Kaverman Takes Final Heat, Wins Match
Byron Kaverman defeated Tom Marchese by winning the final heat. The players split the first two heats, so it all came down to the last game. Kaverman came out victorious and takes down this heads-up match, 2-1.
In this final heat, Marchese took the chip lead. Kaverman was all-in and at risk, but managed to survive. He completed his comeback by hitting a king in the last hand.
Kaverman did limp in from the button with 
. Marchese decided his 
was good enough to push in his 33,000-stack, equalling twenty big blinds. Kaverman made the call.
Marchese had the best hand, but that didn't last long. The 
-flop gave Kaverman the lead and it stayed that way after the 
-turn and 
-river.
Kaverman scores six points for his Sao Paulo Metropolitans, bringing their total up to 126 points. They are now solely third in the Americas conference, three points clear of Marchese's New York Rounders.
GPL Americas Conference League Standings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Nationals | 153 |
| 2 | LA Sunset | 147 |
| 3 | Sao Paulo Metropolitans | 126 |
| 4 | New York Rounders | 123 |
| 5 | San Francisco Rush | 107 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Moneymakers | 97 |
[And that's it! Byron Kaverman wins the last game and the match. Final score Mets 6, Rounders 3 points. pic.twitter.com/H8mhQoDs9x
— Global Poker League (@gpl) 22 september 2016
In about 45-minutes time, the final match of the evening will take place. Jake Cody takes on Jonathan Jaffe in a battle between the Las Vegas Moneymakers and the San Francisco Rush. Stay tuned for live action from that match.
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was good enough to push Kaverman all-in and the Sao Paulo Mets player made the call, holding 
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and lured Tom Marchese into the pot. Preflop he made the minimum raise to 4,800 and Marchese called with 
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, but was dominated by the 
