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Mark Clancy was getting up out of his chair, after David Mackie turned a straight with 9♣7♣ on K♠8♥6♠5♥A♣, Clancy holding K♣Q♣, with the final chips hitting the middle on the river.
In a hand between the two big stacks at the table, Andrew Hawksby opened to 18,000 from the button, and was met with a three-bet to 50,000 from Brian Etheridge in the small blind.
Hawksby produced a four-bet to 145,000, and Etheridge instantly five-bet jammed with the covering stack. Hawksby snap-called for his 777,000 total stack.
Etheridge looked shocked and dismayed, and said “Aces?”. Hawksby nodded, “Oh my god”, said Etheridge.
Andrew Hawksby: A♠A♣ Brian Etheridge: K♣K♦
It was a sickening button versus small blind cooler, and the ace was in the window on the A♦5♦4♣ flop, with the Q♣8♣ turn and river confirming a huge tournament chip-leading pot was going to Hawksby.
Andrew Hawksby – 1,574,000 Brian Etheridge – 200,000
Ross Radford moved all-in from the cutoff of 21,000, before David Carson three-bet to 75,000 from the button, forcing folds from the remaining active players.
Ross Radford: K♦10♥ David Carson: A♥Q♣
Radford needed help, but none was forthcoming on the J♦4♣4♥8♠A♣ runout.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 15:
3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries:
89/701
Prizes:
£87,625
Edoardo Mancinelli opened to 13,000 from early position, and called a three-bet jam of 93,000 from Jake Millar from the hijack.
Jake Millar: 6♦6♣ Edoardo Mancinelli: 8♠8♥
Millar was crushed, but a rubdown exit was to come, as Mancinelli’s pair was turned into eight-high with the board, and played, on the A♦Q♠7♦Q♣A♣ runout.
With around 60,000 in the middle on a board of 8♥3♥2♣10♠, Vladyslaw Mudryk was all-in for 113,000 and at risk against Angela Rogan, after Rogan raised over a bet from Mudryk, and called an all-in.
Vladyslaw Mudryk: 8♣8♦ Angela Rogan: 10♣5♣
It was top pair versus middle set, and Rogan was drawing dead. The Q♥ completed the board.
Around 36,000 had made its way into the middle on a board of J♠10♦5♦7♠, in a hand between Niall Farrell in the small blind, Haoliang Han in the big blind, and Ross Haffie on the button.
Farrell led out with a bet of 25,000, which failed to shake off either opponent.
The 2♦ river completed the board, and Farrell went for a blocker-sized bet of 26,000. Only Han called.
Farrell confidently tabled A♦J♥, but Han had rivered two pair J♦2♥.
Haoliang Han – 245,000 Niall Farrell – 163,000 Ross Haffie – 215,000
Play is underway here in Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event, stay tuned to poker.pro for your coverage of all the action, as we see who can puts themselves in pole position to secure the £16,250 first-place prize.
PartyPoker Tour 2026 Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 20:
10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries:
21/139
Prizes:
£87,625
Craig McCairns (656,000), Andrew Hawksby (543,000) and Jack Reynolds (458,000) lead 21 qualifiers from Day 1d, with PartyPoker Tour ambassadors Joe Beevers (214,000) and Sam Acheampong (102,000) among the qualifiers.
The final figures are in, with the £150 Mini Main Event here in Glasgow smashing records. A total of 701 entries created a £87,625 prize pool, far exceeding last year’s tally of £58,406.
The chunky sum of £16,250 awaits the winner, while all 105 Day 2 qualifiers have secured a £300 minimum cash. A spot at the final table will lock up a £1,160 payday.
Day 1d is still yet to conclude, and details of the qualifiers from that flight, and the Day 2 seat draw, will follow as soon as possible.
The Alea Casino in Glasgow was packed to the rafters on August 4, as players attempted to secure their place in Day 2 of the Mini Main Event, with two starting flights taking place.
With the final starting flight just underway, at present a total of 84 players have qualified from 562 entries, with Day 2 scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. on August 5.
The final figures will be a record-breaker for a Mini Main Event in Glasgow, with the tallies reflecting an almost 40% increase in attendance on 2025.
They are led by David Doherty (908,000), who holds a decent lead over former Irish Open final tablist Mark Johnstone (787,000) and Brian Etheridge (717,000), with the prize pool currently standing at £78,875. Oliver Hutchins (417,000) is also well placed to bag yet another PartyPoker Tour trophy.
PartyPoker Tour ambassadors Jaime Staples and Rebecca Hardisty are also in the mix.
David Doherty (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
£150 Mini Main Event Top Ten Counts After Day 1c
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
David Doherty
United Kingdom
908,000
2
Mark Johnston
United Kingdom
787,000
3
Brian Etheridge
United Kingdom
717,000
4
Max Sinclair
United Kingdom
656,000
5
Trevor Mills
United Kingdom
564,000
6
Steven Raeside
United Kingdom
478,000
7
Alex Gleeson
United Kingdom
492,000
8
Adib Ghiasi
United Kingdom
433,000
9
Oliver Hutchins
United Kingdom
417,000
10
Thomas McCallion
United Kingdom
410,000
Details of the Day 1d qualifiers, the final prize pool, payouts, and the Day 2 seat draw will be provided as soon as possible.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow – Wednesday, August 5, Schedule
Two side events are on the menu today, with the £100 PLO Masters NLH/PLO and £200 NLH Bounty taking place at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively.
