H-06: $25,500 Sunday Five Million [2-Day Event] Day 1 | 2021 GG Spring Festival

04-05-2021 02:38 UTC

Pardo Above a Million

Christian Zetzsche

Level 27 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante

Juan Pardo Dominguez won a battle of the blinds against Samuel Vousden which only had one bet of 35,000 in after the flop. The n turn was checked and the river brought a bet of Vousden for 169,225. Pardo called with and caught Kelopuro bluffing a busted open-ender and missed flush draw, holding just .

Pardo then four-bet jammed for 882,807 into a hefty three-bet of 230,000 by Guillaume Nolet, who conceded instantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	1,257,710 -77,500	-77,500

Juan Pardo Dominguez	1,146,307 486,225	486,225
Guillaume Nolet	1,035,668 -245,000	-245,000
Andras Nemeth	944,035 -15,000	-15,000

Pedro Garagnani	923,604 89,500	89,500
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	603,098 -52,500	-52,500
Samuel Vousden	247,800 -185,725	-185,725

Level: 28

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,500

04-05-2021 02:41 UTC

Stevens Jams Into Dzivielevski

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante

Bert Stevens opened to 52,500 in the final hand of the previous level, which resulted in a call by Yuri Dzivielevski out of the big blind. Dzivielevski check-called the flop for 46,695 and the turn for 117,445.

On the river, he checked once more and Stevens jammed with the covering stack. No call followed, as Dzivielevski used a portion of his time bank before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bert Stevens	1,304,226 223,878	223,878

Ami Barer	518,524 152,762	152,762
Niklas Astedt	516,616 -54,000	-54,000
Elio Fox	466,398 18,000	18,000

Dario Sammartino	384,672 128,000	128,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	365,554 -426,640	-426,640

judd trump	293,950 -100,800	-100,800
Sean Winter	271,618 -42,000	-42,000

04-05-2021 02:45 UTC

No Chip and Chair Miracle for Muehloecker

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante

Thomas Muehloecker raised to 50,000 and called the jam by Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez for 446,686 total.

Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez:
Thomas Muehloecker:

The board left Muehloecker with a few chips and a chair. He quintupled the next hand with as Benitez isolated with and missed the board.

But there was no happy end for Muehloecker, who then called all-in versus Aram "Pusha T" Zobian in a blind battle the very next hand.

Thomas Muehloecker:
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian:

On a board of , Zobian spiked jacks and eights on the river, sending the field into hand-for-hand mode two off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez	927,634 337,898	337,898
Dirk Gerritse	911,566 310,316	310,316
Timothy Adams	631,144 333,072	333,072

Joni Jouhkimainen	458,853 48,000	48,000

George Wolff	439,000 5,000	5,000
Aram "Pusha T" Zobian	415,207 -32,915	-32,915

Artur Martirosian	285,407 -369,175	-369,175

Thomas Muehloecker	Busted

04-05-2021 02:49 UTC

Wolff Eliminated by Benitez

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante

Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez min-raised to 60,000 and George Wolff defended the big blind. On a flop, Wolff checked and subsequently called a bet worth 39,875 by Benitez.

The fell on the turn and Wolff checked once more. Benitez piled it in for more than 824,000 and that sent Wolff deep into the think-tank. He eventually called for 335,625 and was ahead.

George Wolff:
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez:

Wolff needed to avoid an ace and a six but the river sent him to the rail just shy of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez	1,395,634 468,000	468,000
George Wolff	Busted

04-05-2021 02:52 UTC

Martirosian Spikes an Ace to Double

Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 150,000 out of the small blind and kept 94,907 behind. Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez moved all-in with the far bigger stack and Martirosian called it off on the direct money bubble.

Artur Martirosian:
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez:

The flop brought no help yet but the turn improved the Russian, who then faded the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez	1,147,227 -248,407	-248,407
Artur Martirosian	514,314 228,907	228,907

Level: 29

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Ante: 4,500

04-05-2021 02:55 UTC

Nolet Bombs the River

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Following a min-raise by Pedro Garagnani, Guillaume Nolet filled up from the big blind. The French-Canadian check-called the flop when facing a bet worth 52,635 by Garagnani.

Neither player was interested in leading the turn and Nolet then overbet the river for 317,724. Garagnani dipped into his time bank and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Nolet	1,220,803 185,135	185,135
Pedro Garagnani	612,369 -311,235	-311,235

04-05-2021 02:55 UTC

Break on the Money Bubble

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

The remaining 28 players are on a scheduled five-minute break.

04-05-2021 03:00 UTC

Updated Counts on the Break (full)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 29 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bert Stevens	1,678,726

Benjamin Rolle	1,453,763
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez	1,417,227
David Peters	1,295,498

Juan Pardo Dominguez	1,285,057
Guillaume Nolet	1,194,303
Adrian Mateos	1,109,710

Andras Nemeth	959,385

Dirk Gerritse	883,066
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	871,598
Matthias Eibinger	630,598
Jason Koon	621,385

FlowTao	615,398
Timothy Adams	593,144

Pedro Garagnani	568,369
Ami Barer	514,024
Artur Martirosian	501,814

Timothy Nuter	476,693
Niklas Astedt	441,616
Elio Fox	391,398

Joni Jouhkimainen	388,353

Sami Kelopuro	358,074
Yuri Dzivielevski	341,054

Aram "Pusha T" Zobian	339,707

Dario Sammartino	274,672

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