2021 GG Spring Festival

GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD
Day: 1c
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$1,537,605
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$10,890,000
Entries
1,089
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
125,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
123
Players Left
14

GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD

Day 1c Started

Welcome to Day 1c of the $10M GTD GGSF Super MILLION$ at GGPoker

GGPoker Spring Festival
GGPoker Spring Festival

Welcome to Day 1c of the GGSF $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Main Event at GGPoker. The High Main Event is easily the crown jewel of the 2021 GGpoker Spring Festival with the event boasting a massive $10 million guarantee.

The first two of the five starting days attracted 487 entrants for nearly half of what's needed to meet the guarantee. A total of 61 players have already punched their ticket to Sunday's Day 2 with Michael Watson leading the way heading into Day 1c after virtual bagging 1,921,636 on Day 1a.

There were already 15 players registered more than 3 1/2 hours before the scheduled start at 8:05 p.m. CEST (2:05 p.m. EDT) including the likes of Daniel Dvoress, Pete Chen, Jargo Alavali, Pascal Hartmann, Farid Jattin, Markus Prinz, Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson, Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani, and Maksim "MAMOHT_T" Viktorovich.

The tournament is a deep-stacked affair with players starting off with 100,000 in chips and blinds starting at 250/500/60a. Blinds increase slowly at every 20 minutes with the day concluding after 22 blind levels are in the books. Unlimited re-entries are permitted for the first six hours of play.

Stay tuned at PokerNews to see how Day 1c of the GGSF $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Main Event unfolds from start to finish.

Tags: Alexandre MantovaniDaniel DvoressFarid JattinFiestaPaganaMaksim ViktorovichMAMOHT_TMarkus PrinzMichael WatsonPascal HartmannPete ChenSimon Mattsson

Level: 1

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 60

Action Begins with 33 Players

Level 1 : 250/500, 60 ante

Day 1c has kicked off with 34 players. Here is a look at all of the early entrants.

Player Chips Progress
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
100,000
100,000
100,000
WPT 1X Winner
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson
Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson
100,000
100,000
100,000
Antonio "NewLife69DP" Gonzalez es
Antonio "NewLife69DP" Gonzalez
100,000
100,000
100,000
Markus Prinz de
Markus Prinz
100,000
100,000
100,000
zhanglao cn
zhanglao
100,000
100,000
100,000
Jargo Alavali ee
Jargo Alavali
100,000
100,000
100,000
Wiktor Malinowski pl
Wiktor Malinowski
100,000
100,000
100,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Timothy Nuter us
Timothy Nuter
100,000
100,000
100,000
Ian "potamophobia" Matakis us
Ian "potamophobia" Matakis
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Alexandros Theologis gr
Alexandros Theologis
100,000
100,000
100,000
Jeff "DollarVig" Berwick ca
Jeff "DollarVig" Berwick
100,000
100,000
100,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani br
Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani
100,000
100,000
100,000
Maksim "MAMOHT_T" Viktorovich
Maksim "MAMOHT_T" Viktorovich
100,000
100,000
100,000
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
100,000
100,000
100,000
for3ver ca
for3ver
100,000
100,000
100,000
Michael Watson ca
Michael Watson
100,000
100,000
100,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Shawn Daniels us
Shawn Daniels
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
100,000
100,000
100,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
100,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
100,000
100,000
100,000

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Early Chip Lead for Theologis

Level 1 : 250/500, 60 ante

Alexandros Theologis opened for 1,250 from early position and got called by Sami Kelpuro from the hijack and "zhanglao" from the cutoff before Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani three-bet to 6,378 from the button. Theologis four-bet to 17,877 and the only player to called as Mantovani.

Both players checked the {4-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{j-Spades} flop. Theologis bet 11,828 on the {6-Hearts} turn and got a call. The {k-Clubs} completed the board on the river and Theoglogis jammed a bit more than the pot for 70,175. Mantovani used a bit of his time bank before he folded.

Theologis had an early Day 1c chip lead after winning this pot.

Meanwhile, GGPoker Ambassador Anatoly Filatov and "xyzpoker" both joined the Day 1c action to bring the field up to 36 entries.

