Goliath X Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2022 Grosvenor Goliath X
Goliath X Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
1,075
Players Left
42
Saied Yolmeh Leads 42 Survivors in Goliath X Main Event; £200,000 for 1st
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
After starting the day with 1,075 players, just 42 remain in the 2022 Grosvenor Goliath X Main Event after Day 2, with each player hungrier than the last for their chance of victory and the £200,000 first-place prize.
The chip lead changed many times over the course of the 16 40-minute levels but in the end, it is Saied Yolmeh leading the way with a whopping 15,350,000. Even more incredible is the fact that he was actually the shortest stack coming into Day 2 with a mere 19,800!
Right behind him is Luke Cheslin(11,100,000),Young Seo Yoon(11,675,000) and David Reed(11,150,000). Rounding out the top five is Sean Quinn with 11,100,000.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saied Yolmeh | 15,350,000 | 51 |
| 2 | Luke Cheslin | 12,300,000 | 41 |
| 3 | Young Seo Yoon | 11,675,000 | 39 |
| 4 | David Reed | 11,150,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Sean Quinn | 11,100,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Balan Vasilica | 11,000,000 | 37 |
| 7 | Neil Marshall | 9,050,000 | 30 |
| 8 | James Hill | 8,900,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Alexandru Jurca | 8,725,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Georgian Georgescu | 7,500,000 | 25 |
The bubble burst early in the second level of play today when Martin Clark lost a flip with jacks against ace-king and Wah Tan ironically lost his following flip with ace-king to tens to be the stone bubble in 1,000th place.
Grosvenor Team Pros in the money included Euan McNicholas (167th - £790), Katie Swift (368th - £460), and Jamie Nixon (643rd - £340).
Other notables who cashed included Yucel Eminoglu (160th - £790), Steve Jelinek (252nd - £590), Start-of-day chip leader John Lynch (332nd - £500), Chris Dasilva (383rd - £460), Artan Dedusha (436th - £430) and Sin Melin (582nd - £370).
All the remaining players have locked up £1,460. Here are the remaining tournament 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 |
The tournament will resume tomorrow at 11:00 am and the PokerNews live updates will be on a 30-minute delay in line with the GUKPT stream. Stay tuned for continued coverage as we crown a winner here in Coventry.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,350,000 | |
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12,300,000 | |
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11,675,000 | 2,475,000 |
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11,150,000 | 9,350,000 |
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11,100,000 | |
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11,000,000 | 8,500,000 |
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9,050,000 | 2,850,000 |
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8,900,000 | 3,400,000 |
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8,725,000 | 2,425,000 |
|
7,500,000 | 4,500,000 |
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7,200,000 | 1,000,000 |
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6,950,000 | 2,150,000 |
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6,575,000 | -3,925,000 |
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6,525,000 | 2,725,000 |
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6,500,000 | 100,000 |
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6,250,000 | 1,750,000 |
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6,200,000 | 2,200,000 |
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6,175,000 | 3,075,000 |
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5,900,000 | 2,800,000 |
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5,575,000 | -1,425,000 |
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5,450,000 | 3,450,000 |
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5,400,000 | 4,700,000 |
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5,300,000 | 4,300,000 |
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4,900,000 | -2,700,000 |
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4,875,000 | -125,000 |
Late Double for Pearce
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Camille Pearce shoved for 1,650,000 and H N tanked in the next position. He eventually re-shoved and the remaining players folded.
Pearce turned over 
much to H N's displeasure who showed 
"Why can't you have ace-jack!" said H N. "You're so live."
The flop 
gave H N top pair, but the 
completed a straight for Pearce despite improving H N to two pair. H N couldn't fill up on the 
river and Pearce secured a double before the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000 | 1,700,000 |
|
3,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
Six More Hands
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Tournament officials have drawn for the number of hands remaining before players bag at the end of Day 2. There will be six more hands before Day 2 draws to a close.
Yolmeh More Than Doubles into Chip Lead
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Cards were on their backs with S Yolmeh having a massive double-up counted out.
S Yolmeh: 
David Wyse: 
Adan Green: 
The board read 
with Yolmeh's stack of 5,800,000 covering the 3,500,000 of Wyse, eliminating him, and doubling through Adam Green.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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15,000,000 | 14,000,000 |
|
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2,000,000 | -300,000 |
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Busted |
Cheslin Up To 11,000,000
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
On a 
flop Peter Norton had bet 600,000 and called a raise from Luke Cheslin to 1,300,000.
The turn was the 
. Norton bet 700,000 but folded to a shove from Cheslin, leaving Norton with around 4,000,000 behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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11,000,000 | 7,700,000 |
|
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10,000,000 | 5,300,000 |
|
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7,600,000 | 3,600,000 |
|
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6,300,000 | -4,200,000 |
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4,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
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3,800,000 | |
|
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2,700,000 | 500,000 |
|
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2,000,000 | -100,000 |
Bains Forces Fold
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
On a turn of , A A led out for 1,500,000, but then Sunil Bains moved all in for 3,175,000, which sent A A into the tank.
"You got ace-king over there, mate?" Bains asked him after a while, but no response from A A.
After a few more pained moments of counting and recounting his chips, A A slid his cards into the middle and Bains was pushed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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7,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
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1,700,000 | -1,500,000 |
Recent Eliminations
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
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Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000