H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million
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2021 GG Spring Festival
H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 GG Spring Festival
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$5,200,000
Entries
208
Level
39
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Entries
208
Players Left
9
Who Will Reach the Final Table in the 2021 GG Spring Festival Event H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million?
The who-is-who of the world of poker will enter the fray on the busiest Super Sunday to date on the GGPoker network, which comes with $25 million in guaranteed prize pool as part of their 2021 GG Spring Festival. A big slice of that is up for grabs in Event Event H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million, which is the joint most-expensive tournament of the entire schedule. Day 1 of this event is scheduled to kick off at 7.05 pm GMT.
There were already two editions of this event which drew 198 and 202 entries respectively, and a very similar number can be expected for today. After all, the high-stakes contest requires 200 entries to cover the ambitious $5 million guarantee. Some 26 players already earned their seats or bought in prior to the Super Sunday and among them were the likes of Anatoly Filatov, Wiktor Malinowski, Daniel Dvoress, Michael Zhang, Aleksejs Ponakovs, David Yan, Joakim Andersson, Bert Stevens, and Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich to name all but a few.
The structure for the tournament equals the previous two editions and features levels of 15 minutes each. Unlimited re-entries are available during the registration period, which concludes after six hours at 1.05 am GMT in level 22. All participants receive 100,000 in chips, good enough for 200 big blinds in the first level at blinds of 250-500 and a running ante of 60.
The high-stakes contest is slated to receive a featured final table with a fixed number of hands for each blind level instead and deal-making will be permitted. However, during the previous two Sunday 5 Million editions, there was an outright winner in Guillaume Nolet and Niklas Astedt, who both walked away with seven-figure prizes.
Day 1 is scheduled to conclude once the nine-handed final table has been reached and all finalists will then return the following day at 7.05 pm GMT to determine a champion. The PokerNews team will be there from start to finish and provide as many key hands as possible.
All $25,500 High Rollers during the 2021 GGSF so far
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Top Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-06: $25,500 Sunday Five Million | 198 | $5,000,000 | Guillaume Nolet | Canada | $1,084,892 |
| H-16: $25,500 Super High Roller | 85 | $2,125,000 | Ottomar Ladva | Estonia | $446,446 |
| H-23: $25,500 Super High Roller | 88 | $2,200,000 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | $508,448 |
| H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million | 202 | $5,050,000 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | $1,095,741 |
| H-49: $25,500 Super High Roller | 90 | $2,250,000 | Sami Kelopuro | Finland | $520,003 |
| H-49: $25,500 Super High Roller | 88 | $2,200,000 | Ronny Kaiser | Switzerland | $508,448 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60
Early Entries in the Field
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
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Nuter Takes From Stevens
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
Timothy Nuter made it 1,250 to go and picked up a single caller in Bert Stevens out of the big blind. On a flop of 
. Stevens opted to check-call fr 1,018 and did so again for 1,718 on the 
turn. The 
river was checked by Stevens and Nuter overbet for 11,100 to force a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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104,536
4,536
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4,536 |
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95,584
-4,416
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More Notable Entries
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Malinowski Off to a Good Start
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
Wiktor Malinowski three-bet to 6,000 out of the big blind and Timothy Adams came along to see the 
flop. Malinowski bet 3,569 to earn a call and both then checked the 
turn and river. Malinowski tabled 
and that beat the 
of his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,251
-9,749
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"ULMFKR" Wins Big Pot Against Elias
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
Darren Elias made it 1,250 to go from the hijack and "ULMFKR" came along out of the big blind. The flop brought 
and "ULMFKR" check-raised from 1,902 to 6,304, which Elias called. "ULMFKR" bet the 
turn for 9,889 to pick up a call and checked the 
on the river.
Elias bet 22,334 and was called to reveal 
for a busted straight and flush draw, which "ULMFKR" had beat with the 
for the top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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140,267
40,267
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-38,787
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Malinov Doubles Through Rudolph
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
The open raise by Christian Rudolph to 1,250 was three-bet to 3,750 by Arsenii Malinov on the button and Rudolph then four-bet to 12,000, earning a call from Malinov. On the flop, Rudolph continued for 10,500 with Malinov calling and checked the on the turn.
Malinov simply moved all-in for 76,450 and Rudolph called with the superior stack.
Arsenii Malinov:
Christian Rudolph: 
Malinov had plenty of outs to get there and nailed the 
river for broadway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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199,130
99,130
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99,130 |
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5,500
-94,500
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-94,500 |
Big Pot for Davies Against Emelyanov
Level 1
: 250/500, 60 ante
Pablo Brito Silva had started well and up next, it was Seth Davies on the same table who claimed a big pot. Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov had kicked off the action with a straight min-raise and was called by Jargo Alavali. Davies three-bet to 7,386 in the small blind and Emelyanov was the only caller.
On the flop, Davies continued for 4,173 to earn a call and did so again for 17,519 on the turn. Both checked the on the river and Davies won the large pot with 
for broadway, as Emelyanov only had 
for kings and jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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121,709
21,709
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21,709 |
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111,769
11,769
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11,769 |
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99,518
-482
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-482 |
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97,640
-2,360
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-2,360 |
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96,640
-3,360
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-3,360 |
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75,524
-24,476
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-24,476 |