March 1, 2016
Some of the best poker players in the world feature among the twelve teams in the Global Poker League, which staged a much-publicised, five-hour or more drafting event last week at the SLS Hotel in Beverley Hills, in which team captains selected their players. Here are the full team lists: Rome Emperors Mustapha Kanit Dario […]
February 13, 2016
Alex Dreyfus’s new Global Poker League has published its first player draft list, featuring many well-known and respected names in the international game who have signed contracts to play in 12 super-teams. Each of the twelve team managers will choose three players from the list starting February 25. Reports indicate that the 203 players who […]
January 16, 2016
Television coverage for the upcoming 12-team Global Poker League clashes has been assured following an important partnership deal between GPL owner Mediarex Sports and Entertainment and the poker-dedicated television network Poker Central. In a joint statement the partnership announced that Poker Central will air both live and recorded GPL matches in primetime twice weekly beginning […]
January 14, 2016
Poker entrepreneur Alex Dreyfus’ much-publicised Global Poker League took a big step forward Wednesday with the release by Mediarex Sports & Entertainment of team titles and managers of the 12 participating franchises. Last week Dreyfus gave an appetiser when he revealed that Chris Moneymaker would captain the Las Vegas Moneymakers (see previous report) and this […]
January 6, 2016
Poker entrepreneur extraordinary Alexander Dreyfus appears to be making good progress on his Global Poker League project, announcing this week that the legendary Chris Moneymaker will be the first franchise holder, and the launch of a new game titled HoldemX, which ‘connects the world of video games, social/casual poker and eSports’. The Global Poker League […]
April 8, 2015
Global Poker Index CEO Alexandre Dreyfus has given an insight into his latest project – the Global Poker League – during an interview with the poker information site Poker News. Dreyfus intends to build on the success of his Global Poker Masters product, where teams of players compete against one another, and hopes to generate […]