2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow

With around 26,000 in the middle on a board of 7♠3♥3♣J♠, Darren Woodruff was all-in for 33,000 and at risk against Trevor Mills.

Darren Woodruff: 7♦7♥
Trevor Mills: K♦J♦

Woodruff had flopped the full house, and Mills required a jack to escape. The K♣ river was irrelevant, and Woodruff celebrated his double-up.

Darren Woodruff – 94,000
Trevor Mills – 3,100

Nicholas Scott opened to 1,500 from middle position, and received a call from Sharaz Moad in the hijack, before Ryan McVey produced a three-bet to 4,100 from the cutoff.

Both of his opponents called to see the J♥5♥4♠ flop, where action was checked to McVey. He fired out a bet of 5,000, which failed to shake off either opponent.

On the 10♠ turn, Scott checked to Moad, who slid out a bet of 12,000, forcing folds from both of his opponents.

Sharaz Moad – 75,000
Nicholas Scott – 35,000
Ryan McVey – 30,000

Alexander Wickham was sweeping in a huge pot, while Vitor Cortico was getting up out of his chair looking slightly stunned.

With around 60,000 in the middle and the board reading 9♦8♠4♦5♠2♦, Cortico check-called an all-in from Wickham for his remaining stack of around 45,000.

Wickham tabled A♦7♦ for the nuts, and Cortico turned over 9♠9♣ with dismay.

Alexander Wickham – 160,000
Vitor Cortico – 0

A pot of 15,000 had developed by the turn on a board of 4♦3♦2♣J♣, and Josh Tweedie checked from the cutoff to John Woods on the button.

Woods fired out a bet of 9,000, and Tweddie called to see the Q♣ river.

Tweedie checked once more, and folded instantly in the face of an all-in from Woods of 13,500.

John Woods – 45,000
Josh Tweedie – 13,500

A chunky pot of 24,300 had brewed by the river on a board of Q♣9♠6♦A♥5♥, in a hand between Alban Rrushi in middle position, and Stephen Maxwell in the big blind.

Maxwell checked, and Rrushi fired out a bet of 7,600. Maxwell spent a reasonable period of time in the tank, but made the call.

Rrushi tabled A♣Q♥ for top two pair, and Maxwell was frustrated to see his K♣K♥ had been usurped on the turn.

Alban Rrushi – 62,500
Stephen Maxwell – 27,000

There was 1,200 in front of Christos Loizou under the gun, and 3,500 in front of Nathan Drummond on the button.

Loizou called to see the [invalid notations] flop, where he check-called in the face of a bet of 2,400 from Drummond.

The 9♦ hit on the turn, and Loizou checked once more. Drummond jammed for around 6,200, and received a snap-call from Loizou.

Nathan Drummond: A♥J♠
Christos Loizou: A♣9♥

It was top pair versus two pair, and there was no escape for Drummond on the 8♦ river.

Christos Loizou – 80,000
Nathan Drummond – 0

With around 2,400 in the middle on a flop of 6♣5♦4♣, Michael Marco fired out a bet of 2,000, and was met with a raise to 6,000 from Brian Etheridge.

Marco called to see the A♣ turn, where he fired out a bet of 6,000.

Etheridge called to see the 6♠ river, where Marco again led out with a bet of 11,500. Etheridge jammed for around 26,000, and Marco snap-called for his roughly 20,000 stack.

Marco tabled A♥6♦ for sixes full of aces, and could barely believe his eyes when Etheridge turned over A♦A♠ for aces full of sixes.

Brian Etheridge – 75,000
Michael Marco – 0

Ishbel Leddy was sweeping in a full double-up, after waking up with pocket rockets versus her opponent’s pocket kings. The stacks made their way into the middle preflop, and Leddy flopped a set, rendering her opponent’s turned set irrelevant.

Leddy had apparently picked up pocket queens in the previous hand, hitting another set to bust her opponent, and has in excess of three starting stacks already.

Ishel Leddy – 134,000

Ramlal Basdeo opened to 400 under the gun, and received a call from Douglas McVey in the next seat.

Alex Gillies produced a three-bet to 1,700 next along, before Omid Nikjeh cold-called in the cutoff. Basdeo and McVey both called to make it four-way to the flop in a three-bet pot.

The 8♣5♦4♣ flop was checked to Gillies, who fired out a bet of 2,500. Nikjeh folded, but both Basdeo and McVey called.

