Event #6: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd. Day 1 | 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week

02-28-2021 23:20 UTC

Holz Streams Action on Twitch

Christian Zetzsche

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

On Super Sunday, the High Rollers are out in force and GGPoker ambassador Fedor Holz is among them. The "recreational poker pro" has entered the fray of live streaming for some time and also showcases his talents right now on his Twitch channel for everybody to see. Holz is currently among the bigger stacks and will aim for a big score on virtual tables of his sponsor GGPoker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	339,450	-31,760

02-28-2021 22:55 UTC

Malinov Knocks Out Malinowski

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Arsenii Malinov raised to 6,720 out of the small blind and Wiktor Malinowski stuck around from the big blind. Malinov bet-raised to 49,600 on the flop and Malinowski filled up after he had invested 21,160.

On the turn, Malinowski check-called all-in for 98,380 and the cards were turned over.

Wiktor Malinowski:
Arsenii Malinov:

The river was a blank as Malinowski was gone for a second time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Malinov	337,151	337,151
Timothy Adams	218,983	-95,100
Shankar Pillai	167,775	-65,802
Timothy Nuter	146,845	-800
Connor Drinan	126,509	26,509
Ami Barer	124,852	-2,800
Sami Kelopuro	99,200	-800

02-28-2021 21:08 UTC

Salas Enters and Busts Ferreira

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

On the first hand after sitting down, Damian Salas raises to 2,000 from under the gun. Rui Ferreira three-bets to 7,0000 in the cutoff, Salas four-bets, and snap-calls the jam of Ferreira for 67,588 total.

Rui Ferreira:
Damian Salas:

There is no ace from space and two spades are not enough for Ferreira on the board to give Salas an instant boost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damian Salas	168,838	68,838
Rui Ferreira	Busted

02-28-2021 20:51 UTC

Pardo Eliminated by Martynenko

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

Juan Pardo four-bet to 17,600 and was called by three-bettor Vlad Martynenko to check the flop. Martynenko bet 12,985 on the button and earned a call to then make it 15,768 to go on the turn. Pardo check-called once more and checked the river.

Martynenko bet 66,225 and Pardo tank-called for the last 49,817. The Spaniard held but they were no good against the of Martynenko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Martynenko	257,970	98,536
Juan Pardo	Busted

02-28-2021 20:20 UTC

Malinowski Can't Shake Off Martynenko

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 300/600, 75 ante

In a long hand just before the blinds went up, Wiktor Malinowski raised to 1,250 on the button and called a three-bet to 7,000 by Vlad Martynenko in the small blind. Martynenko continued for 5,243 on the flop to earn a call. He then slowed down and checked the turn.

Malinowski fired a bet of 12,733 and Martynenko came along to the river. Another check led to Malinowski's bet worth 35,653 into a pot of 50,932 and Martynenko depleted a decent portion of his time bank before making the call.

Malinowski turned over and Martynenko won the pot with the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Martynenko	159,434	59,434
Wiktor Malinowski	37,881	-62,119

02-28-2021 19:03 UTC

Welcome to Day 1 of GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week Event #6: $25,500 Super High Roller

Christian Zetzsche

The latest High Roller festival has hit the online poker tables and the 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week kicks off with six tournaments, each of them featuring a guarantee of at least $1 million. Among them is also Event #6: Super High Roller, which comes with a price tag of $25,500 and a guarantee of $2.5 million.

There will be two editions of this event, which is the most expensive tournament of the entire schedule. Some of the biggest names in the world of poker are expected to battle for hundreds of thousands in prize money and the early list of casualties already reads like the who-is-who of the poker scene.

Nearly 30 players are registered one hour prior to the start including superstars such as Fedor Holz, Rainer Kempe, Alex Foxen, Wiktor Malinowski, Sami Kelopuro, Bert Stevens, Adrian Mateos, Guillaume Nolet, and Timothy Adams. Rising stars such as Yuri Dzivielevski, Brunno Botteon, Joakim Andersson, Pablo Brito Silva and Matthias Eibinger are also signed up.

This High Roller showdown features a starting stack of 100,000 and levels of 15 minutes. First cards will be in the air at 9 p.m. CET and there is plenty of time for players to jump in, as late registration is available for the first 18 levels until 2 a.m. CET. During the registration period, unlimited re-entries are allowed and the top 12% of the field will be paid.

As one of the flagship events of the festival, this is a two-day tournament and Day 1 concludes when the nine-handed final table has been reached. All finalists then receive a short break as the showdown will recommence on Tuesday, March 2. Cards-up coverage and commentary will be available then on the GGPoker Twitch channel.

Stay tuned for all the high stakes action, as the PokerNews live reporting team will be there from start to finish.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Alex Foxen Bert Stevens Brunno Botteon Fedor Holz Guillaume Nolet Joakim Andersson Matthias Eibinger Pablo Silva Rainer Kempe Sami Kelopuro Timothy Adams Wiktor Malinowski Yuri Dzivielevski