As an official media partner, our team at poker.pro will be on-site at the 2026 PartyPoker Tour London at Genting Casino Stratford, covering key hands and biggest moments. Don’t miss a moment of the action as we bring you exclusive live updates from the tour’s third UK stop of the year.
Action folded to Mohamed Mohamed, who opened to 6,000 on the Button. Mark Fernandes decided to defend his Big Blind.
After an initial check from Fernandes on the A♣7♣10♠ flop, Mohamed announced a 7,000 bet. Fernandes made the call before Mohamed even had a chance to put his chips in. Just as swiftly, Fernandes then bet 11,000 on the 7♠ turn. Mohamed wasn’t much slower before raising to 27,000. This finally slowed Fernandes down; he spent a minute in the tank before letting his hand go.
Action folded to Mohamed Mohamed, who made it 5,500 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Cut-off, Mark Fernandes was the sole caller.
Fernandes called a 7,000 bet from Mohamed on the 8♣7♠K♣ flop. Mohamed slowed down and checked the 4♠ turn, and Fernandes wasted little time before moving all in for 39,000. A visibly troubled Mohamed requested the count and twisted and turned in his chair for a good minute, before ultimately letting his hand go.
Matthew Horn opened to 5,500 from the Lo-jack. Jordan Caplan (Hi-jack), Lawrence Graham (Cut-off), “Mr. X” (Button) and Stephen Chen (Big Blind) all made the call.
All five contenders checked the colorful 9♥Q♥2♥ flop. After an initial check from Chen on the 9♦ turn, Horn bet 7,000. Caplan folded before Graham snap-raised to 35,000. The big bet was enough to scare the competition away.
PartyPoker Tour regular Jordan Caplan is still in Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
Level 10:
1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries:
51/151
Prizes:
£50,000 GTD
Late registration in Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event closed with 151 entries. Since all starting-day flights of the tournament are playing down to 15% of the field, 24 players will bag and tag for Day 2.
It’s time for the second 20-minute break of the day in Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event. When the break is over and Level 10 commences, late registration will be closed.
Below are the biggest stacks in the room as of now.
PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples and PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
Late registration is still open in the £60 poker.pro PL Sviten. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador and PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples are now both in the field. The current chip leader is Simon Green (81,800 on Blinds 300/600 with a 600 Ante), and breathing down his neck is JJ Hazan with 68,000.
The board read 2♥8♣5♥2♣ with perhaps 10,000 in the middle. Lithuanian Audrius Navickas (Big Blind) checked it over to “Mr. X,” who bet 7,500. Navickas then completed a check-raise move to 15,200, a raise which “Mr. X” called. On the A♠ river, Navickas bet another 15,200, and “Mr. X” flicked in a chip for the call.
Audrius Navickas: J♠6♦ “Mr. X”: K♥8♠
As it turned out, Navickas was deep-sea fishing, and “Mr. X” was a non-believer.
“Mr. X” opened to 2,400 from the Lo-jack. “Mr. Y” (Hi-jack), Farooq Saleem (Buton), Zak Ly (Small Blind) and Michael Brisley (Big Blind) all made the call.
Action was checked to “Mr. Y” on the 2♣8♦A♣ flop, who bet 3,500. Ly was the sole caller, and the two contestants checked both the 9♣ turn and the 10♠ river.
“Mr. Y” tabled A♥K♠, and top pair was enough to take down the pot.
While Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event is on Level 8, the first side event of the night, the £60 poker.pro PL Sviten, kicked off roughly one hour ago. Players such as PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong and poker legend/PLO Masters founder JJ Hazan are in the field. So is Lewis Henderson, who currently is the player with the most PartyPoker Tour trophies (he got his fourth one in Manchester about three weeks ago).
PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty will soon register for the tournament as well, considering the Canada-Morocco football game has wrapped up.
Anwar Kanj, winner of the £150 Mini Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
Level 7:
500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries:
82/127
Prizes:
£50,000 GTD
Anwar Kanj is the most recent £150 Mini Main Event winner, as he conquered the tournament in Manchester just a few weeks ago. Below, you can read a recap of Kanj’s impressive title run; it could be some fun entertainment in between hands.
“Mr. X” limped UTG. Mark Fernandez (Cut-off) and Konagh Greensall (Button) both made the call before “Mr. Y” made it 2,500 from the Small Blind. “Mr. X” and Fernandez made the call, while Greensall folded.
All three players checked the 5♥7♣6♥ flop. Action was checked to Fernandez on the Q♠ turn, and he bet 3,000. “Mr. Y” folded before “Mr. X” made the call. “Mr. X” then check-folded to a 6,000 bet from Fernandez on the A♣ river.
PartyPoker Tour photographer Nunzia Esposito has been capturing some amazing photos of London earlier today. Enjoy the photos below; Esposito is currently taking photos of the £150 Mini Main Event Day 1a players, and those photos will also be uploaded here on the poker.pro live blog once they are ready.
Michael Bremley made it 800 from UTG+1. PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong made the call from the Cut-off, and Matthew Murphy came along for the ride on the Big Blind.
After an initial check from Murphy, Bremley continued for another 800 on the J♠A♠Q♥ flop. Acheampong made the call, Murphy mucked, and the dealer revealed the 3♠ turn. Action went check-check, and Acheampong then called 1,100 from Bremley on the 4♣ river.
“Aiyaah,” Acheampong said as Bremley tabled A♥K♥. Acheampong flashed Q♦ before folding.
Also seated at the same table is PartyPoker Tour regular Jordan Caplan. He and Acheampong at the same table is guaranteed entertainment.
Action folded to Liviu-Dan Madalina, who opened to 800 on the Button. David McConachie (Small Blind) and Marian Dragomir (Big Blind) both made the call.
Action was checked to Madalina, and he continued for 1,500 on the 7♥5♣3♥ flop. McConachie wasted little time before raising to 4,000. Dragomir got out of the way before Madalina made the call. McConachie maintained his aggression with a 7,700 bet on the 2♥ turn, and Madalina then moved all in for 20,600. McConachie considered his options for a minute or two before letting his hand go, exposing the 5♥. Being a good sport, Madalina revealed K♥Q♥ for a flush.
David McConachie: 66,700 Liviu-Dan Madalina: 39,000
Another familiar face in the mix is Deniz Orhan. Orhan won the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester and has a total of three PartyPoker Tour trophies. Time will tell if he’ll add another one to his trophy cabinet after this week.
If any players wonder why it suddenly became much louder at Genting Casino Stratford, it’s because PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Sam Acheampong recently entered the tournament room. He’s currently just chatting with various people, but perhaps he will take his seat in Day 1a of the £150 Mini Main Event soon.
Other Ambassadors, such as Natalie Bromley and Glenn Brown, will arrive later this week. Rebecca Hardisty and PartyPoker Team Pro Jaime Staples are already in London; rumors have it that they will play the £60 poker.pro PL Sviten and the £60 PLO Masters Saturday Party Madness Courchevel Bounty side events tonight.
In terms of entries, the Mini Main Event is always the most popular tournament on all PartyPoker Tour stops. That should be the case this time as well, and the winner (who will be crowned on Thursday, July 9) will become the tenth winner of the tournament. Below is a breakdown of all Mini Main Events of the PartyPoker Tour prior to the ongoing London stop.
Date
Festival
Venue
Event
Winner
Country
First-Place Payout
Entries
Prize Pool
April 19-27, 2025
2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Spring Edition)
Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)
£150 Mini Main Event
Dost Ghrabie
Afghanistan
£17,170
866
£109,200
June 17-22, 2025
2025 PartyPoker Tour Manchester
Manchester235 Casino
£150 Mini Main Event
Ion Oprea
Romania
£8,885
418
£52,710
August 12-17, 2025
2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow
Alea Casino
£150 Mini Main Event
Christian Watt
Scotland
£10,260
468
£57,966
October 11-19, 2025
2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham
Genting Resorts World Birmingham
£150 Mini Main Event
Robert Douras
England
£14,370
660
£82,500
December 14-21, 2025
2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition)
Genting Casino Stratford (Formerly known as Aspers)
poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén is covering the £150 Mini Main Event during the 2026 PartyPoker Tour London (Summer Edition). Photo: Nunzia Esposio
Level 1:
100/200
Entries:
68/69
Prizes:
£50,000 GTD
Joseph Lockett limped from the Lo-jack. Raoul Zaghlul (Button) and Zygintas Gerulis (Small Blind) both made the call, before Sandra Reid (Big Blind) checked.
