GPI Player of the Year: Anthony Zinno Leads Post WSOP

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Jul 20, 2015 5 min read

Each week, the Global Poker Index (GPI) updates its Player of the Year race taking into account a player's 13 best results over the course of the calendar year, according to its formula. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website.

A busy summer in Las Vegas is now behind us and when the dust settled, it was Anthony Zinno that came out ahead in the GPI POY race. Zinno's five World Series of Poker final tables and his cash in the Bellagio Cup $10K event, along with his WPT results from earlier in the year, have boosted Zinno the top of the pack and he has room to improve upon his numbers as he only has 12 cashes on the year so far, and the race allows for the best 13 results to count.

GPI Player of the Year Top 10 as of July 15

Place	Player	Total Score	Change in Rank
1	Anthony Zinno	3,753.89	-
2	Connor Drinan	3,657.07	-
3	Scott Seiver	3,610.30	-
4	Dzmitry Urbanovich	3,380.70	-
5	Stephen Chidwick	3,352.67	-
6	Ivan Luca	3,128.44	-
7	Jason Mercier	3,090.58	-
8	Byron Kaverman	3,048.52	-
9	Paul Volpe	3,010.10	-
10	Joe Kuether	3,004.58	-

Below is a breakdown of each player's qualifying cashes and scores. Events listed in bold are changes that took place this week.

1. Anthony Zinno

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. WPT LA Poker Classic	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship	1 of 538	$1,015,860	622.99
2. WSOP	Event #60: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	1 of 175	$1,122,196	619.11
3. WPT Fallsview Poker Classic	C$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	1 of 419	C$380,021	431.20
4. WSOP	Event #58: $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for ONE DROP	7 of 135	$565,864	354.74
5. WSOP	Event #25: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Max	7 of 493	$64,484	333.06
6. WSOP	Event #21: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Championship	6 of 157	$74,262	323.44
7. WSOP	Event #50: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship	5 of 117	$72,377	312.37
8. WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open	$3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Championship	23 of 1,027	$14,789	256.74
9. Bellagio Cup XI	$10,400 No-Limit Hold'em	28 of 301	$18,978	238.09
10. WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown	$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max	2 of 125	$41,284	221.87
11. EPT Grand Final	�2,200 No-Limit Hold'em	9 of 263	�10,650	192.51
12. PCA	$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em	25 of 298	$2,740	85.86

2. Connor Drinan

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. EPT Malta	�25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	2 of 68	�572,300	453.62
2. EPT Grand Final	�10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Max	2 of 81	�155,190	382.67
3. EPT Grand Final	�10,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	16 of 564	�51,350	371.50
4. Super High Roller Bowl	$500,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Bowl	3 of 43	$3,225,000	319.17
5. Aussie Millions	A$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge	9 of 104	A$75,000	293.35
6. WPT LA Poker Classic	$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo High Roller	3 of 31	$371,997	279.95
7. Aria High Roller XIII	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	4 of 41	$78,720	278.98
8. Bellagio Cup XI	$10,400 No-Limit Hold'em	19 of 301	$21,898	276.97
9. WPT LA Poker Classic	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship	39 of 538	$26,780	260.01
10. EPT Malta	�10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	33 of 304	�20,500	228.00
11. WSOP	Event #15: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship	16 of 128	$17,073	206.03
12. PCA	$10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Max	13 of 93	$18,040	196.69
13. EPT Malta	�5,200 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max Turbo	10 of 73	�8,825	162.94

