Daily Tournament Highlights | 2025 Grosvenor GOLIATH

07-31-2025 08:35 UTC

GOLIATH Lives Up to Name With HUGE Day 1E Field

Will Shillibier

The largest starting flight of the GOLIATH so far took place yesterday, with 139 players advancing from a field of 1,740. They will join the 438 survivors from the starting four flights when play resumes on Saturday, August 2.

While no player bagged up over a million in chips, there was still plenty of action going on at the venue, with Day 2 of the Mystery Bounty and the final table of the Super High Roller keeping the GOLIATH action coming.

With just two more flights to come from the GOLIATH, how large will it get?

GOLIATH Day 1E Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	S R	838,000	84
2	Kirk Leadbeater	810,000	81
3	Robert Anscombe	809,000	81
4	Thomas Mullineaux	801,000	80
5	David Morris	727,000	73
6	Dennis Camille	723,000	72
7	Small Dog	639,000	64
8	A U	622,000	62
9	Chris Eddleman	620,000	62
10	Gavin Squibb	616,000	62

Tournament officials have announced that the pre-registration cap for GOLIATH Day 1F, which takes place on Thursday at 11 a.m. has already been hit. There is one more starting flight which gets underway on Friday at the same time.

Day	Entries	Qualified	Prize Pool Contribution
1A	1,384	111	£221,440
1B	1,434	110	£229,440
1C	1,498	115	£239,680
1D	1,319	102	£211,040
1E	1,740	139	£278,400

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Full 2025 Goliath Schedule

Although the £200 Goliath and its estimated £2 million prize pool is the crown jewel of the Goliath festival, there are more than a dozen tournaments and satellites for grinders to get involved in.

Expand the table below to reveal the full 2025 Goliath schedule.

Date	Time (BST)	Event
Thu 31 Jul	11:00 a.m.	£200 Goliath Flight F
	12:30 p.m.	Cardroom Direct Mystery Bounty Day 3
	4:00 p.m.	£550 PLO 4-Card High Roller
	5:00 p.m.	£300 Main Event Travel Open Day 1A
Fri 1 Aug	11:00 a.m.	£200 Goliath Flight G
	6:00 p.m.	£200 Goliath Flight H Turbo
	8:00 p.m.	£300 Main Event Travel Open Day 1B
Sat 2 Aug	11:00 a.m.	£200 Goliath Day 2
	2:00 p.m.	£550 Goliath Cup Day 1
	3:00 p.m.	£125 RedTooth Malta 52 Open
	6:00 p.m.	£225 The Giant
	9:00 p.m.	£300 Main Event Travel Open Day 1C Turbo
Sun 3 Aug	11:00 a.m.	Goliath Day 3
	11:00 a.m.	£150 Seniors
	12:00 p.m.	RedTooth RPT Invite Only
	12:00 p.m.	£550 Goliath Cup Day 2
	3:00 p.m.	£100 RedTooth Hyper Turbo
	3:00 p.m.	£75 RedTooth All-In or Fold Double Chance
	4:00 p.m.	£300 Main Event Travel Open Day 2
	5:00 p.m.	£170 Turbo

GOLIATH Champions

YEAR	BUY-IN	ENTRANTS	PRIZEPOOL	CHAMPION	PRIZE
2011	£100+£20	1,765	£176,500	Lee Rawson	£32,705
2012	£100+£20	1,954	£200,000	Les Fenton	£35,800
2013	£100+£20	2,570	£257,000	Jake Skidmore	£29,690
2014	£100+£20	3,394	£339,400	Ryan Foster	£62,320
2015	£100+£20	4,210	£421,000	Miikka Toika	£70,800
2016	£100+£20	5,232	£523,200	Vamshi Vandanapu	£62,750
2017	£100+£20	6,385	£638,500	Elliot Marais	£85,760
2018	£100+£25	7,584	£758,400	Florian Duta	£101,450
2019	£100+£25	9,300	£911,410	Lee Reynolds	£64,601*
2020 - online	£115+£10	2,013	£231,495	WRDortmund7	£42,248
2021 - online	£100+£10	2,722	£272,200	Whityestar	£54,460
2022	£120+£30	10,584	£1,270,080	Kyle Jeffrey	£200,000
2023	£120+£30	11,493	£1,379,160	Alex Todd	£178,860*
2024	£160+£40	11,749	£1,804,600	Will Watkins	£166,070*

07-31-2025 00:00 UTC

Rick Trigg Wins GOLIATH £3,000 Super High Roller (£38,000)

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Will Shillibier

Rick Trigg didn't have to wait long for redemption, after his near miss in the GUKPT Main Event, as just a few days later he took down the GOLIATH Super High Roller.

