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As an official media partner, our team at poker.pro will be on-site at the 2025 PartyPoker Manchester at Manchester235 Casino, covering every hand and highlight from the £500 Main Event. Don’t miss a moment of the action as we bring you exclusive live updates from Manchester’s most exciting spring poker festival.
| Level 22: | 15,000/30,000 (30,000) |
| Entries: | 15/418 |
| Prizes: | £52,710 |
UTG, Daniel Keiller opened to 90,000. Action folded to Dennis O’Riordan, who went all in from the Small Blind for 355,000. After receiving the count, Keiller made the call.
Dennis O’Riordan: 4♥4♠
Daniel Keiller: A♥10♦
On this flip encounter, Keiller was on the better side of things as the board spelled out A♦8♠2♣Q♠J♠. O’Riordan was eliminated in position 16 for £515.
Daniel Keiller: 2,850,000
Dannis O’Riordan: 0
| Level 22: | 15,000/30,000 (30,000) |
| Entries: | 17/418 |
| Prizes: | £52,710 |
During the very first hand of the day, short-stacked Ricky Connon went all in for 300,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Goonjan Mall called him off.
Ricky Connon: A♥9♠
Goonjan Mall: 8♥8♣
It was a flip, but Connon wasn’t able to improve as the board ran out 3♥4♠K♠3♦Q♦. He was the first one to go out on Day 3, and Mall added to his stack.
Goonjan Mall: 1,845,000
Ricky Connon: 0
| Level 22: | 15,000/30,000 (30,000) |
| Entries: | 18/418 |
| Prizes: | £52,710 |
The 18 remaining players have taken their seats, and the first hand of the final has been dealt.
Below are all the pictures taken during Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event.
| Level 22: | 15,000/30,000 (30,000) |
| Entries: | 18/418 |
| Prizes: | £56,430 |
It’s time for the conclusion of the £150 Mini Main Event. Only 18 players remain after three days of play, and today, a winner will be crowned. The poker.pro live reporting team will cover the finale from its start (18:00) until there’s only one player remaining to lift the coveted trophy.
| Table-Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-1 | Ryan Cox | 1,525,000 | 51 |
| 11-2 | Chun Wong | 880,000 | 29 |
| 11-3 | Goonjan Mall | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 11-4 | Armandas Aurila | 1,270,000 | 42 |
| 11-5 | David Kingsley | 805,000 | 27 |
| 11-6 | Gary Barton | 340,000 | 11 |
| 11-7 | Andrew Wright | 625,000 | 21 |
| 11-8 | Ricky Connon | 300,000 | 10 |
| 11-9 | Ryan Wyvill | 770,000 | 26 |
| 12-1 | Hady Sirbu | 625,000 | 21 |
| 12-2 | Matthew Archer | 2,800,000 | 93 |
| 12-3 | Marta Porter | 1,190,000 | 40 |
| 12-4 | William Folwell | 865,000 | 29 |
| 12-5 | Dennis O’ Riordan | 415,000 | 14 |
| 12-6 | Georgious Livanos | 1,200,000 | 40 |
| 12-7 | Daniel Keiller | 2,245,000 | 75 |
| 12-8 | Ion Oprea | 995,000 | 33 |
| 12-9 | Frederic Jones-Morton | 2,100,000 | 70 |
| Position | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | £9,605 |
| 2 | £6,655 |
| 3 | £4,625 |
| 4 | £3,075 |
| 5 | £2,160 |
| 6 | £1,720 |
| 7 | £1,390 |
| 8 | £1,130 |
| 9 | £930 |
| 10-11 | £740 |
| 12-15 | £615 |
| 16-23 | £515 |
Time flies when you have fun, they say. This has proven to be true; the halfway point of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester has already been reached. It’s a bittersweet feeling. The event has been absolutely stellar so far, but the fact that there are only three days left leaves all poker players wanting more. Nevertheless, there are still a couple of days to enjoy live poker at the highest possible level.
Yesterday was arguably the most action-packed day of the event so far. No fewer than three major tournaments took place at the Manchester235 Casino: the £100 PLO456 poker.proTurbo 7-Max, Day 1a of the £500 Main Event, and Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event. Let’s deep dive into the archive and recap Thursday’s action.
Thursday, June 19, was the first day of the poker.pro live coverage from Manchester, and the eyes were on their own branded tournament. This was the third installment of a poker.pro PLO456 tournament, and their collaboration with PartyPoker has once again proved to be a fruitful one. In fact, the two entities (together with Manchester235 Casino) can all pat themselves on the back; the tournament quickly became the biggest poker.pro one-day tournament through all time, registering an impressive 112 entries.
