Swift Looking To Become The First-Ever Female GUKPT Main Event Champion
All the Team Pros we chatted with were unanimous is stating winning the Goliath Main Event would be a career highlight. Jamie Nixon, who is streaming the event with Phil “The Tower” Heald, is super-keen to get the Goliath title under his belt.
“It would be insane, totally insane. To win such a prestigious tournament would be the highlight of my career so far!”
Nixon’s thoughts were echoed by Rick Trigg who said, “it would be a dream come true, especially being a sponsored Grosvenor player.”
Jeff Kimber has been sponsored by Grosvenor for the past 11 years and has won several Grosvenor events, each one being special to him. Triumphing in the Goliath Main Event would rank right up there with the best of Kimber’s results.
“If I was to win Goliath, Grosvenor's flagship tournament, it would be right up there with my World Heads-Up and GUKPT titles, I'll certainly be trying my best to make it happen.”
Winning tournaments is something Andy Hills is used to, “it’s one of the best feelings in the world” according to him. He wants a trophy if he takes down this £100,000 guaranteed event.
“Do I get a trophy? I think there’s a trophy. Please can I have an oversized cup that says I slew the Goliath?” We hope so, if not, we’ll make you one out of cardboard here at PokerNews HQ!
Whoever wins the Goliath Main Event will go down in poker’s history books. If that player is Katie Swift, it’ll be doubly special.
“Grosvenor are still waiting to crown a female champion in any of their GUKPT or Goliath Main Events. I felt sure it would happen this year during the tour to be honest. It’s simply a matter of time. I came close in 2015 when I finished runner-up to Miikka Toikka, so to go one better and win this inaugural Goliath Online Main Event would feel like a dream.”