2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield

Below is the current state of play at Genting Casino Sheffield.

Emmanuel Mulemwa opened to 250,000 from the Cut-off, before John Leslie three-bet to 500,000 from the Button. Edin Hrnjic then snap-shoved 2,300,000 from the Button; Mulemwa got out of the way before Leslie made the call for his tournament life.

Edin Hrnjic: A♦K♠
John Leslie: A♠8♥

Leslie was dominated, and the 3♦4♦7♦ just made things more difficult as Hrnjic picked up an additional flush draw. The Poker Gods were looking out for Leslie, though; the board completed with 5♣2♥, giving both players a straight. As such, they split the pot.

Edin Hrnjic: 2,400,000
John Leslie: 1,100,000

Edin Hrnjic moved all in UTG for 1,100,000. Action folded to John Leslie, who re-shoved for 1,900,000 from the Small Blind. Alexander Georgiev swiftly folded his Big Blind; Hrnjic and Leslie went to showdown, with Hrnjic being the payer at risk.

Edin Hrnjic: K♠J♠
John Leslie: 9♠9♥

Leslie was ever so slightly ahead, and he maintained his lead on the 6♦7♥Q♦ flop. Hrnjic was pleased to pair his king on the K♣ turn, and the 3♠ river didn’t see a disruption in his momentum. He doubled through Leslie, who’s now the short stack.

Edin Hrnjic: 2,400,000
John Leslie: 905,000

Oliver Grice opened to 250,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Big Blind, Emmanuel Mulemwa made the call.

Mulemwa check-called a 255,000 bet from Grice on the 10♠2♣4♠ flop. Mulemwa then decided to take the lead on the 9♦ turn with a hefty 1,300,000 bet. This sent Grice into the tank; he counted his chips, considered his options, and then moved all in for 2,300,000 in total. Mulemwa made the call as fast as humanly possible.

Oliver Grice: 6♦6♣
Emmanuel Mulemwa: 10♥9♥

One has to be thinking that Grice put Mulemwa on a draw, but that was not the case. Grice was now trailing, and no case six on the 3♣ river. As such, Grice was eliminated in sixth place. For his achievement, he was awarded £2,030.

Emmanuel Mulemwa: 6,800,000
Oliver Grice: 0

The first hand after the first break of the day, short-stacked Djamel Aoun moved all in for 460,000 from the Button. John Leslie made the call from the Small Blind, and Alexander Georgiev decided to defend his Big Blind.

Leslie and Georgiev both checked the Q♥9♠J♥ flop. After another check from Leslie on the 6♦ turn, Georgiev put out a 300,000 bet. Leslie decided to make the call, and the dealer revealed the 10♠ on the river. Both players decided to check it down.

Djamel Aoun: 3♦3♣
John Leslie: K♦J♦
Alexander Georgiev: Q♦10♦

Not only did Leslie win the small side pot with his rivered straight, but he also sent Aoun to the rail. For his seventh-place finish, Aoun got £1,540.

Alexander Georgiev: 5,000,000
John Leslie: 1,800,000
Djamel Aoun: 0

The remaining players are on the first break of the day. Below are the current chip counts.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	5,890,000	49
2	Emmanuel Mulemwa	United Kingdom	4,235,000	35
3	John Leslie	United Kingdom	2,530,000	21
4	Daniel Stoica	Romania	2,335,000	19
5	Oliver Grice	United Kingdom	1,895,000	16
6	Edin Hrnjic	United Kingdom	1,685,000	14
7	Djamel Aoun	United Kingdom	460,000	4

The very next hand after losing almost his entire stack, Djamel Aoun moved all in for 150,000 from UTG+1. John Leslie three-bet to 375,000 from the Hi-jack, and seeing as the remaining players folded, the two contestants tabled their hole cards.

Djamel Aoun: Q♠8♦
John Leslie: A♠J♣

Leslie maintained his lead on the 7♣4♣10♥ flop, but a lucky 8♣ turn saw Aoun taking over the driver’s seat. Leslie had many outs, including a flush draw, but Aoun secured the pot on the 4♥ river.

John Leslie: 2,600,000
Djamel Aoun: 550,000

Action folded to Djamel Aoun, who moved all in for 1,400,000 from the Hi-jack. John Leslie re-shoved for 1,300,000 from the Cutoff, and the remaining players folded.

Djamel Aoun: Q♥J♥
John Leslie: A♦Q♦

Leslie was in rough shape, but he took a firm lead on the 6♥J♠10♦ flop. “A black king would kill the action,” the commentators said on stream, seconds before the dealer revealed the K♠ on the turn. No chops for Aoun on the 9♦ river, and the bigger chunk of his stack went to Leslie.

Djamel Aoun: 100,000
John Leslie: 2,800,000

The final table of the £150 Mini Main Event is far from the only thing happening at Genting Casino Sheffield today. Below is the current state of play in the tournament area.

Alexander Georgiev opened to 225,000 from the Lo-jack. Edin Hrnjic (Cut-off) and Daniel Stoica (Button) both called before Ryan Hetherington moved all in for roughly 900,000 from the Small Blind. Action came back to Georgiev, who re-shoved for 3,200,000. This was enough to scare the rest of the competition away, and soon enough, the two contestants went to showdown.

Ryan Hetherington: A♦J♥
Alexaner Georgiev: K♥10♥

Hetherington was ever so slightly ahead, but Georgiev took the lead on the K♣4♣2♦. The Bulgarian secured the win on the K♠ turn, and as the 5♣ river couldn’t change the outcome, Hetherington bid farewell in eighth place for £1,260.

Alexander Georgiev: 4,100,000
Ryan Hetherington: 0

The very next hand after doubling up, Lee Mulligan moved all in for 1,100,000 from the Cut-off. Daniel Stoica re-shoved for 1,580,000 from the Button, and the two contestants were soon heads-up to the flop.

Lee Mulligan: A♦K♠
Daniel Stoica: A♠A♥

Unfortunate from Mulligan, who’d just got some air under his wings. The Q♣4♠7♣8♣J♦ offered no help to Mulligan, who became the first casualty of the final table. He received £1,040 for his ninth-place finish.

Daniel Stoica: 2,800,000
Lee Mulligan: 0

John Leslie opened to 160,000 from UTG+2. The shortest stack on the final table, Lee Mulligan, moved all in for 505,000. Leslie decided to make the call.

Lee Mulligan: A♦J♠
John Leslie: A♥3♥

Mulligan was already way ahead, and he extended his lead on the 6♣5♣J♣ flop. Leslie picked up an open-ended straight draw on the 4♦ turn, but, ultimately, Mulligan secured the pot on the 8♥ river.

John Leslie: 1,400,000
Lee Mulligan: 1,100,000

During one of the very first hands of the final table, Djamel Aoun opened to 135,000 from the Small Blind. Oliver Grice defended his Big Blind.

Aoun continued with a 125,000 bet on the 2♠3♣3♠ flop. Grice made the call, and the dealer revealed the K♥ turn. Aoun continued for 135,000, and Grice made the call once again.

Aoun slowed down and checked the 7♥ river. Grice overtook the driver’s seat with a hefty 620,000 bet. Aoun swiftly folded.

Thanks to the stream, we know that Grice had the goods with A♥A♦. Aoun’s hand could not be displayed this time.

Oliver Grice: 2,500,000
Djamel Aoun: 2,500,000

The live broadcast of the £150 Mini Main Event has just kicked off, and so does the poker.pro live coverage. The stream can be viewed above, and the blog will do live updates off the stream; no action will be spoiled.

Sheffield greets you in grey. Rain in the air, pavements shining, the city in full winter mode. But the moment you step inside Genting Casino and make your way toward the poker room, everything changes. You are hit with a burst of orange, smiling faces, hugs, pats on the back, and that instant sense of recognition that feels distinctive to what the PartyPoker Tour is all about.

Richard Brown is a familiar face among them. He has been at almost every Party Poker event, travelling miles and sometimes crossing the Scottish border to be there. What brings him back is the feeling of grounding. These events turn usernames into people and hands into handshakes. I asked him what he would change about the tour. His answer was simple. A steady supply of Irn Bru for those long days at the tables. Can this be arranged?

Luke Bird’s story captures another side of what makes these events work. For him, the PartyPoker Tour stands out for making buy ins genuinely accessible, turning live poker into something welcoming and attainable rather than exclusive. It is working man’s poker in the best sense of the phrase. Friendly tables, familiar faces, and a community that makes it easy to walk in, sit down, and feel part of it straight away.