Date
Time
Event
Guarantee
August 5
12:00
Event #1: £150 Mini Main Event Day 1d (Hyper Turbo)
£50,000
15:00
Event #4: £100 PLO Masters NLH/PLO
18:00
Event #1: £150 Mini Main Event Day 2
£50,000
19:00
Event #5: £200 NLH Bounty
22:00
£115 Target Stack Satellite to £500 Main Event (Three Seats Guaranteed)
Our coverage will focus on Day 2 of the Mini Main Event, so stay tuned to poker.pro for all your coverage of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow.
Perennial PartyPoker Tour trophy winner Lewis Henderson has secured yet another piece of silverware, being the last player standing in the 46-entry field in the £60 poker.pro Sviten Special.
Henderson defeated William Lynch heads-up to secure a £810 payday, with the full results as follows:-
A total of 24 players qualified from 158 entrants, and former Irish Open final tablist Mark Johnston (787,000) topped the standings, ahead of Max Sinclair (656,000) and Alex Gleeson (492,000), while Niall Farrell (227,000) also progressed.
David Doherty bagged up a huge stack of 908,000 to lead 34 qualifiers in Day 1b of the £150 Mini Main Event, taking the overall chip lead in the process. Doherty was tailed by Brian Etheridge (717,000) and Trevor Mills (564,000).
Multiple PartyPoker Tour trophy winner Oliver Hutchins (417,000) also bagged big, while PartyPoker Tour ambassador Jaime Staples (274,000) progressed.
Jaime Staples (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Bernard McGinley was the unfortunate player to bubble after being rivered in a brutal three way all-in.
£150 Mini Main Event End of Day 1b Chip Counts
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
David Doherty
United Kingdom
908,000
2
Brian Etheridge
United States
717,000
3
Trevor Mills
United Kingdom
564,000
4
Steven Raeside
United Kingdom
478,000
5
Oliver Hutchins
United Kingdom
417,000
6
Liam Mcmurray
United Kingdom
399,000
7
Daniel Clement
United Kingdom
382,000
8
Kevin Whelan
United Kingdom
372,000
9
Jack McMullan
United Kingdom
369,000
10
Edoardo Mancinelli
Italy
313,000
11
Colin Currie
United Kingdom
300,000
12
Jaime Staples
Canada
274,000
13
Nadeem Nazir
United Kingdom
256,000
14
Christopher Khabir
United Kingdom
248,000
15
Sacha Dadbin
United Kingdom
247,000
16
Paul Lennon
United Kingdom
245,000
17
Lochlan Miller
United Kingdom
231,000
18
Laurence Welch
United Kingdom
225,000
19
John Aitken
United Kingdom
223,000
20
Laurynas Jakutis
Lithuania
221,000
21
Edin Hrnjic
United Kingdom
198,000
22
Abdul Mukit
United Kingdom
195,000
23
Edreece Aziz
United Kingdom
177,000
24
Stephen Johnston
United Kingdom
160,000
25
Ian McNeillie
United Kingdom
143,000
26
David Owens
United Kingdom
134,000
27
Ryan Coburn
United Kingdom
133,000
28
Abbas Ahmed
United Kingdom
124,000
29
Jason McDonald
United Kingdom
124,000
30
Neil Feenan
United Kingdom
121,000
31
Jinyi Lin
United Kingdom
114,000
32
Killian O’Brien
United Kingdom
86,000
33
Ramlal Basdeo
United Kingdom
83,000
34
Kieran Fleming
United Kingdom
72,000
That concludes our substantive coverage for today. Details of Day 1c and Day 1d qualifiers will be provided in due course, along with the Mini Main Event Day 2 seat draw.
The final starting flight kicks off at noon on August 5, featuring 15-minute levels, with late registration open until the start of Level 10.
Our substantive coverage will resume at 6 p.m. on August 5 with Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event, so stay tuned to poker.pro for all your coverage of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 17:
5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:
34/229
Prizes:
£69,750
Bernard McGinley opened to 20,000, before Steven Raeside three-bet jammed for 137,000.
Table big stack Trevor Mills cold four-bet jammed with the covering stack, and McGinley instantly shipped his 135,000 total stack into the middle, creating a crazy three-way all-in scenario on the Day 1b bubble.
Bernard McGinley: K♠K♦ Steven Raeside: A♥Q♦ Trevor Mills: J♣J♦
It was a brutal cooler, and the 7♥6♥5♥ flop kept McGinley in front, but gave Raeside plenty of outs.
The Q♣ improved Raeside, and the 2♥ rolled off on the river to give him the nut flush and triple-up.
McGinley threw his hands in this air in disgust, and departed the table in rapid fashion.
Play in Day 1b has now concluded, stay tuned for updated chip counts.
Steven Raeside – 510,000 Trevor Mills – 555,000 Bernard McGinley – 0
PartyPoker Tour 2026 Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 16:
4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:
41/229
Prizes:
£66,375
Daniel Clement was all-in for 101,000, and at risk against David Faulks.
