"Kudos to Grosvenor"
PokerNews spoke to Team Grosvenor in the lead up to the first online Goliath. Here's what Jeff Kimber and Katie Swift had to say.
“Kudos to Grosvenor. They took the decision early enough that their flagship event just wouldn’t be possible and went about setting up a whole week of online poker, headlined by the Goliath Main Event with a ￡100K guaranteed for a ￡125 entry. There won’t be 10,000 entries, but there will no doubt be over 1,000 and it’ll be great.”
Katie Swift finished second in the 2015 edition of the Goliath and, rightly so, has mixed feelings about switching online. Swift says she’s most excited about the new opportunity created by Grosvenor Poker who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to create a schedule for pros and recreational players alike. Swift was quite philosophical when asked about Goliath switching online.
“Obviously there is some disappointment felt that the live Goliath as we know and love it had to be cancelled, especially for what would have been an amazing 10th-year anniversary celebration. For me, I adapt pretty well in tough situations, so embrace any new challenge positively. Zero-point thinking of what might have been and wasting energy. Best to just focus on the present and embrace it positively.”