H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million Day 1 | 2021 GG Spring Festival

04-12-2021 03:54 UTC

Guillaume Nolet Eliminated in 12th Place ($58,969)

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Level 32 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Guillaume Nolet opened to 240,000 from the button and Pedro Garagnani jacked it up to 780,000 to go. Nolet called his last 10,529 into the middle and the two tabled their hands.

Guillaume Nolet:
Pedro Garagnani:

A flop fell, leaving Garagnani in the lead with his ducks. The turn left Nolet with one last shot but a was not what he needed and he was eliminated, sending the rest of his chips to Garagnani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Garagnani	2,853,900 621,900	621,900
Guillaume Nolet	Busted

04-12-2021 04:01 UTC

Break Time

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Level 32 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

The remaining 11 players will now take what is most likely their last five-minute break of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Daniels	2,850,300 1,023,300	1,023,300

David Yan	2,700,000 360,000	360,000
Wei Zhao	2,400,000 155,000	155,000
Sami Kelopuro	2,275,000 535,000	535,000
Niklas Astedt	2,070,000 161,000	161,000
Amichai Barer	2,055,000 1,208,000	1,208,000

Pedro Garagnani	1,728,200 1,125,700	1,125,700
Sam Greenwood	1,470,000 120,000	120,000

Joao Vieira	1,302,500 32,500	32,500

David Peters	1,010,900 87,900	87,900

Jason Koon	355,000 15,000	15,000

Level: 33

Blinds: 35,000/70,000

Ante: 8,500

04-12-2021 04:11 UTC

Vieira Takes the lead

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Level 33 : 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante

Shawn Daniels opened to 140,000 from the button and Joao Vieira three-bet to 420,000. Daniels four-bet to 1,960,000 and Vieira hit the tank. Ultimately Vieira called his 1,020,232 stack into the middle and the two turned them up.

Joao Vieira:
Shawn Daniels:

The flop came down and Vieira took a grasp over the hand. The turn brought some outs for Daniels but he failed to hit them when a river completed the board, sending a double to Vieira who took the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	3,001,464 1,698,964	1,698,964

Shawn Daniels	1,202,550 1,647,750	1,647,750

04-12-2021 04:16 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 33 : 35,000/70,000, 8,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Kelopuro	3,020,000 745,000	745,000
Joao Vieira	2,490,000 511,464	511,464

Wei Zhao	2,175,000 225,000	225,000
Niklas Astedt	2,090,000 20,000	20,000
Amichai Barer	1,742,000 313,000	313,000

Pedro Garagnani	1,712,000 16,200	16,200
Shawn Daniels	1,628,000 425,450	425,450

David Yan	1,456,500 1,243,500	1,243,500
Sam Greenwood	1,295,900 174,100	174,100

Jason Koon	1,240,000 885,000	885,000

David Peters	1,220,000 209,100	209,100

Level: 34

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

04-12-2021 04:29 UTC

Yan Jumps Back into the Thick of Things

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Level 34 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

David Yan opened from under the gun to 171,200 and Sami Kelopuro shipped 3,644,455 from the button. Yan called his last 1,034,760 the middle and the two tabled their hands.

David Yan:
Sami Kelopuro:

The board ran out clean for Yan as hit the virtual felt, sending a complete double over to Yan with his big slick.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Yan	2,581,920 1,125,420	1,125,420
Sami Kelopuro	2,438,495 581,505	581,505

04-12-2021 04:31 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 34 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Kelopuro	3,170,500 732,005	732,005
Joao Vieira	2,670,500 180,500	180,500

David Yan	2,225,920 356,000	356,000
Wei Zhao	2,072,000 103,000	103,000
Niklas Astedt	1,900,000 190,000	190,000
Sam Greenwood	1,867,350 571,450	571,450

Pedro Garagnani	1,811,000 99,000	99,000
Shawn Daniels	1,386,600 241,400	241,400

Jason Koon	1,240,300 300	300

Amichai Barer	1,064,000 678,000	678,000

Level: 35

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 12,500

04-12-2021 04:36 UTC

Amichai Barer Eliminated in 11th Place ($62,697)

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Level 35 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

Action folded around to Jason Koon on the button and he open-shoved 1,231,328. Amichai Barer timebank-called from the big blind for less, putting in 972,124 and the two turned them up.

Amichai Barer:
Jason Koon:

The flop fell in the favor of Koon as landed on the board, giving him a pair of kings to take the lead. A landed on the turn, leaving Barer in need of some luck. The river changed not a thing and Barer was eliminated, shipping the pot to Koon and his flopped king.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	2,365,000 1,124,700	1,124,700

Amichai Barer	Busted