The team managers still have until the end of the month to select their wildcards. This gives us some time to dig in the social media accounts of all the teams and the players. Here are all the important accounts: Twitter Facebook Instagram Global Poker League   Teams Twitter Facebook Rome Emperors Montreal Nationals New [...]

Forget strategy, forget local focus, forget any logical reason any of the 12 Team Managers used in order to make each of their four individual selections on GPL Draft Day last Thursday. I’m taking a look at my personal favorite picks for each of the 12 GPL teams! Rome Emperors – Max Pescatori Mustapha Kanit [...]

In the midst of an electric atmosphere at the SLS Hotel in LA, the inaugural GPL draft played out live on Twitch under the watchful eye of hosts Joe Stapleton and Kara Scott, alongside live analysts Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth and Eric Danis. Rome Emperors – Max Pescatori Mustapha Kanit Dario Sammartino Timothy Adams Walter [...]

Each pick of the GPL draft was subject to the scrutiny of the analyst team lead by Joe Stapleton, consisting of the GPI’s Eric Danis and poker immortals Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth. With a marked difference in the outlook of each analyst, it lead to some lively debate. Hellmuth pressed strongly on his belief [...]

The SLS Hotel in Los Angeles played host to the 2nd edition of American Poker Awards hosted by the Global Poker Index. In attendance at the event were the most influential figures from across poker: business, media and players alike. Hosted by Kara Scott, the first awards of the night, which had been predetermined by [...]

The players competing in the Eurasian conference of the inaugural Global Poker League Season were confirmed last night during the GPL Draft at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Rome Emperors manager Max Perscatori went for a Roster consisting of Italians Mustafa Kanit, Dario Sammartino, and Walter Treccarichi, alongside Canadian Pro Timothy Adams. [...]

The players competing in the Americas conference of the inaugural Global Poker League Season were confirmed last night during the GPL Draft at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Marc Andre Ladouceur was able to secure a strong roster for his Montreal Nationals, opening with Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald, before adding former world Champion [...]

The Americas Conference will feature teams from three nations spanning a range of over 6,000 miles. The West Coast of America will see two teams represented in the GPL with Maria Ho’s LA Sunset and Faraz Jaka’s San Francisco Rush both looking the rule the roost in California. The East Coast is set to rally [...]

The Eurasian Conference of the GPL will be comprised of 6 teams spanning a geographical range of around 6,000 miles. Four of the teams will represent major European capitals in the heart of Europe: The London Royals, The Paris Aviators, The Berlin Bears and The Rome Emperors. Global powerhouse Russia will also be represented by [...]

Whilst drafting is a concept rather more familiar to sports fans on the North American side of the Atlantic, it represents an essential element of the GPL for all involved. The first stage of drafting process, the draft lottery, which randomly assigned the order in which the 12 team managers would select their draft choices, [...]