The highlight of the partypoker LIVE Sheffield stop is the £500 Main Event with a £100,000 guarantee. However, the festival kicked off on the first day with the Mini Main Event. Priced at just £150 with a £40,000 guarantee, this event was the perfect catalyst to stir excitement before the main battles began.
Guarantee Just a Formality
The Mini Main Event proved why it’s the ideal opening tournament of the festival. With four starting days, it gathered a total of 476 entries, turning the guaranteed £40,000 into a prize pool of £59,500.
The final day saw the top 9 players competing, led by chipleader Edin Hrnjic. He finished in third place, securing a heads-up showdown between Bulgarian pro Alexander Georgiev and local player John Leslie.
Leslie entered the final battle with almost a 3:1 chip advantage, which he maximized after more than two hours of play. The decisive hand came when Leslie’s pre-flop shove with Q d J h was called by Georgiev’s K d Q c. Even though Georgiev’s chances for a double-up looked promising pre-flop, a J s on the board turned the tables, ensuring the trophy stayed home. As champion, John Leslie earned £9,240, while runner-up Georgiev took home £7,420.
Mini Main Event Final Table Results:
| Position | Player Name | Country | Amount |
| 1 | John Leslie | United Kingdom | £9,240 |
| 2 | Alexander Georgiev | Bulgaria | £7,420 |
| 3 | Edin Hrnjic | United Kingdom | £4,420 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Mulemwa | United Kingdom | £3,430 |
| 5 | Daniel Stoica | Romania | £2,620 |
| 6 | Oliver Grice | United Kingdom | £2,030 |
| 7 | Djamel Aoun | United Kingdom | £1,540 |
| 8 | Ryan Hetherington | United Kingdom | £1,260 |
| 9 | Lee Mulligan | England | £1,040 |
Strong Main Event Numbers
The final days of the festival will primarily focus on the Main Event, which has already completed two opening days. Day 1A recorded 56 entries (14 advancing), and yesterday’s Day 1B added 116 registrations (29 advancing). The final flight, 1C, is still ahead, followed by Day 2 and the final day.
For detailed live reports and a photo gallery of this event, check our partner poker.pro here
