2026 PartyPoker Tour London

Action folded to Mohamed Mohamed, who opened to 6,000 on the Button. Mark Fernandes decided to defend his Big Blind.

After an initial check from Fernandes on the A♣7♣10♠ flop, Mohamed announced a 7,000 bet. Fernandes made the call before Mohamed even had a chance to put his chips in. Just as swiftly, Fernandes then bet 11,000 on the 7♠ turn. Mohamed wasn’t much slower before raising to 27,000. This finally slowed Fernandes down; he spent a minute in the tank before letting his hand go.

Mohamed Mohamed: 217,000
Mark Fernandes: 40,500

Action folded to Mohamed Mohamed, who made it 5,500 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Cut-off, Mark Fernandes was the sole caller.

Fernandes called a 7,000 bet from Mohamed on the 8♣7♠K♣ flop. Mohamed slowed down and checked the 4♠ turn, and Fernandes wasted little time before moving all in for 39,000. A visibly troubled Mohamed requested the count and twisted and turned in his chair for a good minute, before ultimately letting his hand go.

Mohamed Mohamed: 251,000
Mark Fernandes: 64,000

Matthew Horn opened to 5,500 from the Lo-jack. Jordan Caplan (Hi-jack), Lawrence Graham (Cut-off), “Mr. X” (Button) and Stephen Chen (Big Blind) all made the call.

All five contenders checked the colorful 9♥Q♥2♥ flop. After an initial check from Chen on the 9♦ turn, Horn bet 7,000. Caplan folded before Graham snap-raised to 35,000. The big bet was enough to scare the competition away.

Lawrence Graham: 215,000
Matthew Horn: 191,000

Late registration in Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event closed with 151 entries. Since all starting-day flights of the tournament are playing down to 15% of the field, 24 players will bag and tag for Day 2.

It’s time for the second 20-minute break of the day in Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event. When the break is over and Level 10 commences, late registration will be closed.

Below are the biggest stacks in the room as of now.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Anonymous	N/A	279,000	140
Zygintas Gerulis	Lithuania	259,000	130
Darious Mardasian	N/A	214,000	107
Jordan Caplan	England	199,000	100
Matthew Horn	England	198,500	99
Marian Dragomir	N/A	192,000	96
Sally Smith	England	179,000	90
Stephen Goodings	England	175,500	88

Late registration is still open in the £60 poker.pro PL Sviten. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador and PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples are now both in the field. The current chip leader is Simon Green (81,800 on Blinds 300/600 with a 600 Ante), and breathing down his neck is JJ Hazan with 68,000.

The board read 2♥8♣5♥2♣ with perhaps 10,000 in the middle. Lithuanian Audrius Navickas (Big Blind) checked it over to “Mr. X,” who bet 7,500. Navickas then completed a check-raise move to 15,200, a raise which “Mr. X” called. On the A♠ river, Navickas bet another 15,200, and “Mr. X” flicked in a chip for the call.

Audrius Navickas: J♠6♦
“Mr. X”: K♥8♠

As it turned out, Navickas was deep-sea fishing, and “Mr. X” was a non-believer.

“Mr. X”: 145,000
Aidruis Navickas: 25,000

“Mr. X” opened to 2,400 from the Lo-jack. “Mr. Y” (Hi-jack), Farooq Saleem (Buton), Zak Ly (Small Blind) and Michael Brisley (Big Blind) all made the call.

Action was checked to “Mr. Y” on the 2♣8♦A♣ flop, who bet 3,500. Ly was the sole caller, and the two contestants checked both the 9♣ turn and the 10♠ river.

“Mr. Y” tabled A♥K♠, and top pair was enough to take down the pot.

“Mr. Y: 124,000
Zak Ly: 9,000

While Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event is on Level 8, the first side event of the night, the £60 poker.pro PL Sviten, kicked off roughly one hour ago. Players such as PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong and poker legend/PLO Masters founder JJ Hazan are in the field. So is Lewis Henderson, who currently is the player with the most PartyPoker Tour trophies (he got his fourth one in Manchester about three weeks ago).

PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty will soon register for the tournament as well, considering the Canada-Morocco football game has wrapped up.

Anwar Kanj is the most recent £150 Mini Main Event winner, as he conquered the tournament in Manchester just a few weeks ago. Below, you can read a recap of Kanj’s impressive title run; it could be some fun entertainment in between hands.

• Read more: Anwar Kanj Wins the £150 Mini Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester

It’s time for the first 20-minute break of the day. Below are some of the biggest stacks that this poker.pro live reporter was able to identify.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Matthew Horn	England	217,400	272
Jonathan Matthews	England	132,300	165
Aleksandr Biriukov	England	124,600	156
Jordan Caplan	England	119,600	150
Zygintas Gerulis	Lithuania	101,000	126
Konagh Greensall	England	100,000	125

“Mr. X” limped UTG. Mark Fernandez (Cut-off) and Konagh Greensall (Button) both made the call before “Mr. Y” made it 2,500 from the Small Blind. “Mr. X” and Fernandez made the call, while Greensall folded.

All three players checked the 5♥7♣6♥ flop. Action was checked to Fernandez on the Q♠ turn, and he bet 3,000. “Mr. Y” folded before “Mr. X” made the call. “Mr. X” then check-folded to a 6,000 bet from Fernandez on the A♣ river.

Mark Fernandez: 35,000

PartyPoker Tour photographer Nunzia Esposito has been capturing some amazing photos of London earlier today. Enjoy the photos below; Esposito is currently taking photos of the £150 Mini Main Event Day 1a players, and those photos will also be uploaded here on the poker.pro live blog once they are ready.

Michael Bremley made it 800 from UTG+1. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong made the call from the Cut-off, and Matthew Murphy came along for the ride on the Big Blind.

After an initial check from Murphy, Bremley continued for another 800 on the J♠A♠Q♥ flop. Acheampong made the call, Murphy mucked, and the dealer revealed the 3♠ turn. Action went check-check, and Acheampong then called 1,100 from Bremley on the 4♣ river.

“Aiyaah,” Acheampong said as Bremley tabled A♥K♥. Acheampong flashed Q♦ before folding.

Also seated at the same table is PartyPoker Tour regular Jordan Caplan. He and Acheampong at the same table is guaranteed entertainment.

Michael Bremley: 50,000
Sam Acheampong: 38,000

Action folded to Liviu-Dan Madalina, who opened to 800 on the Button. David McConachie (Small Blind) and Marian Dragomir (Big Blind) both made the call.

Action was checked to Madalina, and he continued for 1,500 on the 7♥5♣3♥ flop. McConachie wasted little time before raising to 4,000. Dragomir got out of the way before Madalina made the call. McConachie maintained his aggression with a 7,700 bet on the 2♥ turn, and Madalina then moved all in for 20,600. McConachie considered his options for a minute or two before letting his hand go, exposing the 5♥. Being a good sport, Madalina revealed K♥Q♥ for a flush.

David McConachie: 66,700
Liviu-Dan Madalina: 39,000

Another familiar face in the mix is Deniz Orhan. Orhan won the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester and has a total of three PartyPoker Tour trophies. Time will tell if he’ll add another one to his trophy cabinet after this week.

If any players wonder why it suddenly became much louder at Genting Casino Stratford, it’s because PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong recently entered the tournament room. He’s currently just chatting with various people, but perhaps he will take his seat in Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event soon.

Other Ambassadors, such as Natalie Bromley and Glenn Brown, will arrive later this week. Rebecca Hardisty and PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples are already in London; rumors have it that they will play the £60 poker.pro PL Sviten and the £60 PLO Masters Saturday Party Madness Courchevel Bounty side events tonight.

In terms of entries, the Mini Main Event is always the most popular tournament on all PartyPoker Tour stops. That should be the case this time as well, and the winner (who will be crowned on Thursday, July 9) will become the tenth winner of the tournament. Below is a breakdown of all Mini Main Events of the PartyPoker Tour prior to the ongoing London stop.

