Large Number Progresses to Second Day of Historically Monumental Contest
The 2025 Grosvenor Goliath tournament has set a new record with an impressive 12,961 entries, surpassing previous numbers and creating a prize pool of £1,970,070. The event, which concluded recently, was won by Paul Worsley, who took down the record prize.
In the Main Event Travel Open, James Parker led the first flight with 863,000 chips, while on Day 1g, King Ko held the largest stack with 1,003,000 chips. Day 1e saw an anonymous player named SR with 838,000 chips as the chip leader.
The Super High Roller event was another highlight, with Rick Trigg leading the way overnight with 50% more chips than his nearest rival. Trigg went on to win the event, pocketing a prize of £38,000. The event saw nine players progress to the second day, with Rick Trigg, Tom Hall, Brandon Sheils, and Xiaoyun Li making it to the money. Hall finished in 3rd place, earning a prize of £12,000, while Sheils finished in 4th place with a prize of £8,000. Li received a prize of £21,800 for his 2nd place finish.
Keith Littlewood clinched the Pot Limit Omaha High Roller event, earning a prize of £16,975.
The 2025 Grosvenor Goliath final standings saw Paul Worsley as the champion, with Thomas Clack finishing 2nd, earning a career-best £217,850. The 3rd and 4th places were filled by players not explicitly detailed in the search results.
The exact prize for the champion was not specified but is implied to be the record prize for the event. The remaining flights of the Main Event Travel Open will be run using a turbo structure, and it is expected to have a prize pool in excess of £300,000. The tournament met its £100,000 guarantee in the first flight.
The minimum cash amount in the 2025 Grosvenor Goliath is £430. On Day 1f, Jack Semple had the largest stack with 1,130,000 chips, while on Day 1e, there were 1,739 entries and 139 players progressed to Day 2.
The winner of the 2025 Grosvenor Goliath will receive £316,000, while the runner-up will receive £217,500.
In a separate event, the £550 PokerNews Cup was won by Kartik in a field of 797, but this is unrelated to the Grosvenor Goliath tournament.
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- Casino-games like poker and the Super High Roller event were a major attraction at the gaming scene, with players such as Rick Trigg, Tom Hall, Brandon Sheils, and Xiaoyun Li participating, with Trigg emerging as the winner.
- In the realm of lotteries, the 2025 Grosvenor Goliath tournament stood out in terms of casino-and-gambling events, with over 12,961 entries, a new record, and a prize pool of £1,970,070, offering big-wins to its participants, with Paul Worsley being crowned the champion.
- The casino-personalities Keith Littlewood and James Parker made significant strides in their respective events, with Littlewood winning the Pot Limit Omaha High Roller event and Parker leading the Main Event Travel Open, indicating a promising future in the casino-games domain.
