2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham

Ozzy Osbourne, the modern lawn tennis, endless miles of canals… Birmingham is a city known for many things, and now, the city’s resume has extended even more. From now on, “Brum” will always be remembered for the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham.

It’s been a hectic yet entertaining nine days at Resorts World Birmingham for the fourth PartyPoker event of the year. Just like the previous affairs, the tournament schedule was wonderfully diversified with a big supply of different tournaments. Naturally, though, the £500 Main Event was the one event that was always destined to get the biggest share of attention. The tournament concluded around 21:00 on Sunday, October 19, and when all was said and done, a certain player who came up short earlier in the week had claimed his redemption.

Sweet Redemption

The £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham scored 343 entries; the £100,000 guarantee was demolished as the final prize pool read £152,635, with a £27,420 first-place payout. That makes it the second-biggest Main Event of the tour this year (the biggest one came in London in April, when Getnet Kassa emerged victorious for £38,408 in a field consisting of 491 entries).

The nine remaining players of the £500 Main Event had definitely deserved their seats on the final table. It had been a long journey for all of them to get to this stage of the tournament; they had all managed to get through a starting-day flight and then survived the marathon that was Day 2.

The contestants took their seats at 14:00, eager to start the fight for the trophy and the £3,110 first-place payout. The TV crew set up the live stream, which was broadcast with a 30-minute delay, allowing fans and spectators to follow the action semi-live. It was a mix of skillful players, and even though some were more experienced than others, they had all displayed great poker skills throughout the tournament. The stage was also set for a quite amazing story; Robert Douran and Tai Hoang both were apparent on the final table. This was very exciting, considering Douran beat Hoang heads-up a few days earlier in the £500 Mini Main Event.

It wouldn’t take more than ten minutes before Tony Pearce became the first victim of the final table. He got it all in with A♥10♣ against the A♦K♥ of Jiten Chauhan, and didn’t manage to improve his holdings. As Pearce bid farewell in ninth place for £3,110, the number of contestants was reduced to eight. Shortly thereafter, Timothy Slater joined Pearce on the rail. Being the short stack, Slater got it all in with A♦J♣, but much to his displeasure, Hoang woke up with K♦K♣. No dice for Slater, who received £4,120 for his eighth-place finish.

With seven players remaining, Nicholas Gott had now become the shortest stack around the table. Eventually, he picked up A♥8♠ and decided it was good enough to pull the trigger. Joshua Curry called him off with 7♣7♥, and even though Gott hit an eight on the flop, Curry secured the win after he turned a full house. As such, Gott had to settle for a seventh-place finish for £5,340.

The next player to bite the dust would prove to be Michael Casson. He defended A♦3♣ from the Big Blind after an initial opening from Hoang, and Casson slow-played a flopped two-pair. All the money went in the middle on the turn, though, and much to Casson’s displeasure, Hoang had turned a superior two-pair. Casson was one of the most experienced players on the final table, so presumably, his competition was pleased to see him exit in sixth for £6,770.

Birmingham resident Joshua Curry was one of presumably many who must’ve been thrilled to see PartyPoker pay the Resorts World Birmingham a visit; it’s been years since the resort had a poker event of this magnitude. Curry got to enjoy the event in the best fashion possible, as he was one of the final table players. His impressive run would come to an end in fifth place for £8,390. He lost an all-in situation against Douras and was left with 20,000, which at that point was the sixth of one Big Blind. He managed to spin it up to 920,000, but eventually, he lost it all when James Fowler hit a case king on the river to send Curry home.

With four players remaining, Douras and Hoang were both still in the mix. As mentioned before, they finished first and second in the £150 Mini Main Event out of 660 entries. Would they be able to do the impossible feat of finishing in the top two in the Main Event as well? That would prove not to be the case for Douras, as he lost a flip for his tournament life against Chauhan. Not only is Douran a very experienced player with many decent results throughout the year, but add to that his goodrun in Birmingham this week. He wasn’t an easy opponent to get rid of, but, in the end, his Main Event results read fourth place for £10,435.

Fowler was the chip leader going into Day 3, much thanks to his aggressive style of play. That was what had given him a good stack moving on from Day 2, but it also cost him some crucial pots at the later stage of the final table. After losing a big pot against Hoang with a flush on the board, Fowler was crippled and moved all in from the Small Blind with K♣5♦. “Jiten wakes up with ace-king for the fourth time today,” the commentators said on the stream, referring to the A♦K♠ of Chauhan in the Big Blind. Fowler had to settle for a third-place finish for £12,970.

The stage was now set for a heads-up showdown between Chauhan and Hoang, and the presumptions were great. Would Hoang be able to claim the Main Event title, or would he have to settle for a second runner-up finish? The stakes were also high for Chauhan; not only did he start the final table as the second-smallest stack, but when there were five players left, he was already guaranteed a career-record big cash. The stacks were very even at the beginning of heads-up; it was anyone’s game at this point.

Hoang won the first two hands and got a little head start on the heads-up race. Roughly 20 minutes later, he rivered a straight, and as Chauhan called off a large value bet on the river, Hoang earned himself a three-to-one chip lead. Both players then picked up some pots here and there, but it was Hoang who kept eating up the Chauhan stack bit by bit. Eventually, Chauhan attempted to limp the 200,000 Big Blind, but Hoang didn’t allow it and forced his opponent all in. Chauhan made the call with his Q♥J♥ holdings, and was up against the A♣3♣ of Chauhan. The board ran out in Hoang’s favor, and ace-high was good. Chauhan had to settle for £18,320 for his second-place finish.

As such, Hoang was crowned the winner of the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham for £27,420. After finishing second in the £150 Mini Main Event a few days ago for £9,080, he got his sweet redemption in the best way possible. Without a shred of doubt, it’s safe to declare Hoang as the undisputed player of the series.

£500 Main Event – Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Tai Hoang	Thailand	£27,420
2	Jiten Chauhan	United Kingdom	£18,320
3	James Fowler	United Kingdom	£12,970
4	Robert Douras	United Kingdom	£10,435
5	Joshua Curry	United Kingdom	£8,390
6	Michael Casson	United Kingdom	£6,770
7	Nicholas Gott	United Kingdom	£5,340
8	Timothy Slater	England	£4,120
9	Tony Pearce	England	£3,110

With that, the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham is done and dusted. This was the tour’s fourth stop, and it’s steadily growing bigger and better. There will be a fifth and final event before the year is over. While PartyPoker has not yet revealed the dates and location, there’s no doubt that the stellar organization behind the brand will deliver yet another sublime event.

