When Grosvenor launched the Goliath tournament in 2011 the remit was simple: a low buy-in event with a massive field. It’s fair to say they achieved their goal because 1,765 players competed in the inaugural Goliath.
Nottingham’s Lee Rawson is the name in the Goliath history books as the champion of the inaugural event. The £32,705 Rawson got his hands on for his impressive performance is still to this day the largest prize he’s won from a live poker tournament.
The following year saw an even larger crowd buy-in.