The J♥ hit on the turn, and was checked through to the Q♣ river, where action was checked to Gillies.

Gillies slid out a bet of 6,000, which only Basdeo called. Gillies confidently tabled J♣J♠ for a turned set of jacks, but was shocked to see Basdeo had Q♥Q♠ for a rivered set of queens.

Ramlal Basdeo – 56,000
Alex Gillies – 30,000
Douglas McVey – 38,000
Omid Nikjeh – 35,000

Around 5,600 had made its way into the middle on a completed board of A♠K♠6♠A♣2♠, in a hand between Michael Dock in the cutoff, and Michael Marco in the big blind.

Marco checked, and Dock fired out a chunky bet of 5,400. Marco thought matters through briefly, before sending his cards to the muck.

Michael Dock – 42,800
Michael Marco – 37,200

Play is underway in Day 1a of the £150 buy-in, £50,000 guaranteed Mini Main Event, with 34 players already seated.

Early birds include David Docherty and London Main Event final tablist Ivan Meister, who are aiming to follow in the footsteps of Christian Watt as the Glasgow Mini Main Event champion.

The PartyPoker Tour crowned its latest Main Event champion just three weeks ago, as Daniel Smith of Wales turned a free online satellite ticket into a £22,500 payday in London. Now, the latest opportunity for players to etch their name into PartyPoker history has arrived, with the tour descending on the Alea Casino in Glasgow from 3-9 August for its sixth stop of 2026.

With the city fresh off hosting a hugely successful Commonwealth Games, attention turns from the pool and track to the tables. It is the second time the tour has been hosted by the stunning venue on the banks of the River Clyde.

Last year, Zhen Zhen battled to Main Event glory, overcoming a 256-entry field to bank £22,500 after slaying a tough final table comprising David Lappin, PartyPoker Tour ambassador Jaime Staples, Kevin Frame and Dean Lyall. Zhen remains the only female winner of the £100,000 guaranteed flagship event in tour history.

2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow £500 Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Zhen Zhen	China	£22,500
2	Kyle Scott	Scotland	£14,270
3	David Lappin	Ireland	£10,100
4	John Woods	Scotland	£7,650
5	Dean Lyall	Scotland	£6,300
6	Killie Rab	Scotland	£5,100
7	Jaime Staples	Canada	£4,000
8	Kevin Frame	Scotland	£3,200
9	Alan Chrzaszcz	Scotland	£2,600

The festivities kick off with the ever-popular £150 buy-in, £50,000 guaranteed Mini Main Event, with Day 1a scheduled for 5 p.m. today, August 3.

Christian Watt is the defending champion, after he claimed the trophy and £10,260 first-place prize in 2025, outlasting a field of 468 entries.

2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow £150 Mini Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Christian Watt	Scotland	£10,260
2	Gajanthan Kamalanathan	Scotland	£7,060
3	Derek Curran	England	£5,110
4	Laurynas Jakutis	Lithuania	£3,970
5	Robert McKeown	Scotland	£2,920
6	Daniel Hawkes	England	£2,190
7	Callum Reid	Scotland	£1,665
8	David Anderson	Scotland	£1,285
9	Marc Moody	Scotland	£1,021

In the first of four starting flights for the three-day event, players will sit down to a 40,000 starting stack, with the clock set to 30-minute levels. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 10, and 15% of the field qualify for Day 2.

Day 1c and Day 1d follow the same structure as previous flights, but with 20 and 15-minute blinds in play respectively.

Day 2 qualifiers will return at 4 p.m. on August 5 in the money, and play will continue until the final table is set, scheduled for 4 p.m. on August 6.

As always, there is a packed schedule of side events for players to enjoy, set out below, with plenty of mixed games offerings on the menu, while the £250 PLO Masters, £1,000 7-Max High Roller, and £250 Mystery Bounty comprise the main side events.

The PartyPoker Tour ambassador team will be out in full force, including Scottish online legend and triple crown winner Niall ‘Firaldo’ Farrell, Barry Carter, Barbara Jimenez, Dani Garcia, Glenn Brown, Joe Beevers, Natalie Bromley, Rebecca Hardisty, Sam Acheampong, and Jaime Staples.

2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow – Tournament Schedule

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With 28,000 in the middle on a board of J♦5♦4♣7♦, Stephen Docherty led out with a bet of 10,500, and was faced with an all-in of 35,000 from Allan Nesbitt.

