GPI Player of the Year: Dan Smith Rising

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

May 02, 2012 4 min read Last updated Apr 21, 2020

Each week, the Global Poker Index publishes the standings of the top 1,000 players in its Player of the Year race. Once a month, PokerNews will take an in-depth look at the top 10 players' results and the recent tournaments that have caused a splash in the standings.

A player's score is comprised of up to 11 tournament results that begin during the calendar year. Of those 11 results, up to six will come from Jan. 1 through June 30, and up to five will be from tournaments starting between July 1 and Dec. 31. Like the Global Poker Index Rankings, all tournaments must have a buy-in of at least $1,500 and contain at least 21 entrants to be eligible in comprising a player's score.

GPI Player of the Year Top 10

Place	Player	Total Score	Change in Rank
1	Jonathan Duhamel	595.68	--
2	Andrew Badecker	482.82	--
3	Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	454.84	+1
4	Dan Smith	418.40	+151
5	Samuel Chartier	396.50	-2
6	Vyacheslav Igin	382.19	+20
7	Martin Jacobson	366.35	+10
8	Jason Koon	360.30	+14
9	Steve O'Dwyer	358.93	-4
10	Sergio Castelluccio	358.24	+67

PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final

All changes this week came as a result of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final. It wasn't just the Main Event, High Roller, and Super High Roller that led to the changes, however. Dan Smith charged up the ranks this week thanks to winning not one but two �5,000 side events. For good measure, he won a third on Tuesday, but that one will not be reflected until next week's standings.

We should mention, though, that at first both of his side-event wins were listed under "Daniel Smith" on Hendon Mob. The rest of his results were under "Dan Smith." This is a reminder to make sure you don't have a duplicate results page on Hendon Mob so your full results are being calculated and your GPI Player of the Year score is the best it can be.

1. Jonathan Duhamel

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
PCA	$100,000 No-Limit Holdem Super High Roller	4 of 30	$313,600
PCA	$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max	1 of 158	$239,830
PCA	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max High Roller	2 of 141	$634,550
EPT Deauville	�2,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max	8 of 289	�13,900
L.A. Poker Classic	$5,100 No-Limit Hold'em	2 of 98	$121,115
WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star	$9,500 No-Limit Hold'em	13 of 364	$25,620

2. Andrew Badecker

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
PCA	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	47 of 1,072	$37,500
WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star	$9,500 No-Limit Hold'em	5 of 364	$192,300
EPT Campione	�2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty	2 of 102	�18,800
Irish Open	�3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	19 of 502	�11,200
WPT Vienna	�3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	14 of 396	�11,680
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	96 of 665	�7,500

3. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
L.A. Poker Classic	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	4 of 23	$72,550
EPT Madrid	�10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Re-buy	4 of 26	�27,400
France Poker Series - Snowfest	�2,700 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	3 of 30	�13,220
EPT Campione	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	61 of 570	�9,000
EPT Berlin	�10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 66	$231,000
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�100,000 Super High Roller	3 of 38	�621,000

4. Dan Smith

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
Aussie Millions	AUD$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 22	AUD$1,012,000
EPT Berlin	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	90 of 745	�7,500
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Turbo	1 of 101	�152,980
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 175	�250,500

5. Sam Chartier

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
PCA	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 8-Max	42 of 1,072	$37,500
EPT Deauville	�1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	6 of 378	�23,400
EPT Deauville	�10,000 No-Limit Hold'em	4 of 72	�65,600
EPT Copenhagen	Dkr15,000 ($2,694) No-Limit Hold'em	2 of 85	Dkr300,000 ($53,033)
Irish Open	�3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	7 of 502	�44,500

6. Vyacheslav Igin

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
PCA	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	48 of 1,072	$37,500
Aussie Millions	AUD$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	14 of 190	$5,100
Merit Spring Open	$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	7 of 164	$15,510
EPT Deauville	�1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	9 of 378	�9,800
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Turbo	3 of 101	�75,793
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	20 of 175	�11,000

7. Martin Jacobson

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
PCA	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	10 of 1,072	$101,000
EPT Campione	�2,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max Turbo Bounty	9 of 82	�2,000
EPT Berlin	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	60 of 745	�11,000
EPT Berlin	�10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max Re-Entry	8 of 66	�26,400
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Turbo	7 of 101	�19,600
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	12 of 214	�6,640

8. Jason Koon

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
PCA	$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max	15 of 158	$12,260
PCA	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max High Roller	4 of 141	$271,950
Aussie Millions	AUD$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	27 of 659	AUD$35,000
WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event	21 of 290	$25,056

9. Steve O'Dwyer

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
EPT Copenhagen	Dkr35,000 ($6,273) No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	7 of 299	Dkr290,000 ($51,265)
WPT National Series - Denmark	�1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	1 of 289	�159,227
EPT Madrid	�2,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Bounty	7 of 61	�2,660
EPT Campione	�10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max	2 of 27	�74,000
WPT Vienna	�9,700 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	3 of 26	�42,780

10. Sergio Castelluccio

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize
EPT Deauville	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	33 of 889	�17,000
IPT Nova Gorcia	�2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	18 of 286	�5,820
EPT Campione	�5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	47 of 570	�11,000
PokerStars and Monte-Carlo? Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final	�10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	4 of 665	�400,000