2021 GG Spring Festival

H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
$1,105,679
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$5,200,000
Entries
208
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Zhang and Fox Chip Up Without Showdown

Blinds 25,000-50,000

Michael Zhang successfully four-bet against Mikita Badziakouski to force a fold.

One hand later, Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch raised t 110,000 from under the gun and was called by Elio Fox in the big blind. On the {k-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop, Fox check-called for 200,000 and the duo opted to check the {5-Diamonds} turn. Fox also checked the {8-Clubs} river to trigger a bet worth 350,000 by Trisch.

Fox then check-raised to 1,223,340 and Trisch snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
3,801,732
-159,000
-159,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
2,887,033
721,000
721,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch de
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch
2,580,304
-678,000
-678,000
Michael Zhang gb
Michael Zhang
2,034,032
356,000
356,000

Badziakouski Chips Up Early On

Blinds 25,000-50,000

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 100,000 and was called only by Michael Zhang out of the big blind. The {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop was checked by Zhang and Badziakouski bet 94,860 to claim the pot.

Two hands later, the same scenario emerged and it was Matthew "Nator" Hyman who matched Badziakouski's min-raise. The flop brought {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Hyman check-folded to a bet worth 75,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
3,960,732
328,000
328,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Timofey Kuznetsov ru
Timofey Kuznetsov
3,362,980
24,000
24,000
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch de
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch
3,258,304
-24,000
-24,000
Matthew "Nator" Hyman mx
Matthew "Nator" Hyman
2,270,159
-205,000
-205,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
2,166,033
105,000
105,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani
1,899,184
-30,000
-30,000
Michael Zhang gb
Michael Zhang
1,678,032
-155,000
-155,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
1,166,052
-105,000
-105,000
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
1,038,524
-30,000
-30,000

Badziakouski Chips Up Early On

Blinds 25,000-50,000

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 100,000 and was called only by Michael Zhang out of the big blind. The {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop was checked by Zhang and Badziakouski bet 94,860 to claim the pot.

Two hands later, the same scenario emerged and it was Matthew "Nator" Hyman who matched Badziakouski's min-raise. The flop brought {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Hyman check-folded to a bet worth 75,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
3,960,732
328,000
328,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Timofey Kuznetsov ru
Timofey Kuznetsov
3,362,980
24,000
24,000
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch de
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch
3,258,304
-24,000
-24,000
Matthew "Nator" Hyman mx
Matthew "Nator" Hyman
2,270,159
-205,000
-205,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
2,166,033
105,000
105,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani
1,899,184
-30,000
-30,000
Michael Zhang gb
Michael Zhang
1,678,032
-155,000
-155,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
1,166,052
-105,000
-105,000
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
1,038,524
-30,000
-30,000

Trisch Doubles In First Hand

Trisch vs Fox
Trisch vs Fox

Blinds 25,000-50,000

Elio Fox raised to 105,000 on the button and Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch three-bet to 405,000 in the small blind. Fox piled it in and Trisch beat him into the pot.

Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Elio Fox: {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

The superior pair held thanks to a {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} board to put a major dent into Fox's stack.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch de
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch
3,282,304
1,687,152
1,687,152
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
2,061,033
-1,595,152
-1,595,152
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner

Shuffle Up and Deal!

The final nine players have chosen their seats in chip count order and the next 20 hands will feature blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a running ante of 6,000.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Michael ZhangUnited Kingdom1,833,03237
2Sean WinterUnited States1,271,05225
3Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus3,632,73273
4Ronny KaiserSwitzerland1,068,52421
5Michel "CrossfireX" DattaniPortugal1,929,18439
6Elio FoxUnited States3,656,18573
7Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" TrischGermany1,595,15232
8Matthew "Nator" HymanMexico2,475,15950
9Timofey KuznetsovRussia3,338,98067

Who Will Claim the Title in the 2021 GG Spring Festival Event H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million?

Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

The third and final $25,500 Sunday 5 Million during the 2021 GG Spring Festival will determine a champion today. Only nine players out of a field of 208 entries remain in contention for the biggest slice of the huge $5,200,000 prize pool.

American poker pro Elio Foxed leads the pack with 3,656,185 but Mikita Badziakouski is hot on his heels with fewer than half a big blind behind with a stack of 3,632,732. Timofey Kuznetsov returns with the third-biggest stack of 3,338,980 and is the only other finalist with more than 50 big blinds at his disposal.

The other contenders include Matthew "Nator" Hyman", Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani, Michael Zhang, Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch, Sean Winter, and Ronny Kaiser.

Final Table Line-Up GGSF Event H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million

PositionPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Elio FoxUnited States3,656,18573
2Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus3,632,73273
3Timofey KuznetsovRussia3,338,98067
4Matthew "Nator" HymanMexico2,475,15950
5Michel "CrossfireX" DattaniPortugal1,929,18439
6Michael ZhangUnited Kingdom1,833,03237
7Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" TrischGermany1,595,15232
8Sean WinterUnited States1,271,05225
9Ronny KaiserSwitzerland1,068,52421

Badziakouski and Kaiser already went deep in the GGSF Event H-57: $25,500 Super High Roller a few days ago in which Badziakouski finished second and Kaiser emerged as the champion. Back then, the Swissman also started near the bottom of the leaderboard when the action resumed and will have to do so again with a stack of 21.4 blinds.

The final table will commence 7.05 pm GMT and the blinds will be rolled back to 25,000/50,000 with a running ante of 6,000. All levels will feature 20 hands each until a winner has been crowned. Stay tuned to find out who takes down the tournament and the possible seven-figure top prize. The PokerNews team will provide all the key hands of the latest high-stakes showdown on the fastest online poker network.

Remaining Payouts

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (in USD)
1  $1,105,679
2  $829,142
3  $621,769
4  $466,261
5  $349,647
6  $262,198
7  $196,621
8  $147,445
9  $110,568

Tags: Elio FoxMatthew HymanMichael ZhangMichel DattaniMikita BadziakouskiRonny KaiserSean WinterSebastian TrischTimofey Kuznetsov

H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million

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