Level 28:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	1/343
Prizes:	£152,635

A few days ago, Tai Hoang finished second in the £150 Mini Main Event for £9,080. Today, he’s gotten his revenge after defeating Jiten Chauhan heads-up in the £500 Main Event for £27,420. What an amazing week for him.

While this concludes the poker.pro live coverage from the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham, tune back in a few moments to read a full recap of today’s action.

£500 Main Event – Full Results

Position	Player	Country	Prize
1	Tai Hoang	Thailand	£27,420
2	Jiten Chauhan	United Kingdom	£18,320
3	James Fowler	United Kingdom	£12,970
4	Robert Douras	United Kingdom	£10,435
5	Joshua Curry	United Kingdom	£8,390
6	Michael Casson	United Kingdom	£6,770
7	Nicholas Gott	United Kingdom	£5,340
8	Timothy Slater	England	£4,120
9	Tony Pearce	England	£3,110
10	James Grogan	Ireland	£2,370
11	Benjamin Divall	United Kingdom	£2,370
12	Matt Staples	Canada	£1,890
13	Lewis Wood	United Kingdom	£1,890
14	Senthuran Senthilkumaran	United Kingdom	£1,560
15	Paul Allen	England	£1,560
16	Jack McDermott	United Kingdom	£1,340
17	Ryan Wyvill	United Kingdom	£1,340
18	Rupinder Bedi	United Kingdom	£1,340
19	Dmytro Laba	Italy	£1,340
20	Daniel Bedson	United Kingdom	£1,340
21	Ivelin Kolev	Bulgaria	£1,220
22	Tyler Wheaton	United Kingdom	£1,220
23	Ricky Singh	England	£1,220
24	Luke Boynton	United Kingdom	£1,220
25	Liam Pickering	England	£1,220
26	Heribert Ipfelkofer	Germany	£1,220
27	Shuhao Zhang	China	£1,220
28	Daniel Lubera	Poland	£1,110
29	Harry Williams	United Kingdom	£1,110
30	Sean Harper	Ireland	£1,110
31	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	£1,110
32	Nicholas Hallett	United Kingdom	£1,110
33	Martyn Bebb	United Kingdom	£1,110
34	Min Ji	China	£1,110
35	Dale Wilson	United Kingdom	£1,110
36	Lewis Javens	United Kingdom	£1,000
37	Ayush Gandhi	United Kingdom	£1,000
38	Tyrell Soleyn	United Kingdom	£1,000
39	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	£1,000
40	Peggy Crawford	United Kingdom	£1,000
41	Jobin Jacob George	India	£1,000
42	Billy Irvine	United Kingdom	£1,000
43	Anthony Gaughan	United Kingdom	£1,000
44	James Bott	United Kingdom	£1,000
45	Hasmukh Khodiyara	United Kingdom	£1,000
46	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	£1,000
47	George Demetriou	United Kingdom	£1,000
48	Joseph Maczka	United Kingdom	£1,000
49	Roman Polienok	Ukraine	£1,000
50	Jonathan Bannerman	United Kingdom	£1,000
51	Dhruv Doshi	England	£1,000
52	Jamie Kingston	United Kingdom	£1,000
53	Christopher Johnson	United Kingdom	£1,000
54	Alfie Willoughby	England	£1,000
55	Soren Hansen	Denmark	£1,000

Level 28:	100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries:	1/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Jiten Chauhan limped the 200,000 Big Blind. Tai Hoang wouldn’t allow it and forced Chauhan all in for 3,600,000. Chauhan took a big breath, then made the call.

Tai Hoang: Q♥J♥
Jiten Chauhan: A♣3♣

Chauhan was alive, but he wasn’t able to connect on the 5♠3♠5♦4♦9♠ runout. That meant that all his chips went the way of Tai Hoang, and Chauhan was eliminated in second place for £18,320.

Tai Hoang: 20,800,000
Tai Hoang: 0

Level 27:	80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries:	2/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Tai Hoang limped from the Button, and Jiten Chauhan checked from the Big Blind.

Chauhan check-called a 450,000 bet from Hoang on the 3♣5♣A♥ flop. Both players checked the 9♠ turn. Hoang sized up to 1,100,000 million on the 2♣ river, and Chauhan quickly made the call.

Tai Hoang: 4♠3♦
Jiten Chauhan: Q♣5♠

A rivered straight for Hoang, who takes a firm grip of the heads-up.

Tai Hoang: 12,000,000
Jiten Chauhan: 4,900,000

Level 27:	80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries:	2/343
Prizes:	£152,635

The short-stacked James Fowler moved all in for 2,500,000 from the Small Blind. Jiten Chauhan made the call from the Big Blind as fast as humanly possible.

James Fowler: K♣5♦
Jiten Chauhan: A♦K♠

Things were not looking good for Fowler, and they certainly didn’t look any better after the A♥10♣2♣ flop. He did pick up a flush- and straight draw on the 3♣ turn, but the 5♠ wasn’t one of his outs. As such, Fowler, who started the day as the chip leader, went out in third place for £12,970.

That means that the stage is now set for a heads-up showdown between Chauhan and Tai Hoang.

Tai Hoang: 9,050,000
Jiten Chauhan: 8,100,000
James Fowler: 0

Level 27:	80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries:	3/343
Prizes:	£152,635

James Fowler opened to 375,000 on the Button. Tai Hoang decided to defend his Big Blind.

Hoang check-called an 800,000 bet from Fowler on the 2♣9♣7♣ flop. Hoang checked again on the 6♣ turn, and Hoang repeated his 800,000 sizing. Again, Hoang called.

Both players opted to check the Q♣ river.

Tai Hoang: J♣7♠
James Fowler: 9♦8♥

The superior flush awarded Hoang the pot, and Fowler lost a big chunk of his stack.

Tai Hoang: 9,100,000
James Fowler: 2,400,000

Level 27:	80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries:	3/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Jitan Chauhan opened to 400,000 UTG. Action folded to Robert Douras, who’d become the short stack on the table after losing some small pots here and there. Douras took a peek at his cards and then announced all in for 1,100,000. Chauhan made the call without any considerable hesitation.

Robert Douras: A♣J♠
Jitan Chauhan: 9♠9♦

Robert has barely lost any all-ins this week, but this was where his sun run would come to an end. No dice for him on the 2♠K♥8♥8♠2♦ board, and as such, the £150 Mini Main Event winner bids farewell in fourth place for £10,435.

