2016 Global Poker League Finals

LA Sunset vs. Sao Paulo Metropolitans
Day: 1

Run It Again, Kornuth and Bauer Battle Again

Now that Olivier Busquet has tied the series, Chance Kornuth and Joao Bauer are next to enter the cube. The series is tied 2-2 and the winner of this series will face the top seeded Montreal Nationals.

Kornuth won the first meeting and will be looking to put his team ahead three games to two.

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Kornuth
120,000
-110,000
-110,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Joao Bauer
110,000
110,000
110,000

Busquet On Top

Olivier Busquet leads Darren Elias in game #4 of the GPL Playoff series between the LA Sunset and the Sao Paolo Mets.

Elias currently has about 13 big blinds and will be hard pressed to secure his second win today.

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Olivier Busquet
185,000
65,000
65,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Darren Elias
39,000
-71,000
-71,000

Thiago Nishijima Puts the Mets Up 2-1

Thiago Nishijima took game three of the series after he got all in with queen-high against the ace-high of Maria Ho. Ho was the first person to reach the Hot Seat. Each player is allotted 18 minutes of total time to make decisions and when that time is up, the players have four seconds to make any one decision.

There was a little confusion when she entered the Hot Seat, since Ho didn't realize she had run out of time. Her hand was folded quickly after and on the next hand she quickly got all in with ace-jack.

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Thiago Nishijima
230,000
110,000
110,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Maria Ho
Busted

Maria Ho Flops a Flush

Maria Ho has extended her lead in game three of the GPL Playoff series between the LA Sunset and the Sao Paolo Mets. She held {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and flopped the nut flush against the pocket kings of Thiago Nishijima.

After the hand, Nishijima was left with roughly 26 big blinds.

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Maria Ho
159,000
39,000
39,000
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Thiago Nishijima
66,000
-44,000
-44,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Kornuth Evens the Series

Chance Kornuth and Joao Bauer have played the longest match in the GPL Playoffs so far approaching 50 hands. Kornuth won a big hand with ace-nine against ace-five, leaving Bauer with ten big blinds.

Bauer then doubled up two times before finally getting all in with jack-ten against the ace-king of Kornuth. Despite flopping a jack, Bauer couldn't fade the {k-Spades} on the river and Kornuth evened the series at one game apiece.

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Chance Kornuth
230,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Joao Bauer
Busted

Joao Bauer Wins a Bunch With Aces, Has The Lead

Chance Kornuth was beating Joao Bauer in game two and then pulled off his first four bet of the match. Unfortunately for Kornuth, Bauer was holding pocket aces.

Kornuth had {j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and made it 31,550 preflop against Bauer with a four bet. Bauer called and by the end won a big pot that put him in the lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Joao Bauer
149,000
39,000
39,000
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Chance Kornuth
75,000
-45,000
-45,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching