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.
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100,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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