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

04-18-2021 19:20 UTC

Fan, Gottlieb, Papazian Among Big Stacks to Advance in Final Flight; $1.5M Up Top

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While Day 2 is just around the corner, a fast and furious Day 1E flight in the GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD saw xx out of a field of 267 advance. They'll have not even an hour to prepare as Day 2 will kick off at 8:05p GMT to continue one of the two $10M GTD events on the GGSF schedule.

With the 267 entries in the final flight, the guarantee was surpassed and a total prize pool of $10,890,000 was created. Adding the 54 survivors from Day 1E, a total of 156 players will return to play for the first-place prize of $1,537,605, awarded on Tuesday night during the traditional GG Super MILLION$ Final Table show.

Taiwan's Chih Wei "FanChihWei" Fan (1,489,098) bagged the lead with 1,489,098 in chips, which will be 93 big blinds when cards go back in the air. Daniel Smiljkovic (1,222,513), Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb (1,140,861), Assad "KammyStyyle" Kamran (1,008,581), and Alex Papazian (922,676) rounded out the top 5.

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04-18-2021 18:44 UTC

Gottlieb Takes the Lead

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Level 19: 5,000/10,000/1,250

It took him six bullets, but it turns out sixth time is the charm as Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb claimed the chip lead in the late stages of the day. In a blind on blind battle against Farid Jattin, Gottlieb raised and called off a 22 big blind shove with to win against Jattin's .

Moved to a different table, Gottlieb was then able to get Markku "ExVang" Koplimaa to make a move on him. On a flop, Gottlieb checked and Koplimaa bet 22,572. Gottlieb check-raised to 60,042, Koplimaa shoved for almost 175K and Gottlieb called it off.

Markku "ExVang" Koplimaa:
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb:

The turn and river kept Gottlieb in the lead to eliminate Koplimaa from contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	1,386,997	423,468
Farid Jattin	Busted

04-18-2021 18:17 UTC

A Big River for Baron

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Level 15: 3,500/7,000/850

Isaac Baron raised to 14,000 in middle position and Daniel Dvoress called one seat over. Action folded to Aliaksandr Hirs in the small blind, who three-bet shoved all in for 91,300.

Baron came over the top for 301,700, almost all of his remaining stack, Dvoress shoved, and Baron called it off for 26,758 more.

Aliaksandr Hirs:
Isaac Baron:
Daniel Dvoress:

The flop kept the kings of Hirs in the lead, while Baron was trailing Dvoress for the side pot. The on the turn was a brick, but the on the river certainly not. Baron spiked one of his three outs, crippling Dvoress and eliminating Hirs in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Baron	762,016	762,016
Daniel Dvoress	131,052	-334,008

04-18-2021 17:18 UTC

Bada Bink!

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Level 12: 1,800/3,600/450

Thiago "Bada Bing!" Crema made it 7,200 in middle position and Mikhail "Freez112" Kovalyuk peeled from the small blind. The flop was and Kovalyuk check-called 7,128 from Crema.

The turn brought another ace, the , and Crema upped the ante to 28,800. Kovalyuk check-raised to 61,200 and Crema called.

On the river, Kovalyuk went all in for 68,642 and Crema snapped him off. Kovalyuk shoved but was second best to Crema's to end his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago "Bada Bing!" Crema	422,433	131,460
Mikhail "Freez112" Kovalyuk	Busted

04-18-2021 16:48 UTC

Ventura Keeps Crushing

Yori Epskamp

Level 9: 1,200/2,400/300

It's been all about Diego "TheProjector" Ventura on Day 1E thus far as the Peruvian star claimed another victim to soar to over 350k in chips. It was Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb who fell to Ventura.

Ventura had and check-raised a after Gottlieb had bet. The latter called and called a 14,744 bet on the turn and all-in shove for 45k on the river with . The call with third pair was unsuccessful against Ventura's top two to turn Gottlieb's second stack into dust as well.

Gottlieb, a 2020 WSOP bracelet winner and one who recently won three GGPoker tournaments in a short time span including two on the same day, bought himself back in for attempt #3 to spin it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego "TheProjector" Ventura	366,693	97,140
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb	Busted

04-18-2021 16:39 UTC

The Champ Bricks

Yori Epskamp

Level 8: 1,000/2,000/250

"INeedMoneyy" raised to 4,200 in middle position and Damian Salas three-bet to 12,400 in the cutoff. Shankar Pillai cold-called from the small blind and "INeedMoneyy" called as well. The flop came down and Salas bet 13,514 after two checks. Only Pillai stuck around with a call.

