4 of 6 teams in each conference would make it through. With every team set to play in 24 unique 6-max sit & go matches, 15 online heads-up matches and 6 live inter-conference live matches – each of GPL season 1’s 12 teams had 45 total games throughout the regular season to rack up points and guarantee their spot when it came time for play-off qualifications. Note: Managers want to play for their own team were allowed occupy one of their Wildcard slots themselves, as came to be the case for Phil Gruissem who played a ‘manager only’ role for the Berlin Bears.ġ4 weeks of online conference based action 4 weeks of inter-conference live games inside the GPL Cube during the 2016 WSOP A player managers can choose at their own discretion, regardless of whether they are poker legends, lowkey grinders, outside of the GPI Top 1,000 or outside the Poker world entirely. Up to 2 Wildcards: This is each team’s X factor.

4 Drafted Pros: Players ranked within GPI’s TOP 1,000 global rankings, as chosen by teams during GPL’s Draft Day.1 Team Manager: The team captain (listed above for each team) responsible for guiding their roster.The Global Poker League featured an opening season of 12 teams spread across 2 conferences: GPL Americas & GPL Eurasia – with 6 teams competing in each conference. GPL Season 1 Quick Take: An experiment by the numbersĮach GPL team ended up having a 6 player roster, with:

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