| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Reardon | 1,562,000 | 97 |
| 2 | Matthew Davenport | 531,000 | 33 |
| 3 | Andrew Bak | 198,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Tom Hall | 1,102,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Kevin Allen | 242,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Charles Akadiri | 623,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Aaron Khera | 519,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Timothy Chung | 1,507,000 | 94 |
| 9 | R. S. | 514,000 | 32 |
Grosvenor Poker expects the tenth edition of the Goliath tournament to be the biggest on record with an estimated prize pool weighing in at ￡1 million! This August sees the Goliath return to a live setting after two years of online action, and Grosvenor Poker is pulling out all the stops to make it epic.
There are eight starting flights in total between August 27 and September 2, two of which have a turbo blind structure. Each flight costs ￡150 to enter (￡120+￡30) and play lasts for 16 levels. The first eight levels last 30-minutes with the second eight spanning 40-minutes; the turbo flights have 20-minute blinds throughout.
Players who make it through any of the flights return to the action at the Grosvenor Casino at the Coventry Building Society Arena on September 3. Here, the plan is to play another 16x 40-minute levels or until only four tables remain.
Day 3 commences at 11:00 a.m. on September 4 and continues until one player remains, the slayer of the Goliath.
The players will now take a short break while the final table is set.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Rajinder Shina three-bet all in for around 115,000, and Timothy Chung called.
Timothy Chung: 
Rajinder Shina: 
Board: 
Shina was the preflop favorite, but Chung hit a pair on the flop to take the lead. Unfortunately for Shina, the board completed in Chung's favor and the former was eliminated in 10th, and just missed out on a place at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted |
Action folded around to Trevor Reardon in the small blind, and he shoved on Alexandru Papazian in the big blind, which the latter called for his last 102,000.
Trevor Reardon: 
Alexandru Papazian: 
Board: 
Reardon hit a pair on the flop to take the lead, and Papazian, a two-time WSOP bracelet winner, was eliminated in 11th place after the board completed in Reardon's favor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Kevin Allen raised to 24,000 from the button and Timothy Chung called in the small blind. Chung check-called a 35,000 bet on the 
flop, and both players checked on the 
turn. Chung fired for 30,000 on the river, and Allen called after some thought.
Chung tabled 
for two pair and Allen mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
Timothy Chung raised to 24,000 from the hijack and called a 71,000 all in from the player on the button.
Timothy Chung: 
K.N.:
Board: 
Chung held to take the pot, and the player departed in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kevin Allen raised to 24,000 from the cutoff and K.N. called in the big blind. The action checked through on the 
flop before the big blind player bet 30,000 on the 
turn. Allen called and his opponent checked on the river. Allen bet 25,000 and received a call.
Allen flipped over for a straight to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
490,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
|
80,000
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
Andrew Bak 3-bet to 100,000 from the small blind and left just 30,000 behind. Alexandru Papazian called.
The flop and Bak used his full 30 seconds time bank before moving all in, which Papazian called.
Bak held 
and Papazian had .
The and completed the board for Bak to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
312,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
200,000
-146,000
|
-146,000 |
|
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