Super MILLION$ Main Event $10,300, $10M Gtd.
Day 1b Completed
2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week
Super MILLION$ Main Event $10,300, $10M Gtd.
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$10,000,000
Entries
976
Level
44
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
142
Players Left
18
Lache Bags Day 1b Chip Lead; GGPoker Ambassador Filatov Advances
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The Super MILLION$ $10,300 Main Event is the crown jewel of Super MILLION$ Week at GGPoker with the event boasting a massive $10 million guarantee.
Day 1b is now in the books and it contributed 142 entries to bring the total field size up to 449 entrants with two more opening flights to go on Saturday, March 6, and Sunday, March 7.
After 22 blind levels of 20-minutes each, the Day 1b field size was trimmed down to just 18 players with Romania's Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache, playing at GGPoker under an Uruguayan flag, easily ending Day 1b as the chip leader after parlaying his 100,000 opening stack more than 28-fold into a 2,818,433 in chips.
This put him inches ahead of Day 1a chip leader Luigi "shadinho94" Shehadeh who will bring in 2,705,791 into Day 2.
Lache was cruising either as the chip leader or closely nearby almost the entire way on Day 1b. He cemented his status near the end of the day in a massive hand against Ukraine's Vlad Martynenko where he got three streets of value flopping a set and improving to a full house with kings against ace-queen suited with an ace also on the board.
Four big names also joined Lache in bagging seven-figure stacks on Day 1b including Thomas Muehloecker (second - 1,943,839), Alex Foxen (third - 1,810,137), Michael Zhang (fourth - 1,234,272), and Wiktor Malinowski (fifth - 1,177,850), who has a what promises to be an epic drunken heads-up battle against Fedor Holz in the works.
Meanwhile, GGPoker Ambassador Anatoly Filatov will advance to Day 2, although it will be with just an eight big blind stack unless he tries to improve his position on Day 1c and, if necessary, Day 1d as the tournament allows the best stack forward for players that already qualified to Day 2.
Others booking their tickets to Day 2 from the Day 1b field included Wei Zhao, Elio Fox, Isaac Haxton, Alexandros Kolonias, Ioannis "Chitirijr" Droushiotis, Juan Dominguez,David Szep, Ian "potamophobia" Matakis, Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez, Blaz Zerjav, Arsenii Karmatckii, and David Yan.
Not everything worked out for many of the players in the Day 1b field including for David Peters. Just before the end of the day, Peters jammed with queens and seemed to be in a good spot to double after Zhang got in with sixes. A six hit the board and Peters will have to re-enter on Day 1c (March 6), and/or Day 1d (March 7) to have a chance to advance to Day 2.
Top Ten Stacks of Day 1b
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache | Romania | 2,705,791 | 135 |
| 2 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 1,943,839 | 97 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,810,137 | 91 |
| 4 | Michael Zhang | United Kingdom | 1,234,273 | 62 |
| 5 | Wiktor Malinowski | Poland | 1,177,850 | 59 |
| 6 | Wei Zhao | China | 946,548 | 47 |
| 7 | Elio Fox | United States | 819,380 | 41 |
| 8 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 634,823 | 32 |
| 9 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 568,016 | 28 |
| 10 | Ioannis "Chitirijr" Droushiotis | Cyprus | 377,925 | 19 |
Day 1c Next
The tournament will resume with Day 1c on March 6 at 6 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. EST) followed by Day 1d at the same time the following day on March 7 with all surviving players from all four opening flights advancing to Day 2 on March 8 at 6 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. EST).
Day 2 will play on until just nine players remain. Randy "nanonoko" Lew and Kevin "RotterdaM" van der Kooi will host a live stream of the final table when it kicks off the following day at 6 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. EST) at the GGPoker YouTube channel.
Of course, the PokerNews Live Reporting team will also be on hand to cover these events and more, so be sure to stay tuned.
Follow PokerNews Live Coverage of Five Events
PokerNews will not only be live reporting the Main Event from start to finish but also four other huge events at the dedicated GGPoker Super MILLION$ Hub as follows:
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28 | 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 1a | $10,300 | $10,000,000 |
| 7 p.m. | Event #4: Sunday High Rollers ME Day 1 | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | Event #6: Super High Roller Day 1 | $25,500 | $2,500,000 | |
| March 1 | 6 p.m. | Event #4: Sunday High Rollers ME Day 2 | - | $1,000,000 |
| March 2 | 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 1b | $10,300 | $10,000,000 |
| 6 p.m. | Event #6: Super High Roller Day 1 | - | $2,500,000 | |
| March 4 | 7 p.m. | Event #17: High Roller | $10,300 | $1,000,000 |
| March 6 | 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 1c | $10,300 | $10,000,000 |
| March 7 | 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 1d | $10,300 | $10,000,000 |
| 8 p.m. | Event #30: Super High Roller | $25,500 | $2,500,000 | |
| March 8 | 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 2 | - | $10,000,000 |
| 9-Mar | 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Final Table | - | $10,000,000 |
GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 28 | 5 p.m. | Event #1: GGMasters High Rollers | $1,050 | $1,000,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Event #2: Bounty Hunters HR Main Event | $525 | $1,000,000 | |
| 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 1a | $10,300 | $10,000,000 | |
| 6:10 p.m. | Event #3: PLO High Roller | $10,300 | $1,000,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Event #4: Sunday High Rollers ME | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Event #5: Sunday 500 Special Edition | $5,250 | $1,000,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | Event #6: Super High Roller | $25,500 | $2,500,000 | |
| March 1 | 5:30 p.m. | Event #7: Bounty Hunters HR Special | $525 | $200,000 |
| 6 p.m. | Event #8: Monday Main Event | $1,050 | $400,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Event #9: Bounty | $2,100 | $600,000 | |
