EURASIA 6-max
Day 2 Completed
2016 Global Poker League Week 9
EURASIA 6-max
Day: 2
Hong Kong Stars' Guo Dong has won match 118 in the Global Poker League. He won the second 6-max heat of the day of the Eurasia Conference by beating Igor Yaroshevsky heads up.
Dong recovered very well from an early exit in the first match of the day. He came back and took revanche by raking in the seven points for first place.
The second heat looked nothing like the first encounter. Dario Sammartino, second in heat one, was the first one to leave, followed quickly by the winner of the first heat, Dominik Nitsche.
Liv Boeree scored her second fourth place of the day before Alexandre Luneau was eliminated in third. Yaroshevsky started the one on one battle with 100,000 chips, against Guo Dong's 50,000 points.
Dong quickly turned the tables and never looked back. The first all-in of the heads up match was the deciding one and Dong got the maximum score. Helping his team to a tied second place in the league table.
Results GPL Match 118
| Place | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guo Dong | Hong Kong Stars | 7 points |
| 2 | Igor Yaroshevsky | Moscow Wolverines | 5 points |
| 3 | Alexandre Luneau | Paris Aviators | 3 points |
| 4 | Liv Boeree | London Royals | 2 points |
| 5 | Dominik Nitsche | Berlin Bears | 1 point |
| 6 | Dario Sammartino | Rome Emperors | 0 points |
The Moscow Wolverines now have a commanding 17-point lead over both, the London Royals and Hong Kong Stars.
GPL Eurasia Conference League Standings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow Wolverines | 130 |
| 2 | London Royals | 113 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Stars | 113 |
| 4 | Paris Aviators | 108 |
| 5 | Rome Emperors | 101 |
| 6 | Berlin Bears | 100 |
Igor Yaroshevsky was blinded down to 42,000 chips in the 1,500/3,000-level. Guo Dong limped in from the button with 
and Yaroshevsky decided to go for it with his 
. Dong called immediately and was in good shape to win this heat.
The board ran out an uneventful 
and Yaroshevsky had to settle for second place.
Yaroshevsky is probably not very disappointed about his second place. His five points increase the Moscow Wolverines lead in the Eurasia Conference standings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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Busted | |
Guo Dong has the command in this heads up battle so far. He won a couple of nice pots, which gave him the chiplead. Yaroshevsky isn't hitting much and it looks likes he is waiting for a spot to get it in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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95,000
47,100
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47,100 |
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55,000
-47,100
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-47,100 |
Alexandre Luneau had 27,000 points left, which he put on the line with 
. Igor Yaroshevsky, who looked to have some connectivity problems, directly made the call with 
.
The board gave Luneau a pair, but the 
wasn't much of a help. The Frenchman was sent to the rail and raked up 3 points for his third place.
Yaroshevsky didn't only get the chips of Luneau but also half of his 14-minute game clock. As well as the chips, he could use the time very well. After his time out he was left with only eight seconds on his own clock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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102,100
12,300
|
12,300 |
|
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47,900
-5,100
|
-5,100 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Just like the last heat, Liv Boeree has ended this tournament in fourth place. In the 800/1,600-level she was down to only 8,600 points.
Guo Dong raised from under the gun to 3,558 and Boeree went all-in. Dong quickly called.
Liv Boeree: 
Guo Dong: 
The 
flop gave Boeree a straight draw, but Dong had the clubs. The turn and the river were no help to Boeree and she was eliminated in fourth. She scores another two points for the London Royals.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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53,000
18,642
|
18,642 |
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|
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Busted | |
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Dominik Nitsche couldn't pull off a double win today. He just busted in fifth in the second 6-max heat of the Eurasian Conference.
While holding 
he saw a flop with Igor Yaroshevsky. The Moscow Wolverines player flopped big with his 
when the 
appeared. Nitsche called a bet with his overcards.
The 
turn got him in trouble and he couldn't get rid of his hand anymore. On the 
river he called a shove and was eliminated in fifth place.
The single point Nitsche scores in this heat, brings the Berlin Bears' score up to 100 points, but they are still in sixth and last place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,800
44,800
|
44,800 |
|
Busted | |
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Dario Sammartino ended up second in the first heat of this day, but he wasn't that lucky in the second 6-max tournament as he just busted in sixth.
Alexandre Luneau raised it up, before Sammartino decided to go all in for 15,000 points with . Igor Yaroshevsky had an easy call with .
Sammartino was in big trouble and the 
didn't help him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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45,000
25,765
|
25,765 |
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Busted | |
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The second 6-max heat of the day is underway. The same competitors as in match 117 are playing this heat.
Dominik Nitsche, the winner of the last heat, has drawn first blood by winning a big pot from Liv Boeree. Nitsche had on a 
board, which won against Boeree's 
.
Guo Dong started off better than last heat, in which he was the first to go. The Hong Kong Stars player won a nice pot against Dario Sammartino and is the chip leader at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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34,358
34,358
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34,358 |
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29,970
-120,030
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-120,030 |
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27,362
27,362
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27,362 |
|
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19,235
19,235
|
19,235 |
|
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18,645
18,645
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18,645 |
|
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17,580
17,580
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17,580 |
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