2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online

Goliath #11: MAIN EVENT
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2020 Grosvenor Goliath Online
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
£42,248
Event Info
Buy-in
£125
Prize Pool
£231,495
Entries
2,013
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
2,013
Players Left 1 / 2,013
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"It’s a Weird Situation and a Weird Time"

Level 5 : 200/400, 40 ante
Rick Trigg
Rick Trigg

Continuing our pre-Goliath chats with Team Grosvenor, Jamie Nixon, who grinds countless hours online while streaming his play at Grosvenor Poker, admits moving such a huge event online is not what he expected. Still, he plans to make the most of a difficult situation.

“It’s a weird situation and a weird time we’re in at the moment, but I love the fact that it’s gone online. It’s been seen that moving these events has been hugely successful so far and who knows how many will play online. I stream on Twitch for Grosvenor, and it allows me to stream for more players who wouldn’t usually be online if it wasn’t for Goliath.”

Rick Trigg specialises in online poker tournaments, so Goliath Online is right up his street.

“I think moving online is great for a change of pace, plus we get to see what these live guys have got when it comes to online.”

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 40

Jacks For Hills

Level 4 : 100/300, 30 ante

"JoeCourtney" called for 300 before Andy Hills raised to 1,500. "HexRuin" flatted before "JoeCourtney" called and they saw a {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop.

Hills continued for 2,798 and only "JoeCourtney" called, with the {6-Spades} hitting on the turn.

"JoeCourtney" check-called a 5,900 bet from Hills and the former checked again on the {q-Clubs} river.

Hills fired a bet worth 16,800 and "JoeCourtney" called.

Hills tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and "JoeCourtney" mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Hills
50,000
31,000
31,000
Grosvenor Poker

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"AceFarkyGPT" Cracks Big Slick

Level 4 : 100/300, 30 ante

Over on Jamie Nixon's table, "AceFarkyGPT" raised to 600 preflop and called after seeing an opponent three-bet to 1,800.

On the {k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop, "AceFarkyGPT" called a 2,070 bet, and then bet 5,100 on the {8-Clubs} turn.

Their opponent raised to 11,900 and "AceFarkyGPT" shoved for 36,000, which received the call.

"AceFarkyGPT" held {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for two pair, and was ahead of {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

The {7-Clubs} river saw "AceFarkyGPT" hold and took down the 58,000 pot.

Player Chips Progress
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"AceFarkyGPT"
58,000
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Jamie Nixon
11,000
4,000
4,000
Grosvenor Poker

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1k Up

Level 4 : 100/300, 30 ante

The 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Main Event has surpassed 1,000 entries in Level 4.

Late reg. closes at the end of Level 13.

Two Hit 100k Already

Level 4 : 100/300, 30 ante

It's only the beginning of Level 4, but two players have already managed to quadruple their starting stack.

"Ryrypresto" is playing a massive 110,000 with "Denz" just behind on 109,000.

Player Chips Progress
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"Ryrypresto"
110,000
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"Denz"
109,000

Beevers & Hills on the Online Goliath

Level 4 : 100/300, 30 ante
Andy Hills
Andy Hills

The Goliath’s attendance has increased every year it has been run and everything pointed to it hitting 10,000 entries this year. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put paid to live poker for the foreseeable and many operators, Grosvenor Poker included, have taken their live events into the online arena. It’s obviously disappointing for those who love live poker, but the Team Grosvenor pros are quite philosophical about the change.

“Coventry was fast running out of space,” said Joe Beevers. “I’d like to think it’s natures way of giving Grosvenor an extra year to plan for the huge success Goliath 2021 is undoubtedly going to be.”

Andy Hills thrives in the live poker world and has cashes in 31 different countries, the fifth-highest total of any poker player ever. He’ll miss the atmosphere of the live setting the most.

“Obviously I love live poker, and the atmosphere at the Ricoh is electric. I'll miss the buzz and the mass congregation of poker enthusiasts from all over the country. However my roots are online, and getting to play the event on Grosvenor Poker is the next best thing. It will be the first year since Goliath's inception where we don't see an increase in numbers, but I believe it will be the best circa-£100 tournament of the year online. We've already seen incredible numbers in the side events and I reckon the Main will exceed its guarantee.”

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 30

Prize Pool Guarantee Surpassed

Level 3 : 100/200, 20 ante

The 2020 Grosvenor Goliath Main Event came with a £100,000 guaranteed prize pool, but after less than 90 minutes of action on Day 1, that number has been surpassed.

Right now, there are 934 entries, with 827 stacks still in play.

But with late reg. open until the end of Level 13; you can expect this to rise a lot more.