After a reasonable spell in the tank, Docherty folded, and Nesbitt flashed the 4♠ as he raked in the pot.

Allan Nesbitt – 73,500
Stephen Docherty – 37,000

Craig Smith opened to 1,600, before Gary Bertram moved all-in for 5,800 from middle position. Stephen Johnston three-bet to 13,000 from the big blind.

Smith took quite a bit of time for thought before he moved his stack of 22,600 into the middle, and Johnston quickly called, creating a three-way all-in scenario.

Gary Bertram: 5♠5♦
Craig Smith: A♠Q♥
Stephen Johnston: A♥8♥

It was a decent spot for Bertram, and both of his opponents bricked the K♦7♦3♥6♦6♣ runout. Smith took the 35,600 side pot versus Johnston.

Gary Bertram – 19,400
Craig Smith – 35,600
Stephen Johnston – 50,000

Niall Farrell has jumped back into the field, after his first entry came to a premature end.

A pot of 40,000 had brewed by the river on a board of 6♠5♠3♥7♥2♠, and Robert Robb was all-in for 19,700, while Alistair McKee was in the tank, with 21,000 behind.

Plenty of good-natured patter went back and forth between the two, with McKee saying “It’s every time. This is getting personal now!”.

Eventually McKee made the call, and was dismayed to see his K♣K♠ was behind the whole way against Robb’s A♦A♠.

Robert Robb – 79,400
Alistair McKee – 2,000

Around 23,000 had made it way into the middle by the river on a board of Q♦5♠4♥7♣6♥, in a hand between Ryan Coburn and Sacha Dadbin.

Coburn moved all-in with a bet of 15,800, and Dadbin went into the tank.

After around 90 seconds, Dadbin said “Do you turn nines to jacks into a bluff?”, looked at the sky, and sent his final 12,800 into the center.

Coburn tabled A♥8♥ for the one-card straight, and Dadbin mucked.

Ryan Coburn – 51,600
Sacha Dadbin – 0

With 13,800 in the middle on a board of 10♠3♥2♠3♣, Craig Craw check-called in the face of a bet of 8,500 from Gaoyang Yang.

The J♠ river completed the board. Craw checked once more. Yang moved all-in for 25,000, and grimaced when Craw snap-called.

Craw tabled 10♥10♣ for a full house, and Yang was bluffing with A♠K♦.

Craig Craw – 88,000
Gaoyang Yang – 0

Paul Lennon limped from early position, and called a raise to 1,600 from Darach Rogan in middle position.

On the 6♥4♥3♣ flop, Lennon check-called a bet of 1,000 from Rogan.

The Q♠ hit on the turn, and Lennon changed approach, leading out with a bet of 1,500. Rogan responded with quick raise to 5,000, and Lennon folded with a sigh.

Darach Rogan – 45,000
Paul Lennon – 20,500

Evan Docherty opened to 800 under the gun, and received calls from Nigel Payne and Gerard Martin, before Jinyi Lin produced a three-bet to 4,500 from the big blind.

Docherty and Payne got out of the way, but Martin called to see the K♥6♦3♥ flop.

Lin continued with a bet of 3,500, and Martin folded.

Jinyi Lin – 42,000
Gerard Martin – 38,500

Alistair McKee opened to 800 from the cutoff, and received calls from the button, small blind, and Kevin Whelan in the big blind.

The 6♥5♣3♦ flop was checked to McKee, who continued with a bet of 1,700, which only Whelan called.

The 9♦ turn was checked to the 3♥ river, where McKee folded to a bet of 3,500 from Whelan.

Kevin Whelan – 140,000
Alistair McKee – 36,500

With 12,400 in the middle on a board of Q♣10♠3♠J♣, Richard Jowett fired out a bet of 7,000, only to be faced with a snap all-in from Alen Wilkie with the covering stack.

Jowett had 32,000 behind, and went into the tank, but made the call.

Richard Jowett: 10♣10♥
Alen Wilkie: K♥Q♥

It was a set versus top pair with the wrap draw, and Wilkie pleaded with the dealer for a nine or ace, but the 3♥ river was a brick.

“Nice hand, should have went for that smoke”, laughed Wilkie as Jowett raked in the double-up.

Richard Jowett – 76,400
Alen Wilkie – 122,000

Niall ‘Firaldo’ Farrell opened to 500 under the gun, and received calls from the small blind and Indrani Sarasingh in the big blind.

