John Leslie Wins the £150 Mini Main Event for £9,240

John Leslie – Ryan Hetherington Eliminated in 8th Place (£1,260)
John Leslie. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
Level 34:250,000/500,000 (500,000)
Entries:1/476
Prizes:£59,500

With his elimination of Alexander Georgiev, John Leslie is now crowned the Winner of the £150 Mini Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield. He takes home £9,240, the coveted Trophy, and the prestigious title.

What an impressive achievement by Leslie. The local qualified through PartyPoker’s superb online satellites for £10, and now, he’s forever etched his name into eternal PartyPoker glory. He displayed sublime poker skills throughout the tournament, and his patience during the lengthy heads-up was a crucial key to victory.

That’s a wrap for today’s live coverage; what a thrill of a final table this was. Tomorrow, a longer, thorough recap of today’s action will be uploaded to poker.pro. Tomorrow’s live coverage will commence at 16:00, where we will cover Day 2 of the £500 Main Event.

Thanks again, and see you all tomorrow.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Sheffield – £150 Mini Main Event Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland John LeslieUnited Kingdom£9,240
2Bulgaria Alexander GeorgievBulgaria£7,420
3United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Edin HrnjicUnited Kingdom£4,420
4United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Emmanuel MulemwaUnited Kingdom£3,430
5Romania Daniel StoicaRomania£2,620
6United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Oliver GriceUnited Kingdom£2,030
7United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Djamel AounUnited Kingdom£1,540
8United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ryan HetheringtonUnited Kingdom£1,260
9 Lee MulliganEngland£1,040
10United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Farida AhmedUnited Kingdom£860
11United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Zhongming LiaoUnited Kingdom£860
12United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Nimisha RattanUnited Kingdom£720
13United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Brian FrewUnited Kingdom£720
14United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Brice TianiUnited Kingdom£610
15United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ross WhitelawUnited Kingdom£610
16 Lynne BeaumontEngland£540
17United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Jack AndrewUnited Kingdom£540
18United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Trung TranUnited Kingdom£540
19United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Joseph ParsonsUnited Kingdom£540
20United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Oliver HutchinsUnited Kingdom£540
21United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland John HallUnited Kingdom£480
22Slovakia Stefan StroffekSlovakia£480
23United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Chenyi LyuUnited Kingdom£480
24France Thomas BesnierFrance£480
25Spain Kevin FerrerSpain£480
26Bulgaria Georgi BachiyskiBulgaria£480
27Hungary Csaba KovacsHungary£480
28Ireland James GroganIreland£430
29United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Lee LawrensonUnited Kingdom£430
30United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Adam SandercockUnited Kingdom£430
31United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Daniel OliverUnited Kingdom£430
32United Arab Emirates Asif IllyasUnited Arab Emirates£430
33United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland John BonadiesUnited Kingdom£430
34United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paul TinsleyUnited Kingdom£430
35Pakistan Ishitaq AhmedPakistan£430
36United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Robert SalisburyUnited Kingdom£380
37Ireland Paul CarrIreland£380
38United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Alfie DarbyUnited Kingdom£380
39United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Barry CarterUnited Kingdom£380
40United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Oliver EvendenUnited Kingdom£380
41China Fucheng ZhangChina£380
42United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Abdul MukitUnited Kingdom£380
43United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Deniz OrhanUnited Kingdom£380
44United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Muhamad MakhmoodUnited Kingdom£380
45United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Andrew TengUnited Kingdom£380
46United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Gary LoweUnited Kingdom£380
47United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Philip HepburnUnited Kingdom£380
48United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Natalia BreviglieriUnited Kingdom£350
49United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Samuel MatherUnited Kingdom£350
50United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Matthew NewmanUnited Kingdom£350
51United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Luke NewmanUnited Kingdom£350
52United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Christopher WitneyUnited Kingdom£350
53United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bradley RawsonUnited Kingdom£350
54United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Gareth WoodheadUnited Kingdom£350
55United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Andrew ChambiUnited Kingdom£350
56United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Stephen TyasUnited Kingdom£320
57Ireland Daniel HendersonIreland£320
58United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Roderick McDonaldUnited Kingdom£320
59United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Daniel StancerUnited Kingdom£320
60United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Roy FowlerUnited Kingdom£320
61United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Gabriel HeaneyUnited Kingdom£320
62United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mark BennettUnited Kingdom£320
63United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Charles SmithUnited Kingdom£320
64United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Zak ElliottUnited Kingdom£300
65United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Jonathan HankinsUnited Kingdom£300
66Australia Crispin RovereAustralia£300
67Poland Mariusz CzechPoland£300
68United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Wendy WatsonUnited Kingdom£300
69United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Kevin AsquithUnited Kingdom£300
70United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Andrew ProbynUnited Kingdom£300
71United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bill BautistaUnited Kingdom£300
72United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Carroll BelfieldUnited Kingdom£300

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