From a field of 30 players, Trigg bagged the Day 1 chip lead and converted that into a win for £38,000. He defeated Xiaoyun Li heads-up, with familiar British faces Tom Hall and Brandon Sheils rounding out the payouts.

GOLIATH £3,000 Super High Roller Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize (GBP)
1	Rick Trigg	£38,000
2	Xiaoyun Li	£21,800
3	Tom Hall	£12,000
4	Brandon Sheils	£8,000

07-30-2025 08:30 UTC

East Heads the Counts After GOLIATH Day 1d

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Will Shillibier

After another busy day at the GOLIATH, just 102 players survived from a field of 1,319 to make it through to Day 2.

Leading the way is Joseph East with 1,353,000, with Zak Lung Ly (1,000,000) the only other player bagging a seven-figure stack.

Also making it through is two-time GUKPT champion Calogero Morreale, who took down GUKPT Luton earlier this year. He bagged 600,000, good enough for 60 big blinds heading into Day 2.

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1950353309417480400

GOLIATH Day 1D Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Joseph East	1,353,000	135
2	Zak Lung Ly	1,000,000	100
3	Stuart Hoskin	980,000	98
4	Mo Bhatti	859,000	86
5	Raymond Caabay	766,000	77
6	Jason Smith	753,000	75
7	Ciprian Chirita	744,000	74
8	Jaz Meegan	738,000	74
9	Curtis Harrison	626,000	63
10	A J C	606,000	61

The prize pool has now surpassed £1,000,000 with 5,635 entries so far.

Day	Entries	Qualified	Prize Pool Contribution
1A	1,384	111	£221,440
1B	1,434	110	£229,440
1C	1,498	115	£239,680
1D	1,319	102	£211,040

Full GOLIATH Day 1D Chip Counts

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1950351235657220138

07-29-2025 11:05 UTC

GOLIATH Day 1D Kicks Off in Coventry

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Calum Grant

Day 1D of the 2025 GOLIATH is officially underway, and another huge crowd is expected to pack out the Grosvenor G Casino in Coventry.

Players will start with a 25,000 chip stack, with blinds beginning at 100/100. The structure features 18 levels of play, with the first 14 levels lasting 30 minutes, and levels 15–18 stretched to 40 minutes each.

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1950152825289212313

There will be 30-minute breaks after Levels 4 and 8, and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 12. Late registration will remain open until the dinner break is over, so if you’re running late, you’ve still got time to get in the mix.

Day 1 Flights Structure

Level	Blinds	Big Blind Ante	Clock
1	100-100	100	30m
2	100-200	200	30m
3	100-300	300	30m
4	200-400	400	30m
	30 Min Break
5	200-500	500	30m
6	300-600	600	30m
7	400-800	800	30m
8	500-1000	1000	30m
	30 Min Break		30m
9	600-1200	1200	30m
10	800-1600	1600	30m
11	1000-2000	2000	30m
12	1000-2500	2500	30m
	60 Min Break
13	1500-3000	3000	30m
14	2000-4000	4000	30m
15	2000-5000	5000	40m
16	3000-6000	6000	40m
	20 Min Break		20m
17	4000-8000	8000	40m
18	5000-10K	10000	40m

07-29-2025 10:10 UTC

What’s On at GOLIATH Today – Tuesday, July 29

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Calum Grant

It’s another busy day at the 2025 GOLIATH, with five events taking place throughout the Grosvenor G Casino in Coventry.

Flight D of the £200 GOLIATH gets underway at 12 p.m., as players continue their quest to bag a Day 2 stack in the festival’s flagship event. With each flight drawing massive fields so far, expect another packed house chasing a deep run.

Also restarting at noon is the final day of the £1,500 High Roller. Just nine players remain, all eyeing the £75,170 top prize from a £338,580 prize pool.

For those looking to play big, the £3,000 Super High Roller also begins at 12 p.m. Players start with 50,000 chips, with 40-minute levels and 20-minute breaks every three levels. Late registration is open through Level 9, and this two-day event will play down deep into the evening before wrapping up Day 1.

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1950141288281477271

At 6 p.m., it’s time for the four-card lovers to shine in the £250 PLO event. It’s a single-day tournament and should bring out some action-heavy play.

And finally, the last chance to enter the £440 Cardroom Direct Mystery Bounty kicks off at 7 p.m. If you’re hoping to pull one of those juicy bounties in tomorrow’s Day 2, tonight’s your final opportunity to bag up a stack and get in the mix.

