Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,500
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-24: $10,300 Thursday Thriller [Bounty]
Day: 1
Zhang First One Paid
Level 18
: 12,500/25,000, 3,500 ante
Michael Zhang was down to 119K and shoved second to act. Wiktor Malinowski reshipped in the small blind to iso with 
and dominated Zhang's 
. Zhang turned a gutter but improved no further and accept the first payout, one he can't be too unhappy with since he was only in for one shell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
659,000 | 143,000 |
|
Busted |
Aniulis Can't Find River Help Again
Level 18
: 12,500/25,000, 3,500 ante
Evaldas "Man14c" Aniulis bubbled as he once again was all in, this time for about 400K with 
against the 
of Renan Bruschi. The board brought nothing for Aniulis this time, and he bowed out in 21st as the last player to leave empty-handed, bounties excepted of course.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,263,000 | 412,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,500
Elias Misses Two KOs
Level 17
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Darren Elias tried to burst the bubble twice but failed.
First, Andras Nemeth doubled through him with pocket eights holding against ace-king.
Then, Elias flopped a set of sixes against the queens of Evaldas "Man14c" Aniulis only for a queen to arrive on the river. The bubble rolls on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,065,000 | -549,000 |
|
683,000 | 345,000 |
|
|
397,000 | 176,000 |
Gierse Busted as Bruschi Doubles
Level 17
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Marius Gierse shoved for 88K in the cutoff and Enrico Camosci attempted to iso in the small blind. However, Renan Bruschi opted to call off with 
.
Camosci had 
and was dominate by Gierse's .
Nobody hit anything on the board, though, and the sevens won unimproved.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
851,000 | 475,000 |
|
631,000 | -316,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts at Break (full)
Level 17
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,614,000 | 176,000 |
|
|
1,357,000 | -71,000 |
|
1,273,000 | 452,000 |
|
1,116,000 | 344,000 |
|
|
1,097,000 | 813,000 |
|
1,050,000 | 847,000 |
|
1,034,000 | 301,000 |
|
|
947,000 | 45,000 |
|
795,000 | 166,000 |
|
754,000 | 182,000 |
|
|
605,000 | 305,000 |
|
|
516,000 | 516,000 |
|
469,000 | |
|
468,000 | -134,000 |
|
409,000 | -182,000 |
|
|
376,000 | -546,000 |
|
365,000 | |
|
|
338,000 | -224,000 |
|
259,000 | |
|
|
233,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
221,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
94,000 | -79,000 |
Hand-for-Hand Before Break
Level 17
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The tournament has reached a break with 22 players left and one final hand being dealt, the first of hand-for-hand play two off the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Camosci Ends the Stalemate
Level 17
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Enrico Camosci raised to 40,000 in middle position and was called in two spots. On the 
, he simply shoved all in, covering his opponents. Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb called off for 280K in the cutoff.
Gottlieb: 
Camosci: 
Equities were close but the pair prevailed as the board ran 
, 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
902,000 | 619,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000