Charlton Tarimo check-called 1,400,000 on a ![]()
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flop from Sean Quinn.
Both players checked the
turn and Tarimo bet 1,500,000 on the
river. Quinn raised in position to 6,500,000 and Tarimo eventually flicked his cards into the muck.
Charlton Tarimo check-called 1,400,000 on a ![]()
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flop from Sean Quinn.
Both players checked the
turn and Tarimo bet 1,500,000 on the
river. Quinn raised in position to 6,500,000 and Tarimo eventually flicked his cards into the muck.
Action was on the turn with Camille Pearce all in for around 6,000,000 holding ![]()
on a ![]()
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turn against Young Seo Yoon.
Pearce had a pair and both flush and straight draws, but was behind to the ![]()
flopped set of Yoon.
The river was the
and she was eliminated in 22nd place.
Sean Quinn was all in for just over 8,000,000 holding ![]()
against the ![]()
of Mohammed Bhatti.
The flop ![]()
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had Bhatti shaking his head as the ![]()
board completed, seeing Quinn double up to sit atop the chip counts.
"Good luck," said Kyle Jeffrey as he flipped over ![]()
. His opponent was David Meager who was all in for just over 3,000,000 with ![]()
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His pocket pair would need to hold, but the ![]()
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flop favored Jeffrey who sent another player to the rail.
With 42 players left, it's Saied Yolmeh who leads the way in the 2022 Goliath X Main Event. With over 15 million in chips, Yolmeh definitely has his eyes on the prize; the £200,000 for first place as well as the beautiful, shiny Goliath trophy. This would mark Yolmeh’s first major tournament win and you can be sure he's going to give it his all in search of the title.
Given the sheer volume of this year's field, the top prize is definitely record-breaking, check out the past Goliath events for reference:
| YEAR | BUY-IN | ENTRANTS | PRIZE POOL | CHAMPION | PRIZE |
| 2011 | £100+£20 | 1,765 | £176,500 | Lee Rawson | £32,705 |
| 2012 | £100+£20 | 1,954 | £200,000 | Les Fenton | £35,800 |
| 2013 | £100+£20 | 2,570 | £257,000 | Jake Skidmore | £29,690 |
| 2014 | £100+£20 | 3,394 | £339,400 | Ryan Foster | £62,320 |
| 2015 | £100+£20 | 4,210 | £421,000 | Miikka Toika | £70,800 |
| 2016 | £100+£20 | 5,232 | £523,200 | Vamshi Vandanapu | £62,750 |
| 2017 | £100+£20 | 6,385 | £638,500 | Elliot Marais | £85,760 |
| 2018 | £100+£25 | 7,584 | £758,400 | Florian Duta | £101,450 |
| 2019 | £100+£20 | 9,300 | £911,410 | Lee Reynolds | £64,601 |
All 42 players are guaranteed at least £1,460 and here are the final table payouts:
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | £200,000 |
| 2 | £134,000 |
| 3 | £89,120 |
| 4 | £60,960 |
| 5 | £39,020 |
| 6 | £26,820 |
| 7 | £20,730 |
| 8 | £17,070 |
| 9 | £14,630 |
| 10 | £11,950 |
Cards are scheduled to be in the air at 11:00 am local time and play will follow the same structure of 40-minute levels with a 20-minute break every three levels. Players will return to blinds at 150,000/300,000/300,000 and will play down until the Goliath Champion is crowned.
There will also be a live GUKPT Stream of the final tables on a 30-minute delay and PokerNews will be here bringing you all the action!