H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million Day 1 | 2021 GG Spring Festival

04-18-2021 20:03 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	100,009 100,009	100,009
Timofey Kuznetsov	100,000 100,000	100,000
INSERTC0IN	100,000 100,000	100,000
Artur Martirosian	100,000 100,000	100,000

Jorma Nuutinen	100,000 100,000	100,000
George Wolff	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	100,000 100,000	100,000
Christopher Puetz	100,000 100,000	100,000
Brunno Botteon	100,000 100,000	100,000
Markus Leikkonen	100,000 100,000	100,000
Andras Nemeth	100,000 100,000	100,000
Sebastian "TheodoreRhye" Trisch	100,000 100,000	100,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Malinov	254,009 -1,075	-1,075
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez	186,854 -1,750	-1,750
jakedini	174,863 750	750
Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov	160,446 -30,578	-30,578
Fedor Holz	134,000 5,370	5,370

Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi	130,790 20,060	20,060
Jason Koon	124,115 24,115	24,115

Daniel Dvoress	123,647 634	634

Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	122,551 22,551	22,551
Benjamin Rolle	122,165 15,067	15,067

First Break of the Day

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Only 70 players out of 72 entries remain as the first break of the day has commenced.

04-18-2021 19:55 UTC

Ponakovs Second Re-Entry for the Day

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs open-jammed for 4,046 and was isolated by Matthias Eibinger in the cutoff.

Aleksejs Ponakovs:
Matthias Eibinger:

The board ran out and the diamond flush sent Ponakovs to the rail but he re-entered right away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	107,196 8,496	8,496
Aleksejs Ponakovs	100,000 95,579	95,579

04-18-2021 19:52 UTC

Benitez Doubles Through Ponakovs

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Russia's "jakedini" showed a big bluff with jack-six high after they had jammed the river and forced a fold from Jargo Alavali. "ULMFKR" also lost a big pot albeit without showdown against "jakedini" and up next there was an all-in showdown on the same table.

In a three-bet pot to the flop with 6,000 each invested, Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez engaged in a raising war with Aleksejs Ponakovs that got all the chips in the middle.

Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez:
Aleksejs Ponakovs:

The turn locked up the double for Benitez and the river didn't matter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez	188,604 88,604	88,604
jakedini	174,113 74,113	74,113
Darrell Goh	129,731 29,731	29,731
Matthias Eibinger	98,700 98,700	98,700
ULMFKR	98,035 -42,232	-42,232
David Coleman	91,716 -8,284	-8,284

Jargo Alavali	46,680 -49,960	-49,960
Aleksejs Ponakovs	4,421 -95,579	-95,579

Level: 4

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 125

04-18-2021 19:49 UTC

Malinov Chips Up Further; Rudolph Re-Enters

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

Arsenii Malinov made it 1,680 to go on the button and David Yan three-bet to 10,080 in the big blind, which Malinov opted to call. Yan led the flop for 15,945 to receive a call from Malinov and then check-folded the turn to a bet worth 14,400.

Malinov won more pots after that and then took a flip against Christian Rudolph.

Christian Rudolph:
Arsenii Malinov:

The pair remained ahead on the flop and turn. However, the river improved Malinov and Rudolph snap re-entered into the same seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Malinov	255,084 59,339	59,339
Christian Rudolph	100,000 77,055	77,055
David Yan	39,061 -29,014	-29,014

04-18-2021 19:46 UTC

Emelyanov Involved in a Ton of Action

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov won a three-way three-bet pot against Nick Petrangelo and Seth Davis when he bet the turn successfully.

One hand later, Mike Watson took on Emelyanov with 2,000 invested to the flop. Watson bet 6,000 into 5,200 and Emelyanov check-raised to 14,600, which Watson called. On the turn, Emelyanov bet 11,352 to force a fold and flashed for a bluff.

Davies got some chips back off the Russian when he called down for 1,742 on the turn and 6,572 on the river, Emelyanov flipped over for bottom pair and Davies had the winning for a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov	191,024 22,122	22,122
Seth Davies	127,212 5,503	5,503

Pablo Brito Silva	102,752 -1,925	-1,925
Vicent Bosca Ramon	93,836 -6,164	-6,164
Nick Petrangelo	92,049 -5,091	-5,091

Mike Watson	91,898 -7,620	-7,620

Juan Pardo	39,256 -21,425	-21,425

04-18-2021 19:42 UTC

Jerbi Beats Dvoress in Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

Throughout the last dozen hands, Daniel Dvoress scored several pots to boost his stack while Sam Greenwood lost almost half of his stack already on the same table.

Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi then three-bet the button to 8,640 and initial raiser Guillaume Nolet folded, Dvoress called in the cutoff. They checked down the board entirely and Jerbi took it down with versus .

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	123,013 30,899	30,899

Guillaume Nolet	121,501 -6,079	-6,079
Adrian Mateos	113,090 12,900	12,900

Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi	110,730 -3,945	-3,945
Mark "Chasseneige" Demirjian	85,075 -11,185	-11,185
Sam Greenwood	55,471 -16,910	-16,910

04-18-2021 19:38 UTC

Holz Chips Up; Rudolph More Than Doubles

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 400/800, 100 ante

David Yan three-bet to 7,128 and was called by Fedor Holz in a battle small blind versus button. On the flop, Yan elected to check-call for 4,740 and did so again for another 20,103 on the turn.

Yan also checked the river and Holz jammed for 65,213. That proved to be too much, as Yan folded without using the time bank.

Two hands later, Yan raised and Laurynas Levinskas called on the button. Christian Rudolp ripped it in for 10,160 in the small blind and Yan was the only caller.

Christian Rudolph:
David Yan:

The board gave Rudolph a flush and he more than doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Malinov	195,745 -3,385	-3,385
Fedor Holz	128,630 28,630	28,630

Isaac Haxton	100,335 335	335

Pascal Hartmann	100,085 85	85
Laurynas Levinskas	78,500 -21,500	-21,500
David Yan	68,075 -31,925	-31,925

Christian Rudolph	22,945 17,445	17,445