The Global Poker League Playoffs start today at noon from the GPL Arena in Las Vegas. The first match on the Americas side of the bracket pits the top seeded Montreal Nationals against the fourth place finishers, the San Francisco Rush.

Nationals Team Manager Marc-Andre Ladouceur will step in for his team mate Jason Lavallee, who will miss this round due to illness, but will be eligible for the finals if the Nationals can win both their matches today. Mike McDonald and Pascal Lefrancois will join him to take on Faraz Jaka's San Francisco Rush.

Jaka's lineup had a bit of a change as well. After announcing that Anton Wigg and Jonathan Jaffe would represent the Rush, Wigg has now been replaced by Phil Galfond.

This will be a best-of-seven heads up series. Each player must play once before a player can play twice. You can watch the action under the Live Stream tab or follow the live updates right here.