Jitan Chauhan: 5,300,000
Robert Douras: 0

Break	N/A
Entries:	4/343
Prizes:	£152,635

The last four players are now on a 45-minute dinner break. They will return to Level 27, which features Blinds 80,000/160,000 and a 160,000 Ante. Below are the current chip counts.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Tai Hoang	Thailand	5,530,000	35
2	James Fowler	United Kingdom	5,050,000	32
3	Jiten Chauhan	United Kingdom	4,380,000	27
4	Robert Douras	United Kingdom	2,180,000	14

Level 26:	60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries:	4/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Tai Hoang made it 240,000 from the Button. Chip leader James Fowler decided to defend his Big Blind.

Fowler led out for 300,000 on the 5♦10♦2♣ flop, and Hoang made the call. Both players decided to check the J♦ turn. On the 10♥ river, Fowler sized up and fired a hefty 1,000,000 bet. Hoang pondered for perhaps one minute before making the call.

James Fowler: Q♥8♦
Tai Hoang: 6♠6♦

A great call by Hoang, who became the new chip leader.

Tai Hoang: 5,500,000
James Fowler: 4,800,000

Level 26:	60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries:	4/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Robert Douras opened to 240,000 on the Button. Chip leader James Fowler then three-bet 700,000. Things wouldn’t stop there; Jiten Chauhan, who’s already secured his biggest-ever live cash, moved all in for 2,000,000 from the Small Blind. Douras got out of the way before Fowler quickly made the call.

Jiten Chauhan: K♠K♣
James Fowler: A♦K♦

An absolute dream spot for Chauhan, and he made the process short as he flopped Fowler dead on K♥3♠6♣. The 6♥6♠ runout saw both players improving to a full house, but Chauhan won the pot with the superior one.

James Fowler: 5,700,000
Jiten Chauhan: 4,700,000

Level 26:	60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries:	4/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Joshua Curry had one sixth of a Big Blind, but managed to spin it up to 920,000 in very impressive fashion.

He then moved all in UTG, and chip leader James Fowler made the call from the Cut-off.

Joshua Curry: A♥7♣
James Fowler: K♠Q♠

Curry was ahead, and improved to a pair of sevens on the 4♦4♥7♠ flop. On the 5♦ turn, Fowler tried to pass Curry the chips already, which had the table chuckle. Perhaps, this reverse jinx was what brought the Q♦ on the river. That meant it was done and dusted for Curry, who was eliminated in fifth place for £8,390.

James Fowler: 8,100,000
Joshua Curry: 0

Level 26:	60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries:	5/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Action folded to Robert Douras, who moved all in for 1,500,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Joshua Curry made the call.

Robert Douras: K♥4♦
Joshua Curry: A♦6♣

Douras has been running hot this week, and it wouldn’t cool down just yet. He hit a pair of kings on the K♦7♦2♣ flop, and Curry wasn’t able to catch up on the 5♣3♥ runout. The stacks were counted and it turned out that Curry was left with a mere 20,000.

Robert Douras: 3,300,000
Joshua Curry: 20,000

Level 25:	50,000/100,000 (8100,000)
Entries:	5/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Tai Hoang min-raised to 200,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Big Blind, Michael Casson was the sole caller.

Casson check-called a 225,000 bet from Hoang on the 6♠A♥3♥ flop. Casson checked again on the K♦ turn, and Hoang now bet 475,000. Casson proceeded by going all in for 1,100,000, and Hoang quickly made the call.

Michael Casson: A♦3♣
Tai Hoang: A♣K♣

A brutal scenario for Casson, who didn’t improve to a full house on the 7♣. All of Casson’s chips went to Hoang, and Casson collected £6,770 for his sixth-place finish.

Tai Hoang: 3,600,000
Michael Casson: 0

Level 25:	50,000/100,000 (8100,000)
Entries:	6/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Robert Douras clicked it to 200,00 from the Cut-off. Michael Casson called from the Small Blind, and getting a good price, James Fowler called from the Big Blind.

Action went check-check-check on the J♥10♠7♦ flop. Casson led out for 275,000 on the 5♠ turn, just to be faced with a 1,300,000 raise from Fowler. Douras swiftly folded, but Casson made the call. This was now the biggest pot of the tournament.

Both players quickly checked the 2♦ river.

Michael Casson: K♦J♦
James Fowler: 7♠5♦

A great turn card for Fowler, who was awarded the pot and extends his chip lead even further. From the stream, we know Douras had Q♥Q♦.

James Fowler: 6,100,000
Michael Casson: 1,400,000

Level 25:	50,000/100,000 (8100,000)
Entries:	6/343
Prizes:	£152,635

It was James Fowler who opened to 225,000 from the Hi-jack. Action folded to Tai Hoang, who moved all in for 1,400,000 from the Button. After receiving the count, James Fowler made the call.

Tai Hoang: A♥2♥
James Fowler: A♦Q♠

Fowler was way ahead, but Hoang hit a par pair of deuces on the 2♠4♥J♣ flop. The 3♠K♥ runout didn’t help Fowler getting back in the lead, and as such, Hoang received the full double-up.

James Fowler: 3,800,000
Tai Hoang: 3,100,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	6/343
Prizes:	£152,635

The six remaining players are now on the first break of the day, and they’ll soon resume play on Level 25, which features Blinds 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 Ante. Below are the current chip counts.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	James Fowler	United Kingdom	4,760,000	48
2	Michael Casson	United Kingdom	3,200,000	32
3	Jiten Chauhan	United Kingdom	2,710,000	27
4	Robert Douras	United Kingdom	2,500,000	25
5	Joshua Curry	United Kingdom	2,310,000	23
6	Tai Hoang	Thailand	1,650,000	17

Level 24:	40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries:	6/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Seated UTG, Tai Hoang decided to open to 160,000. Action then folded to Robert Douras, who moved all in for 1,300,000. When it came back to Hoang, he made the call.

Robert Douras: 8♠8♥
Tai Hoang: 10♠10♣

Perhaps there’s something about the featured table that benefits Douras. He sealed the win with a full house on the 3♥7♦7♣Q♣10♥ runout, and received the full double-up.

Robert Douras: 2,700,000
Tai Hoang: 2,300,000

Level 24:	40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries:	6/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Michael Casson made it 265,000 from the Small Blind. James Fowler decided to defend his Big Blind, and the two of them went on to tango for the second hand in a row.

Action went check-check on the 3♥6♣Q♥ flop. Casson checked again on the A♦ turn, prior to Fowler betting 375,000. After one minute’s worth of consideration, Fowler made the call.

Casson led out for 275,000 on the J♦ river, and within a minute, Fowler raised to a hefty 1,400,000. Casson spent two to three minutes in the tank before folding.