Daniel Clement: A♦J♦ David Faulks J♥J♠
Clement needed help, and after going runner-runner to river a straight to double about ten minutes ago, he pulled the same trick again on the K♥2♥2♦10♦Q♣ runout.
The table was astonished, Faulks quipping “You should play the lottery this week.”
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 14:
2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:
50/229
Prizes:
£64,125
With around 180,000 in the middle on a completed board of 9♦5♠4♥3♠10♥, Jack McMullan was all-in for 83,000, and Neil Feenan was giving him the evil eye.
“I think you have ace-king”, said Feenan, who studied McMullan for a few more seconds before calling.
McMullan tabled Q♦Q♠. “Yep that’s good” said Feenan, as he mucked.
Matthew Wharrie completed from the small blind, and Jaime Staples knuckled his option.
Wharrie check-called a bet of 5,000 on the 9♥7♥2♠ flop to see the A♠ turn, which was checked to the 2♥ river.
Wharrie led out with a bet of 21,000, and Staples looked pained. After about 45 seconds of thought he folded, saying “I folded a pair, show me the bluff.”
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 14:
2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:
52/229
Prizes:
£64,125
Jason McDonald was all-in for 76,000 and at risk against Nicholas Georgiou.
Jason McDonald: A♥K♣ Nicholas Georgiou: K♦K♠
McDonald was crushed in a brutal cooler, and he was up out of his chair after the 10♣9♦9♠ flop.
The 7♠ turn was a brick and McDonald started gathering his possessions, but the A♦ rolled off on the river in cruel fashion, not that McDonald was complaining.
Jason McDonald – 164,000 Nicholas Georgiou – 21,000
With around 60,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♣7♥6♠3♦K♠, Stephen Johnston had fired out an overbet of 100,000, and Christopher Khabir was in the tank.
Khabir tapped the table and folded after about a minute, and Johnston flashed A♦.
Blyth Patterson limped from early position, and was faced with a raise to 15,000 from David Carson from the cutoff. While action was on Kieran Fleming on the button, Patterson moved all-in out of turn for 44,000.
The remaining players folded, and it was reported that Carson edged a chip forward, but perhaps not over the line, and tabled 9♣9♥.
Patterson had asked if Carson had called, who confirmed he had, before he tabled K♦10♥.
The Q♥8♣7♣ flop and A♣ turn kept Carson in front, and at this point Patterson accused Carson of an angle, and suggested Carson’s head should be dead as he had not put calling chips in, and his actions were an open-fold.
The 8♣ river sent Carson the pot and Patterson to the rail.
Carson was perplexed and offended by the accusation, stating his intentions were obvious, and if anyone was angling, it was Patterson, attempting to alter the outcome of a hand he had lost.
The floor was called, and the dealer confirmed he believed Carson’s actions amounted to a call.
The floor confirmed there were no circumstances in which Carson’s hand could be declared dead in any event, where it was simply tabled, there was no verbal declaration of fold, and it had not sent to the muck.
Patterson took his leave, but returned shortly after, and the players continued to debate who was the angle-shooter for a period before Patterson left the playing area.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 11:
1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries:
92/229
Prizes:
£51,250
Laurence Welch was raking in a triple-up, after two opponents ended up all-in on the turn with flush draws, drawing dead against Welch’s turned full house.
Welch had 7♠3♠, with the board reading J♣3♣3♦7♦J♠, while Alan Chrzaszcz and Robert McKeown had A♣5♣ and K♣10♣ respectively.
Laurence Welch – 91,000 Alan Chrzaszcz – 88,000 Robert McKeown – 0
David Owens opened to 4,000 from early position, and was met with a three-bet to 9,000 from Darren Woodruff on the button.
Owens asked how much Woodruff had behind. “About 44,000 roughly. You want to dance?”, Woodruff responded.
Owens accepted the invitation by moving all in with the covering stack, and Woodruff called off.
Darren Woodruff: 9♥9♦ David Owens: J♥J♠
Woodruff was crushed, and looked to be headed for the exits after the Q♠7♦4♦ flop and K♠ turn, but the 9♠ hit on the river, much to Woodruff’s delight.
Owens shook his head forlornly as he paid his dues.
The ticker stopped at 229 entries in Day 1b, meaning 34 players will join the 26 qualifiers from Day 1a.
There are 103 hopefuls still seated, and players must put chips in a bag to qualify for Day 2.
The Mini Main Event guarantee has been breached, with the prize pool currently standing at £51,250, and with two starting flights still to come (8 p.m. on August 4th, and noon on August 5th).
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 9:
800/1,600 (1,600)
Entries:
116/211
Prizes:
£50,000
With 10,600 in the middle on a completed board of 7♥5♠2♣3♠10♠, Aaron Keenan was all-in for 15,000, and Jobin George was in the tank.
George ultimately made the call, and Keenan tapped the table and turned over K♦J♣. His pessimism was well founded as George had got there on the river with J♦10♥.
The last level for late registration in Day 1b is now underway, with 15% of the field scheduled to qualify for Day 2.
PartyPoker Tour 2026 Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 8:
600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries:
116/181
Prizes:
£50,000
A shout of celebration went up from Table 11 belonging to Ben Crichton, after he rivered a flush with A♥3♦ against Craig Smith’s K♣J♣, sending Smith to the rail.