Action was checked to Farrell on the A♥8♠3♦ flop, who fired out a bet of 800, which only Sarasingh called.

The A♦ rolled off on the turn, and Sarasingh check-called a bet of 2,200 from Farrell.

The 10♥ river completed the board, and Sarasingh couldn’t withstand the heat of a 6,600 triple-barrel from Farrell.

Niall Farrell – 47,000
Indrani Sarasingh – 55,500

Allan Nesbitt opened to 800 from under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 2,400 from Ivan Meister in middle position.

Angela Rogan produced a cold four-bet from the button to 4,000, and both of her opponents called.

The A♥8♠3♦ flop was checked to Rogan, who continued with a bet of 4,000. Nesbitt called, before Meister raised to 12,000.

Both of his foes called to see the Q♣ turn, where Nesbitt checked, and Meister fired out a bet of 80,000, covering both of his opponents.

Rogan quickly moved her stack of 18,000 into the middle, and Nesbitt folded.

Angela Rogan: A♣10♠
Ivan Meister: A♦8♦

It was top pair versus two pair, and there was no ten on the 7♦ river.

Ivan Meister – 154,000
Allan Nesbitt – 29,000
Angela Rogan – 0

Scottish poker legend, triple crown winner, and PartyPoker Tour ambassador Niall ‘Firaldo’ Farrell is in the field in Day 1b.

Ian McNeillie opened to 600 from under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 2,000 from Alfie Darby in middle position. Derek Curran cold-called in the cutoff, and McNeillie made up the difference.

The 7♣3♠2♥ flop was checked to the 9♥ turn, where McNeillie led out with a bet of 2,000, which only Darby called.

The 9♦ river paired the board, and McNellie checked to his foe. Darby fired out a pot-sized bet of 10,500, and McNeillie folded.

Darby went to muck, but hesitated, and asked “Will it be on the blog?” When this reporter confirmed it would, he smiled and tabled J♣10♣.

Alfie Darby – 54,500
Ian McNeillie – 26,100
Derek Curran – 34,000

With around 9,000 in the middle on a flop of Q♠10♥4♣, each of Shane Henderson, Kevin Whelan and Gary Stokes put in 3,000, to see the K♥ turn.

All players knuckled their option, and the 9♦ hit on the river, where fireworks ensued.

Henderson led out with a bet of 3,000 from the small blind, and received a call from Whelan in the cutoff, before Stokes raised to 13,000 from the button.

Henderson three-bet to 25,000, Whelan folded, and Stokes made a quick call.

Henderson tabled A♥J♦ for the nut broadway straight, and Stokes mucked with frustration.

Shane Henderson – 70,000
Kevin Whelan – 32,400
Gary Stokes – 10.200

With 8,500 in the middle on a completed board of A♠8♣6♠2♠9♣, Shane Henderson slid out a bet of 2,500, and received a call from Gerard Martin.

Henderson tabled 10♠9♦ for second pair, but Martin had top pair with A♥J♠.

Gerard Martin – 47,000
Shane Henderson – 33,000

Cards are in the air here in Day 1b of the £150 Mini Main Event, with 37 players seated for the start of play.

Stay tuned to poker.pro for all your coverage, as we see if anyone can challenge Callum Reid at the top of the overall standings.

The £150 buy-in, £50,000 guaranteed Mini Main Event has kicked off with gusto at the Alea Casino, Glasgow, with 175 entries logged after Day 1a, which saw Callum Reid (689,000) top a list of 26 qualifiers.

Reid is closely followed by defending Glasgow Main Event champion, Zhen Zhen (639,000), who is chasing a historic double in aiming to be the first player to secure Main Event and Mini Main Event glory, while PartyPoker Tour ambassador Rebecca Hardisty (482,000) completed the podium places.

£150 Mini Main Event Top Ten Counts After Day 1a

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Callum Reid	United Kingdom	689,000
2	Zhen Zhen	China	639,000
3	Rebecca Hardisty	United Kingdom	482,000
4	Lewis Macleod	United Kingdom	430,000
5	Daniel Curry	United Kingdom	418,000
6	Milorad Dobrijevic	United Kingdom	398,000
7	Anthony Mullen	United Kingdom	348,000
8	Kyle Scott	United Kingdom	339,000
9	Mark Swift	United Kingdom	319,000
10	Alexander Wickham	United Kingdom	318,000

Players have two further opportunities to qualify for Day 2 on August 4, with Day 1b scheduled to get underway at 2 p.m, while turbo flight Day 1c kicks off at 8 p.m.

