Kaverman Wins First Heat
Two succeeding pots gave Byron Kaverman the victory in the first heat of this heads-up match.
In the first hand, Kaverman had 
and lured Tom Marchese into the pot. Preflop he made the minimum raise to 4,800 and Marchese called with 
.
Marchese check-called three streets on 
and was left with only 15,000 chips.
In the next hand, Marchese pushed all-in with 
, but was dominated by the 
from Kaverman, who had to call quickly, because he ran out of time.
He needed a king to survive, but the board ran out an uneventful 
, handing Kaverman the win in this first heat.
[Byron wins with just 2 seconds timebank left! 1-0 for the Sao Paulo Metropolitans. Game 2 starting now: https://t.co/9iVyrewZyq pic.twitter.com/GXV25JwTDh
— Global Poker League (@gpl) 22 september 2016
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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