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2025 PartyPoker Tour London Concludes with Getnet Kassa Claiming £500 Main Event Title and £38,408 First-place Prize
Getnet Kassa, winner of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London Main Event. Presumably, all London residents woke up on Sunday, excited for what was ahead. No, we’re not talking about the 2025 London Marathon. It may have attracted its fair share of runners, but, of course, we’re all about the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London. After a thrilling week of sublime live poker action, the fun was coming to an end at Aspers Casino, and everything would culminate with a winner in the £500 Main Event.
27 Feisty Competitors
27 players returned for the final day of what has been a three-day tournament. The mission: emerge victorious, get the trophy, and claim the £38,408 first-place prize.
Entering the day as chipleader was one of poker’s most familiar faces – or maybe, he’s more famous for his voice. Will Kassouf had a good Day 2 on Saturday, and he’d managed to bag 1,988,000 for Day 3. This translated to 83 Big Blinds, and the lawyer turned poker pro had earned himself great presumptions for a deep run in the tournament.
Will Kassouf (right). Roughly two hours into play, he lost his chip lead as he came up short against Raheel Bhatti.
Soon enough, only 18 players remained and there was a re-draw for the final two tables. One player who started to pick up more and more chips at this stage was Getnet Kassa. He played aggressive, he ran hot, and with 13 players remaining he was the chip leader.
Kassouf was still in, and he wasn’t the only familiar face in the field. PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples was still in the mix, and he got up to 3,000,000 in chips when he managed to knock out the last woman standing in the tournament, Cassandra Yong.
Matt Staples. At 7 p.m., Huseyin Houssein was eliminated in tenth place, and that meant that the stage was set for the final table.
Playing for Glory
The excitement was buzzing at this point; soon enough, we’d get to see who’d be crowned the winner of the first PartyPoker live event since 2023.
Entering the final table as the chip leader was Danilo Sato. Holding “only” 44 Big Blinds, the players weren’t too deep at this point. From the get-go, we saw many all-ins before the flop; that wasn’t the case, though, when Tony Poulengeris got it in on the flop and became the first one to go from the final table.
The Final Table of the £500 Main Event. When eight players remained, the cooler of the tournament played out, when an absolutely brutal river card saw Sato go from first to last in the chip counts. On the other hand, Raheel Bhatti, who had entered the final table with the least number of chips, was now standing at the top of the rankings.
Sato wasn’t going to let himself get on tilt, though, and he kept on grinding. He secured at least one more pay jump, as the crowd favorite Staples busted in eighth place, after Kassouf rivered the nut flush. There’s no doubt that the Staple Brothers, Matt and Jaime, contributed to the good vibes at Aspers Casino during the week, and we can’t wait to see them again on the upcoming PartyPoker Tour stops.
There were some creative moves on the final table. Commentator George Sandford and co-anchor Jay Harwood lost it when Christopher Barnes shoved Q♠8♦ over an UTG Open. Except for Barnes, Kassa also wasn’t scared to think outside the box.
Eventually, Kassouf reclaimed the chip lead, as Abdullah Ahmad was left with half a big blind. Naturally, he was the next player to bust, but not before 9x-ing his stack in one hand. Then, something extraordinary happened. Three hands, three eliminations. Fabio Sperling and Sato fell back-to-back to Bhatti, and Barnes became a victim of Kassa.
The Duel
Three-handed play wouldn’t last for long, as Bhatti experienced death by quads against Kassa. Such, it was time for the heads-up duel between Kassouf and Kassa to commence. Initially, Kassa held a 3-to-2 chip lead, and Kassouf struggled to pick up any chips; Sandford and Harwood were bamboozled by the folds Kassouf was making.
Getnet Kassa, winner of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London Main Event. Kassouf was bleeding chips, and eventually, he got his last five Big Blinds in with K♣4♦. Unfortunately for him, Kassa woke up with 8♦8♣, and the 2♥J♦10♥5♣3♦ runout offered zero consolation for Kassouf. He was out in second place, and that settled it: Getnet Kassa was the winner of the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London!
Kassa was deemed a fair winner by Sandford and Harwood; he had displayed great poker skills mixed with creativity throughout the tournament. Before entering Day 3, he told Sandford that if he’d win a hand with seven-deuce on stream, he’d treat the commentating duo to cocktails. While this prophecy didn’t come true, there may be a chance Kassa will still celebrate tonight.
2025 PartyPoker Tour London – £500 Main Event Final Table Results
Place Player Prize 1. Getnet Kassa £38,408 2. Will Kassouf £26,700 3. Raheel Bhatti £18,515 4. Christopher Barnes £12,280 5. Danilo Sato £8,580 6. Fabio Sperling £6,810 7. Abdullah Ahmad £5,480 8. Matt Staples £4,450 9. Tony Poulengeris £3,620 Next Stop, Manchester
The 2025 PartyPoker Tour London was the highly anticipated return to the live poker scene for PartyPoker. It’s safe to say that they knocked it out of the park; the atmosphere has been buzzing all week at Aspers Casino, and we’ve seen some great poker.
The next stop for the UK-exclusive tour is Manchester. June 17-22, PartyPoker will bring the same excitement to the Manchester 235 Casino, and you’d better believe that poker.pro will be on-site. We’re very proud to be the official media partner of such an exquisite event, and we’re beyond excited for the upcoming events.
London, thank you. Manchester, we’ll see you soon!
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Getnet Kassa Wins the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London Main Event for £38,408
Getnet Kassa. Level 34: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 With his elimination of Will Kassouf in second place, Getnet Kassa can now be crowned the winner of the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London here at Aspers Casino. For this feat, Kassa is awarded the coveted trophy, and the £38,408 first-place prize.
That concludes our live coverage of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London; what a great event it has been. Stay tuned, though, as we’ll be back within 30 minutes with a recap of today’s action.
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Will Kassouf Eliminated in 2nd Place (£26,700)
Will Kassouf (right). Level 34: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 Seated on the Button, Will Kassouf went all in for 2,600,000. Getnet Kassa wasted little time before calling.
Will Kassouf: K♣4♦
Getnet Kassa: 8♦8♣The 2♥J♦10♥5♣3♦ ended Kassouf’s tournament life. He was eliminated in second place for £26,700.
Getnet Kassa: 23,700,000
Will Kassouf: 0 -
Kassouf Climbs Mt. Everest
Will Kassouf (Right). Level 34: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 Will Kassouf was first to act, and he went all in for 1,550,000. Getnet Kassa made the call.
Will Kassouf: 9♣7♣
Getnet Kassa: K♥8♠Kassouf hit trips and doubled up on the 9♦10♥9♥4♣K♠ runout.
Getnet Kassa: 21,100,000
Will Kassouf: 3,600,000 -
No Thank You, Kassouf Says
Will Kassouf. Level 33: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 Will Kassouf opened to 1,000,000 from the Button. Getnet Kassa decided to force his opponent all in for 7,300,000. Kassouf decided to fold.
The stream revealed that Kassouf held K♦Q♦; the commentators couldn’t believe the fold from Kassouf.
Getnet Kassa: 17,200,000
Will Kassouf: 6,500,000 -
Raheel Bhatti Eliminated in 3rd Place (£18,515)
Raheel Bhatti. Level 33: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 From the Button, Raheel Bhatti opened to 1,000,000. Getnet Kassa made the call.
Both players checked the 10♦10♥3♥ flop. Kassa then led out for 500,000 on the 5♠ turn, and Bhatti made the call.
The river was the 10♠. Now, Kassa forced his opponent all in for 5,245,000. Bhatti looked troubled, but made the call fairly quickly.
Getnet Kassa: 10♣9♦
Raheel Bhatti: Q♠5♣Death by quads! Bhatti’s full house was no good, and he was sent to collect a £18,515 paycheck for his third-place finish.
This means the stage is set for a heads-up duel between Getnet Kassa and Will Kassouf.
Getnet Kassa 15,515,000
Will Kassouf: 9,190,000
Raheel Bhatti: 0 -
Kassouf Bluffs
Will Kassouf (right). Level 32: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 3/491 Prizes: £216,703 Getnet Kassa opened to 600,000 from the Button. Will Kassouf defended from the Big Blind.
Action went check-check on the 9♠A♠Q♠ flop. Action repeated itself on the 9♣ turn. The 5♠ fell on the river, and Kassouf now bet 960,000. This was enough to force a fold from Kassa.
Through the stream, we knew the players’ holdings:
Will Kassouf: 10♦6♦
Getnet Kassa. A♣5♣Will Kassouf: 8,390,000
Getnet Kassa. 7,570,000 -
Christopher Barnes Eliminated in 4th Place (£12,280)
Christopher Barnes. Level 32: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 3/491 Prizes: £216,703 Action folded to Getnet Kassa, who raised to 700,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Christopher Barnes went all in for 2,180,000. Kassa didn’t hesitate to make the call.
Christopher Barnes: A♥J♠
Getnet Kassa: A♣Q♣No jack or any other help for Barnes as the board ran out 3♥3♠6♥5♠9♥. He bid farewell in fourth place for £12,280.
Getnet Kassa: 7,470,000
Christopher Barnes: 0 -
Danilo Sato Eliminated in 5th Place (£8,580)
Danilo Sato. Level 32: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 4/491 Prizes: £216,703 Danilo Sato went all in from the Button for 1,110,000. Raheel Bhatti made the call from the Big Blind.
Danilo Sato: Q♠10♦
Raheel Bhatti: 8♠6♠The 8♦7♦4♥5♠Q♦ runout secured Bhatti the win, and he terminated Sato in fifth place for £8,580.
Raheel Bhatti: 10,795,000
Danilo Sato: 0 -
Fabio Sperling Eliminated in 6th Place (£6,810)
Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 5/491 Prizes: £216,703 Fabio Sperling opened to 1,000,0000 from UTG, leaving himself 430,000 behind. From the Hi-jack, Raheel Bhatti raised to 3,000,000 in an attempt to isolate himself against Sperling. He was successful in the mission as all the other players folded before Sperling made the call, being at risk.
Raheel Bhatti: K♣Q♥
Fabio Sperling: A♣3♥Ace high was initially ahead, but that changed quickly, as the board Q♣6♠7♦5♣K♦ gave Bhatti top two, and the win. Such, Sperling was eliminated in 6th place for £6,810.
Raheel Bhatti: 9,565,000
Fabio Sperling: 0 -
Abdullah Ahmad Eliminated in 7th Place (£5,480)
Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 6/491 Prizes: £216,703 UTG, Abdullah Ahmad went all in for 1,350,000. Getnet Kassa made the call from the Big Blind.
Abdullah Ahmad: A♥10♣
Getnet Kassa: A♣7♣Ahmad was looking good, but the poker gods had different plans. He witnessed the J♣K♣6♣ flop, and the 9♣7♥ runout didn’t change anything. He was eliminated in seventh place and was sent to collect £5,480.
Getnet Kassa: 3,940,000
Abdullah Ahmad: 0 -
Sick Three-way Hand Secures Triple-up for Ahmad
Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 Short-stacked Abdullah Ahmad limped from UTG+1, leaving himself 90,000 behind. Fabio Sparling raised to 800,000 from the Cut-off. Then, when action came to Getnet Kassa in the Big Blind, he went all in for 3,155,000. Sparling decided to commit his 1,045,000 stack.
Abdullah Ahmad: A♦8♦
Getnet Kassa: K♣5♠
Fabio Sparling: A♥5♦An absolutely insane three-way all-in at the most crucial stage of the tournament. The board ran out 10♠8♣9♣6♣9♦; Ahmad went from 150,000 to 1,350,000, and Sparling got a chunk from the Kassa stack.
Getnet Kassa: 2,110,000
Fabio Sparling: 1,430,000
Abdullah Ahmad: 1,350,000 -
Nuts for Bhatti
Raheel Bhatti. Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 Raheel Bhatti opened to 500,000 from UTG+1. Will Kassouf called from the Hi-jack, and the two of them were the only ones to the flop.
Bhatti took the aggressive lead on the 10♥K♥2♠ flop and continued for 400,000. “Do you want to play a small pot or a big pot?” Kassouf asked his opponent. Eventually, Kassouf settled with a call.
The turn was the J♥, and action now went check-check. On the river 8♣, Bhatti bet 250,000, and Kassouf made the call.
Raheel Bhatti: A♥5♥
Will Kassouf: A♠J♠It’s always nice to have the nuts, especially when you manage to extract some value. Bhatti took the pot down, and now, he and Kassouf are more or less tied for first.
Will Kassouf: 7,070,000
Raheel Bhatti: 7,055,000 -
Huge Hand Sees Kassouf Reclaim Chip Lead
Will Kassouf (right). Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 From UTG+1, the short-stacked Abdullah Ahmad committed 1,000,000 of his 1,150,000 to a raise, i.e., he was more or less all in.
It folded to Raheel Bhatti, who re-shoved for 8,375,000 from the Button. Things would get any crazier, though, as Will Kassouf went all in for 2,950,000 from the Small Blind. In an attempt to ladder, Ahmad folded.
Raheel Bhatti: Q♠10♠
Will Kassouf: Q♦Q♣No bad surprises for Kassouf as the board ran out 3♦7♣7♦8♥J♥. He took a large chunk out of the Bhatti stack and is now the chip leader.
William Kassouf: 7,620,000
Raheel Bhatti: 5,305,000
Abdullah Ahmad: 150,000 -
Break Time
Break N/A Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 The remaining seven players are now on 15-minute break.
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That’s One Way to do it
Christopher Barnes. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 Thanks to us following the stream, we know that Raheel Bhatti was holding K♥7♠ when opening to 450,000 from UTG.
We also know that Christopher Barnes went all in for 3,130,000 from the Small Blind, holding Q♠8♦. “YOLO Shove,” commentator George Sandford deemed the move on the live stream. This time it worked, and Barnes picked up the pot.
Raheel Bhatti: 9,095,000
Christopher Barnes: 3,980,000 -
Barnes’ Still With Us
Christopher Barnes. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 UTG+2, Christopher Barnes went all in for 1,565,000. Will Kassouf then decided to re-shove for 4,410,000 from the Button. The remaining players got out of the way, and it was showdown time.
Christopher Barnes: A♣8♠
Will Kassouf: 5♥5♦The board ran out 8♥Q♥Q♠K♣6♣, which secured a full double-up for Barnes.
Christopher Barnes: 3,530,000
Will Kassouf: 2,845,000 -
Matt Staples Eliminated in 8th Place (£4,450)
Matt Staples. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 “How much are you playing?” Will Kassouf asked Matt Staples. After receiving confirmation on the 1,150,000 stack, Kassouf decided to put Staples all in. Staples called, and we had a Blind VS Blind showdown.
Will Kassouf: K♣4♣
Matt Staples: A♦4♥Staples had the chatty Kassouf dominated, but the clubs were working, and the 3♣A♠6♣5♥A♣ runout was proof of this. Brutal runout for Staples, and he was eliminated in eighth place for £4,450.
Will Kassouf: 4,410,000
Matt Staples: 0 -
And Justice for All
Danilo Sato. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 A short-stacked Danilo Sato went all in from the Hi-jack for his last 1,065,000. Raheel Bhatti called him off from the Big Blind.
Danilo Sato: A♥7♠
Raheel Bhatti: J♦10♠The board 7♣7♥5♣6♥10♣ secured Sato a double-up with trips, and his ascent back to the top has begun.
Raheel Bhatti: 9,645,000
Danilo Sato: 2,430,000 -
Watch the Final Table Live
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 
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Brutal River Card Sends Sato on Rollercoaster Ride
Raheel Bhatti. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 Raheel Bhatti opened to 750,000 from the Hi-jack. Danilo Sato re-raised to 1,200,000. Bhatti wasn’t going to be pushed around; he answered by going all in for 4.480,000. As fast as humanly possible, Sato made the call.
Raheel Bhatti: 9♠9♥
Danilo Sato: A♠A♦What a huge pot between the two chip leaders. Sato looked good all the way until the river, as the board spelled out 8♥K♠10♣5♠9♦. Brutal for Sato; he went from first to last in the chip counts, and Bhatti now holds 40 % of the chips in play.
Raheel Bhatti: 9,260,000
Danilo Sato: 1,165,000 -
Kassouf Picks up Aces
Will Kassouf (right). Level 29: 80,000/160,000 (160,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 Current chipleader Danilo Sato opened to 320,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Will Kassouf in the Small Blind who, after some pondering, went all in for 1,410,000. Sato looked troubled, but eventually, he made the call.
Will Kassouf: A♠J♠
Danilo Sato: A♦A♣After the first four cards had been dealt, the board read 2♥5♠10♥6♠, and Sato had some outs. He bricked, though, as the river was the 2♣. Such, Kassouf doubled up through the big-stacked Sato.
Danilo Sato: 5,845,000
Will Kassouf: 3,140,000 -
Big Pot Secures a Double Up for Bhatti
Raheel Bhatti Level 29: 80,000/160,000 (160,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 From UTG+2, Getnet Kassa opened to 350,000. Raheel Bhatti decided to defend from the Big Blind.
The flop came Q♥10♣J♦. Bhatti checked, and Kassa continued for 350,000. Then, Bhatti came out over the top and raised to 950,000. Immideately, Kassa forced his opponent all in for 2,010,000 in total. Being priced in, Bhatti made the call.
Getnet Kassa: K♥J♥
Raheel Bhatti: Q♦9♦The board completed with 6♣Q♠. Bhatti won the massive pot and soared to the second place in the chip count.
Raheel Bhatti: 4,960,000
Getnet Kassa: 3,025,000 -
Tony Poulengeris Eliminated in 9th Place (£3,620)
Antonis Poulengeris. Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 Getnet Kassa opened to 350,000 from the Hi-jack. Tony Poulengeris decided to defend his Big Blind and made the call.
On the 10♥9♥J♠ flop, Poulengeris went all in, and was immediately called by Kassa.
Tony Poulengeris: Q♦J♦
Getnet Kassa: J♣9♣The board completed with 5♦9♠, and since Kassa had the bigger stack, Poulengeris busted out in ninth for £3,620.
Getnet Kassa: 5,385,000
Antonis Poulengeris: 0 -
Bhatti Doubles Up
Raheel Bhatti. Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 9/491 Prizes: £216,703 Fabio Sparling opened to 250,000 from the Button. Raheel Bhatti went all in from the Small Blind for 1,315,000. Fabio thought the scenario over for a couple of minutes before he made the call.
Raheel Bhatti: Q♠Q♣
Fabio Sparling: A♣9♦No ace was apparent on the K♣6♣2♦5♥J♦ on the board, and Bhatti doubled up.
Raheel Bhatti: 2,870,000
Fabio Sparling: 2,545,000 -
Final Table Seat Draw
Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 31 1 Matt Staples 2,150,000 18 31 2 Getnet Kassa 3,990,000 33 31 3 Danilo Sato 5,255,000 44 31 4 Abdullah Ahmad 1,665,000 14 31 5 Christopher Barnes 2,265,000 19 31 6 Antonis Poulengeris 1,515,000 13 31 7 Fabio Sparling 4,160,000 35 31 8 Raheel Bhatti 1,555,000 13 31 9 William Kassouf 2,150,000 18 Check out all the action live here.
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Huseyin Houssein Eliminated in 10th Place (£2,860)
Level: 28 (60,000/120,000/120,000) Entries: 9/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Huseyin Houssein Action was caught after an all in and call occurred between Huseyin Houssein and Danilo Sato. Both players revealed their holdings.
Huseyin Houssein: A♥10♥
Danilo Sato: K♣10♣The board ran out 9♦9♥5♣Q♠K♥ to send the pot to Sato.
Danilo Sato: 5,255,000
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Staples Finds the Double
Level: 28 (60,000/120,000/120,000) Entries: 10/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Matt Staples got it all in for 1,205,000, and was called off by Huseyin Houssein. Both players revealed their holdings.
Matt Staples: Q♦Q♣
Huseyin Houssein: 9♣9♦The board ran out A♣4♠6♦7♦3♥ for Staples to find the double.
Matt Staples: 2,650,000
Huseyin Houssein: 240,000 -
Armandas Aurila Eliminated in 11th Place (£2,860)
Level: 28 (60,000/120,000/120,000) Entries: 10/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Armandas Aurila Armandas Aurila moved all in for 700,000 and was called by Christopher Barnes. Both players revealed their holdings.
