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
4232.18 pts
2nd
Ren Lin China
Ren Lin
China
China
3861.56 pts
3rd
Jesse Lonis United States
Jesse Lonis
United States
United States
3792.33 pts
4th (5th)
Jason Koon United States
Jason Koon
United States
United States
3752.33 pts
5th (4th)
Artur Martirosian Russian Federation
Artur Martirosian
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
3673.45 pts
6th
Stephen Chidwick United Kingdom
Stephen Chidwick
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
3659.95 pts
7th (9th)
Chris Brewer United States
Chris Brewer
United States
United States
3643 pts
8th
Isaac Haxton United States
Isaac Haxton
United States
United States
3637.12 pts
9th (15th)
Punnat Punsri Thailand
Punnat Punsri
Thailand
Thailand
Natural8 3607.24 pts
10th (7th)
Danny Tang Hong Kong
Danny Tang
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Natural8 3572.99 pts
11th (24th)
Adrian Mateos Spain
Adrian Mateos
Spain
Spain
3566.91 pts
12th (10th)
Nacho Barbero Argentina
Nacho Barbero
Argentina
Argentina
3502.9 pts
13th
Daniel Dvoress Canada
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
Canada
3466.81 pts
14th (11th)
Alex Foxen United States
Alex Foxen
United States
United States
3452.46 pts
15th (12th)
Adam Hendrix United States
Adam Hendrix
United States
United States
3430.33 pts
16th (17th)
Mike Watson Canada
Mike Watson
Canada
Canada
3386.12 pts
17th (14th)
Stephen Song United States
Stephen Song
United States
United States
3316.33 pts
18th (54th)
Mikita Badziakouski Belarus
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
Belarus
3294.8 pts
19th (16th)
Jim Collopy United States
Jim Collopy
United States
United States
3258.27 pts
20th (19th)
Jeremy Ausmus United States
Jeremy Ausmus
United States
United States
3240.13 pts
21st (18th)
Matthew Wantman United States
Matthew Wantman
United States
United States
3224.95 pts
22nd (20th)
Justin Saliba United States
Justin Saliba
United States
United States
3212.93 pts
23rd (192nd)
Sergio Aido Spain
Sergio Aido
Spain
Spain
3201.24 pts
24th (87th)
Dimitar Danchev Bulgaria
Dimitar Danchev
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3197.12 pts
25th (21st)
Benny Glaser United Kingdom
Benny Glaser
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
3194.24 pts
26th (23rd)
Ben Heath United Kingdom
Ben Heath
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
3189.52 pts
27th (26th)
Thomas Boivin Belgium
Thomas Boivin
Belgium
Belgium
3178.72 pts
28th (22nd)
Farid Jattin Colombia
Farid Jattin
Colombia
Colombia
3176.39 pts
29th (25th)
Aleksejs Ponakovs Latvia
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Latvia
Latvia
3163.89 pts
30th (36th)
David Peters United States
David Peters
United States
United States
3163.32 pts
31st (41st)
Roman Hrabec Czechia
Roman Hrabec
Czechia
Czechia
3158.38 pts
32nd (40th)
Alex Kulev Bulgaria
Alex Kulev
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3129.27 pts
33rd (29th)
Orpen Kisacikoglu Turkey
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Turkey
Turkey
3104.56 pts
34th (68th)
Aram Oganyan United States
Aram Oganyan
United States
United States
3080.5 pts
35th (27th)
Steve O'Dwyer Ireland
Steve O'Dwyer
Ireland
Ireland
3065.52 pts
36th (28th)
Nick Schulman United States
Nick Schulman
United States
United States
3060.23 pts
37th (33rd)
Ankit Ahuja India
Ankit Ahuja
India
India
3060.06 pts
38th
Shannon Shorr United States
Shannon Shorr
United States
United States
3045.46 pts
39th (49th)
Jonathan Jaffe United States
Jonathan Jaffe
United States
United States
3043.26 pts
40th (31st)
Quan Zhou China
Quan Zhou
China
China
3037.15 pts
41st (30th)
Chance Kornuth United States
Chance Kornuth
United States
United States
3035.01 pts
42nd (55th)
Alex Livingston Canada
Alex Livingston
Canada
Canada
3027.39 pts
43rd (34th)
Michael Rossitto United States
Michael Rossitto
United States
United States
3020.27 pts
44th (43rd)
Darren Elias United States
Darren Elias
United States
United States
3009.77 pts
45th (35th)
David Coleman United States
David Coleman
United States
United States
3004.13 pts
46th (42nd)
Seth Davies United States
Seth Davies
United States
United States
2979.7 pts
47th (57th)
Timothy Adams Canada
Timothy Adams
Canada
Canada
2974.88 pts
48th (44th)
Kristen Foxen Canada
Kristen Foxen
Canada
Canada
2966.53 pts
49th (47th)
Erik Seidel United States
Erik Seidel
United States
United States
2962.5 pts
51st (52nd)
Sam Soverel United States
Sam Soverel
United States
United States
2953.36 pts
52nd (32nd)
Michael Wang United States
Michael Wang
