Grosvenor Poker Goliath X: Get Ready!
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Tomas Medon
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This weekend’s Grosvenor Poker Goliath Main Event should be the biggest ever. The prize pool is expected to reach seven figures for a £150 tournament.
Grosvenor Poker Goliath X Main Event Schedule
For £150, each player gets a 25,000-chip starting stack and must pass 16 levels to reach Day 2. Starting flights A through F will have 30-minute clocks for the first eight levels, then 40-minute clocks for levels 9-16. 20-minute turbo flights.
The first Day 1 flight is at 12 pm on Saturday, August 27.
Saturday, September 3 at 11 am, blinds increase every 40 minutes. Day 2 will end after 16 levels or four tables. Next day’s Day 3 will play down to a winner.
Grosvenor Poker has £1 satellites. These feed into £11 rebuy and £30 Freezeout Goliath X satellites, each is guaranteeing two £150 seats. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 8:10 pm is the £11 rebuy, while Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday are the £30 Freezeouts.
| DAY | START TIME | BUY-IN | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 27 | 12 p.m. | £150 | Goliath Flight A |
| Sun, Aug 28 | 12 p.m. | £150 | Goliath Flight B |
| Mon, Aug 29 | 12 p.m. | £150 | Goliath Flight C |
| Tue, Aug 30 | 12 p.m. | £150 | Goliath Flight D |
| Wed, Aug 31 | 12 p.m. | £150 | Goliath Flight E |
| Thu, Sept 1 | 12 p.m. | £150 | Goliath Flight F |
| Fri, Sept 2 | 11 a.m. | £150 | Goliath Flight G Turbo |
| Fri, Sept 2 | 6 p.m. | £150 | Goliath Flight H Turbo |
| Sat, Sept 3 | 11 a.m. | – | Goliath Day 2 |
| Sun, Sept 4 | 11 a.m. | – | Goliath Day 3 |
Side Events on Tap
As part of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT), players can compete in various additional tournaments. Poker players of any skill level shouldn’t have any trouble finding a tournament that meets their needs and objectives.
| DAY | START TIME | BUY-IN | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, August 25 | 12 m.p. | £1,000 | GUKPT Main 1A |
| Fri, August 26 | 12 m.p. | £1,000 | GUKPT Main 1B |
| Fri, August 26 | 6 m.p. | £110 | Women’s Championship |
| Fri, August 26 | 6 m.p. | £61 | RedTooth Bounty Open Event |
| Fri, August 26 | 9 m.p. | £1,000 | GUKPT Main 1C Turbo |
| Sat, August 27 | 11 a.m. | – | GUKPT Main Day 2 |
| Sat, Aug 27 | 2:15 m.p. | – | Women’s Championship Day 2 |
| Sat, August 27 | 2 m.p. | £86 | RedTooth Malta52 Open Event |
| Sun, August 28 | 1 m.p. | £61 per player | RedTooth 2 Player Tag Open Event |
| Sun, August 28 | 2:15 m.p. | – | GUKPT Main Day 3 |
| Sun, August 28 | 4 m.p. | £1,650 | High Roller Day 1 |
| Sun, August 28 | 8 m.p. | £66 | Redtooth Turbo Open Event |
| Sun, August 28 | 7 m.p. | £440 | Mystery Bounty Flight 1A |
| Mon, August 29 | 2:15 m.p. | – | High Roller Day 2 |
| Mon, August 29 | 7 m.p. | £440 | Mystery Bounty Flight 1B |
| Tues, August 30 | 6 m.p. | £150 | 4/5/6 Omaha |
| Tues, August 30 | 7 m.p. | £440 | Mystery Bounty Flight 1C |
| Wed, August 31 | 4:15 m.p. | £440 | Mystery Bounty Flight Day 2 |
| Wed, August 31 | 6:30 m.p. | £100 | Joker’s Wild |
| Thurs, September 1 | 4:15 m.p. | – | Mystery Bounty Flight Day 3 |
| Sat, September 3 | 2 m.p. | £74 | Redtooth RPT |
| Sun, September 4 | 12 m.p. | £89 per player | RedTooth 4 Player Tag Open Event |
| Sun, September 4 | 2 m.p. | £170 | Turbo |
| Sun, September 4 | 3 m.p. | £150 | Seniors |
Goliath Main Event Past Winners
| YEAR | BUY-IN | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | £120 | 1,765 | £176,500 | Lee Rawson | £32,705 |
| 2012 | £120 | 1,954 | £200,000 | Les Fenton | £35,800 |
| 2013 | £120 | 2,570 | £257,000 | Jake Skidmore | £29,690 |
| 2014 | £120 | 3,394 | £339,400 | Ryan Foster | £62,320 |
| 2015 | £120 | 4,210 | £421,000 | Miikka Toika | £70,800 |
| 2016 | £120 | 5,232 | £523,200 | Vamshi Vandanapu | £62,750 |
| 2017 | £120 | 6,385 | £638,500 | Elliot Marais | £85,760 |
| 2018 | £125 | 7,584 | £758,400 | Florian Duta (pictured) | £101,450 |
| 2019 | £125 | 9,300 | £911,410 | Lee Reynolds | £64,601 |
| 2020 – online | £125 | 2,013 | £231,495 | “WRDortmund7” | £42,248 |
| 2021 – online | £110 | 2,722 | £272,200 | “Whityestar” | £54,460 |
