Stammen, Srinivasan, Roca Lead PoY Charge in the Americas

The first 4 1/2 months of the poker season are in the books. With a little break in the action as the planet prepares for the World Series of Poker, we take a look at some of the National Player of the Year races in the Americas …

STAMMEN ON TOP OF THE WORLD

WPT World Champion Keven Stammen (GPI#31) is the overall leader in the 2014 GPI Player of the Year race. Stammdogg has dominated the American poker scene to start 2014 and hopes that a successful WSOP will only further his lead at the very top.

Scott Seiver (GPI#2), who’s recently moved to #2 in the World on the GPI300, trails Stammen by 160 points in the US National PoY standing.

GPI National USA Player of the Year Race:

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SRINIVASAN LEADS TIGHT RACE

Three of the Top 10 players in the world on the PoY leaderboard hail from Canada. Shyam Srinivasan (GPI#363), Mike McDonald (GPI#16) and Amichai Barer (GPI#86) find themselves in the Top 8 overall.

Daniel Negreanu (GPI#13), who was runner-up to Ole Schemion (GPI#1) for the GPI Player of the Year title in 2013, is currently ranked #12 on the Canadian PoY charts … however, with the WSOP just a little over a week away, don’t be shocked if Kid Poker is back in Canadian contention soon!

GPI National Canada Player of the Year Race:

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ROCA, JATTIN BATTLE IN COLUMBIA

Mayu Roca Uribe (GPI#77) is coming off a successful trip to Monte Carlo after final tabling the Main Event at the EPT Grand Final. Roca would finish 8th WPT National Cyprus just a few weeks prior to collecting the biggest score of his career in Monte Carlo.

Roca’s lead atop the GPI National Columbia standings is far from being a comfortable one as Farid Jattin (GPI#524) currently sits second, trailing Roca by 112.10 points.

GPI National Columbia Player of the Year Race:

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GUILLEN LOOKING FOR 2ND STRAIGHT

Defending GPI National Mexico Player of the Year Angel Guillen (GPI#98) leads the way in 2014 as well. The Team PokerStars Pro owns a about a 70-point lead at the top of the Mexican PoY standings so far this season.

Latin Series of Poker Millions High Roller winner Santiago Nadal (GPI#232) currently sits in second place.

GPI National Mexico Player of the Year Race:

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BAHIA TOPS IN BRAZIL

Coming off a side event victory at the EPT Grand Final, Ariel Bahia (GPI#87) is the man to beat so far this season in Brazil.

Bahia leads Douglas Ferreira Souza (GPI#464) by a total of 118 points at the top of the GPI National Brazil Player of the Year race.

GPI National Brazil Player of the Year Race:

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ELSEWHERE IN THE AMERICAS

There are plenty of other races ongoing in the Americas, here is a look at the top player in other countries:

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