United States
United States
2944.76 pts
53rd (45th)
Frank Lagodich United States
Frank Lagodich
United States
United States
2944.38 pts
54th (39th)
Joey Weissman United States
Joey Weissman
United States
United States
2939.14 pts
55th (46th)
Vladas Tamasauskas Lithuania
Vladas Tamasauskas
Lithuania
Lithuania
2937.72 pts
56th (66th)
Sean Winter United States
Sean Winter
United States
United States
2931.54 pts
57th (37th)
Andrew Lichtenberger United States
Andrew Lichtenberger
United States
United States
2928.77 pts
58th (48th)
Daniel Negreanu Canada
Daniel Negreanu
Canada
Canada
GGPoker 2926.84 pts
59th (60th)
Isaac Kempton United States
Isaac Kempton
United States
United States
2926.5 pts
60th (64th)
Juan Pardo Spain
Juan Pardo
Spain
Spain
2909.04 pts
61st (69th)
Joao Vieira Portugal
Joao Vieira
Portugal
Portugal
2899.4 pts
63rd (50th)
Justin Zaki United States
Justin Zaki
United States
United States
2878.95 pts
64th (183rd)
Fedor Holz Germany
Fedor Holz
Germany
Germany
GGPoker 2873.81 pts
65th (53rd)
Nick Pupillo United States
Nick Pupillo
United States
United States
2869.65 pts
66th (146th)
Yulian Bogdanov Bulgaria
Yulian Bogdanov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2862.97 pts
67th (58th)
Shimizu Nozomu Japan
Shimizu Nozomu
Japan
Japan
2851.78 pts
68th (59th)
Eric Baldwin United States
Eric Baldwin
United States
United States
2844.68 pts
69th (61st)
Jinho Hong Korea, Republic of
Jinho Hong
Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of
2828.81 pts
70th (62nd)
Fabrice Bigot France
Fabrice Bigot
France
France
2824.3 pts
71st (80th)
Dylan Weisman United States
Dylan Weisman
United States
United States
2816.19 pts
72nd (63rd)
Samuel Laskowitz United States
Samuel Laskowitz
United States
United States
2815.78 pts
73rd (56th)
Fahredin Mustafov Bulgaria
Fahredin Mustafov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2815.5 pts
74th (65th)
Daniel Rezaei Austria
Daniel Rezaei
Austria
Austria
2799.66 pts
75th (73rd)
Santhosh Suvarna India
Santhosh Suvarna
India
India
2793.61 pts
75th (102nd)
Lander Lijo Bereciartua Spain
Lander Lijo Bereciartua
Spain
Spain
2362.13 pts
76th (70th)
Julien Sitbon France
Julien Sitbon
France
France
2788.83 pts
77th (252nd)
Lee Wai Kiat Malaysia
Lee Wai Kiat
Malaysia
Malaysia
2786.94 pts
78th (67th)
Frederic Normand Canada
Frederic Normand
Canada
Canada
2783.43 pts
79th (74th)
Pedro Garagnani Brazil
Pedro Garagnani
Brazil
Brazil
2777.79 pts
80th (85th)
Biao Ding China
Biao Ding
China
China
2761.98 pts
81st (76th)
Justin Bonomo United States
Justin Bonomo
United States
United States
2756.3 pts
82nd (72nd)
Joe McKeehen United States
Joe McKeehen
United States
United States
2752.58 pts
83rd (77th)
Andrew Moreno United States
Andrew Moreno
United States
United States
2748.73 pts
84th (79th)
Andrew Ostapchenko United States
Andrew Ostapchenko
United States
United States
2738.99 pts
85th (81st)
Dan Sepiol United States
Dan Sepiol
United States
United States
2717.77 pts
86th (75th)
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya Georgia
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya
Georgia
Georgia
2712.99 pts
87th (104th)
Nick Petrangelo United States
Nick Petrangelo
United States
United States
2710.08 pts
88th (82nd)
John Riordan United States
John Riordan
United States
United States
2701.06 pts
89th (86th)
Hyunsup Kim Korea, Republic of
Hyunsup Kim
Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of
2688.93 pts
90th (95th)
Eric Ting Yi Tsai
Eric Ting Yi Tsai
2683.74 pts
91st (375th)
Dan Smith United States
Dan Smith
United States
United States
2683.04 pts
92nd (89th)
Carl Shaw United Kingdom
Carl Shaw
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
2675.17 pts
93rd (88th)
Brock Wilson United States
Brock Wilson
United States
United States
2674.69 pts
94th (84th)
Sam Greenwood Canada
Sam Greenwood
Canada
Canada
2670.71 pts
95th (83rd)
Gab Yong Kim Korea, Republic of
Gab Yong Kim
Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of
2669.53 pts
96th (101st)
Niko Koop Germany
Niko Koop
Germany
Germany
2660.45 pts
97th (92nd)
Jonathan Borenstein United States
Jonathan Borenstein
United States
United States
2658.2 pts
98th (97th)
Brian Altman United States
Brian Altman
United States
United States
2656.71 pts
99th (78th)
Eelis Parssinen Finland
Eelis Parssinen
Finland
Finland
2656.21 pts
100th (91st)
Alexandre Reard France
Alexandre Reard
France
France
Unibet Poker 2654.79 pts
101st (93rd)
Chino Rheem United States
Chino Rheem
United States
United States
2641.75 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.