Armandas Aurila: A♥J♠
Christopher Barnes: K♣K♠The board ran out 10♠7♦6♥9♦10♣ to give Barnes the pot.
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Danilo Sato 4,600,000 38 Getnet Kassa 3,940,000 33 Christopher Barnes 2,755,000 23 Fabio Sparling 2,735,000 23 Antonis Poulengeris 2,730,000 23 Abdullah Ahmad 1,905,000 16 Huseyin Houssein 1,750,000 15 William Kassouf 1,650,000 14 Raheel Bhatti 1,575,000 13 Matthew Staple 1,155,000 10 -
Bald Move from Houssein
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 (100,000) Entries: 11/491 Prizes: £216,703 From the Button, Huseyin Houssein opened to 270,000. The Big Blind player made the call.
On the 8♠9♣7♦ flop, the Big Blind check-called a 165,000 bet from Houssein. The turn was the 7♥, and after checking again, Houssein now bet 230,000. The Big Blind made the call, and the J♦ revealed itself on the river.
The Big Blind now led out for 530,000. Houssein called in a heartbeat.
Big Blind: J♣7♣
Huseyin Houssein: 7♠2♦Playing seven-deuce is a ballsy move; this time it didn’t work out the way Houssein had wanted, and he lost a chunk of his stack.
Big Blind: 2,785,000
Huseyin Houssein: 1,750,000 -
Players on a Break
The remaining 11 players are on a 15 minute break. They will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000/120,000.
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Cassandra Yong Eliminated in 12th Place (£2,355)
Cassandra Yong. Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 11/491 Prizes: £216,703 Matthew Staples opened to 160,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Cassandra Yong went all in for 745,000. Staples didn’t have a hard decision and made the call.
Cassandra Yong: A♣10♦
Staples: Q♥Q♦It was an unfortunate situation for Yong, and she didn’t improve on the 9♠9♣6♥5♥3♣ runout. She was sent to the rail in position 12, cashing for £2,355.
Matthew Staples: 3,030,000
Cassandra Yong: 0 -
Christopher Nicolaou Eliminated in 13th Place (£2,355)
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 12/491 Prizes: £216,703 From UTG+1, Christopher Nicolaou went all in for 370,000. Action folded to Danilo, who made the call from the Big Blind.
Christopher Nicolaou: A♣9♦
Danilo Sato: A♠J♦The board ran out 8♠10♠K♦6♣Q♦. No help for Nicolaou, and he was eliminated in position 14 for £2,355.
Danilo: 3,980,000
Christopher Nicolaou: 0 -
Cosmin Staicu Eliminated in 14th Place (£2,355)
Level: 26 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 13/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Cosmin Staicu Cosmin Staicu moved all in for 900,000 and was called by Getnet Kassa. Both players revealed their holdings.
Cosmin Staicu: A♦2♦
Getnet Kassa: 5♣5♥The board ran out 9♦6♠4♥Q♠J♣ to send Kassa the pot.
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Getnet Kassa 3,840,000 48 William Kassouf 1,990,000 25 Vadim Cojocaru 1,660,000 21 Raheel Bhatti 2,150,000 27 Anon 740,000 9 Armandas Aurila 970,000 12 -
Vadim Cojocaru Eliminated in 15th Place (£2,355)
Level: 25 (30,000/60,000/60,000) Entries: 14/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Vadim Cojocaru Action was caught after an all in and call occurred between Raheel Bhatti and Vadim Cojocaru. Both players revealed their hands.
Raheel Bhatti: 7♣7♥
Vadim Cojocaru: A♠K♣The board ran out 9♣Q♣6♥6♠8♣ to leave Cojocaru short stacked
Raheel Bhatti: 1,570,000
Vadim Cojocaru: 40,000Shortly after, he was forced all in and hit the rail.
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Razvan Dolcan Eliminated in 17th Place (£1,955)
Level: 25 (30,000/60,000/60,000) Entries: 16/491 Prizes: £216,703 Bubble Hand After the flop of 5♣4♣8♥, Razvan Dolcan moved all in for 595,000. Getnet Kassa made the call, and both players revealed their hands.
Razvan Dolcan: A♠7♠
Getnet Kassa: K♣8♣The board ran out 3♣2♠ to send Dolcan to the rail.
Getnet Kassa: 2,680,000
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Charles Norman Eliminated in 18th Place (£1,955)
Level: 25 (30,000/60,000/60,000) Entries: 17/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Charles Norman Matt Staples raised to 125,000 from middle position with J♦9♦. Charles Norman moved all in for 695,000 from late position with A♥9♠. Danilo Sato moved all in for 1,490,000 from the big blind with A♦K♠.
The board ran out 4♠8♣7♦K♦3♣ to hit the rail in 18th place.
Matt Staples: 3,055,000
Danilo Sato: 2,400,000 -
Chip Counts on the Break
Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 31 1 Matthew Staple 3,430,000 57 31 2 Cassandra Yong 755,000 13 31 3 Charles Norman 695,000 12 31 4 Aleksandar Georgiev 930,000 16 31 5 Antonis Poulengeris 1,035,000 17 31 6 Huseyin Houssein 2,225,000 37 31 7 Danilo Sato 1,645,000 27 31 8 Anon 1,645,000 27 31 9 Christopher Nicolaou 680,000 11 32 1 Getnet Kassa 1,470,000 25 32 2 William Kassouf 1,625,000 27 32 3 Vadim Cojocaru 700,000 12 32 4 Anon 1,310,000 22 32 5 Razvan Dolcan 490,000 8 32 6 Cosmin Staicu 1,695,000 28 32 7 Raheel Bhatti 1,295,000 22 32 8 Anon 1,835,000 31 32 9 Armandas Aurila 1,205,000 20 -
Kassouf Ain’t Out Yet
Level: 24 (25,000/50,000/50,000) Entries: 18/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Just before the break, Will Kassouf moved all in for 750,000. Razvan Dolcan made the call from the button, and both players revealed their holdings.
Will Kassouf: A♦K♥
Razvan Dolcan: 8♣8♦The board ran out 2♠3♣K♣2♦J♦ for Kassouf to double.
Will Kassouf: 1,625,000
Razvan Dolcan: 490,000 -
Players on Break
The remaining 18 players are headed on a 15 minute break. They return to blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000.
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Staicu Risks it All
Level: 24 (25,000/50,000/50,000) Entries: 18/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Bubble Double Up Cosmin Staicu raised to 110,000 from early position. Middle position found the call.
The flop came 7♥Q♣5♣, and Staicu continued for 125,000. His opponent made the call.
After the turn peeled the K♥, Staicu checked to his opponent. They fired for 185,000, and Staicu moved all in for 1,040,000. His opponent went into the tank, but found the fold.
Cosmin Staicu: 1,625,000
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Two Table Redraw
Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 31 1 Matthew Staple 2,205,000 44 31 2 Cassandra Yong 880,000 18 31 3 Charles Norman 1,020,000 20 31 4 Aleksandar Georgiev 965,000 19 31 5 Antonis Poulengeris 920,000 18 31 6 Huseyin Houssein 2,325,000 47 31 7 Danilo Sato 1,770,000 35 31 8 Anon 1,870,000 37 31 9 Christopher Nicolaou 955,000 19 32 1 Getnet Kassa 1,410,000 28 32 2 William Kassouf 850,000 17 32 3 Vadim Cojocaru 820,000 16 32 4 Anon 840,000 17 32 5 Razvan Dolcan 1,290,000 26 32 6 Cosmin Staicu 1,060,000 21 32 7 Raheel Bhatti 1,550,000 31 32 8 Anon 2,200,000 44 32 9 Armandas Aurila 1,280,000 26 -
Day 3 Eliminations
Place Player Prize 20th Konstantin Zerdev £1,955 21st Jamie Kingston £1,955 22nd Drew Johnson £1,955 23rd Tristan Chaplin £1,955 24th Cameron Williamson £1,620 25th Charles Combes £1,620 26th Gareth Davies £1,620 27th Paul Moyce £1,620 -
Bhatti Doubles Through Kassouf
Level: 24 (25,000/50,000/50,000) Entries: 19/491 Prizes: £216,703 
Crowd Reaction Bubble After a three-bet from Will Kassouf from the cutoff, Raheel Bhatti moved all in from the button. Kassouf made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Raheel Bhatti: K♠K♣
William Kassouf: J♣J♥The board ran out K♥8♣4♥7♠3♠ for Bhatti to take the pot.
Raheel Bhatti: 1,565,000
William Kassouf: 830,000 -
Jamie Kingston Eliminated in 20th Place (£1,955)
Level: 23 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 20/27 Prizes: £216,703 
Field Day 2 Main Event Charles Norman moved all in from the button for 340,000. Jamie Kingston made the call from the big blind with 330,000, and both players revealed their holdings.
Jamie Kingston: K♠10♣
Charles Norman: J♥5♠The board ran out 8♥9♥J♦3♥A♦, for Norman to take the pot.
Charles Norman: 830,000
Jamie Kingston: 0 -
Johnson Takes it Down
Level: 23 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 23/27 Prizes: £216,703 
Christopher Barnes opened to 80,000 from under the gun.
Drew Johnson took his time before using a time bank from the big blind.
He moved all in for 455,000, and Barnes went into the tank.
He made the fold for Johnson to win uncontested.
Christopher Barnes: 975,000
Drew Johnson: 695,000 -
Dolcan’s Aggression Pays Off
Level: 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 23/27 Prizes: £216,703 
Action was caught after the flop of 2♣2♠8♦, and both players were quick to check.
The turn peeled the 4♠, and Razvan Dolcan led out for 75,000 from under the gun. Raheel Bhatti made the call.
After the river came the 8♥, Dolcan moved all in for 685,000. Bhatti took some time, but eventually made the fold.
Razvan Dolcan: 1,100,000
Raheel Bhatti: 475,000 -
Bhatti Finds the Double
Level: 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 23/27 Prizes: £216,703 
Raheel Bhatti moved all in from the button for 360,000, and Antonis Poulengeris called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.
Raheel Bhatti: A♦3♠
Antonis Poulengeris: 7♣8♣The board ran out A♠5♦4♠4♦7♠ for Bhatti to take the pot.
Antonis Poulengeris: 910,000
Raheel Bhatti: 765,000 -
Early Eliminations and Those Who Missed Out on Day 3
Place Player Prize 28th Ulf Kull £1,620 29th Sebastian Von Toperczer £1,620 30th Ben Miller £1,620 31st Eduard Rostomyan £1,620 32nd Jorge Palomino Rebolleda £1,360 33rd Kuljinder Sidhu £1,360 34th Jonathan Glen £1,360 35th Dillan Patel £1,360 36th Shaun Woodford £1,360 37th Ahrash Dianat £1,360 38th Ryan Johnstone £1,360 39th Vitalie Grecul £1,360 -
Poulengeris Smashes the Flop and Doubles
Level: 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 25/27 Prizes: £216,703 
Bubble Sweat Antonis Poulengeris moved all in for 355,000 and was called off by Charles Combs. Both players revealed their holdings.
Antonis Poulengeris: 4♠4♥
Charles Combes: A♠K♠Poulengeris lost hope as an Ace appeared in the window. However, the A♥4♥8♦ flop gave him the lead. Nothing changed on the 3♦J♠ runout to give him the double.
Antonis Poulengeris: 785,000
Charles Combes: 40,000 -
Cards Are in the Air
Feature Table Set Up Cards are live as the remaining 27 players return to blinds of 12,000/24,000/24,000. After the remaining two minutes in the level there will be a quick chip race.
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Day 2 Seat Draw
Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 30 1 Charles Combes 625,000 26 30 2 Tristan Chaplin 296,000 12 30 3 Charles Norman 877,000 37 30 4 Razvan Dolcan 779,000 32 30 5 Jamie Kingston 294,000 12 30 6 William Kassouf 1,988,000 83 30 7 Raheel Bhatti 498,000 21 30 8 Armandas Aurila 875,000 36 30 9 Antonis Poulengeris 450,000 19 31 1 Konstantin Zerdev 682,000 28 31 2 Matthew Staple 1,476,000 62 31 3 Adam Wright 1,037,000 43 31 4 Anon 1,603,000 67 31 5 Paul Moyce 460,000 19 31 6 Cameron Williamson 575,000 24 31 7 Christopher Nicolaou 784,000 33 31 8 Danilo Sato 1,021,000 43 31 9 Aleksandar Georgiev 1,207,000 50 32 1 Drew Joseph Johnson 350,000 15 32 2 Christopher Barnes 1,477,000 62 32 3 Getnet Kassa 1,486,000 62 32 4 Cosmin Staicu 1,171,000 49 32 5 Vadim Cojocaru 284,000 12 32 6 Anon 880,000 37 32 7 Gareth Davies 225,000 9 32 8 Anon 1,535,000 64 32 9 Cassandra Yong 1,228,000 51 -
Day 2 Delivers Fireworks, Final 27 Set for Day 3
The energy at Aspers Casino just kept building on Saturday, as PartyPoker’s return to the live scene continued to deliver in a big way. Day 2 of the Main Event was packed with action, bringing bigger fields, bigger prizes, and bigger moments. When the dust settled, the prize pool had ballooned to a massive £216,703 — with £38,408 waiting up top for the eventual winner.
Aleksandr Georgiev A total of 124 players came back for Day 2, and the tournament didn’t waste any time getting into gear. Eliminations came fast and furious, especially in the early levels, and the feature table livestream added even more excitement as players rotated in and out throughout the day.
Fast and Furious Start
Coverage picked up right from the jump as players barreled toward the bubble. Despite a 4 PM start (giving everyone a little recovery time after Friday night’s players party), the action was relentless. Aleks was the first to bust on the stream, coming in short-stacked and finding no miracle to save him.
Feature Table Overhead At the feature table, Will Kassouf wasted no time making noise. Starting with under 100K, he pulled out his classic speech play and savvy moves to chip up, finding a big double after chasing down a gutshot straight.
Drama Around the Bubble
As the money bubble crept closer, the pace slowed, but the tension ramped up. Danilo Sato made a huge river call to double with a full house, and John Friel survived a brutal queens-versus-aces cooler thanks to a miracle queen on the turn, drawing gasps from the room.
Crowd Reaction Bubble Cassandra Yong was another standout, winning a massive hand at the feature table when her flopped two pair held up against pocket jacks. After Yuet Wong busted, the bubble officially burst, locking up a £1,000 min-cash for the survivors.
Big Moves, Big Stacks
From there, it was a sprint to the finish. Alina Costea scored a dramatic double with ace-king against jacks, while Ben Miller crossed the million-chip mark heading into the final break.
Feature Table As play wound down, players scrapped hard to make it to Day 3. Tristan Chaplin tripled up late but fell just short, while Kassouf, Getnet Kassa, and Aleks Georgiev bagged some of the biggest stacks in the room.
When the bags finally came out, just 27 players remained.
Top of the Counts Heading into Day 3
William Kassouf leads the way after a huge Day 2 run, bagging up 1,988,000 and 83 big blinds. Right behind him are some big stacks and even bigger storylines, with several players poised to make a deep run at the £38,408 top prize.
Here’s how the top of the leaderboard shapes up:
Player Chip Count Big Blinds William Kassouf 1,988,000 83 Annon Annon 1,603,000 67 Huseyin Houssein 1,535,000 64 Getnet Kassa 1,486,000 62 Annon Annon 1,477,000 62 Matthew Staple 1,476,000 62 Yong Cassandra 1,228,000 51 Georgiev Aleksandar 1,207,000 50 Cosmin Staicu 1,171,000 49 Adam Wright 1,037,000 43 Play will resume midway through Level 21 with blinds at 12,000/24,000 and a 24,000 big blind ante.
We’ll be back bringing you all the action live starting at 2 PM — and by the end of the day, we’ll crown a brand new PartyPoker LIVE Main Event champion. Stay tuned!
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PartyPoker London 2025; Will Kassouf Talks His Way to Chip Lead in Day 2 of the Main
Crowd Reaction Bubble The excitement around PartyPoker’s return to the live scene just keeps building — and Saturday was no exception. An action-packed schedule took over Aspers Casino, with Day 2 of the Main Event delivering bigger fields, bigger prizes, and bigger energy. When it was all said and done, the prize pool swelled to a hefty £216,703.
Up top, there’s a juicy £38,408 waiting for the eventual winner. A total of 124 players kicked off Day 2, and adding to the fun was a livestreamed feature table — with players rotating in and out all day. You can check out the action for yourself.
A Bloodbath in the Beginning
Coverage picked up right at the start of Day 2, with players barreling toward the money bubble. A 4 PM start gave everyone a little recovery time from Friday night’s players party — but the action wasted no time. Eliminations came fast and furious, and Aleks was the first to bust on the stream table after coming in with just five and a half big blinds.
Feature Table Overhead Will Kassouf wasted no time getting busy, as he jumped from table to table. Starting with less than 100K, he used his signature speech play and deep experience to build some momentum. At one point, he chased a gutshot straight draw, hit a six on the river, and led out — putting his opponent all-in. They called, Kassouf showed pocket sevens, and just like that, he chipped up to 404,500.
The Bubble Approaches
As the bubble crept closer, the action slowed. Danilo Sato found a huge call to chip up after rivering a full house with ace-jack. Then came the stone bubble — just one elimination needed for everyone left to lock up a payday. John Friel looked like he might be that player, running queens into aces — but a queen on the turn kept his hopes alive and sent a collective gasp around the room.
Cassandra Yong (Right) Cassandra Yong made her mark at the feature table, winning a huge pot when her flopped two pair held against Gareth Davies’ pocket jacks. Yuet Wong was also all-in, but couldn’t survive, and the rest of the field locked up a min-cash of £1,000.
The ladies continued to run pure. Alina Costea found herself all-in with ace-king against jacks, and after some drama on the flop and turn, a king on the river gave her a huge double. Heading into the break, Ben Miller was the only player over a million chips, sitting comfortably with 1,436,000.
Eliminations A Plenty as Players Brawled to Bag
As the night wore on, players battled hard to make it to Day 3. Tristan Chaplin stole the spotlight late, tripling up with pocket jacks and getting involved in several big pots. Meanwhile, Kassouf (2,345,000), Getnet Kassa (1,740,000), and Aleks Georgiev (1,370,000) led the way at the final break.
Chaplin doubled through Paul Moyce, leaving Moyce with barely one big blind. But Moyce wasn’t done yet — he clawed back with a double, then found another when he jammed [8c9c] and spiked an eight to beat Chaplin’s ace-jack. A gritty fight to the end, but eventually play wrapped up with 27 players bagging for Day 3.
Player Chip Count Big Blinds William Kassouf 1,988,000 83 Annon Annon 1,603,000 67 Huseyin Houssein 1,535,000 64 Getnet Kassa 1,486,000 62 Annon Annon 1,477,000 62 Matthew Staple 1,476,000 62 Yong Cassandra 1,228,000 51 Georgiev Aleksandar 1,207,000 50 Cosmin Staicu 1,171,000 49 Adam Wright 1,037,000 43 Play will resume halfway through Level 21 with blinds at 12,000/24,000/24,000. Thanks again for following along with us today — we can’t wait to bring you the Day 3 coverage starting at 2 PM. By the end of tomorrow, we’ll have a new PartyPoker LIVE Main Event champion!
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Main Event Day 2 End of Day Chip Counts
Player Chip Count Big Blinds William Kassouf 1,988,000 83 Annon Annon 1,603,000 67 Annon Annon 1,535,000 64 Getnet Kassa 1,486,000 62 Annon Annon 1,477,000 62 Matthew Staple 1,476,000 62 Yong Cassandra 1,228,000 51 Georgiev Aleksandar 1,207,000 50 Cosmin Staicu 1,171,000 49 Adam Wright 1,037,000 43 Danilo Sato 1,021,000 43 Annon Annon 880,000 37 Charles Norman 877,000 37 Armandas Aurila 875,000 36 Christopher Nicolaou 784,000 33 Razvan Dolcan 779,000 32 Konstantin Zerdev 682,000 28 Charles Combes 625,000 26 Cameron Williamson 575,000 24 Raheel Bhatti 498,000 21 Paul Moyce 460,000 19 Antonis Poulengeris 450,000 19 Drew Joseph Johnson 350,000 15 Tristan Chaplin 296,000 12 Jamie Kingston 294,000 12 Vadim Cojocaru 284,000 12 Gareth Davies 225,000 9 -
Moyce Finds Back to Back Doubles
Level 21: 12,000/24,000 (24,000) Entries: 29/124 Prizes: £216,703 Feature Table Set Up After being left short-stacked, Paul Moyce moved all in for 41,000 and was called by an opponent.