That same pull brought Carey Hollick to Sheffield. She came hoping to meet someone she admired from afar, a player she had only ever watched online, Jamie Staples. You know the saying about not meeting your heroes. This was very much the exception.

That same energy spilled over at the pub quiz last night, which saw the biggest turnout yet. The room was packed and the atmosphere was popping, thanks in no small part to the showmanship of Glenn Brown, the one and only, who kept spirits high and the room buzzing during the dinner break. Normally the talk would be about folding, bubbles, and winning hands. This time it was soup ingredients, swimming strokes, and the latest podcasts. There were winners here too.

This Sheffield stop was, of course, all about poker. But there was also space for warmth in unlikely places, for connection, and for the moment an online world becomes unmistakably real.

Welcome, poker enthusiasts, to the fourth day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield. It’s destined to be a blockbuster of a Friday at Genting Casino Sheffield, and the final table of the £150 Mini Main Event is arguably the star of today’s show.

The nine players who survived yesterday’s Day 2 flight will take their seats in roughly one hour (15:00). Edin Hrnjic is leading the field with just over 4,000,000 in chips, but it won’t be a walk in the park. All competitors have earned their seats at the final table, and with Alexander Georgiev and Djamel Aoun both playing more than 3,000,000, the conclusion to this tournament will be exciting beyond belief.

The final table will be live-streamed on PartyPoker’s YouTube channel, going live at 15:30 with a 30-minute delay. Soon, the link to the live-stream will be provided. The poker.pro editorial office will also provide coverage of the tournament, following the delay.

Below are the final table seat draw, chip counts, and remaining payouts. The live coverage will be live in roughly one and a half hour; get ready for a battle of epic proportions.

£150 Mini Main Event – Final Table Seat Draw & Chip Counts

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
20	1	Ryan Hetherington	United Kingdom	1,042,000	17
20	2	Emmanuel Mulemwa	United Kingdom	1,055,000	18
20	3	Djamel Aoun	United Kingdom	3,070,000	51
20	4	John Leslie	United Kingdom	1,915,000	40
20	5	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	3,255,000	54
20	6	Lee Mulligan	England	505,000	8
20	7	Oliver Grice	United Kingdom	2,100,000	35
20	8	Edin Hrnjic	United Kingdom	4,030,000	67
20	9	Daniel Stoica	Romania	1,595,000	27

£150 Mini Main Event – Remaining Payouts

Below is the seat draw and chip counts for the £150 Mini Main Event final table.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
20	1	Ryan Hetherington	United Kingdom	1,042,000	17
20	2	Emmanuel Mulemwa	United Kingdom	1,055,000	18
20	3	Djamel Aoun	United Kingdom	3,070,000	51
20	4	John Leslie	United Kingdom	1,915,000	40
20	5	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	3,255,000	54
20	6	Lee Mulligan	England	505,000	8
20	7	Oliver Grice	United Kingdom	2,100,000	35
20	8	Edin Hrnjic	United Kingdom	4,030,000	67
20	9	Daniel Stoica	Romania	1,595,000	27

After Zhongming Liao went out in eleventh place for £860 on the TV table with Aces against Kings, the floor announced soft hand-for-hand play would commence.

Farida Ahmed was the smallest stack with 10 players remaining, and UTG, she moved all in for 390,000. John Leslie made the call from the Cut-off, and soon, the two contestants were heads-up to the flop.

Farida Ahmed: 10♠9♦
John Leslie: A♠5♠

Ahmed had two live cards, but she had no fate. After the 6♦K♦5♥, she rose from her chair and started to put on her winter coat, her scarf, and her bag. She had practically left the table before the 6♠6♣ runout. As her gut feeling was right, she finished in tenth place for £860.

That wraps up Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event. The nine remaining players will return tomorrow at 15:00 for the final table. The final table will be live-streamed with a 30-minute delay on PartyPoker’s YouTube channel, and the poker.pro live blog will follow all the action (also on delay, so that it doesn’t spoil anything on the stream).

With that, this poker.pro live reporter extends his gratitude to everyone who’s been following along with the blog today. The final table chip counts and seat draw will soon be uploaded; that is also the case with the chip counts from Day 1a of the £500 Main Event. The side event results will be uploaded in the morning.

Thanks again, and see you all tomorrow at 15:00.

John Leslie: 1,880,000
Farida Ahmed: 0

Action folded to Edin Hrnjic, who opened to 150,000 from the Button. The shortest stack, Brian Frew, committed his 335,000 to an all-in from the Big Blind. Being priced in, Hrnjic made the call.

Brian Frew: A♠J♣
Edin Hrnjic: K♦10♦

Frew maintained his lead on the 3♠4♥7♥ flop, but Hrnjic took the driver’s seat on the K♣ turn. The 7♠ river didn’t help Frew, and he was eliminated in thirteenth place for £720. Hrnjic took another bite of his order of fried bites, and he agreed to buy the poker.pro live reporter a cold beverage if he wins the £150 Mini Main Event.

Edin Hrnjic: 3,100,000
Brian Frew: 0

Below is the most recent batch of eliminations.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
14	Brice Tiani	United Kingdom	£610
15	Ross Whitelaw	United Kingdom	£610
16	Lynne Beaumont	England	£540
17	Jack Andrew	United Kingdom	£540
18	Trung Tran	United Kingdom	£540
19	Joseph Parsons	United Kingdom	£540
20	Oliver Hutchins	United Kingdom	£540
21	John Hall	United Kingdom	£480
22	Stefan Stroffek	Slovakia	£480
23	Chenyi Lyu	United Kingdom	£480
24	Thomas Besnier	France	£480

While the live blog has been focusing solely on the tables that aren’t live-streamed, one hand went down at the TV table that we absolutely need to get on the blog. It played out 30 minutes ago.

Emmanuel Mulemwa min-raised to 80,000 from the Cut-off. The well-merited Oliver Hutchins then moved all in for 615,000 from the Small Blind. Action folded back to Mulemwa, who made the call without hesitation, having Hutchins covered.

Oliver Hutchins: J♠J♣
Emmanuel Mulemwa: K♠K♥

Hutchins was in rough shape, but what was about to follow would create a buzz throughout Genting Casino Sheffield. Hutchins absolutely smashed the J♥J♦K♣ flop, and Mulemwa was looking for one card and one card only. The Poker Gods heard his prayers, and he secured a quads-over-quads win on the K♦ turn. The 6♦ river was dealt as a pure formality, before Hutchins headed for the payout desk, collecting £540 for his twentieth-place finish. What a brutal hand.

Emmanuel Mulemwa: 1,400,000
Oliver Hutchins: 0

Joseph Parsons open-shoved for 295,000 from the Cut-off. After some consideration, Edin Hrnjic re-shoved for around 1,000,000 from the Button. The remaining players folded, and soon enough, the two contestants went to showdown.

Joseph Parsons: K♣7♣
Edin Hrnjic: A♠J♠

Hrnjic was slightly ahead, but Parsons took the lead on the 7♦9♣6♦ flop. Hrnjic never caught up on the 3♦4♠ runout, and Parsons received the full double-up.

Edin Hrnjic: 715,000
Joseph Parsons: 690,000

Action folded to Chenyi Lyu, who moved all in for roughly 300,000 from the Small Blind. Brice Tiani snap-called from the Big Blind.

Chenyi Lyu: A♥5♠
Brice Tiani: J♥J♣

An unfortunate scenario for Lyu, and no ace or any other help available on the K♥9♥8♣J♠4♥ board. Lyu went out in twenty-third place for £480, and all of his chips went the way of Tiani.

Brice Tiani: 1,200,000
Chenyi Lyu: 0

Lee Mulligan opened to 55,000 from the Button. Daniel Stoica made the call from the Big Blind.

Stoica check-called a 50,000 bet from Mulligan on the K♣3♠2♠ flop. Action went check-check on the 2♣ turn, and Stoica then bet 80,000 on the 7♥ river. Mulligan made the call rather swiftly.

Daniel Stoica: A♦6♠
Lee Mulligan: A♣Q♥

An impressive call with ace-high from Mulligan; with his queen kicker, he took down the pot right before the second break of the day.