07-29-2025 09:30 UTC

Day 1C Draws Biggest Crowd Yet as Two Players Bag Over a Million

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Calum Grant

Another huge crowd poured into Grosvenor Casino Coventry on Monday as 1,498 players took their shot in Day 1C of the 2025 GOLIATH.

That makes it the biggest flight so far, pushing the overall entries to 6,188 (inclusive of pre-registrants) and we’re still only halfway through the schedule.

After 18 levels of play, 115 players punched their ticket to Day 2, which takes place on Saturday and will play down to the final 10% of the overall field.

Topping the Day 1C chip counts were two anonymous players, listed as K H and A J M, who bagged 1,350,000 and 1,113,000 respectively. Both players enter Day 2 with over 100 big blinds and will be serious contenders if they maintain that momentum. Winston Edwards, Scott Brown, and John Hanley round out the top five, each bagging more than 700,000 chips.

GOLIATH Day 1C Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	K H	1,350,000	135
2	A J M	1,113,000	111
3	Winston Edwards	833,000	83
4	Scott Brown	739,000	74
5	John Hanley	705,000	70
6	Linling Zhang	698,000	69
7	Thomas Clack	681,000	68
8	Sajan Miah	657,000	66
9	Omid Doski	655,000	65
10	Robert Shields	648,000	64

There’s still time to get involved, with multiple starting flights left on the schedule.

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1949969759925096785

Flight D already has over 470 players registered, and with the prize pool already surpassing £1 million, expectations are that it could reach £2 million by the time the cards are in the air for Day 2.

Here’s how the flights have stacked up so far:

Day	Entries	Qualified	Prize Pool Contribution
1A	1,384	111	£221,440
1B	1,434	110	£229,440
1C	1,498	115	£239,680

Full GOLIATH Day 1C Chip Counts

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1949980826080342039

07-29-2025 09:10 UTC

2023 GOLIATH Champ Todd Makes High Roller Final Table

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Calum Grant

After two full days of action, the £1,500 High Roller is down to its final table. From a field of 264 entries, just nine players remain in the hunt for the £75,170 top prize, with each already guaranteed £8,130 for making it this far.

The final table kicks off at 12 p.m., with the live stream getting underway shortly after at 12:20 p.m. over on Grosvenor Poker’s YouTube channel.

Tianyi Jiang leads the way with 4.9 million chips (49 BBs), followed by Ciaran Mccullagh and Ahmed Abdin, who sit neck and neck with just under 4 million apiece. There’s still plenty of play in the stacks, with a wide open race to the trophy.

One of the most notable names at the table is Alex Todd, who famously won the 2023 GOLIATH Main Event, topping a then-record 11,493 entries.

Todd turned a £150 buy-in into a life-changing £178,860, winning the trophy after a six-way deal. The Englishman has since been playing tournaments full time across the world, and regularly posts poker content on his socials which is always makes for good viewing. Now, he finds himself with another shot at GOLIATH glory, this time in the High Roller spotlight.

High Roller Final Table Chip Counts

Place	Player	Stack	Big Blinds
1	Tianyi Jiang	4,900,000	49
2	Ciaran Mccullagh	3,985,000	40
3	Ahmed Abdin	3,925,000	39
4	S S	3,710,000	37
5	Richard Owen	3,000,000	30
6	Les Packer	2,945,000	29
7	Alex Todd	1,800,000	18
8	Yuzhou Yin	1,675,000	17
9	Yonghao Zhou	975,000	10

Remaining Payouts – £1,500 High Roller

Place	Prize
1	£75,170
2	£56,200
3	£38,940
4	£26,070
5	£18,280
6	£13,550
7	£10,830
8	£9,210
9	£8,130

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1949921103985484272

The top 29 players made the money, with the min-cash being set at £3,350.

Unfortunately for Alex Montgomery, he was the last player to leave empty-handed after he was eliminated on the stone bubble.

His ace-jack was out-turned by another player's king-queen. Here are the players who made the money yesterday:

Place	Player	Prize
10	Michael Casson	£7,040
11	Alexander Goulder	£6,190
12	Brandon Harris	£5,360
13	Raymond Power	£4,500
14	Stephen Watson	£4,500
15	Yiannis Liperis	£4,160
16	Conor Berry-Grimsley	£4,160
17	Adam Bonham	£3,930
18	Armaan Kochhar	£3,930
19	Mason Rees Kanabar	£3,720
20	Kenechukwu Otti	£3,720
21	Xiaoyun Li	£3,560
22	Andrew Toole	£3,560
23	Zhicheng Miao	£3,560
24	John Kelly	£3,420
25	Joshua James Boulton	£3,420
26	Neil Woolfrey	£3,420
27	Lewis Wood	£3,350
28	Mitchell Johnson	£3,350
29	Jiaze Li	£3,350

07-29-2025 08:40 UTC

Ravi Sheth Claims Second GUKPT Title in Record-Breaking Main Event

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Calum Grant

The biggest-ever GUKPT Main Event came to a close, with rising star Ravi Sheth taking down the £1,250 buy-in tournament for a career-best £192,700.

A total of 1,023 entries created a massive prize pool, and all eyes were on Richard Trigg and Katie Swift at the final table as both looked to make their own slice of GUKPT history.

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1949893627980718341

Trigg was chasing a record-breaking fourth GUKPT Main Event title, but his bid fell just short with a fourth-place finish for £74,400. Swift, meanwhile, was aiming to become the first woman to win a GUKPT Main Event. After finishing runner-up in Luton last September, she once again made a deep run but bowed out in sixth place, earning £38,480.

In the end, it was Sheth who stole the spotlight. The young Brit sealed his second GUKPT Main Event title, following his win in Blackpool last November, and confirmed his place as one of the UK circuit’s deadliest players.

Sheth defeated Simon Willson heads-up to claim the trophy, with Willson banking £140,580 for his impressive runner-up finish. Josh Curry rounded out the podium in third for £102,420.

GUKPT Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ravi Sheth	£192,700
2	Simon Willson	£140,580
3	Josh Curry	£102,420
4	Richard Trigg	£74,400
5	Nicholas Drinkwater	£53,670
6	Katie Swift	£38,480
7	Iman Sarkeshik	£27,480
8	Jay O'Leary	£19,670
9	Raymond Power	£14,320

Watch the Final Table Replay

07-28-2025 11:05 UTC

Cards in the Air for Day 1C of the 2025 GOLIATH

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Calum Grant

Day 1C of the 2025 GOLIATH is now underway, and another bumper field is expected at the Grosvenor G Casino in Coventry.

Players sit down with a 250,000 starting stack and blinds kick off at 100/100. The structure mirrors previous flights, featuring 18 levels of play, 30 minutes each for the first 14 levels, then increasing to 40 minutes from Level 15 onwards.

There are scheduled 30-minute breaks after Levels 4 and 8, with a 60-minute dinner break following Level 12. Late registration stays open until the end of that dinner break, giving players plenty of time to jump in and take their shot.

Day 1 Flights Structure

Level	Blinds	Big Blind Ante	Clock
1	100-100	100	30m
2	100-200	200	30m
3	100-300	300	30m
4	200-400	400	30m
	30 Min Break
5	200-500	500	30m
6	300-600	600	30m
7	400-800	800	30m
8	500-1000	1000	30m
	30 Min Break		30m
9	600-1200	1200	30m
10	800-1600	1600	30m
11	1000-2000	2000	30m
12	1000-2500	2500	30m
	60 Min Break
13	1500-3000	3000	30m
14	2000-4000	4000	30m
15	2000-5000	5000	40m
16	3000-6000	6000	40m
	20 Min Break		20m
17	4000-8000	8000	40m
18	5000-10,000	10000	40m

07-28-2025 09:28 UTC

Sullivan Scores Career-Best Win in £175 GOLIATH Ladies Event

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Calum Grant

The £175 Ladies Event at the 2025 GOLIATH Festival drew 180 entries, generating a £30,550 prize pool and showcasing the continued growth of the women’s game in the UK.

Amber Sullivan took the title and the £5,940 top prize, marking the biggest score of her career.

https://twitter.com/GrosvenorPoker/status/1949620221603443057

Prior to this event, Sullivan had $16,913 in live tournament earnings from nine recorded cashes, according to The Hendon Mob. Her previous best came in September 2024, when she won the London Women's Championship for £2,210 ($2,902), her first recorded victory.

This win is her second live title and solidifies her position as a rising talent within the UK’s women’s poker scene.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Payout
1	Amber Sullivan	£5,940
2	Xinying Zhang	£4,470
3	Grace Walsh	£3,380
4	Chelsie Glynn	£2,590
5	Gemma Thomas	£1,980
6	Emma Barnes	£1,530
7	Tanyth Gatley	£1,200
8	Caroline Cove	£970
9	Silvia Matamoros	£800