Global Poker Index - What are the GPI Rankings?

Determining who the best poker players in the world are can often be subjective. Unlike sports like tennis, football or darts, where it’s clear who the best team or player is over a season, poker is a little more subjective.

This is partly down to the luck factor that’s involved - a player with zero poker experience could hypothetically be the biggest winning player over a year. It’s also down to the fact that the highest level of poker doesn’t necessarily involve the best players, but rather just the richest people who can afford to play at the highest stakes.

The Global Poker Index (GPI) uses a specific formula to rate and subsequently rank poker players across the world in the GPI Rankings.

Player Country Sponsor Index Score
1st
Bin Weng United States
Bin Weng
United States
United States
4174.73 pts
2nd
Ren Lin China
Ren Lin
China
China
3861.18 pts
3rd
Jesse Lonis United States
Jesse Lonis
United States
United States
3796.89 pts
4th (12th)
Nacho Barbero Argentina
Nacho Barbero
Argentina
Argentina
3749.05 pts
5th (4th)
Jason Koon United States
Jason Koon
United States
United States
3729.13 pts
6th (7th)
Chris Brewer United States
Chris Brewer
United States
United States
3688.54 pts
7th (6th)
Stephen Chidwick United Kingdom
Stephen Chidwick
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
3676.45 pts
8th
Isaac Haxton United States
Isaac Haxton
United States
United States
3639.72 pts
9th (5th)
Artur Martirosian Russian Federation
Artur Martirosian
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
3592.01 pts
10th
Danny Tang Hong Kong
Danny Tang
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Natural8 3567.24 pts
11th
Adrian Mateos Spain
Adrian Mateos
Spain
Spain
3554.85 pts
12th (9th)
Punnat Punsri Thailand
Punnat Punsri
Thailand
Thailand
Natural8 3552.33 pts
13th
Daniel Dvoress Canada
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
Canada
3489.72 pts
14th (16th)
Mike Watson Canada
Mike Watson
Canada
Canada
3487.9 pts
15th (31st)
Roman Hrabec Czechia
Roman Hrabec
Czechia
Czechia
3485.16 pts
16th (14th)
Alex Foxen United States
Alex Foxen
United States
United States
3438.66 pts
17th (15th)
Adam Hendrix United States
Adam Hendrix
United States
United States
3399.71 pts
18th (17th)
Stephen Song United States
Stephen Song
United States
United States
3312.59 pts
19th
Jim Collopy United States
Jim Collopy
United States
United States
3256.96 pts
20th (22nd)
Justin Saliba United States
Justin Saliba
United States
United States
3252.9 pts
21st
Matthew Wantman United States
Matthew Wantman
United States
United States
3235.34 pts
22nd (20th)
Jeremy Ausmus United States
Jeremy Ausmus
United States
United States
3230.38 pts
23rd (32nd)
Alex Kulev Bulgaria
Alex Kulev
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3225.02 pts
24th (18th)
Mikita Badziakouski Belarus
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
Belarus
3208.87 pts
25th (23rd)
Sergio Aido Spain
Sergio Aido
Spain
Spain
3201.24 pts
26th (24th)
Dimitar Danchev Bulgaria
Dimitar Danchev
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3197.12 pts
27th (40th)
Quan Zhou China
Quan Zhou
China
China
3195.17 pts
28th (25th)
Benny Glaser United Kingdom
Benny Glaser
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
3194.24 pts
29th (26th)
Ben Heath United Kingdom
Ben Heath
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
3189.52 pts
30th (27th)
Thomas Boivin Belgium
Thomas Boivin
Belgium
Belgium
3178.72 pts
31st (28th)
Farid Jattin Colombia
Farid Jattin
Colombia
Colombia
3176.39 pts
32nd (30th)
David Peters United States
David Peters
United States
United States
3163.32 pts
33rd (29th)
Aleksejs Ponakovs Latvia
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Latvia
Latvia
3152.39 pts
34th (37th)
Ankit Ahuja India
Ankit Ahuja
India
India
3151.44 pts
35th (49th)
Erik Seidel United States
Erik Seidel
United States
United States
3112.89 pts
36th (34th)
Aram Oganyan United States
Aram Oganyan
United States
United States
3080.5 pts
37th (80th)
Biao Ding China
Biao Ding
China
China
3077.06 pts
38th (33rd)
Orpen Kisacikoglu Turkey
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Turkey
Turkey
3069.54 pts
39th (35th)
Steve O'Dwyer Ireland
Steve O'Dwyer
Ireland
Ireland
3065.52 pts
40th (46th)
Seth Davies United States
Seth Davies
United States
United States
3057.31 pts
41st (36th)
Nick Schulman United States
Nick Schulman
United States
United States
3050.4 pts
42nd (45th)
David Coleman United States
David Coleman
United States
United States
3042.11 pts
43rd (38th)
Shannon Shorr United States
Shannon Shorr
United States
United States
3037.26 pts
44th (51st)
Sam Soverel United States
Sam Soverel
United States
United States
3024.49 pts
45th (43rd)
Michael Rossitto United States
Michael Rossitto
United States
United States
3020.27 pts
46th (91st)
Dan Smith United States
Dan Smith
United States
United States
3020.02 pts
