Level: 11
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 900
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-24: $10,300 Thursday Thriller [Bounty]
Day: 1
Silva Running Away
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 750 ante
Pablo Silva defended his big blind from a raise to 11,500 by Michael Addamo in the cutoff. Silva check-called a large bet of 23,063 on the 
flop and then an overbet of 96,095 on the 
. He checked the 
river and Addamo tanked into his bank before checking back with 
.
He was likely happy he did so as Silva showed 
for two pair.
After the win, Silva crossed 1 million in chips and has distanced himself from the rest of the players for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,019,000 | 483,000 |
|
272,000 |
Coleman Cooked
Level 10
: 2,500/5,000, 750 ante
Renan Bruschi opened for 11,000 on the button and David Coleman went into his time bank before shoving 169K in the big blind. Bruschi was in there with a fast call holding 
against 
.
the 
board brought a backdoor flush possibility but it didn't come home for Coleman on the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
555,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 750
No Sweat for Elias
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 600 ante
Darren Elias opened for 8,000 under the gun and called when Rui Ferreira set him in for about 100,000 out of the big blind.
Elias had dominating 
against 
and flopped a set to all but end it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | 124,000 |
|
14,000 |
Barer Building Bounties
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 600 ante
Ami Barer opened for 9,000 in middle position and recent two-event winner Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb defended the big blind after Stephen Chidwick called in the small. On the 
flop, Barer continued for 12,800, Chidwick called, and Gottlieb shoved. Barer shoved as well and Chidwick gave it up.
Barer: 
Gottlieb: 
Barer improved to a full house as it ran 
, 
. After a rocky start, he's now the chip leader and has $10,000 in bounties.
Gottlieb, meanwhile, rebought and was seated right back in the same spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000 | 261,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Nemeth Trying to Rebuild
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 600 ante
On his third shell and down to 33K under the gun, Andras Nemeth shoved all in. Chris Rudolph jammed in the small blind and Shyngis Satubayev tanked until he had under 10 seconds in his bank before folding for about 100K.
Nemeth:
Rudolph: 
Nemeth paired his ten on the flop and faded backdoor combo draws on 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
239,000 | 239,000 |
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 600
Hartmann Doubles on River
Level 8
: 1,750/3,500, 500 ante
Pascal Hartmann avoided busting a second time as he shoved for just 48K in the small blind over a button open by Eelis Parssinen. Parssinen put in the "WTF" emoji then called with 
. He was live against and things looked good as he flopped a six on the 
board, but the 
river gave Hartmann new life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
323,000 | 42,000 |
|
103,000 | 2,000 |
Ladva Busted by Barer
Level 8
: 1,750/3,500, 500 ante
Ottomar Ladva limped in the small blind, Ami Barer made it 13,650, and Ladva shoved for 117K. Barer called.
Barer: 
Ladva:
The race went to Barer unimproved as the board came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
409,000 | 409,000 |
|
Busted |