2021 GG Spring Festival

H-15: $10,300 Super Tuesday
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$320,729
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$1,410,000
Entries
141
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
30,000

Adams Doubles with Ace-Deuce

Level 10 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Jon Ander Vallinas Santos opened to 8,000 from the button before he called a jam to 84,261 by Timothy Adams from the big blind.

Jon Ander Vallinas Santos: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Timothy Adams: {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}

Adams, who already re-entered once, looked as if he might hit the rail for the second time in this event. But his ace paired the {9-Hearts}{a-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades} board to give him a save and he doubled his stack instead of hitting the rail again.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joakim Andersson se
Joakim Andersson
288,959
-1,148
-1,148
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of judd trump cn
judd trump
287,887
-2,222
-2,222
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
204,133
57,358
57,358
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
184,487
34,140
34,140
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
171,722
171,722
171,722
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
64,647
-35,353
-35,353
Profile photo of Jon Ander Vallinas Santos
Jon Ander Vallinas Santos
42,226
-46,091
-46,091
Profile photo of Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez uy
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez
23,177
-25,604
-25,604

Alavali Leads to Start Level 10

Level 10 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Jargo Alavali was in the lead to start Level 10. The level began with 87 entrants with 64 players remaining.

Here is a look at the top ten stacks to start the new blind level.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jargo Alavali ee
Jargo Alavali
343,035
-5,819
-5,819
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
327,900
12,530
12,530
Profile photo of judd trump cn
judd trump
290,109
9,111
9,111
Profile photo of Joakim Andersson se
Joakim Andersson
290,107
-35,156
-35,156
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Wiktor Malinowski pl
Wiktor Malinowski
279,198
189,580
189,580
Profile photo of Anatoly Filatov ru
Anatoly Filatov
249,088
-34,610
-34,610
Profile photo of Andrii Novak ua
Andrii Novak
244,991
268
268
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
231,460
9,151
9,151
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
225,781
109,481
109,481
Profile photo of Eelis Parssinen fi
Eelis Parssinen
212,896
-10,621
-10,621
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of HryuKEn9 cn
HryuKEn9
Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,600/3,200

Ante: 400

Greenwood Doubles with Rockets

Level 9 : 1,400/2,800, 350 ante

Sam Greenwood opened the button for 6,160 before he called off his stack of around 80,000 facing a three-bet jam by Bert Stevens in the big blind.

Sam Greenwood: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Bert Stevens: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The {j-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{j-Spades} board did nothing for Stevens to improve his hand and Greenwood doubled up with his rockets.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
315,370
142,742
142,742
Profile photo of Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
163,876
37,488
37,488
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
147,801
50,529
50,529
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
89,010
-45,629
-45,629
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of xyzpoker at
xyzpoker
85,096
53,176
53,176
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
60,017
-6,100
-6,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bert Stevens be
Bert Stevens
28,616
-132,589
-132,589
WSOP 1X Winner

Massive Pot for Alavali to Take the Lead

Level 9 : 1,400/2,800, 350 ante

Jargo Alavali opened to 5,280 from the cutoff before he called a three-bet to 20,340 by Ramiro Petrone from the big blind.

Petrone bet 21,990 on the {k-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop and got a call. Petrone then check-jammed the {10-Clubs} turn from 29,027 to 112,263 and Alivari called.

Ramiro Petrone: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Jargo Alavali: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Alavali's two pair held as the {9-Diamonds} river completed the board and held the chip lead after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jargo Alavali ee
Jargo Alavali
348,854
259,052
259,052
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
134,630
31,112
31,112
Profile photo of Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
133,870
133,870
133,870
Profile photo of Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
131,296
-56,404
-56,404
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
85,086
-14,514
-14,514
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
59,078
-44,473
-44,473
WPT 4X Winner
Profile photo of Ramiro Petrone ar
Ramiro Petrone
Busted

Andersson Cracks Kempe's Aces to Take the Chip Lead

Level 9 : 1,400/2,800, 350 ante

A big hand happened just before the blinds increased.

Rainer Kempe opened to 5,040 from early position before Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez three-bet to 14,455 from middle position. Joakim Andersson jammed for 223,596 from the big blind and got a call by Kempe for 83,912. Benitez folded and Andersson and Kempe showed the hands.

Joakim Andersson: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Rainer Kempe: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Kempe was looking good for a double but the {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} board gave Andersson a straight to not only at least temporarily eliminate Kempe but also to take the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joakim Andersson se
Joakim Andersson
325,263
98,367
98,367
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
146,775
-150
-150
Profile photo of Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez uy
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez
48,781
-54,055
-54,055
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,400/2,800

Ante: 350

Rockets for Mateos

Level 8 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Timothy Adams opened to 5,280 from under the gun. Adrian Mateos three-bet to 21,600 from the big blind before he called a four-bet jam to 107,364 by Adams.

Timothy Adams: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Adrian Mateos: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

The {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} board didn't help Adams he was eliminated at least temporarily with late registration still open for another 130 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
222,309
122,309
122,309
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Justbc0fU at
Justbc0fU
174,418
-36,659
-36,659
Profile photo of David Coleman us
David Coleman
167,391
18,264
18,264
Profile photo of Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
106,820
-866
-866
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
103,551
3,551
3,551
WPT 4X Winner
Profile photo of Ivan Zufic hr
Ivan Zufic
100,305
Profile photo of TSZ345 cn
TSZ345
68,550
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
54,207
-45,793
-45,793
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Holz Doubles Benitez

Level 8 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez opened for 4,800 from middle position and was called by Fedor Holz from the button.

Benitez fired out for 4,950 on the {9-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{7-Clubs} flop and got a call. The {9-Hearts} turn paired the board and both players checked.

Benitez then bet 8,217 on the {10-Clubs} river. Holz raised enough for Benitez to make a decision about the rest of his stack. No thought was required as Benitez called and turned over {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for a full house to double-up against Holz's {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
146,925
-49,018
-49,018
Profile photo of Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez uy
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez
102,836
53,818
53,818

Quads for Badziakouski to Oust Watson

Level 8 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Rainer Kempe opened to 4,200 from early position. Mikita Badziakouski called before Michael Watson jammed for 30,774 from the button. Kempe folded and Badziakouski called.

Although he was already ahead, the {9-Spades}{k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} board gave Badziakouski quads to at least temporarily oust Watson.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of judd trump cn
judd trump
280,998
-750
-750
Profile photo of Joakim Andersson se
Joakim Andersson
226,896
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
195,943
-3,750
-3,750
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
150,347
23,317
23,317
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
92,252
-28,478
-28,478
Profile photo of Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez uy
Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez
49,018
-24,810
-24,810
Profile photo of Michael Watson
Michael Watson
Busted