2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #3 – Event #7: $1,000 NLH 6-Max

They played a couple of shortened heads-up levels before the final confrontation. Ali Razzaq started heads-up with the chip lead and was aggressive in early action, shoving over opens and limps from Sebastian Lampreau. Lampreau was able to chip up into a small lead at the final break of the day, about 3:2 up on Razzaq.

Neither player ever had a massive lead during the final phase, and when the final hand came, they were within 100k of each other. Razzaq started the final hand with a limp-raise to 500k over Lampreau’s raise to 200k.

Lampreau shoved, and Razzaq called. Lampreau mentioned that he’d misclicked his initial raise, intending to put 100k in, but instead slid out a stack of whites for 200k, and that committed him to the pot.

Razzaq was on two red jacks against A♣6♥ for Lampreau, and while Lampreau flopped his six on 6♣2♦10♦4♥9♣, it wasn’t enough to best the jacks for Razzaq. When the stacks were counted, Razzaq had 100k more than Lampreau, and the game was over.

This was Razzaq’s 5th live win and 3rd PPT trophy, and the score should slot in at #5 on his all-time cash list.

Final Results for the 6-Max

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ali Razzaq	$16,390
2	Sebastian Lampreau	$11,310
3	Denis Mujcin	$6,925
4	Alan Zhu	$4,155
5	Shen Liew	$3,230
6	Clayton Littke	$2,310
7	Steve Azizi	$1,850

They limped in to the flop of 10♠5♠K♥, and they both checked to the Q♠ turn. Ali Razzaq bet 40k, and Sebastian Lampreau called to the 2♠ river. Razzaq check-called for 100k, showing J♥9♣ against Q♠5♥ for Lampreau.

“Bad river for me,” Razzaq said as the spades came on the river to potentially cap his turned straight.

In the final hand before the break, Sebastian Lampreau raised to 40k, and Ali Razzaq called from the big blind. They both checked the A♥4♠Q♣ flop, and Razzaq check-called for 40k on the 2♦ turn. Razzaq check-called again on the 8♠ river, but mucked when Lampreau showed K♠Q♠.

Lampreau now has the lead with 1.22 million to 890k for Razzaq.

They are heads up now after Deni Mujcin ended his run in 3rd place tonight. I missed the action while writing the previous hand between Razzaq and Lampreau.

I missed the early action in the hand, arriving at the table with the board reading [invalid notations]. Ali Razzaq checked from the small blind before Sebastian Lampreau bet 80k. Razzaq came over the top with a check-raise to 200k, but then tank-folded when Lampreau shoved for 400k exactly.

Ali Razzaq limped in from the small blind, and Sebastian Lampreau checked his option in the big. Razzaq check-called for 30k on the 7♥J♠6♠ flop, and then checked the 8♣ turn.

Lampreau bet 70k on the turn, and Razzaq gave up his hand.

Shortly after folding to Ali Razzaq’s shove, and just before the start of Level 21, Alan Zhu sent his chips across to Razzaq. I missed the action, but Zhu was short after the previous hand, and Razzaq is now playing more than 1.2 million for a huge lead in the final three.

Ala Zhu limped in from the small blind, and Ali Razzaq checked his option in the big. They both checked it through the ]pcn]3h9s9cJc[/pcn] flop and turn before Zhu fired 65k on the 3♦ river.

Razzaq immediately shoved the big stack, putting Zhu to a decision for his tournament life. “I was slow playing this,” he said, considering the spot.

“So was I,” Razzaq replied with a smile. With the board double-paired and Zhu muttering that he had a jack, he finally mucked his hand after about a minute in the tank. Razzaq showed a single card, 4♦, which didn’t give much info. Mike Malm, who is on break from the side game and was railing the hand, joked, “Pocket fours was good Ali, you didn’t have to show.”

Shen Liew shoved the small blind for 204k, and after a bit of time considering, Ali Razzaq made the call with the big stack. He was on Q♣J♥ and had Liew dominated with his Q♠4♣.

Despite being dominated, Liew actually turned some straight outs on his four to keep his hopes alive, but a brick river on 6♣J♣7♣3♥K♣ gave Razzaq the pot and sent Liew home in 5th place.

Alan Zhu shoved under the gun for a bit less than 200k. Shen Liew called with a bit less next to act. It folded to Denis Mujcin in the big blind, and as he was last to act, he flipped over one card to see a king.

