The Global Poker Index (GPI), poker’s ranking authority, has announced that the first-ever Global Poker Masters – Poker’s World Cup – will be taking place on March 21-22 at the Hilton Portomaso.
A yearly event, the Masters brings together eight national teams, each with four members, from the best overall poker countries to compete for the title of Poker’s World Champion Nation. The teams, together with their All-Star players, represent the cream of the crop in terms of poker talent. The qualification process for the Masters is performance-based both in determining which eight nations are eligible, as well as determining which players are invited to represent their countries in competition.
“This is poker’s first legitimate World Cup, made possible by an unbiased team and nation selection process carried out by GPI,” Global Poker Masters director Alex Dreyfus said. Hosted by veteran journalist and poker media personality Kara Scott, the Global Poker Masters will be streamed globally in real-time and broadcast on several leading digital platforms.
GPI will provide live betting options tied into the competition, inviting bookmakers worldwide to promote and livestream Poker’s World Cup.