Lee Mulligan: 1,650,000
Daniel Stoica: 460,000

Below is an updated list of bustouts.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
25	Kevin Ferrer	Spain	£480
26	Georgi Bachiyski	Bulgaria	£480
27	Csaba Kovacs	Hungary	£480
28	James Grogan	Ireland	£430
29	Lee Lawrenson	United Kingdom	£430
30	Adam Sandercock	United Kingdom	£430
31	Daniel Oliver	United Kingdom	£430
32	Asif Illyas	United Arab Emirates	£430
33	John Bonadies	United Kingdom	£430
34	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	£430
35	Ishitaq Ahmed	Pakistan	£430
36	Robert Salisbury	United Kingdom	£380
37	Paul Carr	Ireland	£380
38	Alfie Darby	United Kingdom	£380
39	Barry Carter	United Kingdom	£380
40	Oliver Evenden	United Kingdom	£380
41	Fucheng Zhang	China	£380
42	Abdul Mukit	United Kingdom	£380
43	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	£380
44	Muhamad Makhmood	United Kingdom	£380

Action folded to James Grogan, who limped the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Alexander Georgiev decided to check. Two very healthy stacks went heads-up to the flop, then.

Grogan fired a 35,000 continuation bet on 5♥2♦6♣. Georgiev decided to raise to 125,000, and Grogan made the call.

Grogan slowed down and checked the 8♦ turn. Georgiev now bet 275,000, and was then faced with a 1,200,000 shove from Grogan. Georgiev made the call as fast as lightning.

James Grogan: K♠K♦
Alexander Georgiev: 2♦2♠

No help for Grogan on the 6♦ river. He was eliminated in twenty-eighth place for £480, and chances are very good that Georgiev is the current tournament chip leader.

Alexander Georgiev: 3,150,000
James Grogan: 0

Farida Ahmed opened to 40,000 from the Cut-off. Djamel Aoun made it 95,000 from the Small Blind, and when action came back to Ahmed, she pushed for 240,000. Aoun contemplated his decision for a minute or two before ultimately making the call.

Farida Ahmed: 8♥8♠
Djamel Aoun: A♣J♥

It was a classic coin flip confrontation. Aoun took a solid lead on the 6♦J♦7♥ flop. He maintained his position on the A♥ turn. Everything can happen in poker, though; Ahmed improved to a set on the 8♦ river, and she won a considerable pot at this very crucial stage of the tournament.

Farida Ahmed: 520,000
Djamel Aoun: 420,000

Oliver Hutchins made it 35,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated right next to him, Robert Salisbury moved all in for 244,000. After receiving the count, Hutchins made the call.

Robert Salisbury: J♦J♥
Oliver Hutchins: K♠J♠

Salisbury were looking good for a double-up. His fishhooks were unthreatened on the 4♦Q♣6♦ flop. The 10♥ turn was more scary, as Hutchins was now open-ended. The brutal K♣ river sealed Salisbury’s fate, and the dangerous Hutchins’ stack is now again on the rise.

Oliver Hutchins: 635,000
Robert Salisbury: 0

Trung Tran made it 32,000 from the Cut-off. Oliver Hutchins defended his Big Blind.

Hutchins check-called a 30,000 bet from Tran on the 7♠J♥6♦ flop. Both players checked the 9♠ turn, and Hutchins then took the aggressive initiative with a 35,000 bet on the 5♣ river. Tran wasted no time before forcing his opponent all in for 180,000 in total, and Hutchins mucked fairly quickly.

Chances are good that Hutchins, who won the €550 Main Event during the 2022 PartyPoker Championship Malta for €74,000, is one of the most prominent names left in the field. Another big player is Paul Carr, or was. Carr was eliminated in thirty-seventh place for £380.

Trung Tran: 550,000
Oliver Hutchins: 145,000

Barry Carter was the sole PartyPoker Tour Ambassador who made it to Day 2 and the money. Unfortunately, he just went out in thirty-ninth place for £380.

Kevin Ferrer min-raised to 24,000 UTG. action folded all the way to Paul Carr, who decided to defend his Big Blind.

After an initial check from Carr on the 9♥4♥7♦ flop, Ferrer moved all in for 71,000. After receiving the count and doing the math in his head, Carr made the call.

Kevin Ferrer: K♠K♦
Paul Carr: 6♦4♠

Carr had some outs to crack the Cowboys of Ferrer, but the 3♣J♠ runout secured Ferrer the full double-up.

Paul Carr: 590,000
Kevin Ferrer: 160,000

At Table 5, Brice Tiani opened to 26,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Paul Tinsley, who moved all in for 41,000 in the dark from the Big Blind. Being prized in, Tiani had an easy call on his hands.

Paul Tinsley: A♥7♦
Brice Tiani: A♦Q♥

Tinsley was in rough shape, but he hit a crucial seven on the 7♥4♣2♠ flop. Tiani didn’t catch up on the 8♣K♠ runout, and Tinsley survived.

Brice Tiani: 650,000
Paul Tinsley: 99,000

The remaining 40 players in the £150 Mini Main Event are now on a 20-minute break. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room.

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Below is the most recent batch of eliminations. Under the “Results” tab, all eliminations are visible, along with the various side event results.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
45	Andrew Teng	United Kingdom	£380
46	Gary Lowe	United Kingdom	£380
47	Philip Hepburn	United Kingdom	£380
48	Natalia Breviglieri	United Kingdom	£350
49	Samuel Mather	United Kingdom	£350
50	Matthew Newman	United Kingdom	£350
51	Luke Newman	United Kingdom	£350
52	Christopher Witney	United Kingdom	£350
53	Bradley Rawson	United Kingdom	£350
54	Gareth Woodhead	United Kingdom	£350
55	Andrew Chambi	United Kingdom	£350
56	Stephen Tyas	United Kingdom	£320
57	Daniel Henderson	Ireland	£320
58	Roderick McDonald	United Kingdom	£320
59	Daniel Stancer	United Kingdom	£320
60	Roy Fowler	United Kingdom	£320
61	Gabriel Heaney	United Kingdom	£320
62	Mark Bennett	United Kingdom	£320
63	Charles Smith	United Kingdom	£320

Big-stacked Trung Tran opened to 16,000 UTG. Action folded to Stefan Stroffek in the Small Blind, who was unaware of Tran’s opening; he attempted to call only the Big Blind, but instead, he now had to call the bet of Tran. Daniel Oliver folded his Big Blind, and the two players were soon heads-up to the flop.

Stroffek check-called a 26,000 bet from Tran on the Q♥A♥9♥ flop. Action repeated itself on the 6♥ river, the only difference being that the bet from Tran now was 35,000. On the 8♠ river, Tran forced Stroffek all in for 290,000. Stroffek relieved a heavy sigh before folding his hand, revealing his A♣8♦ holdings.

Trung Tran: 1,280,000
Stefan Stroffek: 290,000

The poker.pro editorial office has received intelligence regarding a hand that played out at Table 1.

Allegedly, Alfie Darby and Andrew Teng were all in on the flop, Darby being the player at risk with a 276,000 stack. Both players had flopped a set; Darby was trailing with his set of fours. Much to his pleasure, though, he rivered quads to survive, taking a big chunk out of Teng’s stack in the process.

Just a few hands later, Teng managed to double up with the fishhooks against ace-queen; he’s now playing slightly more than the average stack.

Alfie Darby: 565,000
Andrew Teng: 425,000

Chip leader going into Day 2 (and one of the most prominent players left), Paul Carr, opened to 17,000 from the Hi-jack. Ross Whitelaw then three-bet to 44,000 from the Small Blind. When action came back to Carr, he forced his opponent all in for 158,000. Whitelaw made the call faster than you could say “Yee-haw!”

Paul Carr: 8♣8♠
Ross Whitelaw: K♣K♦

Whitelaw doubled through the well-merited Carr. That being said, Carr still plays a healthy stack.

Paul Carr: 1,020,000
Ross Whitelaw: 332,000

The featured table of the £150 Mini Main Event is live-streamed on PartyPoker’s YouTube channel. Press above to follow the action on the stream (30-minute delay).

Asif Illyas min-raised to 12,000 from the Hi-jack. Lee Mulligan was the sole caller, as he decided to defend his Big Blind.

Mulligan check-called a 10,000 bet from Illyas on the 3♣9♦2♣ flop. Action repeated itself on the A♠ turn, the only difference being that Illyas’ sizing now was 25,000. Mulligan took over the aggression with a 35,000 bet on the 7♦, and Illyas made the call.

