Global Poker Index: Dan Smith and Ravi Raghavan Move Up in the Top 10

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Jan 30, 2014 3 min read

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six-month periods as calculated by the USA Today Global Poker Index point system.

For a look at both lists, visit the official GPI website.

2014 GPI Player of the Year

The top 10 of the POY race remains unchanged once again. Outside of the top 10, Canadian Shyam Srinivasan, who reached the final table of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, moves up 14 spots this week to No. 12.

GPI 300 Top 10

While there are no new players among the top 10 of the GPI 300 this week, both Dan Smith and Ravi Raghavan climbed internally. Smith, who cashed in three events at the PCA including the Main Event and the $25,000 High Roller, moves up one spot to No. 5. Raghavan hasn’t cashed yet in 2014, but because of recent results in December and November he surpasses three players to climb up to No. 7.

Welcome to the GPI

Nine players enter the GPI 300 this week, including 2013 November Niner JC Tran, Anton Wigg, and Andrew Pateychuk. Tran finished eighth in the Heartland Poker Tour California Main Event, Wigg has already cashed in three side events at EPT Deauville, and Pateychuk has won two events in Cyprus this January.

Pateychuk’s most recent win came in the Merit Poker Winterfest Main Event, where he banked $145,472.

Exiting the GPI 300 are, among others, Alex Kuzmin, Grant Levy, Tommy Vedes, and Adam Levy.

Biggest Gains

Frenchman Jean-Noel Thorel makes the biggest leap this week, rocketing up 121 spots to No. 163. Thorel finished runner-up in a €2,000 buy-in side event at EPT Deauville for €28,900, and cashed in the FPS High Roller.

Simon Deadman also made some moves, moving up 79 spots before eventually resting at No. 190. Like Thorel, the Brit cashed in the FPS High Roller, finishing runner-up for €87,280.

Biggest Drops

There weren’t too many big drops in the GPI 300 this week, but Alessandro Longobardi fell the furthest. The Italian sinks 49 spots to No. 207 after failing to cash for six-figures or more for longer than a calendar year.

Kiwi [Removed:17] also takes a bit of a hit, falling 34 spots to No. 137, but with the Aussie Millions underway he’ll have plenty of opportunities to regain some points.

To view at 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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