47th (56th)
Sean Winter United States
Sean Winter
United States
United States
3010 pts
48th (57th)
Andrew Lichtenberger United States
Andrew Lichtenberger
United States
United States
3007.44 pts
49th (47th)
Timothy Adams Canada
Timothy Adams
Canada
Canada
2989.6 pts
50th (53rd)
Frank Lagodich United States
Frank Lagodich
United States
United States
2976.45 pts
51st (54th)
Joey Weissman United States
Joey Weissman
United States
United States
2969.31 pts
52nd (48th)
Kristen Foxen Canada
Kristen Foxen
Canada
Canada
2968.62 pts
53rd (39th)
Jonathan Jaffe United States
Jonathan Jaffe
United States
United States
2965.17 pts
54th (55th)
Vladas Tamasauskas Lithuania
Vladas Tamasauskas
Lithuania
Lithuania
2962.3 pts
56th (42nd)
Alex Livingston Canada
Alex Livingston
Canada
Canada
2959.99 pts
57th (61st)
Joao Vieira Portugal
Joao Vieira
Portugal
Portugal
2959.15 pts
58th (73rd)
Fahredin Mustafov Bulgaria
Fahredin Mustafov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2944.08 pts
59th (71st)
Dylan Weisman United States
Dylan Weisman
United States
United States
2934.03 pts
60th (58th)
Daniel Negreanu Canada
Daniel Negreanu
Canada
Canada
GGPoker 2927.02 pts
61st (59th)
Isaac Kempton United States
Isaac Kempton
United States
United States
2920.21 pts
62nd (44th)
Darren Elias United States
Darren Elias
United States
United States
2905.56 pts
64th (60th)
Juan Pardo Spain
Juan Pardo
Spain
Spain
2889.01 pts
65th (52nd)
Michael Wang United States
Michael Wang
United States
United States
2887.97 pts
66th (64th)
Fedor Holz Germany
Fedor Holz
Germany
Germany
GGPoker 2882.59 pts
67th (65th)
Nick Pupillo United States
Nick Pupillo
United States
United States
2869.2 pts
68th (63rd)
Justin Zaki United States
Justin Zaki
United States
United States
2869.08 pts
69th (66th)
Yulian Bogdanov Bulgaria
Yulian Bogdanov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2862.97 pts
70th (67th)
Shimizu Nozomu Japan
Shimizu Nozomu
Japan
Japan
2851.78 pts
71st (68th)
Eric Baldwin United States
Eric Baldwin
United States
United States
2846.06 pts
72nd
Samuel Laskowitz United States
Samuel Laskowitz
United States
United States
2844.03 pts
73rd (69th)
Jinho Hong Korea, Republic of
Jinho Hong
Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of
2836.99 pts
74th (70th)
Fabrice Bigot France
Fabrice Bigot
France
France
2826.68 pts
75th (102nd)
Lander Lijo Bereciartua Spain
Lander Lijo Bereciartua
Spain
Spain
2362.13 pts
75th (41st)
Chance Kornuth United States
Chance Kornuth
United States
United States
2820.81 pts
76th (75th)
Santhosh Suvarna India
Santhosh Suvarna
India
India
2793.61 pts
77th
Lee Wai Kiat Malaysia
Lee Wai Kiat
Malaysia
Malaysia
2792.82 pts
78th (76th)
Julien Sitbon France
Julien Sitbon
France
France
2790.47 pts
79th (82nd)
Joe McKeehen United States
Joe McKeehen
United States
United States
2788.26 pts
80th (78th)
Frederic Normand Canada
Frederic Normand
Canada
Canada
2783.43 pts
81st (79th)
Pedro Garagnani Brazil
Pedro Garagnani
Brazil
Brazil
2777.79 pts
82nd (96th)
Niko Koop Germany
Niko Koop
Germany
Germany
2766.5 pts
83rd (81st)
Justin Bonomo United States
Justin Bonomo
United States
United States
2756.3 pts
84th (83rd)
Andrew Moreno United States
Andrew Moreno
United States
United States
2750.06 pts
85th (84th)
Andrew Ostapchenko United States
Andrew Ostapchenko
United States
United States
2742.45 pts
86th (74th)
Daniel Rezaei Austria
Daniel Rezaei
Austria
Austria
2740.53 pts
87th (105th)
Igor Yaroshevskyy Ukraine
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Ukraine
Ukraine
2732.47 pts
88th (95th)
Gab Yong Kim Korea, Republic of
Gab Yong Kim
Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of
2723.44 pts
89th (146th)
Jean-Noel Thorel France
Jean-Noel Thorel
France
France
2718.42 pts
90th (85th)
Dan Sepiol United States
Dan Sepiol
United States
United States
2717.77 pts
91st (87th)
Nick Petrangelo United States
Nick Petrangelo
United States
United States
2716.96 pts
92nd (98th)
Brian Altman United States
Brian Altman
United States
United States
2715.36 pts
93rd (86th)
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Georgia
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
Georgia
Georgia
2712.99 pts
94th (100th)
Alexandre Reard France
Alexandre Reard
France
France
Unibet Poker 2699.29 pts
95th (115th)
Ethan Yau United States
Ethan Yau
United States
United States
2697.16 pts
96th (89th)
Hyunsup Kim Korea, Republic of
Hyunsup Kim
Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of
2688.93 pts
97th (90th)
Eric Ting Yi Tsai
Eric Ting Yi Tsai
2683.74 pts
98th (92nd)
Carl Shaw United Kingdom
Carl Shaw
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
2675.17 pts
99th (93rd)
Brock Wilson United States
Brock Wilson
United States
United States
2664.64 pts
100th (103rd)
Phil Ivey United States
Phil Ivey
United States
United States
2662.18 pts
101st (88th)
John Riordan United States
John Riordan
United States
United States
2658.83 pts

