2021 GG Spring Festival

H-57: $25,500 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$508,448
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$2,200,000
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
88
Players Left
1

Novak and Barer Sent to the Rail

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Barer vs Brito Silva
Barer vs Brito Silva

The action remains lightning fast and another two players departed in quick succession.

Andrii Novak got it in with a dominated pair when he clashed with Sam Greenwood in a battle of the blinds.

Andrii Novak: {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Sam Greenwood: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

There was no sweat on the {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board as Novak joined the rail.

Ami Barer ended up in a preflop raising war with Pablo Brito Silva and that one ended in a flip.

Ami Barer: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Pablo Brito Silva: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Brito Silva flopped best on {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and retained the lead throughout the {10-Spades} turn and {6-Clubs} river.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
353,676
155,188
155,188
WSOP 1X Winner
Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
328,156
145,716
145,716
Andrii Novak ua
Andrii Novak
Busted
Ami Barer
Ami Barer
Busted

Zhang and Kelopuro Eliminated

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Zhang vs Barer
Zhang vs Barer

Matthias Eibinger arrived and quickly chipped up some to then take on Sami Kelopuro in a preflop contest.

Sami Kelopuro: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Matthias Eibinger: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} board gave Eibinger the superior pair on the river.

Ami Barer arrived in the same style after knocking out Michael Zhang right away.

Michael Zhang: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Ami Barer: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

Board: {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs}

Barer turned a set and that spelled the end for Zhang.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
205,840
205,840
205,840
Ami Barer
Ami Barer
142,808
142,808
142,808
Michael Zhang gb
Michael Zhang
Busted
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
Busted

Malinowski Out and Back In

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Malinowski vs O'Dwyer
Malinowski vs O'Dwyer

In a min-raised pot to the three-way flop of {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop, everyone checked and the {2-Hearts} appeared on the turn. David Peters checked and Wiktor Malinowski bet 18,445. Steve O'Dwyer raised to 47,950 on the button and Malinowski was the only one to call. The {3-Diamonds} fell on the river and Malinowski check-called all-in for the 94,391 he had behind.

O'Dwyer tabled the {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for bottom set and that easily beat the {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} of Malinowski, who re-entered shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
360,649
252,894
252,894
EPT 1X Winner
judd trump cn
judd trump
100,000
Wiktor Malinowski pl
Wiktor Malinowski
100,000
-50,241
-50,241

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Badziakouski Busts Filatov and Mateos

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
Filatov vs Badziakouski
Filatov vs Badziakouski

Anatoly Filatov took a flip with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and was facing off against the {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} of Mikita Badziakouski.

The board ran out {j-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Filatovm was gone.

One hand later, the Belorussian opened to 8,049 in the cutoff and Adrian Mateos defended the big blind. The {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop saw Mateos check-shove for just 25,287 and Badziakouski called.

Adrian Mateos: {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Mikita Badziakouski: {a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

The {8-Diamonds} turn gave Badziakouski a straight draw but he spiked the {a-Hearts} river instead.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
300,552
85,464
85,464
WSOP 1X Winner
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
Busted
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Top 10 Stacks in the Break

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

In the penultimate hand prior to the break, Adrian Mateos raised to 7,000 and was called by Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind. Badziakouski check-raised the {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} flop from 6,580 to 24,585 and was called by Mateos.

Badziakouski bet the {5-Clubs} turn for 12,250 to earn a call and then bet the {j-Hearts} river for 62,115 with 1,750 behind. Mateos called with {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and that was no good, as Badziakouski had turned a straight with the {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}.

In the meanwhile, Steve O'Dwyer beat Wiktor Malinowski in showdown with trips jacks on a {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} board, holding the {j-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Malinowski had check-called twice with {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and gave up on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
369,943
-22,850
-22,850
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
R_uida lin hk
R_uida lin
315,118
87,481
87,481
Eelis Pärssinen
Eelis Pärssinen
260,447
14,689
14,689
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
256,519
68,688
68,688
WSOP 2X Winner
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
226,154
77,746
77,746
WSOP 2X Winner
Joakim Andersson se
Joakim Andersson
223,747
89,489
89,489
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
217,581
-3,701
-3,701
WSOP 2X Winner
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
215,088
90,488
90,488
WSOP 1X Winner
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
207,409
9,410
9,410
WSOP 2X Winner
Wiktor Malinowski pl
Wiktor Malinowski
150,241
-92,093
-92,093

Daniels Busts; Mateos Doubles

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante
Daniels vs Arends
Daniels vs Arends

Shawn Daniels min-raised to 7,000 in the cutoff and Jans Arends three-bet jammed for 98,562 on the button. Daniels called without using his time bank and the cards were turned over.

Shawn Daniels: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Jans Arends: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The {k-Spades}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} board left Daniels drawing dead on the turn.

Adrian Mateos then needed to come from behind when he was at risk with the {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Sami Kelopuro tabled the {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} but Mateos got there on the {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades} board.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
197,999
111,462
111,462
WSOP 2X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
141,546
98,322
98,322
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Shawn Daniels us
Shawn Daniels
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Badziakouski Back in Action

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

The field has grown to 44 entries as Mikita Badziakouski re-entered and Anatoly Filatov entered for the first time. While Filatov immediately took a hit to his stack, Badziakouski chipped up.

In a battle of the blinds with Joakim Andersson, Badziakouski three-bet to 22,500 and picked up a call. On the {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop, Andersson checked and Badziakouski took it down with a bet of 12,000.

Player Chips Progress
Joakim Andersson se
Joakim Andersson
134,258
-5,350
-5,350
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
124,600
124,600
124,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
62,016

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 450