2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #4 – Event #4: $340 PLO Deepstack Hyper

Level:	26 (40000/80000/80000)
Entries:	1/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	1:40 AM (posted 2:30 AM)

It was an all-visitor heads up tonight in the PLO Deepstack Hyper. While all the local familiar faces at the final table, like Tony Ma, Anthony Madden, Mike Mal, and Michael Bingham dropped out, the two visitors, Joel Cortes from Mexico and Latvian Sindijs Anspoks (who resides on Paraguay at the moment), ended up facing own for the trophy.

John Donnelly was also in the mix three ways, with the final three making an ICM deal that took $150 from each player to leave $450 to play for. Donnelly had the 2nd stack, so he earned $4,363 in the deal, with Anspoks on the short stack for $4,325 guaranteed. Cortes was playing most of the chips, and secured $5,787 in the deal.

It didn’t take Donnelly long to end his night in 3rd, setting up the visitors’ heads-up. Anspoks grabbed a double to get even, and a few hands later they got it all in on a 3♠Q♥4♥ flop after pot-all action preflop.

Cortes found top pair on the flop, but Anspoks had the other two queens in his hand for the flopped set and a heart draw added for good measure. The runout bricked for Cortes, leaving Anspoks’ set in front for the win.

Final Results for PLO Deepstack Hyper

Place	Player	Prize
1	Sindijs Anspoks	$4,775*
2	Zur Joel Cortes	$5,787*
3	John Donnelly	$4,363*
4	Mike Malm	$1,940
5	Michael Bingham	$1,160
6	Tony Ma	$775
7	Anthony Madden	$580

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	2/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	1:10 AM

The stacks are now even after Sindijs Anspoks doubled, Joel Cortes raised to 150k, and Anspoks declared all-in. Cortes called, but there was some question as Anspoks had more than a pot-bet behind. After discussion with the floor, Anspoks bet was deemed to be pot for 450k.

The rest of it went in on the J♥8♣2♦ flop anyway. Anspoks was on a set of eights with A♦10♠8♦8♠ against Q♦Q♠3♠3♦ for Cortes, and the set held after the 5♦9♥ runout, leaving both players with around 1.7 million.

Level:	25 (30000/60000/60000)
Entries:	2/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	1:00 AM

Shortly after doubling up Sindijs Anspoks, John Donnelly ended his night in 3rd place. He had the second stack when the deal was made, so he’ll make $4,363 tonight.

Level:	24 (25000/50000/50000)
Entries:	3/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:55 AM

The final three players have made a deal based on the ICM numbers. Zur Joel Cortes had the big stack and secured $5,785, with John Donnelly in 2nd ($4,363) and Sindijs Anspoks taking $4,325. Those numbers are all $150 lower than the true ICM numbers, with the remaining $450 and the trophy still on the table to play for.

Level:	22 (20000/40000/40000)
Entries:	3/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:40 AM

John Donnelly limped the small blind, and Sindijs Anspoks checked the big to see K♦6♣Q♦ on the flop. Donnelly checked, Anspoks potted, Donnelly shoved, and Anspoks called it off with more.

Sindijs Anspoks: J♣10♦6♠5♦
John Donnelly: A♠Q♠5♥4♣

Anspoks was on straight and flush draws, but Donnelly smashed the flop for two pair. After the J♥7♥ runout, Donnelly’s two pair was still good, and he got the double to second place.

Level:	22 (20000/40000/40000)
Entries:	3/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:35 AM

Zur Joel Cortes leads the final three. He has more than 2 million, of just 3.4 million in play. Sindijs Anspoks has about 800k, with John Donnelly on the short stack of about 600k.

