Press Release – Los Angeles, April 11th 2016 GPL, Poker’s first esports inspired League which has brought together a diverse pool of 12 franchises from around the world – the New York Rounders, Las Vegas Moneymakers and Paris Aviators to name a few – welcomes Emmy, Saturn and Critic’s Choice award winning actor Aaron Paul [...]

We’ve seen some brilliant Week 1 poker action from the players of the twelve teams in the first matches of the Global Poker League season. Great bluffs, incredible folds, banter from players and from the commentary booth. We had access into the minds of the best poker players in the world. Even football legend Neymar Jr [...]

The first week of the Global Poker League is over, and in this week, we have learned a lot from your feedback. Not only to make the streams more fun and exciting but also you asked for more information and videos on the website and on our social media platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. [...]

Described as the Bad Boys of Poker, the New York Rounders and it’s manager Bryn Kenney, must be delighted to be the early leaders in the Americas Conference after the first week of 6-max sit-and-go and heads-up matches. Right from the start of Global Poker League Americas Conference play, Jason Wheeler came out blasting with [...]

The first week of 6-max and heads-up matches are behind us, and we have seen some surprising actions, plays, and run-outs of boards. Besides the gameplay, we’ve also enjoyed the banter between both players and our commentary duo Sam Grafton and Griffin Benger. In the EurAsia conference, we see the Hong Kong Stars taking the [...]

GPL held its first ever matches in the Eurasian and Americas Conference on April 5th – the culmination of a years’+ worth of planning to begin a sports formatted poker league. With Sam Grafton and Griffin Benger in the commentary booth and tens of thousands of viewers on various streaming platforms, we kicked off the inaugural [...]

Online 6-Max Structure Online / Summer Series Heads-Up Structure Regular Season Points Structure Home vs. Away Teams (in HU and in 6-Max) – Rules Online 6-Max Structure Game Clock: 13 minutes per player with no time bank per Sit-N-Go. Hot Seat: If a player reaches 0 seconds on their game clock they are put into [...]

With just six more days until the start of the first season of the Global Poker League, four team managers have already announced their Wildcard picks. Paris Aviators – Alexandre Luneau & Fabrice Soulier The first team to announce their picks was the Paris Aviators of team manager Fabrice Soulier. Fabrice will join his own [...]

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 [...]