The PokerNews model continues its fast enlargement into the reside poker scene with an thrilling new chapter this summer time: the inaugural PokerNews Cup at GOLIATH, the biggest poker pageant in Europe.
Recent off the again of a profitable outing on the Malta Poker Competition in April, PokerNews is now teaming up with Grosvenor Poker to carry its signature aptitude to probably the most iconic stops on the UK poker calendar. The beloved GOLIATH Cup will now bear the PokerNews identify, marking a big milestone for the world’s main poker media outlet.
A Greater and Higher GOLIATH Cup—Now the PokerNews Cup
Set to run August 2–3 inside Grosvenor On line casino Coventry, the £550 PokerNews Cup guarantees the identical deepstack construction that has lengthy been a favourite amongst festival-goers. Gamers will begin with a 50,000 chip stack and play 30-minute ranges, giving them loads of room to manoeuvre.
Limitless reentries can be found all through Day 1, and late registration stays open till the beginning of Day 2, which means gamers can have a number of pictures at glory.
This two-day occasion is anticipated to draw a large area, drawing not solely from GOLIATH’s already loyal participant base but additionally followers of the PokerNews model.
Full 2025 Goliath Schedule
DateTime (BST)Occasion
Thu 24 Jul12:00 p.m.£1,250 GUKPT Foremost Occasion Day 1A
7:00 p.m.£140 GUKPT Foremost Occasion Cashout Satellite tv for pc
Fri 25 Jul11:00 a.m.£120 RedTooth Opener
12:00 p.m.£1,250 GUKPT Foremost Occasion Day 1B
2:00 p.m.£140 GUKPT Foremost Occasion Cashout Satellite tv for pc
7:00 p.m.£100 RedTooth Hyper Turbo
9:00 p.m.£1,250 GUKPT Foremost Occasion Day 1C Turbo
Sat 26 Jul11:00 a.m.£120 RedTooth Bounty
11:00 a.m.£1,250 GUKPT Foremost Occasion Day 1D Turbo
12:00 p.m.£200 Goliath Flight A
3:30 p.m.£1,250 GUKPT Foremost Occasion Day 2
4:00 p.m.£165 Excessive Curler Cashout Satellite tv for pc
7:00 p.m.£200 RedTooth Malta 52 Tag Crew
Solar 27 Jul11:00 a.m.£100 RedTooth Open
11:00 a.m.£164 Excessive Curler Cashout Turbo Satellite tv for pc
12:00 p.m.£200 Goliath Flight B
12:00 p.m.£200 Women Occasion
1:00 p.m.GUKPT Foremost Occasion Day 3
4:00 p.m.£1,500 Excessive Curler Day 1
7:00 p.m.£125 RedTooth Massive One Day 1
7:00 p.m.£440 Cardroom Direct Thriller Bounty Day 1A
Mon 28 Jul12:00 p.m.RedTooth Massive One Day 2
12:00 p.m.£200 Goliath Flight C
12:00 p.m.GUKPT Foremost Occasion Closing Desk
2:15 p.m.£1,500 Excessive Curler Day 2
4:00 p.m.£330 Tremendous Excessive Curler Cashout Satellite tv for pc
7:00 p.m.£440 Cardroom Direct Thriller Bounty Day 1B
Tue 29 Jul12:00 p.m.£200 Goliath Flight D
12:00 p.m.£3,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler Day 1
6:00 p.m.£250 PLO 4-Card
7:00 p.m.£440 Cardroom Direct Thriller Bounty Day 1C
Wed 30 Jul12:00 p.m.£200 Goliath Flight E
2:00 p.m.£440 Cardroom Direct Thriller Bounty Day 2
4:00 p.m.£3,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler Day 2
6:30 p.m.£100 Joker’s Wild Does Carer’s Belief
Thu 31 Jul11:00 a.m.£200 Goliath Flight F
12:30 p.m.Cardroom Direct Thriller Bounty Day 3
4:00 p.m.£550 PLO 4-Card Excessive Curler
5:00 p.m.£300 Foremost Occasion Journey Open Day 1A
Fri 1 Aug11:00 a.m.£200 Goliath Flight G
6:00 p.m.£200 Goliath Flight H Turbo
8:00 p.m.£300 Foremost Occasion Journey Open Day 1B
Sat 2 Aug11:00 a.m.£200 Goliath Day 2
2:00 p.m.£550 PokerNews Cup Day 1
3:00 p.m.£125 RedTooth Malta 52 Open
6:00 p.m.£225 The Big
9:00 p.m.£300 Foremost Occasion Journey Open Day 1C Turbo
Solar 3 Aug11:00 a.m.Goliath Day 3
11:00 a.m.£150 Seniors
12:00 p.m.RedTooth RPT Invite Solely
12:00 p.m.£550 PokerNews Cup Day 2
3:00 p.m.£100 RedTooth Hyper Turbo
3:00 p.m.£75 RedTooth All-In or Fold Double Probability
4:00 p.m.£300 Foremost Occasion Journey Open Day 2
5:00 p.m.£170 Turbo
What Occurred Final 12 months?
To say the final version of the GOLIATH Cup was a smash hit could be an understatement.
Wales’ Rhys Jones was the 2024 GOLIATH Cup champion, beating an enormous 792-entry area to take house £76,990 ($98,286). Jones overcame British match shark Kuljinder Sidhu in heads-up play to assert the trophy and seize the lion’s share of the £380,160 ($485,319) prize pool.
The highest 101 gamers made the cash, with the min-cash paying out £1,050 ($1,340)—a strong return for many who navigated their approach by way of the minefield of rivals.
Calum has been part of the PokerNews crew since September 2021 after working within the UK power sector. He performed his first hand of poker in 2017 and instantly fell in love with the sport.
Calum has written for numerous poker shops however discovered his house at PokerNews, the place he has contributed to numerous articles and reside updates, offering insights and reporting on main poker occasions, together with the World Collection of Poker (WSOP).
