2021 GG Spring Festival

H-84: $25,500 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$574,878
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$2,475,000
Entries
99
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Watson Still Running Hot

Level 11 : 1,750/3,500, 450 ante

Daniel Dvoress raised early to 7,700 and Mike Watson three-bet to 18,900 on his left. Dvoress responded with an all-in shove for about 112K that Watson called.

Dvoress: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Watson: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The {j-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop favored Watson. Dvoress' outs changed on the {10-Hearts} turn but the {5-Clubs} river was a brick regardless.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Watson
405,000
111,000
111,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
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Daniel Dvoress
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 450

"judd trump" Whiffs Second Shell

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 350 ante

Already on their second bullet, "judd trump" shoved for about 58K over an early open from Benjamin Rolle, who called with {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. judd trump had a weaker pair in {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and dominated suits to boot. The board brought nothing for them and they'll have to put in another shell for any shot at this $2M guaranteed.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Rolle
232,000
132,000
132,000
Raise Your Edge
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judd trump
Busted

Pardo on the Rise

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 350 ante
Juan Pardo Dominguez
Juan Pardo Dominguez

Juan Pardo was down to 33K that he got in second to act over an under-the-gun open from Sami Kelopuro. Isaac Haxton called on his left, and everyone else folded. Haxton flopped well with his {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} as {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{3-Hearts} hit, leaving Pardo's {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} in rough shape. However, the {10-Spades} turn improved him to a straight.

Haxton still had a ton of outs but missed on the {2-Diamonds} river.

A couple of hands later, Pardo shoved all in from the big blind for about 80K over a button open by Michael Addamo. The Aussie called with {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Pardo was again flipping, this time on the pair: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}. Addamo flopped some additional equity on {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} but improved no further.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
206,000
-31,471
-31,471
WSOP 1X Winner
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Juan Pardo
161,000
161,000
161,000
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Michael Addamo
15,000
-214,000
-214,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Gottlieb Flops a Lot but Misses it All

Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 350 ante

Mike Watson opened under the gun and called the shove of Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb, who had about 80K in late position. Watson had {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} racing against {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

Gottlieb flopped a ton with {3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} but managed to brick out on the turn and river. He reentered right away.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Watson
294,000
87,000
87,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
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Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb
100,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 350

Martirosian Convinces Watson

Level 9 : 1,250/2,500, 300 ante

Mike Watson opened in middle position for 5,500 and called a three-bet to 16,250 from Artur Martirosian on the button. Watson check-called 12,755 on the {6-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop then 21,173 on the double-pairing {7-Spades} turn. A final barrel of 68K on the {3-Hearts} river convinced him to give it up.

Player Chips Progress
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Artur Martirosian
240,000
15,539
15,539
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
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Mike Watson
207,000
91,034
91,034
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner

Davies' Value-Shove Backfires

Level 9 : 1,250/2,500, 300 ante

Seth Davies opened in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 14,725 from Joni Jouhkimainen on his left. Davies check-called a small bet of 9,612 on {9-Spades}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Both players checked the {9-Diamonds}, bringing a {3-Diamonds} river. Davies shoved for Jouhkimainen's remaining 38,334.

The Finnish pro called with {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, one pip higher than Davies' {q-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
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Joni Jouhkimainen
131,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
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Seth Davies
95,000
-68,000
-68,000
WPT 1X Winner