It's been eight years since Italy won the inaugural — and up until now only — edition of the Global Poker Masters.
Did the competition revolutionize team poker? Did it provide an opportunity for international poker competition? Was it even successful?
While the answers to these may be far from concrete, major international sports tournaments are usually held every four years. For that reason, 2023 would (and perhaps should) have marked the third instalment of the poker's World Cup.
There's no sign of that happening, however. In a statement, the Global Poker Index said they had "nothing but fond memories" of the event, but that bringing it back would be "a challenge.