PartyPoker Tour Glasgow | Jack McMullan wins the final table after five hours, achieving a career-high £13,200.

On August 7, 2026, the PartyPoker Tour arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, with its £150 Mini Main Event setting a new entry record. After registration closed, the event attracted 701 participants, creating a total prize pool of £87,625, far exceeding the guaranteed £50,000 prize pool and surpassing the £59,000 prize pool of the same event in 2025.

Ultimately, Jack McMullan emerged victorious after a nine-player final table battle lasting approximately five hours, defeating Oliver Hutchins in a tie among the three players to claim the title and a £13,200 first-place prize. This prize significantly surpasses McMullan's personal record for live tournament winnings.

701 attendees broke the Mini Main Event record.

The buy-in for this year's PartyPoker Tour Glasgow Mini Main Event was £150. 701 entries generated a prize pool of £87,625, exceeding the original guaranteed prize pool of £50,000 by more than 75%.

More notably, the prize pool for this year's event is significantly larger than the £59,000 prize pool generated in the same event in 2025, reflecting the continued growth in participation in the PartyPoker Tour Glasgow Mini Main Event.

Jack McMullan's career record includes only one £560 cash payment.

Prior to this victory, McMullan's The Hendon Mob had a rather limited resume.

PokerNews points out that his only previous official live tournament result was a runner-up finish in a 2016 event, with a prize of only £560. Ten years later, he raised his career-best single prize to £13,200 at the PartyPoker Tour Glasgow Mini Main Event.

From £560 to £13,200, McMullan not only secured his first major live title, but also made a significant breakthrough in his Open Championship resume.

Mini Main Event Final Table Results

The prize money for the top three winners reflects the result of a three-way agreement to split the prize.

Due to a deal reached among the three players, third-place Laurence Welch's £10,550 was actually higher than runner-up Oliver Hutchins' £10,000. With each player securing at least £10,000, the remaining £3,000 and the championship trophy will continue the competition.

Craig McCairns has come close to the FT deep line for two consecutive years.

Craig McCairns became the first of the nine to be eliminated from the FT.

He finished 10th in the same event in 2025 and went even further this year to reach the final table. In the final hand, McCairns had only about 4 big blinds left and went all-in with K-9, only to be met by Max Sinclair's pocket tens. The board failed to bring a comeback, and McCairns ultimately finished in ninth place, earning £1,160.

About an hour later, Mark Johnston became the second player eliminated. He went all-in with about 10 big blinds and A-7, but ran into McMullan's pocket kings in the big blind. The board was only 10, and the pocket kings held on, finishing Johnston in eighth place.

Former High Roller champion Abdul Mukit finished in seventh place.

Abdul Mukit, the 2025 PartyPoker Tour Glasgow £1,000 High Roller champion, also made it to the final table of this Mini Main Event.

With only about 5 big blinds remaining, Mukit raised to 4.5 big blinds with J-10, and Oliver Hutchins called with pocket queens. The flop came AK-2 with three suited cards, and Hutchins then shoved all of Mukit's remaining chips into the pot.

Mukit called, but the turn and river failed to improve his hand, and he ultimately finished in seventh place with £2,045.

The Queen on the river reversed the outcome, and McMullan eliminated Sinclair.

Max Sinclair had a crucial rout matchup against McMullan in the six-man stage.

McMullan min-raised to 400,000 from the BTN position with Q-6, and Sinclair immediately went all-in for 900,000 with AJ, which McMullan called.

Sinclair was clearly in the lead pre-flop, but a Queen on the river gave McMullan a pair and the lead. Sinclair finished in sixth place, and his £2,650 was his best live tournament prize ever.

Joe Beevers was leading A-10 but was still eliminated.

Shortly after Sinclair's departure, PartyPoker Tour brand ambassador and British poker legend Joe Beevers also ended his championship run.

McMullan opened with A♥8♥, and Beevers, holding A♦10♦, sank all-in with approximately 12 big blinds. McMullan called, giving Beevers the lead pre-flop.

