There are now 10 events in the books for the 2026 Pure Poker Tour #4, with the PLO Big Bounty, and the NLH Deepstack Hyper completing on Tuesday at Pure Casino Yellowhead. The four-card bounty game got 56 entries for prizes of $26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties), with 6 players paid, while the late game drew 78 entries for $22,230 in prizes, with 8 players getting a piece.
Tuesday’s action didn’t change anything at the top of the Player of the Series race, with Nu Teliani, Khairuddin Akbari, and Mike Malm still leading the way. There were a few changes farther down the list, however, with Colten Yamagishi taking over the cashes lead with his fourth cash in the PLO Big Bounty game.
That jumped him to 5th in the PoS race, but he is now the only player with 4 cashes. Michael Bingham & Tony Ma both picked up their 3rd cashes of the series, to take 4th & 6th places respectively in the PoS, while Francis Fan, Anthony Madden, and Jonathon Zacks all grabbed their second cash to round out the bottom of the top ten.
Summary of the Series So Far
| Event | Entries | Prizes | Player | 1st Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $340 Seniors First 50+ ($300 + $40) | 106 | $30,210 | Rob Lothian | $8,570 |
| Event #2: $340 NLH/PLO Mixed ($300 + $40) | 68 | $25,840 | Glyn Gracias | $9,300 |
| Event #3: $670 NLH Multi-Flight ($600 + $70) | 149 | $84,930 | Ryan Comely | $21,325 |
| Event #4: $340 PLO Deepstack Hyper ($300 + $40) | 68 | $19,380 | Sindijs Anspoks | $4,775 |
| Event #5: $340 NLH ($300 + $40) | 68 | $19,379 | Khairuddin Akbari | $5,102 |
| Event #6: $560 NLH PKO ($300 + $200 + $60) | 65 | $17,875 | Nicholas Peterson | $4,600 |
| Event #7: $780 NLH ($700 + $80) | 64 | $42,560 | Nu Teliani | $15,325 |
| Event #8: $450 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot ($400 + $50) | 67 | $25,460 | Khairuddin Akbari | $9,165 |
| Event #9: $560 PLO Big Bounty ($300 + $200 + $60) | 56 | $15,401 | Larry Chernenkoff | $4,030 |
| Event #10: $340 NLH Deepstack Hyper ($300 + $40) | 78 | $22,231 | Sebastian Crema | $4,559 |
| Totals: | 789 | $303,266 | $86,751 |
Larry Chernenkoff Chops for the Win in PLO Big Bounty
- Date: Sep 22, 1 PM
- Entries: 56
- Prizes: $26,600 ($15,400 prizes, $11,200 bounties)
- Winner (1st Place): Larry Chernenkoff ($4,030 in 3-way deal)
Event #9: $560 PLO Big Bounty ($300 + $200 + $60)
The main game on Tuesday was the PLO Big Bounty, drawing 56 entries for combined prizes of $26,600. That put $15,400 into the payouts pool, with $11,200 in bounties in the field.
The game played pretty quickly, with the final hand played less than 12 hours after they started the game, but in part, that was because the final three players decided to chop up the prizes. The got to the money about 10.5 hours after the start of play when Rob Limpert bubbled the money with barely 1 big blind.
Larry Chernenkoff was the leader for most of the way, taking the lead into the money and holding it for the rest of the game. Colten Yamagishi was the first to exit in the money, picking up his fourth cash of the series. That’s more cashes than anyone else so far, and the result gave him 5th place in the Player of the Series race at the moment.
Zobayur Rahman followed in 5th place pretty quickly, setting up four-way play that lasted for close to an hour before Anderson Frank-Graham ended his day in 4th place. After that, they played three-ways for a short time, but decided to chop up the money pretty quickly three ways.
Chernenkoff still had the big stack, but they agreed to an even chop of the money with Chernenkoff taking the win. All three players earned $4,030 in the deal, with Chernenkoff taking the trophy, Anthony Madden taking second place, and Jonathon Zacks taking 3rd. Zacks got an extra $400 in bounties, while Madden added $800 and Chernenkoff added an extra $2k.
Final Results for PLO Big Bounty
| 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 |
Crema Tops Four-Way Chop to End Deepstack Hyper
- Date: Sep 22, 6 PM
- Entries: 78
- Prizes: $22,230
- Winner (1st Place): Sebastian Crema ($4,559 after deal)
Event #10: $340 NLH Deepstack Hyper ($300 + $40)
The side game on Tuesday night was the NLH Deepstack Hyper, and it saw 78 entries for the second-biggest one-day field of the series, behind only the Seniors game. That meant they were playing for $22,230 total, with 8 players sharing that prize pool.
As expected with a hyper game, it went very quickly. The final hand played out less than 8 hours after they sat down to the game, but it might have gone a little longer without the deal at the end.
Sharmark Mohamed was the first to get paid, finishing 8th place shortly after the final table was set. Nick Johnson followed soon after to get the game to six, and it took another 30 minutes or so before Leon Doublet hit the rail for 6th place.
Francis Fan followed him out a few minutes later, setting up the four-way deal. With the average stack barely 10 big blinds, the final four chopped the money evenly, then played it out for the trophy, with Sebastian Crema taking the final hand to bag the Hendon glory and the trophy. They all earned $4,559 in the chop.
Final Results for NLH Deepstack Hyper
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Crema | $4,559* |
| 2 | Kevin Noble | $4,559* |
| 3 | Tony Ma | $4,559* |
| 4 | Michael Bingham | $4,559* |
| 5 | Francis Fan | $1,465 |
| 6 | Leon Doublet | $1,065 |
| 7 | Nick Johnson | $820 |
| 8 | Sharmark Mohamed | $645 |