“Give me one more,” he called, as he peeled his second card before showing a three and mucking his hand. Both Zhu & Liew were on ace-queen, though Zhu was suited, and they chopped it up on a board of 3♠Q♥2♠3♦7♠.

“Why didn’t you tell me to call,” Mujcin joked to me, as he would have knocked both players out with trip treys.

Ali Razzaq raised the button to 25k, and Denis Mujcin called from the big blind. Both players checked the 6♠J♦7♣ flop, and after a check from Mujcin on the [invalid notations] turn, Razzaq bet 30k.

Mujcin called to the 8♠ river, where they both checked it to showdown. Mujcin showed 9♦8♦ for the flopped open-ended draw and rivered pair of eights. Razzaq mucked when he saw the hand.

The 6-Max field is down to 5 remaining now, after Clayton Littke ended his day in 6th place.

Shen Liew raised the button to 22k, and Sebastian Lampreau called from the big blind. He check-called for 30k on the 7♦6♠Q♣ flop, and they both checked the 8♥ turn. Lampreau fired 80k on the 7♠ river, and Liew mucked his hand to send the pot to Lampreau.

Ali Razzaq is the leader now, in part thanks to sending Steve Azizi out in 7th place earlier today. He’s playing around 800k right now, but I’ll get some exact counts for all remaining players at the upcoming break in about 20 minutes.

Sebastian Lampreau raised from the cutoff to 23k before Alan Zhu came over the top to 92k from the small blind. That was too much for Lampreau, who mucked to send the small pot to Zhu preflop.

Steve Azizi was the first player out of the 6-Max in the money, finishing his day in 7th place for $1,850.

After a raise from Sebastian Lampreau, Denis Mujcin shoved the covering stack. Lampreau hit the tank for a few minutes before making the call with ace-ten, for a race over pocket fours. Lampreau spiked his ace on the flop, and Mujcin couldn’t catch up.

The Day 2 field is set, with players returning to play on Monday at 1 PM with 23:12 remaining in Level 16. Shen Liew is the big leader going into Day 2 with more than 450k, but Denis Mujcin has more than 400k as well. Mujcin is one of several players already in the PoS running with a chance to jump into a commanding spot with a Tuesday win. Alan Zhu & Ali Razzaq are also in the running and could move up the ranks with a deep finish.

Day 2 Chips & Players

The bags are out in the 6-Max, after nearly 12 hours of play on Day 1. Eric Wasylenko, Jimmy Lee, and Ross Wilson were the final three busts to get them to the bags, with Wilson on the Stone bubble when he ran his queens into ace-king for Shen Liew and couldn’t fade the ace.

The final 7 are bagging their chips now, and I’ll post the counts shortly.

Alan Zhu is the leader with 10 players remaining. He is the only player with more than 400k in front of him, but Steve Azizi and Denis Mujcin are playing nearly 350k each.

Ray Sprangers was the most recent exit from the 6-Max, bringing the field down to 10 remaining. That puts them 3 off the bags with just under 10 minutes to play in Level 15. There is a break following this level, and I’ll get a full round of counts at the break.

Denis Mujcin opened to 14k, and Ali Razzaq called from the button, as did Alan Zhu in the big blind. After a check from Zhu on the 3♣Q♥7♣, Mujcin bet 26k. Razzaq called, while Zhu mucked his hand.

Mujcin shoved his stack on the 4♦ turn, forcing Razzaq out. Mujcin showed the queen of spades to the table as he collected the pot.

Johnny Dalphond was the bubble to the final two tables, and the 6-Max field is now 5 off the bags to end Day 1.

They are now 6 off the Day 1 bag, with 13 players remaining. I don’t have a good handle on all the chip counts, but it looks like Sebastian Lampreau, Ray Sprangers, Jimmy Lee, and Ali Razzaq are all playing around 200k or more. See below for a look at the final 13 players in the 6-Max tonight.

The prizes are in, and the field is confirmed at 54 entries. That means 7 players will get a chunk of $46,170 in prizes during tomorrow’s Day 2. Action will continue today until there are 7 remaining, which means they need to lose another 8 players before the end of Day 1.

The 6-Max field is down to 17 players left, with 7 paid spots expected later tonight. About 25 minutes remain in Level 12, with another break scheduled after this one. Play continues today until they get to 7 players, when they’ll bag up to return for Day 2 money play on Tuesday.

