Americas Conference Final | 2016 Global Poker League Finals

11-30-2016 00:34 UTC-8

Game #4: Chance Kornuth v. Mike McDonald

Brentharrington

Chance Kornuth and Mike McDonald are heading into the cube to play their second match in this series. McDonald won the first on the way to Montreal taking a 2-0 series lead, but LA Sunset team manager Maria Ho got a win for her team bringing the series to 2-1.

Kornuth, who was undefeated in the cube before losing to McDonald earlier in the series, is looking to get back to his winning ways and tie the series up at two games apiece.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	260,000 -240,000	-240,000

Chance Kornuth	240,000 240,000	240,000

11-30-2016 00:30 UTC-8

Maria Ho Gets Her First Win, Sunset Still Trails 2-1

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Brentharrington

Maria Ho got her first win of the day, defeating Marc Andre Ladouceur in game #3 of the Americas Conference Final. The momentum shifted her way when she turned two pair against Ladouceur. Ladouceur fired three times and Ho called on the river to win a huge pot and take the lead. Just before she finished the match, she made a big river bet to put Ladouceur at risk. He folded the best hand and would be eliminated shortly after. You can watch the clip below.

She started to feel the time crunch and ended up in the Hot Seat for the second time today. When a player gets in the Hot Seat they only have four seconds to make their decisions before their hand is folded. She managed to win the match, playing only two hands in the hot seat. She shoved with king-high against Ladouceur's short stack and he called with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	500,000 168,000	168,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	Busted

11-30-2016 00:15 UTC-8

Maria Ho Makes a Big Call Has Ladouceur On the Ropes

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Maria Ho turned two pair and checked three times to Marc Andre Ladouceur.

Ho had against the and checked the flop. Ladouceur bet 9,900. Ho called and the came on the turn. She checked again and Ladouceur bet 26,250. Ho called.

The river was the and Ho checked again. Ladouceur bet 57,000 and Ho called. She took the chip lead on that hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	332,000 92,000	92,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	155,000 -105,000	-105,000

11-30-2016 00:06 UTC-8

Game #3: Marc Andre Ladouceur v. Maria Ho

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Brentharrington

The managers are next up for game three of the Americas Conference Finals. Maria Ho comes into the match needing to get a win with the LA Sunset down two games to zero. Marc Andre Ladouceur comes in with his team sitting with a comfortable lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	260,000
Maria Ho	240,000

11-29-2016 23:52 UTC-8

Pascal Lefrancois Puts Nationals Up 2-0

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Olivier Busquet shot out of the gate in game two, looking poised to win another match for his team. He got value from Pascal Lefrancois two times on the river, before he put in a big river bet with king-high. Lefrancois called with a pair and won the hand to take a big lead. On the final hand, Lefrancois shoved the river with a straight, putting Busquet at risk. Busquet called with a set of eights and fell to Lefrancois, giving the Montreal Nationals a 2-0 series lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	500,000 168,000	168,000

Olivier Busquet	Busted

11-29-2016 23:47 UTC-8

Lefrancois Makes Three Calls and Only Wins One

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Pascal Lefrancois made three calls in a row and lost the first two, before finally beating Olivier Busquet in a pot to take the chip lead. Busquet had built up a nice lead after two rivers where he bet the best hand and Lefrancois called. Finally, Lefrancois raised Busquet's flop bet holding only jack-high. Busquet called with king-high and Lefrancois hit a pair on the turn. Both players checked and Lefrancois checked again. Busquet bet big on the river, making it 42,000. Lefrancois called, but didn't seem thrilled.

He won the hand and took over the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	332,000 72,000	72,000

Olivier Busquet	171,000 -69,000	-69,000

11-29-2016 23:25 UTC-8

Game #2: Pascal Lefrancois v. Olivier Busquet

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Pascal Lefrancois earned all his points this season in heads up play. His opponent, Olivier Busquet earned a large majority of his teams heads up points and just closed out the previous series against the Sao Paolo Mets to put the LA Sunset in the Americas Conference Finals.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	260,000

Olivier Busquet	240,000

11-29-2016 23:22 UTC-8

Mike McDonald Wins Game 1 For the Montreal Nationals

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Chance Kornuth has finally lost a game in the cube and it came at the hands of Mike McDonald in game one of the Americas Conference Finals.

McDonald earned a big chip lead and was running out of time on his action clock. He quickly shoved queen-high and Kornuth quickly called with ace-high. McDonald hit a queen on the flop and stayed ahead to win the first game of the series.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	500,000 167,000	167,000

Chance Kornuth	Busted

11-29-2016 23:15 UTC-8

Kornuth Catches a Diamond to Double Up

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Mike McDonald flopped a set of kings against Chance Kornuth, who flopped a pair of kings. Kornuth bet 18,000 on the turn with a pair and a diamond flush draw and McDonald shoved all in. Kornuth took a moment to decide his next move and called. He hit a diamond on the river to complete a flush and earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	333,000 11,000	11,000

Chance Kornuth	153,000 46,000	46,000

11-29-2016 23:12 UTC-8

McDonald Holds the Lead in Game 1

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Mike McDonald and Chance Kornuth are more talkative than most of the players who have played so far today. McDonald has stretched out his lead and is up almost three to one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	322,000 62,000	62,000

Chance Kornuth	107,000 -133,000	-133,000