Global Poker League Week 9: Dominik Nitsche, Guo Dong, Maria Ho and Mercier Win Matches

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After a post summer break, the Global Poker League resumed action yesterday with two heats in both the Eurasia and Americas conference. Dominik Nitsche, Guo Dong, Maria Ho and Jason Mercier won matches. The Moscow Wolverines now have a 17-point lead over the London Royals in the Eurasia conference, while the Montreal Nationals lead with a difference of just 3 points over the LA Sunset in the Americas conference.

Eurasia Conference Dominik Nitsche Wins GPL Match 117

Dominik Nitsche crowned himself the winner of the first match of Week 9 of the Global Poker League. By winning the first this 6-max heat he scored a big seven points for the Berlin Bears. Even with this win, the Bears were still in sixth and last place in the Eurasian Conference. Nitsche beat Dario Sammartino heads up turning a nine with queen-nine to beat the Italian’s treys.

Results GPL Match 117 Guo Dong wins GPL Match 118

Hong Kong Stars’ Guo Dong won match 118 in the Global Poker League. He won the second 6-max heat of the day of the Eurasia Conference by beating Igor Yaroshevsky heads up. Dong recovered very well from an early exit in the first match of the day. He came back and took revanche by raking in the seven points for first place.

The second heat looked nothing like the first encounter. Dario Sammartino, second in heat one, was the first one to leave, followed quickly by the winner of the first heat, Dominik Nitsche. Liv Boeree scored her second fourth place of the day before Alexandre Luneau was eliminated in third.

Yaroshevsky started the one on one battle with 100,000 chips, against Guo Dong’s 50,000 points. Dong quickly turned the tables and never looked back. The first all-in of the heads up match was the deciding one and Dong got the maximum score. Helping his team to a tied second place in the league table.

Results GPL Match 118

The Moscow Wolverines now have a commanding 17-point lead over both, the London Royals and Hong Kong Stars.

GPL Eurasia Conference League Standings

Americas Conference Maria Ho wins GPL Match 119

Maria Ho won the first 6-max heat in the Global Poker League Americas conference after the …

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