Date	Festival	Venue	Event	Winner	Country	First-Place Payout	Entries	Prize Pool
April 19-27, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Spring Edition)	Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)	£150 Mini Main Event	Dost Ghrabie	Afghanistan	£17,170	866	£109,200
June 17-22, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester	Manchester235 Casino	£150 Mini Main Event	Ion Oprea	Romania	£8,885	418	£52,710
August 12-17, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow	Alea Casino	£150 Mini Main Event	Christian Watt	Scotland	£10,260	468	£57,966
October 11-19, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham	Genting Resorts World Birmingham	£150 Mini Main Event	Robert Douras	England	£14,370	660	£82,500
December 14-21, 2025	2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition)	Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)	£150 Mini Main Event	André Emerenciano	Portugal	£14,530	726	£90,750
January 27-February 1, 2026	2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield	Genting Club Sheffield	£150 Mini Main Event	John Leslie	England	£9,240	476	£59,500
March 16-22, 2026	2026 PartyPoker Tour Seville	Casino Admiral	€150 Mini Main Event	Juan Fuentes	Spain	€9,770	653	€81,625
May 11-17, 2026	2026 PartyPoker Tour Madrid	Casino Gran Via	€150 Mini Main Event	Federico Mazzarella	Argentina	€16,550	918	€114,750
June 13-18, 2026	2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester	Manchester235 Casino	€150 Mini Main Event	Anwar Kanj	England	£15,500	668	£84,000

Joseph Lockett limped from the Lo-jack. Raoul Zaghlul (Button) and Zygintas Gerulis (Small Blind) both made the call, before Sandra Reid (Big Blind) checked.

Action was checked to Zaghul on the 5♥7♠A♠ flop, who bet 600. Lockett was the sole caller, and the two players then checked down the 8♠5♠ runout.

Joseph Lockett: A♣4♣
Raoul Zaghlul: A♥3♥

With one pair of aces each, the two players chopped the small pot.

Raoul Zaghlul: 44,000
Joseph Lockett: 38,000

Two of the most recognizable faces in the field from the get-go are two-time £60 poker.pro PL H.O.R.S.E winner Henry Owen and PartyPoker Tour regular Jacob George.

It’s a few minutes past five, and the £150 Mini Main Event Day 1a players have all taken their seats. The dealers have prepared the decks, and the first cards are currently being distributed.

Welcome, fellow poker enthusiasts, to the first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour London (Summer Edition).

It’s only a few weeks ago that the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester wrapped up; it’s safe to say there hasn’t been a lot of rest for the PartyPoker crew. In fact, most of them arrived to Genting Casino Stratford, London, a few days ago, and immediately began the preperations for the fifth stop of the year.

Before Manchester, the PartyPoker Tour had its first two events abroad, as the circus touched Spanish soil. Seville and Madrid were both successes, and the number of entries were astonishingly high. That being said, London has always been the place where the biggest events have been in the UK, and there is no reason to suspect something different this time around. With 21 events on the schedule, it’s destined to be a busy nine days at Genting Casino Stratford (formerly known as Aspers).

The poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén is on-site, ready to provide the live coverage of the £150 Mini Main Event for the first five days. Then, fellow colleague Richard Hayes will take over. Today, the live blog will kick off at 16:00, when cards are in the air for Day 1a of the aforementioned Mini Main Event. That will be the first starting-day flight out of a total of six. The tournament will play down to 15% of the field, and the survivors will all be in the money and bag their chips for Day 2 (July 8, 18:00).

Today’s schedule also features two exciting side events. The £60 poker.pro PL Sviten will surely bring alot of action; in fact, there probobly aren’t any other poker disciplines that are as intense as this Five-card Draw/PLO Frankenstein of a game. Then, it’s also the £60 PLO Masters Saturday Party Madness Courchevel Bounty. Perhaps the founder of the PLO Masters, JJ Hazan, will be on-site as well.

All and all, it’s going to be a busy first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour London (Summer Edition). As previously mentioned, the live blog will focus on the Mini Main Event and the Main Event. That being said, keep a close eye on the “Results” tab, where all the side events results will be published. See you all at 16:00.

2026 PartyPoker Tour London (Summer Edition) – Saturday, July 7, Schedule