Moscow Wolverines vs. London Royals
Day 1 Completed
2016 Global Poker League Finals
Moscow Wolverines vs. London Royals
Day: 1
Moscow Wolverines Move on Beating the London Royals 4-1
Andrey Pateychuk finished off the London Royals beating Justin Bonomo heads up. The two players had their stacks even for most of the 31 hands. Then the cards basically decided the rest when Bonomo had 
and 20 big blinds.
Pateychuk had pocket queens and raised preflop to 10,000. Bonomo shoved all in and Pateychuk called. He flopped a set, then stayed ahead to win the hand and put the Moscow Wolverines through to the Eurasia Conference Final. They will play the winner of the Hong Kong Stars versus the Berlin Bears match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000 | 99,000 |
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Busted |
20 Hands and No Significant Movement
Justin Bonomo and Andrey Pateychuk are on hand 22 and the chips stacks haven't moved very much. Bonomo is facing elimination and is doing his best to keep the London Royals in the GPL Playoffs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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131,000 | 1,000 |
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93,000 | -7,000 |
Game #5: Justin Bonomo v. Andrey Pateychuk
Justin Bonomo steps into the cube with his team down 3-1 in the series. His opponent is Andrey Pateychuk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | 130,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
Yaroshevsky Wins, Wolverines Lead 3-1
The London Royals are on the brink of elimination after Igor Kurganov lost to Igor Yaroshevsky.
Kurganov got short stacked early and battled back until he got 
and went all in. Yaroshevsky called with pocket tens and held to give the top-seeded Moscow Wolverines a 3-1 series lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000 | 80,000 |
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Busted |
Kurganov Doubles to 20 Big Blinds
Igor Kurganov is battling back from ten big blinds and just doubled up with 
against the pocket fives of Igor Yaroshevsky. Kurganov flopped two pair and stayed ahead to earn the double up.
The players are approaching hand #50.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000 | -45,000 |
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74,000 | 45,000 |
Yaroshevsky Changes His Mind
Igor Yaroshevsky opened with 
and Igor Kurganov called with 
.
The flop came 
and both players saw the turn for 6,960. They both checked when the turn was the 
and Yaroshevsky called a Kurganov bet of 8,000 on the river. He had both fingers on his tablet and it looked like he might fold. He quickly tapped the call button and saw the good news that he won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000 | -5,000 |
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29,000 | 11,000 |
Yaroshevsky Has the Best of It So Far
Igor Yaroshevsky holds a large chip lead with 25 hands down in game #4. in one of the bigger hands of the match, Igor Kurganov three-bet to 8,700 with 
and Yaroshevsky four-bet with pocket nines. Kurganov called.
The flop came 
and Kurganov checked. Yaroshevsky bet 18,620 and Kurganov called. The turn was the 
and Kurganov checked again. This time Yaroshevsky shoved all in and Kurganov folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 70,000 |
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18,000 | -82,000 |
Game #4: Igor Yaroshevsky v. Igor Kurganov
Igor Kurganov is right back in the cube for game #4. He just gave the London Royals their fist win and is looking to make it two in a row against Igor Yaroshevsky.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000 | -100,000 |
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100,000 | -100,000 |
Kurganov Gets the Royals on the Board, Wolverines Lead 2-1
Igor Kurganov took about twenty more hands to eliminate Andrey Pateychuk after he hit an ace on the flop to beat Pateychuk's pocket kings.
The final
hand saw the two players get all in on the queen-high flop. Kurganov held the better queen and hit two pair on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000 | 30,000 |
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Busted |