2025 Grosvenor GOLIATH

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Day: 1
12
Event Info
2025 Grosvenor GOLIATH
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
£76,600
Event Info
Buy-in
£550
Prize Pool
£378,580
Entries
797
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
747
Players Left
179
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Adams Spikes River to Double

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ryan Adams was all-in for 67,000 and at risk against an opponent.

Ryan Adams: AK All in
Opponent: 88

Adams needed to hit, and looked to be heading for the exit after the 10107 flop and 7 turn, but he binked the K river to send him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Adams (UK)
150,000

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Hellmuth Finishes Foskett

Level 15 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Martin Hellmuth
Martin Hellmuth

Daniel Foskett was all-in for 65,000 and at risk versus Martin Hellmuth.

Daniel Foskett: 66 All in
Martin Hellmuth: AJ

Foskett was ahead in a flip, but Hellmuth hit the AQ5 flop, and rivered two pair on the 3J runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Hellmuth
505,000
90,000
90,000
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Daniel Foskett
Busted

Tags: Martin Hellmuth

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Foulkes Finds Tough Call

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A pot of 40,000 had developed by the river, on a board of 97632, in a hand between a player in the cutoff and Matthew Foulkes in the big blind.

Foulkes check-called a bet of 25,000 from his opponent, who said "You're good", and tabled Q10 for queen-high. Foulkes took the pot with A3 for fourth pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Foulkes
315,000
315,000
315,000

Tags: Matthew Foulkes

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Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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Set for Gardner

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mitchell Speck opened to 10,000 under the gun, before Gareth Gardner three-bet to 32,000 from the small blind. The player in the big blind moved all in for 40,000, and Speck got out of the way, Gardner making the call.

Opponent: 99 All in
Gareth Gardner: KK

Gardner had his opponent crushed, and the king was in the window on the KJ7A2 runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Mitchell Speck
250,000
188,000
188,000
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Gareth Gardner
225,000
214,000
214,000

Tags: Gareth GardnerMitchell Speck

Cowboys for Birchnall

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Hazel Birchnall was all-in for around 75,000 and at risk versus Connor Fraser, who just had her covered.

Hazel Birchnall: KK All in
Connor Fraser: A10

Birchnall had the goods, and there were no surprises on the Q8674 runout.

Player Chips Progress
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Hazel Birchnall
165,000
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Connor Fraser
5,500
29,500
29,500

Tags: Connor FraserHazel Birchnall

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000