GGPoker Spring Festival Wraps Up With Nearly $180 Million Paid Out
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The GGPoker Spring Festival, the poker site’s biggest series ever, is now in the books with more nearly $180 million paid out over three weeks. And it’s just the beginning of what’s to come for the poker site promoted by Daniel Negreanu.
The GGPoker Spring Festival was one of the biggest in online poker history. (Image: Twitter)
Negreanu isn’t the only big name affiliated with GGPoker. Fedor Holz, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, and others represent the site, and the affiliation with high-profile players is clearly paying off.
Yuri Dzivielevski was the chip leader going into the nine-handed final table, closely followed by
Daniel Dvoress. Neither was able to build on their impressive start and become the final champion of the GG Spring Festival.
The final table lost a player when
Konstantin Maslak shoved for 9.5 big blinds with and lost a coinflip against Dzivielevskiâs
.
Dzivielevski was the executioner against in a cooler hand that saw
âxyzpokerâ hit the rail in eighth-place. xyzpoker must have been rubbing his hands together in delight after looking down at and seeing Dzivielevski all but min-raise in front of him. Delight turned to despair when the Brazilian snap-called xyzpokerâs 8.5 big blind three-bet all-in, doing so with
Coleman eliminated by Leikkonen
The action commenced with a button min-raise to 800,000 by David Coleman and Markus Leikkonen elected to defend the big blind. The flop brought and Leikkonen check-called for 860,000. That exact action repeated on the turn for 400,000 and Leikkonen also checked the river.
Coleman moved all-in for nearly two times the pot and jammed for 8,380,428, nearly 21 big blinds. Leikkonen snap-called and had set the trap with for sixes full. Coleman went down with a gusty bluff, holding just
. The American poker pro had to settle for the runner-up spot and takes home $502,622.
For nosebleed heads-up cash game player Leikkonen, the festival ends with a victory and top prize of $651,821. A full recap of today s action is to follow.
The
2021 GG Spring Festival has officially concluded and the second-biggest online poker festival of all times so far has seen a fitting end in
Event H-108: $10,300 Super MILLION$. Out of a field of 347 entries, only nine players returned for the final day. In the end, it was
Markus Leikkonen who earned the largest slice of the $3,470,000 prize pool after defeating
David Coleman in heads-up.
While the real name of Leikkonen may not be a staple hold in the poker scene, the Finnish poker pro is a nosebleed heads-up cash game specialist. And he certainly showcased his talents in a one-sided duel with Coleman to claim the top prize of $651,821. His opponent had to settle for a consolation prize of $502,622 while Brazil s
Yuri Dzivielevski was the chip leader going into the nine-handed final table, closely followed by
Daniel Dvoress. Neither was able to build on their impressive start and become the final champion of the GG Spring Festival.
The final table lost a player when
Konstantin Maslak shoved for 9.5 big blinds with and lost a coinflip against Dzivielevskiâs
.
Dzivielevski was the executioner against in a cooler hand that saw
âxyzpokerâ hit the rail in eighth-place. xyzpoker must have been rubbing his hands together in delight after looking down at and seeing Dzivielevski all but min-raise in front of him. Delight turned to despair when the Brazilian snap-called xyzpokerâs 8.5 big blind three-bet all-in, doing so with