Paul Moyce: 8♥8♣
Opponent: A♠J♥An eight on the flop sealed the deal to give Moyce his first double.
Paul Moyce: 142,000
Shortly after, Moyce moved all in for 211,000. Tristan Chaplin made the call from the button, and both players revealed their hands.
Paul Moyce: 9♣8♣
Tristan Chaplin: A♥J♦The board ran out 3♦8♦6♥K♣5♣ for Chaplin to chip up.
Paul Moyce: 482,000
Tristan Chaplin: 158,000 -
Chaplin Finds Another Double
Level 21: 12,000/24,000 (24,000) Entries: 31/124 Prizes: £216,703 Tristan Chaplin called an all in from Paul Moyce, and was at risk. Both players revealed their hands.
Tristan Chaplin: A♥10♣
Paul Moyce: 8♦8♣The board ran out 4♦J♥9♠A♠7♦ for Chaplin to take the pot.
Tristan Chaplin: 396,000
Paul Moyce: 41,000 -
Chip Counts At the Break
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Will Kassouf 2,345,000 98 Getnet Kassa 1,740,000 73 Aleks Georgiev 1,370,000 57 Cassandra Yong 966,000 40 Matt Staples 945,000 39 Charles Norman 762,000 32 Vadim Cojocaru 718,000 30 Al-Shanti Ahmad 619,000 26 Ben Miller 527,000 22 Christopher Nicolaou 525,000 22 Adam Wright 365,000 15 Razvan Dolcan 345,000 14 Eduard Rostomyan 327,000 14 Ulf Kull 306,000 13 Drew Johnson 281,000 12 Raheel Bhatti 223,000 9 -
Another Ladder Up
Place Player Prize 40th Chris Da Silva £1,140 41st Gary Miller £1,140 42nd Aaron Stenlake £1,140 43rd Ryan Wakefield £1,140 44th Alina Costea £1,140 45th Mats Rosén £1,140 46th Iulian Rautu £1,140 47th Georgian-Virgil Gavriluc £1,140 48th Albert Sapiano £1,140 49th Stefan Stroffek £1,140 50th Michael Moore £1,140 51st Youpeng Huai £1,140 52nd Deniz Orhan £1,140 53rd Wai Lam £1,140 54th Richard Watts £1,140 55th Maksims Uskovs £1,140 -
Main Event Day 2 Photos
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Life for Chaplin
Level 18: 8,000/16,000 (16,000) Entries: 39/124 Prizes: £216,703 A three way all in occurred between Tristan Chaplin, FS, and an early position player. The three players revealed their holdings.
Tristan Chaplin: J♦J♥
Early Position: A♠K♣
FS: 9♠9♣The board ran out J♣9♦8♥7♠3♥ to give chip up Chaplin and FS.
FS: 1,927,000
Tristan Chaplin: 332,000 -
Combes Gets Paid
Level 18: 8,000/16,000 (16,000) Entries: 40/124 Prizes: £216,703 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Action was caught after the board ran out K♠Q♦7♣9♥6♠, and early position was quick to check.
Charles Combes moved all in from the cutoff for 421,000 into the 400,000 sized pot.
His opponent used their remaining time banks before they made the call.
Combs revealed K♥Q♣ to take the pot.
Charles Combs: 1,255,000
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All Players Who Min Cashed the Main Event
Position Player Prize 56th Ben Skinner £1,000 57th Christopher Day £1,000 58th Tsz Ching £1,000 59th Min Ji £1,000 60th George Kounnas £1,000 61st Sebastian Smith £1,000 62nd Boris Velev £1,000 63rd Boyuan Xue £1,000 64th Matthew Foster £1,000 65th John Friel £1,000 66th Thomas Powell £1,000 67th Thajhan Yogendran £1,000 68th Gregory Neal £1,000 69th Michel Molenaar £1,000 70th Xinlun Jiang £1,000 71st Alper Gocer £1,000 72nd Haydn Dickinson £1,000 73rd Christopher Knight £1,000 74th Rickard Olsson £1,000 -
Costea Doubles With Big Slick
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000) Entries: 56/124 Prizes: £216,703 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Maksims Uskovs opened to 200,000 from late position. Alina Costea moved all in for 223,000 from the button, and Uskovs was quick to call. Both players revealed their hands.
Alina Costea: A♥K♣
Maksims Uskovs: J♦J♥The board gave little hope to Costea as it came 10♥10♠9♥8♠. However, the river peeled the K♦ to give Costea the checkmark.
Alina Costea: 476,000
Maksims Uskovs: 16,0000 -
Big Stacks at the Break
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Ben Miller 1,436,000 120 FS 939,000 78 Getnet Kassa 938,000 78 Shaun Woodford 778,000 65 Will Kassouf 600,000 50 -
Wong Eliminated as the Bubble Bursts
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 74/124 Prizes: £216,703 Bubble Hand After a few at risk players managed to double, Yuet Wong was forced all in with 13,000. Of his stack, 10,000 went to the blinds, while the remaining 3,000 went in as an ante. Gareth Davies called from early position, along with three other players.
The flop came 3♥7♦5♣, and Cassandra Yong moved all in for 82,000. Davies made the call, and the three players revealed their holdings.
Yuet Wong: 10♠7♠
Cassandra Yong: 5♦3♣
Gareth Davies: J♥J♣The board completed with the K♣A♣ to give Yong the pot. As Wong was eliminated, the remaining players earned at least £1,000 for their efforts.
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Friel Finds a Miracle on the Bubble
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 75/124 Prizes: £216,703 John Friel moved all in from middle position for 155,000, and Ben Skinner moved all in over the top. The remaining players folded, and both players revealed their hands.
John Friel: Q♥Q♦
Ben Skinner: A♠A♣Friel found a saving grace as the board came the 6♣5♣8♦Q♠J♣, for Friel to find the double.
John Friel: 335,000
Ben Skinner: 88,000 -
Stone Bubble in Progress
Action is hand for hand, as we are one away from the money. A min cash will be worth £1,000 with £38,400 awaiting the eventual winner.
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Sato Finds the Call Against Smith
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 80/124 Prizes: £216,703 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Danilo Sato opened to 12,000 from early position, and Sebastien Smith defended his big blind.
The flop came 10♦7♠A♥, and Sato continued for 12,000. Smith found the call.
After the turn peeled the 7♥, both players were quick to check.
The river came the 7♦, and Smith led out for 60,000. Sato went into the tank, and used one of his time banks. He found the call, and revealed A♦J♣ to take the pot.
Sebastien Smith: 422,000
Danilo Sato: 315,000 -
Dolcan Takes it Down
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 80/124 Prizes: £216,703 
Razvan Dolcan opened to 15,000 from early position. Ben Miller called from the button, along with both blinds.
The flop came 3♠6♣5♥, and the blinds checked to Dolcan.
He fired for 31,000 and was rewarded with the pot.
Ben Miller: 1,366,000
Razvan Dolcan: 250,000
Boris Velev: 81,000 -
Notables and Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Ben Miller 1,090,000 182 Will Kassouf 700,000 117 Aleks Georgiev 691,000 115 Vadim Cojocaru 572,000 95 Ulf Kull 568,000 95 Sebastien Smith 556,000 93 Matt Staples 305,000 51 Bash Ramahi 82,000 14 -
Molenaar Doubles Through Orhan
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 95/124 Prizes: £216,703 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 At blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000, Deniz Orhan opened to 8,000 from the button. Michel Molenaar moved all in for 49,400, and Orhan went into the tank. He found the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Michel Molenarr: A♥7♣
Deniz Orhan: Q♦10♦The board ran out A♣8♠9♠2♥3♥, for Molenarr to find the double.
Michel Molenarr: 104,800
Deniz Orhan: 56,600 -
Duece’s Never Lose for Xu
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 97/124 Prizes: £216,703 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Hang Xu moved all in for 25,500 from middle position. Raheel Bhatti called from middle position, and so did the big blind.
The flop came J♣5♦10♠, and the big blind checked to Bhatti. He fired for 30,000, and was called by his opponent.
Afetr the turn and river peeled the 5♣2♠, both players checked their option. Bhatti revealed A♥J♠ to take the side pot. The main pot went to Xu with his 2♦2♥.
Raheel Bhatti: 135,500
Hang Xu: 81,000 -
Molenaar Makes a Massive Call
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 100/124 Prizes: £216,703 
On live stream with blinds 1,500/3,000/3,000, Michel Molenaar opened to 6,000 from the button with K♠4♠. Joe Beevers three-bet to 18,000 with A♣10♥, and Molenaar made the call.
The flop came K♣8♥2♠, and Beevers continued for 9,000 from the small blind. Molenaar made the call.
After the turn peeled the Q♦, Beevers fired for 35,000. Molenaar made the call.
The river was the 8♣, and Beevers moved all in having Molenaar covered. He snap called for his remaining 80,300 to find the double.
Michel Molenaar: 290,600
Joe Beevers: 55,200 -
The Commentator’s Curse Strikes as Orhan Doubles
Level 12: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 104/124 Prizes: £216,703 
Chip Stack PPT All hands on the livestream are 20 minutes behind due to delay. Blinds were at 1,500/3,000/3,000, and Marco Vasconcelos raised to 7,000. Deniz Orhan moved all in for for 79,000, and Vasconcelos made the call.
Deniz Orhan: A♦K♦
Marco Vasconcelos: J♠J♦The flop and turn favoured Vasconcelos as it came the 8♥J♣Q♠4♠. “One time,” the commentator’s announced, and much to their surprise the 10♠ hit on the river.
Deniz Orhan: 165,500
Marco Vasconcelos: 7,000 -
Kassouf Makes Sure “Another One Bites the Dust”
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 108/124 Prizes: £216,703 Bubble Sweat Action was caught after the turn came the 5♣J♥8♥4♣, and Will Kassouf checked from the big blind. Late position fired for 25,000, and Kassouf commented that it was “getting expensive for a gutshot.” Still, he made the call.
The river was the 6♦, and Kassouf put his opponent all in for his remaining 38,100. They went into the tank, but eventually found the call. Their J♣10♣ was bested by Kassouf’s 7♥7♣. Also on the table was PartyPoker Ambassador Matt Staples.
Will Kassouf: 404,500
Matt Staples: 272,000 -
Aleks is the First Streamed Elimination of the Day
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 111/124 Prizes: £216,703 Feature Table Overhead Coming into the day with five big blinds, Aleks was hoping to spin up a stack on the feature table. He moved all in for 16,500, and was called by Ulf Kull from middle position. Both players revealed their holdings.
Aleks: A♦8♦
Ulf Kull: 8♠8♥The board ran out K♥10♥6♠J♠9♣ for Aleks to hit the rail
Ulf Kull: 373,500
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Prize Pool Confirmed
Place Prize 1 £38,408 2 £26,700 3 £18,515 4 £12,280 5 £8,580 6 £6,810 7 £5,480 8 £4,450 9 £3,620 10-11 £2,860 12-15 £2,355 16-23 £1,955 24-31 £1,620 32-39 £1,360 40-55 £1,140 56-74 £1,000 -
Adeoshon Finds an Early Elimination
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 120/124 Prizes: £216,703 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Action was caught on the turn of 2♣7♥J♦4♥. Late position moved all in and Adebayo Adeoshun made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Late position: K♠K♦
Adebayo Adeoshun: J♥J♠The board completed with the 4♦ to send the pot to Adeoshun.
Adebayo Adeoshun: 299,000
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PartyPoker Tour London; Day 2 Set to Begin Shortly
Day 1d will finish shortly, and Day 2 will commence just after it’s end. Originally scheduled for 4pm, the tournament has a combined field of 491 entries. This combined for a prize pool of £216,703, and 107 players will start Day 2. The clock will roll back to Level 12 with blinds 1,500/3,000, and a 3,000 Ante.
Early Stages of Day 1b
Karim Louis found a hot start. He sat nearly double the starting stack after calling two streets and spiking a flush on the river. It’s hard to imagine a better start to the day than what happened to Armandas Aurila. He filled the reporting team in on a hand that occurred three hands into the day.
He flopped a full house with pocket queens on the Q♣A♦A♠ board. An all in and call occurred between him and Neil McCullough who tabled ace-king. Aurila held to soar to 102,000 super early into the flight. The crowd was loaded with familar faces, as many runners from the Mini Main event hopped into the action.
PartyPoker London Invitation Sit & Go is Entertainment At It’s Finest
While the Main Event action rolled on, there was plenty of laughter and banter coming from the TV table, where the PartyPoker London Invitational Sit N’ Go was in full swing. The Staple brothers, Glenn Brown, and Day 1a chip leader Alexander Georgie were among the players battling it out in a fast-paced 9-handed turbo.
In the end, it was Konstantin Zerdev who stole the show, scooping up seven of the eight bounties to take the win. The whole Sit N’ Go was live-streamed, with George Sandford leading the commentary and bringing in a few guests along the way.
Day 1b Ramps to a Thrilling Conclusion
Back in the Main Event, things started to get a little more intense as the Day 2 bubble came flying at us. One player trying to build a big stack was Martin Hellmuth, fresh off a third-place finish in yesterday’s £150 Mini Main Event. Hellmuth showed off the same sharp poker skills we saw then and managed to run up a solid stack. But right near the end of the night, Christoph Knight picked off one of Hellmuth’s bluffs and took a big bite out of his chips.
Player Chip Count Artan Dedusha 426,500 Maksims Uskovs 377,500 Mohammed Ullah 355,000 Boyuan Xue 348,000 Ulf Kull 339,000 Stay tuned as we play down to two tables and get that much closer to the conclusion of the event.
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All Chip Counts Day 1c
Player Chip Counts Alexandru Cojocaru 443,500 Vadim Cojocaru 443,500 Lam Wai 419,000 Wai Lam 419,000 Charles Norman 359,000 Adam Wright 350,000 Wright Adam 350,000 Cosmin Staicu 317,500 Joseph White 255,000 White Joseph 255,000 Iulian Rautu 252,000 Rautu Iulian 252,000 Sebastian Von Toperczer 241,500 Von Toperczer Sebastian 241,500 Madalin Costin 220,000 Jiang Xinlun 209,500 Angelo Avanzato 198,000 Krzysztof Michalik 195,000 Shi Dong 181,500 Alexandru Onofrei 160,000 Radu Onofrei 160,000 Fan Longmao 142,000 Longmao Fan 142,000 Newsome Samuel 142,000 Samuel Newsome 142,000 David Marin 137,000 Hang Xu 131,500 Xu Hang 131,500 Caabay Raymond 119,000 Raymond Caabay 119,000 Martin Hellmuth 117,000 Robert Smith 115,000 Smith Robert 115,000 Deniz Orhan 89,500 Orhan Deniz 89,500 James Smith 85,500 Smith James 85,500 Tristan Chaplin 75,000 Alessandro Ferrari 73,000 Ferrari Alessandro 73,000 Amabile Domenico 68,000 Domenico Amabile 68,000 Bromley Natalie 56,000 Natalie Bromley 56,000 Ethan Foreman 26,500 Foreman Ethan 26,500 -
All Day 1b Chip Counts
Player Chip Counts Artan Dedusha 426,500 Maksims Uskovs 377,500 Mohammed Ullah 355,000 Boyuan Xue 348,000 Ulf Kull 339,000 Eduard Rostomyan 326,000 Rostomyan Eduard 326,000 Cosmin Staicu 317,500 Gary Miller 310,500 James Miller 310,500 Kuljinder Sidhu 306,000 Huseyin Houssein 296,000 Armandas Aurila 292,000 Adebayo Adeoshun 270,000 Asebayo Adeoshun 270,000 Christopher Day 263,500 Abdullah Al-Shanti 256,500 Christopher Barnes 254,000 Matthew Foster 248,000 Vitalie Grecul 247,000 Boris Velev 222,000 Alper Gocer 221,000 Min Ji 215,000 Matthew Greig 205,000 Wei-Chian Hsu 192,500 Tsz Ching 189,500 Shi Dong 181,500 Richard Clark 166,000 Jacob Bryant 165,000 Christopher Sperling 156,000 Fabio Sperling 156,000 Shaun Woodford 155,000 Alina Costea 151,000 Jonathan Glen 150,000 Antonis Poulengeris 145,000 Daniel Schofield 144,500 Stefan Stroffek 143,500 Rickard Olsson 133,000 Rickard Olsson 133,000 Goonjan Mall 119,500 Martin Hellmuth 117,000 Robert Turner 104,000 Simon Turner 104,000 Matthew Horn 77,500 Deyvid Dimitrov 62,500 Johnson Kitete-Kikumba 60,000 Christopher Knight 58,000 Lewis Brown 58,000 Yuet Wong 57,500 Youpeng Huai 53,000 Viesturs Baumanis 52,500 Gareth Smirthwaite 51,000 Gary Watts 16,500 Richard Watts 16,500 -
Knight Calls to Order as he Bags Day 1b Chiplead
The anticipated return of PartyPoker on the live poker scene just keeps getting better by the day. Friday wouldn’t be an exception, as there was an action-packed schedule of activities at Aspers Casino. Not only were there two flights of the £500 Main Event on the schedule, but also the hyped Players Party, which attracted many poker enthusiasts who sought a good time away from the tables.
Off to the Races
Out of all the golden nuggets listed above, the poker.pro live coverage primarily focused on Day 1b of the Main Event. Friday in London equals fun, and thus, this was deemed to be one of the largest starting flights of the tournament. This would prove to be right, as the number of entries had reached 190 by the time late registration closed. But we’ll get to that eventually; first, let’s take a look at what went down during the earlier stages of the tournament.
The tournament kicked off at noon, but when play reached a somewhat more significant stage at 14:00, the poker.pro team was on-site, ready to cover every ounce of action going down in the impeccable poker room at Aspers.
Players focused during Day 1b of the £500 Main Event. And boy, did the action ramp up. Certain players were able to accumulate many chips at a rapid speed. One of them was Tristan Chaplin, who already at Level 4 did what may have been the call of the tournament. Another one was Armandas Aurila who, during his third hand of the tournament, managed to get on the right side of a cooler situation. Aurila waved the reporters over to tell us the hand a few minutes later; it’s always nice when players have interesting things to share with us.
The Crucial Stage
Eventually, the players went on a 30-minute dinner break, and when they returned, late registration was closed, and it was announced that 48 players would join the 37 from yesterday’s Day 1a in tomorrow’s Day 2.
The line-up of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London Celebrity Sit N’ Go Invitational. While play kept on going, there were a lot of laughs and banter from the TV table, where the PartyPoker London Invitational Sit N’ Go was in full swing. Players such as the Staple brothers, Glenn Brown, and Day 1a chip leader Alexander Georgie were battling it out in a 9-handed turbo Sit N’ Go. Konstantin Zerdev would be crowned the winner of this affair, claiming seven out of the eight bounties. The Sit N’ Go was live-streamed, and George Sandford was the primary commentator, bringing various guests on to the broadcast.
Konstantin Zerdev won the Celebrity Sit N’ Go. Back to the Main Event, where the atmosphere, naturally, got a little more tense as the Day 2 bubble approached at rapid speed. One looking to secure a big stack was Martin Hellmuth, who finished third in yesterday’s £150 Mini Main Event. Displaying the great poker skills that we saw yesterday, Hellmuth built up quite the stack. Unfortunately for him, during the last half hour, Christoph Knight called one of Hellmuth’s bluffs and took a large chunk out of his chips.
The Next Chapter
Eventually, the bubble burst, and the players could exhale. They had made Day 2 and are set to return tomorrow, when the battle will commence. Tomorrow, the ITM stage of the tournament will be reached.