Thanks to the stream, we know that Casson had top pair with A♣8♣, and that Fowler pulled off a bluff with his K♦9♣ holdings. He got some valuable chips back after losing the earlier hand to Casson.

James Fowler: 5,000,000
Michael Casson: 3,300,000

Level 26:	40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries:	6/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Chip leader James Fowler opened to 210,000 UTG. Michael Casson was the only caller, as he defended his Big Blind.

Casson check-called a 300,000 continuation bet from Fowler on the Q♣6♠8♣ flop. Another check from Casson on the 7♦ turn, before Fowler sized up to 675,000. Casson spent perhaps one minute in the tank before making the call. Casson completed the check trifecta on the Q♦ river, and Fowler decided to also give up.

Casson turned over 9♥7♥, and Fowler couldn’t bet it. Casson raked in the 2,500,000 and overtook the chip lead; thanks to the stream, we know that Fowler was betting with A♦J♥.

Michael Casson: 4,200,000
James Fowler: 4,100,000

Level 26:	40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries:	6/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Nicholas Gott decided to go all in for 705,000 from the Cut-off. It didn’t take long for Josh Curry to re-shove for 1,700,000 from the Button. Soon enough, the two players were heads-up to showdown.

Nicholas Gott: A♥8♠
Josh Curry: 7♣7♥

“The seven’s have been running hot all week, but they did cool down a little last night,” the commentators said. Perhaps they were right, as Gott hit an eight on the 8♦2♣2♠ flop. No, they were wrong, seeing as Curry improved to a full house on the 7♦ turn. The 2♥ river wasn’t enough to save Gott; he went out in seventh place for £5,340.

Josh Curry: 2,600,000
Nicholas Gott: 0

Level 25:	30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries:	7/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Action folded all the way to Robert Douras, who moved all in for 800,000 from the Small Blind. Nicholas Gott took a peek at his hole cards and decided to make the call.

Robert Douras: A♥8♣
Nicholas Gott: Q♥J♥

This was a close one, and Gott got all the draws on the 10♠K♣3♣ flop. Perhaps it was a case of too many outs, as Douras managed to avoid disaster on the 7♠6♦ runout to double up.

Robert Douras: 1,700,000
Nicholas Gott: 745,000

Level 25:	30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries:	7/343
Prizes:	£152,635

The shortest stack on the table, Timothy Slater, moved all in for 900,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Tai Hoang, who re-shoved for 3,100,000 from the Small Blind. Robert Douras folded his Big Blind, and the two players turned over their holdings.

Timothy Slater: A♦J♣
Tai Hoang: K♦K♣

Hoang was way ahead with the cowboys, but perhaps, Slater got a little more faith on the J♦2♠5♠ flop. The K♥ turn was the nail in the coffin, though, and the 8♠ was dealt as a pure formality. Slater became the next casualty, going out in eighth for £4,120.

Tai Hoang: 4,100,000
Timothy Slater: 0

Level 25:	30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries:	8/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Tim Slater made it 140,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Small Blind, chip leader James Fowler was the sole caller.

Fowler checked the 8♦3♣10♠ flop, prior to Slater continuing for 100,000. Fowler then put in a 300,000 raise, and after two minutes’ worth of pondering, Slater decided to fold.

Through the cameras on the stream, we know that Slater held A♥Q♥ against the A♦10♥ of Fowler.

James Fowler: 5,500,000
Tim Slater: 900,000

Level 24:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	8/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Not much longer than ten minutes into the final table, Tony Pearce opened to 130,000 UTG. Jiten Chauhan then moved all in for 1,000,000 from UTG+2. Action folded back to Pearce, who decided to make the call.

Jiten Chauhan: A♦K♥
Tony Pearce: A♥10♣

It was a battle of the short stacks, with Pearce being the player at risk. Chauhan was still ahead on the 4♦J♣3♠ flop. Pearce found additional outs on the Q♥ turn, but the 4♠ river sealed his fate. As such, Pearce became the first one to bid farewell from the final table, going out in ninth place for £3,110.

Jiten Chauhan: 1,800,000
Tony Pearce: 0

Level 24:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	9/343
Prizes:	£152,635

The nine remaining players are just taking their seats. This is it. Watch the live stream by clicking the link above.

Level 24:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	9/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Today is the day, ladies and gentlemen. It’s the last day of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham, and there’ll be a winner crowned in the £500 Main Event.

The action starts at 14:00, and the final table will be live-streamed. The poker.pro editorial office will return with the link once the stream has started (which should be around 14:30, considering it’ll be on a 30-minute delay).

Below is the seat draw and chip counts. Worth mentioning is that Robert Douras and Tai Hoang both are on the final table. These names should sound familiar, as Douras beat Hoang heads-up in the £150 Mini Main Event the other day. What a week for the two of them!

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
9	1	Timothy Slater	England	1,245,000	25
9	2	Joshua Curry	United Kingdom	1,585,000	32
9	3	Michael Casson	United Kingdom	1,835,000	37
9	4	Tony Pearce	England	525,000	11
9	5	James Fowler	United Kingdom	5,150,000	103
9	6	Jiten Chauhan	United Kingdom	790,000	16
9	7	Tai Hoang	Thailand	3,385,000	68
9	8	Robert Douras	United Kingdom	1,245,000	25
9	9	Nicholas Gott	United Kingdom	1,460,000	29

Here are the remaining payouts that they’re fighting for.

Place	Payout
1	£27,420
2	£18,320
3	£12,970
4	£10,435
5	£8,390
6	£6,770
7	£5,340
8	£4,120
9	£3,110

Level 24:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	9/343
Prizes:	£152,635

UTG, James Grogan opened to 150,000. Seated in the Big Blind, James Fowler was the sole caller.

First to act, Fowler checked the 4♣J♠A♠ flop. Grogan then moved all in for 2,400,000, and Fowler snap-called.

James Grogan: [invalid notations]
James Fowler: A♣J♦

Fowler was already ahead, but, for good measure, he improved to a full house on the J♣K♣ runout. That meant that Grogan was eliminated in tenth place for £2,370, and a nine-handed final table is now set.

That concludes today’s live coverage on poker.pro. The editorial office will soon be back with the final table chip count and seat draw.

James Fowler: 5,150,000
James Grogan: 0

Level 24:	25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries:	10/343
Prizes:	£152,635

UTG, Michael Casson opened to 100,000. Action folded all the way to Timothy Slater in the Big Blind, who forced his opponent all in for 980,000. Casson called faster than the speed of lightning.

Timothy Slater: A♦Q♣
Michael Casson: A♠A♣

Slater realised he was in trouble, and he received no consolation on the K♣2♥6♠9♠5♥ board. He lost the bigger chunk of his stack to Casson.

Michael Casson: 2,000,000
Timothy Slater: 500,000

Level 23:	20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries:	11/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Action folded to James Grogan, who opened to 220,000 from the Small Blind. £150 Mini Main Event winner Robert Douras moved all in for 970,000 in total from the Big Blind, and Grogan made the call without hesitation.

Robert Douras: 10♥10♦
James Grogan: 9♥9♦

“Oh, wow!” Grogan burst out as the dealer revealed the 9♣A♥4♥ flop. He wasn’t able to get back in it on the 7♦J♣ runout; gracious in defeat, he congratulated Douras on the nice hand.

James Grogan: 4,100,000
Robert Douras: 1,800,000

Level 23:	20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries:	11/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Matt Staples opened to 120,000 from the Small Blind. From the Big Blind, James Fowler forced his Canadian opponent all in for 560,000. Matt made the call.

James Fowler: 9♣9♦
Matt Staples: K♦Q♦

A classic flip, but Matt wasn’t able to connect with anything on the 2♦7♣4♠6♦4♥. The PartyPoker Team Pro went out in twelfth place for £1,890.

James Fowler: 2,150,000
Matt Staples: 0

Level 22:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	14/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Matt Staples is one of the 14 players still remaining in the £500 Main Event. No PartyPoker Tour Ambassador made it in the money, but Matt and his brother Jaime both managed to turn a profit in the tournament.

Matt just opened to 60,000 UTG. Seated in the Lo-jack, James Fowler was the sole caller. Matt check-called an 85,000 Fowler-bet on the 4♦9♦K♥ flop. Action then went check-check on the 7♦ turn. Matt took the aggressive lead and fired 300,000 on the K♠ river. Fowler spent perhaps four minutes in the tank before deciding to fold.

James Fowler: 1,400,000
Matt Staples: 1,000,000

Level 22:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	14/343
Prizes:	£152,635

There’s been a handful of eliminations during the last 20 minutes; play is perhaps going a little bit faster than expected. Below is the updated list of eliminations.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
15	Paul Allen	England	£1,560
16	Jack McDermott	United Kingdom	£1,340
17	Ryan Wyvill	United Kingdom	£1,340
18	Rupinder Bedi	United Kingdom	£1,340
19	Dmytro Laba	Italy	£1,340
20	Daniel Bedson	United Kingdom	£1,340
21	Ivelin Kolev	Bulgaria	£1,220
22	Tyler Wheaton	United Kingdom	£1,220
23	Ricky Singh	England	£1,220
24	Luke Boynton	United Kingdom	£1,220
25	Liam Pickering	England	£1,220
26	Heribert Ipfelkofer	Germany	£1,220
27	Shuhao Zhang	China	£1,220
28	Daniel Lubera	Poland	£1,110
29	Harry Williams	United Kingdom	£1,110
30	Sean Harper	Ireland	£1,110
31	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	£1,110
32	Nicholas Hallett	United Kingdom	£1,110
33	Martyn Bebb	United Kingdom	£1,110
34	Min Ji	China	£1,110
35	Dale Wilson	United Kingdom	£1,110
36	Lewis Javens	United Kingdom	£1,000
37	Ayush Gandhi	United Kingdom	£1,000
38	Tyrell Soleyn	United Kingdom	£1,000
39	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	£1,000
40	Peggy Crawford	United Kingdom	£1,000
41	Jobin Jacob George	India	£1,000
42	Billy Irvine	United Kingdom	£1,000
43	Anthony Gaughan	United Kingdom	£1,000
44	James Bott	United Kingdom	£1,000
45	Hasmukh Khodiyara	United Kingdom	£1,000
46	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	£1,000
47	George Demetriou	United Kingdom	£1,000
48	Joseph Maczka	United Kingdom	£1,000
49	Roman Polienok	Ukraine	£1,000
50	Jonathan Bannerman	United Kingdom	£1,000
51	Dhruv Doshi	England	£1,000
52	Jamie Kingston	United Kingdom	£1,000
53	Christopher Johnson	United Kingdom	£1,000
54	Alfie Willoughby	England	£1,000
55	Soren Hansen	Denmark	£1,000

Level 22:	15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries:	17/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Seated on the Button, James Grogan opened to 300,000, putting pressure on the small stacks. Rupinder Bedi, who was the short stack, called from the Big Blind for roughly 70,000.

James Grogan: J♥7♥
Rupinder Bedi: A♥3♠

Bedi was ahead with ace high on the 9♠4♥8♣ flop, but Grogan quickly overtook the lead on the 7♦ turn. The K♥ river didn’t benefit Bedi, who went out in eighteenth place for £1,340.

James Grogan: 2,750,000
Rupinder Bedi: 0

Level 21:	10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries:	19/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Seated UTG, Daniel Bedson opened to 50,000. Action folded to James Fowler in the Big Blind, who made it 175,000 to go. Bedseon moved all in for 600,000 in total, and Fowler called as fast as humanly possible.

Daniel Bedson: K♦Q♥
James Fowler: J♣J♦

It was a coin flip, but the 3♠2♠6♥ flop was very dull from Bedson’s perspective. “Four!” he urged the Poker Gods to put on the river after he’d seen the 5♣ on the turn. The 10♦ brought no straight to the board, and the pot belonged to Fowler, who eliminated Bedson in the process (twentieth for £1,340).

James Fowler: 1,500,000
Daniel Bedson: 0

Level 21:	10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries:	21/343
Prizes:	£152,635

The 21 remaining players have just returned after a shorter break. Below are the current chip counts.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	James Grogan	Ireland	2,120,000	85
2	Tai Quoc Hoang	Thailand	1,960,000	78
3	Nicholas James Gott	United Kingdom	1,380,000	55
4	Benjamin Keith Divall	United Kingdom	1,155,000	46
5	James Alexander Charles Fowler	United Kingdom	1,030,000	41
6	Ryan Wyvill	United Kingdom	880,000	35
7	Dmytro Laba	Italy	875,000	35
8	Jiten Chauhan	United Kingdom	770,000	31
9	Joshua Curry	United Kingdom	675,000	27
10	Tony Pearce	England	675,000	27
11	Matthew Staples	Canada	675,000	27
12	Lewis David Wood	United Kingdom	670,000	27
13	Daniel Peter Bedson	United Kingdom	620,000	25
14	Rupinder Bedi	United Kingdom	595,000	24
15	Michael Thomas Casson	United Kingdom	590,000	24
16	Jack Alan Mcdermott	United Kingdom	520,000	21
17	Ivelin Kolev	Bulgaria	435,000	17
18	Senthuran Senthilkumaran	United Kingdom	405,000	16
19	Paul Allen	England	375,000	15
20	Robert Steven Douras	United Kingdom	360,000	14
21	Timothy Alfred Slater	England	275,000	11

