2016 Global Poker League Finals

Pascal Lefrancois has defeated Sorel Mizzi in game #6 of the GPL championship.

Pascal Lefrancois remains undefeated in the cube and has been a massive boon to his team since arriving late in round one of the GPL playoffs. He continued his great play when he gradually built a lead over Sorel Mizzi before finishing him off to put the Montreal Nationals two wins away from becoming the first GPL Champions.

On one of the last few hands, Mizzi made a flush, holding the on a four-club board. He bet 26,000 of his remaining 170,000 on the river.

"Now would be a great time for one of those hero bluff all-in type situations," Mizzi said.

Lefrancois followed his advice, shoved all in and Mizzi folded. Lefrancois went on to win the match a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal Lefrancois	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Sorel Mizzi	Busted

Brian Rast defeated Jason Lavallee to bring the series to 3-2. Rast is now 5-1 in the cube throughout the playoffs with his only loss coming earlier in this series against Lavallee.

The hand that really decided this match came on hand #4 when Rast flopped a set of twos. Check out the clip below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	1,000,000 500,000	500,000
Jason Lavallee	Busted

Despite taking a lead early, Bill Perkins was unable to tie the series and instead Mike McDonald gave the Montreal Nationals a 3-1 series lead.

The final hand saw McDonald flop a set of nines against the queen-jack of Perkins. McDonald won two crucial all ins in order to take the lead and then eventually finish off Bill Perkins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	1,000,000 458,000	458,000
Bill Perkins	Busted

Mike McDonald came from behind to double up against Bill Perkins in a crucial game #4 of the GPL Championship.

Mike McDonald opened to 15,000 with and Bill Perkins three-bet to 48,000 with pocket queens. McDonald went all in and Perkins called. McDonald hit a king of the flop to take the lead and Perkins couldn't catch up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike McDonald	542,000 320,000	320,000
Bill Perkins	460,000 -317,000	-317,000

Bill Perkins was moving ahead of Mike McDonald in a pivotal heads up match. On this hand, McDonald opened to 24,800 with and Perkins called with . The flop came and both players checked the flop.

The turn was the and Perkins checked. McDonald bet 26,000 and Perkins called. The river was the and Perkins checked for a third time. McDonald bet 52,000. Perkins called and took a big lead over McDonald.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Perkins	777,000 260,000	260,000
Mike McDonald	222,000 -254,000	-254,000

Brian Rast has been crushing the GPL Playoffs so far, with five wins in five tries. Jason Lavallee entered game #3 as his opponent, this being his first match of the GPL Playoffs. Lavallee posted a solid heads up resume throughout the season and solidified the choice to substitute him in, when he beat Rast to give the Nationals a 2-1 series lead.

On the final hand, Rast shoved all in with king-high and Lavallee called with ace-high. Check out the clip below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Lavallee	1,000,000 372,000	372,000
Brian Rast	Busted

"I told myself I was going to fold the river."

Brian Rast limped the small blind with and Jason Lavallee raised to 34,580. Rast called.

The flop came and Lavallee bet 35,580. Rast called. The turn was the and Lavallee made a large bet, making it 102,870. Rast called again.

The river was the and Lavallee shoved all in for 317,000. Rast had him slightly covered, but this was basically for the match. Rast then took a huge chunk of his time bank to make his decision. Here is the video clip of one of the most important hands so far in the GPL Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Lavallee	628,000 109,000	109,000
Brian Rast	318,000 -148,000	-148,000