H-24: $10,300 Thursday Thriller [Bounty] | 2021 GG Spring Festival

04-09-2021 00:51 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrii Novak	2,572,000 1,226,000	1,226,000
Wiktor Malinowski	Busted

Double Bounty for Nuter

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Level 20 : 17,500/35,000, 5,000 ante

Pulkit Goyal put in all but one chip, 231K, in the hijack. Timothy Nuter raised all in for 801K in the next seat and "77Storm77" was undeterred, calling off 473K on the button. Goyal tanked a long time then called in hopes of making a money jump.

Goyal:
Nuter:
77Storm77:

The board missed everyone, leaving the king kicker a winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Nuter	1,588,000 491,000	491,000
Pulkit Goyal	Busted
77Storm77	Busted

04-08-2021 22:50 UTC

Registration Closes, Prize Pool Finalized

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Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 1,200 ante

The end of registration has arrived after about 4 1/2 hours of play, and a total of 154 entries were logged — 104 uniques and 50 reentries. That means a prize pool of $1,540,000, about 50% better than the guarantee of $1 million.

Of the 38 players who had chips when registration closed, 20 will be paid, with a min-cash coming it at $15,502. The winner, meanwhile, will earn $111,599, plus a heap of bounties that figure to roughly double that amount.

Click the "Payouts" tab above for a full breakdown of the prize money.

04-08-2021 20:40 UTC

Silva Back on Top

mnuwwarah

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 450 ante

Guillaume Nolet opened for 7,200 under the gun and was called by "QuantumKey" a couple of seats over. Pablo Silva called on the button as well before Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez shoved for 35K in the big blind. Nolet mucked but QuantumKey jammed for 201K and Silva called.

Silva:
QuantumKey:
Benitez:

the kept the nines best. Silva's back in the chip lead and now has $12,500 in bounties.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Silva	536,000 157,000	157,000
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez	Busted
QuantumKey	Busted

04-08-2021 18:53 UTC

Hero to Zero for Nemeth

mnuwwarah

Level 3 : 600/1,200, 180 ante

Andras Nemeth opened for 3,000 under the gun. Pablo Silva three-bet to 9,099 on his left. Chris Rudolph made it 25,489 in the cutoff. Nemeth shoved for 161K after using some time bank, and Silva called after doing the same. Rudolph mucked.

Nemeth:
Silva:

The board ran , an uneventful one that left Nemeth busted and Silva with more than four starting stacks as the clear early leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo Silva	430,000
Andras Nemeth	Busted

04-08-2021 17:41 UTC

Welcome to GGPoker Spring Festival H-24: $10,300 Thursday Thriller [Bounty]

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GGPoker Spring Festival rolls on with the latest in its high-stakes series of events on its journey to meeting $150 million in guarantees: H-24: $10,300 Thursday Thriller [Bounty].

The Thursday Thriller carries a $1 million guarantee and will be played in the progressive knockout (PKO) format with initial bounties of $2,500. Bounties will build into the tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars from there.

Unlimited reentries are allowed and the structure will be slow with 20-minute levels for the first 14 levels and then 15-minute levels after that. Players begin with 100,000 in their stacks and blinds and antes at 400/800/120.

Currently, 37 players are registered including the likes of Fedor Holz, Wiktor Malinowski, Patrick Leonard, Darren Elias, David, Peters, and Stephen Chidwick. Many more recognizable names will surely join them over the next few hours.

Keep an eye on PokerNews to follow this high-stakes, action-packed event today.