Event #30: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd.
Day 1 Completed
2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ Week
Event #30: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd.
Day: 1
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich Wins Super MILLION$ Week Event #30: $25,500 Super High Roller ($635,080)
Level 35
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
After nearly ten hours of play, Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich took down Event #30: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd. for $635,080. Geilich made it through the 127 player field to get heads up with Belgian grinder Bert Stevens, who is perhaps better known as "girafganger7".
The two cut a deal before heads-up play when Stevens had slightly more chips than Geilich, meaning Stevens actually earned slightly more than Geilich despite finishing second.
Geilich is no stranger to big results. With more than $3 million in earnings on the live felt and more than $4 million in the virtual arena, Geilich is one of the best in the world no matter where the cards are dealt. The $635K he earned from this event represents his biggest score either live or online, eclipsing both the $300K+ score he earned live in 2013 at EPT London for 4th place, as well as his $462,182 win in 2016's WCOOP-70: $21,000 PL Omaha [6-Max, High-Roller].
Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich | United Kingdom | $635,080 |
| 2 | Bert Stevens | Belgium | $655,298 |
| 3 | hashtag_fold | Canada | $418,948 |
| 4 | David Yan | New Zealnd | $316,226 |
| 5 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | $238,691 |
| 6 | Arsenii Malinov | Russia | $180,167 |
| 7 | Sami Kelopuro | Finland | $135,992 |
| 8 | David Coleman | United States | $102,648 |
| 9 | level29 | India | $77,480 |
The Day's Action
Event #30: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd. got underway at 3 p.m. Eastern time with five hours of late registration. By the time the registration window was closed, 127 entries swelled the prize pool to $3,175,000, more than 25% above the guarantee.
There were still 44 players left at the tables when registration closed, fighting for 17 paid spots. It took a little over an hour before Seth Davies was eliminated on the money bubble after getting it in good with kings over queens, but then losing out to Finland's Sami Kelopuro when a queen hit the river.
Along the way, big-name players like Isaac Haxton and Mikita Badziakouski lost their chips just before the money, as did Chi Zhang, who fired six bullets in this one before busting near the money bubble.
Just over an hour passed before they were down to the final table. Wiktor Malinowski, better known on the online cash streets as "limitless", was the unfortunate player to bubble the final table. He lost a race with eights to Geilich's ace-king when the Scotsman flopped a king.
That set up a final table that took just over two hours to complete. Among the big names to make the final table were American David Coleman (8th for $102,648), Finnish player Kelopuro (7th for $135,992), and Canadian Daniel Dvoress (5th for $238,691).
They played four-handed for about an hour, even trying to cut an ICM deal at one point that was rejected by "hashtag_fold", before David Yan became the next casualty when his king-seven couldn't hold against the queen-seven of Stevens, and that opened the floodgates. "hashtag_fold" followed Yan to the exit immediately after, and after Stevens and Geilich cut a deal heads up, they only played two hands before Geilich took it down.
The deal was cut at the start of heads-up play when Stevens had the slight edge in chips. That gave Stevens the biggest payout at the end, $655,298 to $635,080 for Geilich, but it was Geilich who got the official win.
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Level 35
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
After the heads-up stage was reached, both players agreed to an ICM deal.
"But I still want to win," Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich replied in chat. Nonetheless, they flipped it in blind and it took two hands to determine a chamion.
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich: 
Bert Stevens: 
The 
flop increased the equity of Geilich but Stevens hit the 
turn. No heart came but the 
river gave Geilich the higher pair.
In the next hand, Stevens was all-in for just shy of 10 blinds.
Bert Stevens: 
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich: 
The 
flop gave both a pair and the 
turn changed nothing much. Once the 
fell on the river, Geilich made two pair and was crowned as the champion. As part of the ICM deal, Stevens earns $655,289 while Geilich is the winner and takes home $635,080.
A recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,700,000
7,219,250
|
7,219,250 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 35
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich opened the button to 280,000 and "hashtag_fold" jammed for 1,760,070 out of the big blind. Geilich quickly called with the superior stack and both turned over an ace.
"hashtag_fold": 
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich: 
The 
flop left "hashtag_fold" in desperate shape and it was all over on the 
turn, which made the 
river meaningless. For their efforts, "hashtag_fold" takes home $418,948.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,219,250
1,126,943
|
1,126,943 |
|
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|
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5,480,750
1,340,070
|
1,340,070 |
|
Busted | |
Level 35
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
David Yan opened to 420,000 with 111,943 behind and Bert Stevens reraised to 700,000 out of the big blind. Yan called all-in and was in prime shape for a double-up.
David Yan: 
Bert Stevens: 
The 
flop propelled Stevens into the lead and he remained there throughout the turn and 
river. Yan's bid came to an end in 4th place and he takes home $316,226.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,140,680
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
|
1,375,070 | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 35
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
"hashtag_fold" raised to 308K from the button, and Bert Stevens called the big blind. The flop came 
and they both checked. they checked again on the turn, but Stevens check-called for 560K on the 
river.
"hashtag_fold": 
Bert Stevens: 
Board:
Stevens hit two pair on the river to cap the top-top for "hashtag_fold".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,092,307
679,000
|
679,000 |
|
|
||
|
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4,420,680
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
|
1,375,070
-399,000
|
-399,000 |
|
|
811,943
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
Level 35
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Canada's "hashtag_fold" raised to 280,000 in the cutoff and Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich called on the button. On a 
flop, "hashtag_fold" checked and Geilich bet 168,675 to win the pot.
One hand later, Geilich raised to 280,000 first to act and "hashtag_fold" defended the big blind. They checked the flop and Geilich took it down with a bet worth 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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5,413,307
452,500
|
452,500 |
|
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|
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4,665,680
1,136,500
|
1,136,500 |
|
|
1,774,070
-1,341,500
|
-1,341,500 |
|
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846,943
-247,500
|
-247,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 35
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500
Level 34
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
David Yan raised to 264,00 and earned a call by Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich in the big blind. On a 
flop, Geilich checked and Yan's bet of 162,000 was called. On the turn, Geiluch checked and Yan jammed for 797,443 to force a fold.
Geilich won most of those chips back one hand later in a raised pot against Bert Stevens. But it was the Belgian that dominated most of the next hands. He took down four pots preflop to pull back into the top spot.
All other hands during the level brought no excitement and ended as quickly as they started.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,960,807
869,825
|
869,825 |
|
|
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|
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3,529,180
-264,825
|
-264,825 |
|
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3,115,570
-883,500
|
-883,500 |
|
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1,094,443
278,500
|
278,500 |
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Level: 34
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000