Adib Ghiasi opened to 2,500 from middle position, and received calls from Jamie Robertson in the next seat, Luke Bird on the button, and Colin Currie in the small blind.
On the K♠J♣10♥ flop, action was checked to Ghiasi, who slid out a bet of 5,000. Robertson and Bird called, before Currie check-jammed for 41,000.
Ghiasi spent about a minute in the tank before moving all in for his 46,000 total stack, and Robertson followed suit for his 22,500 stack, while Bird folded.
Jamie Robertson: K♣J♦ Colin Currie: Q♠9♦ Adib Ghiasi: K♥10♣
It was a flopped straight for Currie versus a duo of two pairs, and the Q♥3♣ runout failed to alter matters.
Colin Currie – 117,500 Adib Ghiasi – 5,000 Jamie Robertson – 0
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 7:
500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries:
121/174
Prizes:
£50,000
Henry Owen opened to 2,000 from the cutoff, and received a call from Andrew Hawksby on the button, before Ryan Coburn three-bet jammed from the small blind for 41,000.
Owen spent a good two minutes in the tank before shipping his 25,900 total stack into the middle, and Hawksby got out of the way.
Henry Owen: 7♥7♠ Ryan Coburn: K♥Q♠
It was a fair right, and Owen was up out of his chair when the K♠ became visible in the window before the dealer fanned the full flop.
Most people would have sat straight back down again after it was followed by the 7♣ and 6♣, but Owen remained upright, much to the amusement of the table.
The 9♣8♦ turn and river completed the runout, and Owen finally retook his seat with a double-up.
Henry Owen – 56,300 Ryan Coburn – 15,100 Andrew Hawksby – 48,500
With 4,300 in the middle on a flop of Q♠9♣8♠, Alan Chraszcz checked from the big blind to Niall Farrell in early position, who sent 2,000 into the middle.
Chraszcz called, and the 8♦ turn was checked to the 10♦ river.
Chraszcz check-called a bet of 5,000, and mucked when Farrell tabled 7♦6♣ for the ten-high straight.
“I don’t normally raise that hand, only if I know I’m going to hit a straight”, quipped Farrell. “Don’t be writing that down!”
With 28,000 in the middle on a board of J♦5♦4♣7♦, Stephen Docherty led out with a bet of 10,500, and was faced with an all-in of 35,000 from Allan Nesbitt.
After a reasonable spell in the tank, Docherty folded, and Nesbitt flashed the 4♠ as he raked in the pot.
Craig Smith opened to 1,600, before Gary Bertram moved all-in for 5,800 from middle position. Stephen Johnston three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind.
Smith took quite a bit of time for thought before he moved his stack of 22,600 into the middle, and Johnston quickly called, creating a three-way all-in scenario.
Gary Bertram: 5♠5♦ Craig Smith: A♠Q♥ Stephen Johnston: A♥8♥
It was a decent spot for Bertram, and both of his opponents bricked the K♦7♦3♥6♦6♣ runout. Smith took the 35,600 side pot versus Johnston.
Gary Bertram – 19,400 Craig Smith – 35,600 Stephen Johnston – 50,000
A pot of 40,000 had brewed by the river on a board of 6♠5♠3♥7♥2♠, and Robert Robb was all-in for 19,700, while Alistair McKee was in the tank, with 21,000 behind.
Plenty of good-natured patter went back and forth between the two, with McKee saying “It’s every time. This is getting personal now!”.
Eventually McKee made the call, and was dismayed to see his K♣K♠ was behind the whole way against Robb’s A♦A♠.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 4:
200/400 (400)
Entries:
103/120
Prizes:
£50,000
Paul Lennon limped from early position, and called a raise to 1,600 from Darach Rogan in middle position.
On the 6♥4♥3♣ flop, Lennon check-called a bet of 1,000 from Rogan.
The Q♠ hit on the turn, and Lennon changed approach, leading out with a bet of 1,500. Rogan responded with quick raise to 5,000, and Lennon folded with a sigh.
Evan Docherty opened to 800 under the gun, and received calls from Nigel Payne and Gerard Martin, before Jinyi Lin produced a three-bet to 4,500 from the big blind.
Docherty and Payne got out of the way, but Martin called to see the K♥6♦3♥ flop.
Lin continued with a bet of 3,500, and Martin folded.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 3:
100/300 (300)
Entries:
97/109
Prizes:
£50,000
With 12,400 in the middle on a board of Q♣10♠3♠J♣, Richard Jowett fired out a bet of 7,000, only to be faced with a snap all-in from Alen Wilkie with the covering stack.
Jowett had 32,000 behind, and went into the tank, but made the call.
Richard Jowett: 10♣10♥ Alen Wilkie: K♥Q♥
It was a set versus top pair with the wrap draw, and Wilkie pleaded with the dealer for a nine or ace, but the 3♥ river was a brick.
“Nice hand, should have went for that smoke”, laughed Wilkie as Jowett raked in the double-up.
PartyPoker Tour 2026 Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 2:
100/200 (200)
Entries:
84/89
Prizes:
£50,000
Ian McNeillie opened to 600 from under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 2,000 from Alfie Darby in middle position. Derek Curran cold-called in the cutoff, and McNeillie made up the difference.
