The 2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester Kicks Off With £150 Mini Main Event Action

Welcome, fellow poker enthusiasts, to the live coverage of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester.

The poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén arrived to Manchester yesterday afternoon, and after a good night’s rest, he’s ready to cover every knook and cranny of the action that’s about to fold at Manchester235 Casino for the next nine days.

Today’s schedule features three events. First and foremost, the whole festival will kick off with Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event. In terms of entries, this is always the most popular tournament of the PartyPoker Tour. This time will be no different, with six starting-day flights. The inaugural flight will kick off at 16:00.

Then, at 19:00, it’s time for the first poker.pro-branded tournament of the week. The £60 poker.pro PL Sviten Special is a tournament no one wants to miss. Sviten, the Swedish game that is a mix between five-card draw and five-card PLO, offers unparallelled action, and it’s destined to become a Saturday night party.

Last but not least, JJ Hazan’s PLO Masters makes its first appearance on the schedule with the £60 PLO Masters Saturday Party Madness Courchevel Bounty. Cards will be in the air at 21:00, and together with the Sviten tournament, these two tournaments makes this quite the Mixed Games-heavy Saturday at Manchester’s finest card room.

All and all, the stage is set for an exciting first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester. Today’s live blog will focus on the Mini Main Event, but under the “Results” tab, all results from the side events throughout the festival will be uploaded. The poker.pro live blog will be the place to be this week to catch up on all the action from Manchester235 Casino, and this live reporter is beyond ex cited for the event to kick off. See you all at 16:00.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester – Saturday, June 13, Tournament Schedule