Level 8
: 1,750/3,500, 500 ante
The field has grown to 301 entrants with 161 players remaining. This means that the $1.5 million guarantee was already crushed with nearly two hours of late registration remaining.
2021 GG Spring Festival
H-38: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Level 8
: 1,750/3,500, 500 ante
Aki "Seabossss" Virtanen open-jammed for 19,281 from the hijack. Fedor Holz called from the small blind before Christian Rudolph jammed from the big blind. Holz called off for about 166,000 in total and the three players showed their cards.
Aki "Seabossss" Virtanen: 
Fedor Holz: 
Christian Rudolph: 
Holz collected his first bounty after neither player connected on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
358,881
140,583
|
140,583 |
|
||
|
357,144
-170,250
|
-170,250 |
|
276,142
-12,400
|
-12,400 |
|
259,321
202,053
|
202,053 |
|
||
|
224,431
39,135
|
39,135 |
|
202,939
329
|
329 |
|
Busted | |
Level 8
: 1,750/3,500, 500 ante
Dario Sammartino opened for 7,700 from under the gun and got called by "Marco_damme" from the cutoff, Rainer Kempe from the small blind, and Elio Fox from the big blind.
Kempe led out for 7,000 on the 
flop. Elio Fox called off for his short-stack of 6,428 and the other two players called as well.
The 
turn brought more action with Kempe betting 46,724. Sammartino folded and "Marco_damme" called.
Kempe then jammed the 
river for 124,569 and "Marco_damme" quickly folded. Kempe turned over 
for a set. This was more than enough to collect Fox's bounty who held .
Fox re-entered after the hand for his second bullet in the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,315
69,640
|
69,640 |
|
259,040
-25,133
|
-25,133 |
|
254,917 | |
|
||
|
176,528 | |
|
|
||
|
159,725
-48,970
|
-48,970 |
|
111,170
-46,835
|
-46,835 |
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
Level 8
: 1,750/3,500, 500 ante
Level 7 began with 290 entrants and 166 players remaining. The tournament is just 10 entries away from meeting the $1.5 million guarantee. At this point seems like a foregone conclusion that it will happen and now it is just a matter of how big the prize pool will grow.
"SixthSenSe" was in the lead to start Level 7. Here is a look at the top five stacks at the time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
642,206
-25,093
|
-25,093 |
|
607,689
103,091
|
103,091 |
|
|
527,394
64,632
|
64,632 |
|
|
441,346
46,640
|
46,640 |
|
408,081
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,750/3,500
Ante: 500
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 450 ante
Marius Gierse opened for 6,600 from early position before they called a three-bet by Brunno Botteon from the small blind to 26,100.
Botteon fired out for 27,228 on the 
flop before he called a jam by Gierse to 116,474.
Marius Gierse: 
Brunno Botteon: 
Gierse held an over-pair to the board but it wasn't as good as his opponent's over-pair. Neither the 
turn nor the river changed anything at this point and Botteon collected Gierse's $1,250 bounty.
Gierse re-entered after the hand for his second bullet of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,781
139,324
|
139,324 |
|
100,000
-21,874
|
-21,874 |
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 450 ante
Rodrigo Selouan opened for 6,000 from early position before he called a three-bet jam by Kamel Mokhammad from the small blind for 97,150.
Kamel Mokhammad:
Rodrigo Selouan:
Mokhammad was looking good for a double but the poker gods weren't on his side as the 
board gave Selouan a set. Mokhammad didn't immediately re-enter after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
415,581 | |
|
|
226,457
226,457
|
226,457 |
|
124,208 | |
|
|
121,874 | |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 450 ante
Just before the blinds increased, Fedor Holz opened for 5,750 from early position and was called by Christian Rudolph from one seat over and Kevin Paque in the cutoff. Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet jammed for 98,250 from the big blind. Holz called off for around 69K and Rudolph called them both.
Fedor Holz: 
Yuri Dzivielevski: 
Christian Rudolph: 
The 
board was safe enough for Holz to triple up. Meanwhile, Dzivielevski stayed alive by winning the side pot with both players taking a small chunk off Rudolph's still large stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
462,762
-98,600
|
-98,600 |
|
|
218,298
118,298
|
118,298 |
|
|
||
|
|
57,268 | |
|
|
||
Level 7
: 1,500/3,000, 450 ante
"SixthSenSe" was in the lead to start Level 7 with Christian Rudolph about a starting stack behind for second place.
The level began with 278 entrants and 180 players remaining. This means the tournament is just 22 players away from meeting its generous $1.5 million guarantee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
667,299
151,625
|
151,625 |
|
584,692
96,240
|
96,240 |
|
|
561,362
-40,858
|
-40,858 |
|
|
504,598
29,800
|
29,800 |
|
|
394,706
53,582
|
53,582 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 450