The Global Poker League will launch Q1 2016 with 12 franchises, a specially created Cube gaming area, and the promise to hold live events in iconic sporting and gaming arenas around the globe.

Alex Dreyfus isn’t changing poker. He’s tearing it down. The Global Poker League (GPL) is his wrecking ball. It’s about to start swinging.

Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith once said that a vision without action is nothing more than fantasy, and action without a vision is pure chaos. Beckwith is a smart man; so is Dreyfus. The Frenchman has a vision to create a new entertaining sport called poker. There will be no chaos. That will be controlled through the GPL. That is his action.

After raising $4.9m in Series A funding from China and Europe, Dreyfus and his team has given us a sneak peek at the framework that will create the GPL. It promises to be the most innovative change in poker since the creation of the hole cam.