In Day 1b, players will sit down to a 40,000 starting stack, with the clock set to 30-minute levels. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 10, and 15% of the field qualify for Day 2.

Day 1c follows the same structure as previous flights, but with 20-minute blind levels in play. The final opportunity for players to qualify for Day 2 is Day 1d, scheduled for midday on August 5, which features 15-minute blind levels.

Day 2 survivors will return at 6 p.m. on August 5 in the money, and play will continue until the final table is set, scheduled for 4 p.m. on August 6.

Alexander Gordon Wins £60 poker.pro H.O.R.S.E (£1,000)

A fantastic turnout of 67 entries meant 11 players shared the £3,350 prize pool created in the £60 poker.pro H.O.R.S.E event, and Alexander Gordon secured the first trophy of the festival after defeating Paul Frisby heads-up.

The full results are as follows:-

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Alexander Gordon	United Kingdom	£1,000
2	Paul Frisby	United Kingdom	£650
3	Alfie Darby	United Kingdom	£400
4	Mark Young	United Kingdom	£270
5	Barrie Greenan	United Kingdom	£210
6	James Gray	United Kingdom	£170
7	Henry Owen	United Kingdom	£150
8	David Carson	United Kingdom	£130
9	George Law	United Kingdom	£130
10	Christopher Hendry	United Kingdom	£120
11	Steven Wilkie	United Kingdom	£120

2026 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow – Tuesday, August 4, Schedule

In addition to the Mini Main Event flights, the £60 poker.pro PL Sviten Special kicks off at 7 p.m., offering the second chance for players to lift a coveted PartyPoker Tour trophy, with the full schedule for today set out below.

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A total of 26 qualifiers progressed from 175 entries in Day 1a of the Mini Main Event, with Callum Reid topping the standings on 689,000, while Jaime Staples was the unfortunate player to bubble.

Reid is closely followed by defending Glasgow Main Event champion, Zhen Zhen (639,000), while PartyPoker Tour ambassador Rebecca Hardisty (482,000) completes the podium places.

The full chip counts are as follows:-

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Callum Reid	United Kingdom	689,000
2	Zhen Zhen	China	639,000
3	Rebecca Hardisty	United Kingdom	482,000
4	Lewis Macleod	United Kingdom	430,000
5	Daniel Curry	United Kingdom	418,000
6	Milorad Dobrijevic	United Kingdom	398,000
7	Anthony Mullen	United Kingdom	348,000
8	Kyle Scott	United Kingdom	339,000
9	Mark Swift	United Kingdom	319,000
10	Alexander Wickham	United Kingdom	318,000
11	Derek Maxwell	United Kingdom	301,000
12	Ross Haffie	United Kingdom	286,000
13	Alan Cheng	United Kingdom	233,000
14	Michael Dock	United Kingdom	201,000
15	Terry Healy	United Kingdom	198,000
16	David Fleming	United Kingdom	194,000
17	Haoliang Han	United Kingdom	180,000
18	John Woods	United Kingdom	168,000
19	Steven Queen	United Kingdom	149,000
20	Craig Combe	United Kingdom	141,000
21	Jake Millar	United Kingdom	140,000
22	Alban Rrushi	United Kingdom	123,000
23	Marc Brown	United Kingdom	117,000
24	Lynn McMahon	United Kingdom	117,000
25	Callum Wallace	United Kingdom	97,000
26	Saad Bin Ayub	United Kingdom	96,000

There are two further starting flights on August 4, with Day 1b kicking off at 2 p.m., and Day 1c at 8 p.m.

That concludes poker.pro’s coverage for today, which will resume tomorrow with full coverage of Day 1b.

On the Day 1a bubble, PartyPoker Tour ambassador Jaime Staples was all-in for 92,000 and at risk against Michael Dock.

Jaime Staples: K♣Q♥
Michael Dock: A♠10♥

Staples needed some help, but Dock was ahead the whole way, and rivered a straight, on the 3♠3♣2♥4♥5♥ runout.

Stay tuned for updated chip counts of the 26 Day 1a qualifiers.

Michael Dock – 210,000
Jaime Staples – 0

A big pot of 200,000 had brewed by the river on a board of 8♦8♠5♦A♦4♠, in a hand between Terry Healy and Kyle Scott.

The river was checked through, and when Scott checked back, Healy enquired “Kings?”.

