It’s not usually a poker participant can buy-in for a few hundred in native foreign money and stroll away with over 1,827 instances their preliminary buy-in. But, due to a record-setting turnout of 14,662 entries within the 2026 Grosvenor Poker Goliath £200 no-limit maintain’em occasion, Damon Burch-Hyson was capable of reside out that dream situation.
Burch-Hyson earned £365,520 ($489,797 USD) for outlasting the biggest area within the historical past of the Goliath match. This 12 months’s match topped the 2025 complete by simply over 1,700 entries.
Incredibly, two current winners of this occasion got here shut to a different victory at Grosvenor Casino Coventry. Reigning champion Paul Worsley completed twenty seventh, whereas 2023 winner Alex Todd bowed out in twenty fifth place.
A four-way deal close to the top of the occasion redistributed the remaining prize cash, locking up over $224,000 for every of the ultimate 4 primarily based on their chip counts whereas leaving $118,617 and the title to play for.
Dayle Gallagher quickly completed in fourth place ($239,659). The match concluded with a three-way all-in. Lewis Aikman shoved from the button with A♣5♥ for simply over 7.5 huge blinds. Burch-Hyson known as from the small blind with A♦8♠ , having each of his opponents properly lined. Jonny Elworthy got here alongside for his previous few huge blinds with Q♦9♠ from the large blind and the board ran out J♥6♠4♠J♣3♠ to carry the occasion to an in depth.
What a solution to end it!!
A 3-way all-in to complete the 14,662-entry Goliath 2026!
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Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Damon Burch-Hyson | $489,797 |
| 2 | Lewis Aikman | $232,758 |
| 3 | Jonny Elworthy | $224,222 |
| 4 | Dayle Gallagher | $239,659 |
| 5 | Reema Bodalia | $95,810 |
| 6 | Lorenc Boci | $67,000 |
| 7 | Wai Lam | $50,773 |
| 8 | Nittin Sonawane | $42,210 |
| 9 | Bryan Taylor | $34,840 |
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