H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million | 2021 GG Spring Festival

04-13-2021 18:56 UTC

Break Time

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The players will now be taking a five minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	5,331,827 -294,173	-294,173
Joao Vieira	3,651,180 -310,750	-310,750

Jason Koon	3,492,352 1,027,352	1,027,352

Sami Kelopuro	2,456,538 -668,462	-668,462
David Yan	2,350,700 790,700	790,700

Shawn Daniels	1,784,936 -232,064	-232,064

Sam Greenwood	1,115,847 -114,153	-114,153

04-13-2021 18:54 UTC

Pedro Garagnani Eliminated in 8th Place ($146,119)

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Blinds 30,000/60,000

Joao Vieira opened to 126,000 from middle position and Sami Kelopuro snap-called on the cutoff. Pedro Garagnani three-bet to 492,000 and Vieira shoved 1,842,965. Action folded to Garagnani who called and the two tabled their hands.

Joao Vieira:
Pedro Garagnani:

The big slick was sitting pretty until a flop landed on the board, hitting Vieira with a pair of queens to take the lead. The runout changed not a thing, sending the pot to Vieira as Garanani was left short.

Garagnani moved their last 32,998 into the pot during the next hand and Astedt raised everyone else out.

Pedro Garagnani:
Niklas Astedt:

The board rolled out and Astedt easily took down the pot, eliminating Garagnani from this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	3,961,930 1,631,930	1,631,930

Pedro Garagnani	Busted

04-13-2021 18:44 UTC

Daniels and Astedt Battle Once More

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Blinds 30,000/60,000

Shawn Daniels opened to 140,400 and Niklas Astedt three-bet to 421,000. Daniels thought for a moment but elected to call and a flop hit the table.

Daniels tapped to Astedt who continued for 321,600. Daniels chucked his hand and Astedt scooped this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	5,626,000 576,000	576,000
Shawn Daniels	2,017,000 -588,000	-588,000

04-13-2021 18:37 UTC

Kelopuro Slams Yan Off the Pot

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Blinds 30,000/60,000

David Yan opened to 190,800 from the small blind and Sami Kelopuro defended his big blind to see the flop. Yan continued for 220,800, Kelopuro called and a peeled off.

Both players checked through to the river where Kelopuro fired in 441,600. Yan quickly folded and Kelopuro pulled in the pot thanks to a river bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Kelopuro	3,125,000 445,000	445,000
David Yan	1,560,000 -490,000	-490,000

04-13-2021 18:30 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	5,050,000 80,421	80,421
Sami Kelopuro	2,680,000 289,100	289,100
Shawn Daniels	2,605,000 -120,000	-120,000

Jason Koon	2,465,000 276,548	276,548

Joao Vieira	2,330,000 -428,000	-428,000

David Yan	2,050,000 -90,920	-90,920

Pedro Garagnani	1,895,000 -45,000	-45,000
Sam Greenwood	1,230,000 -462,347	-462,347

04-13-2021 18:28 UTC

It Takes No Cards to Pull in a Pot for Vieira

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Blinds 25,000/50,000

A 114,999 under the gun raise came from Joao Vieira and Sami Kelopuro three-bet to 337,500. Vieira four-bet shoved 2,298,465 and Kelopuro sent the pot off to Vieira.

The blinds have now shifted up to the 30,000/60,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	2,758,000 282,536	282,536

Sami Kelopuro	2,390,900 -279,595	-279,595

04-13-2021 18:17 UTC

Daniels Snags one from the Leader

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Blinds 25,000/50,000

Shawn Daniels opened to 115,000 from early position and Niklas Astedt bumped it up to 310,000 on the Canadian's left. Daniels called and the flop landed on the virtual felt.

