Following a hugely successful debut in London, where Getnet Kasa bested 490 opponents in the £500 buy-in Main Event, the new PartyPoker Tour headed to the Manchester235 Casino for the PartyPoker Tour Manchester leg.
The £500 buy-in Main Event drew in a crowd of 243 entrants who created a £107,248 prize pool. Deniz Orhan came out on top and walked away with £19,843 after a heads-up deal with Ronnie Marland. Orhan's payout was made sweeter by his winning his way into the Main Event via an online satellite at PartyPoker. Orhan netted himself three PartyPoker Tour packages, but fired only one bullet on his way to an impressive victory.