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GPI Player of the Year 2017
Another poker year is in the books! Another poker year where a lead change in the final major series of ...
January 05 2018, by Eric Danis
GPI releases new scoring system in time for World Series of Poker
Updated scoring system to determine 2016 WSOP and GPI Players of the Year LAS VEGAS (June 3, 2016) – The ...
June 03 2016, by Eric Danis
EUROPE: National PoY races heating up in France, Greece, Russia
As the second part of the 2015 poker season starts up, we’re spending the week taking a look at the ...
July 27 2015, by Eric Danis
GPI to power World Series of Poker Player of the Year
PRESS RELEASE (May 14, 2015) Las Vegas – The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced today an agreement with Global Poker ...
May 14 2015, by Eric Danis
2015 PoY leader Dzmitry Urbanovich is GPI Player of the Month for March 2015
Congratulations go out to Dzmitry Urbanovich – Global Poker Index Player of the Month for March 2015… What a month for Dzmitry ...
April 09 2015, by Eric Danis
2015 GPI PoY: Muehloecker, Kavrakov to the top
An Austria star takes the lead while a WPT National winner sits second… MUEHLOECKER MOVES IN A good start to the 2015 ...
January 29 2015, by Eric Danis
2015 GPI PoY: Ramin Hajiyev starts season on top of PoY race
A man from Azerbaijan takes the lead as the GPI releases the first PoY rankings of 2015… HAJIYEV STARTS SEASON STRONG ...
January 22 2015, by Eric Danis
Colman, Schemion, Jacobson highlight GPI PoY winners for 2014
Congratulations go out to Daniel Colman (GPI#5) on winning the 2014 Global Poker Index Player of the Year title. Once ...
January 06 2015, by Eric Danis
The race is on for GPI Player of the Year
The 2014 poker season is coming to a close but there is still a flurry of activity on the live ...
December 12 2014, by Eric Danis
Ryan Smith wins WPTDeepstacks Player of the Year title
Congratulations go out to Canadian Ryan Smith (GPI#741), winner of the 2014 WPT Deepstacks Player of the Year, powered by ...
November 05 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: Scott Seiver takes the lead following Barcelona
A pair of Barcelona scores see Scott Seiver take the PoY lead… SEIVER SEIZES THE LEAD Great Scott! GPI February ...
August 30 2014, by Eric Danis
World Poker Tour strengthens partnership with Global Poker Index
WPT® to use GPI for Season XIII Player of the Year race Los Angeles, CA (August 7, 2014) — World ...
August 08 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: Alex Bilokur leaves WSOP with the lead
Alex Bilokur takes the GPI PoY lead into the final months of the 2014 poker season… BILOKUR HOLDS SLIM LEAD ...
July 24 2014, by Eric Danis
BREAKING: Selbst, Bilokur to Takeover GPI, PoY Races
A new Queen and a new King to be crowned later today once GPI rankings are released… SELBST PUSHES PAST ...
June 18 2014, by Eric Danis
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 ...
May 17 2014, by Eric Danis
Yan, Miao, Juanda Lead Asia-Pacific PoY Races
The first 4 1/2 months of the poker season are in the books. With a little break in the action ...
May 16 2014, by Eric Danis
Schemion, Bilokur and Kanit Lead European National PoY Races
The first 4 1/2 months of the poker season are in the books. With a little break in the action ...
May 15 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: Seiver, Kaverman in Contention
Scott Seiver and Byron Kaverman have pushed their way into the PoY Top 10 while Keven Stammen suddenly has company at ...
May 08 2014, by Eric Danis
The Closer: Ole Schemion Wins EPT Season 10 Player of the Year
Ole Schemion headed into the EPT Grand Final with what some believed was an insurmountable lead atop the EPT10 Player ...
May 05 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: WPT World Champion Stammen Increases Lead
2014 GPI Player of the Year leader Keven Stammen continues to shine in 2014 winning the WPT World Championship this ...
May 01 2014, by Eric Danis
Schemion Puts Stranglehold on Fellow EPT10 PoY Contenders
“It ain’t over ’till it’s over” – Yogi Berra, 1973 IS IT OVER? Legendary New York Yankees catcher Lawrence Peter “Yogi” ...
April 28 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: Bilokur, Pahuja, Schemion Into Top 5
Tons of changes this week on the GPI Player of the Year Top 25 charts, including three players pushing their ...
April 24 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
2014 GPI PoY: Big Moves From Big Roger
Big Roger continues to rack up the cashes as he enters the Player of the Year Top 25 leaderboard for ...
April 17 2014, by Eric Danis
Giesbrecht Makes Huge Move in CPT PoY Race
While we wait for a winner in the High Roller event at the CPT Spring Showdown, Sean Giesbrecht decided to make ...
April 14 2014, by Eric Danis
March 2014 GPI Player of the Month: Keven Stammen
Congratulations go out to Keven Stammen – Global Poker Index Player of the Month for March 2014: STAMMDOGG’S MARCH It should ...
