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July 12, 2017 World Poker Rankings
THIS WEEK’S NOTEBOOK ›› Spending his 20th total week (15th straight) at the top of the GPI World Rankings, Nick Petrangelo ...
July 13 2017, by Eric Danis
July 5, 2017 World Poker Rankings
THIS WEEK’S NOTEBOOK ›› The grinder of all grinders, Ari Engel (World #3) continues his charge to #1. He becomes the ...
July 07 2017, by Eric Danis
May 31, 2017 World Poker Rankings
THIS WEEK’S NOTEBOOK ›› Recent success on the Las Vegas strip sees former World #1 David Peters (World #2) narrow ...
May 31 2017, by Eric Danis
May 10, 2017 World Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTEBOOK ›› Nick Petrangelo (World #1) beats his personal best consecutive weeks at #1 streak; he’s now been #1 ...
May 11 2017, by Eric Danis
BLOG: The day we sportified poker
Originally published by Alex Dreyfus on Facebook Last Thursday, we hosted the first ever Global Poker League Draft in Los ...
February 29 2016, by Alexandre Dreyfus
GPI Stats: Jason Mercier turns 60!
The first player to ever be ranked #1 on the GPI continues to set the standard in the World Poker ...
September 04 2015, by Eric Danis
Record Breaker: How Schemion “Beat the Streak”
Taking a closer look at how Ole Schemion made history on Wednesday… BEAT THE STREAK Ole Schemion (GPI#1) became the very first ...
April 23 2015, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Kitai, Negreanu, Duhamel moving up
A trio of WSOP bracelet winners keep trending inside the Top 10… VIEW FROM THE TOP Make it 11 weeks ...
March 04 2015, by Eric Danis
Drama, glitz and glamor highlight first edition of GPI #AmericanPokerAwards
PRESS RELEASE (March 1, 2015) Los Angeles, California – Awards season concluded in Los Angeles over the weekend, as it ...
March 01 2015, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Buddiga, Kitai back up; Kid Poker returns to Top 10
Tons of action at the top of the GPI World Poker Rankings… The latest GPI rankings were released earlier today ...
February 25 2015, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Schemion streaking; pair of former #1s on Top 10 bubble
Schemion’s career best plus a pair of former #1 beasts sit on the side… VIEW FROM THE TOP Ole Schemion (GPI#1, ...
February 18 2015, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Buddiga, others make good use of PCA performances
Ole Schemion retains the top spot while the rest of the Top 10 moves around a bit… VIEW FROM THE ...
January 14 2015, by Eric Danis
GPI300: #1 Smith loses points while Negreanu, Barer gain ground
Dan Smith’s lead shrinks atop the GPI World Poker Rankings … VIEW FROM THE TOP Dan Smith (GPI#1, =) has held the ...
December 10 2014, by Eric Danis
Coren Mitchell leaves PokerStars: Glantz, Lavallee, Reilly speak
Last week, Victoria Coren Mitchell shocked many in the poker world when she announced in her most recent blog that ...
December 01 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Kid Poker finally falls + former World #2 O’Dwyer drops from 300
Negreanu falls inside Top 10 while former a Top 10 player drops from the 300 … VIEW FROM THE TOP Make ...
October 22 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Smith returns to #1, Kitai makes Top 10 debut
Dan Smith becomes third player ever to crack 4,000-point barrier while Davidi Kitai makes Belgian history … VIEW FROM THE TOP ...
August 27 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: All calm at the top as Barcelona begins
Top 8 stays the same as 100th EPT festival kicks off in Barcelona … PAHUJA BACK IN TOP 10 The more ...
August 20 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Schemion still on top, Negreanu returns to #2
Dan Smith moves back one as Daniel Negreanu returns to #2 in the World Rankings … VIEW FROM THE TOP After ...
August 13 2014, by Eric Danis
Yang Watch for Sale, Negreanu to Celebrate 40, HOF Nominations Begin
Yang Championship Watch for Sale It has been no secret that 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jerry ...
July 23 2014, by Jennifer Newell
The 4 Poker Players You Absolutely Dread Playing With
Frustrated about your table and/or seating assignment? Just be thankful you don’t have to sit next to any of these ...
July 22 2014, by Steve Ruddock
WSOP Review: Hangout with Negreanu, Trickett
The World Series of Poker ended a week ago. We take a look back at some of our favourite moments ...
July 22 2014, by Eric Danis
June 2014 GPI Player of the Month: Daniel Negreanu
KID POKER KILLS IN JUNE Congratulations go out to Daniel Negreanu – Global Poker Index Player of the Month for June 2014: [table ...
July 17 2014, by Eric Danis
Negreanu Set to Lead GPI WSOP Rankings as Main Event November Nine Looms
The World Series of Poker Main Event is in full force at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino and the ...
July 11 2014, by Eric Danis
WSOP Day 3 Round-Up, Negreanu’s WSOP Stats
Ivey Stalls as Liporace Rises on Day 3 Day 3 of this year’s WSOP Main Event got underway last night ...
July 11 2014, by Daniel Smyth
Celebrities Overrun the WSOP; Present Terrific Marketing Opportunity
Early on at the 2014 World Series of Poker thespian/poker enthusiast James Woods was everywhere. Another poker aficionado, Gabe Kaplan, ...
