Goliath #11: MAIN EVENT Day 1 | 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online

08-08-2020 19:40 UTC

Katie Comes Swiftly Back

AaronMcBride

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Katie Swift recently had to rebuy and was straight back into the action.

Swift raised to 3,500 from under the gun and "Solvedit" called from the small blind.

The action went check-check on both the flop, and the turn, before "Solvedit" bet 2,500 on the river.

Swift called but mucked after "Solvedit" revealed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Swift	20,000 -17,700	-17,700

Tags: Katie Swift

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

08-08-2020 19:30 UTC

"TheHayemaker" Gets Aggressive

AaronMcBride

Level 8 : 400/800, 80 ante

"shanee88" raised to 1,600 and David "TheHayemaker" Haye called in the big blind.

Haye checked on the flop and "shanee88" bet 1,600.

Haye raised to 8,900, with another 9,000 behind, and "shanee88" folded after 20 seconds of time bank usage.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "TheHayemaker" Haye	27,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: David Haye

08-08-2020 19:26 UTC

Hills and Nixon Shove

AaronMcBride

Level 8 : 400/800, 80 ante

Team Grosvenor's Jamie Nixon and Andy Hills are both playing shoving stacks, and have done exactly that is recent hands.

Nixon three-bet all in for 17,000 from the big blind after an open from the cutoff, and took down the pot, before it was time for Hills to make his move.

The action folded to the button who min-raised, and after the small blind folded, Hills moved all in for 11,000 and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Nixon	24,000 5,100	5,100

Andy Hills	15,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Andy Hills Jamie Nixon

08-08-2020 19:19 UTC

"Don’t Count Anyone Out"

AaronMcBride

Level 8 : 400/800, 80 ante

Andy Hills believes every Goliath entrant has a chance of walking away with the title because the structure rewards patience, skill, and adaptability.

“Don’t count anyone out. I can’t stress enough that everyone has a chance in the Goliath.”

One of the features that stands out when you look at the Goliath Main Event in any details is its superb structure, especially when you consider the tournament only costs £125 to enter.

Both Joe Beevers and Rick Trigg believe the event has “an amazing structure for a £100 buy-in” with Trigg unable to contain his excitement about jumping in and getting involved. Katie Swiftcalls the structure “an absolute luxury."

Tags: Andy Hills Joe Beevers Rick Trigg Katie Swift

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 80

08-08-2020 19:12 UTC

Top 10 Stacks

AaronMcBride

Level 7 : 300/600, 60 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
"HotMagician"	195,000 -5,000	-5,000
"bosskicked2"	194,000 46,000	46,000
"brokerpoker23"	191,000
"Y16Pav"	151,000 17,000	17,000
"Redjeans87"	146,000
"mrbrightside88"	145,000
"Dudley101"	139,000
"lighttight516"	135,000
"Bluueliam2020"	133,000
"KENRAF"	132,000