Day 5 of the PartyPoker Tour London Grand Finale began at 12:30 pm with the Invitational Mystery Bounty Sit & Go, broadcast live via PartyPoker’s official YouTube and Facebook pages. Two tables were active, creating a vibrant atmosphere as the full PartyPoker Ambassador and Tour Team arrived in force to compete and entertain viewers at home, as a recap, the lineup featured PartyPoker Ambassadors Jamie and Matt Staples, joined by the PartyPoker Tour Team of Joe “The Hendon Mob Founder” Beevers, Asif “The Poker Tourist” Warris, Natalie “Hearts of Queens Founder” Bromley, Glenn Brown, Sam “Hoooooold” Acheampong, and Barry “GPI Book of the Year Winner 2024″ Carter.
For this special event, the action was split across two tables, featuring a mix of notable talent including PLO Masters expert JJ Hazan, Triple Crown champion Niall Farrell, Paul Hempseed, Steffan Stroffek, Rebecca Hardisty, Manchester champion Deniz Orhan, Oliver Hutchins, and PartyPoker staff member Raj Dhanoa, who carried a bounty on her head.
Following an intense showdown, PartyPoker Tour Team member Sam “Hooooooooold” Acheampong secured the victory, claiming the trophy and 1,000 Party Dollars. JJ Hazan earned the runner-up spot, walking away with 500 Party Dollars, while third place received 250 Party Dollars.
Nine bounties were up for grabs:
- £1,000 High Roller Ticket — JJ Hazan
- £500 Main Event Ticket — Sam Acheampong
- £250 Mystery Bounty Ticket — Deniz Orhan
- £150 Mini Main Ticket — Sam Acheampong
- $109 Sunday Party Ticket — Sam Acheampong
- Super $55 Ticket — Sam Acheampong
- 20p Round 1 Ticket — JJ Hazan
- $0.01 Centroll Ticket — JJ Hazan
- Any Hot Drink — Sam Acheampong
Congratulations to all!
Up next, at 2pm, the £500 Main Event Day 1A was off to a fantastic start. The Main Event carries a £100,000 GTD and attracted 95 entries, with 23 players making it through to Day 2, an excellent start. The top chipleaders heading into Day 2 include Kartik Kartik with 618,000 chips and Andreas Orthodoxou with 410,000 chips.
The field included some serious names, such as Sam “Hoooooold” Acheampong, Triple Crown winner Scotsman Niall Farrell, PartyPoker Tour winner Deniz Orhan, PartyPoker Tour London winner Getnet Kassa, and PartyPoker Ambassadors Jamie and Matt Staples, among many others. The heat has really been turned up, and with three days left, we’re sure we’ll be seeing some very serious action. This is the real deal!
At 3pm, the final day of the £150 Mini Main Event got underway with 16 players remaining. Around the same time, thesecond live stream of the day also kicked off, with Ben Shannon and Guy Taylor on commentary, keeping everyone entertained. By 5pm, the final table had been set, with the following chip counts:
- Sebastian Constable — 2,510,000
- Safak Senyuksel — 1,555,000
- Andre Leal — 5,075,000
- Atanas Hristov — 2,435,000
- Barry O’Shea — 1,180,000
- Adewale Keshinro — 6,680,000
- Sofia Irene — 7,200,000
- John Squibb — 930,000
- Sidharth Menda — 1,520,000
After a super-swift heads-up battle between Atanas Hristov and Andre Filipe Leal Emerenciano, it was Andre Filipe Leal Emerenciano who emerged victorious, winning the PartyPoker Tour London Grand Finale £150 Main Event and a top prize of £14,530. Andre is a familiar face on the European poker circuit, having won the Portugal Adventure Main Event in June 2024, as well as an EPT Barcelona side event later that summer. Well done, Andre, what a way to end the year!
At 6pm, the PLO Masters Big O attracted 54 entries, generating a total prize pool of £6,750, with the winner taking home £2,360.
And finally, at 8pm, the NLH Turbo attracted 50 entries, generating a prize pool of £6,250, with Jasvir Singh Sidhu taking home £2,070.
The Poker.pro team are on the ground reporting all the action, so make sure you follow them to stay fully up to date with everything happening at Genting Casino Stratford.
Today’s Tournament Schedule
- 12:00 — Main Event £100,000 GTD | Day 1B | £500
- 14:00 — PLO Masters Main Event Target Stack Satellite (3 × £250 seats GTD) | £30
- 16:00 — PLO Masters Main Event £20,000 GTD | Day 1A | £250
- 17:00 — Main Event Target Stack Satellite (3 × £500 seats GTD) | £60
- 19:00 — PLO Masters Main Event Target Stack Satellite (3 × £250 seats GTD) | £60
- 20:00 — Main Event £100,000 GTD | Day 1C Turbo | £500
- 21:00 — Friday Party Madness NLH Double Board | £2K Added Prize Draw | £60
Check out the full schedule here.
Today, the live stream officially kicks off at 12:30 with Day 1B of the £500 Main Event. Ben Shannon and Guy Taylor will be on commentary, and we’re sure it will be super entertaining — so make sure you follow the action on the Official PartyPoker YouTube Channel and the Official PartyPoker Facebook Page.
Tournament Highlights
Mini Event
- £150 buy-in – £50,000 GTD
Main Event
- £500 buy-in – £100,000 GTD
PLO Masters
- £250 buy-in – £20,000 GTD
Poker.PRO branded tournaments are also back, including PL H.O.R.S.E. and PL Sviten Special.
The much-loved PLO Masters are returning, with the ever-so-fabulous JJ Hazan once again steering the ship.
Our wonderful Scott Hill will also be back with what is fast becoming a firm favourite among players — the £60 Tennessee Hold’em European Championship.
Grand Final Live Stream Schedule
A reminder of the live stream and its schedule:
- Friday 19th – Main Event – Day 1B | 12PM
- Saturday – Main Event – Day 2 | 4PM
- Sunday – Main Event – Day 3 | 2PM
All the action will be commentated by the fantabulous duo Guy Taylor and Ben Shannon, and remember, you can follow all the action on the Official PartyPoker YouTube Channel and the Official PartyPoker Facebook Page.
