After 2,175 players entered on Day 1f — the second-largest GOLIATH Day 1 in history — the event is already 1,200 entries ahead of 2024. And with over 3,000 entries expected on Day 1G, the number is set to surpass the £2 million prize pool mark.
Goliath Day 1F Top 10 Chip Counts
A total of 184 players advanced from the 2,175-player field on Day 1F, bringing the total of players advancing to Day 2 to 761. Leading the 184 survivors from Day 1F is Jack Semple who was the only player over a million in chips. He leads from 2024 GUKPT Edinburgh High Roller final tablist Ciprian Berdan and 2020 GUKPT London Main Event champion Artan Dedusha.
Also through is 2024 NPL and UKPL Player of the Year Matthew Davenport with 325,000.
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
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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
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.
Yuzhou Yin secured the biggest win of his poker career after taking down the 264-player GOLIATH £1,500 High Roller.
He pocketed £75,170 after defeating Les Packer heads-up, surpassing the €28,444 he took home after winning a WSOP Circuit ring in Cannes back in April 2023.
Yin is a familiar face on the UK circuit, and took down a No-Limit Hold'em Turbo side event at GUKPT Luton back in April, and finished 22nd in the GUKPT Leeds Main Event the following month. He now has a GOLIATH High Roller title and trophy to his name, increasing is total live earnings according to the Hendon Mob to over $750,000.
