Last month, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the Global Poker Index (GPI) announced a partnership in which the GPI would, "tabulate, power, and sponsor" the WSOP Player of the Year award. The race will last over the course of 74 events at the WSOP and WSOP Europe (Oct. 8-24 in Berlin, Germany).
To this point in the WSOP, 17 events have been completed and on top of the GPI WSOP Player of the Year race is Paul Volpe, following two runner-up finishes in $10,000 championship events, plus a third cash.
GPI WSOP Player of the Year Top 10 (as of June 9)
Place
Player
Total Score
1
Paul Volpe
1,053.69
2
Barry Hutter
803.39
3
Greg Merson
797.39
4
Ismael Bojang
735.61
5
Shaun Deeb
722.23
6
Jason Les
689.00
7
David Peters
638.78
8
Artur Koren
611.05
9
Mike Gorodinsky
602.89
10
Eric Wasserson
581.77
Below is a breakdown of each player's WSOP cashes and POY points received per event.
To view the GPI WSOP Player of the Year, 2015 GPI Player of the Year and GPI overall rankings in their entirety, visit the official GPI website. While you��re at it, follow the GPI on Twitter and its Facebook page.