In this current moment, Day 1c is still going on, and the hyper turbo-flight Day 1d will kick things off tomorrow at 11:00, before Day 2 commences at 16:00. While we don’t know the amount of players that will return to Day 2 as that depends on the outcome of the two currently unfinished flights, we know that the clock will roll back to Level 12 with blinds 1,500/3,000, and a 3,000 Ante.
We also know that 70 % of the Day 2 field will be in the money, and that 17,5 % of the field will move on to Day 3.
Christoph Knight bagged the Day 1b chip lead. Will he be able to convert tomorrow? What we don’t know yet is the chip counts from Day 1b. As soon as we receive these, we will share them with all of you (the same goes for 1c and 1d, obviously). We can already reveal the top 5 biggest stacks, though, where the aforementioned Knight tops the chart after his encounter with Hellmuth.
Once again, we’re delighted that you’ve all been following along with the action today, and we can’t wait to be back again tomorrow. We will kick off the live coverage with the start of Day 2 at 16:00. See you then!
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Top 5 End of Day Chip Counts
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Christopher Knight 440,000 88 Artan Dedusma 426,500 85 Chris Da Silva 390,000 78 Maksims Uskovs 377,500 76 Boyuan Xue 348,000 70 -
That’s a Wrap; 48 Players are Bagging
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 48/190 Prizes: TBA As John Kelly busted out in position 49, the remaining 48 players are now bagging their chips for tomorrow.
We will soon return with chip counts from today’s tournament, as well as a recap of today’s action. Stay tuned!
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Knight Has a Good Night; Doesn’t Say “Good Night”
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 52/190 Prizes: TBA Christopher Knight opened to 8,000 from the Hi-Jack. The player in the Cut-off, Martin Hellmuth, 3-bet to 27,000. Knight made the call, and they were heads-up to the flop.
Knight decided to check on the 3♥3♠K♦ flop, and Hellmuth then bet 15,000. Knight made the call.
The turn was the 6♦. Once again, Knight check-called a bet from Hellmuth, this time being 40,000.
Knight completed the check trifecta as the 4♠ fell on the river. After using a timebank chip, Hellmuth bet 53,000. Knight twisted and turned for seven seconds before he made the call.
Knight immediately revealed 6♥4♥. His two pairs were good, but Hellmuth mucked his hand.
Christopher Knight: 450,000
Martin Hellmuth: 92,000 -
Da Silva Makes the Field Slightly Smaller
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 52/190 Prizes: N/A Chris Da Silva raised to 8,000 from early position, and middle position made the call. The button moved all in for 15,000, and Da Silva back-raised to 43,000. Middle position made the call.
The flop came 4♠J♠4♣, and Da Silva fired for 30,000. Middle position folded and both remaining players revealed their hands.
Button: A♣9♠
Chris Da Silva: 9♥9♣The board completed with the 3♦5♣ to give Da Silva the pot.
Chris Da Silva: 423,000
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Kull Finds the Hero Call
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 59/190 Prizes: N/A 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London £150 Mini Main Event Day 1c Action was caught after the flop of Q♥5♠J♣, and Martin Hellmuth checked from the big blind. Ulf Kull fired for 8,000 from middle position. Only Hellmuth made the call.
The turn peeled the 9♥, and Hellmuth once again checked his option. Kull continued for 10,000, and received a Kull from Hellmuth.
After the river peeled the 10♣, Hellmuth led out for 25,000. Kull went into the tank but eventually found the call. He revealed Q♠Q♣ to take the pot.
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No More Bread for Breadsmore
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 59/190 Prizes: TBA On one of the first hands after the break, William Breadsmore went all in from UTG+1 for 20,000. Boris Velev called him off from the Button.
William Breadsmore: Q♠Q♦
Boris Velev: A♥A♦There aren’t many worse feelings in poker when you’re short, get a good hand, and then still, you’re trumfed. No dice for Breadsmore as the board ran out 8♦3♥2♠K♥3♦.
Boris Velev: 215,000
William Breadsmore: 0 -
Big Stacks During the Break
Break N/A Entries: 62/190 Prizes: TBA The remaining 62 players are now on a 15-minute break. As the dealers are chip-raising the 500s off the table, we tried to identify the five biggest stacks. The players will return to Level 13 (2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 Ante).
Player Chips Big Blinds Artan Dedusha 402,000 101 John Doe 380,000 95 Cosmin Staicu 367,000 92 Luiz Hota 360,000 90 Ernest Hemingway 350,000 88 Christoph Knight 348,000 87 Chris O’Duntan 340,000 85 -
I Can’t Get no Satisfaction
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 65/190 Prizes: N/A We visited Table 21, where yesterday’s third-place finisher of the £150 Mini Main Event, Martin Hellmuth, was seated. He was one of several limpers, before John Doe raised moved all in for 78,000. Hellmuth noticed my presence.
“You’ll wanna write this one down,” he said. “It’s about to get crazy.” He made the call.
John Doe: A♦K♥
Martin Hellmuth: A♥K♠“I’ll frickin’ take that,” Hellmuth said, relieved he wasn’t up against a monster. The board 3♦A♣9♠7♠10♣ saw neither player hitting a flush, and they shared the pot.
“I feel unsatisfied,” another player at the table said, referring to the outcome of the hand. Of course, we were all hoping for fireworks!
Martin Hellmuth: 228,000
John Doe: 108,000 -
Hellmuth Sends Another to the Rail
Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 65/190 Prizes: £154,473 
Martin Hellmuth Final Table Third place finisher in the Mini Main, Martin Hellmuth just had a surprise of a hand. Hellmuth called off an all in from a short stacked opponent, and both players revealed their hands.
Opponent: K♦K♣
Martin Hellmuth: [Ah8h[/pcn]The flop spelled disaster for the opponent, as it came the 6♣A♣8♦. The board completed with the 3♥10♦ to give Hellmuth the pot.
Martin Hellmuth: 193,800
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Day 1b Pictures
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Dong Gets Bet Off
Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 71/190 Prizes: £154,473 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Middle position raised to 6,000, and both blinds made the call.
The flop came 5♥9♦10♥, and all three players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the 7♣, the small blind led out for 10,000. Shi Dong made the call from the big blind.
The river was the Q♠, and the small blind continued for 30,000. Dong found the fold.
Shi Dong: 49,400
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Hitchcock-like Suspense
Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 73/190 Prizes: N/A John Doe opened to 6,000 from the Hi-jack. Stefan Stroffek raised to 18,000, and Doe made the call.
Doe check-called a 12,000 bet from Stroffek on the K♣4♣3♣ flop. On the 9♠ turn, Doe checked again, and Stroffek bet 13,000. Doe then used a 30-second timebank chip, before forcing his opponent all in for an additional 190,000. Stroffek didn’t look too satisfied with the outcome and decided to fold.
While scooping the pot, Doe turned over 10♥.
John Doe: 274,500
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Aces Cracked
Level 11: 1,200/2,400 (2,400) Entries: 80/190 Prizes: N/A Action folded to Adebayo Adeoshu, who opened to 5,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Almat Madaliye raised to 13,200. Armanda Aurila folded his Big Blind, before Adeoshu made the call.
The flop was K♣10♦5♥. Madaliye wasn’t going to be passive, and he moved all in for an additional 33,000. “I’ll get there,” Adeoshu said as he made the call.
Almat Madaliye: A♥A♦
Adebayo Adeoshu: 10♠7♠Adeoshu appears to be able to see into the future; the board completed with J♠10♣, and he sent Madaliye to the rail.
Adebayo Adeoshu: 225,000
Almat Madaliye: 0 -
PartyPoker London Invitational Cash Game is Underway
After the PartyPoker London Invitational Sit & Go completed, the invitational cash game has begun. The £2/5 game has a stacked lineup with multiple pro players and sponsored content creators in the game. Action will continue throughout the night. Also, make sure to enjoy the players party going on at Aspers from now onward throughout the night.
An open bar will lead to plenty of laughing, cheering, and plenty of drinks to go around. The event will also feature three DJ’s performing from entering the stage at 8pm, 9pm, and 10pm. Make sure to join as the players put the Party into PartyPoker.
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Stroffek Gets Paid
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 101/190 Prizes: £154,473 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Action was caught after the flop of K♠7♦2♥, and Vitalie Grecul raised to 6,600 from middle position. Stefan Stroffek called from the cutoff.
The turn peeled the J♣, and Grecul continued for 6,600. Stroffek found the call.
After the river peeled the 4♥, and Grecul was quick to check. Stroffek fired for 27,000, and Grecul went into the tank. He found the call, and Stroffek showed him the bad news. His K♥J♠ took down the pot.
Stefan Stroffek: 141,000
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Hand Recap; Ramahi Makes the Right Call
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 101/190 Prizes: £154,473 
PartyPoker Main Event Bash Ramahi As blinds were 800/1,600/1,600, Bash Ramahi opened to 3,200 from under the gun. It folded to the big blind who moved all in for 28,000. Ramahi made the call and the two players flipped their hands.
Big Blind: 8♠9♠
Bash Ramahi: 10♦9♦Ramahi was a huge favourite with the better kicker. The board ran out K♠2♠6♥3♦Q♣ to give Ramahi the pot.
Bash Ramahi: 91,400
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Back in Action; We’re Playing Down to 48 Players
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 103/190 Prizes: N/A Late registration is over, and in total, there were 190 entries in Day 1b. Considering we’re playing down to 25 %, play will not end today until 48 players remain. These will bag n’ tag for tomorrow’s Day 2 flight, which is scheduled to commence at 16:00.
For perspective, 37 players advanced from yesterday’s 1a flight.
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Aleksandar Georgiev Bags Day 1a Chip Lead
Bwin streamer Aleksandar Georgiev proved that he is more than a one-trick pony online and managed to bag the overall chip lead on the first of the four opening flights of the PartyPoker Tour UK London £500 Main Event at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City after parlaying his 50,000 opening stack into 526,500 in chips.
Haydn Dickinson (492,000), Razvan Dolcan (366,500), Jamie Kingston (342,000), and Georgian Gavriluc (329,000) also cracked the top five on Day 1a which boasted 168 entries with 37 players finding a bag into Day 2.
Former Aspers Casino Poker Manager Paul Moyce was in the mix and bagged up a slightly more than average stack of 221,000, while poker legend and The Hendon Mob co-founder Joe Beevers (163,000) and 2023 partypoker MILLIONS Dublin champion Michel Molenaar (146,000) also found their way to Day 2 in hopes of a title.
Check out the full chip counts of Day 1a below:
Player Chips Aleksandar Georgiev 526,500 Haydn Dickinson 492,000 Razvan Dolcan 366,500 Jamie Kingston 342,000 Georgian Gavriluc 329,000 Michael Moore 324,500 Ryan Wakefield 295,500 Ahrash Dianat 293,000 Ryan Johnstone 287,500 Dillan Patel 268,500 Sebastian Smith 258,000 Thajhan Yogendran 244,000 Paul Moyce 221,000 Cameron Williamson 219,000 Danilo Sato 212,000 Sebastien Jung 210,000 Hosein Akbari 200,000 George Kounnas 170,500 Joseph Beevers 163,000 Michel Molenaar 146,000 Drew Johnson 145,000 Charles Combes 140,500 William Kassouf 137,500 Chi Zhang 128,500 Martin Holmes 126,000 Yong Cassandra 125,000 Raheel Bhatti 122,500 Ben Skinner 120,500 A. O. 117,500 Jay Patel 112,000 John Friel 111,000 Axat Mawji 97,500 Jofrey Puaux 83,000 Gregory Neal 75,000 Aaron Stenlake 73,500 Patrice Brandt 64,500 V. T. 51,500 -
Dirs Find Pocket Aces
Level: 10 (1,000/2,000/2,000) Entries: 68/148 Prizes: £68,409 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Christopher Dirs called a middle position all in for 80,000 from the small blind. Both players revealed their holdings.
Middle Position: Q♣Q♦
Christopher Dirs: A♣A♦The board ran out J♦J♣4♥8♥9♥ to give Dirs the pot.
Christopher Dirs: 271,000
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The Main Event Day 1a is Underway
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 The room is buzzing as Day 1a of the £500 Main Event gets underway. With 148 entries already and 74 players still in action, the prize pool has hit a hefty £68,409—and it’s shaping up to be the biggest tournament of the series so far.
Players are currently on break and will return to blinds of 1,000/2,000 (2,000).
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London £150 Mini Main Event Day 1c There’s no shortage of star power in the field. Former Aspers ambassador Sam Acheampong, digital creator Cassandra Yong, and guest conference hosts Asif Warris and Glenn Brown are all in the mix. And if you’re looking for fireworks, keep an eye on the table featuring William Kassouf—it’s already being dubbed the “table of death” thanks to its stacked lineup of seasoned pros and strong personalities.
Stick around for hand updates and full coverage from Day 3 of the Mini Main Event. For all your live reporting and poker news, stay locked in to poker.pro.
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All Chip Counts Day 1c
Player Chip Counts Alexandru Cojocaru 443,500 Vadim Cojocaru 443,500 Lam Wai 419,000 Wai Lam 419,000 Charles Norman 359,000 Adam Wright 350,000 Wright Adam 350,000 Cosmin Staicu 317,500 Joseph White 255,000 White Joseph 255,000 Iulian Rautu 252,000 Rautu Iulian 252,000 Sebastian Von Toperczer 241,500 Von Toperczer Sebastian 241,500 Madalin Costin 220,000 Jiang Xinlun 209,500 Angelo Avanzato 198,000 Krzysztof Michalik 195,000 Shi Dong 181,500 Alexandru Onofrei 160,000 Radu Onofrei 160,000 Fan Longmao 142,000 Longmao Fan 142,000 Newsome Samuel 142,000 Samuel Newsome 142,000 David Marin 137,000 Hang Xu 131,500 Xu Hang 131,500 Caabay Raymond 119,000 Raymond Caabay 119,000 Martin Hellmuth 117,000 Robert Smith 115,000 Smith Robert 115,000 Deniz Orhan 89,500 Orhan Deniz 89,500 James Smith 85,500 Smith James 85,500 Tristan Chaplin 75,000 Alessandro Ferrari 73,000 Ferrari Alessandro 73,000 Amabile Domenico 68,000 Domenico Amabile 68,000 Bromley Natalie 56,000 Natalie Bromley 56,000 Ethan Foreman 26,500 Foreman Ethan 26,500 -
All Day 1b Chip Counts
Player Chip Counts Artan Dedusha 426,500 Maksims Uskovs 377,500 Mohammed Ullah 355,000 Boyuan Xue 348,000 Ulf Kull 339,000 Eduard Rostomyan 326,000 Rostomyan Eduard 326,000 Cosmin Staicu 317,500 Gary Miller 310,500 James Miller 310,500 Kuljinder Sidhu 306,000 Huseyin Houssein 296,000 Armandas Aurila 292,000 Adebayo Adeoshun 270,000 Asebayo Adeoshun 270,000 Christopher Day 263,500 Abdullah Al-Shanti 256,500 Christopher Barnes 254,000 Matthew Foster 248,000 Vitalie Grecul 247,000 Boris Velev 222,000 Alper Gocer 221,000 Min Ji 215,000 Matthew Greig 205,000 Wei-Chian Hsu 192,500 Tsz Ching 189,500 Shi Dong 181,500 Richard Clark 166,000 Jacob Bryant 165,000 Christopher Sperling 156,000 Fabio Sperling 156,000 Shaun Woodford 155,000 Alina Costea 151,000 Jonathan Glen 150,000 Antonis Poulengeris 145,000 Daniel Schofield 144,500 Stefan Stroffek 143,500 Rickard Olsson 133,000 Rickard Olsson 133,000 Goonjan Mall 119,500 Martin Hellmuth 117,000 Robert Turner 104,000 Simon Turner 104,000 Matthew Horn 77,500 Deyvid Dimitrov 62,500 Johnson Kitete-Kikumba 60,000 Christopher Knight 58,000 Lewis Brown 58,000 Yuet Wong 57,500 Youpeng Huai 53,000 Viesturs Baumanis 52,500 Gareth Smirthwaite 51,000 Gary Watts 16,500 Richard Watts 16,500 -
Knight Calls to Order as he Bags Day 1b Chiplead
The anticipated return of PartyPoker on the live poker scene just keeps getting better by the day. Friday wouldn’t be an exception, as there was an action-packed schedule of activities at Aspers Casino. Not only were there two flights of the £500 Main Event on the schedule, but also the hyped Players Party, which attracted many poker enthusiasts who sought a good time away from the tables.
Off to the Races
Out of all the golden nuggets listed above, the poker.pro live coverage primarily focused on Day 1b of the Main Event. Friday in London equals fun, and thus, this was deemed to be one of the largest starting flights of the tournament. This would prove to be right, as the number of entries had reached 190 by the time late registration closed. But we’ll get to that eventually; first, let’s take a look at what went down during the earlier stages of the tournament.
The tournament kicked off at noon, but when play reached a somewhat more significant stage at 14:00, the poker.pro team was on-site, ready to cover every ounce of action going down in the impeccable poker room at Aspers.
Players focused during Day 1b of the £500 Main Event. And boy, did the action ramp up. Certain players were able to accumulate many chips at a rapid speed. One of them was Tristan Chaplin, who already at Level 4 did what may have been the call of the tournament. Another one was Armandas Aurila who, during his third hand of the tournament, managed to get on the right side of a cooler situation. Aurila waved the reporters over to tell us the hand a few minutes later; it’s always nice when players have interesting things to share with us.
The Crucial Stage
Eventually, the players went on a 30-minute dinner break, and when they returned, late registration was closed, and it was announced that 48 players would join the 37 from yesterday’s Day 1a in tomorrow’s Day 2.
The line-up of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London Celebrity Sit N’ Go Invitational. While play kept on going, there were a lot of laughs and banter from the TV table, where the PartyPoker London Invitational Sit N’ Go was in full swing. Players such as the Staple brothers, Glenn Brown, and Day 1a chip leader Alexander Georgie were battling it out in a 9-handed turbo Sit N’ Go. Konstantin Zerdev would be crowned the winner of this affair, claiming seven out of the eight bounties. The Sit N’ Go was live-streamed, and George Sandford was the primary commentator, bringing various guests on to the broadcast.
Konstantin Zerdev won the Celebrity Sit N’ Go. Back to the Main Event, where the atmosphere, naturally, got a little more tense as the Day 2 bubble approached at rapid speed. One looking to secure a big stack was Martin Hellmuth, who finished third in yesterday’s £150 Mini Main Event. Displaying the great poker skills that we saw yesterday, Hellmuth built up quite the stack. Unfortunately for him, during the last half hour, Christoph Knight called one of Hellmuth’s bluffs and took a large chunk out of his chips.
The Next Chapter
Eventually, the bubble burst, and the players could exhale. They had made Day 2 and are set to return tomorrow, when the battle will commence. Tomorrow, the ITM stage of the tournament will be reached.
In this current moment, Day 1c is still going on, and the hyper turbo-flight Day 1d will kick things off tomorrow at 11:00, before Day 2 commences at 16:00. While we don’t know the amount of players that will return to Day 2 as that depends on the outcome of the two currently unfinished flights, we know that the clock will roll back to Level 12 with blinds 1,500/3,000, and a 3,000 Ante.
We also know that 70 % of the Day 2 field will be in the money, and that 17,5 % of the field will move on to Day 3.
Christoph Knight bagged the Day 1b chip lead. Will he be able to convert tomorrow? What we don’t know yet is the chip counts from Day 1b. As soon as we receive these, we will share them with all of you (the same goes for 1c and 1d, obviously). We can already reveal the top 5 biggest stacks, though, where the aforementioned Knight tops the chart after his encounter with Hellmuth.
Once again, we’re delighted that you’ve all been following along with the action today, and we can’t wait to be back again tomorrow. We will kick off the live coverage with the start of Day 2 at 16:00. See you then!
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Top 5 End of Day Chip Counts
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Christopher Knight 440,000 88 Artan Dedusma 426,500 85 Chris Da Silva 390,000 78 Maksims Uskovs 377,500 76 Boyuan Xue 348,000 70 -
That’s a Wrap; 48 Players are Bagging
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 48/190 Prizes: TBA As John Kelly busted out in position 49, the remaining 48 players are now bagging their chips for tomorrow.
