Saied Yolmeh Leads 42 Survivors in Goliath X Main Event; £200,000 for 1st
After starting the day with 1,075 players, just 42 remain in the 2022 Grosvenor Goliath X Main Event after Day 2, with each player hungrier than the last for their chance of victory and the £200,000 first-place prize.
The chip lead changed many times over the course of the 16 40-minute levels but in the end, it is Saied Yolmeh leading the way with a whopping 15,350,000. Even more incredible is the fact that he was actually the shortest stack coming into Day 2 with a mere 19,800!
Right behind him is Luke Cheslin(11,100,000),Young Seo Yoon(11,675,000) and David Reed(11,150,000). Rounding out the top five is Sean Quinn with 11,100,000.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saied Yolmeh | 15,350,000 | 51 |
| 2 | Luke Cheslin | 12,300,000 | 41 |
| 3 | Young Seo Yoon | 11,675,000 | 39 |
| 4 | David Reed | 11,150,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Sean Quinn | 11,100,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Balan Vasilica | 11,000,000 | 37 |
| 7 | Neil Marshall | 9,050,000 | 30 |
| 8 | James Hill | 8,900,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Alexandru Jurca | 8,725,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Georgian Georgescu | 7,500,000 | 25 |
The bubble burst early in the second level of play today when Martin Clark lost a flip with jacks against ace-king and Wah Tan ironically lost his following flip with ace-king to tens to be the stone bubble in 1,000th place.
Grosvenor Team Pros in the money included Euan McNicholas (167th - £790), Katie Swift (368th - £460), and Jamie Nixon (643rd - £340).
Other notables who cashed included Yucel Eminoglu (160th - £790), Steve Jelinek (252nd - £590), Start-of-day chip leader John Lynch (332nd - £500), Chris Dasilva (383rd - £460), Artan Dedusha (436th - £430) and Sin Melin (582nd - £370).
All the remaining players have locked up £1,460. Here are the remaining tournament payouts:
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | £200,000 |
| 2 | £134,000 |
| 3 | £89,120 |
| 4 | £60,960 |
| 5 | £39,020 |
| 6 | £26,820 |
| 7 | £20,730 |
| 8 | £17,070 |
| 9 | £14,630 |
| 10 | £11,950 |
The tournament will resume tomorrow at 11:00 am and the PokerNews live updates will be on a 30-minute delay in line with the GUKPT stream. Stay tuned for continued coverage as we crown a winner here in Coventry.