Saied Yolmeh Leads 42 Survivors in Goliath X Main Event; £200,000 for 1st
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.
with Yolmeh's stack of 5,800,000 covering the 3,500,000 of Wyse, eliminating him, and doubling through Adam Green.
and Bains checked. Naran shoved for 1,975,000 and Bains didn't take long to call.
turn and river bricked and Bains sent his opponent to the rail, moving above 5,000,000 in chips.
with Norton rivering a set to eliminate his opponent, and move up to close to 4,000,000 in chips.
and Hollinshead was eliminated.