April 11 2014, by Eric Danis
DSPT Adds UK Stop at Aspers Casino in London
DeepStacks Poker Tour adds London to its 2014 schedule… LONDON CALLING The DeepStacks Poker Tour will call the UK home ...
April 08 2014, by Eric Danis
Schemion, Selbst Lead EPT10 PoY Race
With only the EPT Sanremo and EPT Grand Final festivals remaining on the Season 10 schedule, things are heating up ...
April 04 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: Panka Keeps on Trucking
A familiar face continues to make waves in the 2014 Player of the Year race… PANKA’S PROMISING SEASON It was easy ...
April 03 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: Stammen Takes the Lead
A total of nine cashes so far in 2014 sees Keven Stammen take over the 2014 GPI Player of the ...
March 27 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: Mukul Pahuja Trending, Stammen On Deck
A final table performance in San Jose sees Mukul Pahuja enter the PoY Top 25 at #5… PAHUJA ON FIRE ...
March 20 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 DSPT/GPI PoY To Receive 2015 Sponsorship Deal
The stakes have been raised on the DeepStacks Poker Tour… SPONSORSHIP DEAL ON THE LINE The DeepStacks Poker Tour (DSPT) ...
March 13 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 GPI PoY: Heimiller, Mercier and Merson Move Up
A trio of WSOP bracelet winners continue to push Mike McDonald at the top of the 2014 GPI PoY race… ...
March 13 2014, by Eric Danis
February 2014 GPI Player of the Month: Scott Seiver
Congratulations go out to Scott Seiver – Global Poker Index Player of the Month for February 2014: STRONG SHOWING IN AUSTRALIA ...
March 10 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 PoY: Schindler Takes Another Step
American poker pro Jacob Schindler takes another step towards the top of the GPI Player of the Year Leaderboard… SCHINDLER ...
March 07 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 PoY: Nock Moves Up Following UKPC Success
A strong showing at the Sky Poker UK Poker Championships sees Jeremy Nock move up the PoY ranks… NOCK UP ...
February 27 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 PoY: McDonald Still #1, Kuether, Schindler Making Strides
McDonald remains atop the PoY standings but two young Americans making waves… SCHINDLER, KUETHER GAINING GROUND Although Canadian Mike McDonald ...
February 20 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 PoY: New #1 McDonald Storms Past Panka
A successul last-minte trip to Australia helped Mike McDonald to takeover the GPI Player of the Year race… GPI300 UPDATE ...
February 13 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 PoY: Panka Overtakes Selbst at the Top
A major shakeup in the Player of the Year race sees Dominik Panka takeover the #1 spot… PANKA TO THE ...
February 06 2014, by Eric Danis
DSPT & GPI Enter Into Partnership for 2014 Season
London, England (February 6, 2014) – The DeepStacks Poker Tour and the Global Poker Index/The Hendon Mob have entered into ...
February 06 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI To Power Jugador del Año CardPlayerLA Race
CardPlayer Latin America has joined forces with the Global Poker Index: JUGADOR DEL AÑO CARDPLAYERLA RACE A day after announcing ...
January 23 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI To Power Ante Up Poker Tour Player of the Year Race
The Ante Up Poker Tour has joined forces with the Global Poker Index: ANTE UP POKER TOUR PLAYER OF THE ...
January 22 2014, by Eric Danis
2014 PoY: Selbst Takes Early Lead
The first major tournament series of the 2014 poker season is in the books and Vanessa Selbst grabs the early ...
January 17 2014, by Eric Danis
Rossiter, Yan, Kuo, Kihara Highlight National Asia/Pacific PoY Winners
With the 2013 poker season in the books, we take a look at some of the GPI National Players of ...
January 16 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI Makes Formula Changes for 2014
The GPI announces adjustments to its points scoring criteria: CHANGES IN STORE The Global Poker Index has revealed its changes ...
January 15 2014, by Eric Danis
Volpe, Negreanu, Barbero Highlight National PoY Winners in the Americas
With the 2013 poker season in the books, we take a look at some of the GPI National Players of ...
January 14 2014, by Eric Danis
Chidwick, Pollak, Schemion Highlight European National PoY Winners
With the 2013 poker season in the books, we take a look at some of the GPI National Players of ...
January 13 2014, by Eric Danis
It’s Official: Schemion Crowned Player of the Year
It’s official! German Ole Schemion wins the GPI 2013 Player of the Year crown … SCHEMION’S WORLD Ole Schemion (GPI#1) ...
January 10 2014, by Eric Danis
GPI Year in Review: Smith, Pair of Julians Win, Schemion Steals PoY in December
Dan Smith returns to the winners’ circle, a pair of Julians win big in Prague and Ole Schemion upsets Daniel ...
December 29 2013, by Eric Danis
GPI Year in Review: Four Win on WPT, Mizzi’s Premier W, Riess the Beast in November
Brits, Jaffee, Dunst and Rosenbarger win WPT events, Gruissem wins Alpha8, Mizzi wins Premier League and Boeken wins the Master ...
December 29 2013, by Eric Danis