3. Scott Seiver

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. PCA	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Max	5 of 269	$398,340	477.72
2. Aussie Millions	A$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge	3 of 70	A$1,000,000	377.58
3. Super High Roller Bowl	$500,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Bowl	2 of 43	$5,160,000	367.77
4. EPT Grand Final	�5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Max	1 of 46	�75,900	319.37
5. EPT Grand Final	�10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Max	4 of 81	�78,190	311.01
6. EPT Grand Final	�25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Max	20 of 215	�62,100	284.68
7. WPT LA Poker Classic	$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship	32 of 538	$30,900	279.61
8. EPT Grand Final	�100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller	8 of 58	�261,800	261.71
9. PCA	$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Max	8 of 66	$243,280	252.96
10. EPT Grand Final	�50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Max	9 of 54	�92,860	238.84
11. Aussie Millions	A$250,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge	4 of 25	A$735,000	219.68
12. WSOP	Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max	83 of 1,651	$3,989	126.08
13. WSOP	Event #35: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	107 of 978	$2,503	93.30

4. Dzmitry Urbanovich

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. EPT Malta	�25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	1 of 68	�572,300	536.71
2. EPT Grand Final	�100,000 Super High Roller	2 of 58	�1,446,600	427.89
3. EPT Malta	�5,200 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 55	�110,000	349.90
4. EPT Grand Final	�10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Max	3 of 81	�101,600	340.75
5. PCA	$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty	1 of 181	$37,640	278.92
6. EPT Grand Final	�10,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	40 of 564	�23,125	275.95
7. Eureka Rozvadov	�2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	1 of 39	�25,725	210.13
8. PCA	$3,000 LAPT Bahamas No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	34 of 532	$7,980	193.59
9. EPT Malta	�1,100 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 156	�35,200	177.85
10. EPT Deauville	�2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	19 of 415	�8,600	176.92
11. WPT Vienna	�3,300 No-Limit Hold'em partypoker WPT Main Event	24 of 205	�6,040	149.89
12. EPT Deauville	�1,650 No-Limit Hold'em	6 of 111	�9,430	142.79
13. PCA	$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em	9 of 298	$6,620	119.43

5. Stephen Chidwick

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. WSOP	Event #41: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Championship	2 of 111	$180,529	397.93
2. Aussie Millions	A$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge	4 of 104	A$250,000	390.55
3. Macau Poker Cup	HK$80,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	2 of 67	HK$1,048,000	351.02
4. EPT Grand Final	�10,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	21 of 564	�40,050	343.14
5. EPT Malta	�2,200 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 315	�102,100	322.87
6. WSOP	Event #51: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max	13 of 1,043	$23,918	276.07
7. WSOP	Event #17: $10,000 Razz Championship	7 of 103	$38,447	266.40
8. EPT Malta	�5,200 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max Turbo	5 of 73	�27,600	219.75
9. WSOP	Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo	36 of 454	$12,376	198.41
10. PCA	$5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Max	11 of 109	$11,100	183.55
11. WSOP	Event #22: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	14 of 1,951	$14,391	148.11
12. WSOP	Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	48 of 1,000	$5,413	128.03
13. WSOP	Event #47: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em	137 of 1,244	$4,414	126.83

6. Ivan Luca

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. EPT Malta	�10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	2 of 304	�397,000	515.84
2. EPT Deauville	�10,300 No-Limit High Roller	5 of 128	�90,690	337.30
3. UKIPT Nottingham	��3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight Max	1 of 45	��46,800	290.49
4. EPT Grand Final	�50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Max	8 of 54	�121,700	252.96
5. PCA	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Max	33 of 269	$44,450	251.52
6. WSOP	Event #30: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 2,150	$353,391	230.20
7. EPT Grand Final	�10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Max	10 of 81	�19,850	216.27
8. FPS Deauville	�1,100 Main Event	4 of 1,355	�68,500	212.63
9. EPT Deauville	�5,300 Main Event	49 of 592	�11,100	208.40
10. LAPT Vi?a del Mar	$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	17 of 410	$9,860	182.98
11. EPT Grand Final	�2,200 No-Limit Hold'em	14 of 263	�7,040	167.31
12. partpoker WPT National Cyprus	�2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	13 of 172	�4,375	142.34
13. EPT Malta	�2,200 No-Limit Hold'em	37 of 315	�3,900	120.20

