With over 1,770 entries, the 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Main Event has doubled its guaranteed prize pool of £100,000.
With three levels left of late reg. the prize pool currently sits over £205,000.
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 160
Jeff Kimber raised to 2,400 from early position with 
and both "Mercurybluffy24" and "welshgamble" called.
The flop fell 
and "welshgamble" checked before Kimber continued for 4,300.
"Mercurybluffy24" moved all in for 21,100 and only Kimber called.
"Mercurybluffy24" tabled 
for top pair and was ahead until a surprising 
appeared on the turn to give Kimber the lead with a set.
The 
saw Kimber hit a house, and "Mercurybluffy24" hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Katie Swift, on her third bullet, has joined the table occupied by Joe Beevers, for our first Team Grosvenor battle of Day 1.
Swift has a fresh 25,000 stack and Beevers is sat with 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
25,000
12,800
|
12,800 |
|
||
"Solvedit" raised to 2,400 with 
and one player called before "xPANDAmonium85" raised to 10,800 with 
.
"acerone1" shoved for 54,000 from the big blind with 
and both "Solvedit" & "xPANDAmonium85" put the rest of their stacks into the middle.
After the board fell 
, "acerone1" held and scored the double KO.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 120
"Johnb35" called for 1,000 from early position and Jeff Kimber moved all in for 10,000 from the small blind with 
.
"Johnb35" sat on his decision for some time before making the call with 
.
The board ran out 
and Kimber held to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
23,000 | |
|
18,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,200
-7,800
|
-7,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
"artkat456" called for 1,000, as did "BobsonDugnutt" on the button before Andy Hills shoved for 10,000 from the small blind.
"artkat456" folded but "BobsonDugnutt" called with 
.
Hills held 
and hit a set on the 
flop.
The 
on the turn, and on the river improved Hills' holding to a house and secured the much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
"ICMadness" raised to 2,000 from under the gun and both "BobsonDugnutt" and Andy Hills called out of the blinds.
Three checks came after the flop fell 
and Hills bet 2,000 on the turn.
"ICMadness" called before "BobsonDugnutt" folded, and Hills checked on the river.
"ICMadness" made a pot-sized 10,000 bet, and put Hills to the pressure with 10,000 behind.
The serial live casher used over 30 seconds of his time bank and then elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
158,000 | |
|
|
10,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |