H-23: $25,500 Super High Rollers
Day 1 Completed
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-23: $25,500 Super High Rollers
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 GG Spring Festival
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$2,200,000
Entries
88
Level
35
Blinds
70,000 / 140,000
Ante
17,500
Entries
88
Players Left
1
Level 35
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
The 2021 GG Spring Festival has crowned another champion and it's a very familiar face that joined the winner's circle. Italian poker prodigy Dario Sammartino topped a field of 88 entries in Event H-23: $25,500 Super High Rollers the biggest slice of the $2,200,000 prize pool. Sammartino defeated Yuri Dzivielevski in heads-up to claim $508,973 for his efforts, Dzivielevski had to settle for a consolation prize of $391,973.
Heading into the nine-handed final table, Sammartino was in the middle of the pack with 36 big blinds while Dzivielevski was second in chips, trailing only Mike Watson. However, when all was done after nine and a half hours total duration, it was the Italian that had accumulated all the chips.
GGPoker ambassador Anatoly Filatov finished in third place for a payday of $302,180. The remainder of the final table line-up reads like the who-is-who of the high stakes circuit. Watson bowed out in 4th and other finalists included Christian Rudolph, Nick Petrangelo, Mikita Badziakouski, Joakim Andersson, and Joao Vieira.
Final Result GGSF Event H-23: $25,500 Super High Rollers
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | $508,448 |
| 2 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | $391,973 |
| 3 | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | $302,180 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | Canada | $232,957 |
| 5 | Christian Rudolph | Austria | $179,591 |
| 6 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | $138,451 |
| 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | $106,735 |
| 8 | Joakim Andersson | Sweden | $82,284 |
| 9 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | $63,434 |
Out of a field of 88 entries, the top 13 spots were paid and the last player to bust without anything to show for was Austria's Thomas Muehloecker. Among the players that cashed but fell shy of the final table were David Peters, Stephen Chidwick, Bert Stevens, and Adrian Mateos.
The Action of the Day
The third $25,500 high-stakes showdown of the festival started with three full-ring tables and it didn't take long for the first major pots to pour in. Ronny Kaiser lost the majority of his stack set under set against Bert Stevens and became the second casualty of the day. Andras Nemeth was the first to run out of chips, and it was Stevens who collected them all.
During the registration period, the late entries and re-entries boosted the field to more than 50 entries. Several players took multiple shots at glory and left empty-handed. Among them were Isaac Haxton, Fedor Holz, Sam Greenwood, Tuesday's two-time champion Lev "LevMeAlone" Gottlieb, Seth Davies, Timothy Adams, and Timothy Nuter.
Down to the final two tables, Wiktor Malinowski was eliminated in a three-way all-in in which Yuri Dzivielevski escaped from the same fate when his kings cracked the aces of Bert Stevens. Michael Addamo was the next to bust as Mike Watson turned on the heat. It was also the Canadian that was responsible for the bubble to burst, as Watson knocked out Thomas Muehloecker in a flip with nines versus ace-king.
It only took a few minutes after that to reach the final table and Watson continued his ride atop the leaderboard by knocking out Joao Vieira and Joakim Andersson. Some speed bumps followed along the way for Watson, and it was Dziviekevski who rose to the occasion. Mikita Badziakouski lost the remainder of his short stack to the Brazilian, who also claimed the last few blinds of Nick Petrangelo and felted Christian Rudolph thereafter.
Watson suffered several setbacks and the biggest blow came when his aces were cracked by the ace-seven of Sammartino. The three-handed play saw the stacks almost even at some point before Sammartino assumed control. Filatov found no help with a dominated pair and the heads-up duel with Dzivielevski lasted all but nine hands.
That wraps up the live updates for this event but the PokerNews live reporting team will provide coverage of highlight events throughout the entire GG Spring Festival.
Level 35
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
Within the first eight hands of heads-up, no major chip changes took place as Dario Sammartino maintained his advantage. In the ninth hand, the Italian open-jammed out of the small blind. Yuri Dzivielevski called for the 1,872,783 he had behind.
Yuri Dzivielevski: 
Dario Sammartino: 
The 
flop immediately left Dzivielevski on the ropes as he needed running aces or diamonds to avoid elimination. It was all over on the 
turn to make the 
river a formality.
Yet another deep run for Dzivielevski resulted in a payday of $391,973 but it is Sammartino who walks away with the top prize of $508,448. A recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,800,000
2,174,283
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2,174,283 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 35
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500
Level 34
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Dario Sammartino opened the action with a raise to 300,000 out of the small blind and Anatoly Filatov moved all-in for 1,965,699 out of the big blind. The initial raiser wasted little time before tossing in calling chips.
Anatoly Filatov: 
Dario Sammartino: 
Neither player connected on the 
board and that spelled the end for Filatov in third place. He takes home $302,180 and Sammartino enters heads-up with a more than 3-1 lead over Yuri Dzivielevski.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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6,625,717
2,070,699
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2,070,699 |
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2,174,283
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 34
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski gave up a heads-up pot against Anatoly Filatov when the latter raised to 405,000 out of the small blind and earned a call. The flop fell 
and Filatov bet 402,150 to win it right there.
Dzivielevski limped the next small blind and Dario Sammartino checked the option from the big blind. Dzivielevski led the 
flop for 120,000 and earned a call by Sammartino. The 
turn was checked by Dzivielevski, who then called a 336,000 bet. No further action happened on the 
river and Dzivielevski's was no good, as Sammartino had the best of it with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,555,018
1,116,000
|
1,116,000 |
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2,370,699
420,000
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420,000 |
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1,874,283
-1,536,000
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-1,536,000 |
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Level 34
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Yuri Dzivielevski raised to 300,000 out of the small blind and was called by Dario Sammartino in the big blind. On a flop of 
, both checked and Dzivielevski bet the turn for 210,375 to win the pot.
Dzivielevski then won the next pot in a min-raised pot versus Anatoly Filatov when he led the flop. The Brazilian made it three in a row when he received a walk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,439,018
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
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3,410,283
500,000
|
500,000 |
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1,950,699
-180,000
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-180,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000
Level 33
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
Anatoly Filatov min-raised the button and was called by Dario Sammartino out of the big blind. The flop fell 
and Sammartino check-called a bet worth 160,785. The 
turn went check, check, and Sammartino bet the river successfully for 350,000 to force a fold from Filatov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,759,018
730,876
|
730,876 |
|
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||
|
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2,910,283
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
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2,130,699
-723,375
|
-723,375 |
Level 33
: 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante
Upon returning from the break, Dario Sammartino limped in and Anatoly Filatov checked his option. On the 
flop, Sammartino min-bet and picked up a call to fire another 340,626 on the 
turn. Filatov came along and Sammartino ended up check-folding the river when Filatov bet 819,189.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,028,142
-553,127
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-553,127 |
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2,917,783
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
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2,854,074
565,626
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565,626 |