January 18 2017, by Eric Danis
January 18, 2017 World Poker Rankings Update
Just one week after David Peters (World #2) replaced Fedor Holz (World #9) atop the World Rankings, it’s now Nick Petrangelo’s turn to take over the #1 spot.
Meanwhile, the 2017 GPI Player of the Year race kicks off this week with PokerStars Championship Bahamas stand-out Bryn Kenney (World #3) as the early leader…
GPI WORLD POKER RANKINGS TOP 25
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | CHANGE |
| #1 | Nick Petrangelo CB | USA | 3,505.20 | 2 | +1 |
| #2 | David Peters | USA | 3,505.18 | 1 | -1 |
| #3 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 3,287.99 | 5 | +2 |
| #4 | Adrian Mateos | ESP | 3,128.56 | 4 | = |
| #5 | Alan ‘Ari’ Engel | CAN | 3,114.12 | 3 | -2 |
| #6 | Jack Salter | UK | 3,045.45 | 6 | = |
| #7 | Anthony Zinno | USA | 2,939.20 | 11 | +4 |
| #8 | Ankush Mandavia CB | USA | 2,933.98 | 9 | +1 |
| #9 | Fedor Holz | GER | 2,929.50 | 13 | +4 |
| #10 | Benjamin Zamani CB | USA | 2,928.85 | 12 | +2 |
| #11 | Andjelko Andrejevic | SRB | 2,921.05 | 7 | -4 |
| #12 | Connor Drinan | USA | 2,913.77 | 8 | -4 |
| #13 | Rainer Kempe | GER | 2,883.58 | 10 | -3 |
| #14 | Jake Schindler | USA | 2,853.87 | 15 | +1 |
| #15 | Chance Kornuth | USA | 2,850.50 | 17 | +2 |
| #16 | Jason Koon | USA | 2,844.03 | 16 | = |
| #17 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 2,816.63 | 14 | -3 |
| #18 | Paul Volpe | USA | 2,813.68 | 18 | = |
| #19 | Niall Farrell | UK | 2,807.04 | 19 | = |
| #20 | Samuel Panzica CB | USA | 2,755.64 | 21 | +1 |
| #21 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 2,701.66 | 27 | +6 |
| #22 | Ivan Luca | ARG | 2,694.45 | 20 | -2 |
| #23 | Jason Mercier | USA | 2,689.40 | 39 | +16 |
| #24 | Davidi Kitai | BEL | 2,684.75 | 24 | = |
| #25 | Steve O’Dwyer | USA | 2,677.51 | 23 | -2 |
Out of the Top 25: Barry Hutter (World #31, -6) | Dan Smith (World #40, -18)
SWIMMING UPSTREAM
| PLAYER | NATION | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Christian Harder | USA | 212 | 64 | +148 |
| Ryan Riess | USA | 275 | 143 | +132 |
| Michael Addamo | AUS | 205 | 91 | +114 |
| Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero | ARG | 219 | 115 | +104 |
| Lucas Blanco CB | ESP | 216 | 118 | +98 |
| Alexander Lynskey | AUS | 180 | 86 | +94 |
| Michael Rocco CB | USA | 189 | 96 | +93 |
| Govert Metaal | NED | 267 | 188 | +79 |
| James Obst | AUS | 199 | 123 | +76 |
| Daniel Colman | USA | 297 | 221 | +76 |
DOWN THE LADDER
| PLAYER | NATION | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Jonathan Turner | USA | 125 | 252 | -127 |
| Daniel Stern | USA | 147 | 257 | -110 |
| Igor Kurganov | RUS | 64 | 169 | -105 |
| Cary Katz | USA | 162 | 233 | -71 |
| Faraz Jaka | USA | 194 | 261 | -67 |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | GER | 110 | 175 | -65 |
| Eli Elezra | USA | 213 | 277 | -64 |
| Jared Jaffee | USA | 118 | 178 | -60 |
| Dan Heimiller | USA | 192 | 249 | -57 |
| Sam Soverel | USA | 82 | 134 | -52 |
ON THE BUBBLE
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION |
| 301 | Matt Bond | USA |
| 302 | Allen Kessler | USA |
| 303 | Antonio Esfandiari | USA |
| 304 | Scott Davies | USA |
| 305 | Ian O’Hara | USA |
WHO’S IN? / WHO’S OUT?
| ››› GPI300: IN ››› | NATION | GPI# | ‹‹‹ GPI300: OUT ‹‹‹ | NATION | GPI# | |
| Roland Israelashivili | USA | 190 | Ian O’Hara | USA | 305 | |
| Rocco Palumbo | ITA | 213 | Wael Sarkis | LIB | 306 | |
| Thomas Muehloecker | AUT | 219 | Alexander Denisov | RUS | 307 | |
| Mark Radoja | CAN | 258 | Michael Hahn | USA | 308 | |
| Dylan Wilkerson | USA | 263 | Roman Valerstein | USA | 315 | |
| Esther Taylor-Brady | USA | 268 | Goran Mandic | CRO | 322 | |
| Jonathan Borenstein | USA | 284 | Caufman Talley | USA | 324 | |
| Anton Astapau | BLR | 285 | Hans Winzeler | USA | 328 | |
| Manig Loeser | GER | 291 | Joey Weissman | USA | 331 | |
| Russell Head 300 | USA | 293 | Isaac Haxton | USA | 336 | |
| Natasha Mercier | LIB | 295 | Aditya Prasetyo | USA | 337 | |
| David Urban 300 | SLV | 299 | Eddy Sabbat | USA | 356 | |
| Cliff Josephy | USA | 300 | Liv Boeree | UK | 366 |
CB: Career-best GPI ranking | 300: Making GPI300 debut
Full January 18, 2017 rankings:
http://www.globalpokerindex.com/rankings/300/2017-01-18/
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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.