The 7♣3♠2♥ flop was checked to the 9♥ turn, where McNeillie led out with a bet of 2,000, which only Darby called.
The 9♦ river paired the board, and McNellie checked to his foe. Darby fired out a pot-sized bet of 10,500, and McNeillie folded.
Darby went to muck, but hesitated, and asked “Will it be on the blog?” When this reporter confirmed it would, he smiled and tabled J♣10♣.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 1:
100/200
Entries:
64/65
Prizes:
£50,000
With around 9,000 in the middle on a flop of Q♠10♥4♣, each of Shane Henderson, Kevin Whelan and Gary Stokes put in 3,000, to see the K♥ turn.
All players knuckled their option, and the 9♦ hit on the river, where fireworks ensued.
Henderson led out with a bet of 3,000 from the small blind, and received a call from Whelan in the cutoff, before Stokes raised to 13,000 from the button.
Henderson three-bet to 25,000, Whelan folded, and Stokes made a quick call.
Henderson tabled A♥J♦ for the nut broadway straight, and Stokes mucked with frustration.
Shane Henderson – 70,000 Kevin Whelan – 32,400 Gary Stokes – 10.200
The £150 buy-in, £50,000 guaranteed Mini Main Event has kicked off with gusto at the Alea Casino, Glasgow, with 175 entries logged after Day 1a, which saw Callum Reid (689,000) top a list of 26 qualifiers.
Reid is closely followed by defending Glasgow Main Event champion, Zhen Zhen (639,000), who is chasing a historic double in aiming to be the first player to secure Main Event and Mini Main Event glory, while PartyPoker Tour ambassador Rebecca Hardisty (482,000) completed the podium places.
£150 Mini Main Event Top Ten Counts After Day 1a
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Callum Reid
United Kingdom
689,000
2
Zhen Zhen
China
639,000
3
Rebecca Hardisty
United Kingdom
482,000
4
Lewis Macleod
United Kingdom
430,000
5
Daniel Curry
United Kingdom
418,000
6
Milorad Dobrijevic
United Kingdom
398,000
7
Anthony Mullen
United Kingdom
348,000
8
Kyle Scott
United Kingdom
339,000
9
Mark Swift
United Kingdom
319,000
10
Alexander Wickham
United Kingdom
318,000
Players have two further opportunities to qualify for Day 2 on August 4, with Day 1b scheduled to get underway at 2 p.m, while turbo flight Day 1c kicks off at 8 p.m.
In Day 1b, players will sit down to a 40,000 starting stack, with the clock set to 30-minute levels. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 10, and 15% of the field qualify for Day 2.
Day 1c follows the same structure as previous flights, but with 20-minute blind levels in play. The final opportunity for players to qualify for Day 2 is Day 1d, scheduled for midday on August 5, which features 15-minute blind levels.
Day 2 survivors will return at 6 p.m. on August 5 in the money, and play will continue until the final table is set, scheduled for 4 p.m. on August 6.
Alexander Gordon Wins £60 poker.pro H.O.R.S.E (£1,000)
£60 poker.pro H.O.R.S.E field (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
A fantastic turnout of 67 entries meant 11 players shared the £3,350 prize pool created in the £60 poker.pro H.O.R.S.E event, and Alexander Gordon secured the first trophy of the festival after defeating Paul Frisby heads-up.
The full results are as follows:-
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Alexander Gordon
United Kingdom
£1,000
2
Paul Frisby
United Kingdom
£650
3
Alfie Darby
United Kingdom
£400
4
Mark Young
United Kingdom
£270
5
Barrie Greenan
United Kingdom
£210
6
James Gray
United Kingdom
£170
7
Henry Owen
United Kingdom
£150
8
David Carson
United Kingdom
£130
9
George Law
United Kingdom
£130
10
Christopher Hendry
United Kingdom
£120
11
Steven Wilkie
United Kingdom
£120
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow – Tuesday, August 4, Schedule
In addition to the Mini Main Event flights, the £60 poker.pro PL Sviten Special kicks off at 7 p.m., offering the second chance for players to lift a coveted PartyPoker Tour trophy, with the full schedule for today set out below.
Date
Time
Event
Guarantee
August 4
14:00
Event #1: £150 Mini Main Event Day 1b
£50,000
17:00
£30 Target Stack Satellite to £150 Mini Main Event (Five Seats Guaranteed)
19:00
Event #3: £60 poker.pro PL Sviten Special
20:00
Event #1: £150 Mini Main Event Day 1c (Turbo)
£50,000
22:00
£60 Target Stack Satellite to £500 Main Event (Three Seats Guaranteed)
poker.pro will be on the floor from 2 p.m., so stay tuned for all your coverage of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow.
Zhen Zhen, 2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow Main Event Winner Photo: Nunzia Esposito
Level 17:
5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:
26/175
Prizes:
£50,000
A total of 26 qualifiers progressed from 175 entries in Day 1a of the Mini Main Event, with Callum Reid topping the standings on 689,000, while Jaime Staples was the unfortunate player to bubble.
Reid is closely followed by defending Glasgow Main Event champion, Zhen Zhen (639,000), while PartyPoker Tour ambassador Rebecca Hardisty (482,000) completes the podium places.
