2025 Beer Poker Tour London September

Day 1e of the £185 Main Event attracted 144 entries – the biggest starting-day flight so far. The following 19 players bagged for Day 2, which will be played tomorrow at 16:00.

Hand-by-hand play on the bubble commenced perhaps 40 minutes ago. It has now burst, after short stacks survived at least five times.

Ultimately, a crippled Sandeep Chaduvul was forced all in from the Big Blind, after losing a crucial flip a few moments earlier. Action folded to Stephen Brown who limped from the Button, and Martin Kalinov (Small Blind) also called.

Both players checked the 5♣K♠Q♦ flop. Kalinov bet 16,000 on the 4♣ turn, and Brown decided to fold.

Sandeep Chaduvul: A♣5♦
Martin Kalinov: A♦Q♠

Chaduvul was in rough shape, and he didn’t get the help he needed as the Q♥ river favored Kalinov.

As such, Chaduvul came up short, and the remaining 19 players all received a bag for Day 2.

The poker.pro live coverage team will soon come back with the chip counts from today. Stay tuned.

Antonis Poulenger moved all in for 56,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Ignacio Gouveia made the call.

Antonis Poulenger: A♥10♣
Ignacio Gouveia: Q♠8♦

Poulenger was the slight favorite, but the 4♥8♠7♥5♠5♦ runout favored Gouevia. The disappointed Poulenger left the table in defeat, and he even forgot his bag. Luckily, this reporter was quick on his feet.

Ignacio Gouveia: 400,000
Antonias Poulenger: 0

Charlie Thurston opened to 16,000 from UTG+1. Martin Kalinov then three-bet to 40,000 from the Button. Thurston made the call.

Thurston check-called a 50,000 bet from Kalinov on the 9♥8♥2♠ flop. Action repeated itself on the 5♥ turn, the only difference being Thurston now sized up to 75,000. Action went check-check on the 8♣ river.

Charlie Thurston: Q♥J♥
Martin Kalinov: A♥A♠

Thurston had managed to crack the aces of Kalinov with a flush, and most likely, Thurston is the current chip leader.

Charlie Thurston: 850,000
Martin Kalinov: 268,000

Seated UTG, “Mr.X” opened to 17,000. Michael Dunleavy (Small Blind) and Serhii Lubyk (Big Blind) both made the call.

Action was checked to Mr.X on the 8♥8♦J♥ flop, who bet 25,000. Dunleavy made the call, before Lubyk folded.

Dunleavy checked again on the 4♥ turn. Without hesitation, Mr. Xforced his opponent all in for 125,000 in total. This sent Dunleavy deep into the tank, who decided to fold after perhaps four minutes.

Mr. X: 325,000
Michael Dunleavy: 125,000

The third break of the day is over, and late registration is now closed. The final number of entries in Day 1e is 144, and considering play will conclude when 13 % of the field remains, 19 players will make it on to Day 2.

Play has just resumed on Level 13, featuring Blinds 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 Ante. Below are the five biggest stacks in the room as of now.

The experienced Gary Miller opened to 12,000 from the Lo-jack. “Mr. X” (Cut-off), Hugh Fowler (Button), and “Mr. Y” (Small Blind) all made the call.

First to act, Mr. Y checked the 3♠8♥J♦ flop. Miller then bet 17,300 and after Mr. X folded, Fowler and Mr. Y both made the call.,

Action would prove to ramp up on the 4♥ turn. Mr. Y checked again, and Miller wasted little time putting a big chunk of blue 5,000 chips in the middle; perhaps, the bet was around 55,000. Fowler then moved all in for something around 220,000. Mr. Y relieved a sigh before folding, while Miller made the call, being the player at risk.

Hugo Fowler: J♠8♦
Gary Miller: Q♣Q♦

The river bricked out for Miller; since he couldn’t improve to a superior two-pair, he was eliminated, and Fowler’s stack grew to impressive proportions.

Hugo Fowler: 517,000
Gary Miller: 0

Raheel Bhatti opened to 8,000 from UTG+1. The sole caller was “Mr. X” in the Big Blind, one of the bigger stacks in the tournament right now.

Mr. X check-called a 11,000 bet from Bhatti on the A♥6♠8♣ board. Action went check-check on the 4♠ turn, and the dealer then dealt the Q♥ on the turn. This time. Mr. X check-called 17,000 from Bhatti.

Bhatti turned over A♠9♠, a hand that would receive the Mr. X nod of approval.

