The inaugural GUKPT Goliath took place in August 2011 at the home of Coventry City Football Club, exceeding its £100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool and breaking the European record tournament field with 1,765 runners.
Introducing GUKPT Goliath at the Ricoh Arena, a unique opportunity to attempt the ultimate live poker challenge; taking on the largest ever tournament field in Europe and for a buy-in of just £100 + £20 registration – the richest prize pool ever seen at this buy-in level. The Goliath features the best tournament structure a £100 buy in event has ever seen with 25,000 starting stack and 40 minute blinds for days 1 and 2 moving to 60 minute blinds for the final table.
With every entrant into the tournament, 25% of the registration fee goes to Marie Curie Cancer Care, who are a charity partner to both the Coventry City Football Club and Grosvenor Casinos.
Also, should you run into a horrific bad beat and bust out earlier than you anticipated, in the Goliath tournament you have the chance to re-enter!
Terms of Re-entry: A player may re-enter the Goliath Main Event up to a maximum of twice. Re-entry on the same day is not permitted.
Goliath 2011 Main Event Top 20
| 1st |
Lee Rawson |
£32,705 |
| 2nd |
Mark Broomhall |
£20,120 |
| 3rd |
Robert Panayi |
£13,240 |
| 4th |
Simon Deadman |
£10,590 |
| 5th |
Helen Godfrey |
£8,120 |
| 6th |
Clive Smith |
£5,825 |
| 7th |
Andy Nguyen |
£4,235 |
| 8th |
Anthony Lissner |
£3,300 |
| 9th |
Mitchell Scarlett |
£2,540 |
| 10th |
Benjamin Jackson |
£1,975 |
| 11th |
Adrian Okane |
£1,975 |
| 12th |
John Burberry |
£1,975 |
| 13th |
John Vardy |
£1,445 |
| 14th |
Jonnny Hewston |
£1,445 |
| 15th |
Christopher Williamson |
£1,445 |
| 16th |
Peter Graham Whitehouse |
£1,005 |
| 17th |
Christopher Alexander |
£1,005 |
| 18th |
Nicholas Porter |
£1,005 |
| 19th |
Thomas Bernard Myland |
£760 |
| 20th |
James Tomlin |
£760 |
To view the full list of all 261 paid finishing positions, please visit the 'Results and Reports' section under the Events Tab. This section also includes a final day report and full list of Team Challenge finishing positions.