Global Poker Index: Jason Mercier and Paul Volpe Maintain Top Honors
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.
GPI 300 Top 10 as of June 25, 2013
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Mercier | 3227.24 | -- |
| 2 | Philipp Gruissem | 3143.52 | -- |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | 3097.26 | -- |
| 4 | Mike Watson | 3032.30 | -- |
| 5 | Steve O'Dwyer | 2992.34 | -- |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | 2989.92 | -- |
| 7 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 2940.67 | -- |
| 8 | Paul Volpe | 2858.95 | +1 |
| 9 | Bertrand Grospellier | 2849.57 | -1 |
| 10 | David Sands | 2839.64 | -- |
There was very little change in the top 10 of the rankings this week. Jason Mercier maintained his No. 1 ranking, with Philip Gruissem, Daniel Negreanu, Michael Watson and Stephen O'Dwyer rounding out the top five.
The only change was Paul Volpe jumping one spot to No. 8, sending Bertrand Grospellier down one position to No. 9. Volpe has four cashes at the year's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and he may see another increase next week after finishing eighth in the $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball event this week.
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New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Markholt | 1462.36 | 164 |
| Ashton Griffin | 1413.57 | 194 |
| Max Steinberg | 1378.60 | 204 |
| Max Lykov | 1294.52 | 235 |
| Daniel Neilson | 1290.11 | 241 |
| Steve Gross | 1276.49 | 247 |
| Nicolas Cardyn | 1268.62 | 251 |
| Jose Ignacio Barbero | 1267.41 | 252 |
| Andrew Robl | 1263.39 | 254 |
| Eric Froehlich | 1252.25 | 261 |
| Ryan Eriquezzo | 1249.51 | 262 |
| Anthony Gargano | 1233.09 | 270 |
| Jonathan Turner | 1228.67 | 273 |
| Tom Schneider | 1228.00 | 275 |
| Alexander Kuzmin | 1218.07 | 280 |
| Simeon Naydenov | 1203.97 | 284 |
| Manuel Bevand | 1191.58 | 278 |
| Xuan Liu | 1197.18 | 292 |
| WeiKai Chang | 1190.71 | 295 |
| Paul Lieu | 1186.83 | 297 |
| Allen Cunningham | 1181.55 | 298 |
Lee Markholt entered the GPI this week after a runner-up finish in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six-Handed) event at the World Series of Poker. Also finding success at the WSOP were Tom Schneider and Steve Gross, both of whom captured bracelets and a spot back in the GPI 300.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total GPI Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 2017.47 | +35 |
| 89 | Jesse Martin | 1850.91 | +69 |
| 92 | Jeff Madsen | 1836.41 | +43 |
| 93 | Salman Behbehani | 1828.91 | +43 |
| 96 | Erick Lindgren | 1620.69 | +42 |
| 110 | Greg Mueller | 1734.83 | +107 |
| 128 | Trevor Pope | 1828.91 | +121 |
| 134 | Jonathan Little | 1519.82 | +114 |
| 151 | Vojtech Ruzicka | 1518.20 | +57 |
| 204 | Amir Lehavot | 1387.76 | +88 |
Erick Lindgren, Jesse Martin and Jeff Madsen each won WSOP bracelets this week, and Greg Mueller continued his climb up the ranks by taking third in a WSOP event for the second time of the series. After a fifth-place finish in the $3,000 Mixed-Max event earlier in the series, Yevgeniy Timoshenko bubbled the final table of the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed Event late last week.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total GPI Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | Jeff Lisandro | 1555.93 | -43 |
| 187 | Oleksii Kovalchuk | 1428.68 | -45 |
| 192 | Tommy Vedes | 1420.06 | -53 |
| 193 | Phil Ivey | 1416.74 | -56 |
| 214 | Alexander Kravchenko | 1361.50 | -55 |
| 257 | Ilan Boujenah | 1256.29 | -50 |
| 265 | Kenny Hallaert | 1248.41 | -70 |
Phil Ivey has struggled at this year's WSOP and the points from his five final tables at last year's summer classic have dropped into Period 3, resulting in a noticeable drop in the GPI this week. If you're playing the GPI's Fantasy Poker Manager, you may have noticed a significant drop in Ivey's salary. Snatch him up while the price is right!
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2013 GPI Player of the Year
Paul Volpe held on to the No. 1 spot on the Global Poker Index Player of the Year standings this week. He added some points to his total by bubbling the final table of the $10,000 2-7 Lowball event of the World Series of Poker. He received $22,399 for an eighth-place finish �C the highest of his WSOP career, and his fourth cash of the summer.
The rest of the top ten also remained unchanged as Steven Silverman sat in No. 2 and Ole Schemion stayed at No. 3.
| Rank | Player | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Volpe | 760.78 | -- |
| 2 | Steven Silverman | 670.00 | -- |
| 3 | Ole Schemion | 651.74 | -- |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | 644.29 | -- |
| 5 | Igor Kurganov | 617.18 | -- |
| 6 | Michael Watson | 579.06 | -- |
| 7 | Scott Seiver | 569.77 | -- |
| 8 | Daniel Shak | 568.56 | -- |
| 9 | Stephen O'Dwyer | 559.25 | -- |
| 10 | David Peters | 553.58 | -- |
Erick Lindgren made one of the biggest jumps in the POY race, moving up 31 spots to No. 15. His recent jolt is largely contributed by a $606,317 payday from winning the $5,000 No-Limit Hold��em Six-Handed event of the WSOP just over a week ago. It was Lindgren��s second career WSOP bracelet and fifth cash of the summer. Just a few days earlier, Lindgren finished in 45th place in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold��em Mixed Max event.
Also making a jump this week was Chris ��SLOPPYKLOD�� Klodnicki, who recently made two final tables in the WSOP. His first came earlier this month when he busted in eighth place of the $3,000 No-Limit Hold��em Shootout tournament to collect over $30,000. Not too long after, he secured a spot on the $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. final table. He completed his run in fifth place, adding $70,093 to his moneybag.
Calvin Anderson (No. 32) dropped nine spots despite running deep in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball tournament of the WSOP. Anderson was the chip leader going into Day 2 but couldn��t hold on after getting involved in three-way action with Jeff Lisandro and Layne Flack. Anderson hit the rail in 11th place, earning $19,283.
Jason Mercier continues to swing up and down on the POY rankings. After climbing eight spots to No. 13 last week he dropped one spot to No. 12. His most recent cash was 36th in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo tournament collecting a mere $3,743.
David Peters continues to perform well at the WSOP and on the POY scale. After catapulting 151 spots a few weeks ago, he��s managed to remain tenth in the rankings. He took 132nd in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold��em Turbo event for a modest $2,111, and a few days later he finished 68th in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold��em Shootout for $5,556.
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