Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
2025 Grosvenor GOLIATH
£550 PokerNews Cup
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 Grosvenor GOLIATH
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
£550
Prize Pool
£378,580
Entries
797
Level
39
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
747
Players Left
179
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Andrew Finnie opened to 4,500 from early position, and received a call, before George Holmes three-bet jammed from middle position for 33,500. Action folded back to Finnie, who made the call.
George Holmes: K♠Q♥ 
Andrew Finnie: 9♥9♠
Finnie was ahead in a flip, and Holmes could not find any help on the J♠6♠4♦2♦3♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
80,000
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80,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Alper Gocer jammed for 55,000 on a flop of 10♦8♣6♣, and was called by Tadgh Meegan with the covering stack.
Alper Gocer: Q♥Q♦
Tadgh Meegan: J♣9♣
Gocer had the overpair queens, but Meegan had a wrap straight flush draw.
The 7♦ turn gave Meegan the ten-high straight, and the 9♦ hit on the river to improve him further to the jack-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
350,000
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350,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player jammed from early position for 36,700 and Rakshi Pajpani looked him up in the big blind.
Opponent: J♣10♣
Rakshi Pajpani: A♦Q♠
Pajpani looked in good shape, and the K♠8♥5♣ flop was clear, but his opponent went runner-runner for the flush after the 4♣7♣ turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A pot of 25,000 had developed on a board of K♣10♥8♠4♦A♥, in a battle of the blinds between Oliver Barton and Paul Crawford.
Barton fired out a bet of 15,000, and after a good deal of deliberation, Crawford made the call.
Barton tabled 9♥4♣ for a pair of fours, and Crawford took the pot with 10♦9♣, finding a good call with third pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
161,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
102,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
A pot of 36,000 had developed by the river on a board of A♥Q♣6♥7♦K♣, in a hand between Michael Rosaman on the button and Marius-Ioan Olteanu in the big blind.
Olteanu checked to Rosaman, who jammed for around 48,000. Olteanu went into the tank, but after around 90 seconds of thought, ultimately folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
60,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Around 35,000 was in the middle already, on a board of A♠10♦8♦4♥, in a hand between Jack Daines in early position and Daniel Harwood in middle position.
Daines check-called a bet of 5,000 to see the Q♣ river. Daines checked once more, but quickly folded in the face of a bet of 31,000 from Harwood, who flashed A♥A♦ for top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
9,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Keith Littlewood limped under the gun, and called a jam of 26,000 from Robert Leech on the button.
Robert Leech: 6♣6♠
Keith Littlewood: Q♥J♥
Leech was ahead in a race, but was up out of his chair after the Q♦8♠7♣ flop gave Littlewood top pair, with the 10♣K♠ turn and river failing to reverse matters.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
