2026 Pure Poker Tour Series #4 – Event #9: $560 PLO Big Bounty

Level:	19 (10000/15000/15000)
Entries:	1/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	11:55 PM

The final three players decided to chop the prizes evenly, with Larry Chernenkoff taking the win with the most chips. They all got $4,030 from the prizes, while Jonathon Zacks added $400 in bounties, Anthony Madden added $800 in Bounties, and Chernenkoff took 10 bounties for an extra $2k on his prize.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Larry Chernenkoff	$4,030*
2	Anthony Madden	$4,030*
3	Jonathon Zacks	$4,030*
4	Anderson Frank-Graham	$1,617
5	Zobayur Rahman	$1,078
6	Colten Yamagishi	$616

Level:	19 (10000/15000/15000)
Entries:	3/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	11:35 PM

The money went in on a flop of 8♥2♠Q♠ after Anderson Frank-Graham shoved in a three-way pot. He had top pair and a wrap with Q♦J♣10♦8♠, while Larry Chernenkoff was on a set of ducks with 7♣5♣2♦2♥. The set held when the board ran out 6♠4♣.

Level:	18 (6000/12000/12000)
Entries:	4/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	11:15 PM

Anderson Frank-Graham opened to 25k under the gun before Larry Chernenkoff made it 46k to go from the small blind. Anthony Madden called from the big blind, putting in about half his stack.

The money went in on the K♣10♥8♥ flop with Chernenkoff on top pair and flush & Broadway draws with A♠K♠Q♥5♥, but Madden was drawing to bigger hearts and Broadway with A♥J♥10♠5♦. Madden turned his flush on the 6♥8♦ runout to stay alive.

Level:	18 (6000/12000/12000)
Entries:	4/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	11:05 PM

Jonathon Zacks potted the button to 36k, then called when Anthony Madden shoved for 48k. Zacks was ahead with A♣A♥9♥8♥ against 10♦10♥6♦5♣ for Madden, but Madden flopped the joint when the board ran out 4♣8♣7♦K♦7♠. He held for the double up, but he’s still the shorty in the final four.

Level:	17 (5000/10000/10000)
Entries:	4/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	10:50 PM

Since the break, the busts have gone according to stack, with Zobayur Rahman just out in 5th place. He was the third shortest stack when I counted at the break, and he followed out Colten Yamagishi near the end of Level 17.

Level:	17 (5000/10000/10000)
Entries:	5/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	10:40 PM

Colten Yamagishi was the second shortest stack at the recent break, and once short-stack Rob Limpert bubbled, Yamagishi was the next to fall in 6th place.

Level:	17 (5000/10000/10000)
Entries:	6/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	10:30 PM

The PLO Big Bounty is in the money now after Rob Limpert lost his fumes on the bubble. He had barely one big blind at the break, and survived more than 10 minutes of play before becoming the bubble.

Level:	17 (5000/10000/10000)
Entries:	7/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	10:15 PM

T-S	Player	Chips	BB
3 – 1	Larry Chernenkoff	705,000	70.50
3 – 2	Rob Limpert	13,000	1.30
3 – 3	Zobayur Rahman	92,000	9.20
3 – 4	Anthony Madden	145,000	14.50
3 – 6	Colten Yamagishi	69,000	6.90
3 – 8	Anderson Frank-Graham	358,000	35.80
3 – 9	Jonathon Zacks	280,000	28.00

Level:	16 (4000/8000/8000)
Entries:	7/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	9:55 PM

Levar Blache and Rhonda Fiveland have lost their stacks from the final table, leaving the field with 7 remaining, one off the money spots. There’s a break coming in 10 minutes, and I’ll get the chips for all remaining players then.

Level:	16 (4000/8000/8000)
Entries:	9/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	9:40 PM

Level:	15 (3000/6000/6000)
Entries:	9/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	9:20 PM

The final table is being set now after Eric Dunham bubbled the final nine. That puts them 3 off the money spots with just over 15 minutes to play in Level 15.

Level:	14 (2500/5000/5000)
Entries:	10/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	8:50 PM

The field is down to 10 remaining in the PLO Bog Bounty game, after Ali Khani and Leo Zhang recently lost their chips. That puts them 4 off the money spots with about 10 minutes to play in Level 14.

Level:	13 (2000/4000/4000)
Entries:	12/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	7:55 PM

T-S	Player	Chips	BB
1 – 2	Colten Yamagishi	211,000	52.75
1 – 3	Ali Khani	33,000	8.25
1 – 4	Larry Chernenkoff	285,500	71.38
1 – 5	Rhonda Fiveland	173,000	43.25
1 – 8	Levar Blache	110,500	27.63
1 – 9	Anthony Madden	52,000	13.00
2 – 1	Leo Zhang	56,500	14.13
2 – 2	Eric Dunham	61,000	15.25
2 – 5	Anderson Frank-Graham	164,000	41.00
2 – 6	Rob Limpert	245,000	61.25
2 – 7	Jonathon Zacks	125,000	31.25
2 – 8	Zobayur Rahman	173,500	43.38

Level:	11 (1500/2500/2500)
Entries:	16/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	6:45 PM

The Big Bounty field is 10 off the money now with 16 players remaining. Level 11 has just begun, and there’s a break coming in an hour, after Level 12, so I’ll grab a full round of chip counts then. Below is a look at the remaining 16 players and how they are seated. While I don’t have a handle on all the chips right now, it looks like Colten Yamagishi, who was 3rd in the PLO Double Board Bomb Pot last night, is leading with a bit more than 200k in play.

T-S	Player
1 – 2	Colten Yamagishi
1 – 3	Ali Khani
1 – 4	Larry Chernenkoff
1 – 5	Rhonda Fiveland
1 – 6	Hu Ming Zhu
1 – 7	Michael Bingham
1 – 8	Levar Blache
1 – 9	Anthony Madden
2 – 1	Leo Zhang
2 – 2	Eric Dunham
2 – 3	Sebastian Crema
2 – 5	Anderson Frank-Graham
2 – 6	Rob Limpert
2 – 7	Jonathon Zacks
2 – 8	Zobayur Rahman
2 – 9	Tony Ma

Level:	10 (1000/2000/2000)
Entries:	17/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	6:30 PM

The prizes are in, and the Big Bounty field is confirmed at 56 entries. That puts the total prizes at $26,600, with $15,400 of that in payouts later tonight, and $11,200 in total bounties in the field today.

Big Bounty Prizes

Place	Prize
1	$5,698
2	$3,850
3	$2,541
4	$1,617
5	$1,078
6	$616

Level:	9 (1000/1500/1500)
Entries:	22/56
Prizes:	$26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
Local Time:	5:50 PM

Entries are now closed for the PLO Big Bounty game, with 56 entries on the board. That puts the combined prizes at more than $26k, with $15,400 of that in the payouts pool.

Level:	8 (600/1200/1200)
Entries:	20/48
Prizes:	$22,800 ($13,200 prizes, $9,600 bounties)
Local Time:	5:00 PM

About 45 minutes remain in entries for the PLO Big Bounty game, with the field just shy of 50 entries. That puts the combined prizes over $22k, with $13,200 of that in the payouts for later.

Among the players in action today are 3rd place from the Bomb Pot last night, Colten Yamagishi, as well as Ali Khani, Anderson Frank-Graham, Darrell Moore, Ali Khani, Ross Wilson, and Leo Zhang.

Level:	8 (600/1200/1200)
Entries:	21/46
Prizes:	$21,850 ($12,650 prizes, $9,200 bounties)
Local Time:	4:45 PM

Level 8 is about to begin in the PLO Big Bounty with the field at 46 entries, and 21 still alive. That puts the combined prizes at almost $22k, with $12,650 of that in the payout pool.

Event #9: $560 PLO Big Bounty ($300 + $200 + $60)

Date:	Sep 22, 1 PM
Blinds:	30 Minutes
Starting Stack:	30k
Late Entry:	8 Levels (Entries Close About 6:45 PM)
Day 1 Ends:	One-Day Event

Tuesday is four-card bounty day at PPT #4. The game starts ar 1 PM, with $300 of the $560 buy-in going to prizes, and a flat $200 bounty on every head.

Players start with 30k, and blinds are 30 minutes long (15 minutes heads up). They have 8 levels to get into the game, putting the final buy-in at 6:45 PM, after the dinner break following Level 8. After that, the game plays to a winner.

Last time around in July, Ali Khani took down this game. It got 115 entries for almost $55k in combined prizes, with Khani defeating Neil Smith for the trophy. There was no similar game last September to compare it to.