Mulligan turned over A♦5♠; his pair of aces seemed to be good, as Illyas mucked his hand.

Lee Mulligan: 430,000
Asif Illyas: 420,000

Action folded to Trung Tran, who opened to 15,000 from the Lo-jack. Zhongming Liao called from the Button, and John Hall decided to defend his Big Blind.

Action was checked to Liao on the 6♠10♣8♣ flop, and he bet 19,000. Hal folded, but Tran (who began Day 2 as the third biggest stack) made the call. Tran check-called a 27,000 bet from Liao on the 6♣ turn, and both players then checked the dull 2♠ river.

Zhongming Liao: 7♥7♣
Trung Tran: 4♣4♦

Liao won the pot with the superior pair, but Tran is still very healthy. The only PartyPoker Tour Ambassador who made Day 2, Barry Carter, is also seated at the same table.

Trung Tran: 1,240,000
Zhongming Liao: 360,000

Before the poker.pro editorial office hit the floor looking for big hands and crucial pots, here are the first batch of eliminations.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
64	Zak Elliott	United Kingdom	£300
65	Jonathan Hankins	United Kingdom	£300
66	Crispin Rovere	Australia	£300
67	Mariusz Czech	Poland	£300
68	Wendy Watson	United Kingdom	£300
69	Kevin Asquith	United Kingdom	£300
70	Andrew Probyn	United Kingdom	£300
71	Bill Bautista	United Kingdom	£300
72	Carroll Belfield	United Kingdom	£300

Below are the payouts for the £150 Mini Main Event.

It’s time for Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event to kick off. The 72 players are now entering focus mode. They’re all aiming for the title, the trophy, and the £10,120 first-place payout.

Today, they are playing down to the final table, or until the conclusion of Level 27, whichever comes first. Level 27 features blinds 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 Ante, and if the players finish after said level, they’ll be done around 2:30 in the morning.

The poker.pro editorial office will soon return with the full payouts, as well as the link to the stream of the TV table.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield – £150 Mini Main Event Day 2 Chip Counts

Day 1d of the £150 Mini Main Event scored 112 entries. Below are the chip counts of those 17 who made it through to Day 2.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Ryan Hetherington	United Kingdom	829,000
2	Fucheng Zhang	China	643,000
3	James Grogan	Ireland	564,000
4	Brice Tiani	United Kingdom	490,000
5	Thomas Besnier	France	348,000
6	John Hall	United Kingdom	246,000
7	Joseph Parsons	United Kingdom	230,000
8	Barry Carter	United Kingdom	179,000
9	Robert Salisbury	United Kingdom	150,000
10	Gary Lowe	United Kingdom	134,000
11	Crispin Rovere	Australia	108,000
12	Carroll Belfield	United Kingdom	101,000
13	Kevin Ferrer	Spain	101,000
14	Andrew U	United Kingdom	98,000
15	Luke Newman	United Kingdom	82,000
16	Bill Bautista	United Kingdom	76,000
17	Roderick Macdonald	United Kingdom	6,000

Day 1d of the £150 Mini Main Event went on a little longer than expected. Day 2 is now scheduled to commence at 18:30.

The poker.pro editorial office will upload the Day 1d chip counts as soon as possible.

Good afternoon, fellow poker enthusiasts. This poker.pro live reporter has just woken up from a very needed rest. At 18:00, Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event kicks off, and it’s going to be a marathon that one has to be fresh for.

The fourth and final starting-day flight, the hyper-turbo Day 1d, is currently being played at the picturesque Genting Casino Sheffield. In fact, late registration just closed; 112 entries mean that 17 players should make it through to Day 2. If that is the case, Day 2 should start with 72 players, all guaranteed a £300 min-cash.

£150 Mini Main Event – Starting-day Flights Breakdown

Flight	Entries	Advanced	Chip Leader	Country	Biggest Stack
Day 1A	99	15	Paul Carr	Ireland	1,100,000
Day 1B	167	25	Ishtiaq Ahmed	Pakistan	1,030,000
Day 1C (Turbo)	98	15	Emmanuel Mulemwa	United Kingdom	558,000
Day 1D (Hyper Turbo)	112	17	N/A	N/A	N/A

The poker.pro live coverage will commence at 18:00 when Day 2 kicks off, and the editorial office will not shut down until the flight has finished. The plan is to play down to a nine-handed final table.

See you at 18:00 then for the penultimate day. In the meantime, check out the “Results” tab to see who emerged victorious in yesterday’s £150 PLO Masters Big O.

Day 1C of the £150 Mini Main Event attracted 98 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 15 who made it through to Day 2.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Emmanuel Mulemwa	United Kingdom	558,000
2	Chenyi Lyu	United Kingdom	520,000
3	Csaba Kovacs	Hungary	476,000
4	Lee Mulligan	England	322,000
5	Zhongming Liao	United Kingdom	298,000
6	Adam Sandercock	United Kingdom	289,000
7	Jonathan Hankins	United Kingdom	225,000
8	Oliver Grice	United Kingdom	202,000
9	Daniel Stoica	Romania	194,000
10	Stephen Tyas	United Kingdom	185,000
11	Djamel Aoun	United Kingdom	182,000
12	Christopher Witney	United Kingdom	176,000
13	Mark Bennett	United Kingdom	117,000
14	Andrew Gordon	United Kingdom	103,000
15	Abdul Mukit	United Kingdom	97,000

Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event attracted 167 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 25 who made it through to Day 2.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Ishtiaq Ahmed	Pakistan	1,030,000
2	Trung Tran	United Kingdom	959,000
3	Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	611,000
4	Alfie Darby	England	454,000
5	Asif Illyas	United Arab Emirates	395,000
6	Lee Lawrenson	United Kingdom	368,000
7	Edin Hrnjic	United Kingdom	353,000
8	Oliver Evenden	United Kingdom	331,000
9	Muhammad Makhmood	United Kingdom	270,000
10	Ross Whitelaw	United Kingdom	235,000
11	Georgi Bachiyski	Bulgaria	210,000
12	Daniel Stancer	United Kingdom	171,000
13	Kevin Asquith	United Kingdom	140,000
14	Charles Smith	United Kingdom	135,000
15	John Leslie	United Kingdom	128,000
16	Stefan Stroffek	Slovakia	121,000
17	Samuel Mather	United Kingdom	117,000
18	Natalia Breviglieri	United Kingdom	112,000
19	Daniel Oliver	United Kingdom	112,000
20	Gabriel Heaney	United Kingdom	105,000
21	Gareth Woodhead	United Kingdom	93,000
22	Oliver Hutchins	United Kingdom	87,000
23	Nimisha Rattan	United Kingdom	83,000
24	Bradley Rawson	United Kingdom	81,000
25	Mariusz Czech	Poland	27,000

Jobin George moved all in for 45,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Stefan Stroffek, who re-shoved for 60,000 from the Small Blind. A small crowd gathered around the table, and soon enough, the players turned their cards on their back.

Jobin George: 10♥10♣
Stefan Stroffek: A♣K♣

It was a coin flip, but George didn’t seem too faithful. His gut feeling was right; Stroffe immediately improved to a pair on the 6♦6♥A♠ flop, and the K♥5♠ offered no miracle to George. Absolutely brutal for George, who told this poker.pro reporter that he stone-bubbled yesterday’s Day 1A flight as well. Perhaps, he’ll take his shot in tomorrow’s hyper-turbo flight.

With that, play has concluded for Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event. Twenty-five players are now bagging their chips, and they will return for Day 2 tomorrow at 18:00.

That wraps up today’s live coverage from the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield; thanks to everyone who’s been following along with the action today. A final current state of play-post will soon be uploaded, and the Day 1B chip counts will also be posted as soon as possible.

Tomorrow’s live coverage will commence at 18:00; the poker.pro editorial office will cover Day 2 of the tournament until it ends. The chip counts from all the flights will be uploaded before that.

Thanks again, and see you all tomorrow.

Stefan Stroffek: 125,000
Jobin George: 0

During hand-by-hand play, Muhammad Makhmood made it 17,000 UTG. “Okay, let’s go,” short-stacked Nimisha Rattan saw as she moved all in for 51,000. Action folded back to Makhmood; perhaps, some players expected a snap-call from the pre-flop raiser, but he decided to fold his hand after spending one minute in the tank.

“What did you have?” Rattan asked her opponent as she revealed her 9♥9♦. If she got an answer, I didn’t hear it.

