Lynch Leads 1,075 Survivors into Goliath X Main Event Day 2
After eight starting flights, the surviving 1,075 players in the largest Grosvenor Poker Goliath Main Event in history return to the Coventry Building Society Arena today for Day 2.
Leading the way is John Lynch who bagged the chip lead in Day 1g with 1,037,000. The only other player with a seven-figure stack is Luke Hallinan (1,009,000).
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Goliath X Main Event Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lynch | 1,037,000 | 130 |
| 2 | Luke Hallinan | 1,009,000 | 126 |
| 3 | Mirang Patel | 932,000 | 117 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Arokodaire | 849,000 | 106 |
| 5 | Russell Bodger | 825,000 | 103 |
| 6 | Hitesh Naran | 795,000 | 99 |
| 7 | Hafizulla Weda | 780,000 | 98 |
| 8 | Gareth Cresswell | 764,000 | 96 |
| 9 | Ryan Christopher Gibb | 759,000 | 95 |
| 10 | Craig Gough | 751,000 | 94 |
The record for biggest Goliath field (set in 2019 at 9,299) was absolutely smashed over the course of this week, with the tournament surpassing 10,000 entries for the first time in its history.
There are four Grosvenor-sponsored pros in the field for Day 2 with Katie Swift (298,000), Euan McNicholas (359,000), Andy Hills (315,000) and Jamie Nixon (200,000) all advancing with healthy stacks.
Other notables include Yucel Eminoglu (722,000), Sinem Melin (346,000), former Premier League footballer Jimmy Kebe (311,000), former GUKPT Coventry Main Event winner Steve Jelinek (244,000) and Chris Dasilva (226,000).
| Flight | Entries | Survivors |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,294 | 129 |
| B | 1,427 | 129 |
| C | 1,431 | 133 |
| D | 1,372 | 148 |
| E | 1,432 | 130 |
| F | 1,572 | 171 |
| G | 1,691 | 171 |
| H | 369 | 64 |