Action was checked to Zaghul on the 5♥7♠A♠ flop, who bet 600. Lockett was the sole caller, and the two players then checked down the 8♠5♠ runout.
Joseph Lockett: A♣4♣ Raoul Zaghlul: A♥3♥
With one pair of aces each, the two players chopped the small pot.
Henry Owen, winner of the £60 poker.pro PL H.O.R.S.E. during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Birmingham. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
Level 1:
100/200
Entries:
54/54
Prizes:
£50,000 GTD
Two of the most recognizable faces in the field from the get-go are two-time £60 poker.pro PL H.O.R.S.E winner Henry Owen and PartyPoker Tour regular Jacob George.
PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Glenn Brown. Photo: Nunzia Esposito
Level 1:
100/200
Entries:
44/44
Prizes:
£50,000 GTD
It’s a few minutes past five, and the £150 Mini Main Event Day 1a players have all taken their seats. The dealers have prepared the decks, and the first cards are currently being distributed.
PartyPoker Tour Ambassador Rebecca Hardisty and others during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London (Winter Edition). Photo: Nunzia Esposito
Welcome, fellow poker enthusiasts, to the first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour London (Summer Edition).
It’s only a few weeks ago that the 2026 PartyPoker Tour Manchester wrapped up; it’s safe to say there hasn’t been a lot of rest for the PartyPoker crew. In fact, most of them arrived to Genting Casino Stratford, London, a few days ago, and immediately began the preperations for the fifth stop of the year.
Before Manchester, the PartyPoker Tour had its first two events abroad, as the circus touched Spanish soil. Seville and Madrid were both successes, and the number of entries were astonishingly high. That being said, London has always been the place where the biggest events have been in the UK, and there is no reason to suspect something different this time around. With 21 events on the schedule, it’s destined to be a busy nine days at Genting Casino Stratford (formerly known as Aspers).
The poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén is on-site, ready to provide the live coverage of the £150 Mini Main Event for the first five days. Then, fellow colleague Richard Hayes will take over. Today, the live blog will kick off at 16:00, when cards are in the air for Day 1a of the aforementioned Mini Main Event. That will be the first starting-day flight out of a total of six. The tournament will play down to 15% of the field, and the survivors will all be in the money and bag their chips for Day 2 (July 8, 18:00).
Today’s schedule also features two exciting side events. The £60 poker.pro PL Sviten will surely bring alot of action; in fact, there probobly aren’t any other poker disciplines that are as intense as this Five-card Draw/PLO Frankenstein of a game. Then, it’s also the £60 PLO Masters Saturday Party Madness Courchevel Bounty. Perhaps the founder of the PLO Masters, JJ Hazan, will be on-site as well.
All and all, it’s going to be a busy first day of the 2026 PartyPoker Tour London (Summer Edition). As previously mentioned, the live blog will focus on the Mini Main Event and the Main Event. That being said, keep a close eye on the “Results” tab, where all the side events results will be published. See you all at 16:00.
2026 PartyPoker Tour London (Summer Edition) – Saturday, July 7, Schedule
Zygintas Gerulis
Jordan Caplan
Dost Ghrabie
Ion Oprea
Christian Watt
André Emerenciano
Juan Fuentes
Federico Mazzarella
Daniel Smith
Chris Yong
Barry Donovan
Ivan Meister
Jaime Staples
Dimitar Dimitrov
Baptiste Auger
Jake George
Zhizhi Peng
Samuel Elson
Antonio Buonincontro
Valdir Cordeiro Dos Santos