Muhamad Makhmood: 245,000
Nimisha Rattan: 90,000

Nicholas Georgiou open-shoved for 139,000 from UTG+1. Seated right next to him, Georgi Bachiyski shoved for what looked to be a very even stack. The remaining players folded, and the two contestants tabled their cards.

Nicholas Georgiou: A♠J♦
Georgi Bachiyski: A♦K♠

Neither player connected on the 9♥3♣4♠Q♠2♦ board, meaning Bachiyski’s kicker played. The dealer counted the stacks, and it showed that Georgiou had survived by the finest margins, playing 4,000.

On the very next hand, Georgiou was forced all in from the Big Blind. Oliver Evenden opened to 12,000 from the Hi-jack, and Alfie Darby made the call from the Small Blind. Both players checked the 10♣4♣Q♥ flop. Darby bet 10,000 on the 5♥ turn, enough to make Evenden fold. Darby and Georgiou revealed their holdings.

Alfie Darby: K♣Q♣
Nicholas Georgiou: 6♦5♠

The 7♦ river didn’t help Georgiou, and he was eliminated in twenty-sixth place.

Alfie Darby: 374,000
Georgi Bachiynski: 285,000
Nicholas Georgiou: 0

The tournament has progressed at a rapid pace for the last two levels, and now, only two more players will go out before the survivors make it to Day 2.

A very short-stacked Mark Bennett moved all in for a mere 8,000 UTG. Trung Tran made it 30,000 from the Cut-off, and soon enough, the two contestants were heads-up to the flop.

Mark Bennett: Q♦6♣
Trung Tran: A♦4♦

Bennett had two live cards, but unfortunately for him, Tran took a firm lead on the A♣2♣10♦ flop. Bennett wasn’t able to catch up on the 10♥8♦ runout, and he bid farewell from the tournament.

Trung Tran: 600,000
Mark Bennett: 0

Kevin Asquith opened to 12,000 on the Button. Chip leader Asif Illyas decided to defend his Big Blind.

Illyas checked the 9♣6♦10♣ flop, and Asquith continued for 15,000. “Gamble,” Illyas said, as he threw in a fistful of purple 25,000 chips, effectively forcing Asquith all in for 64,000. Asquit made the call without any hesitation.

Asif Illyas: 10♥7♠
Kevin Asquith: Q♣Q♠

Asquith was ahead, and as the board completed with 4♣J♣, he managed to dodge the many outs of Illyas. As such, Asquith doubled up through the chip leader.

Asif Illyas: 475,000
Kevin Asquith: 154,000

Level 13 has concluded, and the remaining 39 players in Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event are now on the third break of the day. Only 14 more players will go out until the survivors receive a Day 2 bag.

Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now. The last PartyPoker Tour Ambassador, Barry Carter, went out perhaps 30 minutes ago. At least he won the internal ‘last longer’ competition.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Asif Illyas	United Arab Emirates	525,000	105
Ishtiaq Ahmed	Pakistan	500,000	100
Trung Tran	United Kingdom	500,000	100
Alfie Darby	England	370,000	74
Edin Hrnjic	United Kingdom	330,000	66
Lee Lawrenson	United Kingdom	320,000	64
Oliver Evenden	United Kingdom	258,000	52
Muhammad Makhmood	United Kingdom	250,000	50
Charles Smith	United Kingdom	225,000	45
Samuel Mather	United Kingdom	210,000	42

Below is the current state of play of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield.

Seated UTG, Trung Tran decided only to limp the 4,000 Big Blind. Action folded to David Wall, who moved all in for 38,000 from the Lo-jack. It didn’t stop there, though, as Roderick Macdonald re-shoved for 55,000 from the Big Blind. Back to Tran, who made the call faster than you could say, “Anna Kournikova”.

David Wall: A♥5♥
Roderick Macdonald: K♠J♠
Trung Tran: A♣K♦

A sneaky limp from Tran had paid off so far. His Big Slick would prove to be good as the board spelled out K♥5♣2♦9♥Q♠, and he took out two players in the process. Chances are good that Tran is the current chip leader.

Trung Tran: 435,000
Roderick Macdonald: 0
David Wall: 0

Barry Carter is the last PartyPoker Tour Ambassador still standing in the £150 Mini Main Event. Glenn Brown, Rebecca Hardisty, and Sam Acheampong are all out. That is also the case with PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples.

Acheampong is in the £150 PLO Masters Big O. Brown, Hardisty, and Staples aren’t in something right now, but that might change soon. Another PartyPoker Tour Ambassador, Natalie Bromley, has arrived in Sheffield and is currently playing Day 1C of the Mini Main Event, which is a turbo flight.

Edin Hrnjic opened to 5,500 on the Button. Muhammad Makhmood three-bet to an impressive 27,500 from the Big Blind, and Hrnjic decided to stick around. In other words, two big stacks collided.

Both players checked the 3♦8♠5♠ flop. Makhmood bet 15,000 on the 8♣ turn, and Hrnjic made the call. The river was the 6♣; Makhmood checked, and it was Hrnjic’s turn to act, but he was busy paying the waitress for his recent order of hot beverage. Once the transaction had been approved, Hrnjic bet 40,000, and Makhmood snap-called.

Edin Hrnjic: A♣J♣
Muhammad Makhmood: A♠K♣

Indeed, Makhmood had snap-called with Ace-high in a quite significant pot. He received praise from the other players at the table, and there’s a good chance he’s the current chip leader. Hrnjic, who was the chip leader at the last break, still plays a decent stack.

Muhammed Makhmood: 320,000
Edin Hrnjic: 197,000

Action folded to Chenyi Lyu, who moved all in for 35,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Big Blind, Scott Wallace decided to call for his tournament life, committing his 13,000 stack pre-flop.

Chenyi Lyu: K♦J♥
Scott Wallace: J♠3♠

Wallace was probably hoping to at least have two live cards, but that wasn’t the case. He didn’t manage to produce a miracle on the 10♠5♠5♣4♥7♣ board, and all his chips went the way of Lyu.

Chenyi Lyu: 52,000
Scott Wallace: 0

PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong made it 5,500. Natalia Breviglieri made the call from the Button before Curtis Harrison moved all in for 51,000 from the Small Blind. “How much is that?” Acheampong requested the dealer. After receiving the final number, he made the call, committing a large chunk of his stack. Breviglieri mucked, and the two contestants went to showdown.

Curtis Harrison: A♥10♠
Sam Acheampong: [invalid notations]

“Hooooold!” Acheampong’s iconic catch phrase echoed through the tournament area. He wasn’t ahead for long as Harrison took the lead on the J♣A♦2♠ flop. No case seven for Acheampong as the board completed with 9♣3♠. Harrison doubled up, leaving Acheampong weak.

At the same time, at a nearby table, fellow ambassador Glenn Brown busted from the tournament after losing an all-in pre-flop with J♥J♠ against his opponent’s A♦K♣.

Curtis Harrison: 106,000
Sam Acheampong: 29,000
Glenn Brown: 0

Below is an overview of the action currently ongoing at Genting Casino Sheffield.

Late registration has now closed for Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event. The flight scored 167 entries, and considering 15 % will make it through to Day 2, it should be 25 players who’ll receive a bag later tonight. The math highly dictates that number, but if the floor decides to round it a certain way, the poker.pro editorial office will amend.

The players are currently enjoying the second 20-minute break of the day. When they return to Level 10, late registration will be closed. In other words, there are only a few minutes left of late registration.

Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room at this very moment.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Edin Hrnjic	England	197,500	99
Emmanuel Mulemwa	Great Britain	197,000	99
Lee Lawrenson	Great Britain	173,000	87
Henry Bibby	Great Britain	161,000	81
Ishtiaq Ahmed	Pakistan	140,000	70
Curtis Harrison	Great Britain	136,000	68
Luke Rowlands	Great Britain	130,000	65
Gareth Woodhead	Great Britain	124,500	62
John Hall	Great Britain	123,500	62
John Leslie	Great Britain	122,500	61

Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event is approaching the second 15-minute break of the day, and with that, the closure of late registration. The poker.pro editorial office took a stroll through the tournament area and identified the ambassadors’ stacks. Brown is, to no one’s surprise, on his second bullet.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Sam Acheampong	Great Britain	150,000	94
Barry Carter	Great Britain	70,000	44
Jaime Staples	Canada	51,000	32
Rebecca Hardisty	Great Britain	46,000	29
Glenn Brown	England	36,000	23

Below is the current state of play. Late registration for the £30 Target Stack Satellite to the £150 Mini Main Event will close within 10 minutes. Late registration for the Mini Main Event Day 1B is open for roughly 30 more minutes.

