Montreal Nationals vs. LA Sunset
Day 1 Completed
2016 Global Poker League Week 9
Montreal Nationals vs. LA Sunset
Day: 1
Ladouceur Defeats Busquet, Keeps Nationals on Top
Marc-Andre Ladouceur has won this heads-up match in the Global Poker League Americas conference. The Montreal Nationals player defeated Olivier Busquet: 2-1.
In the third and final heat, Ladouceur took the chip lead early on and didn't look back. In the final hand, Busquet was all-in with 
and had to hold against Ladouceur's 
.
The 
-flop immediately brought disaster for the LA Sunset. Ladouceur flopped two pair and the 
-turn sealed the deal. The meaningless river was the 
.
Thanks to the victory in this match the Montreal Nationals increase their lead in the Americas conference. They now have 153 points, while the LA Sunset add three points to their total, bringing them on 147 points.
[Game over! Montreal Nationals win 2-1 and stay on top in the Americas Conference. pic.twitter.com/k5vGhGBwwm
— Global Poker League (@gpl) 22 september 2016
The GPL-action continues in about an hour when Sao Paulo Metropolitans Byron Kaverman takes on Tom Marchese for the New York Rounders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | 20,000 |
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Busted |
Ladouceur Takes Big Lead in Game 3
The third heat has been well underway, but the stream was down for a while. It's back up now and Marc-Andre Ladouceur has a commanding chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000 | -20,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Ladouceur Levels the Match
This first heads-up battle of the day is a tight one. Marc-Andre Ladouceur just levelled the match by winning the second heat.
Olivier Busquet was down to 25,000 chips when Ladouceur opened to 2,225 in the 500/1,000-level. Ladouceur had and Busquet made the call, holding 
.
Busquet check-called a 2,770-bet on the 
-flop, which gave him top pair. He turned two pair with the 
, but that gave Ladouceur a straight.
Busquet check-called the 6,470-bet and check-called a third time when the came down on the river. This time Ladouceur put his opponent all-in for his remaining 15,000 chips.
Busquet saw the bad news and both won one heat now. The three points Ladouceur raked in for his Montreal Nationals bring them back to the top of the Americas conference.
[Montreal Nationals back in the league lead again. Marc-Andre wins game 2. pic.twitter.com/eSzGstSBrC
— Global Poker League (@gpl) 22 september 2016
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | 26,600 |
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Busted |
The GPL-app
The people of the GPL are working hard to get the stream back in the air. Meanwhile, you can take a moment to take a look at the Global Poker League App.
Follow all the action, view the standings, get the latest news and much more by downloading the GPL TV App. You can download it for Android and IOS.
Video of the Big Pot
While we are waiting for the stream to be restarted, the Global Poker League released a clip of the hand that gave Marc-Andre Ladouceur the chip lead in this second heat.
["Hope he doesn't have 76" Ladouceur wins a huge pot. Can LA make a comeback? pic.twitter.com/blHkYhQmgu
— Global Poker League (@gpl) 22 september 2016
Ladouceur Leads Second Heat
The stream was back up for a moment and we could take a look at both players chip stacks.
It seems like Olivier Busquet has lost a big pot to Marc-Andre Ladouceur. The Montreal Nationals manager is leading this heat with almost three-quarters of the chips in play in his stack.
The Global Poker League stream went down before we could see one hand of play. The GPL has paused this game because of the technical difficulties.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,400 | 23,400 |
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26,600 | -23,400 |
Back in a Few Minutes
The technical issues are solved and the stream will be back up in a few minutes.
Second Heat Started
The second heat started a few minutes ago, but it seems like there are some technical problems with the Global Poker League stream.
There are no live images at the moment and we are waiting for the stream to return.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | -50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Eigths Give Busquet 1-0 Lead
Olivier Busquet just scored the first three points of this match. He won the first heat of this heads-up battle against Marc-Andre Ladouceur.
In the last hand, Ladouceur went all-in with 
and Busquet quickly called with his 
.
Ladouceur needed an ace, but the 
-board didn't provide any help.
Busquet is looking to add another win to his impressive Global Poker League career so far. He now scored 51 points in the GPL and his team, the LA Sunset, are now tied with Ladouceur's Montreal Nationals for the top spot in the Americas conference.
[Olivier Busquet wins game 1. Montreal Nationals & LA Sunset now both on 147 points. 6 more points to win in this match. #GPL pic.twitter.com/BQ0ctpyti5
— Global Poker League (@gpl) 22 september 2016
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000 | 20,000 |
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Busted |