Scott nodded and tabled K♠K♥, and Healy exclaimed “I knew it!”, as he tabled Q♠Q♥, no doubt grateful the ace on the turn slowed down the action.

Kyle Scott – 340,000
Terry Healy – 170,000

Calum Reid opened to 16,000, and Elvio Marandola defended the big blind.

On the A♦10♦6♣ flop, Marandola jammed for around 45,000, and received a quick call from Reid.

Elvio Marandola: Q♦9♦
Calum Reid: A♣5♣

Marandola had a flush draw versus Reid’s top pair, but he received insufficient help on the Q♠3♣ runout.

Hugh Osborne also busted at another table to reduce the field to 28 players, bringing on the soft bubble in Day 1a.

Calum Reid – 730,000
Elvio Marandola – 0
Hugh Osborne – 0

John Aitken, Enrico Margiotta and Brian Etheridge have all come unstuck, and will have to fire another bullet to progress to Day 2.

With the field now reduced to 30 hopefuls, and with 26 players scheduled to qualify for Day 2, the Day 1a bubble looms.

Around 120,000 had made its way into the middle in a battle of the blinds between Rebecca Hardisty and John Woods, with the board reading J♦7♦2♣Q♦10♣.

Hardisty fired out a bet of 45,000, and after a reasonable period in the tank, Woods called.

Hardisty tabled K♦2♦ for the turned flush, and Woods tapped the table and mucked.

Rebecca Hardisty – 380,000
John Woods – 290,000

Michael Dock limped from the hijack, and called a raise to 20,000 from Daniel Curry in the cutoff.

On the 7♦5♣2♠ flop, Dock check-called in the face of a bet of 30,000 from Curry.

The K♥ turn was checked to the 7♣ river, where Dock led out with a bet of 60,000, and received a snap-call from Curry.

Dock tabled A♥6♦. and Curry was well ahead with 10♠7♠ for trip sevens.

Daniel Curry – 390,000
Michael Dock – 128,000

A pot of 36,000 had developed by the turn on a board of J♣5♣4♣8♦, in a hand between Terry Healy in the cutoff, and Ross Haffie in the big blind.

Haffie checked, and Healy slid out a bet of 33,000. Haffie responded with an all-in bet of 146,000, forcing Healy to fold after a decent spell in the tank.

Ross Haffie – 215,000
Terry Healy – 380,000

Nathan Drummond was all-in for 29,000 and at risk against Lewis Macleod.

Nathan Drummond: A♥J♥
Lewis Macleod: 10♣10♠

It was off to the races, and Drummond whiffed the Q♠7♦6♣7♠5♦ runout, forcing him to take his leave.

He was followed out the door by Ivan Meister and Vitor Cortico at other tables.

Lewis Macleod – 440,000
Nathan Drummond – 0
Ivan Meister – 0
Vitor Cortico – 0

Sacha Dadbin, Paul Lennon, Douglas Muir, Steven Keay and Alan Jacobson have all been eliminated, with play due to conclude in Day 1a when the field is reduced to 26 players.

Rebecca Hardisty opened to 10,000 from early position, and received a call from Brian Etheridge in the next seat, before Elvio Marandola produced a three-bet to 27,000 from the cutoff.

Both of his opponents called to see the 8♠5♠4♣ flop, where Hardisty checked. Etheridge moved all-in for 59,000, and Marandola followed suit for his 36,000 stack, while Hardisty got out of the way.

Elvio Marandola: A♦A♥
Brian Etheridge: 8♥7♥

It was top pair and a gutshot versus Marandola’s overpair, and there was no assistance for Etheridge on the 3♦2♣ runout.

Elvio Marandola – 165,000
Brian Etheridge – 22,000
Rebecca Hardisty – 320,000

The payouts for the poker.pro H.O.R.S.E tournament have been confirmed.

A total of 67 entries created a £3,350 prize pool, to be split among the top 11 finishers. £1,000 awaits the winner, and ten players remain, with the full payouts as follows:-

Callum Reid has soared to the top of the standings, with the top stacks as follows:-

Callum Reid – 528,000
David Fleming – 390,000
Ross Haffie – 310,000
Marc Brown – 306,000
John Woods – 285,000

Zhen Zhen opened to 8,000 under the gun, and called a three-bet jam of 62,000 from Haoliang Han from the small blind.