It was a dealer’s choice tournament; the player seated on the Button was free to choose whether the hand would be played with four, five, or six hole cards. It became evident from the get-go that the Brits love action; the giant wooden dice placed on the table in order to keep track of how many cards would be used, would often have the six face up.
Right from the start, it was controlled chaos. Players were busting left and right, and there were even some multi-way all-ins. This can, of course, be expected when each player has six hole cards; it’s hard not to connect on the flops. The tournament director was running back and forth between the tables, busting players left and right.
There were a few familiar faces partaking in what was a rollercoaster of a poker tournament. PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples late-registered for the tournament together with his partner in crime, Rebecca Hardisty. Staples was actually seated on the same table as the poker.pro CEO, Jason Glatzer. Sadly, neither of the three icons made it into the money.
After Matthew Cox became the bubble boy, the tempo amped up and the action increased rapidly. Within a few hands, four players had already been eliminated. Not too long thereafter, the final table was set, and the remaining eight competitors continued the fight for the first-place payout of £2,629.
Even though the pay jumps were increasing, it still didn’t take long between the bust-outs. In fact, it was too fast for the sole poker.pro reporter to be able to catch it all, but not everything went by the reporter’s eye. The arguably most important hand of the tournament was captured when Daryosh Rossookh eliminated Heelis Connor in fourth place. At this point, the two of them were massive chip leaders, and had not a spade fallen on the river, the result may have been different.
The 6♠ did come, though, and that gave Rossookh one of the most commanding chip leads ever seen. He had no issues eliminating Jamie O’ Brien and Stefan Stroffek, and when the dust had settled, he could be crowned the winner. Not only did he get the £2,629 and the trophy, but he (as well as O ‘Brien and Stroffek) got a top-of-the-art water bottle, branded with poker.pro and Poker Against Plastic Pollution.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daryosh Rossookh | £2,629 |
| 2 | Stefan Stroffek | £1,595 |
| 3 | Jamie O’ Brien | £1,015 |
| 4 | Heelis Connor | £840 |
| 5 | Ronnie Marland | £700 |
| 6 | Jian Rong | £590 |
| 7 | Li Ning | £500 |
| 8 | Joel Toward | £395 |
| 9 | Yuk Yue | £305 |
| 10 | Naser Nasseri | £215 |
| 11 | Osman Mustanoglu | £150 |
| 12 | David Lu | £150 |
| 13 | James Cossick | £150 |
That’s the poker.pro PLO456 done and dusted. Today, another tournament will see a winner being crowned. 18 players are remaining in the £150 Mini Main Event. 418 entries were made in total, which created a £56,430 prize pool. 83 players moved on to Day 2 from the various Day 1 flights, and 63 players made the money. Today, they’ll continue battling it out over the tables for the £9,605 first-place payout. Matthew Archer is the current chip leader; the seat draw and chip counts for today can be seen here.
In terms of the £500 Main Event, 11 players bagged in yesterday’s Day 1a flight. One of them was PartyPoker Tour Team ambassador Sam Acheampong, who bagged the third most in chips. The full results from Day 1a can be seen here. At this current moment, Day 1b is in full swing.
There’s no doubt about it: The PartyPoker Tour Manchester event lives up to the standard set in London a few weeks ago, and it’ll be a thrill to see the action unfolding over the next three days. New poker history is about to be written in Manchester.
Today, it’s the conclusion of the £150 Mini Main Event. After two days of play, only 18 brave competitors remain. The seat draw and chip counts for today can be seen below. The players will resume play at Level 22: 15,000/30,000, with a 30,000 Ante.
| Table-Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-1 | Ryan Cox | 1,525,000 | 51 |
| 11-2 | Chun Wong | 880,000 | 29 |
| 11-3 | Goonjan Mall | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 11-4 | Armandas Aurila | 1,270,000 | 42 |
| 11-5 | David Kingsley | 805,000 | 27 |
| 11-6 | Gary Barton | 340,000 | 11 |
| 11-7 | Andrew Wright | 625,000 | 21 |
| 11-8 | Ricky Connon | 300,000 | 10 |
| 11-9 | Ryan Wyvill | 770,000 | 26 |
| 12-1 | Hady Sirbu | 625,000 | 21 |
| 12-2 | Matthew Archer | 2,800,000 | 93 |
| 12-3 | Marta Porter | 1,190,000 | 40 |
| 12-4 | William Folwell | 865,000 | 29 |
| 12-5 | Dennis O’ Riordan | 415,000 | 14 |
| 12-6 | Georgious Livanos | 1,200,000 | 40 |
| 12-7 | Daniel Keiller | 2,245,000 | 75 |
| 12-8 | Ion Oprea | 995,000 | 33 |
| 12-9 | Frederic Jones-Morton | 2,100,000 | 70 |
Day 1a of the £500 Main Event attracted 44 entries, and 11 bagged their chips for Day 2. Below are the full chip counts from Day 1a.
