AMERICAS 6-max
Day 1 Completed
2016 Global Poker League Week 9
AMERICAS 6-max
Day: 1
Maria Ho wins GPL Match 119
Maria Ho has won the first 6-max heat in the Global Poker League Americas conference after the summer break. Ho was off to a good start which ended in her winning the tournament and scoring seven points for the LA Sunset.
Xuan Liu playing for the Montreal Nationals was the first one to go. She lost a lot of chips to Scott Ball early in the heat and eventually busted to Jason Mercier.
The card dead Kitty Kuo was the next one to leave. She first lost a huge pot with 
against the 
from Byron Kaverman. Who eliminated her a few hands later.
Kaverman was the man in command after busting Scott Ball in fourth. When he hit an eight on the river with his ace-eight against Ball's ace-ten.
Still, Kaverman was next to go. He was crippled by Jason Mercier and eliminated by Maria Ho.
Mercier took an early lead in the heads up, but still ended up short. He got trapped by Ho and never managed to recover.
Results GPL Match 119
| Place | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Ho | LA Sunset | 7 points |
| 2 | Jason Mercier | New York Rounders | 5 points |
| 3 | Byron Kaverman | Sao Paulo Metropolitans | 3 points |
| 4 | Scott Ball | Las Vegas Moneymakers | 2 points |
| 5 | Kitty Kuo | San Francisco Rush | 1 point |
| 6 | Xian Liu | Montreal Metropolitans | 0 points |
Ho's seven points get her team LA Sunset a lot closer to the top of the leaderboard. the Montreal Nationals are still leading but only with a four-point advantage.
GPL Americas Conference League Standings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Nationals | 145 |
| 2 | LA Sunset | 141 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo Metropolitans | 115 |
| 4 | New York Rounders | 113 |
| 5 | San Francisco Rush | 106 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Moneymakers | 97 |
No Luck For Mercier, Busted in Second
Jason Mercier has just busted in second place in the first 6-max heat of the Americas conference.
He lost a huge pot when Maria Ho set a trap with 
. She limped in from the button and Mercier shoved with 
. Ho called and was way ahead.
The 
-board didn't help Mercier and he was left with 7,000 chips, less than two big blinds.
He managed to double up twice, before he went all-in with 
and Ho called holding 
.
Mercier did hit a five, but there was also an ace on the 
-flop. The 
turn didn't help Mercier and the 
river couldn't save him either.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 73,000 |
|
Busted |
Ho Doubles Up
Maria Ho got it all-in with 
and was ahead against Jason Mercier's 
.
The board ran out 
and gave Ho the double up.
This heads up continues with almost even stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,000 | 34,000 |
|
|
73,000 | -34,000 |
Mercier Crushing Heads Up
Jason Mercier wins most of the pots in this heads up battle. He now has big chiplead, but this match isn't over yet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
107,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
43,000 | -39,000 |
Kaverman Busted in Third
Byron Kaverman was holding the chiplead, but a couple of hands later he was busted in third. He first lost a huge pot to Jason Mercier and was left with only 12,200 points in the 1,200/2,400-level.
He got those last chips in with his 
against the 
from Maria Ho.
Ho's ducks were good and they stayed good on the 
-board.
Kaverman scores 3 points for the Sao Paulo Metropolitans.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000 | 29,194 |
|
|
68,000 | 31,300 |
|
Busted |
Bad River Eliminates Scott Ball in Fourth
Scott Ball got it in good preflop with his 
against the 
of Byron Kaverman.
Ball was looking for a double up to 25,000 points, but the board decided otherwise. The 
ran out, saw Kaverman hit an eight on the river which eliminated Ball.
He rakes in two points for the Las Vegas Moneymakers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000 | 6,700 |
|
Busted |
Kuo Eliminated in Fifth Place
Kitty Kuo was crippled and than eliminated from this heat. She first lost with versus the from Byron Kaverman and was left with 1,660 chips by 1k/2k blinds.
In the next hand she doubled with 
against the from Scott Ball when the board ran out 
. But she was eliminated in the next hand.
Kaverman raised with from the under the gun position. Jason Mercier folded 
and Kuo made the call from the big blind holding .
She needed help to stay alive but the 
-board didn't provide the help she was looking for.
Kuo scores one point for the San Francisco Rush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,300 | 27,468 |
|
|
12,000 | -6,215 |
|
Busted |
Mercier Busts Liu in Sixth Place
Xuan Liu is the first one to be eliminated from this heat. Liu was left with 10,500 in chips and had to post the 1,600 big blind. The action was folded to Jason Mercier in the small blind and he put Liu all-in. The Montreal Nationals player made the call and she was at risk.
Jason Mercier:
Xuan Liu:
Liu was ahead, but it was close and the 
flop gave Mercier the better hand. The turn wasn't much of a help to Liu and neither was the river.
Liu left the tournament without scoring any points for her team, but the Nationals will remain on the top of the table of the Americas League.
[Xuan Liu out - No points for the Montreal Nationals. Five players left #GPL pic.twitter.com/YR3Ww3Z0ve
— Global Poker League (@gpl) September 20, 2016
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,700 | 19,926 |
|
Busted |
Ace on the River Helps Ho
Maria Ho opened from the cut off to 2,650 in the 600/1200-level with . Both Byron Kaverman 
and Scott Ball called from the blinds.
The flop was checked through. The on the turn gave Ball two pair. He bet 5,125 and Ho was the only caller. The river brought the which gave Ho a higher two pair.
Both players checked and Ho raked in the pot. The LA Sunset player won another pot from Ball shortly after and took the chiplead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,806 | 26,583 |
|
|
18,215 | -24,854 |