2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week

Event #6: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd.
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$661,743
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$2,850,000
Entries
114
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
70,000 / 140,000
Ante
17,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
114
Players Left
9

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,500

Ponakovs Takes From Zhang

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante

Right before the blinds went up, Chi Zhang min-raised again and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the button.

They checked to the {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts}{j-Spades} river and this time, Zhang check-called 62,500 by Ponakovs. Zhang had flopped best with {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} but Ponakovs had the best of it eventually with {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Arsenii Malinov ru
Arsenii Malinov
1,382,684 34,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
WSOP 1X Winner
1,077,187 295,000
Chi Zhang gb
Chi Zhang
977,881 -116,500
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
668,751 -15,000
David Coleman us
David Coleman
350,108 -89,500
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali ee
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali
343,815 -64,500
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
145,816 -77,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
WSOP 2X Winner
139,012 -65,500

Koon Loses Some to Malinov

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante

Jason Koon limped the small blind and Arsenii Malinov checked his option. They checked through the {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop and Koon check-called for 50,000 on the {2-Diamonds} turn.

On the {4-Diamonds} river, Koon checked once more and Malinov bet 150,000 into a pot of 174,000. No call followed as Malinov gained further ground over all other opponents on his table.

In the meanwhile, Seth Davies has been busy on the other table to further boost his massive stack.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Day 1 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
2,177,490 135,000
Arsenii Malinov ru
Arsenii Malinov
1,348,684 210,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
683,751 -112,000

Ponakovs Pays off Zhang

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante

On the money bubble, Bruno Volkmann had to raise-fold twice to drop to a shorter stack.

In the meanwhile on the other table, Chi Zhang on the button battled with Aleksejs Ponakos in the small blind.

Zhang opened to 55,000 and was called by Ponakovs. They checked to the {q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} river, on which Ponakovs reluctantly check-called a bet of 79,500. Zhang tabled {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and that won the pot versus {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Day 1 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
2,042,490 171,500
Arsenii Malinov ru
Arsenii Malinov
1,138,684 147,000
Chi Zhang gb
Chi Zhang
1,094,381 243,500
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
1,088,217 172,500
Viacheslav Buldygin ru
Viacheslav Buldygin
922,076 173,500
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
795,751 -126,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
WSOP 1X Winner
782,187 -108,500
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
WSOP 2X Winner
519,911 -274,000
REPTAR de
REPTAR
517,684 55,000
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
488,085 -54,500
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
475,604 -61,500
David Coleman us
David Coleman
439,608 -29,000
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali ee
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali
408,315 -31,500
Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
260,679 -141,500
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
222,816 -44,000
David Yan nz
David Yan
WSOP 2X Winner
204,512 -50,500

Level: 25

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,000

Coleman Doubles on the Bubble

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Coleman vs Malinov
Coleman vs Malinov

Jargo "bungakat" Alavali opened the action with a raise to 44,000 from under the gun and Arsenii Malinov three-bet to 120,000 in a middle position. David Coleman eventually jammed the big blind for 197,304 and Alavali folded, Malinov called.

David Coleman: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Arsenii Malinov: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}

The board brought {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Coleman more than doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Arsenii Malinov ru
Arsenii Malinov
991,684 -250,804
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
921,751 27,500
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
WSOP 1X Winner
890,687 18,500
Chi Zhang gb
Chi Zhang
850,881 -85,000
David Coleman us
David Coleman
468,608 300,804
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali ee
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali
439,815 -69,000
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
266,816 17,500
David Yan nz
David Yan
WSOP 2X Winner
255,012 -19,500

Menard Eliminated by Eibinger

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Menard vs Eibinger
Menard vs Eibinger

The field has reached the exact money bubble after the elimination of Kyle Menard, who came up short against Matthias Eibinger.

Menard was in the big blind and defended against the under-the-gun raise of Eibinger for 43,000. On the {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop, Menard check-called for 60,000 and checked again the {5-Spades} turn. Eibinger moved all-in and Menard called for the last 246,439.

Kyle Menard: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Matthias Eibinger: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

No nine or queen appeared as the {6-Spades} river sent the chips over to Eibinger.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
915,717 366,939
Kyle Menard ca
Kyle Menard
Busted

Hand-for-Hand Mode Activated

Level 24 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Guillaume Nolet jammed the button with the {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Bruno Volkmann called out of the big blind with {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}.

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and Volkmann made the nut flush.

Hand-for-hand mode then started with the new blinds and Viacheslav Buldygin doubled through Volkmann.

Mike Watson also scored another double when he got it in preflop against Jargo "bungakat" Alavali.

Mike Watson: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The board came {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Watson remained in contention.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Day 1 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
1,870,990 5,500
Chi Zhang gb
Chi Zhang
935,881 3,500
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
WSOP 2X Winner
793,911 5,100
Viacheslav Buldygin ru
Viacheslav Buldygin
748,576 301,038
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
548,778 -45,396
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
542,585 -6,500
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
537,104 266,552
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali ee
Jargo "bungakat" Alavali
508,815 -262,552
Bruno Volkmann br
Bruno Volkmann
402,179 -141,917
Kyle Menard ca
Kyle Menard
354,439 -318,592
Guillaume Nolet ca
Guillaume Nolet
Busted