Jack Salter rising up the UK ranks once again
Those expecting a drop in performance for Jack Salter (GPI#17) following a fantastic 2014 poker campaign will have to wait a little longer as the 2015 GPI Poker Wor ...
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Former November Niner and 2014 #TeamFrance member Sylvain Loosli wins big in Barca
French National Sylvain Loosli (GPI#55), who represented his country at the GPI Poker World Cup this past March in Malta, moved to #1 on the GPI French National Poke ...
#TeamUK star Jack Salter wins side event at EPT Barcelona Festival
It wasn’t the best of times for #TeamUK at the inaugural GPI Poker World Cup last March in Malta, but that doesn’t mean that the team wasn’t loaded ...
Jack Salter rising up the UK ranks once again.
Those expecting a drop in performance for Jack Salter (GPI#17) following a fantastic 2014 poker campaign will have to wait a little longer as the 2015 GPI Poker World Cup Team UK member has, to this point, refused to let that happen, instead pushing his
Former November Niner and 2014 #TeamFrance member Sylvain Loosli wins big in Barca.
French National Sylvain Loosli (GPI#55), who represented his country at the GPI Poker World Cup this past March in Malta, moved to #1 on the GPI French National Poker Rankings earlier this week following a first career title on the live tournament circuit
#TeamUK star Jack Salter wins side event at EPT Barcelona Festival.
It wasn’t the best of times for #TeamUK at the inaugural GPI Poker World Cup last March in Malta, but that doesn’t mean that the team wasn’t loaded with some of the best players in the world. One of those players is reigning European Pok
2015 GPM closer Kanit wins big at EPT Grand Final.
Mustapha Kanit (GPI#29), who was a key member of a victorious #TeamItaly at the very first Global Poker Masters just a little over a month ago, returned to the winner’s circle over the weekend, capturing the W in the 50K Super High Roller single day
Global Poker Masters, Bruel the focus on French National Television.
Patrick Bruel, #TeamFrance and the Global Poker Masters were all featured recently on French National Television. The 10-minute report focused on Team France’s performance at the Global Poker Masters, poker’s World Cup, as well as too
#TeamItaly to be celebrated at WPT National Venice.
Members of Team Italy, which captured the inaugural Global Poker Masters last month in Malta, will be celebrated at the upcoming WPT National Venice event in their native land. WPT Champions Club members Andrea Dato (GPI#102) andRocco Palumbo (GPI#
Players’ Reactions After the Event.
Although not without its hiccups, the inaugural Global Poker Masters was voted a successful first foray into sportified, team based poker by the competition’s legion of fans, the poker media and – perhaps most importantly for its sustainability &#
King Mustapha: Kanit leads Italy to a 3-0 win over Russia.
After over 20 hours of grueling competition, Team Italia shocks the poker world winning the inaugural Global Poker Masters in Malta. (March 23, 2015) St. Julian’s, Malta – After hours of intense heads-up action between Team Italy & Team Russia
Team Italy wins the 2015 Global Poker Masters.
After more than two hours of heads-up action between Team Italy & Team Russia it was the all-star Italian line-up of Dario Sammartino, Mustapha Kanit, Rocco Palumbo, Andrea Dato and Giulliano Bendinelli of Italy that took advantage of their 4-1 chip
The 2015 Global Poker Masters Finals Have Arrived.
The Finals are here. Team Italy and Team Russia are the last two teams standing, with Team Russia coming in as the short stacks at only 148,100 per man and Team Italy sitting as the favorite with 404,900 in chips. Heads up play starts soon! Final Chipc
Official Standings After The Quarter Finals.
The Global Poker Masters’ Quarterfinal round is in the book and there was no shortage of drama as the competition’s middle 6 Teams battled heads up for a spot in the Semis. France was the eventual victim – losing all 3 heads up rounds against Te
OFFICIAL STANDINGS FROM 5th ROUND OF PLAYOFFS.
The Playoffs are done & the official winner is Team USA, while Team UK’s run has been cut short before the Quarterfinals as they exit in 8th Place on day 1. Check out the standings below and get ready for Quarterfinal Heads Up competition tomorr
OFFICIAL STANDINGS FROM 4th ROUND OF PLAYOFFS.
The 5th and Final Round of the Global Poker Masters’ Playoffs is underway and the biggest story from Round 4 was a surprise resurgence by Team Ukraine who was able to catapult out of the #8 spot via 2 outright victories from Oleksandr Gnatenko &
OFFICIAL STANDINGS FROM 3RD ROUND OF PLAYOFFS.
Germany continues its dominant Playoff turn heading into Round 4 with a leaderboard topping 45,000 points. Italy now the sole 2nd place holder while Team Russia slips into 4th position behind Canada. Outlook continues to look bleak for Team Ukraine though
OFFICIAL STANDINGS FROM 2ND ROUND OF PLAYOFFS.