Both players checked to the turn where Daniels bet 245,190. Astedt hit the tank but ultimately, he let his hand go and Daniels pulled n a pot from the leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	4,969,579 18,979	18,979
Shawn Daniels	2,725,000 428,164	428,164

04-13-2021 18:07 UTC

Wei Zhao Eliminated in 9th Place ($109,574)

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Blinds 25,000/50,000

Action fell on Pedro Garagnani who opened to 100,000 from middle position and Niklas Astedt called on the button. Wei Zhao shoved 127,885 from the big blind and both players called to see the flop.

Both players checked through to showdown with a runout completing the board. Garagnani tabled for king-high and Zhao then showed , giving him a pair of nines.

The start of the day chipleader flipped over his for the best hand with his pair of jacks to pull in the pot as Zhao was sent packing in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	4,950,600 430,792	430,792
Pedro Garagnani	1,940,000 -135,793	-135,793
Wei Zhao	Busted

04-13-2021 18:01 UTC

Shuffle Up and Deal

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The tournament has now begun and players will be starting on 25,000/50,000 blind levels.

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Niklas Astedt	Sweden	4,519,808	90
2	Sami Kelopuro	Finland	2,670,494	53
3	Joao Vieira	Portugal	2,475,464	50
4	Shawn Daniels	United States	2,296,836	46
5	Jason Koon	United States	2,188,452	44
6	David Yan	New Zealand	2,140,920	43
7	Pedro Garagnani	Brazil	2,075,793	42
8	Sam Greenwood	Canada	1,692,347	34
9	Wei Zhao	China	139,885	3

04-13-2021 17:04 UTC

A Champion Will be Crowned Today in GG Spring Festival Event H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million

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The 2021 GG Spring Festival will now see another champion crowned as the final table of Event H-41: $25,500 is set to kick-off within the hour. A guarantee-breaking 202 entries showed up for this event, creating a first-place prize worth $1,095,741 that all of the finalists will be clawing to get.

Of the nine that remain, it is red-hot Niklas Astedt who has been finding plenty of online success as of late. Astedt will be starting the day with 4,519,808, having a comfortable lead above his competition. The closest behind is Samie Kelopuro with a healthy-sized stack of 2,670,494. Rounding out the top five are well-knowns Joao Vieira (2,475,464), Shawn Daniels (2,296,836), and Jason Koon (2,188,452).

On the lower end of the totem pole are David Yan (2,140,920), Pedro Garagnani (2,075,793), and Sam Greenwood (1,692,347). Coming into the final day as the shorty is Wei Zhao who dropped a chip lead pot during the last hand of the night and he will be sitting with just 139,885 to start the final day.

Final Table Chips H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Niklas Astedt	Sweden	4,519,808	90
2	Sami Kelopuro	Finland	2,670,494	53
3	Joao Vieira	Portugal	2,475,464	50
4	Shawn Daniels	United States	2,296,836	46
5	Jason Koon	United States	2,188,452	44
6	David Yan	New Zealand	2,140,920	43
7	Pedro Garagnani	Brazil	2,075,793	42
8	Sam Greenwood	Canada	1,692,347	34
9	Wei Zhao	China	139,885	3

Big Blinds based on the final table roll-back to ensure an average of at least 40 blinds

To secure an average stack of at least 40 big blinds, the levels will be reverted back. The first day of this event saw 15-minute levels whereas now, each level will contain 20 hands for the remainder of this event until someone is dubbed a winner.

All of the remaining nine players are guaranteed to pull in at least $109,574 with all looking to secure that hefty $1,095,741. Deals are permitted at this final table so nothing is set in stone, leaving room for a number of unexpected outcomes.

Upon returning to their seats at 8:00 p.m. GMT, the nine finalists will draw for their seats in order of chip count from lowest to highest. Once the table draw has been completed, play will commence and the PokerNews team will be bringing all of the updates along the way, so stay tuned as the action unfolds.

Remaining Payouts

Place										Prize (in USD)
1										$1,095,741
2										$821,689
3										$616,180
4										$462,070
5										$346,504
6										$259,841
7										$194,853
8										$146,119
9										$109,574