Mr. X: 395,000
Raheel Bhatti: 128,000

John Simcox, who finished fourth in the £150 poker.pro PLO4/5 for £1,090 the other day, is one of the 58 players still in Day 1e of the £185 Main Event. Considering 13 % will move on to Day 2 from each starting-day flight, it can already be determined at least 17 players will move on from this flight, which already is the biggest flight so far. Late registration is open until the conclusion of Level 12, i.e., roughly one more hour.

While Day 1e is closing in on the conclusion of late registration, 1f has just started. From the get-go, 31 players have thrown their name into the competition.

By request, here’s information of how many tokens players need for various merchandise/other.

Every time the blinds go up in the Main Event, a token is added to the pot. The one who wins the first pot on each new blind level gets the token.

Below is a table that tells various numbers from the £185 Main Event starting-day flights that already have concluded.

Local legend Sam Acheampong opened to 6,000 from the Lo-jack. “Mr. X” called from the Small Blind, and Zak Ly joined the fun from the Big Blind.

Action was checked to Acheampong on the 10♠3♣2♣ flop, who continued for 13,000. Both his opponents called.

Another round of check-check on the 2♠ turn before it was Acheampong’s turn to act. Very deliberately, he put in a big 90,000 bet. Mr. X folded very quickly, before Ly slowly pushed his stack in the middle, signaling he was all in for 164,500. Once his stack had passed the line, Acheampong made the call.

Zak Ly: A♥2♥
Sam Acheampong: Q♣7♣

Acheampong was looking to hit a flush on the river, but the 4♦ did not help him get there. He lost the bigger part of his stack to Ly.

Zak Ly: 275,000
Sam Acheampong: 16,000

One of the great things with the Beer Poker Tour, is that the £185 Main Event players all are treated to free food and drinks during the dinner break. This reporter wanted to take a picture of the tasty-looking food, but two minutes late would prove to be too much…

The 70 players currently in the tournament are now enjoying a 30-minute break. They’ll return to Level 9, which features Blinds 1,000/2,500, and a 2,500 Ante. Below are the biggest stacks in the room.

A somewhat short-stacked Manh Nguyen moved all in for 4,100 from UTG+1. Sandeep Chaduvul called from the Cut-off, and Alin Ciobotaru joined the fun from the Big Blind.

Ciobotaru checked the 7♦K♥8♦ flop, prior to Chaduvul betting 5,500. Ciobotaru folded, and it was time for Nguyen and Chaduvul to turn their cards over.

Mah Nguyen: Q♠Q♣
Sandeep Chaduvul: 8♥7♥

“Got a king?” Nguyen asked his opponent prior to the reveal. He wasn’t very pleased to see that he’d been outflopped, and just to put salt in the Nguyen wounds, Ciobotaru improved to a full house on the 4♥8♣ runout.

Sandeep Chaduvul: 172,000
Mah Nguyen: 0

“Mr. X” opened to 3,500 from UTG+2. “Mr. Y” called from the Button, and Thomas Harbrecht decided to defend his Big Blind.

Harbrecht and Mr. X both checked the 7♠5♠2♠ flop, before Mr. Y bet 5,000. Then, as fast as humanly possible, Harbrecht moved all in for 21,300. Mr. X folded, before Mr. Y made the call.

Thomas Harbrecht: A♠3♣
Mr. Y: 7♣5♣

Harbrecht wasted no time improving to a full flush, as the dealer revealed the 10♠ turn. The river didn’t give Mr. Y a full house, who lost the showdown.

Thomas Harbrecht: 54,000
Mr. Y: 53,000

When walking between the tables yesterday during Day 1c, this live reporter came across someone using the Pokémon Snorlax as a card protecter. I asked the player if it was his favorite Pokémon; “Yes, eat and sleep, what a life,” was the response I got.

When asked what Pokémon would be the best Texas NLH player, ChatGPT replied:

“Oh, I love this! A Gen 1 Pokémon as the ultimate poker player? Let’s break it down:

Alakazam would be the best poker player hands down. Here’s why:

• Super High Intelligence: Alakazam is known for its genius-level IQ and incredible memory. It can calculate odds, read subtle tells, and remember every card that’s been played.
• Psychic Powers: With its psychic abilities, it might even sense other players’ intentions or emotions—huge advantage in reading bluffs.
• Calm and Composed: It’s usually depicted as calm and collected, perfect for keeping a poker face.
• Dexterous Hands: It has spoons it can bend with its mind, so shuffling and handling chips smoothly is no problem.

