Each week, the Global Poker Index releases an inventory of the highest 300 tournament poker players on the earth using a formula that takes under consideration a player’s results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the highest performers of the year over two six-month periods as calculated by the USA Today Global Poker Index point system.
2014 GPI Player of the Year
| 1 | Dan Smith | 3839.04 | - |
| 2 | Mustapha Kanit | 3567.62 | - |
| 3 | Scott Seiver | 3480.86 | - |
| 4 | Daniel Colman | 3444.90 | - |
| 5 | Jason Mercier | 3376.36 | - |
| 6 | Keven Stammen | 3278.36 | - |
| 7 | Alex Bilokur | 3276.21 | - |
| 8 | Jacob Schindler | 3230.49 | - |
| 9 | Ole Schemion | 3144.31 | - |
| 10 | Ami Barer | 3068.13 | - |
It was a quiet period over the past three weeks for the 2014 GPI Player of the Year race as again there has been no movement in any respect among players within the top 10. However that trend should end soon with the hot conclusion of PokerStars’ World Championship of Online Poker and several other upcoming tournament series in October, including the 2014 PokerStars.com UKIPT Isle of Man, 2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 London, and the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific.
You might notice, however, there has been a transformation of types this week within the GPI POY. In fact, there were a few changed made by the GPI, although one may have just a small effect on points calculations and the opposite is largely cosmetic.
This week the GPI made a minor alteration to its formula to begin counting the total entries in tournaments that let rebuys or reentries. The opposite change has to do with the full points for the POY being calculated in the way to match what players get for a Period 1 score, meaning they’ll now be capable of see more quickly what number of points they're going to get in a particular event going forward.
The latter change means players’ GPI POY totals this week are within the 3000s in place of the 1000s. However, as noted they haven’t added points but rather just had their scores recalculated.
GPI 300 Top 10
Dan Smith still king of both 2014 POY & GPI Top 300| 1 | Dan Smith | 4173.86 | - |
| 2 | Ole Schemion | 4070.46 | - |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | 3896.21 | - |
| 4 | Jason Mercier | 3804.85 | - |
| 5 | Scott Seiver | 3648.91 | - |
| 6 | Byron Kaverman | 3575.23 | - |
| 7 | Alex Bilokur | 3559.04 | +2 |
| 8 | Davidi Kitai | 3472.94 | - |
| 9 | Stephen Chidwick | 3466.88 | -2 |
| 10 | Olivier Busquet | 3307.88 | +1 |
Nor was there much change on the top of the total GPI rankings this week, with the highest six spots remaining the similar and Dan Smith continuing his reign as leader for a sixth straight week. Meanwhile Olivier Busquet snuck back into the highest 10 after switching spots with Paul Volpe, this week’s 11th-ranked player.
Welcome to the GPI
| 240 | Anton Astapau | 1776.02 |
| 248 | Nam Le | 1757.50 |
| 249 | Alexander Denisov | 1756.74 |
| 250 | Millard Hale | 1756.08 |
| 256 | Henrik Hecklen | 1749.20 |
| 278 | Nacho Barbero | 1714.70 |
| 281 | Fabian Quoss | 1713.22 |
| 289 | Robert Mizrachi | 1695.89 |
| 294 | Kent Lundmark | 1679.01 |
| 295 | Fedor Holz | 1670.07 |
| 296 | Zimnan Ziyard | 1668.41 |
| 300 | Marcin Wydrowski | 1659.94 |
While the highest of the GPI Top 300 have been quiet there has been numerous activity some of the bottom third this week without a not up to a dozen new players joining the rankings with many notables among them.
Two players hot off of giant online successes are among those joining the highest 300 this week, even supposing the GPI only considers live scores when tabulating its rankings.
As Rich Ryan discussed in his “Five Thoughts” column this week, Fabian Quoss was crushing online with a victory within the most up-to-date Sunday 500, one in every of three Sunday majors he won during September. Quoss have been a fixture within the top 100 of the GPI overall rankings throughout the first have of 2014, though recently had slipped down and out of the highest 300 for the primary time since December 2012. While he has no points-earning scores because the WSOP, movement by others this week allowed him back into the highest 300.
Meanwhile it's been a pleasant few days for Fedor “CrownUpGuy” Holz (pictured above) who earned a fab $1.3 million by taking down the 2014 WCOOP Main Event on Monday. Like Quoss, Holz has also understandably been fascinated about his computer and never playing live of late, but several summer scores in Barcelona in August and others falling out helped earn Holz a place throughout the Top 300 this week for the primary time in his career.
Biggest Gains
| 240 | Anton Astapau | 1776.02 | +152 |
| 256 | Henrik Hecklen | 1749.20 | +125 |
| 295 | Fedor Holz | 1670.07 | +83 |
| 248 | Nam Le | 1757.50 | +75 |
| 121 | Jason Wheeler | 2162.08 | +70 |
Holz was some of the players making the largest surge upward on this week’s rankings, with Aston Astapau and Henrik Hecklen improving their positions much more to sign up for the crown entering this week’s Top 300.
Phil Hellmuth’s GPI rankings (2011-present)Biggest Drops
| 259 | Rasmus Agerskov Larsen | 1741.78 | -56 |
| 272 | Maurice Hawkins | 1721.41 | -54 |
| 245 | Ihar Soika | 1763.60 | -52 |
| 145 | Phil Hellmuth | 2083.21 | -43 |
| 291 | Viatcheslav Ortynskiy | 1686.30 | -43 |
Meanwhile among those sliding essentially the most over the last seven days while still remaining within the Top 300 was Phil Hellmuth who descended from No. 102 to No. 145.
Since the GPI rankings first began, Hellmuth’s peak ranking have been No. 4 (December 10, 2012). His low was No. 339 (May 7, 2014), although another successful summer on the WSOP helped catapult him the entire long ago into the highest 100. That chart at left (courtesy the GPI) reflects Hellmuth’s rankings since early 2011.
To view on the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website. While you’re at it, follow the GPI on Twitter and its Facebook page.
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