2016 Global Poker League Finals

LA Sunset vs. Sao Paulo Metropolitans
Day: 1

LA Sunset vs. Sao Paulo Metropolitans

Day 1 Completed

La Sunset Moves on to Americas Conference Finals, Beats Sunset 4-3

Olivier Busquet was LA Sunset manager Maria Ho's pick to bring home the win in game seven and he delivered. Thanks to the seeding, Busquet started with 10,000 more chips and that lead only grew from there. He beat Thiago Nishijima to hand Nishijima only his second heads up match loss of the GPL season.

The LA Sunset will now face top seed, Montreal Nationals in the Americas Conference Final.

Player Chips Progress
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Olivier Busquet
230,000
68,000
68,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Thiago Nishijima
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Busquet Leading in Game 7

Olivier Busquet has been whittling away at the stack of Thiago Nishijima so far in the deciding match of the GPL Playoffs first round matchup.

Busquet won a big pot when he flopped top two and Nishijima flopped top pair. Then Nishijima had {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and flopped a flush draw against the top pair of Busquet. Neither player improved and Nishijima's stack is only getting shorter.

Player Chips Progress
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Olivier Busquet
162,000
42,000
42,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Thiago Nishijima
60,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Game #7: Olivier Busquet v. Thiago Nishijima

The LA Sunset have sent Olivier Busquet into the cube to play the deciding game of this GPL Playoff series. The Sao Paolo Mets have selected Thiago Nishijima, who has won six heads up matches in a row, including two today against Sunset Manager Maria Ho.

Busquet split two games against Darren Elias in this series and Nishijima swept Maria Ho to bring the series to seven games.

Player Chips Progress
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Olivier Busquet
120,000
-110,000
-110,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Thiago Nishijima
110,000
-120,000
-120,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Thiago Nishijima is Up Early

They are just 14 hands into game #6 and Thiago Nishijima has an overwhelming lead. Maria Ho is sitting with just 12 big blinds.

Nishijima had {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and opened to 3,500. Ho three bet to 13,400 with {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Nishijima called. He flopped top pair and that was the beginning of the end for Ho in game six.

Player Chips Progress
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Thiago Nishijima
184,000
74,000
74,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Maria Ho
38,000
-82,000
-82,000

Game #6: Maria Ho v. Thiago Nishijima

Maria Ho has a chance to send her LA Sunset through to the Americas final with a heads up win against Thiago Nishijima. Nishijima won the first match earlier today and has won his last five heads up matches in the GPL.

The Sunset are the second seed from the Americas conference. The first seed, Montreal Nationals are already through to the conference final and one more win could pit one against two.

Player Chips Progress
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Maria Ho
120,000
120,000
120,000
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Thiago Nishijima
110,000
-120,000
-120,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Kornuth Puts LA Up 3-2

Chance Kornuth turned trip threes and shoved the river aginst Joao Bauer in game #5. Bauer called with middle pair and Kornuth had him covered. Kornuth has earned two of the Sunset's three wins and has put them in a good spot to move on to face the Montreal Nationals in the Americas final.

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Kornuth
230,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Joao Bauer
Busted

Kornuth On Top

Chance Kornuth flopped top pair and Joao Bauer flopped bottom pair. By the time the two players got to the river, Kornuth shoved all in and Bauer called, doubling Kornuth up. On the next hand, Kornuth said he had some technical issue and meant to check, but either way he took the double up and is sitting with almost 30 big blinds against the 11 big blinds of Bauer.

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Kornuth
150,000
69,000
69,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Joao Bauer
60,000
-79,000
-79,000