Rebecca Hardisty. (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
The full chip counts are as follows:-
Position
Player
Country
ChipCount
1
Callum Reid
United Kingdom
689,000
2
Zhen Zhen
China
639,000
3
Rebecca Hardisty
United Kingdom
482,000
4
Lewis Macleod
United Kingdom
430,000
5
Daniel Curry
United Kingdom
418,000
6
Milorad Dobrijevic
United Kingdom
398,000
7
Anthony Mullen
United Kingdom
348,000
8
Kyle Scott
United Kingdom
339,000
9
Mark Swift
United Kingdom
319,000
10
Alexander Wickham
United Kingdom
318,000
11
Derek Maxwell
United Kingdom
301,000
12
Ross Haffie
United Kingdom
286,000
13
Alan Cheng
United Kingdom
233,000
14
Michael Dock
United Kingdom
201,000
15
Terry Healy
United Kingdom
198,000
16
David Fleming
United Kingdom
194,000
17
Haoliang Han
United Kingdom
180,000
18
John Woods
United Kingdom
168,000
19
Steven Queen
United Kingdom
149,000
20
Craig Combe
United Kingdom
141,000
21
Jake Millar
United Kingdom
140,000
22
Alban Rrushi
United Kingdom
123,000
23
Marc Brown
United Kingdom
117,000
24
Lynn McMahon
United Kingdom
117,000
25
Callum Wallace
United Kingdom
97,000
26
Saad Bin Ayub
United Kingdom
96,000
There are two further starting flights on August 4, with Day 1b kicking off at 2 p.m., and Day 1c at 8 p.m.
That concludes poker.pro’s coverage for today, which will resume tomorrow with full coverage of Day 1b.
A pot of 36,000 had developed by the turn on a board of J♣5♣4♣8♦, in a hand between Terry Healy in the cutoff, and Ross Haffie in the big blind.
Haffie checked, and Healy slid out a bet of 33,000. Haffie responded with an all-in bet of 146,000, forcing Healy to fold after a decent spell in the tank.
Sacha Dadbin, Paul Lennon, Douglas Muir, Steven Keay and Alan Jacobson have all been eliminated, with play due to conclude in Day 1a when the field is reduced to 26 players.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 14:
2,500/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:
38/175
Prizes:
£50,000
Rebecca Hardisty opened to 10,000 from early position, and received a call from Brian Etheridge in the next seat, before Elvio Marandola produced a three-bet to 27,000 from the cutoff.
Both of his opponents called to see the 8♠5♠4♣ flop, where Hardisty checked. Etheridge moved all-in for 59,000, and Marandola followed suit for his 36,000 stack, while Hardisty got out of the way.
Elvio Marandola: A♦A♥ Brian Etheridge: 8♥7♥
It was top pair and a gutshot versus Marandola’s overpair, and there was no assistance for Etheridge on the 3♦2♣ runout.
Around 36,000 had made its way into the middle on a board of J♠10♦5♦7♠, in a hand between Niall Farrell in the small blind, Haoliang Han in the big blind, and Ross Haffie on the button.
Farrell led out with a bet of 25,000, which failed to shake off either opponent.
The 2♦ river completed the board, and Farrell went for a blocker-sized bet of 26,000. Only Han called.
Farrell confidently tabled A♦J♥, but Han had rivered two pair J♦2♥.
Haoliang Han – 245,000 Niall Farrell – 163,000 Ross Haffie – 215,000
Play is underway here in Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event, stay tuned to poker.pro for your coverage of all the action, as we see who can puts themselves in pole position to secure the £16,250 first-place prize.
PartyPoker Tour 2026 Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 20:
10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries:
21/139
Prizes:
£87,625
Craig McCairns (656,000), Andrew Hawksby (543,000) and Jack Reynolds (458,000) lead 21 qualifiers from Day 1d, with PartyPoker Tour ambassadors Joe Beevers (214,000) and Sam Acheampong (102,000) among the qualifiers.
The final figures are in, with the £150 Mini Main Event here in Glasgow smashing records. A total of 701 entries created a £87,625 prize pool, far exceeding last year’s tally of £58,406.
The chunky sum of £16,250 awaits the winner, while all 105 Day 2 qualifiers have secured a £300 minimum cash. A spot at the final table will lock up a £1,160 payday.
Day 1d is still yet to conclude, and details of the qualifiers from that flight, and the Day 2 seat draw, will follow as soon as possible.
The Alea Casino in Glasgow was packed to the rafters on August 4, as players attempted to secure their place in Day 2 of the Mini Main Event, with two starting flights taking place.
With the final starting flight just underway, at present a total of 84 players have qualified from 562 entries, with Day 2 scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. on August 5.
The final figures will be a record-breaker for a Mini Main Event in Glasgow, with the tallies reflecting an almost 40% increase in attendance on 2025.
They are led by David Doherty (908,000), who holds a decent lead over former Irish Open final tablist Mark Johnstone (787,000) and Brian Etheridge (717,000), with the prize pool currently standing at £78,875. Oliver Hutchins (417,000) is also well placed to bag yet another PartyPoker Tour trophy.
PartyPoker Tour ambassadors Jaime Staples and Rebecca Hardisty are also in the mix.