Johnathon Wild opened to 2,500 UTG. Seated in the Big Blind, Darren Harris was the sole caller.

Harris check-called a 2,500 bet from Wild on the 6♣A♥8♠ flop. Action repeated itself on the 3♥, the only difference being that Wild now sized up to 4,000. Both players opted to check the 4♣ river.

Harris revealed his A♣10♣, and Wild acknowledged the winning hand.

Darren Harris: 53,000
Johnathon Wild: 30,000

Earlier in the live blog, the poker.pro editorial office listed all the £500 Main Event winners during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour. Considering we’re currently following the action in the £150 Mini Main Event, let’s recap those who claimed the “Little Brother” trophies last year as well.

Festival	Event	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	First-Place Payout
2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Spring Edition)	£150 Mini Main Event	866	£109,200	Dost Ghrabie	Afghanistan	£17,170*
2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester	£150 Mini Main Event	418	£52,710	Ion Oprea	Romania	£8,885*
2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow	£150 Mini Main Event	468	£57,966	Christian Watt	Scotland	£10,260
2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham	£150 Mini Main Event	660	£82,500	Robert Douras	England	£14,370
2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition)	£150 Mini Main Event	726	£90,390	André Emerenciano	Portugal	£14,530

*Deals were made.

Neil Hirst opened to 5,000 from the Lo-jack. Action eventually came to Mark Reddie, who made it 20,000 from the Small Blind. When it came back to Hirst, he made the call for his tournament life, playing perhaps 19,500.

Mark Reddie: K♣Q♣
Neil Hirst: A♣Q♦

Hirst had Reddie dominated, and no shenanigans as the board spelled out 2♥5♥7♠10♠A♥. As such, Hirst doubled up through Reddie.

Mark Reddie: 44,000
Neil Hirst: 43,000

Crispin Rovere opened to 2,000 from UTG+1. John Leslie (Lo-jack), Alfie Darby (Small Blind), and Nicholas Georgiou (Big Blind) all made the call.

All four players checked the 10♦K♠7♠ flop, but action would soon prove to amp up. Action was checked to Leslie on the 6♦ turn, and he dipped his toes in the waters with a 3,000. Darby made the call, and Georgiou folded before Rovere raised it up to 15,000. Darby mucked, but Leslie decided to make the call.

Rovere didn’t waste too much time before moving all in for 25,000 on the 9♦ river. Leslie made the call faster than the speed of lightning.

Crispin Rovere: 8♥8♣
John Leslie: A♦J♦

Both players improved on the river, but Rovere’s straight was no match for Leslie’s nut flush. All of Rovere’s chips went Rovere, and it’s likely he’s playing a top-five stack at this moment.

John Leslie: 144,000
Crispin Rovere: 0

Jack Buckley opened to 1,800 from UTG+2. Matthew Tibbles called from the Small Blind, and Samuel Elson decided to defend his Big Blind.

All three players checked the 4♣7♣8♥ flop, and action repeated itself on the 6♥ turn. On the K♦ river, Tibbles bet 4,500. Elson made the call before Buckley threw his cards into the muck.

Matthew Tibbles: 3♣3♠
Samuel Elson: K♠J♣

Elson’s rivered pair of Kings was the best hand, and he was awarded the pot.

Smauel Elson: 31,000
Matthew Tibbles: 18,000

Below is the current state of play.

Seated UTG, Henry Owen opened to 1,200. He would get some company to the flop, seeing as Ishtiaq Ahmed (Lo-jack), Carroll Belfield (Cut-off), Sam Acheampong (Button), and Georgi Bachiyski (Big Blind) all made the call.

After an initial check from Bachiyski, Owen continued for 2,000 on the 9♠2♠4♥ flop. A somewhat rare scenario, seeing as all his competitors made the call. All players then checked the Q♣ turn, so still five-ways to the river. The dealer revealed the 9♥, and Owen mistakenly checked out of turn. It was still Bachiyski to act, and he sized up to 12,000. This would prove enough to take down the pot, even though Acheampong was tempted (not really, I hope) to call with Ace-high.

Georgi Bachiyski: 60,000

PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples is now in the building, currently railing PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong. It’s an educated guess that Staples will late register for Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event very soon.

It’s the first 15-minute break of the day, and the players will soon resume play on Level 5. The dealers have all identified the three biggest stacks on every table; below are the biggest stacks after the first four levels.

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Curtis Harrison	Great Britain	136,000	227
Sam Acheampong	Great Britain	102,000	170
John Hall	Great Britain	95,000	158
Henry Bibby	Great Britain	87,000	145
Oliver Evenden	Great Britain	87,000	145
Andrew Peace	Great Britain	85,800	143
Mark Booth	Great Britain	82,500	138
Jianjin Chen	Great Britain	81,000	135
Christopher Briddon	Great Britain	78,000	130
James Swift	Great Britain	76,500	128

As the dealer was distributing the hole cards to the players, the 10♥ was exposed for Justin Baldwin. The action kicked off with George Achillea opening to 800 from the Lo-jack. Christopher Briddon called from the Cut-off, and despite not having the 10♥, Baldwin three-bet to 2,000. Both of his opponents made the call.

Baldwin continued on the aggressive path with a 3,000 continuation bet on the J♣J♠K♠ flop. Both of his opponents folded, and as the dealer pushed the chips his way, Baldwin revealed his 6♥3♣. Sneaky move!

Justin Baldwin: 47,500

PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong arrived in Sheffield today and is now in full swing in Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event. It’s an excited Acheampong who’s here, and he’s coming fresh off a title in London, for which he was awarded a pineapple alongside his first-place payout.

Ben Tate opened to 700 from UTG+1. Marek Jablonski (Lo-jack), Acheampong (Button), and Georgi Bachiyski (Big Blind) all made the call. Tate continued for 1,000 on the 3♥3♠10♠ flop, and Acheampong was the only one to stick around. Tate slowed down with a check on the 2♠ before calling a 1,000 bet from Acheampong.

Action went check-check on the A♦ river. Tate turned over 9♠9♦, and Acheampong turned over the winning hand; word in the street is that “Mr. Pineapple” only had King high.

Ben Tate: 37,000
Sam Acheampong: 35,600

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Seated UTG+1, Jack Buckley opened to 500. Rheanne Ireland then three-bet to 2,800; action folded back to Buckley, who made the call.

Buckley check-called a 3,200 bet from Ireland on the 6♦Q♣9♠ flop. After another check from Buckley on the 3♣ turn, Ireland fired 5,000. After calculating the pot, Buckley completed a check-raise move to 15,000. Ireland decided to make the call.

Buckley wasted little time before forcing his opponent all in for 19,500 on the J♠ river. Ireland sighed before ultimately making the call.

Jack Buckley: Q♠Q♥
Rheanne Ireland: K♥K♣

Unfortunate for Ireland as her Cowboys were cracked, and all her chips went the way of Buckley.

Jack Buckley: 100,000
Rheanne Ireland: 0

Play is roughly halfway into Level 2, and there are already some notable names in the field. One of them is Mark “The Beast” Labbett, seated at Table 9. Other contestants include 2025 PartyPoker Tour Leaderboard winner Alexander Georgiev and PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Glenn Brown.

Speaking of ambassadors: PartyPoker has created a team consisting of six ambassadors for the tour this year. While Brown is the only one of them currently in play, Barry Carter and Sam Acheampong are both in the building, and it’s an educated guess that they’ll throw their names into the competition very soon.

Press here to read a full-length article about the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Ambassadors.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield – Selected Chip Counts

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Mark “The Beast” Labbett	United Kingdom	45,000	225
Alexander Georgiev	Bulgaria	41,000	205
Glenn Brown	United Kingdom	37,000	185

Before we suck our teeth into Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event, let’s take a trip down memory lane.

Last year, PartyPoker made its much-anticipated return to the live poker scene. It was a slam-dunk success, and to see the tour growing in 2026 is wonderful.

Sheffield is the first out of a total of four announced stops of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour. The flagship tournament of each event will arguably be the £500 Main Event. Below is a breakdown of last year’s Main Event winners, and time will tell which players join the Hall of Fame in 2026.

Press here if you want to read a full-length article about some of the best moments from the 2025 PartyPoker Tour.

