Pascal Lefrancois showed up just in time to even the series against Jonathan Jaffe. The two players stayed fairly even and eventually got all in preflop, and Lefrancois had the best of it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
119,000
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119,000 |
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Busted | |
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Neither player has taken too big a lead during the first 20 hands of match #4. Jonathan Jaffe has managed a small lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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113,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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81,000
-19,000
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-19,000 |
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Jonathan Jaffe is in the cube again, after winning his first match against Mike McDonald. This time he faces Pacal Lefrancois, who was supposed to be his match #1 opponent, but Lefrancois hadn't arrived from Canada yet.
Lefrancois is in the cube now to face Jaffe. The two players both start with 100,000 thanks to a penalty for Lefrancois missing his first match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | |
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100,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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Mike McDonald just won match #3 by beating Faraz Jaka and making the series 2-1 in favor of the San Francisco Rush.
McDonald got all in with pocket sevens against the ace-queen of Jaka and flopped a set, leaving Jaka with only two big blinds.
Jaka doubled up on the next hand, when he went runner-runner to a diamond flush to come from behind. Shortly after that it was McDonald who came from behind with runner-runner diamonds to take the match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
129,000
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129,000 |
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Busted | |
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Faraz Jaka has taken the lead against Mike McDonald in match #3. He bet 19,000 with a set of jacks and McDonald called.
The board read 
and McDonald checked to Jaka. He bet 2,440 and McDonald called. The turn was the 
and McDonald check called again, this time for 7,120. Finally, the river brought the 
and McDonald check called Jaka's 19,480 on the river and McDonald called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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129,000
29,000
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29,000 |
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101,000
-29,000
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-29,000 |
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Mike McDonald is back int he cube for match #3 and this time he's facing Faraz Jaka. McDonald filled in for Pascal Lefrancois and only started his first match with 100,000. This time he starts with 130,000 to Jaka's 100,000, but Jaka and his San Francisco Rush hold the 2-0 lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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100,000 | |
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Phil Galfond secured match #2 for the San Francisco Rush, beating Marc Andre Ladouceur. Galfond started with fewer chips, and was down to ten big blinds before he doubled up two times to take the chip lead.
Ladouceur doubled through Galfond to even the stacks, coming from behind to make a flush against Galfond's pocket nines. Galfond had nines again on the final hand and took out Marc Andre Ladouceur to give his team the 2-0 lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
Phil Galfond doubled up two times. First, he doubled with kings against the 
of Marc Andre Ladouceur and then he doubled again a few hands later when Ladouceur three-bet shoved preflop with ten-high. Galfond is now in the lead and has the San Francisco Rush poised to take a 2-0 lead.
The blinds are moving fast on hand 35 and there are only 32 big blinds in play, so Ladouceur can definitely turn things around and possibly even things up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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100,000
-86,000
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-86,000 |
Marc Andre Ladouceur took a big lead in match #2 of the GPL Playoffs. Ladouceur held 
and made a full house on the river and Galfond raised to 38,000 with ace-high. Ladouceur shoved all in and Galfond folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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186,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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44,000
-52,000
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-52,000 |
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Marc Andre Ladouceur and Phil Galfond are about 18 hands into their heads up match and only 4,000 chips have changed hands. Ladouceur jumped ahead early, but Galfond got some back when he got pocket tens.
Ladouceur had 
and hit a seven on the 
flop. Both players checked and the board paired on the turn with the . Ladouceur checked and Galfond bet 5,000. Ladouceur called.
The river was the and both players checked. Galfond won the hand with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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134,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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96,000
-4,000
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-4,000 |
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