Place	Player	Country	Prize
23	Ricky Singh	England	£1,220
24	Luke Boynton	United Kingdom	£1,220
25	Liam Pickering	England	£1,220
26	Heribert Ipfelkofer	Germany	£1,220
27	Shuhao Zhang	China	£1,220
28	Daniel Lubera	Poland	£1,110
29	Harry Williams	United Kingdom	£1,110
30	Sean Harper	Ireland	£1,110
31	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	£1,110
32	Nicholas Hallett	United Kingdom	£1,110
33	Martyn Bebb	United Kingdom	£1,110
34	Min Ji	China	£1,110
35	Dale Wilson	United Kingdom	£1,110
36	Lewis Javens	United Kingdom	£1,000
37	Ayush Gandhi	United Kingdom	£1,000
38	Tyrell Soleyn	United Kingdom	£1,000
39	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	£1,000
40	Peggy Crawford	United Kingdom	£1,000
41	Jobin Jacob George	India	£1,000
42	Billy Irvine	United Kingdom	£1,000
43	Anthony Gaughan	United Kingdom	£1,000
44	James Bott	United Kingdom	£1,000
45	Hasmukh Khodiyara	United Kingdom	£1,000
46	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	£1,000
47	George Demetriou	United Kingdom	£1,000
48	Joseph Maczka	United Kingdom	£1,000
49	Roman Polienok	Ukraine	£1,000
50	Jonathan Bannerman	United Kingdom	£1,000
51	Dhruv Doshi	England	£1,000
52	Jamie Kingston	United Kingdom	£1,000
53	Christopher Johnson	United Kingdom	£1,000
54	Alfie Willoughby	England	£1,000
55	Soren Hansen	Denmark	£1,000

Level 19:	8,000/16,000 (16,000)
Entries:	25/343
Prizes:	£152,635

UTG, Michael Casson opened to 32,000. James Fowler called from the Button, and Jack McDermott joined the party from the Big Blind.

Action was checked to Fowler on the K♠Q♣3♥ flop, and he bet 40,000. McDermott wasn’t a buyer, whilst Casson decided to make the call. Casson then check-called a 90,000 bet from Fowler on the J♥ river.

Casson completed the check trifecta when he knocked the table on the 8♦ river. Fowler wasted little time before moving all in for 222,000. A confused Casson spent perhaps three minutes in the tank before making the call.

Fowler turned over K♥Q♥ and Casson acknowledged it as the winning hand.

James Fowler: 864,000
Michael Kasson: 440,000

Level 19:	8,000/16,000 (16,000)
Entries:	27/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Place	Player	Country	Prize
28	Daniel Lubera	Poland	£1,110
29	Harry Williams	United Kingdom	£1,110
30	Sean Harper	Ireland	£1,110
31	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	£1,110
32	Nicholas Hallett	United Kingdom	£1,110
33	Martyn Bebb	United Kingdom	£1,110
34	Min Ji	China	£1,110
35	Dale Wilson	United Kingdom	£1,110
36	Lewis Javens	United Kingdom	£1,000
37	Ayush Gandhi	United Kingdom	£1,000
38	Tyrell Soleyn	United Kingdom	£1,000
39	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	£1,000
40	Peggy Crawford	United Kingdom	£1,000
41	Jobin Jacob George	India	£1,000
42	Billy Irvine	United Kingdom	£1,000
43	Anthony Gaughan	United Kingdom	£1,000
44	James Bott	United Kingdom	£1,000
45	Hasmukh Khodiyara	United Kingdom	£1,000
46	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	£1,000
47	George Demetriou	United Kingdom	£1,000
48	Joseph Maczka	United Kingdom	£1,000
49	Roman Polienok	Ukraine	£1,000
50	Jonathan Bannerman	United Kingdom	£1,000
51	Dhruv Doshi	England	£1,000
52	Jamie Kingston	United Kingdom	£1,000
53	Christopher Johnson	United Kingdom	£1,000
54	Alfie Willoughby	England	£1,000
55	Soren Hansen	Denmark	£1,000

Level 18:	8,000/16,000 (16,000)
Entries:	32/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Action folded to Tyrell Soleyn, who moved all in for 140,000 from the Hi-jack. Michael Casson made the call from the Cut-off before everyone else folded. “I have a decent hand,” Soleyn said prior to the players turning over their cards.

Tyrell Soleyn: A♥A♣
Michael Casson: A♦4♦

Soleyn wasn’t lying, and he was way ahead. “That’s a nice flop,” Casson deemed the 4♥5♦2♦. He was on the verge of cracking Soleyn’s aces, and he succeeded in his mission as the board ran out 4♣6♦. Soleyn was eliminated in thirty-eighth place for £1,110.

Michael Casson: 670,000
Tyrell Soleyn: 0

Break	N/A
Entries:	38/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Below is an updated list of eliminations. Before the break, the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester £500 Main Event winner Deniz Orhan went out in thirty-ninth place for £1,000.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
39	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	£1,000
40	Peggy Crawford	United Kingdom	£1,000
41	Jobin Jacob George	India	£1,000
42	Billy Irvine	United Kingdom	£1,000
43	Anthony Gaughan	United Kingdom	£1,000
44	James Bott	United Kingdom	£1,000
45	Hasmukh Khodiyara	United Kingdom	£1,000
46	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	£1,000
47	George Demetriou	United Kingdom	£1,000
48	Joseph Maczka	United Kingdom	£1,000
49	Roman Polienok	Ukraine	£1,000
50	Jonathan Bannerman	United Kingdom	£1,000
51	Dhruv Doshi	England	£1,000
52	Jamie Kingston	United Kingdom	£1,000
53	Christopher Johnson	United Kingdom	£1,000
54	Alfie Willoughby	England	£1,000
55	Soren Hansen	Denmark	£1,000

Break	N/A
Entries:	39/343
Prizes:	£152,635

The remaining 38 players are on a 20-minute break. They will soon resume play on Level 18, which features Blinds 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 Ante. Below are the five biggest stacks in the room.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	James Grogan	Ireland	1,527,000	127
2	Tai Hoang	Thailand	1,355,000	113
3	Ryan Wyvill	United Kingdom	854,000	71
4	Benjamin Divall	United Kingdom	760,000	63
5	Lewis Wood	United Kingdom	705,000	59

Level 17:	5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:	39/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Action folded to Nicholas Gott in the Small Blind, who moved all in, effectively forcing Peggy Crawford to call for her tournament life. Crawford took a gander at her hole cards before committing her 180,000 stack to make the call.

