2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #4 – Event #5: $340 NLH

Level:	18 (6000/12000/12000)
Entries:	1/68
Prizes:	$19.380
Local Time:	1:30 AM

Once play got four-handed, they played a few hands, but ultimately decided to cut a deal. Francis Fan was the player to bring it up, while he had the second stack, and he suggested ICM.

After running the numbers, and a bit of a discussion amongst the four, they agreed to the straight ICM chop. Khairuddin Akbari was in the lead and secured $5,102. Fan got $4,643, Patrick Michaud took $3,716, and Jamie Omeasoo got $3,403. Once the deal was agreed to, they ended the night with Akbari taking the title.

Final Results for Event #5

Place	Player	Prize
1	Khairuddin Akbari	$5,102*
2	Francis Fan	$4,643*
3	Patrick Michaud	$3,716*
4	Jamie Omeasoo	$3,403*
5	Naleen Narayan	$1,160
6	Brian Wells	$775
7	Ben Grenier	$580

Level:	18 (6000/12000/12000)
Entries:	4/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:45 AM

Khairuddin Akbari limped in from the small blind, then called when Naleen Narayan raised it to 42k. They both checked the J♦A♦J♠ flop, and Narayan called a bet of [invalid notations] turn.

On the 4♣ river, Akbari bet 75k, then called when Narayan shoved. Narayan’s ace-queen was no good against the jack-deuce of hearts for Akbari.

Level:	17 (5000/10000/10000)
Entries:	5/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:30 AM

Patrick Michaud made it 50k to go early, and it folded to Francis Fan in the big blind. “That means you don’t have a very big hand,” Fan mused.

“That depends what you call a very big hand,” replied Michaud.

“Not kings or queens. Feels like king-jack,” Fan added as he slid in the call, then checked the 8♥Q♣9♦ flop. Michaud shoved, and Fan let out a big sigh. He muttered to himself, musing about king-queen, and finally mucked.

Michaud showed pocket jacks, adding “Not kings or queens.”

“Good shove,” replied Fan.

Level:	17 (5000/10000/10000)
Entries:	5/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:20 AM

Brian Wells shoved 63k from the middle, and Jamie Omeasoo called next to act. Omeasoo had pocket kings, while Wells was drawing thin to Q♦10♦.

Wells flopped a gutshot to Broadway with 2♠J♥A♣ and he called for the king to complete his straight. He got it on the river, but unfortunately, the ace had already paired on the turn, which meant Wells’ Broadway card also gave Omeasoo the boat for the win.

Level:	16 (4000/8000/8000)
Entries:	6/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	12:05 AM

Patrick Michaud limped in from the hijack before Ben Grenier shoved 87k from the button. It folded back to Michaud, and he called after a count.

Grenier was dominating with ace-queen into king-queen, but Michaud found a king on the flop to pull ahead, and held for the win.

Level:	16 (4000/8000/8000)
Entries:	7/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	11:45 PM

The side game is now in the money after Jordan Milne bubbled just before the break. The final 8 made a bubble deal for $50 each, so Milne will get $400 for his troubles (including his own $50), with Chris MacPherson as the soft bubble in 9th place. Below is a look at the chips for the final 7.

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Jamie Omeasoo	226,500
3	Patrick Michaud	230,000
4	Khairuddin Akbari	480,000
5	Ben Grenier	140,000
6	Naleen Narayan	204,000
8	Francis Fan	261,500
9	Brian Wells	107,500

Level:	15 (3000/6000/6000)
Entries:	9/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	11:15 PM

They are down to the final table now, with 9 players remaining. They are heading out for a break following this level, and I’ll grab the chip counts then. Meanwhile, below is a look at the final table players.

Seat	Player
1	Jamie Omeasoo
2	Jordan Milne
3	Patrick Michaud
4	Khairuddin Akbari
5	Ben Grenier
6	Naleen Narayan
7	Chris MacPherson
8	Francis Fan
9	Brian Wells

Level:	13 (2000/4000/4000)
Entries:	14/68
Prizes:	$19,380
Local Time:	10:50 PM

The side game tonight drew 68 entries, which seems to be a theme this week for side events, as both Event #2 and Event #4 also ended with 68 entries. That means 7 players will share in $19,380 in prizes later tonight, and they are now 7 off the money spots with 14 remaining.

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

Level:	8 (600/1200/1200)
Entries:	34/57
Prizes:	$16,245
Local Time:	8:40 PM

Just under 15 minutes remain in Level 8, which puts the end of entries about 50 minutes away. The field is currently at 57 entries for prizes of more than $16k, and among the players looking for a piece of that are Pete Fylyma,, Ben Grenier, Mike Aloneissi, Iona Bliss, Jarret Gray, Jeff Clarke, Brian Wells, Riol Sherifi, and Shawn Taghavi.

Level:	4 (300/500/500)
Entries:	35/42
Prizes:	$11,970
Local Time:	7:05 PM

About 15 minutes remain in Level 4 of the side game, with the field now at 42 entries. That puts the prizes at almost $12k with more than 2 hours left to enter the game.

Level:	1 (100/200/200)
Entries:	21/21
Prizes:	$5,985
Local Time:	6:15 PM

The Saturday night side game is now underway, with about half of Level 1 now complete. The early field is at 21 entries for prizes of almost $6k, and more than 3 hours left to enter the game.

Event #5: $340 NLH ($300 + $40)

Date:	Sep 19, 6 PM
Blinds:	20 Minutes
Starting Stack:	25k
Late Entry:	9 Levels (Entries close about 9:30 PM)
Day 1 Ends:	One-Day Event

Saturday night hosts Event #5, the $340 NLH, as the side game. The game kicks off at 6 PM, and as a one-day event, will play to a winner before the day ends.

Players sit down with 25k in chips for 20-minute levels, and entries are open for 9 levels of play. That should mean the entry desk closes at about 9:30 PM for this one.

Last July, Sarvesh Pershad took down this game over Ali Razzaq. They got 85 entries for more than $24k in prizes, while in July of this year, Varan Sidhu and Stacey Diederich chopped up the game over 81 entries for $20,777 in prizes.