GPL Results, Standings, and Schedule After Week 4: Filatov Unleashes for Moscow

April 29, 2016

Mo Nuwwarah

Welcome to the weekly rundown of the Global Poker League here on PokerNews. In this space, all of the past week's results from the GPL will be listed, followed by league standings and a look at the following week's schedule.

The big mover in the Americas Conference in Week 4 of the GPL was Maria Ho's L.A. Sunset. They put up 15 points, moved from fourth place to third, and now sit just four points back of the leading Montreal Nationals. It was all thanks to Olivier Busquet, who showed he's a formidable warrior on the felt as well as in the cage. First, he topped a six-max match to secure seven points before getting fourth in the second one. Then, matched up with Tom Marchese in the heads-up match on Thursday, Busquet prevailed 2-1 to secure another six points.

Speaking of Marchese, his Rounders slipped from first to second after a six-point week. Like Busquet, it was "Big Cheese" suited up for all of his team's appearances this week. In addition to his loss to Busquet, Marchese booked fourth-place and fifth-place finishes in his six-max appearances, enabling the Nationals inch past the Rounders into first.

With his team sitting in third place in the EurAsia Conference, Moscow Wolverines team manager Anatoly Filatov took it upon himself to drag his team up the standings as he powered an 18-point week that's jumped his team up to first. Filatov shined in the six-max portion, with first- and second-place finishes to secure 12 points. Then, he bested Vanessa Selbst of the London Royals 2-1 to get six more.

The Rome Emperors tried to split their action between Todd Brunson and Walter Treccarichi, but the two combined for a brutal point total of one. Treccarichi scored the lone point with a fifth-place finish in six-max before he took the goose egg in the second match. Then, Brunson was tabbed to face Jeff Gross — who grabbed a hefty 17 points for the Berlin Bears this week — and was promptly swept 3-0. The one-point showing, combined with the Bears' leap, means the Emperors are stuck in the basement after Week 4.

Week 4 Results

Place	Player	Team	Points
Match 1	6-Max
1	Alex Luneau	Paris Aviators	7
2	Anatoly Filatov	Moscow Wolverines	5
3	Jeff Gross	Berlin Bears	3
4	Chris Moorman	London Royals	2
5	Walter Treccarichi	Rome Emperors	1
6	Celina Lin	Hong Kong Stars	0


Match 2	6-Max
Place	Player	Team	Points
1	Anatoly Filatov	Moscow Wolverines	7
2	Jeff Gross	Berlin Bears	5
3	Celina Lin	Hong Kong Stars	3
4	Chris Moorman	London Royals	2
5	Alex Luneau	Paris Aviators	1
6	Walter Treccarichi	Rome Emperors	0


Match 3	6-Max
Place	Player	Team	Points
1	Olivier Busquet	L.A. Sunset	7
2	Darren Elias	Sao Paulo Mets	5
3	Anton Wigg	San Francisco Rush	3
4	Tom Marchese	New York Rounders	2
5	Jonathan Little	Las Vegas Moneymakers	1
6	Jason Lavallee	Montreal Nationals	0


Match 4	6-Max
Place	Player	Team	Points
1	Anton Wigg	San Francisco Rush	7
2	Scott Ball	Las Vegas Moneymakers	5
3	Jason Lavallee	Monreal Nationals	3
4	Olivier Busquet	L.A. Sunset	2
5	Tom Marchese	New York Rounders	1
6	Darren Elias	Sao Paulo Mets	0


Match 5	Heads-Up
Player	Team	Wins	Points
Anatoly Filatov	Moscow Wolverines	2	6
Vanessa Selbst	London Royals	1	3


Match 6	Heads-Up
Player	Team	Wins	Points
Randy Lew	Hong Kong Stars	2	6
Bertrand Grospellier	Paris Aviators	1	3


Match 7	Heads-Up
Player	Team	Wins	Points
Jeff Gross	Berlin Bears	3	9
Todd Brunson	Rome Emperors	0	0


Match 8	Heads-Up
Player	Team	Wins	Points
Thiago Nishijima	Sao Paulo Mets	2	6
Jonathan Jaffe	San Francisco Rush	1	3


Match 9	Heads-Up
Player	Team	Wins	Points
Olivier Busquet	L.A. Sunset	2	6
Tom Marchese	New York Rounders	1	3


Match 10	Heads-Up
Player	Team	Wins	Points
Jason Lavallee	Montreal Nationals	2	6
Scott Ball	Las Vegas Moneymakers	1	3

Standings

Place	Team	Points	Wins
Americas Conference
1	Montreal Nationals	47	5
2	New York Rounders	46	4
3	L.A. Sunset	43	4
4	Las Vegas Moneymakers	40	1
5	Sao Paulo Metropolitans	39	2
6	San Francisco Rush	37	4

EurAsia Conference
Place	Team	Points	Wins
1	Moscow Wolverines	53	6
2	Paris Aviators	51	5
3	Hong Kong Stars	46	4
4	Berlin Bears	39	2
5	London Royals	35	3
6	Rome Emperors	28	0

Next Week's Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Match
May 3	12 p.m.	Eurasia 6-Max
	1:40 p.m.	Eurasia 6-Max
	3:30 p.m.	Americas 6-Max
	5:10 p.m.	Americas 6-Max
May 4	12 p.m.	Hong Kong Stars vs. Rome Emperors
	2:30 p.m.	Berlin Bears vs. London Royals
	5 p.m.	Paris Aviators vs. Moscow Wolverines
May 5	1 p.m.	New York Rounders vs. Sao Paulo Metropolitans
	3:30 p.m.	L.A. Sunset vs. Montreal Nationals
	6 p.m.	Las Vegas Moneymakers vs. San Francisco Rush