The Montreal Nationals are the first Global Poker League Champions and will take the $100,000 grand prize. The Nationals beat the Berlin Bears in 11 games to claim the inaugural GPL Championship title.
Pascal Lefrancois claimed the final victory, completing a magnificent run in the playoffs. He lost only one of his heads-up matches and was his team’s go-to pick for the deciding game against Berlin Bear Brian Rast.
Play started today with the Nationals as the favorite coming in as the overall points leader in either division, facing the Berlin Bears, who would not have had enough points to make the playoffs had they been in the Americas conference.