July 10 2014, by Steve Ruddock
Daniel Colman Wins WSOP One Drop, RIP Chad Brown
Colman Bests Negreanu in One Drop Finale The battle between the two Daniels in this year’s $1 million One Drop ...
July 02 2014, by Daniel Smyth
Two Daniels Battle for ONE DROP Title, and Other WSOP News
For the latest on the Big One for ONE DROP tournament, scroll down to Event 57. Then come back and ...
July 02 2014, by Jennifer Newell
Players Bet more on Bracelets than Buy-ins
Poker players tout the skill part of the game as the most important, but that doesn’t mean players don’t have ...
June 12 2014, by Jennifer Newell
Negreanu Hangs Out With PokerNews/GPI
Kid Poker joined PokerNews and the Global Poker Index for a Google Hangout on Monday… GOOGLE HANGOUT Senior News Editor ...
June 10 2014, by Eric Danis
Google Hangout w/Daniel Negreanu on Monday
PokerNews and the Global Poker Index join forces and allow fans to “hangout” with Daniel Negreanu on Monday. HANGOUT WITH ...
June 09 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Former #1’s Negreanu, Mercier Back in Contention
A pair of former World #1’s are back in the mix and Paul Volpe charges his way back into the ...
June 07 2014, by Eric Danis
WSOP Day 10: Volpe Vanquishes Negreanu
WSOP Event 12 Results This $1,500 Pot Limit Hold’em event at the 2014 World Series of Poker started with 557 ...
June 06 2014, by Jennifer Newell
GPI300: Selbst, Negreanu, Hellmuth All Trending
Vanessa Selbst’s bracelet victory brings her one step closer to the top and two big names make bold moves inside ...
June 04 2014, by Eric Danis
TOP 10: Most WSOP Bracelets Won
We’re counting down the days to the 45th World Series of Poker with a look at the players who have won ...
May 23 2014, by Eric Danis
Negreanu’s WSOP Bet, Suarez Joins 888Poker & Hellmuth’s Webinar
Negreanu’s Bracelet Bet The WSOP is all about bagging as many bracelets as possible but last night Daniel Negreanu confirmed ...
May 14 2014, by Daniel Smyth
PokerNews GPI Update Podcast | Episode #16
The 16th episode of the PokerNews GPI Update is now available for your listening pleasure! POKERNEWS GPI UPDATE PokerNews Senior Editor ...
April 26 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Ole on Top, Mukul Moves Up, Kid Poker Plummets
Remember the days where all was quiet at the top of the GPI300 rankings? Well, Ole is #1, Mukul takes ...
April 23 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI First Look: EPT Grand Final
It’s final festival time on the European Poker Tour as many of the game’s best are in Monte Carlo in hopes ...
April 22 2014, by Eric Danis
Ole! Ole! Ole! Ole!
German superstar Ole Schemion picked up his first victory of the 2014 season and the 10th of his career over ...
April 21 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Shorr, Duhamel Move Up, Serock Moves In
All is quiet at the top but Shannon Shorr and Jonathan Duhamel make the push up… VIEW FROM THE TOP ...
April 16 2014, by Eric Danis
PokerNews GPI Update Podcast | Episode #15
The fifteenth episode of the PokerNews GPI Update is now available for your listening pleasure! POKERNEWS GPI UPDATE PokerNews Senior ...
April 10 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: A Game of Musical Chairs
Guess who’s back on top of the GPI300 this week? Time to play a game of musical chairs… VIEW FROM ...
April 09 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Schemion Returns to #1
After seven straight weeks at the top, Daniel Negreanu’s reign ends… VIEW FROM THE TOP Ole Schemion (GPI#1, +1) returns ...
April 02 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Katchalov Making Waves
All is quiet at the top of the GPI300 while a former Top 10 player is back in the mix… ...
March 26 2014, by Eric Danis
EPT Vienna Rumbles on, Negreanu on Super High Rollers
Prizepool Announced for Mammoth EPT Vienna Event This year’s EPT Vienna has proven to be a huge success so far ...
March 25 2014, by Daniel Smyth
Vienna’s Bumper Field, Negreanu on One Drop, Cates vs. Blom
Eureka Vienna Breaks a Record The ongoing Eureka Poker Tour in Vienna broke all previous records yesterday as 1,432 players ...
March 21 2014, by Daniel Smyth
GPI300: Selbst Up, Mizzi Returns to the Top 10
Vanessa Selbst matches her career-high rank while Sorel Mizzi returns to the Top 10… VIEW FROM THE TOP Daniel Negreanu ...
March 19 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI First Look: EPT Vienna Festival
After a long layoff, the European Poker Tour begins the busy season as the Monte Carlo Grand Final looms: A ...
March 18 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Merson Moves In, Gruissem Goes Down
Former WSOP World Champion Greg Merson returns to the 300 while Philipp Gruissem’s stay inside the Top 10 is in ...
March 12 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI First Look: WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star
The WPT California Swing returns to San Jose this week with the presentation of the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star: ...
March 10 2014, by Eric Danis
