2021 GG Spring Festival

H-16: $25,500 Super High Rollers
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$446,446
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$2,125,000
Entries
85
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
85
Players Left
1

Gierse Cracks 2M

Level 28 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Marius Gierse raised the cutoff, and Juan Pardo Dominguez called in the big blind to see {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds} on the flop. Dominguez check-called for 135,240 to the {2-Spades} turn where he check-called again for 321,872. They both checked the {q-Hearts} river.

Marius Gierse: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Juan Pardo Dominguez: {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Board: {7-Clubs}{k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Dominguez flopped top pair but it wasn't enough to beat Gierse's aces.

Player Chips Progress
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
2,092,312
570,612
570,612
Juan Pardo Dominguez mx
Juan Pardo Dominguez
1,410,051
-539,612
-539,612
David Szep hu
David Szep
1,392,126
-26,500
-26,500
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,370,391
-61,500
-61,500
WPT 1X Winner
Ottomar Ladva ee
Ottomar Ladva
864,883
-9,000
-9,000
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
825,870
-9,000
-9,000
judd trump cn
judd trump
544,367
75,000
75,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Gierse Has the Best King

Level 27 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Sami Kelopuro raised the button to 77K, and Marius Gierse raised the small blind to 245K. Kelopuro called, then called for 136.5 on the {4-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Spades} flop. They both checked the {10-Clubs} turn, as well as the {3-Clubs} river.

Sami Kelopuro: {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Marius Gierse: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Board: {4-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

They both flopped top pair, but Gierse had the best kicker and held.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo Dominguez mx
Juan Pardo Dominguez
1,949,663
206,000
206,000
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
1,521,700
194,000
194,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,431,891
-348,500
-348,500
WPT 1X Winner
David Szep hu
David Szep
1,418,626
224,500
224,500
Ottomar Ladva ee
Ottomar Ladva
873,883
149,000
149,000
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
834,870
-170,500
-170,500
judd trump cn
judd trump
469,367
-254,320
-254,320

Level: 27

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Ante: 4,500

David Yan Eliminated in 8th Place ($86,975)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante
David Yan
David Yan

Immediately after eliminating Dvoress, Davies called off a small blind shove from David Yan and his ace held for another bust out. Yan won more than $85K for eighth place.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,780,391
392,074
392,074
WPT 1X Winner
Juan Pardo Dominguez mx
Juan Pardo Dominguez
1,743,663
-3,500
-3,500
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
1,327,700
-3,500
-3,500
David Szep hu
David Szep
1,194,126
-3,500
-3,500
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
1,005,370
-3,500
-3,500
Ottomar Ladva ee
Ottomar Ladva
724,883
-3,500
-3,500
judd trump cn
judd trump
723,687
-3,680
-3,680
David Yan nz
David Yan
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 9th Place ($67,830)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 3,500 ante
Daniel Dvoress
Daniel Dvoress

It all went in on the flop of {6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} with both players holding a nine. Seth Davies had ace-nine against the jack-nine of short-stacked Daniel Dvoress and no help came for the Canadian.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Pardo Dominguez mx
Juan Pardo Dominguez
1,747,163
420,400
420,400
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,388,317
430,900
430,900
WPT 1X Winner
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
1,331,200
214,500
214,500
David Szep hu
David Szep
1,197,626
245,000
245,000
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
1,008,870
-581,000
-581,000
Ottomar Ladva ee
Ottomar Ladva
728,383
-32,500
-32,500
judd trump cn
judd trump
727,367
187,216
187,216
David Yan nz
David Yan
317,074
155,537
155,537
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,500

Laurynas Levinskas Bubbles the Money

Level 25 : 12,500/25,000, 3,000 ante
Laurynas Levinskas Bubbles the Money
Laurynas Levinskas Bubbles the Money

Laurynas Levinskas shoved 223,799 from the button, and Seth Davies reshoved the small blind. Davies had kings against {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and while Levinskas flopped a straight draw, it didn't come in.

Adrian Mateos also busted with with worst king against "judd trump".

Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
957,417
34,399
34,399
WPT 1X Winner
Laurynas Levinskas lt
Laurynas Levinskas
Busted
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Stacks at Break

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

They are still on the bubble at break, with 12 players left.

Player Chips Progress
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
1,589,870
1,111,756
1,111,756
Juan Pardo Dominguez mx
Juan Pardo Dominguez
1,326,763
272,000
272,000
Marius Gierse at
Marius Gierse
1,116,700
-328,000
-328,000
David Szep hu
David Szep
952,626
124,900
124,900
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
923,018
14,750
14,750
WPT 1X Winner
judd trump cn
judd trump
540,151
-44,000
-44,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
473,900
148,600
148,600
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Ottomar Ladva ee
Ottomar Ladva
438,993
-400,330
-400,330
David Coleman us
David Coleman
437,427
-304,700
-304,700
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
296,716
-441,500
-441,500
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Laurynas Levinskas lt
Laurynas Levinskas
242,299
-16,750
-16,750
David Yan nz
David Yan
161,537
-64,500
-64,500
WSOP 2X Winner