H-03: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event
Day 1 Started
H-03: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event
Day 1 Started
It's time to start a huge April, with the $150 million guaranteed GG Spring Festival. First up is H-03: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event.
There are more then 100 events across the series, and most events have three versions. With buy-ins in the low, medium, and high range, there will be a game for every bankroll during this festival.
Today's event features $1.5 million guaranteed in the $5,250 single-day game. Action gets underway at 12:05 eastern time, and they'll play 20 minute blind levels to start the day.
There will be $2,500 on each side of this progressive bounty game, and 50% of the bounty is awarded immediately, while the other 50% is added to the winning player's bounty. Players have just under five hours to late-register to today's game, with registration closing at the end of Level 13. Unlimited re-entries are available during the late registration period, and the game speeds up to 15 minute blind levels after registration closes.
With just over an hour to go till cards go in the air, there are around 60 entries already with several big names in the mix. Among the early players looking for Bounty Hunter glory are GGPoker ambassadors Fedor Holz and Anatoly Filatov, as well as Mario Mosboeck, Bryan Paris, Patrick Leonard, Rui Ferreira, Chris Moorman, Dietrich Fast and Niklas Astedt.
Stay tuned here for action from the Bounty Hunters Main Event. PokerNews will be on the virtual floor from the first hand through the last to bring you all the exciting knockout action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Fedor Holz |
100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Anatoly Filatov |
100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Mario Mosboeck |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Stefan Schillhabel |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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Bryan Paris |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Patrick Leonard |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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Jonathan Proudfoot |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Jack Salter |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Dietrich Fast |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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Niklas Astedt |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Chris Moorman |
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 120
Cards are now in the air for H-03: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event. Stay tuned here for all the action through the day.
In the very first hand of the day, Barak Wisbrod opened things up from the middle with a raise to 1,839. "Alexyo!" reraised the cutoff to 5,442, but Gustavo "Astor" Mastelotto four-bet the button to 14,400.
The four-bet pushed everyone else off the pot, and Mastelotto took down a nice uncontested pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Gustavo "Astor" Mastelotto | 109,201 | |
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Barak Wisbrod | 98,041 | |
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Alexyo! | 94,438 |
Jon Proudfoot raised under the gun to 1,839, then called after Anatoly Filatov raised to 6,166 from the middle. Proudfoot check-called the flop for 3,623, and they both checked the turn, as well as the river.
Anatoly Filatov:
Jon Proudfoot:
Board:
Filatov was dominated but hit his deuce on the flop and never looked back
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Anatoly Filatov |
107,572
7,572
|
7,572 |
Jonathan Proudfoot |
89,491
-10,509
|
-10,509 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 150
Chris Moorman has jumped out to an early lead as the first player with two bounties to their name. Anton Wigg and Aliaksei Boika have also collected bounties on their way to big stacks early in the game.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Chris Moorman |
342,810
242,810
|
242,810 |
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Ami Barer
|
200,693 | |
Anton Wigg | 199,240 | |
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Renan Bruschi | 195,600 | |
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Aliaksei Boika | 186,327 | |
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Aliaksandr Hirs raised under the gin, and Anatoly Filatov three-bet to 5,595 next to act. Hirs called, then check-called for 4,508 on the flop. When the turn came , Hirs check-folded to a bet of 10,942.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Anatoly Filatov |
119,595
12,023
|
12,023 |
Aliaksandr Hirs | 80,785 |