GPI WSOP Player of the Year: Gorodinsky Leads, but Brian Hastings Closing Gap

July 12, 2015

In May, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the Global Poker Index (GPI) announced a partnership in which the GPI would "tabulate, power, and sponsor" the WSOP Player of the Year award. The race will last over the course of 74 events at the WSOP and WSOP Europe (Oct. 8-24 in Berlin, Germany).

All that's left on the WSOP summer docket is the Main Event as the other 67 events have been completed and are reflected in the standings. Just remaining is the Main Event, which is approaching 100 players remaining. Mike Gorodinsky still holds the lead in the GPI WSOP POY race and will maintain it through the summer, however Brian Hastings is still going strong in the Main Event and if he were to make the November Nine, he would be just a few points shy of Gorodinsky. However, WSOP Europe will be completed by then and the standings will surely look different.

For now, though, here are the current standings which includes Main Event eliminations through 145th place.

GPI WSOP Player of the Year Top 10 (as of July 12)

Below is a breakdown of each player's WSOP cashes and POY points received per event. Events in bold are recent additions from the past week of events.

1. Mike Gorodinsky — 2,157.19

2. Anthony Zinno — 1,942.72

3. Paul Volpe — 1,889.46

4. Shaun Deeb — 1,803.99

5. Brian Hastings — 1,564.60

6. Ismael Bojang — 1,563.32

7. Rep Porter — 1,548.79

8. Stephen Chidwick — 1,541.79

9. Phil Hellmuth-- 1,534.33

10. Stuart Rutter-- 1,446.98

_{*Numbers obtained from the Global Poker Index.}

To view the GPI WSOP Player of the Year, 2015 GPI Player of the Year and GPI overall rankings in their entirety, visit the official GPI website. While you’re at it, follow the GPI on Twitter and its Facebook page.

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