Action heated up in Round 2 of the Playoffs at the 2015 Global Poker Masters, with multiple tables finishing ahead of schedule. Team Germany has eclipsed Team Italy for the number 1 spot on the leaderboard, with Italy falling into 2nd and now in a dead he
Official Standings from 1st Round of Playoffs.
Round 1 of the Playoffs at the Global Poker masters is in the books. Check out the updated team standings below to see which Nations are early frontrunners in the competition, whose settled into the middle of the pack & who’s at risk early. Ital
Official #GlobalPokerMasters Round 1 Play-off Scheduled.
36 of the 40 players entered in this weekend’s Global Poker Masters – including a fashionable late Ole Schemion – were joined by their peers and some of poker’s elite in what was a packed house as GPI Chief Executive Officer, with
#GlobalPokerMasters Timeline Revealed in Full.
The full schedule for the #GlobalPokerMasters has been released. Check out when the action will be livestreamed over March 21st and 22nd right here. Its going to be an action packed two days with play set to kick off at noon CET on March 21st at
#TeamUkraine member Igor Yaroshevsky 4th at WPT LAPC.
Igor Yaroshevsky (GPI#369), who will represent #TeamUkraine later this month at the Global Poker Masters, will coming into Poker’s World Cup on a heater. Yaroshevsky headed to Los Angeles over the weekend and left $333,680 richer. The Ukrainian pro
#TeamUSA star Dan Smith honored at #AmericanPokerAwards.
Team USA’s Dan Smith (GPI#49) was honored last Friday as the Global Poker Index hosted the inaugural #AmericanPokerAwards at the luxurious SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Swiss watchmaker Roger Dubuis presented Smith with a personalized
Global Poker Masters to be broadcast live on Twitch.
As first reported by PokerNews, the Global Poker Masters, poker’s World Cup, will be presented live, in five different languages, on Twitch. Twitch, one of the world’s leading video streaming platforms, will broadcast the GPM festivities live
#TeamRussia’s Vladimir Troyanovksiy wins FPS High Roller at EPT Deauville.
The EPT Deauville Festival concluded in France over the weekend as a member of #TeamRussia, Vladimir Troyanovksiy, added some hardware, less than two months before the start of the Global Poker Masters, which will be held this March in Malta. Vladimir
WSOP bracelet winners Patrick Bruel, ElkY added to #TeamFrance.
The Global Poker Index have confirmed the addition of three new players that will compete for #TeamFrance at the upcoming Global Poker Masters. Accomplished singer, actor and poker player Patrick Bruel (GPI#1452) is one of the three new members that wi
#TeamCanada members Ami Barer, Andrew Chen run deep at Aussie Millions.
A pair of #TeamCanada members earned Top 20 finishes in the Main Event at the Aussie Millions, which concluded over the weekend. 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event Champion Ami Barer (GPI#9) enjoyed a deep run for a second consecutive year at the Crown Ca
Team USA’s Bryn Kenney moves to #2 in GPI World Poker Rankings.
Americans can thank Daniel Colman (GPI#12) for not being able to attend the Global Poker Masters. While Colman dropped in the GPI World Poker Rankings this week, the man who will take his place at the GPM in Malta this March, Bryn Kenney, has moved up to
First four players for each country confirmed for Global Poker Masters.
The first 32 players that will participate in the historic first edition of the Global Poker Masters have been named. Each country have confirmed the participation of their four core players, with a fifth wildcard entry to come in a few weeks time. Tea
Breaking: World #1 Ole Schemion added to Team Germany.
If you were listening to live stream coverage of the 2015 Main Event earlier today, you may have heard a major announcement from Global Poker Index CEO Alexandre Dreyfus, who confirmed that the #1 ranked poker player in the world, Ole Schemion, has accep
Team Canada’s Sorel Mizzi looks for “home field advantage” in Malta.
GPI World Top 10 player Sorel Mizzi (GPI#9) is the latest star to be added to Team Canada for the Global Poker Masters. The Canadian is one player who will certainly be hoping that the poker fans in Malta will be pulling for him and his nation at t
Sam Trickett completes Team UK Top 4.
With Stephen Chidwick (GPI#11) unable to confirm his attendance, Team UK superstar Sam Trickett (GPI#99) has accepted an invitation and will be part of Team UK at the Global Poker Masters. The former World #5 was unable to reach the $1M mark for th
Powerhouse Team Germany to include Marvin Rettenmaier, George Danzer and Martin Finger.
Get your popcorn ready, Team Germany is sure to provide tons of entertainment at the Global Poker Masters. While we wait and see if Ole Schemion, ranked #1 on the GPI World Poker Rankings, will be part of the GPM, the rest of the team is starting to take