We will soon return with chip counts from today’s tournament, as well as a recap of today’s action. Stay tuned!
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Knight Has a Good Night; Doesn’t Say “Good Night”
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 52/190 Prizes: TBA Christopher Knight opened to 8,000 from the Hi-Jack. The player in the Cut-off, Martin Hellmuth, 3-bet to 27,000. Knight made the call, and they were heads-up to the flop.
Knight decided to check on the 3♥3♠K♦ flop, and Hellmuth then bet 15,000. Knight made the call.
The turn was the 6♦. Once again, Knight check-called a bet from Hellmuth, this time being 40,000.
Knight completed the check trifecta as the 4♠ fell on the river. After using a timebank chip, Hellmuth bet 53,000. Knight twisted and turned for seven seconds before he made the call.
Knight immediately revealed 6♥4♥. His two pairs were good, but Hellmuth mucked his hand.
Christopher Knight: 450,000
Martin Hellmuth: 92,000 -
Da Silva Makes the Field Slightly Smaller
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 52/190 Prizes: N/A Chris Da Silva raised to 8,000 from early position, and middle position made the call. The button moved all in for 15,000, and Da Silva back-raised to 43,000. Middle position made the call.
The flop came 4♠J♠4♣, and Da Silva fired for 30,000. Middle position folded and both remaining players revealed their hands.
Button: A♣9♠
Chris Da Silva: 9♥9♣The board completed with the 3♦5♣ to give Da Silva the pot.
Chris Da Silva: 423,000
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Kull Finds the Hero Call
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 59/190 Prizes: N/A 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London £150 Mini Main Event Day 1c Action was caught after the flop of Q♥5♠J♣, and Martin Hellmuth checked from the big blind. Ulf Kull fired for 8,000 from middle position. Only Hellmuth made the call.
The turn peeled the 9♥, and Hellmuth once again checked his option. Kull continued for 10,000, and received a Kull from Hellmuth.
After the river peeled the 10♣, Hellmuth led out for 25,000. Kull went into the tank but eventually found the call. He revealed Q♠Q♣ to take the pot.
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No More Bread for Breadsmore
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 59/190 Prizes: TBA On one of the first hands after the break, William Breadsmore went all in from UTG+1 for 20,000. Boris Velev called him off from the Button.
William Breadsmore: Q♠Q♦
Boris Velev: A♥A♦There aren’t many worse feelings in poker when you’re short, get a good hand, and then still, you’re trumfed. No dice for Breadsmore as the board ran out 8♦3♥2♠K♥3♦.
Boris Velev: 215,000
William Breadsmore: 0 -
Big Stacks During the Break
Break N/A Entries: 62/190 Prizes: TBA The remaining 62 players are now on a 15-minute break. As the dealers are chip-raising the 500s off the table, we tried to identify the five biggest stacks. The players will return to Level 13 (2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 Ante).
Player Chips Big Blinds Artan Dedusha 402,000 101 John Doe 380,000 95 Cosmin Staicu 367,000 92 Luiz Hota 360,000 90 Ernest Hemingway 350,000 88 Christoph Knight 348,000 87 Chris O’Duntan 340,000 85 -
I Can’t Get no Satisfaction
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 65/190 Prizes: N/A We visited Table 21, where yesterday’s third-place finisher of the £150 Mini Main Event, Martin Hellmuth, was seated. He was one of several limpers, before John Doe raised moved all in for 78,000. Hellmuth noticed my presence.
“You’ll wanna write this one down,” he said. “It’s about to get crazy.” He made the call.
John Doe: A♦K♥
Martin Hellmuth: A♥K♠“I’ll frickin’ take that,” Hellmuth said, relieved he wasn’t up against a monster. The board 3♦A♣9♠7♠10♣ saw neither player hitting a flush, and they shared the pot.
“I feel unsatisfied,” another player at the table said, referring to the outcome of the hand. Of course, we were all hoping for fireworks!
Martin Hellmuth: 228,000
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Hellmuth Sends Another to the Rail
Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 65/190 Prizes: £154,473 Martin Hellmuth Final Table Third place finisher in the Mini Main, Martin Hellmuth just had a surprise of a hand. Hellmuth called off an all in from a short stacked opponent, and both players revealed their hands.
Opponent: K♦K♣
Martin Hellmuth: [Ah8h[/pcn]The flop spelled disaster for the opponent, as it came the 6♣A♣8♦. The board completed with the 3♥10♦ to give Hellmuth the pot.
Martin Hellmuth: 193,800
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Day 1b Pictures
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Dong Gets Bet Off
Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 71/190 Prizes: £154,473 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Middle position raised to 6,000, and both blinds made the call.
The flop came 5♥9♦10♥, and all three players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the 7♣, the small blind led out for 10,000. Shi Dong made the call from the big blind.
The river was the Q♠, and the small blind continued for 30,000. Dong found the fold.
Shi Dong: 49,400
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Hitchcock-like Suspense
Level 11: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 73/190 Prizes: N/A John Doe opened to 6,000 from the Hi-jack. Stefan Stroffek raised to 18,000, and Doe made the call.
Doe check-called a 12,000 bet from Stroffek on the K♣4♣3♣ flop. On the 9♠ turn, Doe checked again, and Stroffek bet 13,000. Doe then used a 30-second timebank chip, before forcing his opponent all in for an additional 190,000. Stroffek didn’t look too satisfied with the outcome and decided to fold.
While scooping the pot, Doe turned over 10♥.
John Doe: 274,500
Stefan Stroffek: 190,000 -
Aces Cracked
Level 11: 1,200/2,400 (2,400) Entries: 80/190 Prizes: N/A Action folded to Adebayo Adeoshu, who opened to 5,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Almat Madaliye raised to 13,200. Armanda Aurila folded his Big Blind, before Adeoshu made the call.
The flop was K♣10♦5♥. Madaliye wasn’t going to be passive, and he moved all in for an additional 33,000. “I’ll get there,” Adeoshu said as he made the call.
Almat Madaliye: A♥A♦
Adebayo Adeoshu: 10♠7♠Adeoshu appears to be able to see into the future; the board completed with J♠10♣, and he sent Madaliye to the rail.
Adebayo Adeoshu: 225,000
Almat Madaliye: 0 -
PartyPoker London Invitational Cash Game is Underway
After the PartyPoker London Invitational Sit & Go completed, the invitational cash game has begun. The £2/5 game has a stacked lineup with multiple pro players and sponsored content creators in the game. Action will continue throughout the night. Also, make sure to enjoy the players party going on at Aspers from now onward throughout the night.
An open bar will lead to plenty of laughing, cheering, and plenty of drinks to go around. The event will also feature three DJ’s performing from entering the stage at 8pm, 9pm, and 10pm. Make sure to join as the players put the Party into PartyPoker.
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Stroffek Gets Paid
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 101/190 Prizes: £154,473 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Action was caught after the flop of K♠7♦2♥, and Vitalie Grecul raised to 6,600 from middle position. Stefan Stroffek called from the cutoff.
The turn peeled the J♣, and Grecul continued for 6,600. Stroffek found the call.
After the river peeled the 4♥, and Grecul was quick to check. Stroffek fired for 27,000, and Grecul went into the tank. He found the call, and Stroffek showed him the bad news. His K♥J♠ took down the pot.
Stefan Stroffek: 141,000
Vitalie Grecul: 89,300 -
Hand Recap; Ramahi Makes the Right Call
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 101/190 Prizes: £154,473 PartyPoker Main Event Bash Ramahi As blinds were 800/1,600/1,600, Bash Ramahi opened to 3,200 from under the gun. It folded to the big blind who moved all in for 28,000. Ramahi made the call and the two players flipped their hands.
Big Blind: 8♠9♠
Bash Ramahi: 10♦9♦Ramahi was a huge favourite with the better kicker. The board ran out K♠2♠6♥3♦Q♣ to give Ramahi the pot.
Bash Ramahi: 91,400
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Back in Action; We’re Playing Down to 48 Players
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 (2,000) Entries: 103/190 Prizes: N/A Late registration is over, and in total, there were 190 entries in Day 1b. Considering we’re playing down to 25 %, play will not end today until 48 players remain. These will bag n’ tag for tomorrow’s Day 2 flight, which is scheduled to commence at 16:00.
For perspective, 37 players advanced from yesterday’s 1a flight.
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A Short History Lesson
Everyone’s probobly aware at this point that the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London is the very anticipated comeback for PartyPoker on the live poker stage. That begs the question; which was the most recent event?
It took stage on the green island that is Ireland, back in 2023. It was the €3,000 PartyPoker MILLIONS, a tournament that absolutely knocked it out of the park. The 286 entries created a €766,838 prize pool, and a €210,000 first-place payout that was sought by many.
Michel Molenaar after winning the €3,000 partypoker MILLIONS in Dublin 2023. The winner was no one other than Michel Molenaar, who received high praise for his win, seeing as he was only 24 years old at that point. By many, he’s known as a Dutch prodigy.
Molenaar is on-site at Aspers, competing for back-to-back wins in PartyPoker live events. It’s safe to say he’s in good form; the Dutchman came straight from Dublin, where he had a deep run in the 2025 Irish Poker Open.
Yesterday, he played Day 1a of the £500 PartyPoker Tour London Main Event, and bagged 146,000. His partner in crime, Cassandra Yong, also secured advancement to Day 2 as she secured a 125,000 stack.
The full chip counts from Day 1a can be seen here.
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Big Stacks at the Second Break
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Cosmin Staicu 228,000 114 Christopher Knight 211,000 106 Christopher Day 205,700 103 Deyvid Dimitrov 199,200 100 Boyuan Xue 157,200 79 -
Break Time
Break N/A Entries: 101/186 Prizes: TBA The players are now on a 25-minute break, and when they return, late registration will be closed. Just as is the case for any of the other Day 1 flights, we’re playing down to 25 %. These will bag for Day 2.
We’ll be back shortly with some big stacks at this current stage.
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Watts Finds Bullets vs Kelly
Level 9: 800/1,600 (1,600) Entries: 108/174 Prizes: TBA 
John Kelly Action was caught after the flop of 4♣7♣5♦, and John Kelly checked from the big blind. Richard Watts fired for 4,000 from the cutoff, and Kelly made the call.
The 6♣ turn brought in the front door flush draw and both players checked.
After the 4♠ peeled off on the river, Kelly checked to Watts. He fired for 6,000 to put Kelly into the tank. He folded face up showing A♥5♥. “I would never bluff you,” declared Watts as he revealed A♦A♠.
Richard Watts: 153,000
John Kelly: 122,500 -
PartyPoker London Invitational Sit & Go is Underway
Featuring a star-studded lineup with the players in order from seat 1 to seat 9: Glenn Brown, Sam Acheampong, Matt Staples, Jaime Staples, Jordan Caplan, Barry Carter, Aleks Georgiev, Konstantin Zerdev, and Asif Warris. Players will start with 25,000 with blinds starting at 100/200/200.
The sit & go will play down to a winner with an invitational cash game appearing on stream shortly after. Check out the PartyPoker Youtube or Twitch channel to catch the action live.
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Did Kelly Have a Flush?
Level 8: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 108/174 Prizes: TBA Louis Francis opened to 2,500 from the Lo-jack, and John Kelly defended his Big Blind.
On the A♠6♠K♣ flop, Kelly check-called a 1,500 bet from Francis. Kelly checked again on the 10♠ turn, and now, Francis fired 3,000. Kelly wasted little time re-raising to 9,000. This sent Francis deep into the tank; he used a 30-second time bank chip before he let his hand go.
John Kelly: 138,000
Louis Francis: 40,000 -
Reginis Takes it Down
Level 8 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 113/168 Prizes: TBA 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Tyrone Brown called from middle position, along with Shi Dong on the button. The blinds called and checked.
The flop came A♠2♠K♦, and both blinds were quick to check. Brown fired for 2,400, and only Reginis made the call.
Both players checked after the turn came the 9♣.
The river was the 7♦, and Reginis led out for 13,300. He received a quick fold from Brown.
Tyrone Brown: 114,400
Valerijus Reginis: 106,900
Shi Dong: 36,500
Hang Xu: 30,500 -
Arnold Makes the Call
Level 7: 600/1,200 (1,200) Entries: 117/167 Prizes: TBA We picked up the action at Table 25 when the full board read 3♥A♠4♥3♠10♣, with roughly 80,000 in the middle. John Doe went all in for 26,300, and Bradley Arnold had a tough decision on his hands. Eventually, he did make the call, after utilizing two timebank chips.
John Doe: K♥6♥
Bradley Arnold: A♦5♥“I almost got you, mate,” Doe saluted Arnold, gracious in defeat. Arnold confirmed he was close to folding, but in the end, he was rewarded for his great call.
Fun fact: it was revealed afterwards that this originally was a seven-way limped pot. “Standard,” one of the players classified it as.
Bradley Arnold: 168,000
John Doe: 0 -
Ramahi On the Board
Level 7 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 119/158 Prizes: TBA 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London £150 Mini Main Event Day 1c Xinlun Jiang raised to 2,100 from early position. Jody Hurley made the call from middle position, and Bash Ramahi defended his big blind.
The flop came 2♥2♠Q♥, and all three players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the 6♠, Ramahi smelled weakness. He led out for 3,000, and was rewarded with the pot.
Bash Ramahi: 54,800
Jodi Hurley: 45,500
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A Beatiful Pocket Pair
Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 117/164 Prizes: TBA Kevin Allen opened to 2,500 from the Lo-jack. Action folded to Min Ji who went all in for 41,000 from the Small Blind. Allen decided to make the call.
Min Ji: Q♥Q♠
Kevin Allen: A♣5♣“I’m sucking out on you,” Allen said, hopeful to hit an ace. That wouldn’t be the case, though, as the board spelled out 2♣2♦5♦9♣3♦. This secured Li a full double-up.
Min Ji: 85,000
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Butt Finds a Perfect River
Level 7 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 120/159 Prizes: TBA 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Aidan Hynes raised to 2,000 from early position. Philip Butt made the call from middle position.
The flop came 10♣J♦A♠, and both players were quick to check.
After the turn peeled the 5♥, Hynes fired for 2,000. Butt took little time to make the call.
The river was the J♥, and Hynes checked to Butt. He fired for 3,500 and was called by Hynes. Butt revealed Q♥J♠ to take the pot.
Philip Butt: 73,400
Aidan Hynes: 57,500 -
Flip a Coin
Level 7: 500/1,000 (1,000) Entries: 120/159 Prizes: TBA Lok Tsui opened to 2,000 from the UTG. Cosmin Staicu (Lo-jack) and John Doe (Button) both called before Aaron Watkins made it 10,000 from the Small Blind. Back on Tsui, who went all in for an additional 30,000. Action folded to Watkins, who made the call as fast as lightning.
Lok Tsui: 7♠7♣
Aaron Watkins: A♠Q♠A classic coinflip that went the way of Tsui, as the board ran out 6♦10♠6♣K♦3♠. He received a full double up and took a chunk out of the Watkins stack.
Lok Tsui: 70,000
Aaron Watkins: 64,000 -
Big Stacks During the Break
Break N/A Entries: 112/146 Prizes: TBA The players are currently on a 30-minute break, and they will return to Level 7 (500/1,000 with a 1,000 Ante). Here are nine of the biggest stacks currently in the room:
Player Chips Big Blinds Cosmin Staicu 199,000 199 John Doe 161,000 161 Christoph Day 157,000 157 Deyvid Dimitrov 155,000 155 Antonis Poulenge 126,000 126 Mike Tyson 125,000 125 Vitalii Seman 111,000 111 Dmytro Stetsiura 100,000 100 Ernest Hemingway 99,000 99 -
Familiar Faces in the Crowd
Level 5: 400/800 (800) Entries: 106/138 Prizes: TBA Among the crowd are loads of players who will seem familiar. Many have had deep runs recently, while others have been featured time and time again on poker.pro. Bash Ramahi joined the action today jumping straight into the Main Event. John Kelly made a run in the Mini Main Day 3, sputtering out at 55th place.
John Kelly Poker Against Plastic Pollution founder Karim Louis is among the hopeful’s of the day. Louis just found an elimination hitting a flush on the river. At the same table is 11th place finisher of the Mini Main Rovshan Gasimov (£1,160).
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Great Start for Aurila
Level 6: 400/800 (800) Entries: 110/134 Prizes: TBA We may be a little vague on the details, but Armandas Aurila waved us over to Table 17; he had a big hand to share.
UTG, Neil McCulloch opened to 1,600. From the Cut-off, Aurila raised to 5,400, and McCulloch made the call.
On the Q♣A♦A♠ flop, McCulloch checked prior to Aurila continuing for 2,000. McCulloch called, and then, action went check-check on the 7♠ Turn.
On the 4♣ river, McCulloch bet 5,000. Aurila went all in for roughly 33,000, and McCulloch snap-called.
Neil McCullough: A♥K♠
Armandas Aurila: Q♥Q♦Big pot for Aurila, especially considering it was his third hand of the tournament.
Armandas Aurila: 102,000
Neil McCullough: 0 -
Gocer Finds the Call
Level 4: 300/600 (600) Entries: 110/134 Prizes: TBA 
2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Day 1 Alper Gocer opened to 1,200 from middle position. Lewis Brown defended his big blind.
The flop came 9♥Q♥5♥, Brown checked to Gocer. He fired for 1,000, and was called by Brown.
After the turn peeled the J♦, both players slowed down with a check.
The 8♥ completed the board, and Brown led out for 4,000. Gocer made the call, and revealed 10♥10♣ to take the pot.
Alper Gocer: 31,300
Lewis Brown: 13,800 -
Did Chiang Have a Flush?
Level 5: 300/600 (600) Entries: 110/134 Prizes: TBA Dmytro Stetsiura opened to 1,200 from the Lo-jack. John Doe (Cut-off), Rovshan Gasimov (Button), Jen Chiang (Small Blind), and Vitalijus Banelis (Big Blind) all made the call.
Chiang took the aggressive path and donk-bet 1,400 on the 3♥K♣2♥ flop. Banelis and Doe both made the call prior to Chiang and Banelis folding.
All players checked on the 2♣ turn. When the 8♥ fell on the river, Chiang led out for 4,100, which was enough to make the remaining players fold.
Jen Chiang: 55,000
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Amazing Call by Chaplin
Level 4: 300/600 (600) Entries: 109/129 Prizes: TBA Only about three hours into Day 1b, and we may have already seen the call of the flight.
Boyuan Xue opened to 2,600 from the Lo-jack. Right next to him, Tristan Chaplin raised to 6,500 from the Hi-jack. Action folded back to Xue, who made the call.
The flop came 8♠10♠Q♣ and Xue donk-bet all in for 29,000. This sent Chaplin into the tank; he threw in not only one, but two 30-second timebank chips. Eventually, he made the call.
Boyuan Xue: K♥J♦
Tristan Chaplin: A♣K♣A great call with ace high by Chaplin, and he was awarded as the 10♥5♥ didn’t feature any nasty surprises. As he passed 100,000 in chips, Xue’s bullet came to an end.
Tristan Chaplin: 103,000
Boyuan Xue: 0 -
Taking Out Plastic Pollution & His Opponents; Karim Louis Finds an Elimination
Level 4: 200/400 (400) Entries: 95/106 Prizes: TBA 
Karim Louis (PartyPoker Ambassador & PAPP founder): Credit to Nunzia Esposito Middle position raised to 1,000, and Karim Louis called from the cutoff. The big blind defended as well.
The flop came 5♥9♣2♣, and the big blind was quick to check. Middle position continued for 2,800. Only Louis made the call.
The middle position player continued for 6,800, after the turn peeled the 5♠. Louis stuck around.
After the river came the 7♣, middle position slowed down with a check. Louis moved all in for 45,300 having the other player covered. They went into the tank, but eventually made the call. Louis revealed J♣10♣ to best his opponents Q♥Q♣.
Karim Louis: 98,100
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Brown Gets the Better of Evans
Level 4: 200/400 (400) Entries: 104/121 Prizes: TBA Stephen Evans opened to 800 from UTG+2. Hang Xu called from the Hi-jack, and Aleksand Puras called from the Button. Then, from the Big Blind, Tyrone Brown raised to 3,200.
