2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #4 – Event #14: $450 NLH Bounty

Jo Teliani is no stranger to the spotlight. The current API women’s front-runner made short work of the field on her way to securing her 3rd PPT Trophy. Event #14: $450 NLH Bounty, amassed a field of 86 entries for a total prize pool of $24,510 ($15,910 prizes, $8,600 bounties). Teliani took home the lion share of $7,708 for her efforts plus 7 $100 Bounties.

The event hit the ground running. Runner-up Mike Malm found four bounties early on to take an early chip lead. As play closed in on the bubble, Nadav Bitton had a massive chip lead of 367,000 over 100,000 more then the closest opponent. However, Bitton’s bounty hunting on the stone bubble saw him at risk out-kicked against Malm’s Ace-Jack. Malm’s hand held to bring play into the money and to a final table.

From here, Teliani went to work eliminating the short stacked Ben Wilson. Malm reclaimed his leading stack when Alex Liu jammed big slick into his pocket Aces. With play five-handed, Teliani continued on her hunt for bounties. She found a quick elimination onto Dennis Zekios with both players flopping trip kings. Shortly after, she called off Glyn Gracias’ shove. Gracias was ahead with pocket jacks, until the river game Teliani two pair.

The short stacked Michael St. Pierre-Porter moved all in with both Malm, and Teliani calling. Teliani found value on the turn and put Malm to the test on the river forcing him all in. Malm made a disciplined laydown with trip aces, as Pierre-Porter fell to Teliani’s full house. The following hand, Teliani called off Malm’s jam with J♥10♥. A jack on the flop put her firmly in the lead, and the runout changed nothing.

Event #14: $450 NLH Bounty Results

Position	Player	Prize
1	Jo Teliani	$7,708
2	Mike Malm	$5,056
3	Michael St. Pierre-Porter	$3,371
4	Glyn Gracias	$2,408
5	Dennis Zekios	$1,806
6	Weston Pring	$1,300
7	Alex Liu	$1,011
8	Hassan Issa	$794
9	Ben Wilson	$626

Mike Malm moved all in for 260,000, and Jo Teliani made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Mike Malm: A♠6♥
Jo Teliani: J♥10♥

The board ran out 4♥9♦J♦8♦3♦ to give Teliani the pot, as well as the trophy.

Jo Teliani: 2,120,000

Short stacked Michael St. Pierre Porter moved all in for 190,000. Mike Malm and Jo Teliani made the call.

The flop came Q♥A♦6♣, and both players were quick to check.

After the turn peeled the 3♥, Teliani fired for 100,000. Malm made the call.

The river came the A♠, and Teliani continued for 290,000. Malm went into the tank but made the fold saving his tournament life. Teliani revealed 6♥6♠ to send play heads-up.

Jo Teliani: 1,850,000
Mike Malm: 260,000

Following her first PPT win earlier in the week, Glyn Gracias called Jo Teliani’s open to 60,000.

The flop came 4♥5♠9♣, and Teliani led out for 50,000. Gracias moved all in for 175,000, and Teliani made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Glyn Gracias: J♠J♦
Jo Teliani: K♠9♦

The board completed with the 10♠K♥ for Jo to take the pot.

Jo Teliani: 1,100,000

Dennis Zekios moved all in, and Jo Teliani made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Dennis Zekios: K♣5♣
Jo Teliani: K♥10♠

The board ran out 3♥K♦K♠4♠9♣ for play to enter four-handed.

Jo Teliani: 630,000

Action was caught after the flop of A♣10♥4♥, and Weston Pring moved all in for 100,000, and Michael St. Pierre-Porter called. Both players revealed their holdings.

Weston Pring: 9♥5♥
Michael St. Pierre-Porter: A♦K♣

The board completed with the A♠6♦ to send Pring to the rail.

Michael St. Pierre-Porter: 389,000

Alex Liu moved all in for 403,000 from the cutoff, and Mike Malm snap called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.

Alex Liu: A♥K♠
Mike Malm: A♣A♦

The board ran out 3♣4♣3♦J♣3♥ for Malm to take the pot.

Mike Malm: 883,000

Hasan Issa moved all in for 90,000 from the cutoff, and Michael St. Pierre-Porter re-jammed for 175,000. The remaining players folded, and both players revealed their holdings.

Hasan Issa: K♠Q♦
Michael St. Pierre-Porter: A♦9♣

The board ran out 7♠5♣4♦4♥5♠ for Issa to hit the rail.

Michael St. Pierre-Porter: 277,000

After jamming Queen-Jack into Ace-King, Ben Wilson was left with 1.5 big blinds. He moved all in and was called by two players.

The board ran out A♣J♠10♠10♦K♥, and Jo Teliani revealed Q♦10♥ to best Wilson’s 7♣7♦.

Jo Teliani: 572,000

After doubling up multiple people on the bubble, Nadav Bitton moved all in for 150,000 from the button. Mike Malm made the call from the small blind, and both players revealed their holdings.

Nadav Bitton: K♣J♠
Mike Malm: A♠J♦

The board ran out 3♦A♣3♣3♠8♣ for the remaining players to enter the money.

Mike Malm: 494,000

After some limps, Mike Malm moved all in for 130,800 covering the table. Action folded to the middle position player. After an initial tank, they flicked in the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Middle Position: A♦10♦
Mike Malm: A♣J♣

The board ran out J♠2♠2♦Q♦A♠ to give Malm his fourth bounty.

Mike Malm: 184,400

Early position opened to 1,500, and three players made the call.

The flop came 8♦9♥A♣, and both early players checked their option. Aaron Syrenne fired for 6,000 from the cutoff, and the remaining players were quick to fold.

Aaron Syrenne: 33,500

Event #14: $450 NLH Bounty ($300 + $100 + $50)

The side game on Thursday is the $450 NLH Bounty. $300 goes to prizes, with the other $100 as a flat bounty on each head. The game starts at 5 PM with 25k in chips for 25-minute levels.

Players have 9 levels to enter the game, with the desk closing at about 9:15 PM when they sit down for Level 10. The game plays to a winner after entries close.

This game has a bigger buy-in that previous NLH Bounty games at this stage in the series (July was a $340, while last Sep was a $280), so there aren’t any good comparisons from past events. Alek Gillies will be handling the reporting duties all day on Thursday.