Global Poker League: Moscow Wolverines Lead the Way

Anatoly Filatov played in all matches of the fourth week for Moscow Wolverines, winning one 6-max, placing second in another, winning two head-to-heads, and scoring 18 out of 23 possible points. This performance helped Moscow Wolverines take the lead in the European conference, surpassing Paris Aviators by two points.

In other notable matches, Randy Lew (Hong Kong Stars) defeated Elky (Paris Aviators) with a score of 2-1, and Jeff Gross (Berlin Bears) defeated Todd Branson (Rome Emperors) with a score of 3-0. Olivier Busquet and Anton Wigg won 6-max matches in America. Randy Lew played 12 games over four weeks, scoring 21 points, while Olivier Busquet scored 27 points in 11 games, making him the most productive player.

Garik Yaroshovsky debuted in the fifth week of GPL, finishing third in his first match and losing a head-to-head to Liv Boeree. Chance Kornuth played his matches during a party celebrating the European Poker Awards, while Igor Kurganov played head-to-heads with Bill Perkins during a $25k high roller tournament the next day, winning 2-1. In the sixth round, Anatoly Filatov again achieved impressive results, winning one match and placing first in another. Brian Rast brought Berlin Bears 3 points in his debut. Martin Jacobson won one 6-max and lost another, while Fedor Holz placed second and third in his matches. Sergey Lebedev won 2-1 against Brian Rast, and Mustafa Kanit finished his match with George Danzer with the same score. Moscow Wolverines extended their lead with 82 points, followed by London Royals and Paris Aviators with 68 points each. Anatoly Filatov became the most productive player, scoring 33 points in 10 matches, while Olivier Busquet achieved the same result in 14 games. Sorel Mizzis debuted in the seventh week, finishing third in his first 6-max and receiving 2 points. Garik Yaroshovsky received 4 points for finishing fourth in his match. Alex Luna defeated Guo Dong in a head-to-head. Fedor Holz placed third and second in his matches. Andrey Pateychuk won one match against Wei Zhang. Igor Kurganov lost to Dario Sammartino with a score of 1-2. Sorel Mizzis defeated Davidi Kitai (Paris Aviators) with a score of 3-0. Olivier Busquet played from Jamaica while participating in SCOOP tournaments with his new girlfriend Samantha Abernathy. Jason Wheeler (New York Rounders) defeated Jake Cody (Las Vegas Moneymakers) with a score of 2-1.