On Thursday, February 22 the Global Poker Index returns to Los Angeles to host the 4th Annual GPI American Poker Awards. Sponsored by PokerStars, the awards ceremony looks to celebrate not just the players of the game but the industry and influencers that help create and support the poker community.

It was a week of sweeps in Heat II of the cross conference Global Poker League Summer Series from the Cube in Las Vegas. Players are seemingly getting used to the feel of playing in the venue, and fans are warming to the concept of standing play inside of the Cube.

On May 3, a veritable who’s who of the top names in European poker will gather at the Monte Carlo Bay and Resort in luxurious Monaco. Over the course of the evening, nine awards will be given out as part of the 15th Annual GPI European Poker Awards, honoring players for their achievements in 2015.… Continue reading Fedor Holz Highlights 15th Annual European Poker Award Nominees

[CAPTION=100%]The GPL schedule includes the finals in London this November.[/CAPTION] The Global Poker League is one of the most ambitious poker initiatives launched this year. With the inaugural season kicking off in less than a week, organizers announced the full schedule of events, which includes 15 game weeks, 400+ hours of live streamed content and… Continue reading Global Poker League Releases Inaugural Schedule; Finals in London

A common, almost regular topic of conversation in poker circles is women and their role in poker. That discussion in a whole is for a different day, but three female players will be playing a big role this year, as they manage their respective Global Poker League teams. While Maria Ho heads the Los Angeles… Continue reading GPL: Boeree Embracing New Opportunity as London Royals Manager

2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker is already credited with being one of the driving forces of poker’s explosion in popularity following his win, but over a decade later Moneymaker is part of what he hopes to be a second boom. Moneymaker is heading up the Las Vegas-based Global Poker League… Continue reading GPL: Moneymaker the Face and Name of the Las Vegas Franchise

“Tonight is a very special night,” Global Poker League mastermind Alex Dreyfus opened by saying. “It’s the first show about GPL, and it’s the draft. The draft was the important key element.” Those were some of the first words spoken on Tuesday as part of the GPL’s Draft Lottery show, which aired on Twitch and… Continue reading Rome Emperors Win First Pick in Global Poker League Draft

The Global Poker League, or GPL, has announced the names and locations of its 12 franchises. As a press release from GPL explained, there are “12 cities, 12 franchises, 12 brands, and as many reasons to build a platform to aggregate fan engagement for the 100 million poker fans (51 million in the USA) in… Continue reading Global Poker League Announces 12 Franchises, Managers

Global Poker Index(GPI) CEO Alex Dreyfus is on a mission to take poker entertainment to the next level by “sportifying” the game, using his poker rankings site as the backbone. This week, he made another stride in achieving that goal with the announcement of a multi-year partnership with news publication USA Today Sports Media Group.… Continue reading Global Poker Index Announces USA Today Partnership

In what was a wide-ranging three-hour discussion, the Chief Executive Officer of Mediarex Sports & Entertainment and the man behind the Global Poker Index, Alex Dreyfus (pictured), offered his vision to a few hundred video conference attendees on Twitch. That vision? “Sportifying” poker through what Dreyfus is calling the Global Poker League. Check out Part… Continue reading Alex Dreyfus on the Global Poker League: “I Know It Sounds Impossible”

The Global Poker Index (GPI) and Mediarex Sports & Entertainment (MSE) announced further details about the upcoming Global Poker League (GPL) on Tuesday, part of the GPI’s CEO Alex Dreyfus‘ attempt to “sportify” poker.

Mediarex Sports & Entertainment(MSE), the parent company of the Global Poker Index (GPI), announced Tuesday that it had raised$4.9 million in Series A funding from private investors to further its goal of uniting the poker industry’s disparate entities and further “sportify” the game.

Last week, the first ever American Poker Conference preceding the American Poker Awards took place in Los Angeles. A four-panel agenda featuring some of the brightest and most visible minds in the industry led to a few takeaways, which I wanted to share.

On Friday, PocketFives was privileged to be in attendance for the first ever American Poker Awards, held at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles. Two-hundred and fifty of the brightest and most influential minds in the industry, along with a cavalcade of players, descended upon a ballroom for a four-hour event featuring booze, chicken, and… Continue reading American Poker Awards: “One of the Most Exciting Nights in Poker History”

In just two years, the Global Poker Index (GPI) has made huge strides in positioning itself as the authority on poker rankings. But that was only one piece of the puzzle, never the end game. Now, CEO Alexandre Dreyfus has announced the next step in GPI’s plan to “sportify” poker and bring the game a… Continue reading Global Poker Index’s Next Steps to Sportify Poker