Level:	22 (20000/40000/40000)
Entries:	3/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:30 AM

Place	Player	Prize
4	Mike Malm	$1,940
5	Michael Bingham	$1,160

Level:	21 (15000/30000/30000)
Entries:	5/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:25 AM

Place	Player	Prize
6	Tony Ma	$775
7	Anthony Madden	$580

Level:	20 (10000/20000/20000)
Entries:	9/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	11:45 PM

The side game is down to the final table of 9 players, leaving them still two players off the money. Day 1a of Event #3 is still ongoing on the bubble, so I’m still not watching this one very closely, but I should get over for some of the money play.

Level:	19 (10000/15000/15000)
Entries:	10/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	11:15 PM

The side game os down to 10 players remaining now, three off the money spots. Level 19 is nearly complete, and the average stack in the next level will be 17 big blinds.

Level:	18 (6000/12000/12000)
Entries:	15/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	10:50 PM

The stacks are getting short in the side game, with the field at 15 in Level 18. The average stack right now is just over 220k, for less than 20 bigs average at the moment.

Level:	16 (4000/8000/8000)
Entries:	17/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	10:20 PM

The side game is down to 17 remaining now as Level 16 begins. That puts then 10 off the money spots now. Mike Malm looks to be leading the final two tables right now, with a stack nearing 500k.

Level:	15 (3000/6000/6000)
Entries:	20/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	10:00 PM

The side game is now down to 20 players remaining with Level 15 just underway. The average stack is still quite deep at the moment, with players on about 30 bigs average, but that will drop quickly with 15-minute levels.

Level:	13 (2000/4000/4000)
Entries:	24/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	9:40 PM

Entries are closed for the PLO Deepstack Hyper, and the final field was 68 entries. That puts the prizes at more than $19k, with 7 players getting a piece of that later tonight.

Place	Prize
1	$6,980
2	$4,845
3	$3,100
4	$1,940
5	$1,160
6	$775
7	$580

Level:	10 (1000/2000/2000)
Entries:	36/61
Prizes:	$17,385
Local Time:	8:35 PM

The prizes for the side game are now pver $17k, with 61 entries on the board. Level 10 is just getting started, and that means there are about 45 minutes left to enter the game.

Level:	6 (400/800/800)
Entries:	33/46
Prizes:	$13,110
Local Time:	7:30 PM

The side game is just moments from the first break of the day, and the field is over 45 entries. Prizes are currently at more than $13k, with 5 levels of entry remaining after they return from the break.

Defending champ Denis Mujcin is among the players in action today, along with Amanda Bellanger, Justin Pennell, Leo Zhang, Mike Malm, Ross Wilson, Tony Ma, John Donnelly, and Jamie Martin.

Level:	1 (100/200/200)
Entries:	11/11
Prizes:	$3,135
Local Time:	6:00 PM

The side game is about to get underway with 11 entries on the board to start. That puts the initial prize pool at more than $3k with more than 3 hours to enter the game. I’m expecting this game to get 60-80 entries at least. Francois “Franky” Lincourt, Pete Fylyma, David Cox, Bruce Drake, and Darrell Moore are among the players in their seats to start the game.

Event #4: $340 PLO Deepstack Hyper ($300 + $40)

Date:	Sep 18, 6 PM
Blinds:	15 Minutes
Starting Stack:	50k
Late Entry:	11 Levels (Entries close about 9:15 PM)
Day 1 Ends:	One-Day Event

The side game on Friday Night is the PLO Deepstack Hyper, a game that combines deepstack poker with hyper-fast blinds. The action gets going at 6 PM, with 11 levels of late entry, putting the final chance to enter at about 9:15 PM.

Players sit down with 50k in chips, but levels are just 15 minutes long. This one-day event will end before the end of the day. This game tends to play pretty quickly, and it’s possible this game could finish before the bags come out in the main game of the day, Day 1a of Event #3.

In July of this year, Deni Mujcin was on the top end of a four-way chop to end this one. The game got 83 entries for prizes of $23,655, while in September of 2025, Eric Taylor & Nate Habte chopped it up over 57 entries for total prizes of $14,621.