Presumably, all London residents woke up on Sunday, excited for what was ahead. No, we’re not talking about the 2025 London Marathon. It may have attracted its fair share of runners, but, of course, we’re all about the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London. After a thrilling week of sublime live poker action, the fun was coming to an end at Aspers Casino, and everything would culminate with a winner in the £500 Main Event.
After three days of intense play, it was Getnet Kassa who emerged victorious, defeating Will Kassouf heads-up to claim the £38,408 top prize and the prestigious PartyPoker trophy.
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2025 PartyPoker Tour London – £500 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getnet Kassa | £38,408 |
| 2 | Will Kassouf | £26,700 |
| 3 | Raheel Bhatti | £18,515 |
| 4 | Christopher Barnes | £12,280 |
| 5 | Danilo Sato | £8,580 |
| 6 | Fabio Sperling | £6,810 |
| 7 | Abdullah Ahmad | £5,480 |
| 8 | Matt Staples | £4,450 |
| 9 | Tony Poulengeris | £3,620 |
27 Feisty Competitors
27 players returned for the final day of what has been a three-day tournament. The mission: emerge victorious, get the trophy, and claim the £38,408 first-place prize.
Entering the day as chipleader was one of poker’s most familiar faces – or maybe, he’s more famous for his voice. Will Kassouf had a good Day 2 on Saturday, and he’d managed to bag 1,988,000 for Day 3. This translated to 83 Big Blinds, and the lawyer turned poker pro had earned himself great presumptions for a deep run in the tournament.
Roughly two hours into play, he lost his chip lead as he came up short against Raheel Bhatti.
Soon enough, only 18 players remained and there was a re-draw for the final two tables. One player who started to pick up more and more chips at this stage was Getnet Kassa. He played aggressive, he ran hot, and with 13 players remaining he was the chip leader.
Kassouf was still in, and he wasn’t the only familiar face in the field. PartyPoker Team Pro Matt Staples was still in the mix, and he got up to 3,000,000 in chips when he managed to knock out the last woman standing in the tournament, Cassandra Yong.
At 7 p.m., Huseyin Houssein was eliminated in tenth place, and that meant that the stage was set for the final table.
Playing for Glory
The excitement was buzzing at this point; soon enough, we’d get to see who’d be crowned the winner of the first PartyPoker live event since 2023.
Entering the final table as the chip leader was Danilo Sato. Holding “only” 44 Big Blinds, the players weren’t too deep at this point. From the get-go, we saw many all-ins before the flop; that wasn’t the case, though, when Tony Poulengeris got it in on the flop and became the first one to go from the final table.
When eight players remained, the cooler of the tournament played out, when an absolutely brutal river card saw Sato go from first to last in the chip counts. On the other hand, Raheel Bhatti, who had entered the final table with the least number of chips, was now standing at the top of the rankings.
Sato wasn’t going to let himself get on tilt, though, and he kept on grinding. He secured at least one more pay jump, as the crowd favorite Staples busted in eighth place, after Kassouf rivered the nut flush. There’s no doubt that the Staple Brothers, Matt and Jaime, contributed to the good vibes at Aspers Casino during the week, and we can’t wait to see them again on the upcoming PartyPoker Tour stops.
There were some creative moves on the final table. Commentator George Sandford and co-anchor Jay Harwood lost it when Christopher Barnes shoved Q♠8♦ over an UTG Open. Except for Barnes, Kassa also wasn’t scared to think outside the box.
Eventually, Kassouf reclaimed the chip lead, as Abdullah Ahmad was left with half a big blind. Naturally, he was the next player to bust, but not before 9x-ing his stack in one hand. Then, something extraordinary happened. Three hands, three eliminations. Fabio Sperling and Sato fell back-to-back to Bhatti, and Barnes became a victim of Kassa.
The Duel
Three-handed play wouldn’t last for long, as Bhatti experienced death by quads against Kassa. Such, it was time for the heads-up duel between Kassouf and Kassa to commence. Initially, Kassa held a 3-to-2 chip lead, and Kassouf struggled to pick up any chips; Sandford and Harwood were bamboozled by the folds Kassouf was making.
Kassouf was bleeding chips, and eventually, he got his last five Big Blinds in with K♣4♦. Unfortunately for him, Kassa woke up with 8♦8♣, and the 2♥J♦10♥5♣3♦ runout offered zero consolation for Kassouf. He was out in second place, and that settled it: Getnet Kassa was the winner of the £500 Main Event during the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London!
Kassa was deemed a fair winner by Sandford and Harwood; he had displayed great poker skills mixed with creativity throughout the tournament. Before entering Day 3, he told Sandford that if he’d win a hand with seven-deuce on stream, he’d treat the commentating duo to cocktails. While this prophecy didn’t come true, there may be a chance Kassa will still celebrate tonight.
Next Stop, Manchester
The 2025 PartyPoker Tour London was the highly anticipated return to the live poker scene for PartyPoker. It’s safe to say that they knocked it out of the park; the atmosphere has been buzzing all week at Aspers Casino, and we’ve seen some great poker.
The next stop for the UK-exclusive tour is Manchester. June 17-22, PartyPoker will bring the same excitement to the Manchester 235 Casino, and you’d better believe that poker.pro will be on-site. We’re very proud to be the official media partner of such an exquisite event, and we’re beyond excited for the upcoming events.
London, thank you. Manchester, we’ll see you soon!
