2015 GPI Global Poker Masters

World Cup
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 GPI Global Poker Masters

Final Results Event Info
Entries
10
Level Info
Level
13
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
1,000

Mizzi Busted in Third, Haxton and Yaroshevsky Remain

Level 4
Isaac Haxton - Igor Yaroshevsky
Isaac Haxton - Igor Yaroshevsky

Sorel Mizzi was third in chips when he just moved all in before the flop in a three-handed game against Isaac Haxton and Igor Yaroshevsky. Haxton went into the tank for a very long time to figure out what the correct math on the decision was, but ultimately he called.

Haxton: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Mizzi: {J-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Mizzi was knocked out giving Haxton a big chip advantage to secure a victory.

Tags: Igor YaroshevskyIsaac HaxtonSorel Mizzi

Lunkin and Ladouceur Depart

Level 4

Almost at the same time, Vitaly Lunkin and Marc-Andre Ladouceur were shoving before busting.

Ladouceur moved all in for 17,000 with {7-Spades}{8-Diamonds} from the button and was called by Erwann Pecheux in the big blind, who held {a-Clubs}{4-Spades}. The board ran {q-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Team Canada earned a single point for the fourth-place finish.

Lunkin had a similar amount when he moved all in from the small blind with {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Man of the day, Giuliano Bendinelli, was in the big blind with {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and made the call. The board ran {6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. He's now heads up with Oleksandr Gnatenko.

Tags: Erwann PecheuxGiuliano BendinelliMarc-Andre LadouceurOleksandr GnatenkoVitaly Lunkin

Price Earns Important Double Up, Gruissem Bubbles

Level 4

Oliver Price just doubled with his {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} against Igor Yaroshevsky's {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}. The board ran out {9-Hearts}{A-Spades}{7-Spades}{A-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Price got his 15,000 something stack times twice.

Not much later, Philipp Gruissem busted on the same table. He shoved from the small blind with {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Isaac Haxton in the big blind called with {A-Spades}{3-Spades}. The board ran out {6-Clubs}{J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and the German made his exit in fourth.

The remaining four players are awarded points; Mizzi (Canada), Haxton (United States), Yaroshevsky (Ukraine) and Price (United Kingdom) are still in over at table 1.

Tags: Igor YaroshevskyIsaac HaxtonOliver PricePhilipp GruissemSorel Mizzi

Katchalov Almost Secures Team Ukraine Win

Level 4

If Eugene Katchalov folds every hand from now on he will secure the first victory for Team Ukraine, and 9,000 very important points to stay alive in this event.

Katchalov was all in for this tournament life against Olivier Busquet in a heads-up showdown.

Katchalov: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Busquet: {A-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and Katchalov locked up an almost certain Team Ukraine win in this heat.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovOlivier Busquet

Busquet Takes Out Schemion and Filatov

Level 4

We were down to just four players on the featured table and on back-to-back hands we just went down to two.

First it was Ole Schemion who was all in against Busquet and the showdown went as following.

Busquet: {J-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Schemion: {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{10-Spades} and Schemion was knocked out in fourth place. On the next hand it was Filatov who was all in for his tournament life against Busquet.

Busquet: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Filatov: {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{J-Clubs}{K-Spades} and Eugene Katchalov is now heads up against Busquet.

Tags: Anatoly FilatovOle SchemionOlivier Busquet

Heat 4 Update

Level 4

Here's a list of the amount of players per country still playing in Heat 4.

CountryActive Players
Team United States3
Team Germany2
Team Ukraine2
Team Canada2
Team Italy2
Team Russia2
Team United Kingdom1
Team France1

The toughest table remaining is Table 1 where all countries except for Russia, France and Italy are still active.

Price Doubles With the Nuts

Level 4

Oliver Price shoved from the cutoff for 5,700 and big blind Philipp Gruissem looked at one card and made the call with his {A-Hearts}.

Price showed {J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} but Gruissem still only showed one card and wanted to see the board before having to know if he even needed the second.

The flop was pretty good for Gruissem with {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and the {A-Diamonds} on the turn was looking pretty as well.

The {10-Diamonds} fell on the river though, leaving Gruissem no card able to save him as Price had the nuts. Gruissem turned out to have {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and doubled Price.

Tags: Oliver PricePhilipp Gruissem

"I Have A Good Feeling About This One"

Level 4
Sorel Mizzi
Sorel Mizzi

Paul Tedeschi, Philipp Gruissem and Sorel Mizzi got their chips in before the flop.

Paul Tedeschi: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Philipp Gruissem: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Sorel Mizzi: {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Mizzi: "I have a good feeling about this one"

{A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}

Mizzi: "That just about ends it"

{A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs} | {J-Hearts}

Mizzi: "Oh, there's hope"

{A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}{J-Hearts} | {9-Clubs}

Mizzi: "Dang!"

Mizzi tripled up while Tedeschi busted. Gruissem still has plenty of chips left.

Tags: Paul TedeschiPhilipp Gruissem