The PartyPoker Tour London festival at Genting Casino Stratford reached a fever pitch during Day 5. The poker room was packed with elite poker personalities and mainstream celebrities, reflecting the star-studded nature of the capital city.
The PartyPoker Tour Team turned out in full force, featuring Natalie Bromley, Barny Boatman, Barry Carter, Glenn Brown, Joe Beevers, Sam Acheampong, and Rebecca Hardisty, all anchored by world-renowned PartyPoker Ambassador Jaime Staples. Adding to the room’s high-profile atmosphere were internet sensation John “Big John” Fisher and former WBC World Champion boxer turned media personality Tony Bellew, who returned for another stop following his appearance at the Birmingham tour leg last year.
The day also delivered instant fortune off the felt for a player named Het, who created his PartyPoker account, deposited, and immediately landed a £500 Main Event ticket on his very first spin of the PartyPoker Tour Wheel.
Tournament Action Breakdown: Day 5 Results
Day 1F Hyper Flight – £50,000 GTD Mini Main Event
The noon schedule opened with the final turbo flight, Day 1F Hyper, which brought in 110 entries to push 17 survivors into Day 2. High-profile mixed-game and hold’em players filled the field, including Tour Team members Natalie Bromley, Glenn Brown, Dani Garcia, and Barry Carter. They were joined by previous PartyPoker Tour London Main Event champions Thomas Sanderson and Getnet Kassa, alongside Poker Against Plastic Pollution CEO Karim Louis. Ultimately, PartyPoker’s own Glenn Brown suffered the most brutal beat of the flight, finishing as the official bubble boy.
£150 No-Limit Hold’em (NLH)
Starting at 3:00 PM, the standard NLH side event brought in 53 entries, building a total prize pool of £4,505. The story of the event belonged to Lewis Henderson, who outlasted the field to claim the trophy and the £1,500 top prize. This win marks Henderson’s fifth PartyPoker Tour trophy, putting him alone at the top of the tour’s all-time trophy leaderboard as eyes turn toward his prospects of securing a gold variant.
PLO Masters High Roller
At 4:00 PM, Pot-Limit Omaha specialists took center stage for the UK debut of the PLO Masters High Roller, a popular format first introduced during the Madrid leg in March. The tournament logged 20 entries to generate a premium £18,000 prize pool, culminating in a £9,000 first-place prize and a coveted tour trophy for the champion.
Day 2 of the Mini Main Event
The headline attraction commenced at 6:00 PM with 105 returning players out of a 697-entry field. With an upgraded £87,125 prize pool up for grabs, the action was intense. Tour favorites Sam Acheampong and Jaime Staples safely navigated the target levels. By the end of play, Acheampong had built a massive chip lead, pacing the remaining field into the final day.
Top Day 2 Chip Counts:
- Sam Acheampong (PartyPoker Tour Team) – 4,980,000 chips
- Dr. Scott – 3,170,000 chips
- Ayush Devang Gandhi – 2,785,000 chips
- Jaime Staples (PartyPoker Ambassador) – 2,600,000 chips
NLH Bounty
The late-night 7:00 PM NLH Bounty locked in 70 entries to push an extra £8,400 into the day’s total prize distributions, capping off the evening with another trophy presentation.
Core Philosophy: Player-First Transparancy & Variant Diversity
A key element of the festival’s success is PartyPoker Tour’s “Putting Players First” campaign. Operating on a fully transparent financial model, the tour features no prize pool deductions or hidden fees across its events, ensuring 100% of advertised prize allocations go directly back to the players.
The festival also champions inclusivity by offering a wide array of non-Hold’em variants under the Poker.PRO branding. Catering to all bankrolls, the schedule includes specialized tournament variations such as:
- PL H.O.R.S.E. & PL Sviten Special
- Crazy Pineapple & Red River
- £60 Tennessee Hold’em London Championship
Off-The-Felt Media and Player Promotions
1. 25th Anniversary Loyalty Card
To celebrate PartyPoker’s 25th anniversary, players who previously attended the Sheffield and Manchester tour stops can collect their third official card stamp at the Welcome Desk to receive a limited-edition anniversary keyring.
2. Spin the Wheel Incentives
Every entry or re-entry into the £50,000 GTD Mini Main Event or £100,000 GTD Main Event grants a guaranteed-win spin on the PartyPoker Tour Wheel. Participants must hold an active PartyPoker.com account, with an extra spin awarded to new depositors. Prizes start at $11 online tickets, scaling up to a $250 online anniversary seat, a £500 Main Event seat, and a top-tier £1,000 High Roller ticket.
3. Football Prediction Contests
The festival is hosting two Football Prediction Tournaments with online prize packages, focused on these upcoming matches:
- France vs. Morocco: Thursday, July 9 at 21:00 BST
- Norway vs. England: Saturday, July 11 at 22:00 BST
Prediction Prize Pool:
- 1st Place: $250 ticket to September’s $500,000 GTD 25th Anniversary Series Main Event
- 2nd Place: $109 Sunday Party online entry
- 3rd Place: $22 Sunday Carnival online entry
- 4th–10th Place: $11 25th Anniversary Series Satellite tickets
Upcoming Schedule and Broadcast Information
The House of Tables streaming team is live on the ground, broadcasting feature table play across PartyPoker’s official YouTube and Facebook video channels with a standard 30-minute security delay. Live written reporting is being delivered by Christoffer Karlén and Richard Hayes from Poker.pro, and a new community Discord channel has launched for real-time player queries.
Media asset credits go to Nunzia Esposito for photography and Giovanna De Falco for video production.
Broadcast & Event Timeline:
- Thursday, July 9 (12:00 PM): Televised Invitational Sit & Go
- Thursday, July 9 (4:00 PM): Mini Main Event – Final Day
- Friday, July 10 (6:00 PM): Live Streamed Cash Game
- Saturday, July 11 (4:00 PM): Main Event – Day 2
- Sunday, July 12 (3:00 PM): Main Event – Day 3 Final
Full Schedule: Thursday, July 9, 2026
| Time | Event | Buy-in | Structure Breakdown | Starting Chips | Level Duration | Late Registration |
| 14:00 | Main Event £100,000 GTD – Day 1A | £500 | £445 + £55 | 50,000 | 40 Mins | 9 Levels |
| 16:00 | Mini Main Event £50,000 GTD – Day 3 | — | — | — | 40 Mins | — |
| 16:00 | Main Event Target Stack Satellite (3 x £500 Seats GTD) | £60 | £50 + £10 | 15,000 | 10 Mins | 6 Levels |
| 17:00 | PLO Masters 4/5/6 | £150 | £125 + £25 | 25,000 | 20 Mins | 8 Levels |
| 20:00 | NLH Turbo (£2,000 Added Value Prize Draw) | £100 | £85 + £15 | 25,000 | 15 Mins | 8 Levels |
| 22:00 | PLO Masters Main Event Target Satellite (3 x £250 Seats GTD) | £60 | £50 + £10 | 15,000 | 10 Mins | 6 Levels |