2025 PartyPoker Tour – £500 Main Event Winners

Event	Venue	Winner	First-place Payout	Entries	Prize Pool
2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Spring Edition)	Aspers Casino Stratford, London*	Getnet Kassa	£38,408	491	£216,703
2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester	Manchester235 Casino, Manchester	Deniz Orhan	£19,843	257	£107,248
2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow	Alea Casino, Glasgow	Zhen Zhen	£22,500	256	£111,821
2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham	Genting Resorts World, Birmingham	Tai Hoang	£27,420	343	£27,420
2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition)	Genting Casino Stratford, London	Thomas Sanderson	£27,780**	399	£177,555

*Aspers Casino Stratford, London, became Genting Casino Stratford a few months after the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Spring Edition).
**A five-way deal was made in the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition).

In the live blog, you can press “Results” to see all the results from the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield. This will be updated on a regular basis, and the results from yesterday’s £60 NLH Mystery Prize Draw £2,000 Added Prizes have just been posted. Check it out and see how your fellow poker friends did.

While today’s live coverage will focus on Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event, this reporter will do his best to upload a general current state of play for all today’s tournaments once an hour. This is to give you players an overall view of what’s going on at Genting Casino Sheffield.

It’s 14:00, and the dealers are preparing the decks. It’s time for the first hand of the £150 Mini Main Event Day 1B.

Good morning, Sheffield, and welcome to the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield! It’s the first PartyPoker Tour live poker event of the year, and it’s destined to be a great one. PartyPoker is bringing the heat to Genting Casino Sheffield, and the tournament area will boil over with immense poker action throughout the week.

As the official media partner, poker.pro has boots on the ground in the UK’s seventh-largest city. Today, January 28, poker.pro live reporter will cover all the action from Day 1B of the £150 Mini Main Event. In fact, said tournament will be the theme of the coverage for the upcoming days. Once a winner has been crowned, focus will switch to the £500 Main Event. That being said, all side event results will also be posted on www.poker.pro inside the live blog.

The second (out of a total of four) starting-day flights of the Mini Main Event will kick off today at 14:00, and that is also when the live coverage will commence. Day 1A was, obviously, played yesterday, during the first day of the festival. That flight scored ++ entries, and as 15 % of the field makes it through to Day 2, 15 players bagged their chips.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield – £150 Mini Main Event Day 1A Chip Counts

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Paul Carr	Ireland	1,110,000
2	Lynne Beaumont	England	406,000
3	Jack Andrew	United Kingdom	337,000
4	John Bonadies	United Kingdom	312,000
5	Phillip Hepburn	United Kingdom	302,000
6	Brian Frew	United Kingdom	270,000
7	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	257,000
8	Andrew Chambi	United Kingdom	227,000
9	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	159,000
10	Daniel Henderson	Ireland	143,000
11	Matthew Newman	United Kingdom	126,000
12	Farida Ahmed	United Kingdom	121,000
13	Zak Elliott	United Kingdom	96,000
14	Roy Fowler	United Kingdom	52,000
15	Wendy Watson	United Kingdom	52,000

While the live blog will be centered around the Mini Main Event, there are four other events on today’s tournament schedule. At 17:00, there’s a £30 target stack satellite, in which players can try to claim their Mini Main Event seat for a cheaper buck. The said satellite has three seats guaranteed. At 18:00, all four-card enthusiasts can compete in the £150 PLO Master Big O. For those who’ve missed, the PLO Masters is created by UK poker legend JJ Hazan, and it’s a series of PLO tournaments that’s running in conjunction with other poker tours; the PartyPoker Tour more so than any other tour.

At 20:00, the third Mini Main Event flight that is Day 1C kicks off. This is a turbo flight with 20-minute levels instead of 30; while poker.pro won’t be doing live coverage of this flight, the chip counts will be uploaded after the survivors bag their chips.

Last but not least, the £60 target stack satellite to the Main Event kicks off at 22:00. As was the case with the aforementioned satellite, this one also has three seats guaranteed, and it’s a sublime opportunity for players to claim sought-after Main Event seats.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield – January 28 Tournament Schedule

All in all, it’s going to be a fun week in Sheffield. This is the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield, ladies and gentlemen, and it’s safe to say it’ll be one of the highlights of the 2026 UK poker calendar.

Day 1A of the £150 Mini Main Event attracted 99 entries. Below are the chip counts of those 15 players who made it through to Day 2.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Paul Carr	Ireland	1,110,000
2	Lynne Beaumont	England	406,000
3	Jack Andrew	United Kingdom	337,000
4	John Bonadies	United Kingdom	312,000
5	Phillip Hepburn	United Kingdom	302,000
6	Brian Frew	United Kingdom	270,000
7	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	257,000
8	Andrew Chambi	United Kingdom	227,000
9	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	159,000
10	Daniel Henderson	Ireland	143,000
11	Matthew Newman	United Kingdom	126,000
12	Farida Ahmed	United Kingdom	121,000
13	Zak Elliott	United Kingdom	96,000
14	Roy Fowler	United Kingdom	52,000
15	Wendy Watson	United Kingdom	52,000

Joseph Parsons open-shoved for 295,000 from the Cut-off. After some consideration, Edin Hrnjic re-shoved for around 1,000,000 from the Button. The remaining players folded, and soon enough, the two contestants went to showdown.

Joseph Parsons: K♣7♣
Edin Hrnjic: A♠J♠

Hrnjic was slightly ahead, but Parsons took the lead on the 7♦9♣6♦ flop. Hrnjic never caught up on the 3♦4♠ runout, and Parsons received the full double-up.

Edin Hrnjic: 715,000
Joseph Parsons: 690,000

Action folded to Chenyi Lyu, who moved all in for roughly 300,000 from the Small Blind. Brice Tiani snap-called from the Big Blind.

Chenyi Lyu: A♥5♠
Brice Tiani: J♥J♣

An unfortunate scenario for Lyu, and no ace or any other help available on the K♥9♥8♣J♠4♥ board. Lyu went out in twenty-third place for £480, and all of his chips went the way of Tiani.

Brice Tiani: 1,200,000
Chenyi Lyu: 0

Lee Mulligan opened to 55,000 from the Button. Daniel Stoica made the call from the Big Blind.

Stoica check-called a 50,000 bet from Mulligan on the K♣3♠2♠ flop. Action went check-check on the 2♣ turn, and Stoica then bet 80,000 on the 7♥ river. Mulligan made the call rather swiftly.

Daniel Stoica: A♦6♠
Lee Mulligan: A♣Q♥

An impressive call with ace-high from Mulligan; with his queen kicker, he took down the pot right before the second break of the day.

Lee Mulligan: 1,650,000
Daniel Stoica: 460,000

Below is an updated list of bustouts.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
25	Kevin Ferrer	Spain	£480
26	Georgi Bachiyski	Bulgaria	£480
27	Csaba Kovacs	Hungary	£480
28	James Grogan	Ireland	£430
29	Lee Lawrenson	United Kingdom	£430
30	Adam Sandercock	United Kingdom	£430
31	Daniel Oliver	United Kingdom	£430
32	Asif Illyas	United Arab Emirates	£430
33	John Bonadies	United Kingdom	£430
34	Paul Tinsley	United Kingdom	£430
35	Ishitaq Ahmed	Pakistan	£430
36	Robert Salisbury	United Kingdom	£380
37	Paul Carr	Ireland	£380
38	Alfie Darby	United Kingdom	£380
39	Barry Carter	United Kingdom	£380
40	Oliver Evenden	United Kingdom	£380
41	Fucheng Zhang	China	£380
42	Abdul Mukit	United Kingdom	£380
43	Deniz Orhan	United Kingdom	£380
44	Muhamad Makhmood	United Kingdom	£380

Action folded to James Grogan, who limped the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Alexander Georgiev decided to check. Two very healthy stacks went heads-up to the flop, then.

Grogan fired a 35,000 continuation bet on 5♥2♦6♣. Georgiev decided to raise to 125,000, and Grogan made the call.

Grogan slowed down and checked the 8♦ turn. Georgiev now bet 275,000, and was then faced with a 1,200,000 shove from Grogan. Georgiev made the call as fast as lightning.

James Grogan: K♠K♦
Alexander Georgiev: 2♦2♠

No help for Grogan on the 6♦ river. He was eliminated in twenty-eighth place for £480, and chances are very good that Georgiev is the current tournament chip leader.