The 6-Max has 20 players remaining with just under 30 minutes to play in Level 11. They’ll be playing down to 7 players today, then returning tomorrow for the money spots. I’m still waiting to see the prizes to confirm the numbers, but 7 paid should be correct.

Entries are closed for the 6-Max, with the final tally at 54. There are still 24 players alive, and it’s likely they’ll be playing for 6 paid spots from the $46,170 in prizes.

I’ll confirm all the numbers once the prizes are posted shortly.

The 6-Max field is now at 53 entries for $45,315 in prizes. Just over 10 minutes remain in Level 9, with the dinner break to follow this level. When they return from dinner for Level 10, entries will be closed.

The side game is up to 45 entries now, with Level 7 nearly complete. There are two more levels of open entry, plus the dinner break, following this level, with the desk set to shut down at about 8 PM for this one.

The prizes are now more than $35k, with 41 entries in the game so far. Just under 25 minutes remain in Level 6, with the second break to follow this level. After that, they’ll return for 3 more levels of open entry before the desk shuts down at the start of Level 10, around 8 PM.

The 6-Max field is up to 37 entries now, for prizes of almost $32k. Johnny Dalphond, winner of the PKO last night, is among the players in the game, as are Jimmy Lee, Colten Yamagishi, Ramaz Haymour, and Ali Razzaq.

Among the players in the 6-Max today is PoS leader Cam Stewart. On the back of his second-place finish in Event #3, Stewart is the clear leader in the race with more than 200 points. Stewart is battling players like Jan Rofuli, Nivholas Peterson, Mike Malm, Rob Limpert, Weston Pring, Ross Wilson, and yesterday’s Event #3 winner Eric Wasylenko.

The runner-up in the PoS series currently, Benny Sarnelli, hasn’t made an appearance here yet today, but he’s putting on a nice example of how you can crush a PoS race without winning any events. Sarnelli booked his 3rd cash of the series with the runner-up spot against Johnny Dalphond in the PKO last night, and that was good enough to jump him to second place with almost 150 points, despite not grabbing a trophy yet this series.

The 6-Max game is on the first break of the day, with 27 entries on the board and 22 players still alive. There are 6 levels of entry remaining when they return from the break, with the desk set to close in a bit less than 5 hours.

The bags are out in the 6-Max, after nearly 12 hours of play on Day 1. Eric Wasylenko, Jimmy Lee, and Ross Wilson were the final three busts to get them to the bags, with Wilson on the Stone bubble when he ran his queens into ace-king for Shen Liew and couldn’t fade the ace.

The final 7 are bagging their chips now, and I’ll post the counts shortly.

Alan Zhu is the leader with 10 players remaining. He is the only player with more than 400k in front of him, but Steve Azizi and Denis Mujcin are playing nearly 350k each.

Ray Sprangers was the most recent exit from the 6-Max, bringing the field down to 10 remaining. That puts them 3 off the bags with just under 10 minutes to play in Level 15. There is a break following this level, and I’ll get a full round of counts at the break.

Denis Mujcin opened to 14k, and Ali Razzaq called from the button, as did Alan Zhu in the big blind. After a check from Zhu on the 3♣Q♥7♣, Mujcin bet 26k. Razzaq called, while Zhu mucked his hand.

Mujcin shoved his stack on the 4♦ turn, forcing Razzaq out. Mujcin showed the queen of spades to the table as he collected the pot.

Johnny Dalphond was the bubble to the final two tables, and the 6-Max field is now 5 off the bags to end Day 1.

They are now 6 off the Day 1 bag, with 13 players remaining. I don’t have a good handle on all the chip counts, but it looks like Sebastian Lampreau, Ray Sprangers, Jimmy Lee, and Ali Razzaq are all playing around 200k or more. See below for a look at the final 13 players in the 6-Max tonight.

The prizes are in, and the field is confirmed at 54 entries. That means 7 players will get a chunk of $46,170 in prizes during tomorrow’s Day 2. Action will continue today until there are 7 remaining, which means they need to lose another 8 players before the end of Day 1.

The 6-Max field is down to 17 players left, with 7 paid spots expected later tonight. About 25 minutes remain in Level 12, with another break scheduled after this one. Play continues today until they get to 7 players, when they’ll bag up to return for Day 2 money play on Tuesday.

The 6-Max has 20 players remaining with just under 30 minutes to play in Level 11. They’ll be playing down to 7 players today, then returning tomorrow for the money spots. I’m still waiting to see the prizes to confirm the numbers, but 7 paid should be correct.

Entries are closed for the 6-Max, with the final tally at 54. There are still 24 players alive, and it’s likely they’ll be playing for 6 paid spots from the $46,170 in prizes.

I’ll confirm all the numbers once the prizes are posted shortly.

The 6-Max field is now at 53 entries for $45,315 in prizes. Just over 10 minutes remain in Level 9, with the dinner break to follow this level. When they return from dinner for Level 10, entries will be closed.

The side game is up to 45 entries now, with Level 7 nearly complete. There are two more levels of open entry, plus the dinner break, following this level, with the desk set to shut down at about 8 PM for this one.

The prizes are now more than $35k, with 41 entries in the game so far. Just under 25 minutes remain in Level 6, with the second break to follow this level. After that, they’ll return for 3 more levels of open entry before the desk shuts down at the start of Level 10, around 8 PM.

The 6-Max field is up to 37 entries now, for prizes of almost $32k. Johnny Dalphond, winner of the PKO last night, is among the players in the game, as are Jimmy Lee, Colten Yamagishi, Ramaz Haymour, and Ali Razzaq.

Among the players in the 6-Max today is PoS leader Cam Stewart. On the back of his second-place finish in Event #3, Stewart is the clear leader in the race with more than 200 points. Stewart is battling players like Jan Rofuli, Nivholas Peterson, Mike Malm, Rob Limpert, Weston Pring, Ross Wilson, and yesterday’s Event #3 winner Eric Wasylenko.

The runner-up in the PoS series currently, Benny Sarnelli, hasn’t made an appearance here yet today, but he’s putting on a nice example of how you can crush a PoS race without winning any events. Sarnelli booked his 3rd cash of the series with the runner-up spot against Johnny Dalphond in the PKO last night, and that was good enough to jump him to second place with almost 150 points, despite not grabbing a trophy yet this series.

The 6-Max game is on the first break of the day, with 27 entries on the board and 22 players still alive. There are 6 levels of entry remaining when they return from the break, with the desk set to close in a bit less than 5 hours.

They played a couple of shortened heads-up levels before the final confrontation. Ali Razzaq started heads-up with the chip lead and was aggressive in early action, shoving over opens and limps from Sebastian Lampreau. Lampreau was able to chip up into a small lead at the final break of the day, about 3:2 up on Razzaq.

Neither player ever had a massive lead during the final phase, and when the final hand came, they were within 100k of each other. Razzaq started the final hand with a limp-raise to 500k over Lampreau’s raise to 200k.

Lampreau shoved, and Razzaq called. Lampreau mentioned that he’d misclicked his initial raise, intending to put 100k in, but instead slid out a stack of whites for 200k, and that committed him to the pot.

Razzaq was on two red jacks against A♣6♥ for Lampreau, and while Lampreau flopped his six on 6♣2♦10♦4♥9♣, it wasn’t enough to best the jacks for Razzaq. When the stacks were counted, Razzaq had 100k more than Lampreau, and the game was over.

This was Razzaq’s 5th live win and 3rd PPT trophy, and the score should slot in at #5 on his all-time cash list.

Final Results for the 6-Max

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ali Razzaq	$16,390
2	Sebastian Lampreau	$11,310
3	Denis Mujcin	$6,925
4	Alan Zhu	$4,155
5	Shen Liew	$3,230
6	Clayton Littke	$2,310
7	Steve Azizi	$1,850

They limped in to the flop of 10♠5♠K♥, and they both checked to the Q♠ turn. Ali Razzaq bet 40k, and Sebastian Lampreau called to the 2♠ river. Razzaq check-called for 100k, showing J♥9♣ against Q♠5♥ for Lampreau.

“Bad river for me,” Razzaq said as the spades came on the river to potentially cap his turned straight.

In the final hand before the break, Sebastian Lampreau raised to 40k, and Ali Razzaq called from the big blind. They both checked the A♥4♠Q♣ flop, and Razzaq check-called for 40k on the 2♦ turn. Razzaq check-called again on the 8♠ river, but mucked when Lampreau showed K♠Q♠.

Lampreau now has the lead with 1.22 million to 890k for Razzaq.

They are heads up now after Deni Mujcin ended his run in 3rd place tonight. I missed the action while writing the previous hand between Razzaq and Lampreau.

