Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A pot of 39,000 had developed by the turn on a board of 6♠3♦2♥4♠, in a three-way pot between Michael Le and Albert Aminov, both in middle position, and Gheorghe Vasile-Stipan on the button.
Action was checked to Stipan, who fired out a bet of 17,000, which only Aminov called.
The K♥ river completed the board, and Aminov checked once more. Stipan took quite a bit of time before jamming for around 25,000, just covering Aminov. Aminov went into the tank, and eventually made the call.
Stipan tabled 6♣5♣ for the turned straight, and Aminov tapped the table and turned over J♠J♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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Busted |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Daniel Hopkins was all-in for 16,200 and at risk against Vincent Mather.
Daniel Hopkins: A♦6♠ 
Vincent Mather: A♠K♠
Hopkins was crushed, but he hit the front after the Q♠7♣6♦ flop, and the 3♣ turn and 2♠ river failed to alter matters.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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31,000
19,000
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19,000 |
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A pot of 26,000 had developed by the river on a board of A♦10♦10♥3♥8♥, and the big blind led out with a bet of 15,000.
Michael Logan jammed for 31,000, and after a great deal of deliberation, his opponent was forced to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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70,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 32nd episode, Connor talks with Global Poker Award-winning content creator Abby Merk about growing up in Chicago, studying philosophy at Wake Forest University, leaving her corporate job to become one of poker's top creators, playing her first World Series of Poker in 2021, making a goal to post daily content and being nominated for two Global Poker Awards.
Merk also talks about battling with high-stakes pro Stephen Chidwick in the WSOP Main Event and being at the final table for a 2023 controversy over a man winning a ladies poker tournament in Florida.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Fouad Haghighat and Graeme Smith all-in, and both covered by Gurdeep Singh.
Fouad Haghighat: A♥Q♠
Graeme Smith: A♦Q♦
Gurdeep Singh: A♣K♦
Singh was in a great spot with both opponents dominated, and there were no surprises on the J♠10♠7♥5♦2♥ runout, ace-king high good enough for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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130,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
A player opened to 1,200 from under the gun, before Tuan Nguyen three-bet jammed for 7,000. Barry Ainsbury cold-called in middle position, and the opener got out of the way.
Tuan Nguyen: A♣5♦
Barry Ainsbury: Q♦10♦
Nugyen was ahead, and flopped second pair on the 7♥5♥2♦ flop.
The turn was a sweaty 8♦, but Nguyen was able to avoid a diamond on the 4♥ river, securing the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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92,000 | |
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17,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Simon Dunevein was getting up out of his chair, after his A♣K♥ was cracked by Ding Fan's 9♥9♦ on the K♠Q♦9♣6♥7♠ runout, Fan flopping a set against Dunevein's top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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82,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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