AMERICAS 6-max
Day 2 Started
2016 Global Poker League Week 9
AMERICAS 6-max
Day: 2
Same Line Up
The second match has started a couple of minutes ago. The same six players have taken a seat at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | -125,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
Liu Crippled After a Few Hands
It isn't Xuan Liu's day. She became sixth in the first heat and just had a very rough start in heat two.
It was Kitty Kuo who opened the action with a raise to 750 holding 
. Liu had 
and decided to call. Byron Kaverman woke up with 
and put in a three-bet to 2,475. Kuo made the call and Liu went in the tank.
"Sorry team, for maybe not scoring any points again", she told the viewers before she raised to 7,955. Kaverman went all-in for 21,720. Kuo folded and Liu made the call.
The board ran out 
and Liu was left with only 3,552 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,806 | 14,806 |
|
|
33,300 | 8,300 |
|
|
26,413 | 1,413 |
|
|
24,105 | -895 |
|
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21,815 | -3,185 |
|
|
2,912 | -22,088 |
Liu Doubles Through Ball
Xuan Liu is still in this heat, although she has to work with less than ten big blinds.
She had only five big blinds left in the 300/600-level when she was holding 
in the big blind. Scott Ball opened with 
and Liu was the only caller. Leaving her with only 1,300 chips left.
She played a stop-and-go by shoving on the 
-flop. Ball had to call, but couldn't knock Liu out. The 
and 
where in Liu's favor and she doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,458 | -6,842 |
|
|
5,549 | 2,637 |
Liu Misclicks Herself Back in Business
Xuan Liu is back in this heat thanks to another double up after a lucky misclick.
Kitty Kuo opened to 1,800 in the 400/800-level holding . Liu was to her direct left and missed the action and moved in for 5,500 chips with 
.
"Shoot, I totally missed that open. I was looking to the GPL Twitch stream", Liu explained her action.
Kuo made the call and Liu was at risk. The board provided the help she was looking for with 
, which gave Liu another double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,500 | 5,087 |
|
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13,000 | 7,451 |
Another Lucky Double For Liu
Just 20-minutes ago it looked like Xuan Liu was leaving today heats with no points at all, but now she is second in chips in this heat.
Like last time, she had some help from kings on the board to give her a double up. With the big blind of 1,200, Liu shoved all-in for 12,948 with 
. Scott Ball re-pushed dominating Liu with his 
and the rest of the table folded.
Ball was in good shape, but the 
-flop put Liu in front. The turn sealed the deal, although Ball was thinking he could hit a flush for a second. The irrelevant tho and Liu doubled for the third time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,446 | 15,446 |
|
|
23,395 | -3,063 |
Kaverman Sits Out, Misses Aces
Apparently chipleader Byron Kaverman is sitting out the last couple of hands. He just missed out on pocket aces, which immediately disappeared in the muck.
Ball Eliminated in Sixth Place
Scott Ball was one of the shorter stacks of the table with just 11,000 chips left in the 800/1,600-level. He was in the big blind with 
and decided he would call if Byron Kaverman shoved from the small blind.
"I think he's shoving extremely wide here, and he shoved six-eight earlier, so I'm definitely calling", Ball said.
Kaverman did shove with 
and indeed Ball called.
He had the best hand, but he was unlucky with the run out of the board. The 
-flop gave Kaverman a pair of jacks and that sealed the deal. Because neither the 
turn or the river could help Ball.
"This was not our day", was Ball's final comment before he left the table in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,923 | 26,117 |
|
|
Busted |
Ho Flops Quads, Busts Kuo in Fifth
Kitty Kuo had just 9,000 in chips left and got it all-in with against the 
of Maria Ho.
Kuo was immediately drawing dead when the flop hit the table. Ho flopped quads on the -board. The on the turn and the -river where irrelevant.
Kuo raked in just one single point for the San Francisco Rush in this heat. She did the same in the first match by finishing fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,908 | 5,803 |
|
|
Busted |
Mercier Gets Unlucky, than Double Back Up
Jason Mercier first lost with against the 
of Maria Ho, when the board ran out 
giving Ho a flush.
He was left with only 16,000 chips in the 1,200/2,400-level, but doubled right back with against the of Byron Kaverman. The board bricked out and Mercier was back in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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55,600 | -10,323 |
|
|
48,661 | 18,753 |
|
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33,680 | 11,865 |
|
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12,030 | -16,416 |