Back to Evans, who 4-bet to 7,500. Xu and Puras both folded, and then, Brown moved all in for perhaps 32,000. Brown called, and we had a big pot at an early stage of the tournament.
Stephen Evans: Q♦Q♣
Tyrone Brown: A♣A♦Brown didn’t have to improve, but for good measure, he improved to a full house on the 2♠10♦2♥A♥J♣ board. Evans’ first bullet came to an end, and time will tell if he decides to rebuy.
Tyrone Brown: 97,000
Stephen Evans: 0
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PartyPoker London 2025; Will Kassouf Talks His Way to Chip Lead in Day 2 of the Main
Crowd Reaction Bubble The excitement around PartyPoker’s return to the live scene just keeps building — and Saturday was no exception. An action-packed schedule took over Aspers Casino, with Day 2 of the Main Event delivering bigger fields, bigger prizes, and bigger energy. When it was all said and done, the prize pool swelled to a hefty £216,703.
Up top, there’s a juicy £38,408 waiting for the eventual winner. A total of 124 players kicked off Day 2, and adding to the fun was a livestreamed feature table — with players rotating in and out all day. You can check out the action for yourself.
A Bloodbath in the Beginning
Coverage picked up right at the start of Day 2, with players barreling toward the money bubble. A 4 PM start gave everyone a little recovery time from Friday night’s players party — but the action wasted no time. Eliminations came fast and furious, and Aleks was the first to bust on the stream table after coming in with just five and a half big blinds.
Feature Table Overhead Will Kassouf wasted no time getting busy, as he jumped from table to table. Starting with less than 100K, he used his signature speech play and deep experience to build some momentum. At one point, he chased a gutshot straight draw, hit a six on the river, and led out — putting his opponent all-in. They called, Kassouf showed pocket sevens, and just like that, he chipped up to 404,500.
The Bubble Approaches
As the bubble crept closer, the action slowed. Danilo Sato found a huge call to chip up after rivering a full house with ace-jack. Then came the stone bubble — just one elimination needed for everyone left to lock up a payday. John Friel looked like he might be that player, running queens into aces — but a queen on the turn kept his hopes alive and sent a collective gasp around the room.
Cassandra Yong (Right) Cassandra Yong made her mark at the feature table, winning a huge pot when her flopped two pair held against Gareth Davies’ pocket jacks. Yuet Wong was also all-in, but couldn’t survive, and the rest of the field locked up a min-cash of £1,000.
The ladies continued to run pure. Alina Costea found herself all-in with ace-king against jacks, and after some drama on the flop and turn, a king on the river gave her a huge double. Heading into the break, Ben Miller was the only player over a million chips, sitting comfortably with 1,436,000.
Eliminations A Plenty as Players Brawled to Bag
As the night wore on, players battled hard to make it to Day 3. Tristan Chaplin stole the spotlight late, tripling up with pocket jacks and getting involved in several big pots. Meanwhile, Kassouf (2,345,000), Getnet Kassa (1,740,000), and Aleks Georgiev (1,370,000) led the way at the final break.
Chaplin doubled through Paul Moyce, leaving Moyce with barely one big blind. But Moyce wasn’t done yet — he clawed back with a double, then found another when he jammed [8c9c] and spiked an eight to beat Chaplin’s ace-jack. A gritty fight to the end, but eventually play wrapped up with 27 players bagging for Day 3.
Player Chip Count Big Blinds William Kassouf 1,988,000 83 Annon Annon 1,603,000 67 Huseyin Houssein 1,535,000 64 Getnet Kassa 1,486,000 62 Annon Annon 1,477,000 62 Matthew Staple 1,476,000 62 Yong Cassandra 1,228,000 51 Georgiev Aleksandar 1,207,000 50 Cosmin Staicu 1,171,000 49 Adam Wright 1,037,000 43 Play will resume halfway through Level 21 with blinds at 12,000/24,000/24,000. Thanks again for following along with us today — we can’t wait to bring you the Day 3 coverage starting at 2 PM. By the end of tomorrow, we’ll have a new PartyPoker LIVE Main Event champion!
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Main Event Day 2 End of Day Chip Counts
Player Chip Count Big Blinds William Kassouf 1,988,000 83 Annon Annon 1,603,000 67 Annon Annon 1,535,000 64 Getnet Kassa 1,486,000 62 Annon Annon 1,477,000 62 Matthew Staple 1,476,000 62 Yong Cassandra 1,228,000 51 Georgiev Aleksandar 1,207,000 50 Cosmin Staicu 1,171,000 49 Adam Wright 1,037,000 43 Danilo Sato 1,021,000 43 Annon Annon 880,000 37 Charles Norman 877,000 37 Armandas Aurila 875,000 36 Christopher Nicolaou 784,000 33 Razvan Dolcan 779,000 32 Konstantin Zerdev 682,000 28 Charles Combes 625,000 26 Cameron Williamson 575,000 24 Raheel Bhatti 498,000 21 Paul Moyce 460,000 19 Antonis Poulengeris 450,000 19 Drew Joseph Johnson 350,000 15 Tristan Chaplin 296,000 12 Jamie Kingston 294,000 12 Vadim Cojocaru 284,000 12 Gareth Davies 225,000 9 -
Moyce Finds Back to Back Doubles
Level 21: 12,000/24,000 (24,000) Entries: 29/124 Prizes: £216,703 Feature Table Set Up After being left short-stacked, Paul Moyce moved all in for 41,000 and was called by an opponent.
Paul Moyce: 8♥8♣
Opponent: A♠J♥An eight on the flop sealed the deal to give Moyce his first double.
Paul Moyce: 142,000
Shortly after, Moyce moved all in for 211,000. Tristan Chaplin made the call from the button, and both players revealed their hands.
Paul Moyce: 9♣8♣
Tristan Chaplin: A♥J♦The board ran out 3♦8♦6♥K♣5♣ for Chaplin to chip up.
Paul Moyce: 482,000
Tristan Chaplin: 158,000 -
Chaplin Finds Another Double
Level 21: 12,000/24,000 (24,000) Entries: 31/124 Prizes: £216,703 Tristan Chaplin called an all in from Paul Moyce, and was at risk. Both players revealed their hands.
Tristan Chaplin: A♥10♣
Paul Moyce: 8♦8♣The board ran out 4♦J♥9♠A♠7♦ for Chaplin to take the pot.
Tristan Chaplin: 396,000
Paul Moyce: 41,000 -
Chip Counts At the Break
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Will Kassouf 2,345,000 98 Getnet Kassa 1,740,000 73 Aleks Georgiev 1,370,000 57 Cassandra Yong 966,000 40 Matt Staples 945,000 39 Charles Norman 762,000 32 Vadim Cojocaru 718,000 30 Al-Shanti Ahmad 619,000 26 Ben Miller 527,000 22 Christopher Nicolaou 525,000 22 Adam Wright 365,000 15 Razvan Dolcan 345,000 14 Eduard Rostomyan 327,000 14 Ulf Kull 306,000 13 Drew Johnson 281,000 12 Raheel Bhatti 223,000 9 -
Another Ladder Up
Place Player Prize 40th Chris Da Silva £1,140 41st Gary Miller £1,140 42nd Aaron Stenlake £1,140 43rd Ryan Wakefield £1,140 44th Alina Costea £1,140 45th Mats Rosén £1,140 46th Iulian Rautu £1,140 47th Georgian-Virgil Gavriluc £1,140 48th Albert Sapiano £1,140 49th Stefan Stroffek £1,140 50th Michael Moore £1,140 51st Youpeng Huai £1,140 52nd Deniz Orhan £1,140 53rd Wai Lam £1,140 54th Richard Watts £1,140 55th Maksims Uskovs £1,140 -
Main Event Day 2 Photos
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Life for Chaplin
Level 18: 8,000/16,000 (16,000) Entries: 39/124 Prizes: £216,703 A three way all in occurred between Tristan Chaplin, FS, and an early position player. The three players revealed their holdings.
Tristan Chaplin: J♦J♥
Early Position: A♠K♣
FS: 9♠9♣The board ran out J♣9♦8♥7♠3♥ to give chip up Chaplin and FS.
FS: 1,927,000
Tristan Chaplin: 332,000 -
Combes Gets Paid
Level 18: 8,000/16,000 (16,000) Entries: 40/124 Prizes: £216,703 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Action was caught after the board ran out K♠Q♦7♣9♥6♠, and early position was quick to check.
Charles Combes moved all in from the cutoff for 421,000 into the 400,000 sized pot.
His opponent used their remaining time banks before they made the call.
Combs revealed K♥Q♣ to take the pot.
Charles Combs: 1,255,000
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All Players Who Min Cashed the Main Event
Position Player Prize 56th Ben Skinner £1,000 57th Christopher Day £1,000 58th Tsz Ching £1,000 59th Min Ji £1,000 60th George Kounnas £1,000 61st Sebastian Smith £1,000 62nd Boris Velev £1,000 63rd Boyuan Xue £1,000 64th Matthew Foster £1,000 65th John Friel £1,000 66th Thomas Powell £1,000 67th Thajhan Yogendran £1,000 68th Gregory Neal £1,000 69th Michel Molenaar £1,000 70th Xinlun Jiang £1,000 71st Alper Gocer £1,000 72nd Haydn Dickinson £1,000 73rd Christopher Knight £1,000 74th Rickard Olsson £1,000 -
Costea Doubles With Big Slick
Level 18: 6,000/12,000 (12,000) Entries: 56/124 Prizes: £216,703 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Maksims Uskovs opened to 200,000 from late position. Alina Costea moved all in for 223,000 from the button, and Uskovs was quick to call. Both players revealed their hands.
Alina Costea: A♥K♣
Maksims Uskovs: J♦J♥The board gave little hope to Costea as it came 10♥10♠9♥8♠. However, the river peeled the K♦ to give Costea the checkmark.
Alina Costea: 476,000
Maksims Uskovs: 16,0000 -
Big Stacks at the Break
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Ben Miller 1,436,000 120 FS 939,000 78 Getnet Kassa 938,000 78 Shaun Woodford 778,000 65 Will Kassouf 600,000 50 -
Wong Eliminated as the Bubble Bursts
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 74/124 Prizes: £216,703 Bubble Hand After a few at risk players managed to double, Yuet Wong was forced all in with 13,000. Of his stack, 10,000 went to the blinds, while the remaining 3,000 went in as an ante. Gareth Davies called from early position, along with three other players.
The flop came 3♥7♦5♣, and Cassandra Yong moved all in for 82,000. Davies made the call, and the three players revealed their holdings.
Yuet Wong: 10♠7♠
Cassandra Yong: 5♦3♣
Gareth Davies: J♥J♣The board completed with the K♣A♣ to give Yong the pot. As Wong was eliminated, the remaining players earned at least £1,000 for their efforts.
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Friel Finds a Miracle on the Bubble
Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000) Entries: 75/124 Prizes: £216,703 John Friel moved all in from middle position for 155,000, and Ben Skinner moved all in over the top. The remaining players folded, and both players revealed their hands.
John Friel: Q♥Q♦
Ben Skinner: A♠A♣Friel found a saving grace as the board came the 6♣5♣8♦Q♠J♣, for Friel to find the double.
John Friel: 335,000
Ben Skinner: 88,000 -
Stone Bubble in Progress
Action is hand for hand, as we are one away from the money. A min cash will be worth £1,000 with £38,400 awaiting the eventual winner.
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Sato Finds the Call Against Smith
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 (8,000) Entries: 80/124 Prizes: £216,703 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Danilo Sato opened to 12,000 from early position, and Sebastien Smith defended his big blind.
The flop came 10♦7♠A♥, and Sato continued for 12,000. Smith found the call.
After the turn peeled the 7♥, both players were quick to check.
The river came the 7♦, and Smith led out for 60,000. Sato went into the tank, and used one of his time banks. He found the call, and revealed A♦J♣ to take the pot.
Sebastien Smith: 422,000
Danilo Sato: 315,000 -
Dolcan Takes it Down
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 (6,000) Entries: 80/124 Prizes: £216,703 Razvan Dolcan opened to 15,000 from early position. Ben Miller called from the button, along with both blinds.
The flop came 3♠6♣5♥, and the blinds checked to Dolcan.
He fired for 31,000 and was rewarded with the pot.
Ben Miller: 1,366,000
Razvan Dolcan: 250,000
Boris Velev: 81,000 -
Notables and Big Stacks on Break
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Ben Miller 1,090,000 182 Will Kassouf 700,000 117 Aleks Georgiev 691,000 115 Vadim Cojocaru 572,000 95 Ulf Kull 568,000 95 Sebastien Smith 556,000 93 Matt Staples 305,000 51 Bash Ramahi 82,000 14 -
Molenaar Doubles Through Orhan
Level 14: 2,500/5,000 (5,000) Entries: 95/124 Prizes: £216,703 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 At blinds 2,000/4,000/4,000, Deniz Orhan opened to 8,000 from the button. Michel Molenaar moved all in for 49,400, and Orhan went into the tank. He found the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Michel Molenarr: A♥7♣
Deniz Orhan: Q♦10♦The board ran out A♣8♠9♠2♥3♥, for Molenarr to find the double.
Michel Molenarr: 104,800
Deniz Orhan: 56,600 -
Duece’s Never Lose for Xu
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 97/124 Prizes: £216,703 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Hang Xu moved all in for 25,500 from middle position. Raheel Bhatti called from middle position, and so did the big blind.
The flop came J♣5♦10♠, and the big blind checked to Bhatti. He fired for 30,000, and was called by his opponent.
Afetr the turn and river peeled the 5♣2♠, both players checked their option. Bhatti revealed A♥J♠ to take the side pot. The main pot went to Xu with his 2♦2♥.
Raheel Bhatti: 135,500
Hang Xu: 81,000 -
Molenaar Makes a Massive Call
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 100/124 Prizes: £216,703 On live stream with blinds 1,500/3,000/3,000, Michel Molenaar opened to 6,000 from the button with K♠4♠. Joe Beevers three-bet to 18,000 with A♣10♥, and Molenaar made the call.
The flop came K♣8♥2♠, and Beevers continued for 9,000 from the small blind. Molenaar made the call.
After the turn peeled the Q♦, Beevers fired for 35,000. Molenaar made the call.
The river was the 8♣, and Beevers moved all in having Molenaar covered. He snap called for his remaining 80,300 to find the double.
Michel Molenaar: 290,600
Joe Beevers: 55,200 -
The Commentator’s Curse Strikes as Orhan Doubles
Level 12: 2,000/4,000 (4,000) Entries: 104/124 Prizes: £216,703 Chip Stack PPT All hands on the livestream are 20 minutes behind due to delay. Blinds were at 1,500/3,000/3,000, and Marco Vasconcelos raised to 7,000. Deniz Orhan moved all in for for 79,000, and Vasconcelos made the call.
Deniz Orhan: A♦K♦
Marco Vasconcelos: J♠J♦The flop and turn favoured Vasconcelos as it came the 8♥J♣Q♠4♠. “One time,” the commentator’s announced, and much to their surprise the 10♠ hit on the river.
Deniz Orhan: 165,500
Marco Vasconcelos: 7,000 -
Kassouf Makes Sure “Another One Bites the Dust”
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 108/124 Prizes: £216,703 Bubble Sweat Action was caught after the turn came the 5♣J♥8♥4♣, and Will Kassouf checked from the big blind. Late position fired for 25,000, and Kassouf commented that it was “getting expensive for a gutshot.” Still, he made the call.
The river was the 6♦, and Kassouf put his opponent all in for his remaining 38,100. They went into the tank, but eventually found the call. Their J♣10♣ was bested by Kassouf’s 7♥7♣. Also on the table was PartyPoker Ambassador Matt Staples.
Will Kassouf: 404,500
Matt Staples: 272,000 -
Aleks is the First Streamed Elimination of the Day
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 111/124 Prizes: £216,703 Feature Table Overhead Coming into the day with five big blinds, Aleks was hoping to spin up a stack on the feature table. He moved all in for 16,500, and was called by Ulf Kull from middle position. Both players revealed their holdings.
Aleks: A♦8♦
Ulf Kull: 8♠8♥The board ran out K♥10♥6♠J♠9♣ for Aleks to hit the rail
Ulf Kull: 373,500
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Prize Pool Confirmed
Place Prize 1 £38,408 2 £26,700 3 £18,515 4 £12,280 5 £8,580 6 £6,810 7 £5,480 8 £4,450 9 £3,620 10-11 £2,860 12-15 £2,355 16-23 £1,955 24-31 £1,620 32-39 £1,360 40-55 £1,140 56-74 £1,000 -
Adeoshon Finds an Early Elimination
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 (3,000) Entries: 120/124 Prizes: £216,703 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK London Mini Main Event Day 2 Action was caught on the turn of 2♣7♥J♦4♥. Late position moved all in and Adebayo Adeoshun made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.
Late position: K♠K♦
Adebayo Adeoshun: J♥J♠The board completed with the 4♦ to send the pot to Adeoshun.
Adebayo Adeoshun: 299,000
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PartyPoker Tour London; Day 2 Set to Begin Shortly
Day 1d will finish shortly, and Day 2 will commence just after it’s end. Originally scheduled for 4pm, the tournament has a combined field of 491 entries. This combined for a prize pool of £216,703, and 107 players will start Day 2. The clock will roll back to Level 12 with blinds 1,500/3,000, and a 3,000 Ante.
Early Stages of Day 1b
Karim Louis found a hot start. He sat nearly double the starting stack after calling two streets and spiking a flush on the river. It’s hard to imagine a better start to the day than what happened to Armandas Aurila. He filled the reporting team in on a hand that occurred three hands into the day.
He flopped a full house with pocket queens on the Q♣A♦A♠ board. An all in and call occurred between him and Neil McCullough who tabled ace-king. Aurila held to soar to 102,000 super early into the flight. The crowd was loaded with familar faces, as many runners from the Mini Main event hopped into the action.
PartyPoker London Invitation Sit & Go is Entertainment At It’s Finest
While the Main Event action rolled on, there was plenty of laughter and banter coming from the TV table, where the PartyPoker London Invitational Sit N’ Go was in full swing. The Staple brothers, Glenn Brown, and Day 1a chip leader Alexander Georgie were among the players battling it out in a fast-paced 9-handed turbo.
In the end, it was Konstantin Zerdev who stole the show, scooping up seven of the eight bounties to take the win. The whole Sit N’ Go was live-streamed, with George Sandford leading the commentary and bringing in a few guests along the way.
Day 1b Ramps to a Thrilling Conclusion
Back in the Main Event, things started to get a little more intense as the Day 2 bubble came flying at us. One player trying to build a big stack was Martin Hellmuth, fresh off a third-place finish in yesterday’s £150 Mini Main Event. Hellmuth showed off the same sharp poker skills we saw then and managed to run up a solid stack. But right near the end of the night, Christoph Knight picked off one of Hellmuth’s bluffs and took a big bite out of his chips.
Player Chip Count Artan Dedusha 426,500 Maksims Uskovs 377,500 Mohammed Ullah 355,000 Boyuan Xue 348,000 Ulf Kull 339,000 Stay tuned as we play down to two tables and get that much closer to the conclusion of the event.
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2025 PartyPoker Tour London Concludes with Getnet Kassa Claiming £500 Main Event Title and £38,408 First-place Prize
Getnet Kassa, winner of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London Main Event. Presumably, all London residents woke up on Sunday, excited for what was ahead. No, we’re not talking about the 2025 London Marathon. It may have attracted its fair share of runners, but, of course, we’re all about the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London. After a thrilling week of sublime live poker action, the fun was coming to an end at Aspers Casino, and everything would culminate with a winner in the £500 Main Event.
27 Feisty Competitors
27 players returned for the final day of what has been a three-day tournament. The mission: emerge victorious, get the trophy, and claim the £38,408 first-place prize.
Entering the day as chipleader was one of poker’s most familiar faces – or maybe, he’s more famous for his voice. Will Kassouf had a good Day 2 on Saturday, and he’d managed to bag 1,988,000 for Day 3. This translated to 83 Big Blinds, and the lawyer turned poker pro had earned himself great presumptions for a deep run in the tournament.
