Goliath X Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2022 Grosvenor Goliath X
Goliath X Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 Grosvenor Goliath X
Buy-in
£150
Prize Pool
£1,219,270
Entries
10,584
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
42
Players Left
1
Level 43
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
The largest-ever live poker tournament held outside of Las Vegas has crowned its latest champion, with Kyle Jeffrey taking down the Grosvenor Goliath X Main Event.
He topped a field of 10,584 at Grosvenor Casino Coventry to win £200,000. Runner-up Luke Cheslin would have to settle for £134,000.
Coming into this event, Jeffrey's live cashes totaled less than £11,000, but after this victory he's now turned just £150 into what he called "life-altering money".
2022 Grosvenor Goliath X Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Jeffrey | United Kingdom | £200,000 |
| 2 | Luke Cheslin | United Kingdom | £134,000 |
| 3 | David Reed | United Kingdom | £89,120 |
| 4 | Charlie Tarimo | United Kingdom | £60,960 |
| 5 | Georgian Georgescu | Romania | £39,020 |
| 6 | Saied Yolmeh | United Kingdom | £26,820 |
| 7 | Young Seo Yoon | United Kingdom | £20,730 |
| 8 | Gareth Cresswell | United Kingdom | £17,070 |
| 9 | Peter Norton | United Kingdom | £14,630 |
Winner's Reaction
Jeffrey says that the Goliath experience was all about the fun, coming down to the event from the north of England with a group, and that the prize money will will let him play a lot more poker going forwards.
"When the payout got to £4,000 I was thinking 'That's massive," he told PokerNews shortly after winning. "Then it kept on getting bigger and bigger. When I was playing I didn't really think about the money. Once I got chips, would just play because I felt like I could win.
"I play a lot of hyper turbos online, so that was massive for me. So towards the end just putting pressure on everyone, that's what paid off. And I got some cards as well!"
Jeffrey was cheered on by a large rail, who have traveled down especially for the Goliath festival. Now on his third year, he's taken down the Main Event for £200,000 four years after his friend Elliott Marais won the same event.
"The money is life-altering. I can do so much with it. I can't wait. But I'm going to be doing a lot more poker, that's what I'm looking to do going forward."
Guy Taylor Down Goliath X Mystery Bounty Event (£51,390)
Day 3 Recap
Just 42 players returned in with a chance of winning the largest Goliath Main Event in history, and the field had almost halved by the first break. By the time three tables remained it was David Reed who sat atop the chip counts with Sean Quinn.
Shallow stacks and rising blinds meant the chip lead changed hands frequently, as it did on Day 2, but Reed held on for a long period while being pursued by the likes of Young Seo Yoon and Georgian Georgescu.
And it was Reed who led the final nine players into the final table, all having locked up £14,630. Peter Norton was the first casualty, eliminated by Charlie Tarimo, before Gareth Cresswell joined him at the hands of Yoon.
That wasn't enough for Yoon to close the gap to Reed, and it was Yoon who fell in seventh place at the hands of Tarimo, who then eliminated start-of-day chip leader Saied Yolmeh to rocket into the lead.
Five-handed play began with deal negotiations, with the group failing to agree to either an ICM deal or a straight up chop with each player receiving £100,000.
As soon as negotiations fell apart, Luke Cheslin picked up kings to score a timely double into the lead. The blinds continued to rise, with Reed — now at the bottom of the counts — performing multiple Houdini-esque escapes to remain alive.
This would see him ladder just the once — Georgescu was the short stack during deal negotiations and would be eliminated in fifth — but Reed would follow him out the door next. Both players were eliminated by Jeffrey who had remained a constant threat at the final table after coming in fifth in chips.
Cheslin managed to close the gap to Jeffrey with the elimination of Tarimo in third, but Jeffrey would lead into heads-up play. It didn't take long, with Jeffrey closing out victory at the first time of asking, fading a flush draw in the final hand to take down the tournament, the title and the trophy.
Level 43
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Kyle Jeffrey opened to 12,000,000 with 
and Luke Cheslin made the call with 
.
The flop was 
which gave Jeffrey top pair but also gave Cheslin a flush draw. Jeffrey bet 7,500,000 but then CHeslin raised to 25,000,000, which Jeffrey called.
The turn was the 
and Cheslin shoved all in for 75,000,000 and Jeffrey made the call, putting Cheslin at risk for all of the money.
Cheslin needed to hit a spade to win, but the river 
did not do it and he was eliminated in 2nd Place for a payout of £134,000.
Meanwhile, Jeffrey was crowned the Champion of the 2022 Grosvenor Goliath X Main Event for his prize of £200,000 and the silver trophy.
A full recap and winner's interview will be released shortly so stay tuned!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000,000
81,000,000
|
81,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 43
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Charlie Tarimo moved all in for 17,000,000 with 
and was called by Luke Cheslin with 
to put Tarimo at risk of elimination.
With Cheslin in the lead, the board ran out 
for him to hold which awarded him the pot, and Charlie Tarimo was sent to the rail in 3rd place for a payout of £89,120.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000,000
-6,000,000
|
-6,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 43
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Kyle Jeffrey moved all in for 112,000,000 with 
and after a few moments, David Reed decided to make the call with 
putting himself at risk yet again.
And once again, Reed found favor in the flop of 
which paired his ace to put him way in the lead. But he wasn't out of the woods yet, as the 
on the turn gave Jeffrey straight outs to go with his two king outs.
And just like that, the 
smacked down on the river to give Jeffrey a set of kings to win the huge pot, and after a rollercoaster run, Reed was finally eliminated in 4th place for a payout of £60,960.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
174,000,000
62,000,000
|
62,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 43
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Georgian Georgescu moved all in for 19,000,000 with 
and Kyle Jeffrey made the call with 
, putting Georgescu at risk.
The flop of 
gave both players a king, but Jeffrey with the superior kicker was still in the lead. Georgescu need a jack to win it, but the runout of did not do it and he was eliminated in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000,000
61,000,000
|
61,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 43
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
David Reed moved all in for 26,000,000 with 
and Charlie Tarimo made the call with 
, putting Reed at risk for the "17th" time.
The flop was 
which put Tarinmo in the lead with his pair of fours, and the turn 
was no help to him, either.
But the river 
from space gave him the victory to double up once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000,000
27,000,000
|
27,000,000 |
|
|
25,000,000
-47,000,000
|
-47,000,000 |
Level 43
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
David Reed moved all in with 
and Georgian Georgescu moved all in behind for 42,000,000 with , putting Reed at risk.
The board ran out 
which meant Reed survived to double up back to 29,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000,000
-18,000,000
|
-18,000,000 |
|
|
29,000,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |
Level 43
: Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
David Reed shoved from the button for 34,000,000. Kyle Jeffrey called in the big blind for 23,000,000.
Kyle Jeffrey: 
David Reed:
The board came 
and Jeffrey doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000,000
19,000,000
|
19,000,000 |
|
|
11,000,000
-16,000,000
|
-16,000,000 |
Level: 43
Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000
Ante: 3,000,000