It’s the final day of the £150 Mini Main Event! It’s safe to say that the 2025 PartyPoker Tour so far has been an excellent return to the live poker-scene that the organizers hoped for; the event has been stellar thus far in London, and today, we’ll see the culmination of the first major tournament of the series.
Ghrabie on the Hunt for Glory
For those who haven’t followed the tournament until this point, the quick backstory is that roughly 200 players advanced to Day 2 through the initial flights. Day 2 was played yesterday, and the tournament ended around 03:00 with 36 players bagging their chips.
Top 10 Day 3 Chip Counts
| Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|
| Dost Ghrabie | 3,330,000 | 111 |
| Louis Cowen | 3,210,000 | 107 |
| David-Adrian Barbu | 2,900,000 | 97 |
| Vitor Teixeira | 2,355,000 | 79 |
| Grace Smith | 2,105,000 | 70 |
| Kanchan Rai | 2,050,000 | 68 |
| Daniel Schofield | 1,820,000 | 61 |
| Tim Wong | 1,770,000 | 59 |
| Sam Salar | 1,625,000 | 54 |
| Jeferson Leite | 1,595,000 | 53 |
Leading the field going into Day 3 – the final day – is Dost Ghrabie. Navigating his way through the field, he managed to back 3,330,000 chips, which translates to roughly 111 Big Blinds. Breathing down his neck is Louis Cowen, who will unbag a 3,210,000 stack.
At position 15 in the counts, PartyPoker Team Pro James Staples appears with 1,185,000 in chips. Staples is looking to capture the £18,475 top prize, and a qualified guess is that we’ll see him in Day 1b of the £500 Main Event tomorrow.
The players will commence play at 18:00 – that’s roughly one hour from now. When play ended yesterday players were 10 minutes into Level 22 (15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 Ante), and they’ll pick up just where they left off. Each blind level is 40 minutes long.
Make sure to tune in frequently to the live blog here at poker.pro as we’ll be here with you all until a winner is crowned in the £150 Mini Main Event. We’ll also return shortly with today’s initial seat draw.
