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Preston's Paul Worsley had $83,433 in live tournament cashes, including a career-best $14,509, until he decided to enter the 2025 edition of the Grosvenor Goliath. When Worsley's Hendon Mob profile is updated, it will show an incredible £316,640 score thanks to him topping a record-breaking 12,961-strong field and slaying the 2025 Goliath.
The Goliath has drawn in more than 10,000 entrants annually since 2022. Then, Kyle Jeffrey outlasted 10,583 opponents and banked £200,000. The following year, Alex Todd collected £176,800 after leaving 11,492 opponents in his wake. Last year, the Goliath attracted 11,749 players. William Watkins came out on top and scooped £166,058.
Fast-forward to the 2025 edition, and the Goliath set a new attendance record, with 12,961 entrants and a jaw-dropping £1,970,070 prize pool from a £200 (£160+£40) buy-in. Worsley will forever be known as its champion. This huge turnout keeps the Goliath as the largest-ever tournament outside of Las Vegas and, according to Grosvenor Casinos, the 16th largest live poker tournament of all time!
2025 Goliath Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Worsley | £316,640 |
| 2 | Thomas Clack | £217,500 |
| 3 | Vasilica Luca | £144,800 |
| 4 | Ben Parkin | £100,470 |
| 5 | Velupillai Kalahmohan | £68,950 |
| 6 | William Tagg | £48,270 |
| 7 | Jason Smith | £33,490 |
| 8 | Ryan Johnstone | £23,640 |
| 9 | Keith Tuckley | £17,140 |
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After an extraordinary day of poker, a field of 1,058 survivors on Day 2 of the 2025 GOLIATH has been reduced to just 40.
Paul Worsley had held the chip lead with 60 players remaining, but he fell back as a late surge from W.T saw them bag the chip lead. Their stack of 24,775,000 is well clear of Ben Parkin (16,525,000) and Jaz Meegan (16,2745,000), with Worsley close behind.
GOLIATH Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.T | 24,775,000 |
| 2 | Ben Parkin | 16,525,000 |
| 3 | Jaz Meegan | 16,275,000 |
| 4 | Paul Worsley | 15,275,000 |
| 5 | Radu Scripnic | 14,850,000 |
| 6 | Michael Agg | 12,800,000 |
| 7 | Vasilica Luca | 12,550,000 |
| 8 | Jorge Palomino | 11,150,000 |
| 9 | R.S | 10,725,000 |
| 10 | Anthony Smith | 10,150,000 |
179 Players Advance in PokerNews Cup
Meanwhile, there was a huge turnout for the 2025 PokerNews Cup with 746 entries in total for day 1.
Late registration remains open, with Steve Jelinek leading the survivors in that one.
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Day 2 of the Goliath is upon us and, true to form, has the event has broken its own records from last years edition.
A total of 12,397 entries saw the prizepool eclipse the £2 million mark with 1,059 players returning today to fight out for the first place prize £316,640.
All players returning for Day 2 have locked up £430 but will have their eyes on that life changing score as the levels play out.
A field of 2,368 is scarcely believable, but the single largest GOLIATH Day 1 in history is in the books with 197 players advancing from a monster field.
Leading the way is King Ko with 1,005,000 as they book their place in Day 2. In addition to the survivors from the Day 1H-Turbo (details below) that brings the total number of palyers through to Day 2 to 1,059 from a massive field of 12,937.
GOLIATH Day 1G Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Ko | 1,005,000 | 101 |
| 2 | Andrei Iordache | 968,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Juan Daza | 964,000 | 96 |
| 4 | Bartosz Przewiezlikowski | 881,000 | 88 |
| 5 | Greg Disbrey | 871,000 | 87 |
| 6 | Nikolay Bilyk | 820,000 | 82 |
| 7 | S P N | 747,000 | 75 |
| 8 | Henrique Mendes | 731,000 | 73 |
| 9 | David Hawksworth | 693,000 | 69 |
| 10 | Lloyd Jonathan Pack | 687,000 | 69 |
There was also time left in the day for the last live starting flight in the Day 1H-Turbo. 991 players entered that with 101 players advancing. Joseph Gibbons (1,360,000) and Gilbert Black (1,100,000) were the only players to bag up seven-figure stacks.
GOLIATH Day 1H-Turbo Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Gibbons | 1,360,000 | 136 |
| 2 | Gilbert Black | 1,100,000 | 110 |
| 3 | James Day | 483,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Dominic Holvor | 476,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Lee Richards | 462,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Louis Paxton | 460,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Andy Stacey | 452,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Luke Boynton | 439,000 | 44 |
| 9 | M A | 438,000 | 44 |
| 10 | C N | 436,000 | 44 |
