Global Poker Index: Schemion Replaces O'Dwyer in Top 10, Negreanu Rockets to 24
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website.
Top 10 as of April 4, 2013
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 3173.85 | 0 |
| 2 | Michael Watson | 3045.69 | 0 |
| 3 | Philipp Gruissem | 2958.23 | 3 |
| 4 | Bertrand Grospellier | 2934.96 | -1 |
| 5 | Joseph Cheong | 2924.72 | 5 |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney | 2871.59 | -2 |
| 7 | David Sands | 2815.99 | -2 |
| 8 | Ole Schemion | 2692.58 | 9 |
| 9 | Jason Mercier | 2682.86 | 0 |
| 10 | Michael Mizrachi | 2669.60 | -3 |
German Ole Schemion joins the top 10 this week after winning the 2013 Lebanese Poker Tour Championship, earning $201,206. This is Schemion's third major win since September 2012 when he won the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event, earning $1,474,671, and the Masters Classics of Poker Main Event, earning $368,895. He also finished fourth in the $25,000 High Roller at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
Welcome to the GPI
There are 11 new players in the GPI top 300 rankings, and leading the group is Benjamin Spindler. Spindler has nearly 1,300 points after finishing sixth in the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Main Event ($153,008). Spindler also finished runner-up in the GCOP €10,000 High Roller ($104,808).
Kevin Saul, who recently won the World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods Main Event ($194,178), also joins the GPI top 300.
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Spindler | 1287.48 | 204 |
| Manuel Bevand | 1229.89 | 226 |
| Daniel Neilson | 1219.13 | 230 |
| Paul Testud | 1214.00 | 232 |
| Kevin Saul | 1209.42 | 237 |
| Jacob Bazeley | 1163.69 | 259 |
| Jan Suchanek | 1131.44 | 272 |
| Jose Ignacio Barbero | 1126.37 | 276 |
| Atanas Gueorguiev | 1123.65 | |
| Barry Hutter | 1097.58 | 293 |
Falling from the GPI this week were Maria Ho, [Removed:163], JC Alvarado, Paul Lieu, Terrence Chan, Adam Geyer, Harrison Gimbel, Brandon Cantu, Dario Alioto, and Jose Manuel Nadal.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Antonio Esfandiari | 2352.61 | 31 |
| 24 | Daniel Negreanu | 2351.53 | 73 |
| 95 | Jonathan Karamilikis | 1703.06 | 71 |
| 118 | Oleksii Kovalchuk | 1590.33 | 35 |
| 122 | Jeff Lisandro | 1565.37 | 119 |
| 129 | Aaron Lim | 1547.24 | 110 |
| 130 | Brendon Rubie | 1545.57 | 54 |
| 180 | Sam Cohen | 1348.59 | 31 |
| 215 | Anaras Alekberovas | 1273.24 | 84 |
| 224 | Cesar Garcia | 1240.31 | 57 |
Making the largest leap this week was Jeff Lisandro. Lisandro cashed twice at the WSOP APAC and finished runner-up in two side events at the 2013 Aussie Millions. Also rocketing up the standings were Daniel Negreanu and Antonio Esfandiari. Negreanu (24th) won the WSOP APAC Main Event, while Esfandiari (23rd) bubbled the final table.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | Andrew Badecker | 1434.67 | -37 |
| 205 | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 1285.86 | -51 |
| 208 | John Eames | 1279.96 | -40 |
| 216 | Casey Kastle | 1272.72 | -42 |
| 242 | Max Silver | 1200.90 | -55 |
| 248 | David Stefanski | 1193.54 | -51 |
| 260 | Hans Winzeler | 1163.14 | -43 |
| 273 | Justin Young | 1131.18 | -45 |
| 294 | Salman Behbehani | 1096.88 | -79 |
| 297 | Jake Cody | 1094.56 | -44 |
Salman Behbehani took the biggest hit this week, dropping 79 spots. He and Jake Cody are right on the bubble of the GPI top 300, sitting at 294th and 297th respectively.
GPI Fantasy Poker Value Pick of the Week
With the recent launch of the GPI Fantasy Poker Manager on Facebook, we’ve been offering a few value picks.
This week, for the upcoming EPT Berlin Main Event, we suggest Calvin Anderson (46,760). Anderson is a great value, and recently made the final table of the Irish Open. Anderson also had three top-17 finishes in the 2012 WSOP.
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