Level: 3
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 180
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-72: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event
Day: 1
Vezhenkov Halts Haxton
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 180 ante
Artem "Ar0wana" Vezhenkov raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and Isaac Haxton three-bet to 13,260 from the small blind. Rui Ferreira folded his big blind but Vezhenkov four-bet to 28,320 for Haxton to five-bet jam for 94,800 which Vezhenkov called with the bigger stack.
Isaac Haxton: 
Artem "Ar0wana" Vezhenkov: 
The board ran out 
for Vezhenkov to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate Haxton.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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197,080 | |
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194,990 | |
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175,090
36,783
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36,783 |
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172,528 | |
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Busted | |
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"T0X16" Taken Out by Stokkan
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 180 ante
Camille "Cam Godin" Godin raised to 2,400 from the middle position and was called by Preben Stokkan in the hijack, and "T0X16" and Jareth "UraizeIfold" East in the blinds.
They all checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. "T0X16" checked and East bet 6,120 for Godin to fold. Stokkan raised it up to 19,623 for "T0X16" to shove for 73,277 which only Stokkan called.
"T0X16": 
Preben Stokkan: 
"T0X16" had turned the nut-flush draw while Stokkan had flopped two pair to see them bust as Stokkan held when the 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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280,690
180,690
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180,690 |
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123,460 | |
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49,436 | |
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Busted |
Recent Eliminations
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 180 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
First Break of the Day
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 180 ante
With 183 entries in the field, the 169 remaining players have gone for their first 5-minute break of the day.
Top Ten Chip Counts After the Break
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 180 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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277,570
-3,120
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-3,120 |
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269,073
169,073
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169,073 |
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258,397 | |
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245,287
145,287
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145,287 |
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229,505 | |
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216,762
116,762
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116,762 |
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212,927
19,237
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19,237 |
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208,163
108,163
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108,163 |
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203,060 | |
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202,576 | |
Elias Eliminated by Alt
Level 3
: 600/1,200, 180 ante
Before the break, Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov had raised to 2.400 from the early position and Darren Elias three-bet to 7,200 from the hijack. Viktor Ustimov four-bet shoved from the small blind for 93,638 which only Elias called.
Viktor Ustimov: 
Darren Elias: 
The board ran out 
for Ustimov to hit the river for the Broadway to double up and leave Elias behind with 32,164.
In the first hand after the break, Elias raised to 2,400 from under the gun and Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt three-bet to 7,200 from the middle position. The action folded back to Elias who four-bet jammed for 31,624 which Alt called.
Darren Elias:
Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt:
The board ran out 
for Alt to hold for the higher two pair to eliminate Elias.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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199,696
-2,880
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-2,880 |
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132,297
32,297
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32,297 |
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79,815 | |
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Busted | |
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Level: 4
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 250
Peters Takes Mandavia Out
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 250 ante
David Peters raised to 3,520 from the middle position and Ankush Madavia three-bet shoved from the big blind for 39,466 for Peters to make the call with the bigger stack.
Ankush Mandavia:
David Peters: 
The board ran out 
for Peters to turn the nut-flush to claim Mandavia's bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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124,579 | |
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Busted | |
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Stevens Stopped by Fast
Level 4
: 800/1,600, 250 ante
Bert Stevens raised to 4,000 from under the gun and Dietrich Fast three-bet to 18,400 from the big blind which Stevens called.
The flop came 
, Fast continued with a bet of 13,068 and Stevens raised it up to 28,536. Fast took some time to consider his options before deciding to shove with the bigger stack. Stevens made the call for the remaining 55,564.
Bert Stevens: 
Dietrich Fast:
Stevens had flopped the nut-flush draw but Fast had hit top pair already.
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the 
on the river for Fast to hold and eliminate Stevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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333,218
116,456
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116,456 |
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Busted | |
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