New York Rounders vs. Sao Paulo Mets
Dia 1 Concluído
2016 Global Poker League Week 9
New York Rounders vs. Sao Paulo Mets
Dias: 1
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Byron Kaverman defeated Tom Marchese by winning the final heat. The players split the first two heats, so it all came down to the last game. Kaverman came out victorious and takes down this heads-up match, 2-1.
In this final heat, Marchese took the chip lead. Kaverman was all-in and at risk, but managed to survive. He completed his comeback by hitting a king in the last hand.
Kaverman did limp in from the button with 
. Marchese decided his 
was good enough to push in his 33,000-stack, equalling twenty big blinds. Kaverman made the call.
Marchese had the best hand, but that didn't last long. The 
-flop gave Kaverman the lead and it stayed that way after the 
-turn and 
-river.
Kaverman scores six points for his Sao Paulo Metropolitans, bringing their total up to 126 points. They are now solely third in the Americas conference, three points clear of Marchese's New York Rounders.
GPL Americas Conference League Standings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Nationals | 153 |
| 2 | LA Sunset | 147 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo Metropolitans | 126 |
| 4 | New York Rounders | 123 |
| 5 | San Francisco Rush | 107 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Moneymakers | 97 |
[And that's it! Byron Kaverman wins the last game and the match. Final score Mets 6, Rounders 3 points. pic.twitter.com/H8mhQoDs9x
— Global Poker League (@gpl) 22 september 2016
In about 45-minutes time, the final match of the evening will take place. Jake Cody takes on Jonathan Jaffe in a battle between the Las Vegas Moneymakers and the San Francisco Rush. Stay tuned for live action from that match.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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Eliminado | |
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Byron Kaverman was down to 20,000 chips in the 600/1,200-level but just found his much needed double up.
Tom Marchese pushed all-in with 
and Kaverman didn't waste much time before calling with 
.
Marchese did flop a king, but Kaverman hit trips on the 
-board. The on the turn and 
-river weren't of any danger for Kaverman, who doubled to 41,000 chips.
In the next couple of hands he won several sizeable pots and has now taken the chip lead.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
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||
|
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35,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |
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Tom Marchese has taken the chip lead in this final heat. He already won some small pots, before he raked in a sizeable pot with top pair.
Byron Kaverman raised it up preflop. He made it 2,400 to go in the 300/600-level with 
. Marchese called holding 
.
The flop gave both a pair with 
. Both players checked and the 
fell on the turn. Marchese fired out a pot size bet of 4,900 and Kaverman called.
The river was the 
and Marchese overbet all-in. Kaverman took his time, but folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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||
|
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34,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
||
The third and last heat of this match has started. Will it be Tom Marchese or Byron Kaverman to walk away with a victory in this match?
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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Tom Marchese keeps the New York Rounders hopes alive for a victory in this match. He won the second heat and the game is level now.
In the last hand, blinds were up to 1,000/2,000 and Byron Kaverman had 38,000 chips left. Tom Marchese decided his 
was good enough to push Kaverman all-in and the Sao Paulo Mets player made the call, holding 
.
Kaverman was in a good spot to find a double up, but Marchese made a straight on the turn when the board ran out 
.
Marchese did not only level the match but also scored three points for the New York Rounders.
The final heat will be the decider in this match.
[And it's 1-1 between the Rounders and the Mets. Who is going to win this match? Last game starting now: https://t.co/dyoLQAyFKL pic.twitter.com/lWuVRvNU5I
— Global Poker League (@gpl) 22 september 2016
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
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Eliminado | |
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Byron Kaverman lost a few small pots in the last hands and now has 32,000 chips left, which is 20 big blinds. Not only his stack size could cause trouble for Kaverman, but he is also running out of time again. He has four minutes left on his game clock, while Marchese has almost 14 minutes for his remaining actions in this heat.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
32,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
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This second heat looks a lot like the first one. Like last time, Marchese was down early but managed to come back to an even stack.
Marchese had 
, while Byron Kaverman was holding 
. The flop gave 
and with 8,160 in the middle, Marchese made a bet of 4,080. Kaverman check-called.
On the 
-turn Kaverman check-called another half pot bet, before folding to a 15,000 bet on the 
-river.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
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48,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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Like the first heat, Tom Marchese is down early in the match.
He just tried a big bluff, but got picked off by Byron Kaverman.
Marchese had and missed his straight draw on a 
-board. He fired a pot sized bet of 11,000 chips on the river, but Kaverman had rivered a pair of aces with and made the call.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
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|
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28,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
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Game two of this heads-up match started a few moments ago. Can Tom Marchese level this match?
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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