I missed the early action in the hand, arriving at the table with the board reading [invalid notations]. Ali Razzaq checked from the small blind before Sebastian Lampreau bet 80k. Razzaq came over the top with a check-raise to 200k, but then tank-folded when Lampreau shoved for 400k exactly.

Ali Razzaq limped in from the small blind, and Sebastian Lampreau checked his option in the big. Razzaq check-called for 30k on the 7♥J♠6♠ flop, and then checked the 8♣ turn.

Lampreau bet 70k on the turn, and Razzaq gave up his hand.

Shortly after folding to Ali Razzaq’s shove, and just before the start of Level 21, Alan Zhu sent his chips across to Razzaq. I missed the action, but Zhu was short after the previous hand, and Razzaq is now playing more than 1.2 million for a huge lead in the final three.

Ala Zhu limped in from the small blind, and Ali Razzaq checked his option in the big. They both checked it through the ]pcn]3h9s9cJc[/pcn] flop and turn before Zhu fired 65k on the 3♦ river.

Razzaq immediately shoved the big stack, putting Zhu to a decision for his tournament life. “I was slow playing this,” he said, considering the spot.

“So was I,” Razzaq replied with a smile. With the board double-paired and Zhu muttering that he had a jack, he finally mucked his hand after about a minute in the tank. Razzaq showed a single card, 4♦, which didn’t give much info. Mike Malm, who is on break from the side game and was railing the hand, joked, “Pocket fours was good Ali, you didn’t have to show.”

Shen Liew shoved the small blind for 204k, and after a bit of time considering, Ali Razzaq made the call with the big stack. He was on Q♣J♥ and had Liew dominated with his Q♠4♣.

Despite being dominated, Liew actually turned some straight outs on his four to keep his hopes alive, but a brick river on 6♣J♣7♣3♥K♣ gave Razzaq the pot and sent Liew home in 5th place.

Alan Zhu shoved under the gun for a bit less than 200k. Shen Liew called with a bit less next to act. It folded to Denis Mujcin in the big blind, and as he was last to act, he flipped over one card to see a king.

“Give me one more,” he called, as he peeled his second card before showing a three and mucking his hand. Both Zhu & Liew were on ace-queen, though Zhu was suited, and they chopped it up on a board of 3♠Q♥2♠3♦7♠.

“Why didn’t you tell me to call,” Mujcin joked to me, as he would have knocked both players out with trip treys.

Ali Razzaq raised the button to 25k, and Denis Mujcin called from the big blind. Both players checked the 6♠J♦7♣ flop, and after a check from Mujcin on the [invalid notations] turn, Razzaq bet 30k.

Mujcin called to the 8♠ river, where they both checked it to showdown. Mujcin showed 9♦8♦ for the flopped open-ended draw and rivered pair of eights. Razzaq mucked when he saw the hand.

The 6-Max field is down to 5 remaining now, after Clayton Littke ended his day in 6th place.

Shen Liew raised the button to 22k, and Sebastian Lampreau called from the big blind. He check-called for 30k on the 7♦6♠Q♣ flop, and they both checked the 8♥ turn. Lampreau fired 80k on the 7♠ river, and Liew mucked his hand to send the pot to Lampreau.

Ali Razzaq is the leader now, in part thanks to sending Steve Azizi out in 7th place earlier today. He’s playing around 800k right now, but I’ll get some exact counts for all remaining players at the upcoming break in about 20 minutes.

Sebastian Lampreau raised from the cutoff to 23k before Alan Zhu came over the top to 92k from the small blind. That was too much for Lampreau, who mucked to send the small pot to Zhu preflop.

Steve Azizi was the first player out of the 6-Max in the money, finishing his day in 7th place for $1,850.

After a raise from Sebastian Lampreau, Denis Mujcin shoved the covering stack. Lampreau hit the tank for a few minutes before making the call with ace-ten, for a race over pocket fours. Lampreau spiked his ace on the flop, and Mujcin couldn’t catch up.

The Day 2 field is set, with players returning to play on Monday at 1 PM with 23:12 remaining in Level 16. Shen Liew is the big leader going into Day 2 with more than 450k, but Denis Mujcin has more than 400k as well. Mujcin is one of several players already in the PoS running with a chance to jump into a commanding spot with a Tuesday win. Alan Zhu & Ali Razzaq are also in the running and could move up the ranks with a deep finish.

Day 2 Chips & Players