Nicholas Gott: A♣J♥
Peggy Crawford: A♦8♦

Crawford was trailing, and she got no help from the Q♥7♠5♥6♦10♣ board. As such, she was eliminated in forty-first place for £1,000.

Level 17:	5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:	41/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Below are the first batch of eliminations since the tournament reached ITM.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
43	Anthony Chauhan	United Kingdom	£1,000
44	James Bott	United Kingdom	£1,000
45	Hasmukh Khodiyara	United Kingdom	£1,000
46	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	£1,000
47	George Demetriou	United Kingdom	£1,000
48	Joseph Maczka	United Kingdom	£1,000
49	Roman Polienok	Ukraine	£1,000
50	Jonathan Bannerman	United Kingdom	£1,000
51	Dhruv Doshi	England	£1,000
52	Jamie Kingston	United Kingdom	£1,000
53	Christopher Johnson	United Kingdom	£1,000
54	Alfie Willoughby	England	£1,000
55	Soren Hansen	Denmark	£1,000

Level 16:	4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:	55/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Hand-for-hand play had lasted for perhaps 30 minutes before James Grogan (who began Day 2 as the chip leader) put pressure on the players in the Blinds with a hefty 60,000 bet. Lewis Henderson (who has won two events during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham) decided to go for it; he moved all in for 229,000 from the Small Blind. The only Scandinavian in the field, Soren Hansen, folded his Big Blind before Grogan made the call.

Lewis Henderson: J♥J♠
James Grogan: A♦K♥

It was a classic coinflip confrontation, and it was Grogan who benefited from the Q♠5♠K♦ flop. The 8♦6♣ didn’t help Henderson, who became the unfortunate bubble boy. Hopefully, the young lad won’t let this unfortunate happening color what has been a very good week for him overall.

With that, the remaining 55 players are now all in the money, guaranteed a £1,000 min-cash. Now, we prepare for the post-bubble bustout bonanza.

James Grogan: 720,000
Lewis Henderson: 0

Level 15:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	59/343
Prizes:	£152,635

I joined the action at Table 3 when the board read 2♦5♥4♦8♠J♣ with roughly 100,000 in the middle. Christopher Johnson had checked it over to Benjamin Divall, who’d fired a 63,000 bet. Johnson spent at least five minutes in the tank before he got called the clock on. When he only had 15 seconds left to make a decision, he threw in the chips for a call.

Divall turned over J♠J♦ for a rivered set, and a visibly disappointed Johnson mucked his hand.

Benjamin Divall: 815,000
Christopher Johnson: 95,000

Level 15:	3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:	60/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Action folded all the way to James Fowler, who opened to 12,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Nicholas Hallett was the sole caller.

Hallett fired a 20,000 donk bet on 7♣9♦10♦, and Fowler made the call. Hallett continued the aggression with a 30,000 bet on the 2♠ turn, just to be greeted with a 90,000 raise from Fowler. Hallett made the call very swiftly.

Hallett checked the Q♠ river, and Fowler wasted little time before going all in for roughly 350,000. Hallett relieved a heavy sigh before he decided to let his hand go.

James Fowler: 590,000
Nicholas Hallett: 385,000

Level 14:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	63/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Ayush Gandhi opened to 10,000 UTG. Daniel Lubera (Lo-jack), Dale Wilson (Small Blind), and James Bott (Big Blind) all made the call.

Action was checked to Gandhi on the 7♥9♥2♠ flop, and he fired a 26,000 continuation bet. Wilson was the sole caller, and both players then checked the 10♥ turn. Wilson bet 55,000 on the 6♦ river, and Gandhi spent perhaps four minutes in the tank before making the call.

Wilson turned over A♥4♥ for the nut flush, and Gandhi threw his hand into the muck.

Dale Wilson: 475,000
Ayush Gandhi: 465,000

Level 14:	2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:	68/343
Prizes:	£152,635

I wandered the tournament area looking for action, when Lewis Henderson (who’s won two events during the festival so far) asked me if there was a nearby outlet so he could charge his phone. I took a look but couldn’t find any, and when returning to Henderson to break the bad news, he was involved in a hand.

Henderson had opened to 10,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Dane Soren Hansen was the sole caller. Hansen checked the 4♦A♣9♣ flop, and Henderson continued for 10,000. Hansen then completed a check-raise to 36,000, but Henderson wasn’t going anywhere just yet.

Hansen pulled the brakes and checked the A♦ turn, and Henderson then wasted little time forcing his opponent all in for 80,000. After a minute’s worth of pondering, Hansen folded and surrendered the pot to Henderson. “It’s going pretty well,” Henderson acknowledged as he raked in the chips. Now, if he only could find an outlet for that phone…

Lewis Henderson: 340,000
Soren Hansen: 80,000

Level 13:	2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries:	71/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Action folded all the way to Florin-Alexandru Duda, who moved all in for 56,000 from the Small Blind. Tai Hoang took a peek at his holdings, then made the call from the Big Blind.

Florin-Alexandru Duda: A♥2♥
Tai Hoang: A♦2♣

“Straight flush,” one of the players at the table predicted in Duda’s favor. He wasn’t too far away, as Duda picked up a beautiful draw on the 4♥3♥8♣ flop. At least, he hit a flush on the K♥ turn, and the 3♦ was completely irrelevant. Even though it was a bad beat, Hoang could afford it.

Tai Hoang: 450,000
Florin-Alexandru Duda: 116,000

Level 13:	2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries:	79/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Seated in the Hi-jack, Fabio Sperling opened to 8,000. James Grogan, who began Day 2 as the chip leader, made the call from the Big Blind.

Grogan check-called a 7,000 bet from Sperling on the Q♣8♦6♥ flop. Action went check-check on the 8♠ turn. Grogan decided to be aggressive on the 9♦ river; he bet 27,000, and Sperling quickly made the call.

James Grogan: 5♣4♥
Fabio Sperling: A♠A♣

The pocket rockets were good for Sperling, who took some chips from big-stacked Grogan.

James Grogan: 365,000
Fabio Sperling; 300,000

Level 12:	1,000/3,000 (3,000)
Entries:	79/343
Prizes:	£152,635

Roman Polienok opened to 6,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples, who moved all in for roughly 60,000. Action eventually came back to Polienok, who made the call without any hesitation.

Jaime Staples: A♦J♣
Roman Polienok: A♠K♠

“There are better flops,” Staples said as the dealer revealed 7♠10♠5♥. Both players improved to a pair of aces on the A♥ turn, and Polienok sealed the deal as he hit the nut flush on the 5♠. As such, it’ll be up to Matt Staples if the trophy will go to Canada.

Roman Polienok: 255,000
Jaime Staples: 0

Level 13:	1,000/3,000 (3,000)
Entries:	86/343
Prizes:	£152,635

The payouts for the £500 Main Event have now been confirmed. Fifty-five players will be guaranteed a £1,000 min-cash, and the winner will walk away with a juicy £27,420.

Place	Payout
1	£27,420
2	£18,320
3	£12,970
4	£10,435
5	£8,390
6	£6,770
7	£5,340
8	£4,120
9	£3,110
10-11	£2,370
12-13	£1,890
14-15	£1,560
16-20	£1,340
21-27	£1,220
28-35	£1,110
36-55	£1,000

Level 12:	1,000/3,000 (3,000)
Entries:	86/343
Prizes:	£152,635

This poker.pro live journalist recently made his way down from the hotel room to the casino. It’s Day 2 of the £500 Main Event, and we’re in for a ride.

The Day 1d turbo flight concluded about an hour ago, and that means the numbers are finalized. A total of 343 entries has created a £152,635 prize pool, shattering the £100,000 guarantee. While the payouts are not yet official, a juicy number can be expected for the winner.

Eighty-six players are joining the action on Day 2, which will be played down to the final table. The seat draw is below.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Jonathan Bannerman	United Kingdom	101,000	34
1	2	James Bott	United Kingdom	161,000	54
1	3	Ayush Gandhi	United Kingdom	259,000	86
1	4	Daniel Lubera	Poland	222,000	74
1	5	Dmytro Laba	Italy	229,000	76
1	6	Florin-Dimitrie Duta	Romania	194,000	65
1	7	Tony Pearce	England	149,000	50
1	8	Dale Wilson	United Kingdom	327,000	109
2	1	Yucel Eminoglu	Turkey	93,000	31
2	2	Nathan Rigg	United Kingdom	86,000	29
2	3	Liam Pickering	England	242,000	81
2	4	Ollie Noor	Wales	144,000	48
2	5	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	168,000	56
2	6	Ricky Singh	England	143,000	48
2	7	Luke Boynton	United Kingdom	203,000	68
2	8	Jack Mcdermott	United Kingdom	439,000	146
3	1	Timothy Slater	England	473,000	158
3	2	William Roach	United Kingdom	107,000	36
3	3	Billy Irvine	United Kingdom	382,000	127
3	4	Tyrell Soleyn	United Kingdom	293,000	98
3	5	Claudio Cambianica	Brazil	99,000	33
3	6	Anthony Gaughan	United Kingdom	95,000	32
3	7	Lewis Henderson	United Kingdom	187,000	62
3	8	Soren Hansen	Denmark	99,000	33
4	1	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	255,000	85
4	2	Lewis Wood	United Kingdom	263,000	88
4	3	Dhruv Doshi	England	132,000	44
4	4	Ryan Wyvill	United Kingdom	466,000	155
4	5	Anthony Phillips	United Kingdom	59,000	20
4	6	Robert Douras	United Kingdom	228,000	76
4	7	Marcus Gonsalves	England	220,000	73
4	8	Hasmukh Khodiyara	United Kingdom	189,000	63
5	1	Bedi Rupinder	United Kingdom	238,000	79
5	2	Nicholas Fellone	England	85,000	28
5	3	Roman Polienok	Ukraine	142,000	47
5	4	Angelo Avanzato	United Kingdom	104,000	35
5	5	David Lindley	United Kingdom	112,000	37
5	6	Brandon Sheils	United Kingdom	104,000	35
5	7	Martyn Bebb	United Kingdom	125,000	42
5	8	Benjamin Divall	United Kingdom	248,000	83
9	1	Antony Hallam	United Kingdom	96,000	32
9	2	James Fowler	United Kingdom	482,000	161
9	3	Nicholas Hallett	United Kingdom	185,000	62
9	4	Jiten Chauhan	United Kingdom	117,000	39
9	5	Shuhao Zhang	China	240,000	80
9	6	George Demetriou	United Kingdom	290,000	97
9	7	Michael Casson	United Kingdom	237,000	79
9	8	Jamie Kingston	United Kingdom	198,000	66
11	1	Matthew Cox	United Kingdom	94,000	31
11	2	Armandas Aurila	Lithuania	107,000	36
11	3	Paul Allen	England	311,000	104
11	4	Ivelin Kolev	Bulgaria	130,000	43
11	5	Heribert Ipfelkofer	Germany	174,000	58
11	6	Nathan Manuel	United States	258,000	86
11	7	Ding Fan	China	120,000	40
11	8	Nicholas Georgiou	Cyprus	77,000	26
12	1	Junxian Du	China	152,000	51
12	2	Tai Hoang	Thailand	495,000	165
12	3	Thomas Baggaley	England	167,000	56
12	4	Sean Harper	Ireland	201,000	67
12	5	Harry Williams	United Kingdom	300,000	100
12	6	Senthuran Senthilkumaran	United Kingdom	190,000	63
12	7	Ashley Brown	United Kingdom	256,000	85
12	8	Florin-Alexandru Duda	Romania	120,000	40
13	1	Joshua Curry	United Kingdom	383,000	128
13	2	Alfie Willoughby	England	104,000	35
13	3	Tyler Wheaton	United Kingdom	183,000	61
13	4	Chun Man	United Kingdom	69,000	23
13	5	Matthew Staples	Canada	105,000	35
13	6	Nicholas Gott	United Kingdom	177,000	59
13	7	Jaime Staples	Canada	96,000	32
13	8	Rizwan Pirmohamed	United Kingdom	122,000	41
14	1	Kalvinder Rakhra	United Kingdom	247,000	82
14	2	Lewis Javens	United Kingdom	105,000	35
14	3	Fabio Sperling	United Kingdom	318,000	106
14	4	Blaise Bourgeois	United States	75,000	25
14	5	Joseph Maczka	United Kingdom	150,000	50
14	7	James Grogan	Ireland	682,000	227
14	8	Min Ji	China	455,000	152
15	1	Jun Miao	United Kingdom	104,000	35
15	2	Diane Farrell	England	41,000	14
15	3	Peggy Crawford	United Kingdom	270,000	90
15	4	Jobin Jacob George	India	123,000	41
15	5	Christopher Johnson	United Kingdom	114,000	38
15	7	Gavin Mccarron	Ireland	71,000	24
15	8	Daniel Bedson	United Kingdom	247,000	82