2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #4 – Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+

Rob Lothian put on a stellar performance on his way to winning his second Seniors trophy. The opening event of the series saw 106 entries drawing in a total prize pool of $30,210. Rob Lothian bested Brett Worton in heads-up play to take home the lion share of $8,570. Worton took home $5,910, with every player in the money getting at least $670.

Lothian came out of the gate as the chip lead. He sat with nearly double the next closest, as registration came to a close (422,000). Play was rapid to the bubble, with Steve Azizi falling to send the remaining players into the money. Lothian found a quick elimination on Gerald Chung with pocket aces to bring play ten handed. Worton woke up with them shortly after, to send Bill Thomson out and bring play to a final table.

Johnny Cherchuk was on fumes, and moved all in for 93,000. Cherchuk used his one time, to find a runner-runner straight. From there him, Lothian, and Worton found the remaining eliminations to bring play three-handed. Shortly after, Lothian flopped a set, against Cherchuk to bring play heads-up. Lothian was quick to double, winning a flip with pocket nines. Worton battled back, but would ultimately fall when he called off Q♠10♠ against Lothian’s K♣Q♥.

Event #1: $340 Seniors (50+) Results

Position	Player	Prize
1	Rob Lothian	$8,570
2	Brett Worton	$5,910
3	Johnny Cherchuk	$3,840
4	Scott Wright	$2,955
5	Ben Grenier	$2,275
6	Fred Werezak	$1,800
7	Rodney Pangracs	$1,415
8	Curtis Billay	$1,120
9	Bradley Fisher	$915
10	Bill Thomson	$740
11	Gerald Chung	$670

Level:	23 (20,000/40,000/40,000)
Entries:	1/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	1:01 AM

Rob Lothian moved all in, and Brett Worton called for his remaining 670,000. Both players revealed their holdings.

Brett Worton: Q♠10♠
Rob Lothian: K♣Q♥

The board ran out 9♥8♣3♠K♥5♣ for Lothian to take the trophy.

Level:	22 (15,000/30,000/30,000)
Entries:	2/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	12:44 AM

Rob Lothian opened to 230,000, and Brett Worton moved all in for 875,000. Lothian made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Rob Lothian: 9♣9♦
Brett Worton: A♣10♠

The board ran out 2♥7♣J♠5♥8♥ for Lothian to find the double.

Rob Lothian: 1,750,000
Brett Worton: 900,000

Level:	22 (15,000/30,000/30,000)
Entries:	2/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	12:27 PM

Johnny Cherchuk moved all in for 270,000 from the small blind. Brett Worton made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Johnny Cherchuk: Q♠8♣
Brett Worton: 3♥3♣

The board ran out 3♠Q♣K♣2♥7♠ to bring play heads-up.

Brett Worton: 1,825,000
Rob Lothian: 825,000

Level:	21 (15,000/25,000/25,000)
Entries:	3/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	12:09 AM

Scott Wright moved all in for 110,000 from the button, and Rob Lothian made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Scott Wright: A♦3♠
Rob Lothian: 4♦4♣

The board ran out J♦6♠8♦6♣2♥, to bring play three-handed.

Brett Worton: 1,520,000
Rob Lothian: 850,000
Johnny Cherchuk: 330,000

Level:	21 (15,000/25,000/25,000)
Entries:	4/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	12:01 AM

Action was caught after the flop of 3♠5♥6♥, and both players checked through. After the turn peeled the K♦, Brett Worton was quick to check. Ben Grenier moved all in for 150,000. Worton was quick to call, and both players revealed their holdings.

Ben Grenier: Q♠10♣
Brett Worton: K♣J♥

The board completed with the A♣ to send Grenier out in 5th place.

Brett Worton: 1,410,000

Level:	21 (15,000/25,000/25,000)
Entries:	5/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	11:55 PM

Fred Werezak was automatically all in from the big blind. Three players made the call.

Action checked through as the board ran out K♦6♥J♣K♣2♦. Worton revealed A♦J♦ to best Werezak’s Q♥9♥.

Brett Worton: 1,320,000

Level:	20 (10,000/20,000/20,000)
Entries:	6/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	11:30 PM

Rodney Pangracs moved all in for 57,000, and Johnny Cherchuk called from the small blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Rodney Pangracs: A♥10♣
Johnny Cherchuk: A♠J♥

The board ran out 8♠2♦9♥K♠Q♥ for Cherchuk to find the elimination.

Brett Worton: 1,160,000
Rob Lothian: 785,000
Johnny Cherchuk: 290,000
Ben Grenier: 215,000
Scott Wright: 155,000
Fred Werezak: 50,000

Level:	20 (10,000/20,000/20,000)
Entries:	7/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	11:24 PM

Curtis Billay moved all in for 71,000, and Rob Lothian called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Curtis Billay: Q♠10♠
Rob Lothian: A♥K♣

The board ran out 10♦2♥4♣J♠K♣ to send Billay to the rail.

