2021 GG Spring Festival

GGSF Main Event-H: $1,500 NLHE, $10M GTD [Day 2]
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
45
Prize
$1,133,634
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$10,000,000
Entries
6,803
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
3,500,000 / 7,000,000
Ante
850,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
6,803
Players Left
1

It's Main Event Day in the GG Spring Festival!

Thomas Cazayous, Third in Chips
Thomas Cazayous, Third in Chips

The big show is finally here, with Day 2 of the GGSF Main Event-H: $1,500 NLHE, $10M GTD [Day 2]. After multiple Day 1 feeders, there are more than 6,000 entries in the pool. Action is still underway in the final few entry flights, so the numbers will surely increase before action on the final day kicks off at 4:05 p.m. eastern time.

Action proceeds on Day 2 with 15 minute blind levels, starting at 10,000/20,000/2,500. They'll play down to a winner before action stops for the day, and blinds will be rolled back for the final table to ensure 40BB-100BB in the final nine.

With a bit more than an hour to go until cards are in the air, "Cmon_gasquet" has the chip lead with 2,677,214. Justin Park is just behind with 2,279,604, while Thomas Cazayous from the United Kingdom is in third with 2,268,036. Two other players will start Day 2 with more than 2 million chips as well.

Action for the final day of the Main Event gets underway at 4:05 p.m. eastern time. Stay tuned here at PokerNews for action throughout the day.

$100 Million Gtd in WSOP Super Circuit Online Series This May on GGPoker

Level 1 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
WSOP Super Circuit Online Series
WSOP Super Circuit Online Series

GGPoker have announced the schedule for the 2021 World Series of Poker Super Circuit Online which will run from May 1 to May 30, 2021.

The festival comes with a $100 million guarantee, with 20 WSOP Circuit rings up for grabs. These include, for the very first time, two rings that will be available exclusively to those who compete in one of two cash game leaderboards.

Further announcements about the 2021 WSOP Online are expected in the coming days.

Read the entire announcement here

McCully Wins the Race; Play is Hand for Hand

Level 4 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
McCully Wins the Race
McCully Wins the Race

It was all in before the flop when Aleksandr "prosperous" Merzhvinskii raised big from the middle, then called when Joshua McCully raised the small blind to force him in. McCully had jacks, and held against the ace-king of Merzhvinskii.

Play is now hand for hand on the money bubble with 705 remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua McCully au
Joshua McCully
3,243,757
Aleksandr "prosperous" Merzhvinskii
Aleksandr "prosperous" Merzhvinskii
Busted

$100 Million Gtd in WSOP Super Circuit Online Series This May on GGPoker

Level 8 : 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante
WSOP Super Circuit Online Series
WSOP Super Circuit Online Series

GGPoker have announced the schedule for the 2021 World Series of Poker Super Circuit Online which will run from May 1 to May 30, 2021.

The festival comes with a $100 million guarantee, with 20 WSOP Circuit rings up for grabs. These include, for the very first time, two rings that will be available exclusively to those who compete in one of two cash game leaderboards.

Further announcements about the 2021 WSOP Online are expected in the coming days.

Read the entire announcement here

Ustinovich With Huge Double Through Chalot

Level 9 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Ustinovich With Huge Double Through Chalot
Ustinovich With Huge Double Through Chalot

Benjamin Chalot raised under the gun, and Oleg "WhiteBaron" Ustinovich called from the big blind. It all kicked off on the {5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop when Ustinovich check-raised from 280,875 to 758,800, then called when Chalot raised enough to put them all in.

Benjamin Chalot: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Oleg "WhiteBaron" Ustinovich: {7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Board: {5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}

Ustinovich flopped a big blind special for a huge double against the over pair.

Player Chips Progress
Oleg "WhiteBaron" Ustinovich ru
Oleg "WhiteBaron" Ustinovich
6,404,888
888
888
Benjamin Chalot fr
Benjamin Chalot
4,733,213
-3,872,787
-3,872,787

Dias With Double Knockout

Level 10 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
Dias With Double Knockout
Dias With Double Knockout

Robert Heidorn shoved fumes early, and Markus Prinz reshoved the small blind for 485,723. Joel "YOSHInr1" Viera Dias called from the big blind.

Joel "YOSHInr1" Viera Dias: {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades}
Robert Heidorn: {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Markus Prinz: {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Board: {3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{k-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

Dias got there with two pair on the river to take down two stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Joel "YOSHInr1" Viera Dias
Joel "YOSHInr1" Viera Dias
3,956,197
Markus Prinz de
Markus Prinz
Busted
Robert Heidorn de
Robert Heidorn
Busted

Foxen Gets Gottlieb and Borges

Level 12 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Foxen Gets Gottlieb and Borges
Foxen Gets Gottlieb and Borges

Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb shoved a tiny stack under the gun, and Fernando "Ze Ramalho" Borges raised to 247,500 from the middle. Alex Foxen called the small blind and the flop came {8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Fixen check-called a bet of 248,957 and check-called again on the {a-Spades} turn for 772,800. Foxen checked the {6-Diamonds} river, then raised enough to put Borges after a bet of just over 2 million. Borges called.

Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb: {a-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Fernando "Ze Ramalho" Borges: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Alex Foxen: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Board: {8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Foxen flopped the set and took a huge lead.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
11,684,839
4,742,300
4,742,300
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb
Busted
Fernando "Ze Ramalho" Borges
Fernando "Ze Ramalho" Borges
Busted

"Knopochka" Busts Catana

Level 15 : 150,000/300,000, 35,000 ante
"Knopochka" Busts Catana
"Knopochka" Busts Catana

"Knopochka" raised the middle to 300,000 and Titus Catana reraised the button to 1.8 million, leaving less than 50,000 behind. "Knopochka" clicked back, and Catana called.

"Knopochka": {q-Spades}{10-Spades}
Titus Catana: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

Board: {3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

"Knopochka" spiked a queen to take the lead and hold.

Player Chips Progress
Knopochka ru
Knopochka
9,583,076
-2,015,428
-2,015,428
Titus Catana at
Titus Catana
Busted

Smolka With Huge Double

Level 16 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Smolka With Huge Double
Smolka With Huge Double

Dawid Smolka raised early to 700,000 and Benjamin Chalot reraised to 1,925,000 from the button. Smolka called to the {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop where they both checked. Smolka checked the {k-Hearts} turn, and called when Chalot bet 1,300,600. Smolka checked again on the {7-Hearts} river, then called for less when Chalot shove more than 11 million.

Dawid Smolka: {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Benjamin Chalot: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

Board: {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Smolka flopped the goods with the flush and got paid off big.

Player Chips Progress
Dawid Smolka pl
Dawid Smolka
19,446,974
Benjamin Chalot fr
Benjamin Chalot
4,936,525
-5,395,775
-5,395,775