Player Chips Progress
Alexandros Theologis gr
Alexandros Theologis
133,255
33,255
33,255
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
102,932
2,932
2,932
Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
100,000
100,000
100,000
GGPoker
xyzpoker at
xyzpoker
100,000
100,000
100,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
99,880
-120
-120
WSOP 1X Winner
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
99,130
-870
-870
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
98,630
-1,370
-1,370
zhanglao cn
zhanglao
96,188
-3,812
-3,812
Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani br
Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani
69,925
-30,075
-30,075

Kelopuro Doubles with Broadway

Level 1 : 250/500, 60 ante

Sami Kelopuro opened for 1,350 from early position and was called by "xhanglao" from the hijack and Mikita Badziakouski from the big blind.

Badziakouski checked the {10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} flop before Kelopuro bet 1,558. "zhanglao" called and Badziakouski folded.

Kelopuro bet 6,269 on the {j-Hearts} turn and "zhanglao" called. The {9-Clubs} completed the board on the river and Kelopuro overbet the pot with with a bet of 29,500. "zhanglao" jammed and Kelopuro called off for 83,983.

"zhanglao" held {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a straight but Kelopuro's straight was better with {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} for broadway to take the Day 1c chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
188,340
89,710
89,710
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
104,692
1,760
1,760
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
97,300
-2,580
-2,580
WSOP 1X Winner
zhanglao cn
zhanglao
9,568
-86,620
-86,620

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Kelopuro Leads to Start Level 2

Level 2 : 300/600, 75 ante

Sami Kelopuro leads to start Level 2 with Tyler "TheRayGuy" Cornell close on his tail after taking all the chips off of Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson. Mattsson got back and the field was at 50 entries with 49 players remaining to start Level 2.

Player Chips Progress
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
197,270
8,930
8,930
Tyler "TheRayGuy" Cornell us
Tyler "TheRayGuy" Cornell
196,490
WSOP 1X Winner
Alexandros Theologis gr
Alexandros Theologis
152,780
19,525
19,525
Wiktor Malinowski pl
Wiktor Malinowski
125,992
25,992
25,992
Christian Rudolph de
Christian Rudolph
118,249
18,249
18,249

Chen Chips Up

Level 2 : 300/600, 75 ante

Pete Chen opened to 1,200 from under the gun and was called by Dmitriy "severstal" Vologzhaninov from one seat over and Matthias Eibinger from the big blind.

Eibinger checked the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop. Chen fired out for 2,213 and Vologzhaninov folded. Eiberg then raised to 4,313 and Chen called.

Eibinger bet 24,000 into a pot of 17,477 on the {q-Spades} turn and Chen called. Eibinger checked the {a-Spades} before he folded to a bet to 49,108 by Chen.

Player Chips Progress
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen
137,503
37,503
37,503
WPT 1X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
106,730
6,730
6,730
WSOP 1X Winner
Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson
Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson
100,165
165
165
Romain "Flingue" Dours fr
Romain "Flingue" Dours
99,805
99,805
99,805
Dmitriy "severstal" Vologzhaninov ru
Dmitriy "severstal" Vologzhaninov
98,605
98,605
98,605
Markus Prinz de
Markus Prinz
93,981
-6,019
-6,019
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
79,931
-24,761
-24,761
zhanglao
zhanglao
Busted

Haxton Takes One Off Matakis

Level 2 : 300/600, 75 ante

"Funplayerrr" opened for 1,500 from the cutoff. Isaac Haxton three-bet to 6,900 from the small blind before Ian "potamophobia" Matakis four-bet to 18,900 from the big blind. "Funplayerrr" folded and Haxton called.

Haaxton check-raised the {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop from 9,975 to 24,000 and won the hand after Matakis folded.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
148,920
48,920
48,920
WSOP 1X Winner
Samuel Vousden fi
Samuel Vousden
102,620
102,620
102,620
Funplayerrr at
Funplayerrr
101,085
1,085
1,085
Michael Watson ca
Michael Watson
95,260
-4,740
-4,740
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Ian "potamophobia" Matakis us
Ian "potamophobia" Matakis
73,495
-26,505
-26,505
WSOP 1X Winner