The 2025 Summer Super Stack at Calgary’s Deerfoot Inn & Casino rolled into August 9th with the second opening flight of the $1,500 Superstack NLH and a pair of single-day side events that kept the action going well into the night. By the end, veteran local Ramaz Haymour had taken down the $280 NLH turbo, PLO specialist Mike Malm had scooped the $340 PLO Bounty, and Day 1B of the Main Event had produced some monster stacks heading into Day 2.
Superstack NLH – Day 1B Results
Day 1B drew 196 entries, pushing the two-flight total to 329. With registration closed, the combined prize pool for Sunday’s Day 2 is locked at $421,943, with 33 players set to cash. Play was fast but punishing, and by the end of Level 15 only 32 remained to bag. Dave S (who prefers to keep his last name private) topped the counts with 650,000, while bracelet winner Doug Lee wasn’t far behind on 631,000. Thomas Taylor finished with 487,000, Michael Malm bagged 437,000 fresh off his PLO win, and Calgary grinder Romualdo Cusano rounded out the top five at 425,500.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Dave S | 650,000 |
| Doug Lee | 631,000 |
| Thomas Taylor | 487,000 |
| Michael Malm | 437,000 |
| Romualdo Cusano | 425,500 |
| Scot Munro | 405,500 |
| Keith Sarnoski | 319,000 |
| Arvin Malinab | 318,500 |
| Jeff Bryde | 286,500 |
| Ali Razzaq | 262,500 |
| Curtis Singleton | 258,000 |
| Zhun Ruichen (Sing) | 253,000 |
| Regan Duong | 253,000 |
| Zhuigang (George) Yang | 246,500 |
| Todd Oakley | 223,500 |
| Shane Brotherwoob | 212,000 |
| Jerod Dobson | 211,500 |
| Pav Braich | 193,500 |
| Chun-tat | 190,000 |
| Mehmet Siginc | 182,500 |
| Keiven Yellowfly | 170,000 |
| Thi “Annee” Ngo | 147,000 |
| Louis Collette | 135,000 |
| Shawn Leis | 131,000 |
| Weston Pring | 130,000 |
| Colten Yamagishi | 115,000 |
| Mike Flanagan | 115,000 |
| Jason Heang | 105,000 |
| Kang Lee | 101,500 |
| Chi Tsun Chan | 69,500 |
| Lee Clark | 60,000 |
| Julius Roque | 45,000 |
The Main Event restarts with 58 total survivors from both flights. Big stacks like Dave S and Doug Lee will have a target on their backs, but deep stacks throughout the field mean Sunday’s action should be fierce.
Check out the full live reporting for all the key moments in our live blog.
Malm Returns to Form to Take Down the $340 PLO Bounty
The $340 PLO Bounty drew 110 entries, with $100 bounties on every knockout. The format put $20,350 into the prize pool and another $11,000 into bounty envelopes. Mike Malm dominated the field, picking up chips early and never slowing down. Four-handed, Malm called a three-way all-in holding queens full to bust Dave Howat in fourth and Colby Niven in third. Heads-up, Viet D managed one double but couldn’t overcome Malm’s momentum. Malm locked up $5,495 plus $1,700 in bounties, while Viet D took $3,968 for second.
Relive all the key moments in our live reporting blog.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Malm | $5,495 |
| 2 | Viet D | $3,968 |
| 3 | Colby Niven | $2,849 |
| 4 | David Howat | $2,035 |
| 5 | Julius Roque | $1,425 |
| 6 | Fraezor Caldwell | $1,018 |
| 7 | Ryan Cairns | $916 |
| 8 | Paul Sokoloff | $814 |
| 9 | Kalil Geha | $712 |
| 10 | Khang Luong | $611 |
| 11 | Kenneth MacNeal | $507 |
Haymour Bests the Rest to Take Home the $280 NLH
The $280 turbo NLH was over in just nine hours, with Ramaz Haymour claiming his first title of the week. Haymour spent most of the final table nursing a middle stack before delivering a knockout to eliminate Mike St. Pierre-Porter in third for $2,850 and set up a heads-up chop with Mohsen Shafizadeh. Both players secured $4,500, with $441 and the glory left to play for. Haymour sealed the win when his king paired the board to beat Shafizadeh’s ace.
Read through our live reporting blog for all the crucial moments.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramaz Haymour | $4,941 |
| 2 | Mohsen Shafizadeh | $4,500 |
| 3 | Michael St. Pierre–Porter | $2,850 |
| 4 | Jordan Innes | $1,870 |
| 5 | Eldho Kuriakose | $1,247 |
| 6 | Jordan Matsui | $891 |
| 7 | Paul Westberg | $802 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Carpenter | $713 |
Looking Ahead
The Main Event’s Day 2 promises fireworks, with big stacks ready to battle and shorter stacks fighting to reach the money. Mike Malm and Ramaz Haymour both carry fresh wins and momentum into Sunday, making them ones to watch as the Summer Super Stack edges closer to crowning its champions.
