| Level 17: | 5,000/10,000 (10,000) |
| Entries: | 34/229 |
| Prizes: | £69,750 |
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.
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.