What is the Global Poker Index Rankings?

The Global Poker Index (GPI) is a system for ranking the world’s best poker players. Players are ranked weekly based on their performance by finishing in cash positions in qualifying tournaments over the previous 36-month period. Qualifying tournaments are events with 32 or more players, a buy-in for at least $1, and open to the public. Selected audience events, such as women or seniors, are excluded from the list.

How are the Global Poker Index Rankings calculated?

The GPI Rankings are calculated using a weighted formula that takes into account tournament results over the past three years, attributing more value to the most recent results. The best five results in a six-month period are taken for a total of the previous 18 months. For the next 18 months, the best four results are taken in each six-month period.

A weighting is applied, giving more relevance to the most recent results. A buy-in factor also comes into play, ensuring rankings aren’t skewed by the higher buy-in results. Any tournament between $1 and $20,000 is taken into account. Results from any tournament with a larger buy-in will still count towards the rankings, but the score taken from it will be capped as if it was a $20,000 tournament.

The 300 players with the top score after all of these factors then make up the GPI Rankings for that week.

Who is the best poker player in the world?

This is largely subjective, and with the GPI Rankings changing each week, it’s difficult to pinpoint one player who people can unanimously agree is the best.

The 2023 Player of the Year, according to the GPI rankings, was Bin Weng. After a string of high-profile tournament victories that year, it’s difficult to argue with this result. Daniel Negreanu and Jason Koon were other notable names in the top 15.

However, away from the GPI Rankings, many people would agree that certain players are, and have been, at the top of the game for years. While they might not have the best recent results, nor be as active as they once were, the likes of Negreanu, Phil Ivey and Erik Seidel will always come up in the conversation due to their sheer presence at the very top of the game for so long.

Global Poker Index FAQs

Is the Global poker Index accurate?

While there will always be disagreement over how rankings in poker are formulated, it’s generally accepted that the GPI Rankings provide some of the most accurate results for who the current best poker players are in the world.

Which players do the GPI Rankings cover?

The GPI Rankings cover any player that’s involved in one of the qualifying tournaments that fall under the GPI criteria. With the lower limit of tournament buy-ins $1, the result of anyone playing a tournament at that buy-in will be taken into account, but it’s unlikely that micro-stakes players will feature in the top 300 rankings due to the buy-in weighting factor.

Who makes the GPI Rankings?

The GPI Rankings were created by the Global Poker Index. Founded in 2011, the index accumulates recent poker results and gives them a weighting based on the buy-in and how recently they were played. What’s left is a ranking of the best poker players.