Global Poker Index: Scott Seiver Back in the Top 40
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 January 7, 2013
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Smith | 3,335.01 | +1 |
| 2 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 3,300.52 | -1 |
| 3 | Jason Mercier | 3,194.92 | -- |
| 4 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 3,061.39 | -- |
| 5 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 2,955.58 | -- |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | 2,927.17 | -- |
| 7 | David Sands | 2,804.00 | +2 |
| 8 | Steve O'Dwyer | 2,688.51 | -1 |
| 9 | Mike Watson | 2,647.07 | -1 |
| 10 | Philipp Gruissem | 2,606.30 | +4 |
Ups and Downs
The biggest rise of the week belonged to Scott Seiver, thanks to his $2,000,000 score at the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Seiver won the $100,000 Super High Roller, besting a field 47 with 10 reentries.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39th | Scott Seiver | 2,033.62 | +56 |
| 50th | Cary Katz | 1,933.99 | +28 |
| 54th | Nick Schulman | 1,878.58 | +30 |
| 111th | Stephen Chidwick | 1,551.93 | +35 |
| 117th | Alessandro Longobardi | 1,538.75 | +34 |
| 163rd | Andrew Badecker | 1,373.50 | +32 |
| 175th | Ben Vinson | 1,334.91 | +44 |
| 189th | Mukul Pahuja | 1,292.77 | +53 |
| 200th | [Removed:163] | 1,273.18 | +50 |
| 231st | Alex Queen | 1,197.51 | +28 |
| 259th | Manig Loeser | 1,136.00 | +32 |
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105th | JP Kelly | 1,600.91 | -50 |
| 192nd | Greg Merson | 1,288.77 | -80 |
| 193rd | Taylor Paur | 1,287.46 | -46 |
| 224th | Thiago Nishijima | 1,204.06 | -44 |
| 228th | Paul Volpe | 1,200.88 | -61 |
| 237th | Yuval Bronshtein | 1,189.98 | -79 |
| 254th | Kenny Hallaert | 1,146.46 | -44 |
| 266th | Roland Israelashvili | 1,126.74 | -106 |
| 286th | Casey Kastle | 1,090.82 | -59 |
| 291st | Josh Brikis | 1,090.82 | -53 |
| 294th | Maria Ho | 1,067.09 | -73 |
Welcome to the GPI
Sixteen players are new to this week's GPI, led by Vladimir Troyanovskiy at No. 268. Troyanovskiy took seventh place in the Super High Roller event at the PCA for $257,580,
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 1,118.85 | 268th |
| Jude Ainswortth | 1,115.22 | 273rd |
| Martins Adeniya | 1,109.75 | 275th |
| Manuel Bevand | 1,109.63 | 276th |
| Barry Hutter | 1,101.36 | 281st |
| Tony Dunst | 1,097.86 | 282nd |
| Tam Truong | 1,094.54 | 284th |
| James Dempsey | 1,081.99 | 287th |
| Robert Cezarescu | 1,079.93 | 288th |
| William Thorson | 1,073.42 | 290th |
| Max Silver | 1,069.28 | 292nd |
| Brian Hawkins | 1,066.98 | 295th |
| Randy Lew | 1,066.14 | 296th |
| Eric Sfez | 1,065.26 | 297th |
| Hafiz Khan | 1,064.31 | 298th |
| Cesar Garcia | 1,064.31 | 300th |
Falling from the GPI this week were Amanda Musumeci, Amnon Filippi, Bryan Devonshire, Chance Kornuth, Eddy Sabat, Jan Heitmann, Jeff Madsen, Jose Manuel Pastor, Justin Conley, Maksim Semisoshenko, Martin Staszko, Massimo Mosele, Ruben Visser, Simeon Naydenov, Ty Reiman, and Zachary Korik.
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