In contrast, a Pokémon like Jigglypuff might have a nice poker face (literally), but it’d probably fall asleep mid-game. And Machamp might be intimidating but terrible at subtlety and reading people.

So yeah, Alakazam’s smarts and psychic edge make it the ultimate Gen 1 poker shark. What do you think? Got a favorite that could challenge it at the table?”

“Mr. X” opened to 3,000 UTG. Gary Miller (UTG+1) and Zak Ly (UTG+2) both made the call, before John Simcox moved all in (without looking) for 7,700 from the Small Blind. All three of SImcox’s opponents made the call.

Action checked around on every street on the 9♣10♠9♥10♦2♣ board. Simcox turned his cards over one by one, slowly revealing A♥5♠. It turned out no one could beat ace-high, and Simcox was awarded the pot.

“What a life!” Sam Acheampong shouted after witnessing the situation. “He’s managed to quadruple up in the dark!”

John Simcox: 32,800

It’s the first break of the day, and the players will resume play on Level 5 (Blinds 500/1,000 with a 1,000 Ante) in 15 minutes. Below are the chip counts for the five biggest stacks.

Out of all the players registered in Day 1e of the £185 Main Event so far, Gary Miller is the most experienced one by far. The Brit is mostly known for winning the 2018 888poker WPT500 London; Miller navigated his way through a field consisting of 1,810 entries to claim the £114,000 first-place payout, the biggest cash of his live career.

Other prominent players, according to The Hendon Mob, includes George Achillea ($303,284 in live earnings), and Tony “The Enigma” Poulengeris (387,810).

Simon Green won yesterday’s £60 The Late One NLH for £840. Curious who are the other winners of the Beer Poker Tour? Click the “Results” tab above to take part of all the results so far.

Day 1d of the £185 Main Event concluded the night between Friday and Saturday. The tournament scored 100 entries on the dot, meaning 13 players made it through to Day 2. Below are the chip counts for those 13.

Good morning, London! It’s a bittersweet Saturday as it’s the second-to-last day of this September edition of the Beer Poker Tour. Nevertheless, there’s still two more days to go for what surely is one of the most fun and entertaining live poker events in the world.

Day 1e of the £185 Main Event kicked off roughly 30 minutes ago. It’s the fifth out of eight starting-day flights, and the top 13 % from all Day 1’s will advance to Day 2, which will be played tomorrow, September 7, at 16:00.

The poker.pro live coverage will keep close eyes on Day 1e until it wraps up, and also share chip counts from the other flights, as well as results from the side events.

Day 1c of the £185 Main Event scored 80 entries. 11 players were meant to move on to Day 2, but considering two players busted during hand-by-hand, it was ultimately ten players that advanced. Below are the chip counts from Day 1c.

Day 1c of the £185 Main Event has just concluded in some fashion.

With 12 players remaining, the floor announced hand-for-hand to commence. After perhaps 20 minutes, Bradley Arnold (Lo-jack) moved all in for 101,000. Michael O’Brien re-shoved from the Button, and the two of them would be the two to turn over their cards. They were urged to wait up until the floor’s approval, though, as there was also a situation going on at the other table.

Eventually, they got the green light, and turned over their cards.

Bradley Arnold: K♣J♣
Michael O’Brien: A♣K♥

“I’m in bad shape,” Arnold recognized. The 4♠8♥10♠K♦7♥ board didn’t help him, and as such, he was eliminated in twelth place.

Things didn’t stop there, though, as the situation at the other table had also turned into a showdown scenario. The shorter-stacked Gary Dallison had moved all in UTG for 158,000, and Arcin Izzigil had made the call from the Cut-off.

Gary Dallison: A♦A♥
Arcin Izzigil: Q♦J♥

Dallison was looking good, but as we all know, poker can be a brutal game sometimes. Izzigil improved to a straight on the 10♥7♠9♥4♥K♦ board, and that meant that Dallison’s tournament life came to an end.

All of this resulted in Arnold and Dallison both being eliminated, before the remaining ten players all received a Day 2 bag.

While this concludes the poker.pro live coverage for today, the chip counts from Day 1c (and the still ongoing Day 1d) will be posted as soon as possible.

Tomorrow, the coverage will commence around 13:00, when Day 1e kicks off.

Action folded to Yichen Wang, who moved all in for 69,000 from the Button. “Mr. X” contemplated a call for a minute or two, before folding in the Small Blind. Good thing he did; Jack Redmond snap-called from the Big Blind.

Yichen Wang: A♥6♣
Jack Redmond: A♠A♦

“Really,” Wang approached the poker Gods as she saw the bad news. She was offered no consolation on the J♥2♦9♦4♠Q♠ board, and she went out in sixteenth place.

Jack Redmond: 360,000
Yichen Wang: 0

Action folded to Arcin Izzigil, who opened to 14,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated right next to him, David McConachie moved all in for 33,000 in total. Things didn’t stop there, as big-stacked “Mr. X” re-raised to 185,000 from the Button, leaving himself with 20,000 behind. Izzigil, who actually had Mr. X covered with perhaps 60,000 behind, made the call.

Izzigil forced Mr. X all in on the 7♥Q♠4♦ flop, and Mr. X called.

David McConachie: A♣8♣
Arcin Izzigil: A♥K♣
Mr. X: 6♠6♣

Mr. X was visibly surprised to see he was ahead with a pair of sixes, and as the board completed 4♠2♣, he won what had to be the biggest pot of the tournament at that point.

Mr. X: 600,000
Arcin Izzigil: 60,000
David McConachie: 0

Action folded to David Gough in the Small Blind, who moved all in for roughly 115,000. Seated in the Big Blind, John Friel took a peek at his hole cards, then made the call very confident.

David Gough: K♦2♦
John Friel: A♦A♣

Pretty good timing fir Friel to pick up the aces in the Big Blind. Gough picked up some outs on the K♠J♥6♦ flop and even more on the Q♦ turn, but the 6♥ river ultimately ended his tournament life.

John Friel: 556,000
David Gough: 0

With late registration closed, the numbers for Day 1c can now be confirmed. 80 entries means that 11 will move on to Day 2. After the first three starting-day flights – and the money collected from 1d, where late registration is still open – £50,070 has been collected towards the £100,000 guarantee.

The players are now on another 15-minute break, and soon, they’ll be greeted with Level 13; Blinds 3,000/6,000, with a 6,000 Ante. Below is the current seat draw and chip counts.

After an initial opening by Kristiyan Andonov from the Lo-jack, “Mr. Y” moved all in for 38,500 from the Big Blind. Andonov made the call.

Mr. Y: Q♠6♠
Kristiyan Andonov: A♠7♠

Andonov’s ace high was good on the 5♠10♥3♦2♣3♥ board, and he sent Mr. Y to the rail one of the last hands before the break.

Kristiyan Andonov: 440,000
Mr. Y: 0

Christy Anthony min-raised to 8,000 UTG. Current chip leader “Mr. X” made the call from the Small Blind, prior to Arvid Vermaut moving all in for 40,500 from the Big Blind. Anthony re-shoved for 87,000 in total, and Mr. X folded rather quickly, something that was to the surprise of the rest of the table.

Arvid Vermaut: J♥J♠
Christy Anthony: 10♠10♥

Anthony lost the pot as the board ran out 7♣2♥8♠4♣K♠, but he still expressed his gratitude towards Mr. X, who folded K♣Q♦.

Mr. X: 365,000
Christy Anthony: 101,000
Arvid Vermaut: 87,000

Sam Acheampong was one of the players who entered Day 1c during the second-to-last level of late registration. After Arcin Izzigil had limped UTG, Acheampong let out a mighty “HOOOOOOOOOOOOLD” as he moved all in for 25,500. Izzigil considered a call for a while, before he folded.

“For the camera,” the poker.pro live reporter urged Acheampong, who, being a good sport, revealed his [pcnJh9d][/pcn] holdings.

Sam Acheampong: 35,500

It’s the second break of the day, and the players will soon resume play at Level 9 (Blinds 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 Ante). Below are the five biggest stacks in the room at this current moment.

Action folded to Kristiyan Andonov, who opened to 6,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Mohamed Abu-Hassan was the sole caller.

Abu-Hassan check-called a 5,000 bet from Andonov on the 5♠2♣3♣ flop. Abu-Hassan checked again on the 3♠ turn, and Andonov now bet 8,000. Abu-Hassan, as Andonov turned over A♦4♥ for the flopped straight.

Mohamed Abu-Hassan: 120,000
Kristiyan Andonov: 100,000

There is a good chance that “Mr. X” is the current chip leader in the tournament. He recently limped UTG, prior to Paul Durston moving all in for 9,1000 from the Button. Mr. X made the call.

