Goliath #11: MAIN EVENT | 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online

08-10-2020 00:02 UTC

"WRDortmund7" Wins the 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online £125 Main Event for £42,248

AaronMcBride

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante

"WRDortmund7" came through two days of online poker action to win the 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online £125 Main Event for £42,248.

With live poker unable to take place in the UK right now, Grosvenor decided to bring their massive Goliath brand online to ensure UK poker players did not miss out on on the chance to turn low buy-ins into huge prizes.

The popular event drew in 2,013 entries and created a £231,495 prize pool, to eclipse the £100,000 Main Event guarantee.

"WRDortmund7" managed to turn around a 3-to-1 deficit heads-up to defeat eventual runner-up "FrazzleFraggle".

"WRDortmund7" was the final table short stack but patiently waited and with some amount of luck when needed, they managed to complete the amazing comeback to win the title.

Also making final table appearances were "AhJh", "JBtheshark", "ChiZhang", "dealersober411", "PokerPirate1963" and "Haymon23".

2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online £125 Main Event Final Table Result

Place	Player	Country	Payout (GBP)
1	WRDortmund7	United Kingdom	£42,248
2	FrazzleFraggle	United Kingdom	£30,094
3	AhJh	United Kingdom	£23,149
4	JBtheshark	United Kingdom	£17,362
5	ChiZhang	United Kingdom	£11,574
6	dealersober411	United Kingdom	£7,755
7	PokerPirate1963	United Kingdom	£4,629
8	Haymon23	United Kingdom	£3,009

No Luck For Team Grosvenor

Team Grosvenor was represented by Katie Swift, Joe Beevers, Jeff Kimber, Andy Hills, Jamie Nixon, Rick Trigg and the newest team member, former boxing world champion, David "TheHayemaker" Haye.

However, luck was not on their side with only Trigg progressing to Day 2 and eventually exiting short of the money spots.

Thanks for following along with the coverage here at PokerNews!

Tags: Andy Hills Jamie Nixon Jeff Kimber Joe Beevers Katie Swift Rick Trigg

08-09-2020 23:41 UTC

"FrazzleFraggle" Eliminated in 2nd Place (£30,094)

AaronMcBride

Level 35 : 200,000/400,000, 40,000 ante

"FrazzleFraggle" raised to 800,000 on the button with . "WRDortmund7" three-bet to 2,400,000 with before calling a 11,314,000 shove.

The flop put "WRDortmund7" further into the lead, although "FrazzleFraggle" picked up outs on the turn after the appeared.

But the was a safe card for "WRDortmund" and they won the pot to eliminate "FrazzleFraggle".

"FrazzleFraggle" departed as runner-up for £30,094.

Player	Chips	Progress
"WRDortmund7"	50,500,000 12,500,000	12,500,000
"FrazzleFraggle"	Busted

08-09-2020 13:55 UTC

Trigg Eliminated

AaronMcBride

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 800 ante

Rick Trigg has been eliminated after losing two pots in quick succession.

In the first hand, "NowadWP" raised to 32,000 from the button with before Trigg shoved for 158,000 from the small blind, and "NowadWP" called for their last 84,000.

The board was no help to Trigg, and "NowadWP" doubled to leave the Team Grosvenor member short.

Just two hands later, Trigg shoved for 40,000 from the cutoff with and was called by "GrandpaBill" on the button with .

Trigg's hand was dominated, and the pro once again received no help from the board.

Trigg departs from the Goliath Main Event in 164th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Trigg	Busted

Tags: Rick Trigg

08-09-2020 13:19 UTC

Trigg Shoves the Turn

AaronMcBride

Level 16 : 2,000/5,000, 500 ante

Rick Trigg raised to 12,000 from early position and "Caroline30" called from the cutoff as did "Jabawock33" from the big blind.

Trigg continued for 24,000 on the flop, which only "Jabawock33" called.

After "Jabawock33" checked on the turn, Trigg moved all in for 84,000 and saw "Jabawock33" fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Trigg	256,000 134,943	134,943

Tags: Rick Trigg

08-09-2020 12:05 UTC

205 Return for the Goliath Main Event Day 2; 144 Paid

AaronMcBride

Welcome to the 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online #11: £125 MAIN EVENT Day 2 coverage with the action set to resume at 2 pm BST.

With the world's largest poker tournament outside of Las Vegas unable to take place in its normal home of the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, this year, Grosvenor decided to take the action online and give the UK poker players a taste of the Goliath's unique opportunities.

Yesterday's Day 1 saw 2,013 entries take to the tables over nine hours of play, with just 205 returning with chips today for a chance to take the title.

The 2020 Goliath Main Event £100,000 guarantee was more than doubled, with the final prize pool set at £231,495, and a first-place prize worth£42,248.

"BTPsOverpriced" will lead the charge when play resumes after an impressive run created a chip stack worth 1,148,820.

Team Grosvenor's Rick Trigg will retake his virtual seat after he progressed with 121,057, and like the rest of his opponents, will have one eye of making the top 144 places for a min-cash worth £370.

Goliath History

Grosvenor first ran the Goliath back in August 2011. Some 1,765 players bought in for £120 and were all outlasted by Lee Rawsonwho banked an impressive £32,705. The event has grown every year since its creation to the point an incredible 9,300 players competed in 2019, making it the largest live poker tournament run outside of Las Vegas. It ended in a five-way chop that saw those five player share almost £340,000!

Follow along here at PokerNews for all the action from 2 pm as we take you all the way to the crowning of a new Goliath champion.

Tags: Rick Trigg