| March 2 | 5:30 p.m. | Event #10: Bounty Hunters HR Special | $525 | $200,000 |
| 6 p.m. | Event #11: Super Tuesday | $1,050 | $500,000 | |
| 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 1b | $10,300 | $10,000,000 | |
| March 3 | 5:30 p.m. | Event #12: Bounty Hunters HR Special | $525 | $200,000 |
| 6 p.m. | Event #13: Wednesday Main Event | $1,050 | $500,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Event #14: PLO | $5,250 | $250,000 | |
| March 4 | 5:30 p.m. | Event #15: Bounty Hunters HR Special | $525 | $200,000 |
| 6 p.m. | Event #16: Thursday Thriller | $1,050 | $500,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Event #17: High Roller | $10,300 | $1,000,000 | |
| March 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Event #18: Bounty Hunters HR Special | $525 | $200,000 |
| 6 p.m. | Event #19: Friday Main Event | $1,050 | $250,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Event #20: Short Deck High Roller | $10,300 | $250,000 | |
| March 6 | 5:30 p.m. | Event #21: Bounty Hunters HR Special | $525 | $200,000 |
| 6 p.m. | Event #22: Saturday Main Event | $1,050 | $300,000 | |
| 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 1c | $10,300 | $10,000,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Event #23: Mini Super MILLION$ | $108 | $250,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Event #24: Bounty High Roller | $5,250 | $500,000 | |
| March 7 | 5 p.m. | Event #25: GGMasters High Rollers | $1,050 | $1,000,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Event #26: Bounty Hunters HR Main Event | $525 | $1,000,000 | |
| 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 1d | $10,300 | $10,000,000 | |
| 6:10 p.m. | Event #27: PLO Bounty | $5,250 | $500,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | Event #28: Sunday High Rollers ME | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Event #29: Sunday 500 | $5,250 | $500,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | Event #30: Super High Roller | $25,500 | $2,500,000 | |
| March 8 | 6 p.m. | Super MILLION$ Main Event Day 2 | - | $10,000,000 |
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Final Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,818,433 | |
|
1,943,839 | -139,460 |
|
1,810,137 | -286,113 |
|
1,234,273 | 370,000 |
|
1,177,850 | 99,200 |
|
946,548 | 113,650 |
|
819,380 | 819,380 |
|
634,823 | 154,800 |
|
568,016 | 394,641 |
|
377,925 | -229,871 |
|
376,398 | 50,400 |
|
304,800 | -458,700 |
|
262,987 | -565,486 |
|
248,854 | 100,802 |
|
244,464 | -16,000 |
|
166,788 | -8,000 |
|
154,462 | -154,800 |
|
110,023 | -245,790 |
Day 1b Completed
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Day 1b is in the books with 18 players surviving from a field of 142 entries including 18 reentries.
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache ended the day as the Day 1b chip leader with a stack of 2,818,433 and thus far is also the overall chip leader after virtually bagging more than the 2,705,791 in chips Day 1a chip leader Luigi "shadinho94" Shehadeh will bring into Monday's Day 2.
Stay tuned for final Day 1b chip counts and the recap of tonight's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,818,433 | 38,000 |
Zhang Delivers Peters a Bad Beat
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
David Peters opened for 32,000 from early position. Michael Zhang jammed for 459,590 from the button and Peters called off for 368,683 total.
David Peters: 
Michael Zhang: 
It was looking good for Peters to double but luck was on Zhang's side after he hit a set on the 
board to win the hand. There were 18 players remaining on Day 1b after Peters was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
864,273 | 236,040 |
|
Busted |
Set for Zerjav
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Juan Dominguez jammed the button over the short stacks of Anatoly Filatov and Blaz Zerjav in the blinds. Filatov folded while Zerjav called off for 120,232.
Blas Zerjav: 
Juan Dominguez: 
Dominguez flopped top pair on the 
flop but this also gave Zerjav a set. Zerjav improved to a full house after the 
paired the board on the turn. The 
completed the board on the river to make the double-up official with just eight minutes remaining on Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,998 | -198,525 |
|
|
260,464 | -139,069 |
|
|
174,788 | -122,863 |
Lache Back in the Lead After Eliminating Martynenko
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The biggest hand of Day 1b took place just before the break.
It began with Vlad Martynenko opening to 33,600. Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache raised to 182,080 and Martynenko called.
Lache bet 119,710 after the 
came on the flop and got a call. He then fired out for 233,930 after the 
appeared on the turn and was once again called.
The 
completed the board on the river and Lache jammed for 1,092,024. Martynenko used his time bank before he called off for 638,969.
Lache turned over 
for a full house to win a massive pot and send Martynenko to the rail after he turned over 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,780,433 | 1,112,989 |
|
Busted |
Final Break
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Players are on their final break of Day 1b.
Foxen Over 2 Million
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Foxen opened to 32,000 from the cutoff and Aresenii Karmatckii defended his big blind.
Karmatckii check-raised the 
flop and Foxen called. Karmatckii then bet 83,200 after the 
came one the turn and Foxen called.
Karmatckii checked after the 
completed the board on the river. Foxen bet 184,640 and Karmatckii called. Karmatckii had the best hand on the flop and turn with 
but Foxen took down the pot to go over 2 million in chips after he rivered top pair holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,096,250 | 479,340 |
|
|
309,262 | -423,687 |
Haxton Eliminates Muradov
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Shakh Muradov jammed his short stack of 68,925 from the hijack. Isaac Haxton jammed over the top for 373,098 from the button and the cards were turned over after the rest of the table folded.
Shakh Muradov: 
Isaac Haxton: 
Haxton won the flip and Muradov, who was unable to connect with the 
board, was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,023 | 34,925 |
|
Busted |