Hand 17: Marvin Rettenmaier received a walk in the big blind.
Hand 18: Action folded to Igor Yaroshevsky on the button who found a monster; he made it 1,000 with his . Marvin Rettenmaier in the small blind called with his , Haxton called from the big blind with .
The flop came and both blinds checked to Yaroshevsky. Team Ukraine made a continuation bet of 1,500 and Rettenmaier got frisky and raised to 4,100. Haxton, having flopped an open ended, thought for a bit and cold called. Yaroshevsky thought for some time and needed a timebank to make up his mind. He consulted with the rail and eventually called.
The on the turn helped no one. Rettenmaier seemed to know enough and checked. Haxton checked as well. Yaroshevsky checked in position.
The on the river completed the board and Rettenmaier gave it some deep thoughts before checking with just 5 seconds left. With the pot at 15,600, Haxton also needed much of his timebank. Haxton bet 12,000 and Yaroshevsky had the decision. Again he needed much of his time and eventually folded his overpair.
Rettenmaier really wanted to call but couldn't make up his mind in the end. His hand was declared dead when he ran out of time.
It's over! Team France has been knocked out after losing all three heads-up matches in the quarter finals and Team Russia will come into the semifinals in second position.
The final two hands of the match between Sylvain Loosli and Vladimir Troyanovskiy were riveting, and went as following. First Loosli shoved for 9,300 and Troyanovskiy called.
Loosli:
Troyanovskiy:
The board ran out and the entire French team erupted in a celebration as their hopes of advancing to the next round were still alive. On the very next hand however Loosli was all in again, and that showdown went as following while he was still the short stack.
Loosli:
Troyanovskiy:
The flop brought and that triggered a huge cheer from Team Canada who now had a virtual lock on making the next round. The turn was the and with that it was all over. The river was the and Team France was knocked out of the Global Poker Masters.
The match between Eugene Katchalov and Dario Sammartino had gone back and forth, with both doubling up and doubling down more than once. Just now the match ended though, with another lucky turn to make the difference.
Katchalov had a slight advantage in chips, and pushed all in from the button. Dario Sammartino made the call from the big blind.
Eugene Katchalov:
Dario Sammartino:
The flop came and didn't do anything for anyone. The on the turn made all the difference, giving Katchalov a huge edge going to the river. The on the river was a blank and Katchalov and Sammartino shook hands.
Team Canada's hopes of winning the first ever Global Poker Masters World Cup are still alive! Marc-Andre Ladouceur has just pulled off a very impressive victory over Marvin Rettenmaier and that means that all eyes are now on Sylvain Loosli.
On the last hand of the match Rettenmaier moved all in for 14,850 and Ladouceur called.
Ladouceur:
Rettenmaier: .
The flop brought and while Team Germany hit an eight it was Team Canada who remained in the lead after hitting top pair. The turn was the and the river the knocking out Rettenmaier.
All the pressure is now on Marc-Andre Ladouceur in his match up against Marvin Rettenmaier after Jonathan Duhamel lost against George Danzer. Andrew Chen had already lost against Ole Schemion and so far Canada remains at the bottom of the standings.
Duhamel moved all in before the flop for 9,550 and Danzer made the call.
Danzer:
Duhamel:
The board ran out and Duhamel was knocked out.
Ladouceur has to win and Sylvain Loosli has to lose against Vladimir Troyanovskiy in order for Team Canada to advance.
Team France is now officially in trouble, as Paul Tedeschi just lost against Anatoly Filatov. France has now lost two matches and the pressure is now on Sylvain Loosli who's playing against Vladimir Troyanovskiy.
On the final hand of the match Tedeschi was all in before the flop for 12,550 and Filatov had him dominated.
Filatov:
Tedeschi:
Filatov put his sunglasses on before the dealer brought out the flop and said, "If the seven comes you will not see how I cry," and everybody watching cracked up laughing.
The flop brought and Filatov maintained his lead.
"Let me take a selfie," Filatov joked, as he took a selfie with the board in the background when the dealer put the on the turn.
The river was the and that secured another win for Team Russia against Team France.
Bertrand Grospellier folded himself all the way down to just 1,600 chips before calling all in when Ivan Soshnikov put him at risk once more.
Grospellier:
Soshnikov:
Grospellier shook his head, as he couldn't get anything going all match, and the board ran out to give Team Russia the victory. Team France is now in trouble, as they are near the bottom of the standings.
Giuliano Bendinelli is undoubtedly the front-runner in the MVP race for the 2015 Global Poker Masters has he just won his heads-up match against Team Ukraine's Igor Yaroshevsky.
Just now Bendinelli bet 700 on a flop after Yaroshevsky had checked. Yaroshevksy check-raised to 2,200 and Bendinelli put his opponent all in. Yaroshevsky had about 8,000 total and he called all in.
Bendinelli:
Yaroshevsky:
The board ran out , and Bendinelli took down this heads up battle for Team Italy.
Ole Shcemion inquired about Chen's stack before the hand, and the Team Canada player answered he played around 10,000.
Schemion then opened for 650 from the button. Chen glanced at his cards, announced all in, and was beaten into the pot by Schemion who slammed his on the table. Chen tabled .
The cameras buzzed, Schemion and Chen played around with their cards for a bit, and Schemion wished his opponetn "Bon Chance!"
"You folded a five?" Chen jokingly asked Ivan Soshnikov right next to him.
The flop came and George Danzer started singing "Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole!" from two tables over.
The on the turn made things exciting, but the on the river was a blank and Chen was eliminated.
. Marvin Rettenmaier in the small blind called with his 
, Haxton called from the big blind with 
.
and both blinds checked to Yaroshevsky. Team Ukraine made a continuation bet of 1,500 and Rettenmaier got frisky and raised to 4,100. Haxton, having flopped an open ended, thought for a bit and cold called. Yaroshevsky thought for some time and needed a timebank to make up his mind. He consulted with the rail and eventually called.
on the turn helped no one. Rettenmaier seemed to know enough and checked. Haxton checked as well. Yaroshevsky checked in position.
on the river completed the board and Rettenmaier gave it some deep thoughts before checking with just 5 seconds left. With the pot at 15,600, Haxton also needed much of his timebank. Haxton bet 12,000 and Yaroshevsky had the decision. Again he needed much of his time and eventually folded his overpair.
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and the entire French team erupted in a celebration as their hopes of advancing to the next round were still alive. On the very next hand however Loosli was all in again, and that showdown went as following while he was still the short stack.
and that triggered a huge cheer from Team Canada who now had a virtual lock on making the next round. The turn was the 
and Team France was knocked out of the Global Poker Masters.
and didn't do anything for anyone. The 
on the turn made all the difference, giving Katchalov a huge edge going to the river. The 
and while Team Germany hit an eight it was Team Canada who remained in the lead after hitting top pair. The turn was the 
on the turn gave Dato a straight draw and Gnatenko litteraly held his breath.
on the river and Gnatenko cheered.
and Duhamel was knocked out.
and Filatov maintained his lead.
to give Team Russia the victory. Team France is now in trouble, as they are near the bottom of the standings.
on the turn made things exciting, but the 
on the river was a blank and Chen was eliminated.