GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD Day 1a | 2021 GG Spring Festival

04-12-2021 01:36 UTC

Stuer All but Busts Kelopuro

Lyle Bateman

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Julien Stuer raised to 26.4K from the middle, and Sami Kelopuro called from the big blind. Kelopuro check-called for 48K on the flop. The turn was and Kelopuro check-shoved enough to put his opponent all in after a bet of 185,100. Stuer called it off, but it left the Finn with under 2,000 behind.

Julien Stuer:
Sami Kelopuro:

Board:

By the turn they both had two pair, and Kelopuro couldn't recover. He was all in the next hand and busted. Elsewhere Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez also busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Stuer	1,452,544 1,452,544	1,452,544
Sami Kelopuro	Busted
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez	Busted

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500

04-12-2021 01:42 UTC

Malinov Doubles

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Lyle Bateman

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Arsenii Malinov raised to 29.4K, then shoved for 339,097 after Assad "KammyStyyle" Kamran raised the button to 91K. Kamran called to set a race where Malinov's fours held against the ace-queen overs for Kamran. Kamran busted a few hands later with threes into sevens, and Christian Rudolph and "Diamond Hands" busted elsewhere as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Malinov	711,444 460,184	460,184
Assad "KammyStyyle" Kamran	Busted
Christian Rudolph	Busted
Diamond Hands	Busted

04-12-2021 01:49 UTC

Kolonias Busts Felipe

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Lyle Bateman

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Vinicius "pfckb" Felipe raised the cutoff to 28K before Alex Kolonias reraised the button to 70K. Felipe shoved for 243,908, and Kolonias called off with more.

Vinicius "pfckb" Felipe:
Alex Kolonias:

Board:

It was pair over pair for Kolonias, sending Felipe packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kolonias	713,414
Vinicius "pfckb" Felipe	Busted

Level: 22

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

Ante: 1,750

04-12-2021 01:56 UTC

Final Level of Day 1a

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Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

The clock has just ticked over into Level 22. They'll head off to the final break of the day, then come back for almost 20 minutes of poker to find the final roster. There are currently 45 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	2,111,636 924,011	924,011

77Storm77	1,365,738 252,904	252,904
Jean-Noel "OscarBrown" Thorel	1,259,257 958,898	958,898
Matas Cimbolas	1,197,109 273,973	273,973

Mark "Chasseneige" Demirjian	1,174,272 378,668	378,668
Julian Stuer	1,068,191 795,234	795,234
Nicolo Molinelli	1,054,877 1,054,877	1,054,877
Joni Jouhkimainen	1,045,172 177,910	177,910

Joakim Andersson	1,044,082 165,629	165,629

Connor Drinan	1,033,985 266,775	266,775

04-12-2021 02:08 UTC

Kuznetsov Doubles

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Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Timofey Kuznetsov shoved for 284,053 from the button, and Matas Cimbolas called from the small blind.

Matas Cimbolas:
Timofey Kuznetsov:

Board:

Kuznetsov hit the ace and held to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matas Cimbolas	911,056 286,053	286,053

Timofey Kuznetsov	598,106 197,169	197,169

04-12-2021 02:17 UTC

Cavailles Out Near End of Day

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Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Vince Cavailles shoved the button for 218,445, and Connor Drinan called from the big blind.

Connor Drinan:
Vince Cavailles:

Board:

Cavailles was suited, but it wasn't enough to hold against Drinan's ace.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	990,330 43,655	43,655

Vince Cavailles	Busted

04-12-2021 02:25 UTC

Day 1a is Complete

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Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Action on Day 1a has just ended with 41 players remaining. Canada's Mike Watson leads the way with almost 2 million chips, and 11 players ended the day above 1 million.

A full recap and chip counts will follow shortly.

04-12-2021 03:01 UTC

Final Chip Counts (full)

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Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	1,921,636 190,000	190,000

Jean-Noel "OscarBrown" Thorel	1,379,469 120,212	120,212
Mark "Chasseneige" Demirjian	1,351,772 177,500	177,500
Ole Schemion	1,209,389 979,418	979,418

Arsenii Malinov	1,190,625 479,181	479,181
Fabrizio Gonzalez	1,150,702 1,150,702	1,150,702
Julian Stuer	1,142,883 74,692	74,692
Luigi Curcio	1,065,348 1,065,348	1,065,348
Luuk Gieles	1,031,546 869,447	869,447
Sean "BB164" Roberts	1,030,652 736,744	736,744
Connor Drinan	1,027,330 37,000	37,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	1,022,846 22,326	22,326

Alexandros Kolonias	992,405 777,867	777,867

Timothy Adams	937,841 937,841	937,841

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	921,878 84,841	84,841
judd trump	907,459 760,830	760,830
Joakim Andersson	888,390 155,692	155,692

Matas Cimbolas	869,056 42,000	42,000

Dan Smith	814,428 814,428	814,428

Liviu Ignat	808,442 306,067	306,067
77Storm77	800,792 564,946	564,946
Joshua McCully	785,151 317,267	317,267
Samuel "vivaegipto" Bernabeu	732,040 561,024	561,024

Nicolo Molinelli	702,432 352,445	352,445
Bruno Volkmann	656,583 27,508	27,508

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