Montreal Nationals and LA Sunset dominate GPL Summer Series

Both the Candian and the American team have gathered 39 points during the summer, which gives them a massive lead in the Americas conference.

The Regular Season of the Global Poker League stopped before the World Series of Poker but there was still plenty of action this summer.

The Summer Series portion of the League ran between June 6 - July 8 in Las Vegas with live heads-up clashes, which were filmed by Mediarex in the Cube, the GPL's special sound-proofed studio.

These were the standings before the Summer Series:

Eurasia conference

London Royals: 97 points
Moscow Wolverines: 92 points
Hong Kong Stars: 91 points
Paris Aviators: 86 points
Berlin Bears: 74 points
Rome Emperors: 63 points

Americas conference

Montreal Nationals: 106 points
LA Sunset: 95 points
New York Rounders: 87 points
Sao Paulo Mets: 82 points
San Francisco Rush: 69 points
Las Vegas Moneymakers: 65 points

In the Eurasia conference the most successful team was the Rome Emperors, who gathered 33 points, but this was still only enough to get them into 5th place.

In the Americas conference, Montreal Nationals and LA Sunset both gathered 39 points during the Summer Series, which puts them well ahead of the pack overall.

Standings after the Summer Series:

Eurasia

1. Moscow Wolverines - 122 points
2. London Royals - 109 points
3. Hong Kong Stars - 106 points
4. Paris Aviators - 104 points
5. Rome Emperors - 96 points
6. Berlin Bears - 92 points

Americas

1. Montreal Nationals - 145 points
2. LA Sunset - 134 points
3. Sao Paulo Mets - 112 points
4. New York Rounders - 108 points
5. San Francisco Rush - 105 points
6. Las Vegas Moneymakers - 95 points

There will be a one month break in the GPL after the Summer Series, the regular season will continue after this.

You can check out highlights from some of the most interesting matches below.