Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,500
2021 GG Spring Festival
GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 GG Spring Festival
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$10,890,000
Entries
1,089
Level
43
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
156
Players Left
9
Hand-for-Hand Action
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
The following players have all busted before the money, leading to hand-for-hand play on the bubble.
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Cheong Gets Little Hope
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
Joseph Cheong shoved on the button for 260K over a cutoff open by Roman "RRomashka" Emelyanov, who called with a motley 
. That was live against 
though, and Cheong watched helplessly as 
flopped to doom him after he bricked the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,257,000 | 1,135,159 |
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Busted |
Smiljkovic Busts Chidwick
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
A welcome sight for all opponents as the very strong Stephen Chidwick has been eliminated. He three-bet all in for 557K in the big blind over a middle-position open by Daniel Smiljkovic, who called with 
.
He was dominating Chidwick's 
. The British legend flopped a five but improved no further.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,844,000 | 621,487 |
|
Busted |
Aido Staying Hot
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
Ramon Miquel shoved all in for about 360K in middle position and it folded to big blind Sergio Aido, in there with a quick call holding 
. Miquel showed a leading 
but saw a 
flop that gave Aido a big lead. The 
and 
were no help to Miquel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,323,000 | 344,941 |
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Busted |
Big Come-Up for Hyman
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
Matthew "Nator" Hyman shoved for 283K in middle position and was called by big blind Timofey Kuznetsov.
Hyman: 
Kuznetsov: 
The 
board was clean for Hyman.
The next hand, Mike Watson opened for 55,000 under the gun and Hyman shoved for just over 600,000 a couple of seats over. Wei Zhao called on the button and everyone else folded.
Hyman:
Zhao:
Hyman flopped an ace to bust Zhao, who had about 250K, and Watson showed the at hand's conclusion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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990,000 | 500,418 |
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102,000 | -546,106 |
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Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,000
Holz Has a Shot
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Fedor Holz came in with one of the shortest stacks, under five big blinds. He got them in right away from under the gun with 
and was at risk against Ole Schemion, who had 
in the cutoff.
The 
was great for Holz but the turn was not. He faded the combo draw on the river, though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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211,000 | 122,962 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,500
Welcome to Day 2 of GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD
One of the biggest online poker events of the year, GGPoker Spring Festival Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD, has gotten through five starting flights and is set for Day 2 action.
Out of 1,089 entries — which allowed the tournament to surpass its ambitious $10 million guarantee at a total of $10.89 million — 156 have advanced to play for their share of that mouth-watering prize pool. A vast majority of them will get a slice as 125 are slated to be paid.
The eventual winner will receive $1,537,605, but that won't come for a couple of days as the final table plays out Tuesday in front of a livestream audience on the GGPoker channels.
In the mean time, as expected in a big buy-in online event, the Day 2 field is filled with killers. The likes of Sergio Aido, Samuel Vousden, Ami Barer, Mike Watson, Ole Schemion, David Peters, Timothy Adams and Dan Smith are just some of the big names with above average stacks.
Play kicks off at 4:05 p.m. EDT with 10,000/20,000/2,500 as the first level of action. Stay tuned to PokerNews to see who emerges for the final table on Tuesday.