However, the flop came down an 8, giving McMullan a pair. The turn gave Beevers a flush draw, but the river was a 9 of a different suit, preventing him from taking the lead.

Beevers finished fifth and won £3,600, leaving four players remaining in the race.

A-3 defeats KQ, McMullan advances to the top three

In the four-player phase, McMullan went all-in from the BTN position, and Callum Wallace called with approximately 11 big blinds.

Wallace: KQ
McMullan: A♦3♦

The flop brought an Ace and two Diamonds, giving McMullan not only top pair but also a flush draw. The turn brought another Ace, sealing Wallace's fate and ending in fourth place, earning him £5,180.

The three reached an agreement to split the prize money, retaining £3,000 for the championship.

With McMullan, Oliver Hutchins, and Laurence Welch remaining, the scoreboards of the three were once quite close.

After some back and forth, the three decided to reach an agreement:

• Each person must ensure at least £10,000

• An additional £3,000 will be reserved for the final champion.

• The championship trophy will continue to be decided through the competition.

Therefore, even though Welch ultimately finished third, he still received £10,550 from the deal, more than the £10,000 received by second-place Hutchins.

K-6 hits a 6 on the turn, eliminating Welch with McMullan.

The heads-up matchups in the three-person stage are ultimately decided by blind betting.

With blinds at 200,000/400,000, McMullan raised to 1,100,000 from the small blind, and Welch went all-in for 5,400,000 from the big blind. McMullan called.

McMullan: K-6
Welch: A-4

Welch was in the lead pre-flop, but the turn card was a 6, giving McMullan a pair and putting him ahead. The river card did not change the outcome, and Welch was eliminated in third place.

Double the score advantage to enter heads-up

After eliminating Welch, McMullan entered heads-up play with a chip lead of approximately 2 to 1, facing Oliver Hutchins.

McMullan continued to extend his lead in the early stages of heads-up play, preventing Hutchins from gaining any significant space to fight back. Ultimately, with Hutchins holding just over 15.5 big blinds, the two faced off in the championship deciding hand.

J-9 hit 8 and 10 consecutive shots in a row, completing a straight to win the championship.

In the final hand, Hutchins went all-in for about 15.5 big blinds, and McMullan called.

Oliver Hutchins: A-2
Jack McMullan: J♥9♥

Flip the card:

AQ-4

Hutchins hit a pair of aces and looks poised for a crucial double.

However, the turn card was an 8, and the river card was a 10. McMullan completed an 8-to-Q straight, turning the tide from a losing position to take the lead and officially ending the game.

Hutchins finished as runner-up and earned £10,000; McMullan took home the championship trophy and £13,200, achieving his best result in his career.

The £500 Main Event also kicked off, with 26 players advancing from Day 1A.

Following the conclusion of the Mini Main Event, another highlight of PartyPoker Tour Glasgow – the £500 Main Event – has begun.

The main event features a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000 and is divided into four starting groups. Day 1A saw 103 entries, with 26 players advancing to Day 2.

Day 1A Partial Leading Scoreboard

David Gallagher currently leads Day 1A with 461,000 chips, followed closely by Nicholas Scott with 435,000. Abdul Mukit and Mark Johnston, who just reached the final table in the Mini Main Event, have also advanced and will continue their campaign in the Glasgow Main Event.

From a £560 resume to a five-figure champion

Jack McMullan previously had only one publicly recorded prize of £560. This time, facing a field of 701 players, he eliminated Mark Johnston, Max Sinclair, Joe Beevers, Callum Wallace and Laurence Welch at the final table, and finally defeated Oliver Hutchins in heads-up.

After the prize was split among the three players, £13,200 became the best single live tournament prize of his career, and also made McMullan go from a contestant with a very limited public profile to the winner of the PartyPoker Tour Glasgow Mini Main Event.

With the Mini Main Event setting a new record of 701 entries, the focus in Glasgow will now shift to the £500 Main Event. After the four starting groups conclude, who will emerge from the guaranteed prize pool of at least £100,000 will be the next major highlight of the PartyPoker Tour this weekend.

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