Global Poker Index: Vanessa Selbst Back in the Top 10
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 14, 2013
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Smith | 3,335.01 | -- |
| 2 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 3,295.55 | -- |
| 3 | Jason Mercier | 3,078.06 | -- |
| 4 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 3,067.14 | -- |
| 5 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 2,955.58 | -- |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | 2,927.17 | -- |
| 7 | Mike Watson | 2,906.58 | +2 |
| 9 | Vanessa Selbst | 2,827.12 | +14 |
| 9 | David Sands | 2,796.20 | -2 |
| 10 | Steve O'Dwyer | 2,720.10 | -2 |
Vanessa Selbst is back in the top 10 this week thanks to her topping a field of 204 in the $25,000 High Roller at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $1,424,420.
Welcome to the GPI
Seventeen players are new to the GPI this week. Among the 17, Ty Reiman came aboard at No. 156. He cashed twice at the PCA (87th in the Main Event for $21,000 and 19th in the $25,000 High Roller for $59,980), giving him a full Period 1 complement of five scores. Yann Dion and Jonathan Roy each final tabled the Main Event, and join the GPI at No. 158 and 162, respectively.
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ty Reiman | 1,446.58 | 156th |
| Yann Dion | 1,443.85 | 158th |
| Jonathan Roy | 1,436.88 | 162nd |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 1,415.01 | 169th |
| Joel Micka | 1,402.81 | 172nd |
| Mike Telker | 1,378.79 | 178th |
| Eddy Sabat | 1,345.99 | 190th |
| Jake Cody | 1,277.45 | 215th |
| Joey Weissman | 1,270.28 | 219th |
| Grant Levy | 1,214.62 | 244th |
| Owen Crowe | 1,135.82 | 272nd |
| Maxi Lehmanski | 1,133.91 | 273rd |
| Calvin Anderson | 1,131.66 | 275th |
| Nicolas Levi | 1,117.41 | 282nd |
| Steven Silverman | 1,108.37 | 292nd |
| Max Greenwood | 1,100.81 | 295th |
| Jeremy Kottler | 1,091.24 | 299th |
Falling from the GPI this week were Adam Levy, Brian Hawkins, Casey Kastle, Cesar Garcia, Eric Sfez, Hafiz Khan, James Dempsey, Jon Turner, Josh Brikis, JC Alvarado, Lee Markholt, Maria Ho, Ondrej Vinklarek, Randy Lew, Robert Cezarescu, Tam Truong, and William Thorson.
Ups and Downs
The biggest rise of the week belonged to Vladimir Troyanovsky. In addition to taking second to Selbst in the $25,000 High Roller for $792,180, Troyanovsky also finished in seventh place in the $100,000 Super High Roller for $257,580. The winner of the PCA Main Event, Dimitar Danchev, rose 113 places to No. 56. Chris Klodnicki cracked the top 30 with a ninth-place finish in the High Roller and a 58th-place result in the Main Event.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29th | Chris Klodnicki | 2,217.47 | +63 |
| 53rd | Matt Stout | 1,960.50 | +94 |
| 56th | Dimitar Danchev | 1,946.81 | +113 |
| 92nd | Shaun Deeb | 1,679.62 | +107 |
| 94th | Darren Elias | 1,668.24 | +108 |
| 100th | Olivier Busquet | 1,641.14 | +67 |
| [B]107th | Vladimir Troyanovsky | 1,620.88 | +161[/B] |
| 111th | Johnny Lodden | 1,601.15 | +108 |
| 119th | Matt Glantz | 1,559.69 | +115 |
| 130th | Jeff Gross | 1,521.13 | +73 |
| 136th | Max Silver | 1,512.71 | +156 |
| 144th | Manig Loeser | 1,495.21 | +115 |
| 166th | Greg Mueller | 1,421.07 | +90 |
| 185th | Yuryy Gulyy | 1,353.69 | +98 |
| 194th | Laurent Polito | 1,341.93 | +66 |
Falling the furthest this week was William Reynolds. His Period 1 is empty after his fifth-place finish in a $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $94,386 at the Deep Stack Extravaganza III in July aged into Period 2.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 204th | Ana Marquez | 1,295.93 | -51 |
| 211th | Tim West | 1,280.97 | -51 |
| 221st | Hans Winzeler | 1,267.96 | -51 |
| 230th | Mick Graydon | 1,254.81 | -50 |
| 233rd | William Reynolds | 1,239.64 | -98 |
| 238th | Nacho Barbero | 1,221.26 | -51 |
| 251st | Justin Young | 1,200.01 | -53 |
| 261st | Jess Yawitz | 1,166.24 | -60 |
| 280th | Paul Lieu | 1,121.58 | -48 |
| 291st | Galen Hall | 1,108.37 | -68 |
What's In Store?
With the PCA in the rear view mirror, the next major events on the docket are the World Series of Poker Circuit Event in Choctaw and World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open to close the month.
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