Don't count out the Sao Paulo Mets just yet - coming off a Thiago Nishijima sweep of Chance Kornuth, the Mets are almost certain to pickup a playoff spot, and they still have eyes on 2nd, trailing LA by 8 points

Playing from the lobby of his hotel in Jacksonville, Chance Kornuth's match was interrupted by a pair of three-time WPT Champions: Chino Rheem and GPL rival Anthony Zinno, of the Las Vegas Moneymakers

A crucial 3:0 win for Jason Wheeler of the New York Rounders sees his team move back in, at least temporarily, a playoff spot in the Americas Conference. San Francisco, who now trails the Rounders, plays their 42nd match later today.

It's do or die today for the Las Vegas Moneymakers as they need a clean sweep and a clean sweep only to stay in the race for the playoffs and final. The pressure is on Jonathan Little as he will face poker legend Phil Galfond. This match of the day is the last match today and will start at 6 PM ET / 0 AM CET. Today's other two matches are: Xuan Liu vs. Jason Wheeler (1 PM ET / 7 PM CET) and Thiago Nishijima vs. Chance Kornuth (3:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CET)

Daniel "Jungleman" Cates has won his heads-up match vs. Moscow Wolverines Andrey Pateychuk. The Bears now add 13 points to their score this week, taking them to fourth place in the league. Yet, nothing is decided in the Eurasia Conference.

Dan "Jungleman" Cates is at it again, returning to the GPL for the first time since the Summer Series in Las Vegas. Cates has won the first of three games vs. Moscow's Andrey Pateychuk, as the Bears remain a few points out of the playoffs

It's a "must win" match for Timothy Adams of the Rome Emperors as the team needs the most points possible in order to continue their standing in the crazy playoff race that has developed in the Eurasian Conference ... Rome v Paris: NEXT!

Igor Kurganov ended a two-match losing streak in fine fashion earlier today, beating Hong Kong Star Nanonoko heads-up. Kurganov's win sees London temporarily move into 2nd in the tight Eurasia Conference race

Although we're still a few weeks away from the end of the GPL regular season, the heads-up matches today mark the unofficial start to the playoffs in the Eurasian Conference where anyone can still finish first ... or last

The Montreal Nationals and the LA Sunset are the first teams that have qualified for the playoffs in Las Vegas. Congrats to both teams, the managers and the players. Just two more teams in the Conference will make it to the playoffs.