| Position | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicki Jagger | 355,000 |
| 2 | Tom Horn | 353,000 |
| 3 | Sam Acheampong | 345,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Blow | 263,000 |
| 5 | Sam Manaul | 207,000 |
| 6 | Mekal Haley | 162,000 |
| 7 | Kel Tat Cha | 156,000 |
| 8 | Julian Mosourra | 122,000 |
| 9 | Colin Wilkes | 86,000 |
| 10 | Bradley Marwood | 83,000 |
| 11 | Eliot Catteson | 56,000 |
| Level 19: | 8,000/16,000 |
| Entries: | 1/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
After eliminating Stefan Stroffek in second place, Daryosh Rossookh is now crowned the winner of the £100 PLO456 PokerPRO Turbo 7-Max. For this feat, he takes home £2,629.
That concludes the poker.prio live coverage for today, however, a recap of today’s action will be up tomorrow before noon.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daryosh Rossookh | £2,629 |
| 2 | Stefan Stroffek | £1,595 |
| 3 | Jamie O’ Brien | £1,015 |
| 4 | Heelis Connor | £840 |
| 5 | Ronnie Marland | £700 |
| 6 | Jian Rong | £590 |
| 7 | Li Ning | £500 |
| 8 | Joel Toward | £395 |
| 9 | Yuk Yue | £305 |
| 10 | Naser Nasseri | £215 |
| 11 | Osman Mustanoglu | £150 |
| 12 | David Lu | £150 |
| 13 | James Cossick | £150 |
| Level 19: | 8,000/16,000 |
| Entries: | 1/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
Trailing in the heads up-battle, Stefan Stroffek got his stack all in against Daryosh Rossookh on the 8♠3♣K♠ flop.
Stefan Stroffek: A♠2♥9♥9♦
Daryosh Rossookh: 3♠6♣7♠8♦
The board completed with 7♦Q♥, and that settled it. Two-pair for Rossookh was good enough to eliminate Stroffek in second place for £1,595.
| Level 19: | 8,000/16,000 |
| Entries: | 3/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
The flop read J♠5♠10♣. It was a battle between the two chip leaders, Connor Heelis and Daryosh Rossookh. Heelis bet, Rossookh immediately raised, Heelis went all in, and Rossookh made the call.
Connor Heelis: J♦J♣K♥Q♠10♦8♦
Daryosh Rossookh: K♠7♠5♦5♣A♣4♠
“No spade,” Heelis urged as he would then have the commanding chip lead during three-handed play. Unfortunate for him, though, the board completed with 8♥6♠. Such, he was eliminated in third place.
Daryosh Rossookh:
Connor Heelis: 2,200,000
| Level 18: | 6,000/12,000 |
| Entries: | 4/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
Jamie O’Brien clashed all in pre-flop against big-stacked Daryosh Rossookh.
Jamie O’Brien: K♥K♣Q♥6♦5♥4♣
Daryosh Rossookh: A♦A♣6♣2♦10♥5♣
Rossookh hit a full house on the 8♣A♠7♣9♠7♥ board, and eliminated O’Brien. O’Brien went to collect £700 for his achievement.
Daryosh Rossookh: 900,000
Jamie O’Brien: 0
| Level 17: | 5,000/10,000 |
| Entries: | 5/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
On the 7♠Q♠4♠3♥ board, Rian Jong clashed all in against Heelis Connor. Jong was the player at risk.
Rian Jong: K♠J♠9♠J♣5♣A♥
Heelis Connor: A♠2♠A♦J♦5♠3♣
Flush over flush, and Jong was eliminated in position six for £590.
Heelis Connor: 720,000
Rian Jong: 0
| Level 17: | 5,000/10,000 |
| Entries: | 7/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
After Joel Toward went out in position eight for £395, the final table is now set.
| Break | N/A |
| Entries: | 8/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
The remaining eight players are on a 15-minute break. The are set to return to Level 17: 5,000/10,000. Below are the full chip counts.