7. Jason Mercier

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. WSOP	Event #54: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	2 of 387	$572,989	521.67
2. WSOP	Event #32: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed	1 of 550	$633,357	493.96
3. PCA	$10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Max	4 of 93	$86,160	314.52
4. EPT Grand Final	�10,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	28 of 564	�29,900	313.14
5. PCA	$10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	41 of 816	$27,700	298.98
6. WSOP	Event #44: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship	7 of 84	$139,265	297.87
7. Aria High Roller II	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	6 of 41	$40,180	230.37
8. WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open	$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em	2 of 94	$36,250	206.57
9. WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown	$3,500 No-Limit Hold'em	128 of 1,476	$7,300	165.24
10. WSOP Circuit West Palm Beach	$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	30 of 537	$4,712	131.18
11. WSOP	Event #6: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Hyper Turbo	29 of 1,436	$6,319	117.07

8. Byron Kaverman

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. WSOP	Event #37: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max Championship	1 of 259	$657,351	550.56
2. Bellagio Cup XI	$10,400 No-Limit Hold'em	3 of 301	$409,219	462.02
3. Aria High Roller IV	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	1 of 34	$282,498	422.71
4. Aria High Roller III	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	2 of 42	$282,435	364.95
5. WPT Bay 101	$7,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	15 of 708	$38,450	348.62
6. WSOP	Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	9 of 422	$37,030	301.22
7. WSOP	Event #58: $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for ONE DROP	12 of 135	$332,593	290.13
8. Aria High Roller II	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller	4 of 41	$80,360	278.98
9. EPT Grand Final	�2,150 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty	2 of 155	�22,950	245.85
10. WSOP	Event #10: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship	12 of 143	$26,490	245.51

9. Paul Volpe

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. WSOP	Event #10: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship	2 of 143	$206,620	423.03
2. WSOP	Event #15: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship	2 of 143	$197,048	412.05
3. WSOP	Event #37: $10,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em Championship	6 of 259	$89,334	373.03
4. PCA	$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 217	$89,140	288.65
5. WSOP	Event #67: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship	8 of 108	$35,065	257.87
6. Aria High Roller IX	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em	7th	$35,280	233.26
7. WSOP	Event #7: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship	12 of 109	$22,110	218.61
8. WSOP	Event #25: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Max	36 of 493	$11,515	204.87
9. LA Poker Classic	$1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty	1 of 98	$27,570	202.20
10. Borgata Spring Poker Open	$2,700 No-Limit Hold'em	16 of 447	$8,563	199.12
11. LAPT Bahamas	$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	32 of 532	$7,980	197.41

10. Joe Kuether

Tournament Series	Event	Place	Prize	POY Points
1. PCA	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Max	2 of 269	$1,050,000	587.56
2. WPT Borgata Spring Poker Open	$2,700 No-Limit Hold'em	6 of 447	$51,849	257.78
3. WPT Rolling Thunder	$3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	9 of 379	$25,145	252.78
4. Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza I	$1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	2 of 585	$109,877	250.42
5. Hollywood Poker Open	$2,500 HPO Main Event	10 of 684	$23,753	242.91
6. WPT Borgata Spring Poker Open	$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Max	1 of 68	$53,098	242.57
7. Bellagio Cup XI	$10,400 No-Limit Hold'em	27 of 301	$21,898	241.74
8. Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III	$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em	1 of 1,265	$167,423	234.71
9. WSOP	Event #59: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em	23 of 2,155	$15,680	191.43
10. Borgata Winter Open	$2,150 No-Limit Hold'em	4 of 91	$11,916	165.49
11. WSOP Circuit West Palm Beach	$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	19 of 537	$7,370	151.96
12. PCA	$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em	15 of 217	$6,240	143.35
13. Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza II	$1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	14 of 354	$6,958	142.45

_{data obtained from globalpokerindex.com}

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