Rob Lothian: 784,000

Level:	20 (10,000/20,000/20,000)
Entries:	8/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	11:14 PM

Johnny Cherchuk moved all in for 93,000 from early position. Brett Worton called from the button, and both players revealed their holdings.

Johnny Cherchuk: K♣J♥
Brett Worton: K♠Q♣

“I’ll use my one time,” announced Cherchuk. He was outflopped, as it came the Q♥4♣7♣. However, the board came running A♥10♥ to give Cherchuk a straight.

Brett Worton: 1,170,000
Johnny Cherchuk: 236,000

Level:	19 (10,000/15,000/15,000)
Entries:	8/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	10:36 PM

A three way all in occurred with Fred Werezak being all in for 64,000, and Bradley Fisher for 164,000. Brett Worton called, and the three players revealed their holdings.

Fred Werezak: A♠J♠
Bradley Fisher: 9♣9♠
Brett Worton: 10♦10♥

The board ran out 4♥Q♦K♥A♣K♦, for Fisher to hit the rail.

Brett Worton: 753,000
Fred Werezak: 197,000

Level:	18 (6,000/12,000/12,000)
Entries:	9/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	10:26 PM

Bill Thomson raised to 85,000, leaving 4,000 behind. Brett Worton made the call, and blind bet 5,000.

Thomson called his remaining chips after the flop came K♥9♠4♦. Both players revealed their holdings.

Bill Thomson: K♦Q♥
Brett Worton: A♥A♠

The turn came the A♦, leaving Thomson drawing dead.

Brett Worton: 823,000

Level:	18 (6,000/12,000/12,000)
Entries:	10/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	10:20 PM

Gerald Chung moved all in, and Rob Lothian was quick to call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Gerald Chung: 10♥10♦
Rob Lothian: A♠A♣

The board ran out Q♥9♦5♠2♥K♣ to give Lothian the pot.

Rob Lothian: 688,000

Level:	18 (6,000/12,000/12,000)
Entries:	11/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	10:07 PM

Action was caught after the board ran out J♠10♥4♦6♣6♦, and Ben Grenier moved all in for 152,000. Steve Azizi went into the tank, but found the call. Grenier revealed J♥10♦ to leave Azizi with just 9,000.

Shortly after he won a pot to catapult him back to 48,000 chips. On his big blind, he moved all in blind for 36,000. Two players made the call. Action checked through the 10♥10♠9♥3♥Q♣ board. Brett Worton revealed A♦Q♥ to take the pot.

Brett Worton: 609,000
Ben Grenier: 480,000

Level:	17 (5,000/10,000/10,000)
Entries:	12/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	9:49 PM

The small blind moved all in for around 60,000, and Bill Thomson made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Small Blind: 5♦5♠
Bill Thomson: A♠9♠

The flop came 6♠9♦4♥ to give Thomson the lead. Nothing changed when the board completed with the 10♠K♥.

Bill Thomson: 175,000

Level:	16 (4,000/8,000/8,000)
Entries:	13/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	8:50 PM

Gerald Chung opened to 17,000 from under the gun, and Rob Lothian made the call from early position.

The flop came 4♥4♣5♠, and Chung continued for 15,000. He was rewarded with the pot.

Rob Lothian: 481,000
Gerald Chung: 194,000

Level:	15 (3,000/6,000/6,000)
Entries:	13/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	8:26 PM

Middle Position made the call, and Brian MacNevin moved all in from the button for 62,500. Bradley Fisher called from the small blind, and middle position made the fold. Both players revealed their holdings.

Brian MacNevin: A♦8♥
Bradley Fisher: A♥K♦

The board ran out 6♦K♥Q♦7♥J♠ for Fisher to find the elimination.

Bradley Fisher: 304,000

Level:	15 (3,000/6,000/6,000)
Entries:	16/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	8:12 PM

Rodney Pangra moved all in for 67,000, and Morris Kadylo made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Rodney Pangra: A♦K♠
Morris Kadylo: 7♥7♦

The board ran out 8♠3♥Q♥5♣K♣ for Pangra to find the double.

Rodney Pangra: 158,000

Level:	14 (2,500/5,000/5,000)
Entries:	18/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	7:55 PM

Gerald Chung raised to 11,500 from the button, and Rob Lothian made the call.

The flop came 10♠8♠K♠, and Rob Lothian led out for 15,000. Chung was quick to fold.

Lothian is no stranger to this tournament having prior finishes in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Currently, he sits as the chip leader with 389,000.

