson and pocket nines for Comely. When the J♠10♦4♠K♥6♣ board was complete, Comely’s nines were still best, and he scored a near triple-up while Dalphond hit the cage in 4th place.

Ryan Cairns shoved the small blind, and Ed Sorenson called from the big. Cairns had 10♦8♠ but was dominated by the Q♣8♠ for Sorenson. Sorenson found a queen on the J♦A♦Q♠4♠2♥ board and held to send Cairns to the cage.

Ed Sorenson raised under the gun to 30k, and Ryan Comely flatted next to act. It folded to Eric Wasylenko in the big blind, and he shoved for 70k. Sorenson put in a min-raise to 110k, and Comely tanked for a couple of minutes before folding pocket sevens face up.

Wasy was on queens and in good shape against A♣9♣ for Sorenson, but Sorenson smashed the flop of A♠9♠A♦6♦10♥ for the flopped boat and the win. Wasy added $375 in bounties to his payout of $1,415.

The big damage happened when Eric Wasylenko shoved cutoff, and Preston Steven called off in the big blind. Stevenson was in good shape with A♦K♦ against queen-ten off for Wasy, but Wasy found a ten and held on a board of 10♠8♥5♣7♣4♦.

When the stacks were counted Stevenson was still alive, but barely, with just 3k behind. That was all-in from the small blind in the next hand, and once again he was in good shape against big blind Ali Razzaq, with Stevenson on nine-three of spades against five-deuce of spades.

It wasn’t Stevenson’s night, however, as Razzaq managed to find his five on a board of 5♦6♠K♠6♦4♥, despite the flush draw coming on the flop.

I missed the action while writing up the previous hand, but George Broumas is out in 8th place tonight. He won $945 from the prizes for 8th place, and added $950 in bounties to that total.

Dennis Cleaver was short and got his money in with jack-ten of clubs against queen-jack of diamonds for Ali Razzaq. Razzaq flopped flush outs and hit his queen for the win.

Razvan Radu shoved, and Johnny Dalphond called off with more for a race between ace-king for Radu and pocket nines for Dalphond. The nines held, and Radu was out in 11th.

On the second hand of bubble play, Shabab Khan shoved and Ali Razzaq called. Khan was dominated with king-ten against king-jack, and Razzaq found two jacks on the flop of J♥2♣J♦10♠7♥, and Khan was the bubble boy tonight.

Stay tuned for final table photos.

Eric Wasylenko opened the button to 16k before Dennis Cleaver shoved the small blind for 25k. George Broumas raised the big blind, forcing Wasy out, and his queens were up against ace-jack for Cleaver, with Cleaver at risk.

Cleaver found his ace on the flop of 9♥10♣A♣8♠9♠ and held despite Broumas flopping a gutshot.

The PKO field is down to 11, 2 off the money spots now. Ross Wilson and Nadav Bitton were the recent busts, and they’ll pause the clock for hand-for-hand play after the next elimination.

The PKO game is down to 14 players left, putting them 4 off the money. I’ll grab chip counts for the remaining players at the next break in about 30 minutes, but below is a look at the remaining players in the PKO tonight.

The prizes are posted, and the field is confirmed at 82 entries. 9 players will get a share of $22,550 later tonight, with an additional $16,400 in bounties in the field tonight.

Entries are now closed for the PKO game, and the final number on the board is 82 entries. I’m still waiting for the prize pool to confirm that number, but if it holds, it should mean $22,550 for prizes later tonight, plus a total of $16,400 in bounties, with either 8 or 9 paid spots.

Level 6 has just begun, and there are now 2 hours remaining in the entry period for this game. The field is now at 65 entries for combined prizes of more than $30k, with $13k of it in the bounty pool.

The side game is just shy of $30k in combined prizes now, with about 10 minutes to play in Level 5. That puts $12,600 into the bounty pool with $17,325 waiting for the end-of-day prizes.

Note that I won’t be watching this game at all until Event #3 finishes, but I’ll try to keep the numbers updated through the day.

The side game is on their first break of the day, and the field is at 55 entries. That puts more than $26k into the combined prizes, with $11k in bounties and $15,125 in prizes for later.

The side game is about 20 minutes away from its first break of the day, and the field is now over 50 entries. That puts the combined prizes just shy of $25k, with $10,400 of that in the bounty pool. Ron Lauzon, Nadav Bitton, Gerald Chung, and Nu Teliani are among the players active right now.

The side game is closing in on 50 entries with about 5 minutes remaining in Level 3. The combined prizes are now at $22,800, with $13,200 in the prize pool for later, and $9,600 in bounties.

George Broumas, Lap Chi Duong, Weston Pring, Cam Stewart, Dylan Webb, Preston Stevenson, Shawn Taghavi, Steve Chung, and Ryan Comely are among the players in the game so far.

The combined prizes are nearly at $20k now, with 42 entries on the board. Less than 10 minutes have played in Level 3, and the combined prizes are now at $19,950, with $8,400 of that in the bounty pool.

Just under 10 minutes remain in Level 1, and the PKO Field is up to 27 entries, with 26 players still in action. That puts the prizes just shy of $13k, with $5,400 of that in bounties, and $7,425 reserved for prizes later today.

Level 1 is just underway in the PKO game, and the opening level field is 18 entries. That puts the combined prizes at more than $8.5k, with $3,600 of that in the bounty pool. Benny Sarnelli, Jordan Panas, Rob Limpert, Rob Lothian, Brett Doty, and Ali Razzaq are among the early entries.

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

The side game on Sunday is the Progressive Knockout. Note that the title on the structure says “$450 PKO”, but the game is actually a $560 buy-in, with $300 for prizes, $200 for the bounty, and $60 for fees.

As is typical with the PKO, when a player is knocked out, half their bounty goes into the winner’s pocket, while the other half gets added to the winner’s head. So, with a knockout where both players are still on the starting stack, the winner will get $100 in their pocket immediately, and their bounty also increases to $300.

The booty action gets going at 2 PM, and blinds are 30 minutes long. Players can get into the game or rebuy for 8 levels, or until about 6:45 PM. They’ll play down to the trophy in this one-day event.

In the first series of 2026, Jordan Panas and Benny Sarnelli chopped it up, with Panas taking the win and Sarnelli scoring the biggest payday. That game drew 118 entries for combined prizes of $56,050.