| Table-Seat | Player | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19-2 | Jian Rong | 82,000 | 8 |
| 19-3 | Stefan Stroffek | 69,000 | 7 |
| 19-4 | Ronnie Marland | 185,000 | 19 |
| 19-6 | Heelis Connor | 650,000 | 65 |
| 20-1 | Jamie O’Brien | 400,000 | 40 |
| 20-3 | Daryosh Rossookh | 680,000 | 69 |
| 20-4 | Li Ning | 67,000 | 7 |
| 20-5 | Joel Toward | 103,000 | 10 |
| Level 16: | 4,000/8,000 |
| Entries: | 9/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
The “Post Bubble Bustout Bonanza” has once again proved to be a real thing; after the bubble burst, four players went out in a heartbeat. These are all the eliminations since the ITM-stage was reached.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Naser Nasseri | £215 |
| 11 | Osman Mustanoglu | £150 |
| 12 | David Lu | £150 |
| 13 | James Cossick | £150 |
| Level 15: | 3,000/6,000 |
| Entries: | 13/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
On a 7♥3♣8♦ flop, Connor Heelis announced “pot”, forcing Matthew Cox all in for roughly 140,000. “I can’t fold”, Cox said after staring at his hand for two minutes, and eventually made the call.
Conner Heelis: A♠A♣Q♠5♣4♣6♦
Matthew Cox: A♦10♦9♠8♥6♠4♠
The board completed with 5♠Q♣, and that settled it. Cox was eliminated in position 14, which meant that the remaining 13 players were all in the money, guaranteed a £150 min-cash.
| Level 12: | 1,500/3,000 |
| Entries: | 20/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
Big-stacked Daryosh Rossookh opened to 10,000 from the Cut-off. Yan Song called from the Big Blind, which also meant that he was all in.
Daryosh Rossookh: 4♣Q♣J♦9♣8♠6♠
Yan Song: A♥3♦6♣7♥7♣K♥
Rossookh was on the better side of things on the K♠5♦10♥A♠9♠ flop. He busted Song and now plays a massive stack.
Daryosh Rossookh: 233,000
Yan Song: 0
| Level 11: | 1,000/2,500 |
| Entries: | 24/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
Jaime Staples and Rebecca Hardisty joined the tournament during the last stages of late registration. Hardisty is currently playing just shy of 100,000, while Staples sits on a 27,000 stack.
| Level 11: | 1,000/2,500 |
| Entries: | 25/112 |
| Prizes: | £9,234 |
The payouts have just been announced.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | £2,629 |
| 2 | £1,595 |
| 3 | £1,015 |
| 4 | £840 |
| 5 | £700 |
| 6 | £590 |
| 7 | £500 |
| 8 | £395 |
| 9 | £305 |
| 10 | £215 |
| 11-13 | £150 |
Let’s throw in some quick updates from the other two big tournaments in the room.
Day 1a of the £500 Main Event got 44 entries. 15 players are currently remaining, and 11 will bag for Day 2.
In Day 2 of the £150 Mini Main Event, 32 players remain from the 86 who took their seats earlier today 18:00. All in all, the Mini Main Event got 418 entries.
| Level 10: | 1,000/2,000 |
| Entries: | 34/112 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
From the Cut-off, Joel Toward opened to 5,000. Mr. X called from the Small Blind, and Vadims Veksins defended his Big Blind.
The flop came 4♦5♥A♥. Action checked to Toward, who continued for 10,000. Mr. X folded before Veksins made the call.
Veksins took the aggressive path and went all in for 26,000 on the 8♦ turn. Toward made the call rather quickly.
Vadims Veksins: 10♥9♠8♥7♦4♠4♥
Joel Toward: A♠K♠Q♣8♣6♦7♥
Toward was ahead with the straight, and the J♥ didn’t help Veksins. He was eliminated and Toward may be the current chip leader.
Joel Toward: 153,000
Vadims Veksins: 0
| Break | N/A |
| Entries: | 45/112 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
The remaining 45 players are returning from a 15-minute break. The poker.pro live coverage team managed to identify the three biggest stacks in the room. The players are set to return to Level 9: 800/1,600.
| Player | Chips | Big Blind |
|---|---|---|
| Naser Nasseri | 125,000 | 78 |
| James Cossick | 121,500 | 76 |
| Joel Toward | 98,000 | 61 |
| Level 8: | 600/1,200 |
| Entries: | 44/107 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
Even though the history of poker.pro-labeled live poker events may be short so far, a record is always worth celebrating. With 107 entries, this is now the biggest poker.pro one-day event ever. poker.pro would like to thank PartyPoker for a sublime collaboration that’s growing bigger and stronger each day. Also, big shoutout to the Manchester235 Casino; the dealers and the rest of the staff are doing amazing work.
