2021 GG Spring Festival

H-109: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 GG Spring Festival

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
$956,440
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$4,300,000
Entries
172
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Kelopuro Takes It on the River

Blinds 25,000-50,000

Major action has been spread far and thin as most pots end preflop. One that went all the way saw Sami Kelopuro raise to 100,000 in the cutoff and Joao Vieira defended the big blind. On the {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} flop, Vieira opted to check-raise from 62,500 to 190,000 and Kelopuro called with 728,246 behind.

The {7-Spades} turn was checked and Vieira check-folded the {a-Spades} river to a bet worth 329,500.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,320,069
117,000
117,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
3,027,603
-36,000
-36,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
2,237,902
-326,000
-326,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
1,463,962
-111,000
-111,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,462,386
-37,000
-37,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
1,387,246
492,000
492,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,251,142
-111,000
-111,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
1,210,890
123,000
123,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
838,800
-111,000
-111,000
WPT 1X Winner

Astedt Takes From Vieira

Blinds 25,000-50,000

Niklas Astedt made it 110,000 to go from under the gun and was flat-called by Joao Vieira in the cutoff. The flop brought {j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Astedt continued for 115,170, earning another call. Both then checked the {7-Diamonds} turn and {9-Hearts} river, which awarded the pot to Astedt with {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} versus {a-Spades}{q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,203,069
-93,000
-93,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
3,063,603
-93,000
-93,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
2,563,902
-39,170
-39,170
WSOP 3X Winner
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
1,574,962
336,170
336,170
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,499,386
111,000
111,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,362,142
-18,000
-18,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
1,087,890
-68,000
-68,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
949,800
-18,000
-18,000
WPT 1X Winner
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
895,246
-118,000
-118,000

Another Pot for Vieira

Blinds 20,000-40,000

Joni Jouhkimainen raise-folded to a jam by Andras Nemeth and then raised to 84,000 in the last hand of the level. Sami Kelopuro called in the cutoff and Joao Vieira then three-bet to 320,000 in the big blind. No call followed as Vieira chipped up without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,296,069
-168,000
-168,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
3,156,603
170,000
170,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
2,603,072
168,000
168,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,388,386
114,000
114,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,380,142
-15,000
-15,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
1,238,792
90,000
90,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
1,155,890
29,000
29,000
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
1,013,246
-224,000
-224,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
967,800
-215,000
-215,000
WPT 1X Winner

Showdown Pot for Vieira

Blinds 20,000-40,000

Joni Jouhkimainen opened to 84,000 from an early position and picked up one caller in Joao Vieira out of the big blins. On a {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop, Vieira opted to check-call for 75,200 and they then checked it down on the {2-Diamonds} turn and {3-Diamonds} river.

Vieira only had {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for a pair of tens but that was enough, as Jouhkimainen's {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} had missed entirely.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,464,069
-253,200
-253,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
2,435,072
209,200
209,200
WSOP 3X Winner

Davies Doubles Through Jouhkimainen

Davies vs Jouhkimainen
Davies vs Jouhkimainen

Blinds 20,000-40,000

Seth Davies min-raised from under the gun and Joni Jouhkimainen three-bet to 200,000 in a middle position. Davies jammed for 538,900 and was called by Jouhkimainen.

Seth Davies: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Joni Jouhkimainen: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and Davies doubled thanks to the king in the window. Sami Kelopuro in the small blind flashed {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}, which would have made a set.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
4,717,269
-543,900
-543,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,182,800
638,900
638,900
WPT 1X Winner

One Pot to the River

Blinds 20,000-40,000

Andras Nemeth and Joni Jouhkimainen were successful with three-bets and up next, Artur Martirosian limped the small blind, Sami Kelopuro checked in the big blind. Martirosian min-bet the {10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop to earn a call and the {9-Spades} turn went check, check. Martirosian bet the {j-Diamonds} river for 128,000 and Kelopuro folded.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
5,261,169
86,000
86,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
2,986,603
-95,000
-95,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
2,225,872
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,395,142
70,000
70,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,274,386
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
1,237,246
-95,000
-95,000
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
1,148,792
-75,000
-75,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
1,126,890
154,000
154,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
543,900
-15,000
-15,000
WPT 1X Winner

Haxton Chips Up Early

Blinds 20,000-40,000

Elio Fox earned the blinds and antes during the first hand. Joni Jouhkimainen then raised to 84,000 next and Isaax Haxton three-bet to 220,500 on the button, which won the pot.

Andras Nemeth also raise-folded when Fox three-bet to 272,000 out of the big blind.

Nemeth won the blinds and antes once, Haxton then did so too as he chipped up further.

