Global Poker Index: Anthony Zinno Zooms Up, Just Behind Steve O’Dwyer for GPI 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 18, 2016.
GPI 300 Top 10
| Rank | Player | GPI Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve O’Dwyer | 4329.51 | - |
| 2 | Anthony Zinno | 4197.65 | +2 |
| 3 | Bryn Kenney | 4194.70 | -1 |
| 4 | Fedor Holz | 4092.19 | -1 |
| 5 | Nick Petrangelo | 3989.70 | +1 |
| 6 | Jason Mercier | 3983.97 | -1 |
| 7 | Dominik Nitsche | 3877.86 | - |
| 8 | Tom Marchese | 3775.18 | +1 |
| 9 | Erik Seidel | 3744.50 | -1 |
| 10 | David Peters | 3740.25 | - |
Make it 19 straight weeks for Steve O’Dwyer at the top of the overall Global Poker Index rankings, although sitting right behind him in second position is the hard-charging Anthony Zinno who looks to regain the top spot he occupied briefly for two weeks back in July 2015.
Zinno came close to earning an incredible fourth World Poker Tour title at the WPT Amsterdam Main Event in Holland this week, finishing third in the event eventually won by Andjelko Andrejevic. That helped Zinno move up from No. 4 to No. 2 in the rankings, putting him just one more decent cash away from taking the lead from O’Dwyer.
The rest of the top 10 saw little movement during an otherwise quiet week on the tournament trail, with just a few trading positions amid small shuffling. Indeed, the top 50 remained in relative stasis for the week, exceptions being former No. 1 Ole Schemion’s move from No. 49 to No. 39 following his strong European Poker Tour Grand Final (including a win in the €100,000 Super High Roller), and Andrejevic stepping up from No. 52 to No. 42, a new GPI peak for the Floridian.
Welcome to the GPI Top 300
| Rank | Player | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| 243 | Diego Zeiter | 1808.84 |
| 288 | Oscar Alache | 1704.77 |
| 289 | Anton Wigg | 1703.06 |
| 294 | Weiyi Zhang | 1685.19 |
| 295 | Wael Sarkis | 1684.73 |
| 299 | Jean Gaspard | 1678.63 |
There were just six new names appearing in this week’s GPI top 300, most coming in right at the bottom of the list. Diego Zeiter is the highest-ranked of the half-dozen, having finished fifth in the in the €6,000 WPT Amsterdam High Roller won by Robert Soogea to move up in the rankings and enter the top 300 for the first time in the Swiss player’s career.
Also debuting in the top 300 this week is China’s Weiyi Zhang who cashed three times at the EPT Grand Final — all final tables — including winning a €1,100 NLHE side event.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total GPI Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | Diego Zeiter | 1808.84 | +94 |
| 159 | Juha Helppi | 2104.23 | +79 |
| 151 | Senh Man Ung | 2146.42 | +46 |
| 253 | Anton Wigg | 1779.97 | +44 |
| 108 | Atanas Kavrakov | 2389.64 | +32 |
Zeiter also enjoys the distinction of being this week’s biggest gainer among the GPI’s top 300 players, having jumped from No. 337 to No. 243. Juha Helppi took fourth in that same WPT Amsterdam High Roller event to make the jump from No. 238 to No. 159.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total GPI Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 284 | Max Pescatori | 1706.68 | -72 |
| 223 | Jeff Madsen | 1854.46 | -47 |
| 191 | Dimitar Danchev | 1965.00 | -41 |
| 160 | Jussi Nevanlinna | 2098.19 | -36 |
| 270 | Louis Salter | 1742.10 | -35 |
Finally, checking in on those making the biggest drops among the GPI top 300, Max Pescatori fell the furthest this week after dipping from No. 212 to No. 284.
What to Expect Next Week
There’s action at the Parx Casino with the Parx Casino Big Stx XVI series while the Heartland Poker Tour is at the Hollywood Casino in Charlestown, West Virginia and the World Series of Poker Circuit vists Harrah’s New Orleans.
Meanwhile the Eureka Poker Tour is in Bucharest, Romania this week, which along with the Italian Series of Poker stopping in Nova Gorica, Slovenia highlights the tournament action in Europe.
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.
