Goliath X Main Event | 2022 Grosvenor Goliath X

09-04-2022 14:41 UTC+2

Quinn Extends Chip Lead

Will Shillibier

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Charlton Tarimo check-called 1,400,000 on a 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Quinn	32,000,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Gareth Cresswell	18,500,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000
Luke Cheslin	14,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Georgian Georgescu	12,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Balan Vasilica	9,000,000 -7,000,000	-7,000,000
Charlie Tarimo	7,500,000 -4,800,000	-4,800,000
Alexandru Jurca	6,000,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Tags: Sean Quinn Charlton Tarimo

09-04-2022 14:15 UTC+2

Pearce Eliminated on Feature

Will Shillibier

Level 35 : 250,000/250,000, 500,000 ante

Action was on the turn with Camille Pearce all in for around 6,000,000 holding on a 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Young Seo Yoon	24,000,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Camille Pearce	Busted

Tags: Camille Pearce Young Seo Yoon

09-04-2022 12:53 UTC+2

Quinn Doubles in to Chip Lead After Huge Flip

Will Shillibier

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Sean Quinn was all in for just over 8,000,000 holding against the of Mohammed Bhatti.

The flop had Bhatti shaking his head as the board completed, seeing Quinn double up to sit atop the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Quinn	16,000,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Mohammed Bhatti	300,000 -3,850,000	-3,850,000

Tags: Mohammed Bhatti Sean Quinn

09-04-2022 12:12 UTC+2

Another Bustout for Jeffrey

Will Shillibier

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

"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

His pocket pair would need to hold, but the flop favored Jeffrey who sent another player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Jeffrey	11,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
David Meager	Busted

Tags: David Meager Kyle Jeffrey

09-04-2022 10:00 UTC+2

42 Return for Final Day of 2022 Goliath X Main Event; Cards Fly at 11:00 am

Kirk Brown

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:

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!