Player Chips Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen fi
Joni Jouhkimainen
5,175,169
-169,000
-169,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
3,081,603
209,000
209,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
2,240,872
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Sami Kelopuro fi
Sami Kelopuro
1,332,246
-25,000
-25,000
Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
1,325,142
-25,000
-25,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,289,386
249,000
249,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Niklas Astedt se
Niklas Astedt
1,223,792
-25,000
-25,000
Andras Nemeth hu
Andras Nemeth
972,890
-44,000
-44,000
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
558,900
-85,000
-85,000
WPT 1X Winner

Shuffle Up and Deal!

The players have completed the seat draw based on chip count order and the cards are in the air.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Elio FoxUnited States2,872,60371
2Joni JouhkimainenFinland5,344,169133
3Andras NemethHungary1,016,89025
4Niklas AstedtSweden1,248,79231
5Artur MartirosianRussia1,350,14234
6Sami KelopuroFinland1,357,24634
7Isaac HaxtonCanada1,040,38626
8Seth DaviesUnited States643,90016
9Joao VieiraPortugal2,325,87258

A Winner Will be Crowned in the 2021 GG Spring Festival Event H-109: $25,500 Sunday Millions

Joni Jouhkimainen
Joni Jouhkimainen

The final $25,500 high stakes contest of the 2021 GG Spring Festival will play down to a winner today. As of 7.05 pm GMT, the last nine contenders out of a field of 172 entries will compete for the biggest slice of the $4,300,000 prize pool. They have $95,644 locked up for the efforts but all eyes are set on the top prize of $956,440 to end the series with a bang.

Finnish poker pro Joni Jouhkimainen emerged as the chip leader with a stack of 5,344,169 and he is the only player above 100 big blinds. Elio Fox, recent finalist of another $25,500 contest during the festival, sits in second place with 2,872,603. Joao Vieira follows in third with 2,325,872.

Finland's Sami Kelopuro, who already won two $25,500 buy-ins during the GGSF, fired nine entries and bagged up the fourth-biggest stack. He will need to finish at least sixth to almost break even in the tournament. Another recent champion for the joint-highest buy-in of the series is Niklas Astedt, who sits in sixth place on the overnight leaderboard.

As can be expected, the remaining contenders are all well-known names of the poker scene including Russian rising star Artur Martirosian, Isaac Haxton, Andras Nemeth, and Seth Davies.

Final Table Line-Up GGSF Event H-109: $25,500 Sunday Millions

PositionPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Joni JouhkimainenFinland5,344,169133
2Elio FoxUnited States2,872,60371
3Joao VieiraPortugal2,325,87258
4Sami KelopuroFinland1,357,24634
5Artur MartirosianRussia1,350,14234
6Niklas AstedtSweden1,248,79231
7Isaac HaxtonCanada1,040,38626
8Andras NemethHungary1,016,89025
9Seth DaviesUnited States643,90016

While Day 1 concluded at blinds of 35,000-70,000 with a running ante of 8,500, they will be rolled back to ensure an average stack of at least 40 big blinds for this feature event. As such, the action recommences at 20,000-40,000 with an ante of 5,000. All levels will feature 20 hands each until a champion has been crowned.

Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who will take down the final $25,500 event during the 2021 GG Spring Festival.

Remaining Payouts

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (in USD)
1  $956,440
2  $717,228
3  $537,846
4  $403,327
5  $302,453
6  $226,808
7  $170,082
8  $127,543
9  $95,644

All $25,500 High Rollers during the GGSF

EventEntriesPrize PoolWinnerCountryTop Prize
H-06: $25,500 Sunday Five Million198$5,000,000Guillaume NoletCanada$1,084,892
H-16: $25,500 Super High Roller85$2,125,000Ottomar LadvaEstonia$446,446
H-23: $25,500 Super High Roller88$2,200,000Dario SammartinoItaly$508,448
H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million202$5,050,000Niklas AstedtSweden$1,095,741
H-49: $25,500 Super High Roller90$2,250,000Sami KelopuroFinland$520,003
H-57: $25,500 Super High Roller88$2,200,000Ronny KaiserSwitzerland$508,448
H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million208$5,000,000Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus$1,105,679
H-84: $25,500 Super High Roller99$2,475,000Sami KelopuroFinland$574,878
H-93: $25,500 Super High Roller96$2,400,000Stephen ChidwickCanada$442,339
H-109: $25,500 Sunday Millions172$3,000,000tbatbatba

Tags: Andras NemethArtur MartirosianElio FoxIsaac HaxtonJoao VieiraJoni JouhkimainenNiklas AstedtSami KelopuroSeth Davies

H-109: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million

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