| Level 7: | 500/1,000 |
| Entries: | 49/98 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
After some limping, some potting, some calling, and some more shenanigans, five players were all in pre-flop. The game was PLO6. Alright, let’s type out the whole deck, I guess:
Joel Toward: A♥K♥K♦9♠9♥6♠
Henrik Nowroozi: A♣Q♣Q♥10♠5♦4♥
Kyle Browitt: Q♠4♠10♣10♥Q♦7♦
Liam Johnston: A♠2♠9♣8♣6♣2♦
Ranveer Arora: K♣J♣2♣7♥6♥3♥
Let’s not go over the percentage for each player on every street. But, the full board spelled out 7♣3♠J♥5♠6♦. This meant that eight-nine was the nuts, and Johnston was the only player with this holding. Thus, he won a huge pot, eliminating Noqroozi and Browitt in the process. All signs points to Johnston being the chip leader.
Liam Johnston: 113,000
| Level 6: | 400/800 |
| Entries: | 39/74 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
| Level 4: | 200/400 |
| Entries: | 36/56 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
UTG, Mathias Anthony made it 1,200. Ed Beaufoy announced “pot” from the Button, which translated to a 4,200 raise. Ranveer Arora called from the Small Blind, and Anthony also joined the party.
First to act on the Q♣10♠9♦ flop, Arora poted to 13,000. Anthony went all in for just a couple more thousands; Beaufoy folded quickly, before Arora made the call.
Ranveer Arora: K♥J♣A♣5♦7♠
Mathias Anthony: A♦J♦Q♥8♣6♣
“You got a straight,” Arora asked his opponent before they turned over their cards. “At the moment, yes,” was the cheeky answer from Anthony, who was ahead. The 6♠ turn didn’t change much, but the K♠ on the river meant the players would chop the pot with a broadway straight each. Oh, how we love PLO5!
Mathias Anthony: 27,000
Ranveer Arora: 24,000
| Level 4: | 200/400 |
| Entries: | 40/54 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
The poker.pro CEO, Jason Glatzer, is one of the players in the tournament. Or, he was; he just busted his first bullet after getting it all in on the flop against Jamie O’ Brien. Glatzer took the lead on the turn, hitting a set of sevens, but his fate was sealed when O’ Brien hit a flush on the river.
Glatzer headed straight to the cashier; rebuy!
| Level 4: | 200/400 |
| Entries: | 39/52 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
Val Bennet and Ranveer Arora clashed against each other. On the 9♥K♠7♠ flop, they pot back and forth, until a relatively short-stacked Bennet was all in.
Val Bennet: 6♥A♦K♣4♥
Ranveer Arora: 9♦7♥4♣2♥
The 9♥K♠7♠8♣5♣ board saw Bennet hit a straight on the river, and she doubled up. A fun little anecdote is that when the 8♣ turn fell on the turn, Arora asked the table, “So what’s that?”, and no one could answer right away whether he improved or not. I said it before, and I’ll say it again: PLO can be confusing!
Ranveer Arora: 28,500
Val Bennet: 14,000
| Level 3: | 100/300 |
| Entries: | 32/39 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
Eoin Walsh opened to 700 UTG. Conner Heells (Cut-off) and Osman Mustanoglu (Small Blind) both called before James Cossick raised to 3,500. Everyone decided to pay the extra fee and stick around.
The flop was 6♦9♥6♥. Action was checked to Heells who bet 4,000. Cossick was the sole caller.
The two contestants checked the 6♣ turn, and the 7♥ river.
Cossick showed two of his six cards; he made a full house with A♠A♣ and added to his already impressive stack.
James Cossick: 67,000
Connor Heells: 11,500
| Level 1: | 100/200 |
| Entries: | 25/25 |
| Prizes: | TBA |
Cards are in the Air for the £100 PLO456 PokerPRO Turbo 7-max. From the get-go, 25 players are in the tournament. It’s Dealer’s Choice, meaning the player seated on the Button decides whether the game should be four-, five- or six card PLO.
| Level 14: | 2,500/5,000 (5,000) |
| Entries: | 83/418 |
| Prizes: | £56,430 |
The payouts for the £150 Mini Main Event has been announced.63 players will be in the money.
| Position | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | £9,605 |
| 2 | £6,655 |
| 3 | £4,625 |
| 4 | £3,075 |
| 5 | £2,160 |
| 6 | £1,720 |
| 7 | £1,390 |
| 8 | £1,130 |
| 9 | £930 |
| 10-11 | £740 |
| 12-15 | £615 |
| 16-23 | £515 |
| 24-31 | £425 |
| 32-39 | £360 |
| 40-55 | £300 |
| 56-63 | £285 |
It’s the third day of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester, which means another day in paradise. During the first two days of the event, the Manchester235 Casino has proven to be a fitting venue for what is one of the hottest live poker circuits out there right now.
