Alexandre Luneau raised from the cut off to 1,720 in the 400/800 level. From the small blind Domink Nitsche put in a three-bet to 6,800 with . Boeree folded here big blind and Luneau called with his .
Nitsche continued for 5,000 on the flop and Luneau made the call. The flop looked like the money card for Luneau with the but it actually got him in trouble with a lower two pair.
Nitsche bet 6,000 into the 25,000 pot and Luneau called again. Nitsche than shoved on the river and Luneau quickly called and saw the bad news.
Shortly after his big pot against Dominik Nitsche, Alexandre Luneau founds himself all-in with against the from Liv Boeree.
The Paris Aviators player was in trouble and didn't get much help from the board. The flop, which gave Luneau a pair of nines, but he lost to Boeree's pair of queens.
On a flop Dominik Nitsche put the pressure on Liv Boeree by shoving all in with his for a combo draw. Boeree was holding with only 15,000 chips left and 6,000 already in the middle. She tanked for a while and elected to call.
Boeree was in trouble and needed an ace or a king to stay alive. The turn and river where no help to here and she was eliminated in fourth place, raking in only two points for the London Royals.
From the button Dario Sammartino put Igor Yaroshevsky to the test by raising all-in. The Moscow Wolverines player made the call and was at risk with his . Sammartino showed and was clearly ahead.
The flop gave Yaroshevsky some additional outs. The turn made it even better, but the river wasn't one of his outs with the .
Dario Sammartino was left with a little over ten big blinds in the 1,200/2,400-level when he got it all in preflop. He was holding and had a coinflip against Dominik Nitsche's .
The flop wasn't too much of a worry for Sammartino with , but the turn gave Nitsche a bigger pair. The river wasn't the escape route Sammartino was looking for and he finished this heat in second place.
Dominik Nitsche has crowned himself the winner of the first match of Week 9 of the Global Poker League. By winning this 6-max heat he scores a big seven points for the Berlin Bears.
Even with this win the Bears are still in sixth and last place in the Eurasian Conference, but they are closing in on the other teams. This win keeps their hopes alive for a place in the GPL Playoffs.
Results GPL Match 117
Place
Player
Team
Points
1
Dominik Nitsche
Berlin Bears
7 points
2
Dario Sammartino
Rome Emperors
5 points
3
Igor Yaroshevsky
Moscow Wolverines
3 points
4
Liv Boeree
London Royals
2 points
5
Alexandre Luneau
Paris Aviators
1 point
6
Guo Dong
Hong Kong Stars
0 points
The third place of Igor Yaroshevsky increased the lead of the Moscow Wolverines by one point. They now have a 14-point lead over the London Royals.