Alexander Georgiev: 3,150,000
James Grogan: 0

Farida Ahmed opened to 40,000 from the Cut-off. Djamel Aoun made it 95,000 from the Small Blind, and when action came back to Ahmed, she pushed for 240,000. Aoun contemplated his decision for a minute or two before ultimately making the call.

Farida Ahmed: 8♥8♠
Djamel Aoun: A♣J♥

It was a classic coin flip confrontation. Aoun took a solid lead on the 6♦J♦7♥ flop. He maintained his position on the A♥ turn. Everything can happen in poker, though; Ahmed improved to a set on the 8♦ river, and she won a considerable pot at this very crucial stage of the tournament.

Farida Ahmed: 520,000
Djamel Aoun: 420,000

Oliver Hutchins made it 35,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated right next to him, Robert Salisbury moved all in for 244,000. After receiving the count, Hutchins made the call.

Robert Salisbury: J♦J♥
Oliver Hutchins: K♠J♠

Salisbury were looking good for a double-up. His fishhooks were unthreatened on the 4♦Q♣6♦ flop. The 10♥ turn was more scary, as Hutchins was now open-ended. The brutal K♣ river sealed Salisbury’s fate, and the dangerous Hutchins’ stack is now again on the rise.

Oliver Hutchins: 635,000
Robert Salisbury: 0

Trung Tran made it 32,000 from the Cut-off. Oliver Hutchins defended his Big Blind.

Hutchins check-called a 30,000 bet from Tran on the 7♠J♥6♦ flop. Both players checked the 9♠ turn, and Hutchins then took the aggressive initiative with a 35,000 bet on the 5♣ river. Tran wasted no time before forcing his opponent all in for 180,000 in total, and Hutchins mucked fairly quickly.

Chances are good that Hutchins, who won the €550 Main Event during the 2022 PartyPoker Championship Malta for €74,000, is one of the most prominent names left in the field. Another big player is Paul Carr, or was. Carr was eliminated in thirty-seventh place for £380.

Trung Tran: 550,000
Oliver Hutchins: 145,000

Barry Carter was the sole PartyPoker Tour Ambassador who made it to Day 2 and the money. Unfortunately, he just went out in thirty-ninth place for £380.

Kevin Ferrer min-raised to 24,000 UTG. action folded all the way to Paul Carr, who decided to defend his Big Blind.

After an initial check from Carr on the 9♥4♥7♦ flop, Ferrer moved all in for 71,000. After receiving the count and doing the math in his head, Carr made the call.

Kevin Ferrer: K♠K♦
Paul Carr: 6♦4♠

Carr had some outs to crack the Cowboys of Ferrer, but the 3♣J♠ runout secured Ferrer the full double-up.

Paul Carr: 590,000
Kevin Ferrer: 160,000

At Table 5, Brice Tiani opened to 26,000 from UTG+1. Action folded to Paul Tinsley, who moved all in for 41,000 in the dark from the Big Blind. Being prized in, Tiani had an easy call on his hands.

Paul Tinsley: A♥7♦
Brice Tiani: A♦Q♥

Tinsley was in rough shape, but he hit a crucial seven on the 7♥4♣2♠ flop. Tiani didn’t catch up on the 8♣K♠ runout, and Tinsley survived.

Brice Tiani: 650,000
Paul Tinsley: 99,000

The remaining 40 players in the £150 Mini Main Event are now on a 20-minute break. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room.

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Below is the most recent batch of eliminations. Under the “Results” tab, all eliminations are visible, along with the various side event results.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
45	Andrew Teng	United Kingdom	£380
46	Gary Lowe	United Kingdom	£380
47	Philip Hepburn	United Kingdom	£380
48	Natalia Breviglieri	United Kingdom	£350
49	Samuel Mather	United Kingdom	£350
50	Matthew Newman	United Kingdom	£350
51	Luke Newman	United Kingdom	£350
52	Christopher Witney	United Kingdom	£350
53	Bradley Rawson	United Kingdom	£350
54	Gareth Woodhead	United Kingdom	£350
55	Andrew Chambi	United Kingdom	£350
56	Stephen Tyas	United Kingdom	£320
57	Daniel Henderson	Ireland	£320
58	Roderick McDonald	United Kingdom	£320
59	Daniel Stancer	United Kingdom	£320
60	Roy Fowler	United Kingdom	£320
61	Gabriel Heaney	United Kingdom	£320
62	Mark Bennett	United Kingdom	£320
63	Charles Smith	United Kingdom	£320

Big-stacked Trung Tran opened to 16,000 UTG. Action folded to Stefan Stroffek in the Small Blind, who was unaware of Tran’s opening; he attempted to call only the Big Blind, but instead, he now had to call the bet of Tran. Daniel Oliver folded his Big Blind, and the two players were soon heads-up to the flop.

Stroffek check-called a 26,000 bet from Tran on the Q♥A♥9♥ flop. Action repeated itself on the 6♥ river, the only difference being that the bet from Tran now was 35,000. On the 8♠ river, Tran forced Stroffek all in for 290,000. Stroffek relieved a heavy sigh before folding his hand, revealing his A♣8♦ holdings.

Trung Tran: 1,280,000
Stefan Stroffek: 290,000

The poker.pro editorial office has received intelligence regarding a hand that played out at Table 1.

Allegedly, Alfie Darby and Andrew Teng were all in on the flop, Darby being the player at risk with a 276,000 stack. Both players had flopped a set; Darby was trailing with his set of fours. Much to his pleasure, though, he rivered quads to survive, taking a big chunk out of Teng’s stack in the process.

Just a few hands later, Teng managed to double up with the fishhooks against ace-queen; he’s now playing slightly more than the average stack.

Alfie Darby: 565,000
Andrew Teng: 425,000

Chip leader going into Day 2 (and one of the most prominent players left), Paul Carr, opened to 17,000 from the Hi-jack. Ross Whitelaw then three-bet to 44,000 from the Small Blind. When action came back to Carr, he forced his opponent all in for 158,000. Whitelaw made the call faster than you could say “Yee-haw!”

Paul Carr: 8♣8♠
Ross Whitelaw: K♣K♦

Whitelaw doubled through the well-merited Carr. That being said, Carr still plays a healthy stack.

Paul Carr: 1,020,000
Ross Whitelaw: 332,000

The featured table of the £150 Mini Main Event is live-streamed on PartyPoker’s YouTube channel. Press above to follow the action on the stream (30-minute delay).

Asif Illyas min-raised to 12,000 from the Hi-jack. Lee Mulligan was the sole caller, as he decided to defend his Big Blind.

Mulligan check-called a 10,000 bet from Illyas on the 3♣9♦2♣ flop. Action repeated itself on the A♠ turn, the only difference being that Illyas’ sizing now was 25,000. Mulligan took over the aggression with a 35,000 bet on the 7♦, and Illyas made the call.

Mulligan turned over A♦5♠; his pair of aces seemed to be good, as Illyas mucked his hand.

Lee Mulligan: 430,000
Asif Illyas: 420,000

Action folded to Trung Tran, who opened to 15,000 from the Lo-jack. Zhongming Liao called from the Button, and John Hall decided to defend his Big Blind.

Action was checked to Liao on the 6♠10♣8♣ flop, and he bet 19,000. Hal folded, but Tran (who began Day 2 as the third biggest stack) made the call. Tran check-called a 27,000 bet from Liao on the 6♣ turn, and both players then checked the dull 2♠ river.

Zhongming Liao: 7♥7♣
Trung Tran: 4♣4♦

Liao won the pot with the superior pair, but Tran is still very healthy. The only PartyPoker Tour Ambassador who made Day 2, Barry Carter, is also seated at the same table.

Trung Tran: 1,240,000
Zhongming Liao: 360,000

Before the poker.pro editorial office hit the floor looking for big hands and crucial pots, here are the first batch of eliminations.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
64	Zak Elliott	United Kingdom	£300
65	Jonathan Hankins	United Kingdom	£300
66	Crispin Rovere	Australia	£300
67	Mariusz Czech	Poland	£300
68	Wendy Watson	United Kingdom	£300
69	Kevin Asquith	United Kingdom	£300
70	Andrew Probyn	United Kingdom	£300
71	Bill Bautista	United Kingdom	£300
72	Carroll Belfield	United Kingdom	£300

Below are the payouts for the £150 Mini Main Event.