Today will most surely live up to the set standard and more, as the schedule is filled to the brim with mouth-watering tournaments. Needless to say, all poker enthusiasts in Manchester are in for a treat this sunny Thursday.
One of the most popular tournaments during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London event a few weeks back was the £150 Mini Main Event. The tournament is back in Manchester, and today, Day 2 is scheduled to commence at 18:00 (before that, though, there’s the 1d Hyper Turbo flight at 13:00). In London, the tournament attracted a whopping 866 entries, a tail that Manchester is chasing. After the first three flights here in Manchester, 323 entries have already been made, which means that there are £41,990 in the prize pool already.
Day 2 of the Mini Main will play 11 levels, or until 18 players remain. The players advancing to Day 2 are not in the money; the cut is at 75 % of the number of players who take their seats in Day 2.
At 14:00, it’s time for Day 1a of the £500 Main Event. With a 50,000 starting stack and 40-minute levels, the Main Event offers unparalleled opportunities for players to put all of their poker skills on display. Getnet Kassa received £38,408 for winning in London; who’ll join him in the winner’s circle by claiming the Manchester crown?
Then, at 20:00, there’s the £100 PLO456 poker.pro Turbo 7-Max. The collaboration between PartyPoker and poker.pro is growing, and it’s thrilling that the official media partner gets to host a tournament of their own during the Manchester event.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | £60 Main Event Satellite Target Stack |
| 13:00 | £150 Mini Main Event Day 1d (Hyper-Turbo) |
| 14:00 | £500 Main Event Day 1a |
| 18:00 | £150 Mini Main Event Day 2 |
| 20:00 | £PLO456 poker.pro Turbo 7-Max |
| 21:00 | £60 Main Event Satellite Target Stack |
In terms of today’s live coverage, poker.pro will mainly report from the PLO456. The occasional update from Day 2 of the Mini Main will also be posted, and, perhaps some coverage of the first flight of the Main Event.
As soon as possible after each flight of the Mini- and the Main Event, chip counts will be shared on poker.pro.
Bring it on, Manchester!
16 players moved on from Day 1c of the £150 Main Event. Below are the chip counts from the third starting flight.
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Keiler | 798,000 |
| 2 | George Livanos | 488,000 |
| 3 | James Fowler | 301,000 |
| 4 | Alexander Slade | 286,000 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Georgiev | 272,000 |
| 6 | Adrian Burns | 262,000 |
| 7 | Marcus Letzez | 240,000 |
| 8 | Richard Heller | 235,000 |
| 9 | Jaime Staples | 197,000 |
| 10 | Dylan Snyder | 188,000 |
| 11 | Armandas Aurica | 188,000 |
| 12 | Damien Collins | 175,000 |
| 13 | Phillip Roberts | 165,000 |
| 14 | Beniz Orhan | 146,000 |
| 15 | Rebecca Hardisty | 145,000 |
| 16 | Chris Lithage | 125,000 |
26 players moved on from Day 1b of the £150 Main Event. Below are the chip counts from the second starting flight.
| Place | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta Porter | 569,000 |
| 2 | Ion Oprea | 537,000 |
| 3 | Pavinder Kumar | 499,000 |
| 4 | Mack Lang | 443,000 |
| 5 | Wong Chun | 334,000 |
| 6 | Dat Chev | 332,000 |
| 7 | Connor Butt | 299,000 |
| 8 | Matthew Wong | 270,000 |
| 9 | Bill Harvey Bautista | 240,000 |
| 10 | Gary Dermott | 234,000 |
| 11 | Damian Dzikowski | 233,000 |
| 12 | Naser Naserri | 225,000 |
| 13 | Dennis Oriordan | 218,000 |
| 14 | William Fowell | 207,000 |
| 15 | Ceori Day | 201,000 |
| 16 | R.M. | 194,000 |
| 17 | R. Kosma | 187,000 |
| 18 | Fabio Sparling | 186,000 |
| 19 | Samuel Greaves | 180,000 |
| 20 | Gary Barton | 165,000 |
| 21 | Masmukh Khodiyaru | 156,000 |
| 22 | Chong H | 112,000 |
| 23 | Leianne McAutster | 107,000 |
| 24 | Daniel Davies | 95,000 |
| 25 | Darren Harris | 88,000 |
| 26 | Shenbaz Hussain | 87,000 |
Make no mistake about it: when PartyPoker announced their highly anticipated return to the live poker scene, their biggest niche was without a doubt their online qualifying campaign. They made a promise to send 1,000 players to the live fields, which is an insanely large number if you consider all the parameters.
What we’ve seen from the 2025 PartyPoker UK Tour so far is unique. In a way, one could make the claim that PartyPoker are starting from scratch; this modern concept wasn’t something they resurrected from their events before their hiatus. Few, if any, other live poker tours manage to create such a feel-good vibe around the tables, while simultaneously keeping the poker serious and vital.
They’ve managed to get numbers of entries that are hard to comprehend. A big part of this is the online qualifiers, which’ve enabled for poker players to secure the poker experience of a lifetime for mere cents. The best part? Qualifiers are still running for the three upcoming events.
To be able to get one’s hands on a £1,000 package for only £0,01, almost sounds too good to be true. Yet, PartyPoker has made it possible. Through a five-step process, players can secure what is sure to be poker memories that they’ll never forget. If one doesn’t have the patience to go through all the steps, it’s also possible to buy in to step 4.
| Round | Tournament | Buy-in | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-Max Sit N’ Go or MTT | £0.20 | Round two ticket |
| 2 | 6-Max Sit N’ Go or MTT | £1 | Round three ticket |
| 3 | Phased MTT | £5 | 20 % of players carry on their stack to round four |
| 4 | Phased MTT | £25 | 15 % of players carry on their stack to round five |
| 5 | MTT | N/A | £1,000 PartyPoker Tour package |
The package is also super flexible. It isn’t connected with a specific event; it can be used for any of the remaining three stops.
If you’re interested in snagging a package for the upcoming stops yourself, make sure to check out Barry Carter’s in-depth article. Not only does he list all the benefits with the qualifiers, but he also reveals the optimal strategy to win them.
Late registration for Day 1b of the £150 Mini Main Event closed with 128 entries. Since they’ll be playing down to 20 %, 25 players will bag their chips for Day 2.
The turbo flight Day 1c started recently, and currently has 38 entries.
Want to experience the PartyPoker Tour Manchester pulse? Right now, you can watch the Influencer Sit N’ Go live on the PartyPoker YouTube channel. PartyPoker Ambassadors and other poker icons are battling it out against each other. The following players are in the mix:
| Table-Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1-1 | Jaime Staples |
| 1-2 | Glenn Brown |
| 1-3 | Aleks Georgiev |
| 1-4 | Rebecca Hardisty |
| 1-5 | Natalie Bromley |
| 1-6 | Asif Warris |
| 1-7 | Barry Carter |
| 1-8 | Michael Rogan |
| 1-9 | Sam Acheampong |
The poker.pro live coverage team have arrived to the Manchester235 Casino. The 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester is in full swing, and even though the event is only on its second day, the “PartyPoker Atmosphere” already has taken over the whole building.
In terms of live reporting, there’s been a small change of plans:
Each day, a full recap of the day’s action will be posted.
22 players moved on from Day 1a of the £150 Main Event. Below are the chip counts from the first starting flight.
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonioz Elliot | 763,000 |
| 2 | Rick Connor | 434,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Cox | 431,000 |
| 4 | Wing Sze Ko | 415,000 |
| 5 | James Payne | 379,000 |
| 6 | Will Croasden | 326,000 |
| 7 | Ronnie Marland | 285,000 |
| 8 | Frederic Sones-Morton | 269,000 |
| 9 | Chris Dernoral | 263,000 |
| 10 | Matt Archer | 260,000 |
| 11 | Richard Mackay | 246,000 |
| 12 | Samuel Philips | 217,000 |
| 13 | Matthew Staples | 213,000 |
| 14 | Robin Yeung | 159,000 |
| 15 | Matthew Chard | 138,000 |
| 16 | Mickey Habunj | 132,000 |
| 17 | Andrew Wright | 118,000 |
| 18 | Nathan Nugar | 103,000 |
| 19 | Will McMurray | 102,000 |
| 20 | Nathan Lowe | 99,000 |
| 21 | David Kingsley | 86,000 |
| 22 | Gary Brian Lowe | 48,000 |
After a successful first event in London a couple of weeks back, the 2025 PartyPoker Tour UK is finally back with its second out of a total of five stops this year. The red carpet has been rolled out at the Manchester235 Casino, and if it’s anything like what went down in London, all poker players are in for a treat.
