Buoyed by PokerStars Sponsorship, the Global Poker League Enters its Final Stage Buoyed by PokerStars Sponsorship, the Global Poker League Enters its Final Stage
Key Takeaways
  • After over 170 matches spread over twenty weeks, 72 players, twelve teams and over 300 hours of digital content, the regular season for the first ever Global Poker League has completed.
  • The series now moves onto the playoff stage, where eight teams—four in each division—will convene in Las Vegas in November for three days of live play.
  • For Alex Dreyfus—the driving force behind the league with the vision to “sportify poker” and his drive to bring forth “pokertainment” (he’s also a lover of of neologisms), it has been no easy ride.

After over 170 matches spread over twenty weeks, 72 players, twelve teams and over 300 hours of digital content, the regular season for the first ever Global Poker League has completed.

The series now moves onto the playoff stage, where eight teams—four in each division—will convene in Las Vegas in November for three days of live play.

For Alex Dreyfus—the driving force behind the league with the vision to “sportify poker” and his drive to bring forth “pokertainment” (he’s also a lover of neologisms)—it has been no easy ride.