Another Day, Another GGPoker Spring Festival Win for Niklas Astedt
Another Day, Another GGPoker Spring Festival Win for Niklas Astedt

This is starting to get ridiculous. For the third consecutive day, former #1-ranked Niklas Astedt navigated his way to a win in a GGPoker Spring Festival event. Those three wins have earned the Swedish superstar a combined $279,247.37.

This time around Astedt outlasted 104 other entries in Event #25-H ($5,250 PLO-NL Bounty) to win $140,464.75. His win came at the expense of runner-up Dario Sammartino, who would have completed a two-win day of his own had he not run into the buzzsaw that is Astedt. Sammartino banked $48,929.06 for his performance and coming in third place gave ‘yfii-bestcrypto’ a $45,347.16 bankroll boost.

Sammartino couldn’t have been too disappointed, however. The Italian and 2019 World Series of Poker runner-up beat 87 other players on his way to victory in Event #23-H ($25,500 Super High Roller) for a $508,447.84 payday. After losing to a former #1 earlier, Sammartino beat out the current #1-ranked player, Yuri Dzivielevski, for the title. Dzivielevski earned $391,973.06. Russia’s Anatoly Filatov took third for $302,180.28.

MickeyMouse‘ turned Event #20-H ($1,050 High Rollers Main Event) into their own personal magic kingdom on Thursday, beating 548 other entries before chopping with Igor D’Ursel. ‘MickeyMouse’ ended up with the title and $84,261.53 while D’Ursel actually out-earned them by grabbing $84,886.93. Rui Bouquet took home $54,357.02 as the third place finisher.

Tom Delaine beat Viktor Ustimov heads-up to grab the win in Event #22-H ($525 Forty Stack) for $55,801.16 while Ustimov had to settle for $43,018.55. ‘DontTiltGG‘ finished one position below Ustimov and won $33,164.46.

Andrii Novak put on a bounty hunting showcase on Thursday, outlasting the 153 other players in Event #24-H ($10,300 Thursday Thriller Bounty) to collect an impressive $352,068.09. Runner-up Sami Kelopuro earned nearly 1/3 of Novak’s score, taking home $122,696.01 while Ami Barer came in third place but earned more than Kelopuro thanks to the bounties collected. Barer banked $138,023.78 which is more than $15,000 more than Kelopuro.

LottoLarry‘ cashed in a winning ticket by topping the 295-entry field in Event #26-H ($1,050 Turbo) for $60,524.63. ‘888WTB02‘ came in second place for $45,386.97 while Class Segebrecht took third for #34,035.42.

Event #20-H ($1,050 High Rollers Main Event)
Entries: 550
Prize pool: $550,000

  1. MickeyMouse – $84,261.53
  2. Igor d Ursel – $84,886.93
  3. Rui Bouquet – $54,357.02

Event #22-H ($525 Forty Stack)
Entries: 775
Prize pool: $387,500

  1. Tom Delaine – $55,801.16
  2. Viktor Ustimov – $43,018.55
  3. DontTiltGG – $33,164.46

Event #23-H ($25,500 Super High Roller)
Entries: 88
Prize pool: $2,200,000

  1. Dario Sammartino – $508,447.84
  2. Yuri Dzivielevski – $391,973.06
  3. Anatoly Filatov – $302,180.28

Event #24-H ($10,300 Thursday Thriller Bounty)
Entries: 154
Prize pool: $1,540,000

  1. Andrii Novak – $352,068.09
  2. Sami Kelopuro – $122,696.01
  3. Amichai Barer – $138,023.78

Event #25-H ($5,250 PLO-NL Bounty)
Entries: 105
Prize pool: $525,000

  1. Niklas Astedt – $140,464.75
  2. Dario Sammartino – $48,929.06
  3. yfii-bestcrypto – $45,347.16

Event #26-H ($1,050 Turbo)
Entries: 295
Prize pool: $295,000

  1. LottoLarry – $60,524.63
  2. 888WTB02 – $45,386.97
  3. C Segebrecht – $34,035.42