Under the watchful eyes of an interested poker world, the Global Poker League has entered it's draft phase yesterday, and we can now take a closer at the teams competing for the inaugural GPL title. The draft took place in Beverly Hills, California, and saw 203 players declare themselves eligible for the draft. The teams […]
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Global Poker League: 12 teams and managers announced
Fews days ago, Alex Dreyfus announced the full list of the managers that will run the 12 teams to take part in the first-ever Global Poker League (GPL). Celina Lin will be taking control of the Hong Kong Stars. The GPI project has become one of the most interesting developments in poker within the last few years, and the GPL branch […]
Will the Global Poker League change televised poker forever?
Playing poker standing up, without a deck of cards, inside a transparent sound proof cube? Reading about the latest creation from GPI mastermind Alex Dreyfus, you'd think that someone was talking about an alternate poker reality. These bold and creative shake ups of poker are becoming more commonplace since the Global Poker League (GPL) idea […]
“Sportify Poker”: GPI Announces the Global Poker League
Tournament poker is undoubtedly entering a new stage in it's development, and has been ever since the GPI was formed. Number of titles won or money earned are no longer seen as the most accurate way to tell who is good and who is great: GPI is the new reference. The next stage, according to GPI […]