September 23 2015, by Eric Danis
GPI300: German focus as Nitsche, Finger enter World Top 10
Are we looking at another German-domination in the World Rankings? …
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Jason Mercier (GPI#1, =) sits atop the GPI World Poker Rankings for a 10th consecutive time this week, matching his third-best career streak. Mercier has been focusing on the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) but should be back on the felt shortly with major tour stops in Berlin, Malta and Jacksonville right around the corner.
While Mercier maintains the top spot this week, a pair of German stars are in, hoping to have their shot at Mercier in the coming weeks. It’s a return to the GPI Top 10 for Dominik Nitsche (GPI#8, +3), who made his very first Top 10 appearance in August, only to drop out earlier this month.
Meanwhile, it’s a very first career appearance inside the Top 10 for fellow German Martin Finger (GPI#9, +8), who was crowned GPI Player of the Month for August. Four cashes at the EPT Barcelona Festival, including a High Roller event victory, helped promote Finger to the lead group.
With two players moving in this week, a pair of top-ranked pros are falling out of the Top 10, including Bryn Kenney (GPI#11, -2), who falls out of the Top 10 for the very first time in 2015. Mustapha Kanit (GPI#12, -2) joins Kenney on the outside. Both players represented their respective Nations at the 2015 GPI Poker World Cup last March.
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | CHANGE |
| #1 | Jason Mercier | USA | 4,236.27 | 1 | = |
| #2 | Byron Kaverman | USA | 4,075.59 | 2 | = |
| #3 | Anthony Zinno | USA | 4,006.18 | 3 | = |
| #4 | Scott Seiver | USA | 3,936.44 | 4 | = |
| #5 | Nicholas Petrangelo | USA | 3,829.78 | 5 | = |
| #6 | Paul Volpe | USA | 3,699.56 | 6 | = |
| #7 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 3,677.29 | 7 | = |
| #8 | Dominik Nitsche | GER | 3,620.49 | 11 | NEW |
| #9 | Martin Finger | GER | 3,607.46 | 17 | NEW |
| #10 | Davidi Kitai | BEL | 3,601.95 | 8 | -2 |
SWIMMING UPSTREAM
| PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Kevin Eyster | USA | 1,874.20 | 275 | 227 | +48 |
| Kiryl Radzivonau | BLR | 2,106.60 | 193 | 153 | +40 |
| Cary Katz | USA | 1,943.23 | 233 | 193 | +40 |
| Ray Qartomy | USA | 1,928.72 | 241 | 201 | +40 |
| Yury Gulyy | RUS | 1,810.60 | 281 | 249 | +32 |
| Michael Tureniec | SWE | 1,887.78 | 248 | 220 | +28 |
| Anatoly Filatov | RUS | 1,766.91 | 294 | 267 | +27 |
| Daniel Dvoress | CAN | 2,417.49 | 131 | 106 | +25 |
| Nicholas Palma | USA | 1,964.69 | 205 | 188 | +17 |
| Govert Metaal | NED | 2,292.06 | 138 | 122 | +16 |
DOWN THE LADDER
| PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Yann Dion | CAN | 1,872.37 | 165 | 229 | -64 |
| Senh Man Ung | UK | 1,693.67 | 237 | 291 | -54 |
| Andrey Shatilov | RUS | 1,954.98 | 153 | 191 | -38 |
| Daniel Stern | USA | 1,887.27 | 192 | 221 | -29 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | FRA | 1,984.27 | 156 | 184 | -28 |
| David “ODB” Baker | USA | 1,915.95 | 181 | 209 | -28 |
| Fabrice Soulier | FRA | 1,859.97 | 209 | 234 | -25 |
| Arterm Metalidi | UKR | 2,432.93 | 84 | 104 | -20 |
| Jeff Madsen | USA | 2,340.43 | 97 | 117 | -20 |
| Benjamin Spindler | GER | 1,710.92 | 269 | 289 | -20 |
WHO’S IN? / WHO’S OUT?
| ››› GPI300: IN ››› | NATION | GPI# | ‹‹‹ GPI300: OUT ‹‹‹ | NATION | GPI# | |
| David Levi | USA | 236 | Pablo Fernandez | ESP | 302 | |
| Matias Ruzzi | ARG | 268 | Marc-Etienne McLaughlin | CAN | 327 | |
| Griffin Benger | CAN | 293 | Emrah Cakmak | FRA | 335 | |
| Richard Kirsch | USA | 297 | Jean Montury | FRA | 385 | |
| Asher Conniff | USA | 299 | Antonin Duda | CZE | 404 |
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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.
