Key Takeaways
- Each member of the winning team will receive a PokerStars Platinum Pass.
- Two of the team of five will be picked from online qualifiers, played on PokerStars India.
- The remaining three players will be chosen by their team managers on draft day from a pool of qualifying GPI-ranked players.
- Teams will compete in 6-max and Heads-up No Limit Hold’em poker matches online and live at GPL’s India studio.
The Global Player League, formally the Global Poker League, has teamed up with India’s Sachiko Gaming, the local operator of PokerStars India, to create a team-based poker league with the aim to promote poker as a mind sport.
The announcement came just a few days after PokerStars.IN officially launched.
“We are excited to have partnered with the largest poker brand in the world to bring our unique and leading league format in India,” said Alex Dreyfus, founder of Mediarex Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the GPL, to GLaws.in. “We hope to offer a unique experience to the poker communities and help building creative content promoting this skill game and sport.”
