GGSF Headliner-M: $400 NLHE, $2.5M GTD [Day 2]
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2021 GG Spring Festival
GGSF Headliner-M: $400 NLHE, $2.5M GTD [Day 2]
Day: 2
Headliner About to Get Underway
It's almost time for Day 2 of GGSF Headliner-M: $400 NLHE, $2.5M GTD. The $2.5 million guarantee was left in the dust, with more than 8,000 original entries in various Day 1 flights putting the current prize pool at more than $3.25 million.
Action for Day 2 kicks off at 16:05 eastern time, with blinds at 6,000/12,000/1,500. Play on Day 2 is scheduled to last until a Headliner winner is crowned, with blinds changing every 12 minutes.
Among the players who have already booked their seats for Day 2 are Irish grinder and author Dara O'Kearney, Austrian influencer Mario Moesboeck, and GGPoker streamer Michiel "Easterdamnz" Van Elsacker among others.
The biggest stack in Day 2 currently belongs to Artsiom Prostak from Indonesia, with 1,611,037, and there are 16 other players with more than 1 million in chips including Enrico Camosci, Chris Klodnicki, and Nick Maimone.
PokerNews will be on the virtual floor all day long to bring you the action from the Headliner. Stay tuned here to find out who takes down the top prize of close to $375,000.
Some Early Stacks
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,611,037 | |
|
1,532,073 | |
|
1,338,302 | |
|
1,301,143 | |
|
1,294,507 | |
|
1,174,419 | |
|
1,020,513 | |
|
1,002,951 | |
|
267,928 | |
|
100,924 | |
|
|
97,476 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
And They're Off
Level 1
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Action has just begun in Day 2 of GGSF Headliner-M: $400 NLHE, $2.5M GTD. Blinds start at 6,000/12,000/1,500, and will go up every 12 minutes until a winner is decided.
Lodge Doubles Early
Level 1
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Harry "Vulvasore" Lodge came into Day 2 with a short stack, but found a great spot for a double. He shoved the middle with tens, and got the call from "NeverDieBaby" in the small blind with eights. Lodge flopped a ten for security, and scored the early double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
312,324 | |
|
194,758 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 1,750
Stack Updates
Level 2
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,656,037 | 45,000 |
|
|
1,595,673 | 63,600 |
|
|
1,294,802 | -43,500 |
|
|
1,287,643 | -13,500 |
|
|
1,240,507 | -54,000 |
|
|
1,180,419 | 6,000 |
|
|
1,011,513 | -9,000 |
|
|
1,003,126 | 175 |
|
|
505,042 | 192,718 |
|
|
214,228 | -53,700 |
|
|
187,258 | -7,500 |
|
|
100,924 | |
|
|
Busted |
"NeverDieBaby" Check-Raises for Win
Level 2
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
Harry "Vulvasore" Lodge raised the cutoff, and got called by Timothy Ulmer on the button, and "NeverDieBaby" in the big blind. The flop came 
and it checked to Ulmer, who bet 40,080. "NeverDieBaby" clicked it back to 80,160, and both opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
531,910 | |
|
|
476,842 | -28,200 |
|
|
292,738 | 105,480 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000