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GPI 300 Update: Paul Volpe Reaches Top Twenty
Six of the Top Twenty players have new results this week and three of them move up in rank. Bertrand ...
April 26 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Palumbo Wins in Venice and Moves into Top 100
Rocco Palumbo won the WPT Venice €3,000 Grand Prix and shoots up 56 spots to GPI#85. This is Palumbo’s highest rank ...
April 11 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: 2012 WSOP-E Aging Rocks the Top Twenty
Many of the scores from events at the 2012 World Series of Poker – Europe age into Period 2 this ...
April 08 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI PoY March Recap: Paul “The Main Event” Volpe Takes the Lead
At the beginning of March the GPI Player of the Year frontrunners were Dan Shak (PoY#1), Micah Raskin (PoY#2), and ...
April 03 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Kurganov Returns to Top 20; Stein Gains Most Points of the Week
Igor Kurganov (GPI#17 +6) returns to the Top Twenty in a week that saw little movement at the top. The ...
March 28 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI POM February: Ana Marquez
The February 2013 GPI Player of the Month title goes to Ana Marquez. Marquez had a total PoM score of 226 ...
March 13 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: L.A. Poker Classic Results Boost Scores
Philip Gruissem (GPI#8 +6) returns to the Top Ten this week with a score gain of 162 points created by aging ...
March 07 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI PoY February Recap: Shak and Watson Take Turns at PoY#1
Dan Shak and Michael Watson were in control of the GPI Player of the Year lead throughout February and Shak sits ...
March 06 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Marvin Rettenmaier Returns to Number One
‘Mad Marvin’ Rettenmaierhas reached the top of the Global Poker Index for the second time. Rettenmaier earned a net 178 points ...
March 01 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Dan Smith Remains GPI#1 Despite Position Weakening
Dan Smith is entering his sixteenth week atop the Global Poker Index. He surpasses Erik Seidel this week in total number of ...
February 21 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Kenney and Mizrachi Move Up; Serock in Top Twenty
The poker world has entered one of the busiest parts of the season and it is reflected in the GPI ...
February 15 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Bryn Kenney Reaches Top Ten
Bryn Kenney (GPI#10 +1) joins the Top Ten this week after cashing in the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open $3,300 NLHE ...
February 11 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Quiet Week at the Top; Rusnak and Others Move Up
The Top Twenty remained relatively unchanged this week with Dan Smith (GPI#1), ‘Mad Marvin’ Rettenmaier(GPI#2),Jason Mercier (GPI#3), and Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier(GPI#4) continuing to hold onto ...
February 04 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI PoY January Recap: The 2013 GPI Player of the Year Race is Underway!
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has produced the first GPI PoY frontrunners of 2013. Michael Telker (GPI#177) has taken the lead out ...
February 01 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Shorr and Schemion in Top Twenty
Shannon Shorr (GPI#12) returns to the Top Twenty and reaches his highest rank ever this week. Shorr earned 393 points ...
January 25 2013, by Mary Faulkner
Dan Smith Back On Top; PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Underway
Last week Marvin Rettenmaier became the fifth player ever to reach the top of the GPI rankings. He reached the ...
January 11 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: A New Year Brings a New GPI#1: Marvin Rettenmaier
‘Mad Marvin’ Rettenmaier joins a highly exclusive group of players this week by becoming only the fifth person to reach ...
January 03 2013, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: The Poker Brat Continues His Climb; Phil Ivey Cracks Top Twenty
Phil Hellmuth broke into the GPI Top Ten in early October after winning his thirteenth bracelet in the World Series of ...
December 14 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Cheong Reaches Top Twenty; WPT Results Boost Scores
The largest jump in rank and the largest score gain this week go to Jeff Gross (GPI#119 +115). Gross finished 3rd ...
December 07 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI Player of the Year November Recap: Dan Smith Still on Top as the Race Enters the Home Stretch
Dan Smith took the GPI Player of the Year lead back in mid-August and has not wavered since, adding to his ...
December 06 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: GPI 300 Shine at the Borgata Fall and HPT Championship Festivals
Main Event play at the Borgata Fall Poker Open and the Heartland Poker Tour Championship Open provided the largest movements ...
November 30 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Noah Schwartz, GPI#21, Wins WPT Jacksonville Main Event
Noah Schwartz is eyeing a return to the Top Twenty after winning the WPT Jacksonville $3,500 NLHE Main Event. Schwartz ...
November 22 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: ACOP and Master Classics of Poker Festivals Move Players Up the Rankings
The top of the rankings remain unchanged this week with Dan Smith (GPI#1), Jason Mercier (GPI#2), Marvin Rettenmaier (GPI#3), and ...
November 15 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Dan Smith Is Number One for Second Week
Dan Smith has begun his second week atop the GPI rankings and given the strength of his scores is likely to ...
November 08 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI Player of the Year October Recap: WSOP-E Main Event Win Puts Hellmuth in the Hunt
For the eleventh straight week Dan Smith remains the leader for GPI Player of the Year, but there are a few ...
November 07 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Dan Smith Becomes Only Fourth Player Ever to Reach GPI#1
Dan Smith can now add being the World’s Best Player to his extraordinary list of accomplishments this year. In 2012 Smith ...
November 01 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Selbst Returns to Top Ten With Festa Al Lago Victory
The Bellagio in Las Vegas was the site of a tough poker battle last week when some of the world’s ...
October 25 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Lacay Wins EPT San Remo Main Event and Rejoins GPI 300
Ludovic Lacay won the San Remo €5,000 NLHE Main Event this week, grabbing his first European Poker Tour title and ...
October 18 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Mercier Returns to GPI#1; Hellmuth Wins Yet Another WSOP Bracelet
The conclusion of The World Series of Poker-Europe created a lot of poker excitement over the past week. The Poker ...
October 10 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI Player of the Year September Recap: Dan Smith Moves Closer To the Title By Extending His Lead
The Global Poker Index Player of the Year race enters the month of October with Dan Smith solidly in front. Smith ...
October 04 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Roger Hairabedian Wins First WSOP Bracelet and Moves Into the Top Twenty
Roger Hairabedian moves from GPI#52 all the way up to GPI#16 this week following a very successful WSOP-E. Hairabedian adds ...
October 04 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Main Event Results from London, Malta, and Atlantic City Cause Shifts in the Rankings
The World Series of Poker Europe is in full swing and many of the world’s best players are in Cannes ...
September 27 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: Schemion and Salsberg Win Big and Join the GPI Elite
The Global Poker Index Elite 300 is full of winners this week. Two Main Events in France affect the rankings ...
September 20 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI 300 Update: ElkY Is Back On Top
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellieris once again Number One, reclaiming the top spot after Jason Mercier’s ten week reign. As was discussed last ...
September 13 2012, by Mary Faulkner
GPI Player of the Year August Recap: Dan Smith Back on Top; Jason Koon in the Top Ten
David “ODB” Baker started the month of August atop the Player of the Year standings, followed by Marvin Rettenmaier(PoY#2), Jonathan ...
September 07 2012, by Mary Faulkner
