H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million
Day 2 Completed
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2021 GG Spring Festival
Buy-in
$25,500
Prize Pool
$5,050,000
Entries
202
Level
39
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Entries
9
Players Left
1
Level 39
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
The 2021 GG Spring Festival has now sent another seven-figure payday to its latest champion as the H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million has come to an end. Topping the 202 player field was Niklas Astedt who added $1,095,741 to his poker resume after putting on a clinic during the final table, besting some of the greatest players in the world.
This Sunday 5 Million broke the $5 million guarantee that was set, unlike the first that fell just shy which meant this was the biggest prize pool thus far, and players returned to a final day that would see all nine getting at least a six-figure score. Despite all the money up for grabs, it took just under two and a half hours for this action-packed tournament to complete.
A quick final table saw Astedt on the better end of most hands, dropping five en route to his victory which ended in a short heads-up bout with Shawn Daniels. Astedt had over double the chips of Daniels who quickly saw his stack shredded by the constant pressure of the eventual champion. Daniels finally took a stand with ace-rag, only to run into a bigger ace and the rest is history. Daniels had to settle for runner-up, taking home a respectable $821,689 for his efforts and Astedt was then crowned the champion, pulling in a seven-figure score for this feat.
Final Results of H-41: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Astedt | Sweden | $1,095,741 |
| 2 | Shawn Daniels | United States | $821,689 |
| 3 | Jason Koon | United States | $616,180 |
| 4 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | $462,070 |
| 5 | David Yan | New Zealand | $346,504 |
| 6 | Sami Kelopuro | Finland | $259,841 |
| 7 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | $194,853 |
| 8 | Pedro Garagnani | Brazil | $146,119 |
| 9 | Wei Zhao | China | $109,574 |
Action of the Final Day
The final day kicked off with two players that took part in the last hand of Day 1 as Wei Zhao pushed his remaining stack in and was called by two players, Astedt being one of those to do so. Zhao landed a pair of nines but the jacks of Astedt sent him out the door. An unlucky runout sent Pedro Garagnani to the payout desk when his big slick fell to the ace-queen of Joao Vieira, leaving Garagnani short. He shoved the very next hand and Astedt finished him off.
An hour of seven-handed play went by before a fleury of eliminations occurred, sending Sam Greenwood, Sami Kelopuro, and David Yan to the sidelines. Greenwood found an ace in the blinds but could not overcome the sixes of Astedt. Daniels started to go on a run after that hand, opening from under the gun with pocket queens and Kelopuro then ripped ace-jack from the big blind. Daniels called and easily took down the pot to knock out Kelopuro.
A tough spot for David Yan happened shortly after when he opened for over half of his stack with a suited king-queen. Astedt called to see the jack-high flop where he elected to push Yan all-in and he obliged. Astedt tabled his pocket aces and Yan needed runner-runner to keep his tournament life going. A straight draw came to light on the turn but a bricked-out river dropped Yan from the event.
Astedt was constantly opening with just four left and Vieira took a stand, shoving from the small blind with queen-jack, only to find Daniels sitting in the big blind with ace-king. A clean board left just three and Astedt then put Jason Koon who called his stack in from the big blind.
Koon's jack-nine failed to survive against the ace-king of Astedt, eliminating him in third place. Astedt then sat with a monster chip lead during heads-up play with Daniels. It was a quick bout that saw Daniels put it in with ace-six and a snap-call from Astedt who held ace-ten ended the tournament, leaving Daniels to collect a runner-up prize of $821,689. Astedt scooped and was then dubbed the champion of this event, hauling in a massive seven-figure payday for his victory.
That wraps it up for the PokerNews coverage of this event, but tune for all of the high stakes GG Spring Festival action.
Level 39
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Shawn Daniels was on the button when he shipped his 3,315,225 stack into the middle. A snap-call came from Niklas Astedt in what was the last hand of this event.
Shawn Daniels: 
Niklas Astedt: 
A dominated spot saw Astedt in a great position to take down this event. The 
flop spread out on the virtual felt and Daniels picked up some straight outs to scoop the pot for a double.
The 
turn was of no help to Daniels who had one last chance for romance. An 
fell on the river, failing to shift the lead as Astedt took down the pot with his higher kicker, eliminating Daniels in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,200,000
6,150,000
|
6,150,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 39
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 38
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Action fell on Niklas Astedt in the small blind and he elected to raise enough to put Jason Koon to the test, putting in 2,400,000 and Koon called his last 1,182,517 into the middle.
Jason Koon: 
Niklas Astedt: 
The flop fell 
and Koon was still in need of a connection with the board or he would be taking an exit in third place.
A was of no help as Koon needed to pair up but the 
river was not the card he needed, sending him out the door in third for a respectable $616,180 for his efforts. Astedt now takes a massive chip lead into heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,050,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 38
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Niklas Astedt raised to 320,000 from the cutoff and Joao Vieira jammed 2,835,505 from the small blind. Shawn Daniels then four-bet ripped 3,282,820 from the big blind and Astedt folded, leaving Vieira at risk.
Joao Vieira: 
Shawn Daniels: 
The flop came down 
and the ace-king held by the Canadian was still ahead. An 
turn left Vieira with just one more shot or his day would be over. The river sealed it for Daniels, shipping him the pot as Vieira was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,520,000
3,217,180
|
3,217,180 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Level 38
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
A cutoff raise of 320,000 from Shawn Daniels was quickly seen with a 2,613,927 all-in by Jason Koon. Daniels called for less, putting his remaining 1,211,410 into the pot and they turned the cards face-up with Daniels at risk,
Shawn Daniels: 
Jason Koon: 
The board rolled out 
and the ladies of Daniels scooped the pot for a complete double through Koon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,302,820
1,912,820
|
1,912,820 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,082,517
-2,017,483
|
-2,017,483 |
|
|
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Level: 38
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 37
: 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
It seems as if Niklas Astedt has a gravitational pull on the chips, having most pots head in his direction as of late.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,550,000
1,511,442
|
1,511,442 |
|
|
3,100,000
-568,927
|
-568,927 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,020,000
-486,505
|
-486,505 |
|
|
||
|
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1,390,000
-596,010
|
-596,010 |
|
|
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Level: 37
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500