Super MILLION$ Main Event $10,300, $10M Gtd. Day 1b | 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week

03-03-2021 00:10 UTC

Chidwick Doubles Malinov

Jason Glatzer

Level 17 : 3,500/7,000, 850 ante

Stephen Chidwick opened for 15,400 from under the gun before he called a three-bet jam by Arsenii Malinov from the small blind to 115,127.

Arsenii Malinov:
Stephen Chidwick:

The board gave Chidwick two pair. Malinov improved to broadway to win the pot and take half of Chidwick's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arsenii Malinov	244,054 101,834	101,834
Stephen Chidwick	102,548 185,254	185,254

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

03-03-2021 00:19 UTC

Lache Leads to Start Level 18 (37 Players Remaining)

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache was back on top to start Level 18 to end the reign of Vlad Martynenko in the captain's seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache	1,377,951 594,022	594,022

Thomas Muehloecker	1,002,782 535,328	535,328
Vlad Martynenko	841,242 640,066	640,066
Ian "potamophobia" Matakis	683,133 34,740	34,740

Alex Foxen	639,132 208,825	208,825

03-03-2021 00:23 UTC

Plesuv Doubles Haxton

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Pavel "EzzzGame" Plesuv opened to 16,000 from under the gun. Isaac Haxton three-bet to 52,000 from the small blind before Plesuv four-bet jammed for more than the around 270,000 Haxton began the hand with.

Haxton made the call and the cards were revealed.

Isaac Haxton:
Pavel "EzzzGame" Plesuv:

Haxton's ladies held up on the board to double up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	556,326 216,713	216,713

Pavel "EzzzGame" Plesuv	139,697 300,492	300,492

03-03-2021 00:26 UTC

Muehloecker Eliminates Malinov

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Arsenii Malinov raised to 16,000 from middle position. Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 44,000 from the cutoff before he called a four-bet jam to 233,354 by Malinov.

Arsenii Malinov:
Thomas Muehloecker:

The did nothing to change Malinov's fate and Muehloecker added to his already impressive chip stack while Malinov will have to try during another opening flight if he still has hopes of making Day 2.

Meanwhile, Stephen Chidwick was eliminated at another table at around the same time to leave just 34 players remaining in the Day 1b field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	1,253,286 250,504	250,504
Arsenii Malinov	Busted
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

03-03-2021 00:33 UTC

Martynenko Doubles Szep

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Vlad Martynenko raised to 16,800 from the hijack and was called by David Szep in the big blind.

Both players checked the flop and Szep checked again after the followed on the turn.

Martynenko bet 15,260 before he called a raise to 54,520 by Szep.

The completed the board on the river and Szep jammed for 112,130. Martynenko paused before he made the call.

Szep turned over for broadway to win the pot against Martynenko's .

While Szep survived and doubled, the same couldn't be said for Aliaksei Boika, who lost his short stack to leave 33 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Martynenko	675,542 165,700	165,700
David Szep	376,900 376,900	376,900
Aliaksei Boika	Busted

03-03-2021 00:39 UTC

Foxen Ousts Plesuv

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Jason Glatzer

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Alex Foxen bet 25,600 from the small blind and was called by Pavel "EzzzGame" Plesuv in the big blind.

Foxen led out for 13,968 after the came on the flop and got a call. Foxen check-called a bet of 28,425 after the followed on the turn.

The came on the river and Foxen checked again. Plesuv bet 94,371 and called off for another 136,030 more after Foxen raised.

Plesuv showed for two pair but was eliminated to leave 31 players remaining on Day 1b with Foxen holding a better two pair with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	783,811 144,679	144,679

Pavel "EzzzGame" Plesuv	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,250

03-03-2021 00:41 UTC

Muehloecker in the Lead to Start Level 19 (31 Players Remaining)

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Jason Glatzer

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	1,711,242 457,956	457,956
Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache	1,265,977 111,974	111,974

Ian "potamophobia" Matakis	828,473 145,340	145,340

Alex Foxen	804,811 21,000	21,000

Wei Zhao	687,045 458,807	458,807

03-03-2021 00:44 UTC

Zhao Eliminates O'Dwyer

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Jason Glatzer

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

Stephen O'Dwyer opened for 20,000 from early position. Wei Zhao three-bet to 50,000 from one seat over. O'Dwyer four-bet jammed for 205,183 and Zhao called.

Stephen O'Dwyer:
Wei Zhao:

The board didn't help O'Dwyer and there were 30 players remaining on Day 1b after he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wei Zhao	915,978 228,933	228,933
Stephen O'Dwyer	Busted