{"id":230022,"date":"2022-09-02T06:53:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T11:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=230022"},"modified":"2022-09-02T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T17:47:12","slug":"pokers-goliath-x-at-the-uks-grosvenor-casino-on-track-for-new-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/pokers-goliath-x-at-the-uks-grosvenor-casino-on-track-for-new-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker’s Goliath X at the UK’s Grosvenor Casino on Track for New Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Goliath X<\/a> poker tournament, part of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT), kicked off late last month. Already the biggest poker tournament outside Vegas, it’s set to break a new record before it wraps up.<\/p>\n

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Poker players participate in the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour in 2018. In the latest tournament series, the Goliath X, is breaking records. (Image: GUKPT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first flight of the event, which Grosvenor<\/a> Casino hosts, was on August 27. That flight registered 1,294 entries, already an indication that this tournament was going to be bigger than others.<\/p>\n

Since then, the field has continued to grow. The last live Goliath tournament was in 2019 and saw more than 9,300 entries. This year, the \u00a3150 (US$173) Goliath X already broke the 10K mark, with another flight to come.<\/p>\n

Flying High at the Grosvenor<\/h2>\n

There are a total of eight flights before players dig in and make a serious run for the money. The fifth flight was on Wednesday and added 1,432 to the running total. The next flight, Flight 1F on Thursday, brought another 1,572.<\/p>\n

The Goliath had to take a break because of COVID-19. The following two years continued in an online format, which still proved to be popular.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, the live event is back and proving why it can claim to be the biggest poker tournament outside the World Series of Poker. There have been more than 11,800 entries so far, confirming Grosvenor’s earlier suspicions that it would break the 10K barrier.<\/p>\n

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Another Day 1, another record as today is our biggest Thursday on record! <\/p>\n

Flight 1F has had 1,572 entries! <\/p>\n

We are currently 948 entries up on our 2019 number of 9,300! pic.twitter.com\/be11HQLloX<\/a><\/p>\n

— Grosvenor Poker (@GrosvenorPoker) September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n