Global Poker Index: Here Comes Holz! Fedor Moves Up, Challenging O’Dwyer’s Lead
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player’s results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website. Here’s a look at the rankings as of May 5, 2016.
GPI 300 Top 10
| Rank | Player | GPI Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve O’Dwyer | 4370.91 | - |
| 2 | Bryn Kenney | 4248.01 | - |
| 3 | Fedor Holz | 4106.34 | +5 |
| 4 | Jason Mercier | 4030.56 | -1 |
| 5 | Nick Petrangelo | 3989.70 | - |
| 6 | Dominik Nitsche | 3979.44 | -2 |
| 7 | Connor Drinan | 3910.01 | -1 |
| 8 | Anthony Zinno | 3888.85 | -1 |
| 9 | Tom Marchese | 3775.18 | - |
| 10 | David Peters | 3695.19 | +1 |
The 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final is moving toward its last couple of days, meaning results from the many preliminary events in the two-week long festival in Monte Carlo have had some effect on the overall GPI rankings.
Not too much has changed at the very top, where Steve O’Dwyer has managed to remain at No. 1 for a 17th-straight week despite not adding any points so far at the European Poker Tour’s final Season 12 stop. O’Dwyer did cash by finishing ninth in the €50,000 Super High Roller last week won by Fabian Quoss, although that finish didn’t give him GPI points.
Bryn Kenney also only has one small cash in Monaco thus far, but holds onto the No. 2 spot for a second week, his career-high ranking. Meanwhile of the top 10 players in the current GPI rankings Fedor Holz is having the best series with four cashes and three final tables, helping him move up from No. 8 to No. 3, also his career-best since first entering the rankings a little over two years ago.
Looking at others in the top 10 and how they’ve done in Monaco, Dominik Nitsche (No. 6) final-tabled the €2,200 France Poker Series High Roller, finishing eighth. Anthony Zinno also took sixth in the €10,300 High Roller won by Chance Kornuth. And David Peters (No. 10) cashed in eighth in the €50K Super High Roller.
Just below the top 10 is Paul Volpe who vaulted up from No. 31 to No. 12 after getting points for his recent victory in the $2,700 buy-in Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship.
Welcome to the GPI Top 300
| Rank | Player | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| 222 | Jonathan Borenstein | 1855.87 |
| 227 | Aliaksei Boika | 1841.45 |
| 269 | Paul Newey | 1739.51 |
| 290 | Vlad Darie | 1691.79 |
| 296 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 1681.44 |
Despite a lot of movement throughout the rankings this week, there are only five new names in the top 300, with Jonathan Borenstein the highest-ranked of the group after moving up from No. 334 to No. 222. A fifth-place finish in that aforementioned Borgata Spring Poker Open helped Borenstein spring up into the top 300 list for the first time in his career.
The other four players on this list have all been in the top 300 before, the most notable recent finish among them acheived by Paul Newey who took fifth in the €100,000 Super High Roller.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total GPI Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | Paul Newey | 1739.51 | +136 |
| 296 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 1681.44 | +113 |
| 129 | Fabian Quoss | 2214.79 | +112 |
| 222 | Jonathan Borenstein | 1855.87 | +112 |
| 227 | Aliaksei Boika | 1841.45 | 109 |
Nearly all the newcomers to this week’s top 300 also comprise the list of biggest gainers, the exception being Quoss who as noted won the €50,000 Super High Roller. His previous best ranking has been No. 32 (in April 2013).
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total GPI Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | Yingui Li | 1700.16 | -58 |
| 229 | Ludovic Geilich | 1839.56 | -56 |
| 266 | Richardo Alvarado | 1748.58 | -55 |
| 154 | Thomas Muehloecker | 2105.20 | -50 |
| 142 | Dan Smith | 2159.40 | -40 |
| 157 | Artur Koren | 2086.55 | -40 |
Finally, among those still in the top 300 Yingui Li fell the furthest since last week, going from No. 227 to No. 285.
What to Expect Next Week
There’s still a lot of side event action left to go at the EPT Grand Final, as well as the completion of the €25,750 High Roller and €5,300 Main Event. Stay close to PokerNews for for continuing coverage of the final events of the EPT’s Season 12.
To view the 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.
