The Main Event of the PartyPoker Tour London ended with a celebration for Daniel Smith. The player from Wales overcame a field of 190 entries in the £500 tournament and claimed the title after three days of competition. As a reward, he took home £22,500, the largest prize of his live tournament career.
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Thus, the event distributed a prize pool of £100,000 among the top finishers. In the final duel, Daniel Smith defeated Christopher Yong, who received £15,000 for second place. Meanwhile, the Irishman Barry Donovan completed the podium and secured £10,000 for third place.
From the start of the final table, Daniel Smith showed strength in the competition. After all, he began the final with the chip lead and maintained control during the most important moments of the tournament. In this way, he turned the initial advantage into a winning campaign.
However, as he advanced toward the title, Smith eliminated key opponents and accumulated chips in decisive confrontations. Additionally, the champion found the right spots in all-ins and took advantage of opportunities to extend his lead in the final stretch of the competition.
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Check out the final table payouts:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Smith | Wales | £ 22,500 |
| 2 | Christopher Yong | United Kingdom | £ 15,000 |
| 3 | Barry Donovan | Ireland | £ 10,000 |
| 4 | Deniz Orhan | United Kingdom | £ 7,750 |
| 5 | Matthew Horn | United Kingdom | £ 6,250 |
| 6 | James Korek | United Kingdom | £ 5,000 |
| 7 | Ivan Meister | Kazakhstan | £ 4,000 |
| 8 | James Marshall | United Kingdom | £ 3,250 |
| 9 | Vikrum Mehta | United Kingdom | £ 2,500 |
Comeback in the heads-up secured the trophy
However, the decision reached heads-up after the elimination of Barry Donovan in third place. With that, Christopher Yong started the final confrontation with an advantage, accumulating about 6.89 million chips against 2.6 million of Daniel Smith.
However, the scenario changed quickly. First, Smith doubled his chips when his pair of nines beat Yong‘s pair of sixes. From there, the Welshman took control of the match and began to pressure his opponent in almost every pot.
Finally, the last hand happened at blinds of 50,000/100,000. Daniel Smith received K♣J♣ and called the all-in of Christopher Yong, who held K♦7♦. The flop brought three clubs and immediately defined the champion. Thus, Daniel Smith confirmed the victory, lifted the PartyPoker Tour London trophy, and added £22,500 to his resume.
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