Level:	13 (2,000/4,000/4,000)
Entries:	19/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	7:34 PM

Action was caught after the turn of the 10♠2♥4♥7♣, and Seburt Robinson moved all in for 77,000 from the small blind.

Steve Azizi went into the tank, but eventually flicked in the call for less (71,500). Both players revealed their holdings.

Steve Azizi: J♦10♣
Seburt Robinson: A♥9♥

The river came the Q♣ to give Azizi the double.

Steve Azizi: 235,000
Seburt Robinson: 5,500

Player	Chip Count
Rob Lothian	422,000
Morris Kadylo	223,500
Ben Grenier	216,500

Position	Prize
1st	$8,570
2nd	$5,910
3rd	$3,840
4th	$2,955
5th	$2,275
6th	$1,800
7th	$1,415
8th	$1,120
9th	$915
10th	$740
11th	$670

Level:	11 (1,500/2,500/2,500)
Entries:	28/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	6:08 PM

After initial calls, Andrew Fahey raised to 11,500 from the button. Tom Tonka called from under the gun, and Jody Fayant went into the tank. He eventually found the fold.

The flop came the 7♥7♦5♥, and Tonka was quick to check. Fahey continued for 8,000, and received a call.

Both players checked, after the turn came the 9♠.

The board completed with the A♣, and Tonka checked to Fahey. He blasted for 23,500 putting Tonka into the tank. He eventually found the fold, and Fayant revealed he folded 7♣5♣ for a flopped full house.

Andrew Fahey: 115,000

Level:	10 (1,000/2,000/2,000)
Entries:	34/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	5:40 PM

Rob Lothian opened to 4,500 from the button. Ali Razzaq moved all in, and Lothian was quick to call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Ali Razzaq: Q♣4♣
Rob Lothian: 9♣9♠

The board ran out 4♠J♦5♣J♥K♣ for Rob to add to his chip leading stack.

Rob Lothian: 284,000

Level:	10 (1,000/2,000/2,000)
Entries:	39/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	5:20 PM

Action was caught after the flop of 4♥8♠2♥, and the small blind led out for 3,000. The big blind called, along with Brett Worton from middle position.

All players checked, after the turn came the 6♥.

After the river came the 10♦, the big blind fired for 3,500. Worton made the call, and revealed Q♣10♣ to best his opponent’s pair of two’s. The following hand, Worton made a flush to add to his growing stack.

Brett Worton: 117,000

Level:	9 (1,000/1,500/1,500)
Entries:	45/106
Prizes:	$30,210
Local Time:	5:02 PM

Action folded to the button who moved all in for 17,000. Brian Iwanicki was quick to call from the big blind, and both players revealed their holdings.

Button: K♦5♠
Brian Iwanicki: A♣Q♥

The board ran out 4♥8♥8♠7♥Q♣ for Iwanicki to fiind the elimination.

Brian Iwanicki: 54,000

Player	Chip Count
Rob Lothian	242,000
Jody Fayant	112,500
Steve Azizi	104,000
Leo Brouwer	103,500
Tom Tonka	101,000

Level:	8 (600/1,200/1,200)
Entries:	52/105
Prizes:	$29,925
Local Time:	4:27 PM

Action was caught with Jeff Sloan moving all in for 3,700, and the remaining players calling a four-bet for 7,600.

The flop came 5♦J♣4♥, and Mike Rajabi led out for 5,000 from middle position. Late position was quick to fold, but Steve Azizi flicked in the call from the cutoff.

Both the turn and river checked through as they came the A♠7♣. Rajabi revealed Q♣J♥ for the side, while Sloan’s A♣3♦ took the main pot.

Steve Azizi: 73,400
Mike Rajabi: 44,200
Jeff Sloan: 30,900

Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+ ($300 + $40)

Date:	Sep 17, Noon
Blinds:	30 Minutes
Starting Stack:	25k
Late Entry:	8 Levels (Entries Close About 4:45 PM)
Day 1 Ends:	One-Day Event

The opening salvos in the 2026 Pure Poker Tour #4 will come from the 50+ crowd. The Seniors kick off the series at Noon on Sep 17

For $340, players get 25k to start, and levels are 30 minutes long. They have 8 levels to enter or rebuy, putting the final entry around 4:45 PM, when the dinner break following Level 8 concludes. After that, it’s a race to the finish, with this game generally playing until well past midnight.

At PPT #3 earlier this year, Brett Worton put on the clinic to take down the Seniors game over 145 entries ($41,325 in prizes), while last September’s game at the 2025 PPT #4 saw 122 entries for $34,770 in prizes, with Lynne Stephenson and Leo Brouwer chopping the money while Brouwer bagged the trophy.