Will Kassouf (right). Roughly two hours into play, he lost his chip lead as he came up short against Raheel Bhatti.
Soon enough, only 18 players remained and there was a re-draw for the final two tables. One player who started to pick up more and more chips at this stage was Getnet Kassa. He played aggressive, he ran hot, and with 13 players remaining he was the chip leader.
Kassouf was still in, and he wasn’t the only familiar face in the field. PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples was still in the mix, and he got up to 3,000,000 in chips when he managed to knock out the last woman standing in the tournament, Cassandra Yong.
Matt Staples. At 7 p.m., Huseyin Houssein was eliminated in tenth place, and that meant that the stage was set for the final table.
Playing for Glory
The excitement was buzzing at this point; soon enough, we’d get to see who’d be crowned the winner of the first PartyPoker live event since 2023.
Entering the final table as the chip leader was Danilo Sato. Holding “only” 44 Big Blinds, the players weren’t too deep at this point. From the get-go, we saw many all-ins before the flop; that wasn’t the case, though, when Tony Poulengeris got it in on the flop and became the first one to go from the final table.
The Final Table of the £500 Main Event. When eight players remained, the cooler of the tournament played out, when an absolutely brutal river card saw Sato go from first to last in the chip counts. On the other hand, Raheel Bhatti, who had entered the final table with the least number of chips, was now standing at the top of the rankings.
Sato wasn’t going to let himself get on tilt, though, and he kept on grinding. He secured at least one more pay jump, as the crowd favorite Staples busted in eighth place, after Kassouf rivered the nut flush. There’s no doubt that the Staple Brothers, Matt and Jaime, contributed to the good vibes at Aspers Casino during the week, and we can’t wait to see them again on the upcoming PartyPoker Tour stops.
There were some creative moves on the final table. Commentator George Sandford and co-anchor Jay Harwood lost it when Christopher Barnes shoved Q♠8♦ over an UTG Open. Except for Barnes, Kassa also wasn’t scared to think outside the box.
Eventually, Kassouf reclaimed the chip lead, as Abdullah Ahmad was left with half a big blind. Naturally, he was the next player to bust, but not before 9x-ing his stack in one hand. Then, something extraordinary happened. Three hands, three eliminations. Fabio Sperling and Sato fell back-to-back to Bhatti, and Barnes became a victim of Kassa.
The Duel
Three-handed play wouldn’t last for long, as Bhatti experienced death by quads against Kassa. Such, it was time for the heads-up duel between Kassouf and Kassa to commence. Initially, Kassa held a 3-to-2 chip lead, and Kassouf struggled to pick up any chips; Sandford and Harwood were bamboozled by the folds Kassouf was making.
Getnet Kassa, winner of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London Main Event. Kassouf was bleeding chips, and eventually, he got his last five Big Blinds in with K♣4♦. Unfortunately for him, Kassa woke up with 8♦8♣, and the 2♥J♦10♥5♣3♦ runout offered zero consolation for Kassouf. He was out in second place, and that settled it: Getnet Kassa was the winner of the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London!
Kassa was deemed a fair winner by Sandford and Harwood; he had displayed great poker skills mixed with creativity throughout the tournament. Before entering Day 3, he told Sandford that if he’d win a hand with seven-deuce on stream, he’d treat the commentating duo to cocktails. While this prophecy didn’t come true, there may be a chance Kassa will still celebrate tonight.
2025 PartyPoker Tour London – £500 Main Event Final Table Results
Place Player Prize 1. Getnet Kassa £38,408 2. Will Kassouf £26,700 3. Raheel Bhatti £18,515 4. Christopher Barnes £12,280 5. Danilo Sato £8,580 6. Fabio Sperling £6,810 7. Abdullah Ahmad £5,480 8. Matt Staples £4,450 9. Tony Poulengeris £3,620 Next Stop, Manchester
The 2025 PartyPoker Tour London was the highly anticipated return to the live poker scene for PartyPoker. It’s safe to say that they knocked it out of the park; the atmosphere has been buzzing all week at Aspers Casino, and we’ve seen some great poker.
The next stop for the UK-exclusive tour is Manchester. June 17-22, PartyPoker will bring the same excitement to the Manchester 235 Casino, and you’d better believe that poker.pro will be on-site. We’re very proud to be the official media partner of such an exquisite event, and we’re beyond excited for the upcoming events.
London, thank you. Manchester, we’ll see you soon!
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Getnet Kassa Wins the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London Main Event for £38,408
Getnet Kassa. Level 34: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 With his elimination of Will Kassouf in second place, Getnet Kassa can now be crowned the winner of the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London here at Aspers Casino. For this feat, Kassa is awarded the coveted trophy, and the £38,408 first-place prize.
That concludes our live coverage of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London; what a great event it has been. Stay tuned, though, as we’ll be back within 30 minutes with a recap of today’s action.
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Will Kassouf Eliminated in 2nd Place (£26,700)
Will Kassouf (right). Level 34: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 Seated on the Button, Will Kassouf went all in for 2,600,000. Getnet Kassa wasted little time before calling.
Will Kassouf: K♣4♦
Getnet Kassa: 8♦8♣The 2♥J♦10♥5♣3♦ ended Kassouf’s tournament life. He was eliminated in second place for £26,700.
Getnet Kassa: 23,700,000
Will Kassouf: 0 -
Kassouf Climbs Mt. Everest
Will Kassouf (Right). Level 34: 250,000/500,000 (500,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 Will Kassouf was first to act, and he went all in for 1,550,000. Getnet Kassa made the call.
Will Kassouf: 9♣7♣
Getnet Kassa: K♥8♠Kassouf hit trips and doubled up on the 9♦10♥9♥4♣K♠ runout.
Getnet Kassa: 21,100,000
Will Kassouf: 3,600,000 -
No Thank You, Kassouf Says
Will Kassouf. Level 33: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 Will Kassouf opened to 1,000,000 from the Button. Getnet Kassa decided to force his opponent all in for 7,300,000. Kassouf decided to fold.
The stream revealed that Kassouf held K♦Q♦; the commentators couldn’t believe the fold from Kassouf.
Getnet Kassa: 17,200,000
Will Kassouf: 6,500,000 -
Raheel Bhatti Eliminated in 3rd Place (£18,515)
Raheel Bhatti. Level 33: 200,000/400,000 (400,000) Entries: 2/491 Prizes: £216,703 From the Button, Raheel Bhatti opened to 1,000,000. Getnet Kassa made the call.
Both players checked the 10♦10♥3♥ flop. Kassa then led out for 500,000 on the 5♠ turn, and Bhatti made the call.
The river was the 10♠. Now, Kassa forced his opponent all in for 5,245,000. Bhatti looked troubled, but made the call fairly quickly.
Getnet Kassa: 10♣9♦
Raheel Bhatti: Q♠5♣Death by quads! Bhatti’s full house was no good, and he was sent to collect a £18,515 paycheck for his third-place finish.
This means the stage is set for a heads-up duel between Getnet Kassa and Will Kassouf.
Getnet Kassa 15,515,000
Will Kassouf: 9,190,000
Raheel Bhatti: 0 -
Kassouf Bluffs
Will Kassouf (right). Level 32: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 3/491 Prizes: £216,703 Getnet Kassa opened to 600,000 from the Button. Will Kassouf defended from the Big Blind.
Action went check-check on the 9♠A♠Q♠ flop. Action repeated itself on the 9♣ turn. The 5♠ fell on the river, and Kassouf now bet 960,000. This was enough to force a fold from Kassa.
Through the stream, we knew the players’ holdings:
Will Kassouf: 10♦6♦
Getnet Kassa. A♣5♣Will Kassouf: 8,390,000
Getnet Kassa. 7,570,000 -
Christopher Barnes Eliminated in 4th Place (£12,280)
Christopher Barnes. Level 32: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 3/491 Prizes: £216,703 Action folded to Getnet Kassa, who raised to 700,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Christopher Barnes went all in for 2,180,000. Kassa didn’t hesitate to make the call.
Christopher Barnes: A♥J♠
Getnet Kassa: A♣Q♣No jack or any other help for Barnes as the board ran out 3♥3♠6♥5♠9♥. He bid farewell in fourth place for £12,280.
Getnet Kassa: 7,470,000
Christopher Barnes: 0 -
Danilo Sato Eliminated in 5th Place (£8,580)
Danilo Sato. Level 32: 150,000/300,000 (300,000) Entries: 4/491 Prizes: £216,703 Danilo Sato went all in from the Button for 1,110,000. Raheel Bhatti made the call from the Big Blind.
Danilo Sato: Q♠10♦
Raheel Bhatti: 8♠6♠The 8♦7♦4♥5♠Q♦ runout secured Bhatti the win, and he terminated Sato in fifth place for £8,580.
Raheel Bhatti: 10,795,000
Danilo Sato: 0 -
Fabio Sperling Eliminated in 6th Place (£6,810)
Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 5/491 Prizes: £216,703 Fabio Sperling opened to 1,000,0000 from UTG, leaving himself 430,000 behind. From the Hi-jack, Raheel Bhatti raised to 3,000,000 in an attempt to isolate himself against Sperling. He was successful in the mission as all the other players folded before Sperling made the call, being at risk.
Raheel Bhatti: K♣Q♥
Fabio Sperling: A♣3♥Ace high was initially ahead, but that changed quickly, as the board Q♣6♠7♦5♣K♦ gave Bhatti top two, and the win. Such, Sperling was eliminated in 6th place for £6,810.
Raheel Bhatti: 9,565,000
Fabio Sperling: 0 -
Abdullah Ahmad Eliminated in 7th Place (£5,480)
Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 6/491 Prizes: £216,703 UTG, Abdullah Ahmad went all in for 1,350,000. Getnet Kassa made the call from the Big Blind.
Abdullah Ahmad: A♥10♣
Getnet Kassa: A♣7♣Ahmad was looking good, but the poker gods had different plans. He witnessed the J♣K♣6♣ flop, and the 9♣7♥ runout didn’t change anything. He was eliminated in seventh place and was sent to collect £5,480.
Getnet Kassa: 3,940,000
Abdullah Ahmad: 0 -
Sick Three-way Hand Secures Triple-up for Ahmad
Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 Short-stacked Abdullah Ahmad limped from UTG+1, leaving himself 90,000 behind. Fabio Sparling raised to 800,000 from the Cut-off. Then, when action came to Getnet Kassa in the Big Blind, he went all in for 3,155,000. Sparling decided to commit his 1,045,000 stack.
Abdullah Ahmad: A♦8♦
Getnet Kassa: K♣5♠
Fabio Sparling: A♥5♦An absolutely insane three-way all-in at the most crucial stage of the tournament. The board ran out 10♠8♣9♣6♣9♦; Ahmad went from 150,000 to 1,350,000, and Sparling got a chunk from the Kassa stack.
Getnet Kassa: 2,110,000
Fabio Sparling: 1,430,000
Abdullah Ahmad: 1,350,000 -
Nuts for Bhatti
Raheel Bhatti. Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 Raheel Bhatti opened to 500,000 from UTG+1. Will Kassouf called from the Hi-jack, and the two of them were the only ones to the flop.
Bhatti took the aggressive lead on the 10♥K♥2♠ flop and continued for 400,000. “Do you want to play a small pot or a big pot?” Kassouf asked his opponent. Eventually, Kassouf settled with a call.
The turn was the J♥, and action now went check-check. On the river 8♣, Bhatti bet 250,000, and Kassouf made the call.
Raheel Bhatti: A♥5♥
Will Kassouf: A♠J♠It’s always nice to have the nuts, especially when you manage to extract some value. Bhatti took the pot down, and now, he and Kassouf are more or less tied for first.
Will Kassouf: 7,070,000
Raheel Bhatti: 7,055,000 -
Huge Hand Sees Kassouf Reclaim Chip Lead
Will Kassouf (right). Level 31: 120,000/240,000 (240,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 From UTG+1, the short-stacked Abdullah Ahmad committed 1,000,000 of his 1,150,000 to a raise, i.e., he was more or less all in.
It folded to Raheel Bhatti, who re-shoved for 8,375,000 from the Button. Things would get any crazier, though, as Will Kassouf went all in for 2,950,000 from the Small Blind. In an attempt to ladder, Ahmad folded.
Raheel Bhatti: Q♠10♠
Will Kassouf: Q♦Q♣No bad surprises for Kassouf as the board ran out 3♦7♣7♦8♥J♥. He took a large chunk out of the Bhatti stack and is now the chip leader.
William Kassouf: 7,620,000
Raheel Bhatti: 5,305,000
Abdullah Ahmad: 150,000 -
Break Time
Break N/A Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 The remaining seven players are now on 15-minute break.
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That’s One Way to do it
Christopher Barnes. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 Thanks to us following the stream, we know that Raheel Bhatti was holding K♥7♠ when opening to 450,000 from UTG.
We also know that Christopher Barnes went all in for 3,130,000 from the Small Blind, holding Q♠8♦. “YOLO Shove,” commentator George Sandford deemed the move on the live stream. This time it worked, and Barnes picked up the pot.
Raheel Bhatti: 9,095,000
Christopher Barnes: 3,980,000 -
Barnes’ Still With Us
Christopher Barnes. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 UTG+2, Christopher Barnes went all in for 1,565,000. Will Kassouf then decided to re-shove for 4,410,000 from the Button. The remaining players got out of the way, and it was showdown time.
Christopher Barnes: A♣8♠
Will Kassouf: 5♥5♦The board ran out 8♥Q♥Q♠K♣6♣, which secured a full double-up for Barnes.
Christopher Barnes: 3,530,000
Will Kassouf: 2,845,000 -
Matt Staples Eliminated in 8th Place (£4,450)
Matt Staples. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 7/491 Prizes: £216,703 “How much are you playing?” Will Kassouf asked Matt Staples. After receiving confirmation on the 1,150,000 stack, Kassouf decided to put Staples all in. Staples called, and we had a Blind VS Blind showdown.
Will Kassouf: K♣4♣
Matt Staples: A♦4♥Staples had the chatty Kassouf dominated, but the clubs were working, and the 3♣A♠6♣5♥A♣ runout was proof of this. Brutal runout for Staples, and he was eliminated in eighth place for £4,450.
Will Kassouf: 4,410,000
Matt Staples: 0 -
And Justice for All
Danilo Sato. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 A short-stacked Danilo Sato went all in from the Hi-jack for his last 1,065,000. Raheel Bhatti called him off from the Big Blind.
Danilo Sato: A♥7♠
Raheel Bhatti: J♦10♠The board 7♣7♥5♣6♥10♣ secured Sato a double-up with trips, and his ascent back to the top has begun.
Raheel Bhatti: 9,645,000
Danilo Sato: 2,430,000 -
Watch the Final Table Live
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 Don’t forget that the final table also can be viewed with a 30-minute delay. You can watch it live for free here.
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Brutal River Card Sends Sato on Rollercoaster Ride
Raheel Bhatti. Level 30: 100,000/200,000 (200,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 Raheel Bhatti opened to 750,000 from the Hi-jack. Danilo Sato re-raised to 1,200,000. Bhatti wasn’t going to be pushed around; he answered by going all in for 4.480,000. As fast as humanly possible, Sato made the call.
Raheel Bhatti: 9♠9♥
Danilo Sato: A♠A♦What a huge pot between the two chip leaders. Sato looked good all the way until the river, as the board spelled out 8♥K♠10♣5♠9♦. Brutal for Sato; he went from first to last in the chip counts, and Bhatti now holds 40 % of the chips in play.
Raheel Bhatti: 9,260,000
Danilo Sato: 1,165,000 -
Kassouf Picks up Aces
Will Kassouf (right). Level 29: 80,000/160,000 (160,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 Current chipleader Danilo Sato opened to 320,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Will Kassouf in the Small Blind who, after some pondering, went all in for 1,410,000. Sato looked troubled, but eventually, he made the call.
Will Kassouf: A♠J♠
Danilo Sato: A♦A♣After the first four cards had been dealt, the board read 2♥5♠10♥6♠, and Sato had some outs. He bricked, though, as the river was the 2♣. Such, Kassouf doubled up through the big-stacked Sato.
Danilo Sato: 5,845,000
Will Kassouf: 3,140,000 -
Big Pot Secures a Double Up for Bhatti
Raheel Bhatti Level 29: 80,000/160,000 (160,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 From UTG+2, Getnet Kassa opened to 350,000. Raheel Bhatti decided to defend from the Big Blind.
The flop came Q♥10♣J♦. Bhatti checked, and Kassa continued for 350,000. Then, Bhatti came out over the top and raised to 950,000. Immideately, Kassa forced his opponent all in for 2,010,000 in total. Being priced in, Bhatti made the call.
Getnet Kassa: K♥J♥
Raheel Bhatti: Q♦9♦The board completed with 6♣Q♠. Bhatti won the massive pot and soared to the second place in the chip count.
Raheel Bhatti: 4,960,000
Getnet Kassa: 3,025,000 -
Tony Poulengeris Eliminated in 9th Place (£3,620)
Antonis Poulengeris. Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 8/491 Prizes: £216,703 Getnet Kassa opened to 350,000 from the Hi-jack. Tony Poulengeris decided to defend his Big Blind and made the call.
On the 10♥9♥J♠ flop, Poulengeris went all in, and was immediately called by Kassa.
Tony Poulengeris: Q♦J♦
Getnet Kassa: J♣9♣The board completed with 5♦9♠, and since Kassa had the bigger stack, Poulengeris busted out in ninth for £3,620.
Getnet Kassa: 5,385,000
Antonis Poulengeris: 0 -
Bhatti Doubles Up
Raheel Bhatti. Level 28: 60,000/120,000 (120,000) Entries: 9/491 Prizes: £216,703 Fabio Sparling opened to 250,000 from the Button. Raheel Bhatti went all in from the Small Blind for 1,315,000. Fabio thought the scenario over for a couple of minutes before he made the call.
Raheel Bhatti: Q♠Q♣
Fabio Sparling: A♣9♦No ace was apparent on the K♣6♣2♦5♥J♦ on the board, and Bhatti doubled up.
Raheel Bhatti: 2,870,000
Fabio Sparling: 2,545,000 -
Final Table Seat Draw
Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 31 1 Matt Staples 2,150,000 18 31 2 Getnet Kassa 3,990,000 33 31 3 Danilo Sato 5,255,000 44 31 4 Abdullah Ahmad 1,665,000 14 31 5 Christopher Barnes 2,265,000 19 31 6 Antonis Poulengeris 1,515,000 13 31 7 Fabio Sparling 4,160,000 35 31 8 Raheel Bhatti 1,555,000 13 31 9 William Kassouf 2,150,000 18 Check out all the action live here.
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Huseyin Houssein Eliminated in 10th Place (£2,860)
Level: 28 (60,000/120,000/120,000) Entries: 9/491 Prizes: £216,703 Huseyin Houssein Action was caught after an all in and call occurred between Huseyin Houssein and Danilo Sato. Both players revealed their holdings.
Huseyin Houssein: A♥10♥
Danilo Sato: K♣10♣The board ran out 9♦9♥5♣Q♠K♥ to send the pot to Sato.
Danilo Sato: 5,255,000
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Staples Finds the Double
Level: 28 (60,000/120,000/120,000) Entries: 10/491 Prizes: £216,703 Matt Staples got it all in for 1,205,000, and was called off by Huseyin Houssein. Both players revealed their holdings.
Matt Staples: Q♦Q♣
Huseyin Houssein: 9♣9♦The board ran out A♣4♠6♦7♦3♥ for Staples to find the double.
Matt Staples: 2,650,000
Huseyin Houssein: 240,000 -
Armandas Aurila Eliminated in 11th Place (£2,860)
Level: 28 (60,000/120,000/120,000) Entries: 10/491 Prizes: £216,703 Armandas Aurila Armandas Aurila moved all in for 700,000 and was called by Christopher Barnes. Both players revealed their holdings.
Armandas Aurila: A♥J♠
Christopher Barnes: K♣K♠The board ran out 10♠7♦6♥9♦10♣ to give Barnes the pot.