Haoliang Han: K♣10♥
Zhen Zhen: 8♥8♦

It was off to the races, and Han smashed the Q♣10♣10♠ flop, with Zhen unable to find a two-outer on the remaining 2♥J♥ runout.

Haoliang Han – 134,000
Zhen Zhen – 125,000

In a single-raised three-way pot, action on the 10♠8♠4♥A♠ flop was checked to Alexander Wickham, who fired out a bet of 13,000.

Scott Nicol responded with a check-jam to 38,000, before Steven Keay rejammed, forcing a fold from Wickham.

Scott Nicol: 8♥4♦
Steven Keay: A♣10♣

It was two pair over two pair, and Keay had the best of it, while the 9♣ river confirmed his exit.

Steven Keay – 202,000
Alexander Wickham – 210,000
Scott Nicol – 0

Kevin Frame, Kevin Brzozowski, Ramlal Basdeo, Sharaz Moad and Colin Downie will all have to fire another bullet to progress to Day 2 of the Mini Main Event.

Craig Combe opened to 6,000 from middle position, before Carlos Luzon three-bet jammed for 55,000 from the next seat.

Daniel Curry was in the big blind, and after some thought, he cold four-bet jammed for around 90,000, forcing Combe to fold.

Carlos Luzon: A♣8♠
Daniel Curry: A♦J♣

Luzon was dominated, and he was up out of his chair while wishing Curry good luck.

Luzon missed the 7♦6♦6♥ flop, but found top pair on the 8♦ turn. However, it was followed by the J♠ river, sending Luzon to the rail.

Daniel Curry – 150,000
Craig Combe – 110,000
Carlos Luzon – 0

Marc Brown moved all-in for 35,000 from the cutoff, and received calls from Zhen Zhen on the button, and Paul Lennon in the big blind.

On the Q♦6♣5♥ flop, Lennon check-folded versus a bet of 25,000 from Zhen.

Marc Brown: 5♠5♦
Zhen Zhen: A♥Q♥

Brown was in great shape with a set versus top pair, and although the A♦ turn brought a sweat, the 10♠ river was a brick.

Marc Brown – 112,500
Zhen Zhen – 155,000
Paul Lennon – 235,000

Brian Etheridge opened to 5,000 from the button, and was met with a three-bet to 17,500 from Milorad Dobrijevic in the big blind.

Ehteridge called to see the J♦9♥5♥ flop, where Dobrijevic continued with a bet of 12,000.

Etheridge called, and the 3♣ hit on the turn. Dobrijevic fired again with a bet of 30,000, which failed to shake off his opponent.

On the 3♠ river, Dobrijevic triple-barreled with a bet of 35,000. Etheridge said “I don’t think I can fold”, and paid the bill.

Dobrijevic tabled A♠J♣ for top pair top kicker, and he had pipped Etheridge’s Q♠J♥.

“Nice hand, nice bet, I would have folded to a jam”, remarked Etheridge.

Milorad Dobrijevic – 248,000
Brian Etheridge – 98,000

Irish Open final tablist Mark Johnston was left with 13,000 after losing a flip with ace-king against jacks.

He was all-in here, and received action from Zhen Zhen and Douglas Muir.

On the K♣Q♣6♠ flop, Zhen check-folded versus an all-in bet of 25,500 from Muir.

Mark Johnston: Q♦8♦
Douglas Muir: K♠Q♠

Johnston was drawing to running eights, and they did not appear on the A♠A♣ runout.

Douglas Muir – 67,000
Zhen Zhen – 128,000
Mark Johnston – 0

Mark Johnston opened to 8,000 from the hijack, and was faced with a three-bet to 20,000 from Ross Haffie in the small blind.

Action folded back to Johnston, who produced a four-bet to 30,500. Haffie instantly moved all-in with the covering stack, and Johnston was forced to fold.

Ross Haffie – 185,000
Mark Johnston – 50,000

Jaime Staples opened to 4,500 under the gun, and received calls from Anthony Mullen and Kyle Scott in the blinds.

On the 6♦6♥3♠ flop, action was checked to Staples, who continued with a bet of 3,000.

Only Mullen stuck around for the 10♦ turn, where he check-called a bet of 10,000 from Staples.

The K♠ river completed the board, and Mullen check-called a bet of 12,000 from Staples.

Staples tabled J♥10♥ for two pair, and Mullen was bluff-catching with A♥Q♥.

Jaime Staples – 126,000
Anthony Mullen – 133,000