The Montreal Nationals and the LA Sunset have become the first two teams to qualify for the inaugural Global Poker League (GPL) Playoffs held in Las Vegas.

After 41 matches the Montreal Nationals, and Los Angeles Sunset have become the first two teams to qualify for the Global Poker League (GPL) Playoffs in Las Vegas.

Marc-Andre Ladouceur’s Montreal side currently holds an 11-point lead over Maria Ho’s Los Angeles Sunset at the top of the Americas Conference leaderboard. Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald’s six points in Tuesday’s six-max action were enough to send the Canadian franchise through. Chance Kornuth’s three points were equally sufficient for the team from LA.

All that means only two more teams can qualify from the Americas Conference. Andre Akkari’s Sao Paulo Metropolitans currently have pole position sitting in the third spot with 159 points. Anton Wigg’s stunning back-to-back 6-max wins for the San Francisco Rush pushes Faraz Jaka’s team into a dogfight with the Brazilians and the New York Rounders. The Las Vegas Moneymakers seem most likely to drop out at the first hurdle as they lie 24 points adrift of New York.