2016 Global Poker League Finals

Global Poker League Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Global Poker League Finals

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$100,000
Event Info
Entries
2

Mizzi Has a Lead, Looking to Extend the Series

Sorel Mizzi flopped a full house and then got paid off when he bet the river. He is now in the lead against Pascal Lefrancois with the blinds getting pretty big at this point in the match. Lefrancois, who is undefeated so far in the GPL playoffs will have to get a little lucky if he wants to close out the series and remain undefeated.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
660,000 160,000
Pascal Lefrancois ca
Pascal Lefrancois
WSOP 1X Winner
212,000 -288,000

Lavallee Beats Rast, Nationals Leads 5-3

Jason Lavallee won his second of three matches against previously undefeated Brian Rast. Lavallee and Rast have offered some of the best heads up play of the finals so far. Lavallee now puts the Montreal Nationals one game away from being the first-ever GPL Champions.

On one of the key hands, Jason Lavallee limped the small blind and Brian Rast checked his option.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Rast bet 22,000 with {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Lavallee called with {9-Spades}{5-Spades}.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and Rast bet again, this time making it 55,000. Lavallee called.

The river was the {10-Spades} and Rast bet a third time. He bet 129,800. Lavallee agonized for about one and a half minutes before calling and winning the hand with a pair of fives.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Lavallee ca
Jason Lavallee
1,000,000 519,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Bill Perkins Comes From Behind This Time, Beats Mike McDonald to Make it 4-3

Bill Perkins got all in and at risk with ace-ten against the ace-queen of Mike McDonald.

Perkins felt that it was just more of his poor luck against McDonald, but a ten on the flop gave him the lead and he didn't look back. He eventually would go on to defeat McDonald and make it 4-3 in the best-of-eleven series.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
1,000,000 567,000
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Mike McDonald Running Hot, Takes Lead From Perkins

Bill Perkins bet 22,000 on a {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop. Mike McDonald raised to 55,000 holding {8-Spades}{7-Spades} for trip eights.

Perkins had {7-Clubs}{5-Hearts} for a flopped two pair and three-bet to 137,500. McDonald just called, leaving 131,000 behind.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and the two got all in. McDonald had a full house and Perkins could not catch up.

Player Chips Progress
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
EPT 1X Winner
549,000 328,000
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
433,000 -327,000