The first tournament of the event is the £150 Mini Main. There are four starting flights for this three-day affair, with Day 1a being the gem of today’s schedule.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| June 17 | 2:00 p.m. | £150 Mini Main Event Day 1a |
| June 18 | 2:00 p.m. | £150 Mini Main Event Day 1b |
| 8:00 p.m. | £150 Mini Main Event Day 1c (Turbo) | |
| June 19 | 1:00 p.m. | £150 Mini Main Event Day 1d (Hyper Turbo) |
| 6:00 p.m. | £150 Mini Main Event Day 2 | |
| June 20 | 6:00 p.m. | £150 Mini Main Event Day 3 (Final Day) |
The £150 Mini Main Event in London had the exact same structure as the one in Manchester. In London, 866 entries were made, which created a £109,200 prize pool. The £17,170 first-place payout was not a bad paycheck for a £150 buy-in tournament. After an absolute blockbuster of a tournament, Dost Ghrabie captured the title. It’ll be interesting to see if Ghrabie makes the trip to Manchester and attempts to defend his title.
In terms of live coverage, poker.pro will commence live reporting tomorrow, June 18, when Day 1b of the Mini Main kicks off. Before that, however, chip counts from Day 1a will be posted here on the live blog.
Three of the total four Day 1 flights of the £500 Main Event have concluded, and so far, 42 players have secured their respective seats for Day 2, which is scheduled to commence at 16:00 today. So far, the prize pool has reached an impressive £107,248. The total number of entries is 243 (44 from Day 1a, 111 from 1b, 50 from 1c, and 38 from 1d).
Needless to say, there’s a lot to play for.
In this very moment, Day 1d is in full swing. It’s already settled that 10 players will bag their chips for Day 2.
Regarding Day 2, play will begin at Level 12 (1,500/3,000, with a 3,000 Ante). Eleven 45-minute levels will be played today, or until nine players remain. As soon as Day 1d finishes, poker.pro will post the seat draw and chip counts for Day 2. The team is ready to deliver live coverage of Day 2 from start to finish.
| Level | SB | BB | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 3 | 100 | 300 | 300 |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 5 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 6 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 7 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 8 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 9 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 10 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 11 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| 12 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 13 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 14 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 15 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 16 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 17 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 18 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 19 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 20 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 21 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 |
| 22 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 23 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 24 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 25 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| 26 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| 27 | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 28 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| 29 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 |
| 30 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| 31 | 120,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| 32 | 150,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| 33 | 200,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| 34 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 |
| 35 | 300,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 |
| 36 | 400,000 | 800,000 | 800,000 |
| 37 | 500,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deniz Ohran | £19,843* |
| 2 | Ronnie Marland | £16,235* |
| 3 | Ion Oprea | £10,200 |
| 4 | Alexander Georgiev | £6,860 |
| 5 | Natalie Bromley | £5,045 |
| 6 | Gerard Harraghy | £4,075 |
| 7 | James O’Brien | £3,350 |
| 8 | Jonathan Harley | £2,800 |
| 9 | Julian Mosquera | £2,340 |
| 10 | Lewis Day | £1,920 |
| 11 | Nick Kiat | £1,920 |
| 12 | Guiseppe Cerri | £1,615 |
| 13 | Paul Maguire | £1,615 |
| 14 | Lewis Connor | £1,615 |
| 15 | RIchard Kellett | £1,615 |
| 16 | Tony Horn | £1,300 |
| 17 | Tom Hibbert | £1,300 |
| 18 | Hasmukh Khodiyara | £1,300 |
| 19 | Vicki Jagger | £1,300 |
| 20 | Richard Arnott | £1,300 |
| 21 | Daniel Vargas | £1,300 |
| 22 | Knights Macsen | £1,300 |
| 23 | Elliot Anthonioz | £1,300 |
| 24 | Asif Warris | £1,100 |
| 25 | James Butterworth | £1,100 |
| 26 | Isaak Han | £1,100 |
| 27 | Vadims Veksins | £1,100 |
| 28 | Xiantong Li | £1,100 |
| 29 | Sam Manavi | £1,100 |
| 30 | Yu Wu | £1,100 |
| 31 | Sam Acheampong | £1,100 |
| 32 | Chaofan Lei | £1,000 |
| 33 | Bradley Harwood | £1,000 |
| 34 | Shofiqur Rahman | £1,000 |
| 35 | Lucas Poleszczuk | £1,000 |
| 36 | Savvas Tsochataridis | £1,000 |
| 37 | David Kingsley | £1,000 |
| 38 | Paul Hempseed | £1,000 |
*Denotes a heads-up deal.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ion Oprea | £8,885 |
| 2 | Marta Porter | £5,500 |
| 3 | Daniel Keiller | £6,500 |
| 4 | Ryan Wyvill | £3,075 |
| 5 | Ryan Cox | £2,160 |
| 6 | Matthew Archer | £1,720 |
| 7 | Goonjan Mall | £1,390 |
| 8 | Hady Sirbu | £1,130 |
| 9 | William Folwell | £930 |
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