2021 GG Spring Festival

H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
$1,105,679
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$5,200,000
Entries
208
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
208
Players Left
9

Dattani Jams Into Peters

Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani raised to 33,600 and David Peters made it 92,800 to go in the hijack, which Dattani called. On the {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop, Dattani opted for a check-raise to 148,156 and Peters filled up to see the {5-Hearts} on the turn. Dattani jammed for 355,257 and Peters dipped into his time bank before letting go.

Player Chips Progress
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani
875,169
274,956
274,956
David Peters us
David Peters
684,052
-244,956
-244,956
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Kaiser Doubles Through Aubakirov

Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Daniyar Aubakirov raised and called a three-bet by Ronny Kaiser, who left himself 20,000 behind. Aubakirov min-bet the {q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop and Kaiser called all-in.

Ronny Kaiser: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Daniyar Aubakirov: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board completed with the {3-Diamonds} turn and {q-Diamonds} river to keep Kaiser in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Daniyar Aubakirov kz
Daniyar Aubakirov
1,152,877
-222,300
-222,300
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
677,100
397,300
397,300

Watson Out Before the Money

Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Watson vs Elias
Watson vs Elias

Mike Watson got the last 215,360 in from the hijack and Darren Elias reshoved for more than two times of that out of the small blind. Stephen Chidwick gave it some thought in the big blind and folded.

Mike Watson: {a-Spades}{10-Spades}
Darren Elias: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The kicker played a pivotal role on the {a-Spades}{j-Spades}{5-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{8-Hearts} board as Watson was gone two spots away from the money.

Player Chips Progress
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
716,035
221,360
221,360
$25K Fantasy
WPT 4X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
Busted
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Zhang Beats Aubakirov in Showdown

Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Michael Zhang min-raised the button and Daniyar Aubakirov called out of the big blind. On a flop of {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, Aubakirov bet 50,000 and Zhang raised to 120,296. Aubakirov clicked it back to 240,933 and Zhang made the call.

The {q-Diamonds} turn brought a bet worth 110,000 by Aubakirov and Zhang came along. Both then checked the {k-Diamonds} river and Zhang won the pot with {k-Spades}{5-Clubs} versus {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Zhang gb
Michael Zhang
1,224,515
401,933
401,933
Daniyar Aubakirov kz
Daniyar Aubakirov
847,444
-305,433
-305,433
David Peters us
David Peters
749,427
65,375
65,375
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
747,444
-89,000
-89,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 1X Winner
Ronny Kaiser ch
Ronny Kaiser
667,100
-10,000
-10,000
Eelis Pärssinen
Eelis Pärssinen
229,513
-57,000
-57,000
Pablo Brito Silva br
Pablo Brito Silva
124,669
-49,000
-49,000
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
113,500
-49,000
-49,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Angelou-Konstas Eliminated on the Bubble

Level 26 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Angelou-Konstas Eliminated on the bubble
Angelou-Konstas Eliminated on the bubble

Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb raised to 40,000 and Ioannis Angelou-Konstas three-bet to 120,000 from a middle position. Gottlieb jammed with the superior stack and Angelou-Konstas eventually called it off for the 510,064 he had behind.

Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The {9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} board let the bubble burst as Angelou-Konstas was the last player to leave empty-handed.

Player Chips Progress
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb
1,913,143
578,964
578,964
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas gr
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas
Busted

Level: 27

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,000

Two Double Ups in a Row

Level 27 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante

Christian Rudolph clashed with Sam Greenwood and had two overcards with {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} versus {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}.

The board ran out {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{a-Clubs} and Greenwood doubled.

Shortly after, Stephen Chidwick was at risk with the {a-Spades}{a-Hearts} and Jason Koon tabled the inferior {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}. There was no suckout on the {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board to leave Koon short.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
784,150
495,825
495,825
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph
770,765
-260,825
-260,825
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
690,202
327,351
327,351
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
68,288
-350,351
-350,351

Kelopuro Runs Hot

Level 27 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
Jiang vs Kelopuro
Jiang vs Kelopuro

Sosia "Aunty_Ninja" Jiang raised to 50,000 and called the jam by Sami Kelopuro for 442,462 total.

Sami Kelopuro: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Sosia "Aunty_Ninja" Jiang: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

The Finn was trailing preflop but improved thanks to the {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} board.

Jason Koon then lost his short stack and Jiang was eliminated by George Wolff when {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} found no help versus {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

Kelopuro took on Wei Zhao and both tabled ace rags.

Wei Zhao: {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Sami Kelopuro: {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Kelopuro rivered the wheel.

Player Chips Progress
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
1,302,171
777,010
777,010
George Wolff us
George Wolff
474,343
7,266
7,266
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
Busted
Sosia "Aunty_Ninja" Jiang
Sosia "Aunty_Ninja" Jiang
Busted
Wei Zhao cn
Wei Zhao
Busted

Down to the Final Three Tables

Level 27 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante

Jack Salter ran out of chips and within a few seconds from each other, Fabrizio Gonzalez and Artur Martirosian followed.

Martirosian found no help with {a-Clubs}{4-Spades} against the {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} of Tyler "TheRayGuy" Cornell in a preflop contest. The {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} board kept the pair in the lead.

Gonzalez jammed with {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} into the {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} of Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani and saw no help at all on the {j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani
Michel "CrossfireX" Dattani
1,471,418
596,249
596,249
Tyler "TheRayGuy" Cornell us
Tyler "TheRayGuy" Cornell
1,068,137
-55,258
-55,258
WSOP 1X Winner
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
Busted
Fabrizio Gonzalez uy
Fabrizio Gonzalez
Busted
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner