Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 60
2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online
Goliath #11: MAIN EVENT
Day: 1
Event Info
2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
£125
Prize Pool
£231,495
Entries
2,013
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
2,013
Players Left 1 / 2,013
Filter
Level 6
: 200/500, 50 ante
All the Team Pros we chatted with were unanimous is stating winning the Goliath Main Event would be a career highlight. Jamie Nixon, who is streaming the event with Phil “The Tower” Heald, is super-keen to get the Goliath title under his belt.
“It would be insane, totally insane. To win such a prestigious tournament would be the highlight of my career so far!”
Nixon’s thoughts were echoed by Rick Trigg who said, “it would be a dream come true, especially being a sponsored Grosvenor player.”
Jeff Kimber has been sponsored by Grosvenor for the past 11 years and has won several Grosvenor events, each one being special to him. Triumphing in the Goliath Main Event would rank right up there with the best of Kimber’s results.
“If I was to win Goliath, Grosvenor's flagship tournament, it would be right up there with my World Heads-Up and GUKPT titles, I'll certainly be trying my best to make it happen.”
Winning tournaments is something Andy Hills is used to, “it’s one of the best feelings in the world” according to him. He wants a trophy if he takes down this £100,000 guaranteed event.
“Do I get a trophy? I think there’s a trophy. Please can I have an oversized cup that says I slew the Goliath?” We hope so, if not, we’ll make you one out of cardboard here at PokerNews HQ!
Whoever wins the Goliath Main Event will go down in poker’s history books. If that player is Katie Swift, it’ll be doubly special.
“Grosvenor are still waiting to crown a female champion in any of their GUKPT or Goliath Main Events. I felt sure it would happen this year during the tour to be honest. It’s simply a matter of time. I came close in 2015 when I finished runner-up to Miikka Toikka, so to go one better and win this inaugural Goliath Online Main Event would feel like a dream.”
Level 6
: 200/500, 50 ante
As mentioned earlier, the 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Main Event came with a £100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and the number was surpassed early on in Day 1.
Well with players still flocking to take part in the event on GrosvenorPoker.com, the prize pool has now gone above £150,000.
Late reg. remains open for approx. another three and a half hours.
Level 6
: 200/500, 50 ante
Joe Beevers and Rick Trigg have also put forward another £125 each, and rejoined the action for their second chance.
Each player receives a fresh 25,000 starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
25,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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Level 6
: 200/500, 50 ante
Team Grosvenor Twitch streamer Jamie Nixon has reentered the action.
Nixon's first bullet came to nothing and is back looking for a deep run to continue a series of recent good online results.
Level 6
: 200/500, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
158,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
148,000 | |
|
|
134,000 | |
|
|
130,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
119,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 50
Level 5
: 200/400, 40 ante
David "TheHayemaker" Haye will be looking to make it third time lucky, after seeing this second bullet come to nothing.
Haye raised to 1,600 from under the gun and "AjLDNPKR" called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and "AjLDNPKR" check-called a pot-sized 3,600 bet from Haye.
After the 
hit the turn, "AjLDNPKR" bet 13,500, enough to put Haye to the test with 8,000 behind.
Haye made the call, and tabled 
, before he saw his opponent had paired their Jack on the turn, with 
.
The 
river only rubbed salt into the wound for Haye, as "AjLDNPKR" picked up the KO with top two pair.
But don't count out Haye just yet! Those who followed his amazing run to 40th place in last year's Goliath Main Event will remember it took the former World champ a few bullets before he got going, so watch this space.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
Level 5
: 200/400, 40 ante
"TaBIEtllTeR" raised to 1,000 from under the gun and "deanmawby" called in the next seat, as did "KKKKnell" before Katie Swift folded in the big blind.
All three players checked on the 
flop, and again after the 
hit the turn.
"TaBIEtllTeR" checked on the river, and "deanmawby" bet 2,352. "KKKKnell" got out the way, and "TaBIEtllTeR" called.
"deanmawby" tabled 
and "TaBIEtllTeR" won the pot with 
.
Level 5
: 200/400, 40 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
37,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
34,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
18,900
7,900
|
7,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
