Georgio Sandev opened to 1,500 and Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov came along from one seat over. Carlos Chadha called in the cutoff, as did Juan Pardo on the button. China's "jolen" three-bet to 8,230 and was called by Sandev, Emelyanov and Pardo. The flop brought 
and "jolen" bet 16,825 to force folds all around.
Joseph Cheong opened to 1,100 and was three-bet to 3,815 by Michael Zhang on the button. Mikita Badziakouski four-bet to 11,098 in the small blind and Zhang was the only caller. On a flop of 
, Badziakouski continued for another 6,254 to earn a call and did so again for 12,507 on the 
turn.
Badziakouski then bet the 
river for 10,000 and Zhang moved all-in for 70,261 with the covering stack. That sent Badziakouski deep into the tank and he eventually called with 
for trips kings. It was no good, as Zhang had nailed queens full holding the 
.
Daniyar Aubakirov opened to 1,400 and Darren Elias was the only caller to see a flop of 
. Elias check-called out of the big blind for 1,500 and did so again for 5,950 on the turn.
Elias also checked the 
river and Aubakirov fired a third barrel worth 14,450. Elias then check-raised to 53,500 and forced a fold.
Justin Bonomo had just entered and raised to 1,200, which only Lienus Loeliger called. On a 
flop, Loeliger check-called for 903 and the 
turn was checked. Loeliger bet the river for 3,179 and Bonomo raised to 14,353.
What followed was a tank by Loeliger, who then squeezed to 59,608. Bonomo used a decent portion of his time bank and called with 
but Loeliger held 
for the nut straight.
Joseph Cheong made it 1,100 to go in the cutoff and Felipe Ketzer three-bet to 3,700 on the button, which Cheong called. On the 
flop, Cheong check-called a bet worth 2,829 and checked again the 
on the turn. Ketzer now bet 9,960 into 14,228 and Cheong let go.
Level: 1
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60
The GG Spring Festival enters the second week and one of the flagship tournaments has already kicked off. Day 1a of the GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300 took place two days ago and the second starting day will get underway shortly at 6.05 p.m. GMT.
The first of five starting days attracted a total of 329 entries, of which 41 players advanced. Day 1b is expected to draw a smaller audience but some of the biggest names in the world of poker are nonetheless expected to take a shot at running up a stack for Day 2.
Around half an hour prior to start, there are already 36 players registered including Wiktor Malinowski, Joseph Cheong, David Yan, Andras Nemeth, Daniyar Aubakirov, Pedro Garagnani, Pascal Hartmann, and Peter Turmezey to name all but a few. With the $25,500 Single-Day High Roller taking place concurrently, many others will follow to enter the fray.
All players start with 100,000 in chips, which represents 200 big blinds in the first level at 250-500 and a running ante of 60. All levels last 20 minutes each and a total of 22 levels are scheduled for each starting day. The late registration is open until 0.05 am GMT and that should be level 17 at blinds of 3,500-7,000 and a running ante of 850.
During the registration period, unlimited re-entries are allowed for all those who wish to take another shot at the $10 million guaranteed prize pool. Stay tuned to follow all the action right here on PokerNews.
GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD
Day 1b Started
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