April 26 2017, by Eric Danis
April 26, 2017 World Poker Rankings Update
THE HEADLINES
›› While Nick Petrangelo (World #1) remains on top, five former #1’s are currently ranked inside the Top 14: #2 Peters, #5 Holz, #8 O’Dwyer, #13 Mercier, #14 Smith
›› With a win and four Top 10 finishes so far this season, Belgian pro Jonathan Abdellatif (World #68) has crossed the Top 100 mark for the first time of his career
›› After spending three of the past four weeks ranked between #301 and #305, superstar Liv Boeree (World #303) remains on the bubble
›› Congratulations go out to partypoker Millions Live Champion Maria Lampropulos (World #188), Jason Gooch (World #238) and Usman Siddique (World #265) who all make their GPI300 debuts this week
GPI WORLD POKER RANKINGS TOP 25
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | CHANGE |
| #1 | Nick Petrangelo | USA | 3,550.99 | 1 | = |
| #2 | David Peters | USA | 3,426.99 | 2 | = |
| #3 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 3,324.11 | 3 | = |
| #4 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 3,254.18 | 4 | = |
| #5 | Fedor Holz | GER | 3,188.36 | 5 | = |
| #6 | Rainer Kempe | GER | 3,103.74 | 6 | = |
| #7 | Samuel Panzica | USA | 3,073.39 | 11 | +4 |
| #8 | Steve O’Dwyer | USA | 3,065.92 | 7 | -1 |
| #9 | Adrian Mateos | ESP | 3,062.56 | 8 | -1 |
| #10 | Ankush Mandavia | USA | 3,058.72 | 10 | = |
| #11 | Ari Engel | CAN | 3,045.82 | 13 | +2 |
| #12 | Jason Koon | USA | 3,043.42 | 12 | = |
| #13 | Jason Mercier | USA | 3,031.07 | 14 | +1 |
| #14 | Dan Smith | USA | 2,997.56 | 9 | -5 |
| #15 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 2,971.24 | 23 | +8 |
| #16 | Jake Schindler | USA | 2,952.40 | 15 | -1 |
| #17 | Sergio Aido | ESP | 2,931.64 | 17 | = |
| #18 | David Yan | NZL | 2,915.61 | 20 | +2 |
| #19 | Connor Drinan | USA | 2,904.87 | 19 | = |
| #20 | Jack Salter | UK | 2,849.72 | 21 | +1 |
| #21 | Niall Farrell | UK | 2,828.96 | 16 | -5 |
| #22 | Koray Aldemir | GER | 2,821.88 | 22 | = |
| #23 | Byron Kaverman | USA | 2,794.55 | 18 | -5 |
| #24 | Daniel Strelitz CB | USA | 2,765.80 | 25 | +1 |
| #25 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | UKR | 2,749.81 | 24 | -1 |
Out of the Top 25: None
SWIMMING UPSTREAM
| PLAYER | NATION | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Mikita Badziakouski CB | BLR | 289 | 203 | +86 |
| Jonathan Abdellatif CB | BEL | 149 | 68 | +81 |
| Ludovic Geilich | UK | 217 | 148 | +69 |
| Robert Hankins | USA | 223 | 160 | +63 |
| Rajaee Wazwaz | USA | 269 | 217 | +52 |
| Tom Hall | UK | 108 | 73 | +35 |
| Jussi Nevanlinna | FIN | 250 | 219 | +31 |
| Govert Metaal | NED | 259 | 228 | +31 |
| Joe Elpayaa | USA | 243 | 216 | +27 |
| Paul Tedeschi | FRA | 156 | 132 | +24 |
DOWN THE LADDER
| PLAYER | NATION | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Max Silver | UK | 134 | 297 | -163 |
| Oleksii Khoroshenin | UKR | 142 | 248 | -106 |
| Michael Gagliano | USA | 158 | 252 | -94 |
| Juha Helppi | FIN | 148 | 221 | -73 |
| Andrew Spears | USA | 173 | 245 | -72 |
| Fabrice Soulier | FRA | 209 | 272 | -63 |
| Ramin Hajiyev | AZE | 176 | 235 | -59 |
| Aliaksei Boika | BLR | 81 | 139 | -58 |
| Peter Vitantonio | USA | 232 | 287 | -55 |
| Aaron Mermelstein | USA | 121 | 175 | -54 |
ON THE BUBBLE
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION |
| #301 | William Davies | UK |
| #302 | Joey Weissman | USA |
| #303 | Liv Boeree | UK |
| #304 | Felix Bleiker | SUI |
| #305 | Thomas Taylor CB | CAN |
WHO’S IN? / WHO’S OUT?
| GPI300: IN ››››› | NATION | GPI# | ‹‹‹‹‹ GPI300: OUT | NATION | GPI# | |
| Maria Lampropulos 300 | ARG | 188 | Joey Weissman | USA | 302 | |
| Vojtech Ruzicka | CZE | 192 | Alexander Condon | USA | 306 | |
| Jason Gooch 300 | USA | 238 | Brian Green | USA | 310 | |
| Vlad Darie | ROU | 243 | Thomas Muehloecker | AUT | 311 | |
| Kevin Andriamahefa | USA | 253 | Samuel Phillips | USA | 312 | |
| Usman Siddique 300 | UK | 265 | James Akenhead | UK | 328 | |
| Dominik Panka | POL | 274 | Dylan Linde | USA | 368 | |
| Jesse Cohen | USA | 290 | Enzo Del Piero | UK | 377 | |
| DJ MacKinnon | USA | 295 | Frederik Jensen | DEN | 413 | |
| Romain Lewis | FRA | 298 | Tom Middleton | UK | 441 | |
| Jean Gaspard | USA | 300 | Patrick Leonard | UK | 447 |
CB: Career-best GPI ranking | 300: Making GPI300 debut
2017 GPI PLAYER OF THE YEAR RACE
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION | PoY SCORE | CHANGE |
| #1 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 2,487.70 | |
| #2 | Ari Engel | CAN | 2,122.95 | |
| #3 | Mustapha Kanit | ITA | 1,970.27 | |
| #4 | Sergio Aido | ESP | 1,933.22 | |
| #5 | Byron Kaverman | USA | 1,828.69 | |
| #6 | Manig Loeser | GER | 1,752.38 | |
| #7 | Nick Petrangelo | USA | 1,642.51 | |
| #8 | Koray Aldemir | GER | 1,631.78 | |
| #9 | Anthony Spinella | USA | 1,502.72 | |
| #10 | Loni Harwood | USA | 1,493.94 | +1 |
| #11 | Darryll Fish | USA | 1,475.40 | -1 |
| #12 | Ben Heath | UK | 1,446.64 | |
| #13 | Daniel Colman | USA | 1,417.54 | |
| #14 | Daniel Dvoress | CAN | 1,411.21 | |
| #15 | Dylan Wilkerson | USA | 1,377.82 |
Full April 19, 2017 rankings:
http://www.globalpokerindex.com/rankings/2017-04-19/300/
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Eric Danis’ passion for poker came at a very early age but it’s when writing about and covering the game he loves that Danis is most in his element. Danis is better known for creating www.PTPRpoker.com where he spent a few years covering poker events. Danis is also known for having worked on the poker shows Poker Eh! and The Pulse on the Quad Jacks Network.