Paul Durston: 3♠3♦
Mr. X: 4♠4♥

“That’s the worst case scenario,” Durston laughed as he saw what he was up against. The poker Gods didn’t help him, as the fours or Mr. X held up on the Q♣7♦5♥2♥A♣ runout.

Mr. X: 387,000
Paul Durston: 0

Cosmin Staicu opened to 3,500 UTG. Michael Betts called from the Cut-off, and big-stacked Simeon Mesedzh joined the fun from the Small Blind.

The 8♣6♠J♠ would soon prove to bring a lot of action. Mesedzh checked, prior to Staicu continuing for 5,200. Betts then moved all in for roughly 20,000, and within a split second, Mesedzh re-shoved, forcing Staicu all in for 69,000. Staicu made the call, and thus, all three players turned over their cards.

Michael Betts: A♠A♣
Simeon Mesedzh: K♠4♠
Cosmin Staicu: K♥J♣

Quite the hand, and Mesedzh was looking for a spade to eliminate two players and improve his already impressive stack even further. The board completed with 4♥5♥, meaning Betts’ aces were good. He tripled up, Staicu won the side pot, and no player was eliminated.

Simeon Msedzh: 116,000
Michael Betts: 88,000
Cosmin Staicu: 68,000

Beryll Gonzales limped UTG, prior to Anthony Farthing moving all in for 8,300. When action had folded back to Gonzales, he made the call.

Anthony Farthing: 5♦4♥
Beryll Gonzales: J♣10♣

Farthing wasn’t holding the nuts, and he didn’t manage to suck out on Gonzales on the 3♥K♦4♣J♠7♥ board.

Beryll Gonzales: 117,000
Anthony Farthing: 0

Seated UTG, Vivien Ma opened to 2,500. Seated right next to her, Xiaohe Tan moved all in for 15,800. “Mr. X” cold-called from the Button, and Ma also joined the funn.

Ma checked the K♥6♠4♥ flop, before Mr. X moved all in for 37,400. Ma contemplated for a minute or two, before deciding to let her hand go.

Xiaohe Tan: 7♠7♦
Mr. X: A♥K♣

Mr. X was ahead, and Tan received no additional help as the board completed with Q♦4♣.

Mr. X: 112,000
Vivien Ma: 67,000
Xiaohe Tan: 0

It’s the first break of the flight, and it’s a 30-minute one. The players will return to Level 5; Blinds 500/1,000 with a 1,000 Ante. Below are the five biggest stacks at this current moment.

Seated UTG, “Mr. X” opened to 2,000. “Mr. Y”, seated in the Big Blind, was the sole caller.

Mr. Y check-called a 2,000 continuation bet from Mr. X on the A♥8♦Q♥ flop. Action repeated itself on the 2♥ turn, the only difference being that Mr. X now sized up to 3,000.

It was Mr. Y who led out for 4,000 on the 5♠ river. Mr. X sighed heavily before making the call.

Mr. Y: A♠3♣
Mr. X: 8♥8♠

When Mr. Y turned over his hand, Mr. X initially thought he lost the pot to a straight. He apoligized for the un-intentional slowroll before collecting his newly-won chips.

Mr. X: 72,000
Mr. Y: 25,000

“Mr. X” opened limped UTG. David Gough (UTG+1), Rostyslav Mzghov (Hi-jack), and Arvid Vermaut (Small Blind) all followed the trend, before Gary Dallison checked in the Big Blind.

Action was checked to Mzghov, who bet 1,000 on the 5♥K♥A♦ flop. Mr. X and David Gough both made the call. All three players checked the 4♦ turn. It was Mr. X who led out for 1,200 on the 8♥ river, and both of his combatants made the call.

Mzghov turned over K♣9♦ for a pair of kings; that wasn’t enough as Gough revealed his A♣2♦ kicker. Mr. X mucked his cards and the pot belonged to Gough.

Rostyslav Mzghov: 94,000
Arvid Vermaut: 35,000

Below are the chip counts for Day 1a of the £185 Main Event.

…and here are from Day 1b.

It’s shuffle up and deal for Day 1c of the £185 Main Event. It’s the third of six starting-day flights, and as is the case for all the flights, the top 13 % will move on to Day 2.

Late registration will be open until the conclusion of Level 12; the levels are 30 minutes long. After Day 1a and 1b, £28,279 has been collected towards the £100,000 guarantee.

Today, poker.pro will cover Day 1c until the conclusion. Of course, results and chip counts from all side events and the other Main Event flights will also be shared.

Also, make sure to check out the recap of the £150 poker.pro PLO4/5, which ended yesterday evening.