Goliath X Main Event
Day 3 Started
2022 Grosvenor Goliath X
Goliath X Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 Grosvenor Goliath X
Buy-in
£150
Prize Pool
£1,219,270
Entries
10,584
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
42
Players Left
1
42 Return for Final Day of 2022 Goliath X Main Event; Cards Fly at 11:00 am
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!
Level: 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
C M First Elimination on Day 3
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
C M was all in for around 2,000,000 with 
but was up against the 
of Kyle Jeffrey.
The larger pocket pair held on the 
runout and C M was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500,000 | 2,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Another Bustout for Jeffrey
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Roe River Sends Hutupatsu Straight Home
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
On the turn of 
, Marius Hutuoptsu moved all in and was quickly called by David Roe to his left. The cards were tabled with Hutupatsu at risk of elimination.
Marius Hutupatsu: 
David Roe:
Although Hutupatsu was miles ahead with his flopped set of sevens, the river fell the 
to give Roe the straight, awarding him the pot and eliminating Hutupatsu in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000,000 | 5,750,000 |
|
Busted |
Quinn Makes the Call
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Neil Marshall opened to 650,000 on the button and Sean Quinn in the big blind defended.
The flop was 
and Marshall continued for 575,000 and Quinn called.
On the turn, the action went check-check.
The river fell the 
and Marshall bet out 850,000, and after some thinking, Quinn made the call, to which Marshall just mucked. Quinn then showed 
for two-pair, queens and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,200,000 | 100,000 |
|
8,600,000 | -450,000 |
Pearce Doubles Through Cheslin
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Luke Cheslin opened to 700,000 from under the gun and got called by David Roe in the small blind. Camille Pearce three-bet all in for 2,200,000 and Cheslin four-bet all in. Roe folded.
"I'm sure he's ahead," said Pearce as Cheslin tabled 
, but it was PEarce in front with 
. "Three jacks on the flop," she said.
The 
board bricked and Pearce secured the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,600,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
11,500,000 | -500,000 |
|
8,500,000 | -3,800,000 |
|
8,500,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
5,000,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
3,800,000 | -150,000 |
|
|
3,400,000 | 50,000 |
Tarimo Doubles Through Lowe
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
John Lowe moved all in and was called by Charlton Tarimo, the cards were tabled with Tarimo at risk.
Charlton Tarimo: 
John Lowe:
Tarimo was ahead going into this classic flip, and the board provided him no trouble with the 
runout and he secured the double up, leaving Lowe with only a little over a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000 | 2,100,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -2,300,000 |
Man Finishes Off Lowe
Level 33
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
On the very next hand, John Lowe shoved for his last 1,100,000 with and was called by Ka Wai Man with 
.
The flop 
gave Lowe both straight and flush draws, but the turn gave Man top pair, causing him to jump out of his seat with excitement.
"It's irrelevant, really," commented someone at the table, as Lowe was still drawing relatively live. The river was the 
, however, and Lowe was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500,000 | 2,925,000 |
|
|
Busted |