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Danilo Sato 4,600,000 38 Getnet Kassa 3,940,000 33 Christopher Barnes 2,755,000 23 Fabio Sparling 2,735,000 23 Antonis Poulengeris 2,730,000 23 Abdullah Ahmad 1,905,000 16 Huseyin Houssein 1,750,000 15 William Kassouf 1,650,000 14 Raheel Bhatti 1,575,000 13 Matthew Staple 1,155,000 10 -
Bald Move from Houssein
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 (100,000) Entries: 11/491 Prizes: £216,703 From the Button, Huseyin Houssein opened to 270,000. The Big Blind player made the call.
On the 8♠9♣7♦ flop, the Big Blind check-called a 165,000 bet from Houssein. The turn was the 7♥, and after checking again, Houssein now bet 230,000. The Big Blind made the call, and the J♦ revealed itself on the river.
The Big Blind now led out for 530,000. Houssein called in a heartbeat.
Big Blind: J♣7♣
Huseyin Houssein: 7♠2♦Playing seven-deuce is a ballsy move; this time it didn’t work out the way Houssein had wanted, and he lost a chunk of his stack.
Big Blind: 2,785,000
Huseyin Houssein: 1,750,000 -
Players on a Break
The remaining 11 players are on a 15 minute break. They will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000/120,000.
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Cassandra Yong Eliminated in 12th Place (£2,355)
Cassandra Yong. Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 11/491 Prizes: £216,703 Matthew Staples opened to 160,000 from the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Cassandra Yong went all in for 745,000. Staples didn’t have a hard decision and made the call.
Cassandra Yong: A♣10♦
Staples: Q♥Q♦It was an unfortunate situation for Yong, and she didn’t improve on the 9♠9♣6♥5♥3♣ runout. She was sent to the rail in position 12, cashing for £2,355.
Matthew Staples: 3,030,000
Cassandra Yong: 0 -
Christopher Nicolaou Eliminated in 13th Place (£2,355)
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) Entries: 12/491 Prizes: £216,703 From UTG+1, Christopher Nicolaou went all in for 370,000. Action folded to Danilo, who made the call from the Big Blind.
Christopher Nicolaou: A♣9♦
Danilo Sato: A♠J♦The board ran out 8♠10♠K♦6♣Q♦. No help for Nicolaou, and he was eliminated in position 14 for £2,355.
Danilo: 3,980,000
Christopher Nicolaou: 0 -
Cosmin Staicu Eliminated in 14th Place (£2,355)
Level: 26 (40,000/80,000/80,000) Entries: 13/491 Prizes: £216,703 Cosmin Staicu Cosmin Staicu moved all in for 900,000 and was called by Getnet Kassa. Both players revealed their holdings.
Cosmin Staicu: A♦2♦
Getnet Kassa: 5♣5♥The board ran out 9♦6♠4♥Q♠J♣ to send Kassa the pot.
Player Chip Count Big Blinds Getnet Kassa 3,840,000 48 William Kassouf 1,990,000 25 Vadim Cojocaru 1,660,000 21 Raheel Bhatti 2,150,000 27 Anon 740,000 9 Armandas Aurila 970,000 12 -
Vadim Cojocaru Eliminated in 15th Place (£2,355)
Level: 25 (30,000/60,000/60,000) Entries: 14/491 Prizes: £216,703 Vadim Cojocaru Action was caught after an all in and call occurred between Raheel Bhatti and Vadim Cojocaru. Both players revealed their hands.
Raheel Bhatti: 7♣7♥
Vadim Cojocaru: A♠K♣The board ran out 9♣Q♣6♥6♠8♣ to leave Cojocaru short stacked
Raheel Bhatti: 1,570,000
Vadim Cojocaru: 40,000Shortly after, he was forced all in and hit the rail.
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Razvan Dolcan Eliminated in 17th Place (£1,955)
Level: 25 (30,000/60,000/60,000) Entries: 16/491 Prizes: £216,703 Bubble Hand After the flop of 5♣4♣8♥, Razvan Dolcan moved all in for 595,000. Getnet Kassa made the call, and both players revealed their hands.
Razvan Dolcan: A♠7♠
Getnet Kassa: K♣8♣The board ran out 3♣2♠ to send Dolcan to the rail.
Getnet Kassa: 2,680,000
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Charles Norman Eliminated in 18th Place (£1,955)
Level: 25 (30,000/60,000/60,000) Entries: 17/491 Prizes: £216,703 Charles Norman Matt Staples raised to 125,000 from middle position with J♦9♦. Charles Norman moved all in for 695,000 from late position with A♥9♠. Danilo Sato moved all in for 1,490,000 from the big blind with A♦K♠.
The board ran out 4♠8♣7♦K♦3♣ to hit the rail in 18th place.
Matt Staples: 3,055,000
Danilo Sato: 2,400,000 -
Chip Counts on the Break
Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 31 1 Matthew Staple 3,430,000 57 31 2 Cassandra Yong 755,000 13 31 3 Charles Norman 695,000 12 31 4 Aleksandar Georgiev 930,000 16 31 5 Antonis Poulengeris 1,035,000 17 31 6 Huseyin Houssein 2,225,000 37 31 7 Danilo Sato 1,645,000 27 31 8 Anon 1,645,000 27 31 9 Christopher Nicolaou 680,000 11 32 1 Getnet Kassa 1,470,000 25 32 2 William Kassouf 1,625,000 27 32 3 Vadim Cojocaru 700,000 12 32 4 Anon 1,310,000 22 32 5 Razvan Dolcan 490,000 8 32 6 Cosmin Staicu 1,695,000 28 32 7 Raheel Bhatti 1,295,000 22 32 8 Anon 1,835,000 31 32 9 Armandas Aurila 1,205,000 20 -
Kassouf Ain’t Out Yet
Level: 24 (25,000/50,000/50,000) Entries: 18/491 Prizes: £216,703 Just before the break, Will Kassouf moved all in for 750,000. Razvan Dolcan made the call from the button, and both players revealed their holdings.
Will Kassouf: A♦K♥
Razvan Dolcan: 8♣8♦The board ran out 2♠3♣K♣2♦J♦ for Kassouf to double.
Will Kassouf: 1,625,000
Razvan Dolcan: 490,000 -
Players on Break
The remaining 18 players are headed on a 15 minute break. They return to blinds of 30,000/60,000/60,000.
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Staicu Risks it All
Level: 24 (25,000/50,000/50,000) Entries: 18/491 Prizes: £216,703 Bubble Double Up Cosmin Staicu raised to 110,000 from early position. Middle position found the call.
The flop came 7♥Q♣5♣, and Staicu continued for 125,000. His opponent made the call.
After the turn peeled the K♥, Staicu checked to his opponent. They fired for 185,000, and Staicu moved all in for 1,040,000. His opponent went into the tank, but found the fold.
Cosmin Staicu: 1,625,000
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Two Table Redraw
Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 31 1 Matthew Staple 2,205,000 44 31 2 Cassandra Yong 880,000 18 31 3 Charles Norman 1,020,000 20 31 4 Aleksandar Georgiev 965,000 19 31 5 Antonis Poulengeris 920,000 18 31 6 Huseyin Houssein 2,325,000 47 31 7 Danilo Sato 1,770,000 35 31 8 Anon 1,870,000 37 31 9 Christopher Nicolaou 955,000 19 32 1 Getnet Kassa 1,410,000 28 32 2 William Kassouf 850,000 17 32 3 Vadim Cojocaru 820,000 16 32 4 Anon 840,000 17 32 5 Razvan Dolcan 1,290,000 26 32 6 Cosmin Staicu 1,060,000 21 32 7 Raheel Bhatti 1,550,000 31 32 8 Anon 2,200,000 44 32 9 Armandas Aurila 1,280,000 26 -
Day 3 Eliminations
Place Player Prize 20th Konstantin Zerdev £1,955 21st Jamie Kingston £1,955 22nd Drew Johnson £1,955 23rd Tristan Chaplin £1,955 24th Cameron Williamson £1,620 25th Charles Combes £1,620 26th Gareth Davies £1,620 27th Paul Moyce £1,620 -
Bhatti Doubles Through Kassouf
Level: 24 (25,000/50,000/50,000) Entries: 19/491 Prizes: £216,703 Crowd Reaction Bubble After a three-bet from Will Kassouf from the cutoff, Raheel Bhatti moved all in from the button. Kassouf made the call, and both players revealed their holdings.
Raheel Bhatti: K♠K♣
William Kassouf: J♣J♥The board ran out K♥8♣4♥7♠3♠ for Bhatti to take the pot.
Raheel Bhatti: 1,565,000
William Kassouf: 830,000 -
Jamie Kingston Eliminated in 20th Place (£1,955)
Level: 23 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 20/27 Prizes: £216,703 Field Day 2 Main Event Charles Norman moved all in from the button for 340,000. Jamie Kingston made the call from the big blind with 330,000, and both players revealed their holdings.
Jamie Kingston: K♠10♣
Charles Norman: J♥5♠The board ran out 8♥9♥J♦3♥A♦, for Norman to take the pot.
Charles Norman: 830,000
Jamie Kingston: 0 -
Johnson Takes it Down
Level: 23 (20,000/40,000/40,000) Entries: 23/27 Prizes: £216,703 Christopher Barnes opened to 80,000 from under the gun.
Drew Johnson took his time before using a time bank from the big blind.
He moved all in for 455,000, and Barnes went into the tank.
He made the fold for Johnson to win uncontested.
Christopher Barnes: 975,000
Drew Johnson: 695,000 -
Dolcan’s Aggression Pays Off
Level: 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 23/27 Prizes: £216,703 Action was caught after the flop of 2♣2♠8♦, and both players were quick to check.
The turn peeled the 4♠, and Razvan Dolcan led out for 75,000 from under the gun. Raheel Bhatti made the call.
After the river came the 8♥, Dolcan moved all in for 685,000. Bhatti took some time, but eventually made the fold.
Razvan Dolcan: 1,100,000
Raheel Bhatti: 475,000 -
Bhatti Finds the Double
Level: 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 23/27 Prizes: £216,703 Raheel Bhatti moved all in from the button for 360,000, and Antonis Poulengeris called from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.
Raheel Bhatti: A♦3♠
Antonis Poulengeris: 7♣8♣The board ran out A♠5♦4♠4♦7♠ for Bhatti to take the pot.
Antonis Poulengeris: 910,000
Raheel Bhatti: 765,000 -
Early Eliminations and Those Who Missed Out on Day 3
Place Player Prize 28th Ulf Kull £1,620 29th Sebastian Von Toperczer £1,620 30th Ben Miller £1,620 31st Eduard Rostomyan £1,620 32nd Jorge Palomino Rebolleda £1,360 33rd Kuljinder Sidhu £1,360 34th Jonathan Glen £1,360 35th Dillan Patel £1,360 36th Shaun Woodford £1,360 37th Ahrash Dianat £1,360 38th Ryan Johnstone £1,360 39th Vitalie Grecul £1,360 -
Poulengeris Smashes the Flop and Doubles
Level: 22 (15,000/30,000/30,000) Entries: 25/27 Prizes: £216,703 Bubble Sweat Antonis Poulengeris moved all in for 355,000 and was called off by Charles Combs. Both players revealed their holdings.
Antonis Poulengeris: 4♠4♥
Charles Combes: A♠K♠Poulengeris lost hope as an Ace appeared in the window. However, the A♥4♥8♦ flop gave him the lead. Nothing changed on the 3♦J♠ runout to give him the double.
Antonis Poulengeris: 785,000
Charles Combes: 40,000 -
Cards Are in the Air
Feature Table Set Up Cards are live as the remaining 27 players return to blinds of 12,000/24,000/24,000. After the remaining two minutes in the level there will be a quick chip race.
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Day 2 Seat Draw
Table Seat Player Chip Count Big Blinds 30 1 Charles Combes 625,000 26 30 2 Tristan Chaplin 296,000 12 30 3 Charles Norman 877,000 37 30 4 Razvan Dolcan 779,000 32 30 5 Jamie Kingston 294,000 12 30 6 William Kassouf 1,988,000 83 30 7 Raheel Bhatti 498,000 21 30 8 Armandas Aurila 875,000 36 30 9 Antonis Poulengeris 450,000 19 31 1 Konstantin Zerdev 682,000 28 31 2 Matthew Staple 1,476,000 62 31 3 Adam Wright 1,037,000 43 31 4 Anon 1,603,000 67 31 5 Paul Moyce 460,000 19 31 6 Cameron Williamson 575,000 24 31 7 Christopher Nicolaou 784,000 33 31 8 Danilo Sato 1,021,000 43 31 9 Aleksandar Georgiev 1,207,000 50 32 1 Drew Joseph Johnson 350,000 15 32 2 Christopher Barnes 1,477,000 62 32 3 Getnet Kassa 1,486,000 62 32 4 Cosmin Staicu 1,171,000 49 32 5 Vadim Cojocaru 284,000 12 32 6 Anon 880,000 37 32 7 Gareth Davies 225,000 9 32 8 Anon 1,535,000 64 32 9 Cassandra Yong 1,228,000 51 -
Day 2 Delivers Fireworks, Final 27 Set for Day 3
The energy at Aspers Casino just kept building on Saturday, as PartyPoker’s return to the live scene continued to deliver in a big way. Day 2 of the Main Event was packed with action, bringing bigger fields, bigger prizes, and bigger moments. When the dust settled, the prize pool had ballooned to a massive £216,703 — with £38,408 waiting up top for the eventual winner.
Aleksandr Georgiev A total of 124 players came back for Day 2, and the tournament didn’t waste any time getting into gear. Eliminations came fast and furious, especially in the early levels, and the feature table livestream added even more excitement as players rotated in and out throughout the day.
Fast and Furious Start
Coverage picked up right from the jump as players barreled toward the bubble. Despite a 4 PM start (giving everyone a little recovery time after Friday night’s players party), the action was relentless. Aleks was the first to bust on the stream, coming in short-stacked and finding no miracle to save him.
Feature Table Overhead At the feature table, Will Kassouf wasted no time making noise. Starting with under 100K, he pulled out his classic speech play and savvy moves to chip up, finding a big double after chasing down a gutshot straight.
Drama Around the Bubble
As the money bubble crept closer, the pace slowed, but the tension ramped up. Danilo Sato made a huge river call to double with a full house, and John Friel survived a brutal queens-versus-aces cooler thanks to a miracle queen on the turn, drawing gasps from the room.
Crowd Reaction Bubble Cassandra Yong was another standout, winning a massive hand at the feature table when her flopped two pair held up against pocket jacks. After Yuet Wong busted, the bubble officially burst, locking up a £1,000 min-cash for the survivors.
Big Moves, Big Stacks
From there, it was a sprint to the finish. Alina Costea scored a dramatic double with ace-king against jacks, while Ben Miller crossed the million-chip mark heading into the final break.
Feature Table As play wound down, players scrapped hard to make it to Day 3. Tristan Chaplin tripled up late but fell just short, while Kassouf, Getnet Kassa, and Aleks Georgiev bagged some of the biggest stacks in the room.
When the bags finally came out, just 27 players remained.
Top of the Counts Heading into Day 3
William Kassouf leads the way after a huge Day 2 run, bagging up 1,988,000 and 83 big blinds. Right behind him are some big stacks and even bigger storylines, with several players poised to make a deep run at the £38,408 top prize.
Here’s how the top of the leaderboard shapes up:
Player Chip Count Big Blinds William Kassouf 1,988,000 83 Annon Annon 1,603,000 67 Huseyin Houssein 1,535,000 64 Getnet Kassa 1,486,000 62 Annon Annon 1,477,000 62 Matthew Staple 1,476,000 62 Yong Cassandra 1,228,000 51 Georgiev Aleksandar 1,207,000 50 Cosmin Staicu 1,171,000 49 Adam Wright 1,037,000 43 Play will resume midway through Level 21 with blinds at 12,000/24,000 and a 24,000 big blind ante.
We’ll be back bringing you all the action live starting at 2 PM — and by the end of the day, we’ll crown a brand new PartyPoker LIVE Main Event champion. Stay tuned!
| Level | SB | BB | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 7 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 9 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 10 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 11 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| 12 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 13 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 15 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 16 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 17 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 18 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 19 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 20 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 21 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 |
| 22 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 23 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 24 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 25 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| 26 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| 27 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 28 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| 29 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 |
| 30 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| 31 | 120,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| 32 | 150,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| 33 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| 34 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| 35 | 300,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 |
| 36 | 400,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 |
| 37 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Position | Player | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Getnet Kassa | £38,408 |
| 2nd | Will Kassouf | £26,700 |
| 3rd | Raheel Bhatti | £18,515 |
| 4th | Christopher Barnes | £12,280 |
| 5th | Danilo Sato | £8,580 |
| 6th | Fabio Sperling | £6,810 |
| 7th | Abdullah Ahmad | £5,480 |
| 8th | Matt Staples | £4,450 |
| 9th | Tony Poulengeris | £3,620 |
| 10th | Huseyin Houssein | £2,860 |
| 11th | Armandas Aurila | £2,860 |
| 12th | Cassandra Yong | £2,355 |
| 13th | Christopher Nicolaou | £2,355 |
| 14th | Cosmin Staicu | £2,355 |
| 15th | Vadim Cojocaru | £2,355 |
| 16th | Aleksandar Georgiev | £1,955 |
| 17th | Razvan Dolcan | £1,955 |
| 18th | Charles Norman | £1,955 |
| 19th | Adam Wright | £1,955 |
| 20th | Konstantin Zerdev | £1,955 |
| 21st | Jamie Kingston | £1,955 |
| 22nd | Drew Johnson | £1,955 |
| 23rd | Tristan Chaplin | £1,955 |
| 24th | Cameron Williamson | £1,620 |
| 25th | Charles Combes | £1,620 |
| 26th | Gareth Davies | £1,620 |
| 27th | Paul Moyce | £1,620 |
| 28th | Ulf Kull | £1,620 |
| 29th | Sebastian Von Toperczer | £1,620 |
| 30th | Ben Miller | £1,620 |
| 31st | Eduard Rostomyan | £1,620 |
| 32nd | Jorge Palomino | £1,360 |
| 33rd | Kuljinder Sidhu | £1,360 |
| 34th | Jonathan Glen | £1,360 |
| 35th | Dillan Patel | £1,360 |
| 36th | Shaun Woodford | £1,360 |
| 37th | Ahrash Dianat | £1,360 |
| 38th | Ryan Johnstone | £1,360 |
| 39th | Vitalie Grecul | £1,360 |
| 40th | Chris Da Silva | £1,140 |
| 41st | Gary Miller | £1,140 |
| 42nd | Aaron Stenlake | £1,140 |
| 43rd | Ryan Wakefield | £1,140 |
| 44th | Alina Costea | £1,140 |
| 45th | Mats Rosén | £1,140 |
| 46th | Iulian Rautu | £1,140 |
| 47th | Georgian Gavriluc | £1,140 |
| 48th | Albert Sapiano | £1,140 |
| 49th | Stefan Stroffek | £1,140 |
| 50th | Michael Moore | £1,140 |
| 51st | Youpeng Huai | £1,140 |
| 52nd | Deniz Orhan | £1,140 |
| 53rd | Wai Lam | £1,140 |
| 54th | Richard Watts | £1,140 |
| 55th | Maksims Uskovs | £1,140 |
| 56th | Ben Skinner | £1,000 |
| 57th | Christopher Day | £1,000 |
| 58th | Tsz Ching | £1,000 |
| 59th | Min Ji | £1,000 |
| 60th | George Kounnas | £1,000 |
| 61st | Sebastian Smith | £1,000 |
| 62nd | Boris Velev | £1,000 |
| 63rd | Boyuan Xue | £1,000 |
| 64th | Matthew Foster | £1,000 |
| 65th | John Friel | £1,000 |
| 66th | Thomas Powell | £1,000 |
| 67th | Thajhan Yogendran | £1,000 |
| 68th | Gregory Neal | £1,000 |
| 69th | Michel Molenaar | £1,000 |
| 70th | Xinlun Jiang | £1,000 |
| 71st | Alper Gocer | £1,000 |
| 72nd | Haydn Dickinson | £1,000 |
| 73rd | Christopher Knight | £1,000 |
| 74th | Rickard Olsson | £1,000 |