On the turn, Pillai checked and Salas shoved all in for 63,531. Pillai called it off after some thought,

Damian Salas:
Shankar Pillai:

The 2020 WSOP Main Event champion had a flush draw to go with his overcards but found neither on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shankar Pillai	308,933	153,537
Damian Salas	Busted

04-18-2021 15:52 UTC

Godin First One Out

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Level 4: 500/1,000/125

In back-to-back hands, Camille "Cam Godin" Godin became the first casualty of the tournament. In the first hand, Godin held on a board but got it in against Diego "TheProjector" Ventura's .

Down to a little over 30 big blinds, Godin then four-bet shoved preflop holding . Andrii Derzhypilskyi looked her up with and held up to eliminate the Canadian in the fourth level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego "TheProjector" Ventura	197,932	197,932
Andrii Derzhypilskyi	132,933	32,933
Camille "Cam Godin" Godin	Busted

04-18-2021 15:46 UTC

Davies Takes A Chunk From De Hollande

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Level 4: 500/1,000/125

Seth Davies came in with a raise to 2,300 from early position and Luciano "CaboDaciolo" De Hollanda called on the button. The flop came and Davies continued for 4,550, which got called.

On the turn, Davies took his time before virtually cutting out 12,960. De Hollanda once again made the call to see the river appear. Davies checked to De Hollanda, who bet 25,590.

The Canadian pro wasn't done with the hand just yet, as he check-raised all in for 113,054. De Hollande waved the white flag in response.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	180,764	57,545
Luciano "CaboDaciolo" De Hollanda	53,430	-54,495

04-18-2021 14:45 UTC

Attention! The Fifth and Final Flight of the GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD Is About To Begin

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Niklas Astedt finally won GG's flagship event last week

Weekly online poker series with solid guarantees are a dime a dozen these days. But in the past year, none of the recurring series have made as much of an impact as GGPoker's Super MILLION$ Series. With 44 events already done and dusted, this $10K has become the weekly must-play event for every high roller out there.

For the GG Spring Festival, GGPoker has raised the stakes and slapped a whopping $10,000,000 guarantee on their flagship event. To reach this lofty target, five starting days will be played with four of them already checked off the list during the past seven days.

This final flight will give players 100,000 chips to work with and features blind levels of 10 minutes. 22 of those levels will be played until chips are very briefly bagged. Late registration is open until level 17, so those looking to still get a shot at the eight-figure prize pool need to be there in time to partake in the event.

Later tonight, at 8 p.m. GMT, survivors from all starting flights will resume their quest to win the biggest slice of the $10M and become an online millionaire in the process. Players are allowed to play as many Day 1's as they desire, but only the largest stack for Day 2 will be carried forward. The winner will be crowned on Tuesday after a day off in between Day 2 and the final table.

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

Date	Day	Time (CEST)	Event Name	Buy-in	GTD
April 18	Sun.	5:05 p.m.	GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD [Day 1E]	$10,300	$10,000,000
April 18	Sun.	10:05 p.m.	GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD [Day 2]	$10,300	$10,000,000
April 20	Tue.	8 p.m.	GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD [Day 3]	$10,300	$10,000,000

The early entrants show the likes of Wiktor Malinowski, Niklas Astedt, and Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez among those gunning for Day 2. For Astedt, it's already a fantastic week as he was finally able to win the special edition of the GGPoker Super MILLION$ for over a million. The Swedish phenom will try his hand tonight in the unlimited rebuy event to try to go back-to-back.

The overall chip lead after four flights is held by "level29", while the likes of Mike Watson, Samuel Vousden, Ami Barer, and Ole Schemion also advanced earlier with big stacks.

The Starting Days at a Glance

Starting Day	Entries	Survivors	Chipleader	Chip Stack
1A	329	41	Mike Watson	1,921,636
1B	158	20	Konstantin Maslak	1,690,980
1C	123	14	level29	2,276,011
1D	212	27	Alexander "ShtukShtront" Schiff	1,575,478
1E
Total	822	102

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