David Doherty (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
£150 Mini Main Event Top Ten Counts After Day 1c
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
David Doherty
United Kingdom
908,000
2
Mark Johnston
United Kingdom
787,000
3
Brian Etheridge
United Kingdom
717,000
4
Max Sinclair
United Kingdom
656,000
5
Trevor Mills
United Kingdom
564,000
6
Steven Raeside
United Kingdom
478,000
7
Alex Gleeson
United Kingdom
492,000
8
Adib Ghiasi
United Kingdom
433,000
9
Oliver Hutchins
United Kingdom
417,000
10
Thomas McCallion
United Kingdom
410,000
Details of the Day 1d qualifiers, the final prize pool, payouts, and the Day 2 seat draw will be provided as soon as possible.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow – Wednesday, August 5, Schedule
Two side events are on the menu today, with the £100 PLO Masters NLH/PLO and £200 NLH Bounty taking place at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively.
Date
Time
Event
Guarantee
August 5
12:00
Event #1: £150 Mini Main Event Day 1d (Hyper Turbo)
£50,000
15:00
Event #4: £100 PLO Masters NLH/PLO
18:00
Event #1: £150 Mini Main Event Day 2
£50,000
19:00
Event #5: £200 NLH Bounty
22:00
£115 Target Stack Satellite to £500 Main Event (Three Seats Guaranteed)
Our coverage will focus on Day 2 of the Mini Main Event, so stay tuned to poker.pro for all your coverage of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow.
Perennial PartyPoker Tour trophy winner Lewis Henderson has secured yet another piece of silverware, being the last player standing in the 46-entry field in the £60 poker.pro Sviten Special.
Henderson defeated William Lynch heads-up to secure a £810 payday, with the full results as follows:-
A total of 24 players qualified from 158 entrants, and former Irish Open final tablist Mark Johnston (787,000) topped the standings, ahead of Max Sinclair (656,000) and Alex Gleeson (492,000), while Niall Farrell (227,000) also progressed.
David Doherty bagged up a huge stack of 908,000 to lead 34 qualifiers in Day 1b of the £150 Mini Main Event, taking the overall chip lead in the process. Doherty was tailed by Brian Etheridge (717,000) and Trevor Mills (564,000).
Multiple PartyPoker Tour trophy winner Oliver Hutchins (417,000) also bagged big, while PartyPoker Tour ambassador Jaime Staples (274,000) progressed.
Jaime Staples (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Bernard McGinley was the unfortunate player to bubble after being rivered in a brutal three way all-in.
£150 Mini Main Event End of Day 1b Chip Counts
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
David Doherty
United Kingdom
908,000
2
Brian Etheridge
United States
717,000
3
Trevor Mills
United Kingdom
564,000
4
Steven Raeside
United Kingdom
478,000
5
Oliver Hutchins
United Kingdom
417,000
6
Liam Mcmurray
United Kingdom
399,000
7
Daniel Clement
United Kingdom
382,000
8
Kevin Whelan
United Kingdom
372,000
9
Jack McMullan
United Kingdom
369,000
10
Edoardo Mancinelli
Italy
313,000
11
Colin Currie
United Kingdom
300,000
12
Jaime Staples
Canada
274,000
13
Nadeem Nazir
United Kingdom
256,000
14
Christopher Khabir
United Kingdom
248,000
15
Sacha Dadbin
United Kingdom
247,000
16
Paul Lennon
United Kingdom
245,000
17
Lochlan Miller
United Kingdom
231,000
18
Laurence Welch
United Kingdom
225,000
19
John Aitken
United Kingdom
223,000
20
Laurynas Jakutis
Lithuania
221,000
21
Edin Hrnjic
United Kingdom
198,000
22
Abdul Mukit
United Kingdom
195,000
23
Edreece Aziz
United Kingdom
177,000
24
Stephen Johnston
United Kingdom
160,000
25
Ian McNeillie
United Kingdom
143,000
26
David Owens
United Kingdom
134,000
27
Ryan Coburn
United Kingdom
133,000
28
Abbas Ahmed
United Kingdom
124,000
29
Jason McDonald
United Kingdom
124,000
30
Neil Feenan
United Kingdom
121,000
31
Jinyi Lin
United Kingdom
114,000
32
Killian O’Brien
United Kingdom
86,000
33
Ramlal Basdeo
United Kingdom
83,000
34
Kieran Fleming
United Kingdom
72,000
That concludes our substantive coverage for today. Details of Day 1c and Day 1d qualifiers will be provided in due course, along with the Mini Main Event Day 2 seat draw.
The final starting flight kicks off at noon on August 5, featuring 15-minute levels, with late registration open until the start of Level 10.
Our substantive coverage will resume at 6 p.m. on August 5 with Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event, so stay tuned to poker.pro for all your coverage of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 17:
5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries:
34/229
Prizes:
£69,750
Bernard McGinley opened to 20,000, before Steven Raeside three-bet jammed for 137,000.
Table big stack Trevor Mills cold four-bet jammed with the covering stack, and McGinley instantly shipped his 135,000 total stack into the middle, creating a crazy three-way all-in scenario on the Day 1b bubble.
