Goliath Poker Blog Day 3
The cards are in the air as we begin Day 3. The blinds are 120,000/240,000 with a 25,000 ante. 39 players remaining, playing down to a winner! Players Called In – – 10:55. About Top10-CasinoSites.net. We feature comprehensive information Goliath Poker Blog Day 3 to Goliath Poker Blog Day 3 all of our followers at our guidance website, Goliath Poker Blog Day 3 and we will always be offering you everything you need to learn about the top casino sites in the online gambling industry. Tip 3: Wrist management. Ok, this one is a bit tongue in cheek.! But still important if this is your first ever GOLIATH! For each Day 1 (and Day 2 & 3 if you are fortunate enough to still have chips), you will be given a wristband upon entry to the casino. First Place Winner Leslie Fenton. How Goliath compares to other Poker tournaments. Goliath is one of the fastest growing poker tournaments in the world.
Before I begin, I must say just how fortunate me and my girlfriend are. For the last 3 years of the Goliath, we’ve been able to stay with friends in Warwick for the full duration of the festival, saving us hundreds of pounds. This allows us to be able to play a lot more events than most people and affords us a few days off poker once we’ve got through Day 1 (fingers crossed!).
Now even if we were to spend every waking hour of our time at the Grosvenor Casino in Coventry, we simply wouldn’t be able to play all of the events the Goliath has to offer. There is a lot of overlap between events, so we have chosen the tournaments that appeal to us most.
So without further ado:
The National 25/50 £50,000 Gtd – We’ve got some unfinished business here! Jen finished 9th for £2,000 last year while I came 28th for £700. I feel a lot of people miss out on this event but for me, this is where the Goliath really begins!
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Redtooth Big One £25,000 Gtd – Missed out on this last year but am not going to do the same again this year! A good 1-day structure that falls nicely between Day 1 and Day 2 of the 25/50. Cannot wait!
The GOLIATH Main Event – I’m on a mission this year: MAKE DAY 2! I’ve never managed it and am quickly falling behind Jen’s best ever finish at 39th place for £1,595! We’re playing our first Day 1 on Monday 29th July (Day 1C) and hoping that it doesn’t get too expensive getting to our Day 2 goal!
Cash Games – 24 hour cash games running all week long, what’s not to love?! At it’s peak, THE GOLIATH has has 40+ cash tables running at once and I’m planning on getting a lot more involved this year!
So that’s our plan for week. There are a number of other great events on during the GOLIATH but it will just depend on how the above tournaments go as to whether we get to play them or not.
I’d like to think we’d get to play at least a few of the following, in addition to the games we already have planned:
– Flip and Goes
– All-in or Fold tournaments
– Win The Button
– Tag Team
– Super High Roller?!?!
(Weird they have a Super High Roller, but not a High Roller…)
Either way, I’ll be blogging throughout the event so make sure you follow my blogs by either liking my Facebook page or by submitting your e-mail on the homepage!
Please stay tuned for upcoming blogs posts coming straight from THE GOLIATH 2019!
So you’re heading to Coventry to take on the Goliath 2019?
Well here’s five (non-strategy related) tips from someone who’s rumbled in the Goliath Jungle before and who can’t wait to do it all over again this year!
You’ve got your poker team together. You’ve booked the Friday off work and you’re ready for one of you to make a deep run at the weekend.
You arrive fresh at the Ricoh Arena on the Friday morning after a great night’s sleep on the floor of the Air BnB you’re sharing. As you descend the escalator into the casino, you are greeted by a line almost the size of GOLIATH himself! You join the back of the queue, but word gets around quick that Day 1G is full – they’re not registering any more players…
DO NOT BE THAT PERSON!
The Goliath is an incredibly busy event. If you are planning on playing the Goliath – especially if you’re planning on playing Thursday’s Day 1F or Friday’s Day 1G – you must register as early as possible!
Luckily for you, it’s really easy to register for THE GOLIATH! You can just pop into any GROSVENOR CASINO, register for the DAY 1 of your choice and you’re set. Alternatively, you can login to your GROSVENOR POKER account (see the pic above) and register there! Super easy and it will save you a lot of time and energy!
***You can only register for ONE Day 1! If you are intending on playing more than one day, you will need to register for each day individually once you have bust the Day 1 you are playing –
You cannot be simultaneously registered for more than one Day 1***
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The GOLIATH starts at 11am. You do not want to be the person queuing to get in the casino as you hear ‘shuffle up and deal.‘
Now besides the obvious, there are 2 great reasons to arrive early at The GOLIATH:
- Parking – The Ricoh Arena is blessed with ample parking and rarely have I ever had trouble finding a space. However, if you are late you will likely be parked in the overflow car park – one of which is across a bridge 10 minutes away. Not ideal if you’re already running late!
- Flip ‘n’ Go – At 10am each day, Grosvenor are running ‘Flip n Go’ games in their cash area. This gives you a great opportunity to ‘flip’ your way into an event for a fraction of the price! Click here for more info on the GOLIATH Flip ‘n’ Go games!
So for the love of the Ace of Spades please get there on time!
Ok, this one is a bit tongue in cheek..! But still important if this is your first ever GOLIATH!
For each Day 1 (and Day 2 & 3 if you are fortunate enough to still have chips), you will be given a wristband upon entry to the casino.
Obviously if you end up playing a number of Day 1’s, you’ll end up with a number of wristbands! So you may find that the number of Day 1’s you play directly correlates with the numbers of arm hairs you have by the end of the week!
I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s worth losing a few arm hairs for that £100,000 first place prize!
Take pictures? In a casino?! Not quite. But this is meant to be a festival, right?!
The GOLIATH (and all side events) are actually held in an adjoining part of the Ricoh Arena where you are more than welcome to get a few snaps!
Whether it’s a pic of your growing stack, the remains of a stack that once was, pics with a new friend (or foe!) you’ve made at the table or even a pic with the Big Man DAVID HAYE himself, the team at the GOLIATH encourage you to tweet your pics at them and they’ll display them on huge screens in the arena for all to see! So keep it relatively clean!
As well as the rolling Twitter feed and the Flip ‘n’ Go games, there are a number of exciting opportunities and promotions throughout the week to get involved with, such as:
Sean Heydon – A magnificient close-up magician who works tirelessy to entertain and enthral everyone that he meets.
Check out this video from last year!
Online Flip Satellites – Whilst you’re battling it out at the tables, the Goliath team will randomly announce that they’re holding an online flip, so grab your phone, log in and see if you can win a GOLIATH seat for next year!
Random Draws/Spin the wheel – Now I’ve never been lucky enough to get one of these, but in previous years the GOLIATH team has offered a number of ways to win a variety of tickets and prizes throughout the week. So keep your eyes peeled for them this year!
So there are my top 5 tips for how to get the most out of your GOLIATH 2019 and I, for one, cannot wait to spend the week in Coventry at the GOLIATH FESTIVAL!
Oh, and did I mention the poker’s pretty good too?!