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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
Total 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