Bernard McGinley: K♠K♦ Steven Raeside: A♥Q♦ Trevor Mills: J♣J♦
It was a brutal cooler, and the 7♥6♥5♥ flop kept McGinley in front, but gave Raeside plenty of outs.
The Q♣ improved Raeside, and the 2♥ rolled off on the river to give him the nut flush and triple-up.
McGinley threw his hands in this air in disgust, and departed the table in rapid fashion.
Play in Day 1b has now concluded, stay tuned for updated chip counts.
Steven Raeside – 510,000 Trevor Mills – 555,000 Bernard McGinley – 0
PartyPoker Tour 2026 Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 16:
4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries:
41/229
Prizes:
£66,375
Daniel Clement was all-in for 101,000, and at risk against David Faulks.
Daniel Clement: A♦J♦ David Faulks J♥J♠
Clement needed help, and after going runner-runner to river a straight to double about ten minutes ago, he pulled the same trick again on the K♥2♥2♦10♦Q♣ runout.
The table was astonished, Faulks quipping “You should play the lottery this week.”
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 14:
2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:
50/229
Prizes:
£64,125
With around 180,000 in the middle on a completed board of 9♦5♠4♥3♠10♥, Jack McMullan was all-in for 83,000, and Neil Feenan was giving him the evil eye.
“I think you have ace-king”, said Feenan, who studied McMullan for a few more seconds before calling.
McMullan tabled Q♦Q♠. “Yep that’s good” said Feenan, as he mucked.
Matthew Wharrie completed from the small blind, and Jaime Staples knuckled his option.
Wharrie check-called a bet of 5,000 on the 9♥7♥2♠ flop to see the A♠ turn, which was checked to the 2♥ river.
Wharrie led out with a bet of 21,000, and Staples looked pained. After about 45 seconds of thought he folded, saying “I folded a pair, show me the bluff.”
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 14:
2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries:
52/229
Prizes:
£64,125
Jason McDonald was all-in for 76,000 and at risk against Nicholas Georgiou.
Jason McDonald: A♥K♣ Nicholas Georgiou: K♦K♠
McDonald was crushed in a brutal cooler, and he was up out of his chair after the 10♣9♦9♠ flop.
The 7♠ turn was a brick and McDonald started gathering his possessions, but the A♦ rolled off on the river in cruel fashion, not that McDonald was complaining.
Jason McDonald – 164,000 Nicholas Georgiou – 21,000
With around 60,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♣7♥6♠3♦K♠, Stephen Johnston had fired out an overbet of 100,000, and Christopher Khabir was in the tank.
Khabir tapped the table and folded after about a minute, and Johnston flashed A♦.
Blyth Patterson limped from early position, and was faced with a raise to 15,000 from David Carson from the cutoff. While action was on Kieran Fleming on the button, Patterson moved all-in out of turn for 44,000.
The remaining players folded, and it was reported that Carson edged a chip forward, but perhaps not over the line, and tabled 9♣9♥.
Patterson had asked if Carson had called, who confirmed he had, before he tabled K♦10♥.
The Q♥8♣7♣ flop and A♣ turn kept Carson in front, and at this point Patterson accused Carson of an angle, and suggested Carson’s head should be dead as he had not put calling chips in, and his actions were an open-fold.
The 8♣ river sent Carson the pot and Patterson to the rail.
Carson was perplexed and offended by the accusation, stating his intentions were obvious, and if anyone was angling, it was Patterson, attempting to alter the outcome of a hand he had lost.
The floor was called, and the dealer confirmed he believed Carson’s actions amounted to a call.
The floor confirmed there were no circumstances in which Carson’s hand could be declared dead in any event, where it was simply tabled, there was no verbal declaration of fold, and it had not sent to the muck.
Patterson took his leave, but returned shortly after, and the players continued to debate who was the angle-shooter for a period before Patterson left the playing area.
2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 11:
1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries:
92/229
Prizes:
£51,250
Laurence Welch was raking in a triple-up, after two opponents ended up all-in on the turn with flush draws, drawing dead against Welch’s turned full house.
Welch had 7♠3♠, with the board reading J♣3♣3♦7♦J♠, while Alan Chrzaszcz and Robert McKeown had A♣5♣ and K♣10♣ respectively.
Laurence Welch – 91,000 Alan Chrzaszcz – 88,000 Robert McKeown – 0
David Owens opened to 4,000 from early position, and was met with a three-bet to 9,000 from Darren Woodruff on the button.
Owens asked how much Woodruff had behind. “About 44,000 roughly. You want to dance?”, Woodruff responded.
Owens accepted the invitation by moving all in with the covering stack, and Woodruff called off.
Darren Woodruff: 9♥9♦ David Owens: J♥J♠
Woodruff was crushed, and looked to be headed for the exits after the Q♠7♦4♦ flop and K♠ turn, but the 9♠ hit on the river, much to Woodruff’s delight.
Owens shook his head forlornly as he paid his dues.
The ticker stopped at 229 entries in Day 1b, meaning 34 players will join the 26 qualifiers from Day 1a.
There are 103 hopefuls still seated, and players must put chips in a bag to qualify for Day 2.
The Mini Main Event guarantee has been breached, with the prize pool currently standing at £51,250, and with two starting flights still to come (8 p.m. on August 4th, and noon on August 5th).