August 02 2017, by Eric Danis
August 2, 2017 World Poker Rankings
THIS WEEK’S NOTEBOOK
›› The members of the GPI Top 25 remain the same for a second straight week as Nick Petrangelo (World #1) moves ahead of Steve O’Dwyer for most total weeks ranked at #1 (23)
›› Three results in the days following the end of the World Series of Poker helps Steffen Sontheimer (World #218) hit a career-high ranking
›› While we have no new entries, eight players re-enter the GPI300 this week. The list includes 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson (World #286)
›› Meanwhile, after spending over 18 months ranked inside the GPI300, Australia pro Alexander Lynskey (World #316) has dropped out of the elite group
GPI WORLD POKER RANKINGS TOP 25
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | CHANGE |
| #1 | Nick Petrangelo | USA | 3,480.87 | 1 | = |
| #2 | David Peters | USA | 3,294.37 | 2 | = |
| #3 | Ari Engel | CAN | 3,182.73 | 3 | = |
| #4 | Adrian Mateos | ESP | 3,177.14 | 4 | = |
| #5 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 3,162.11 | 5 | = |
| #6 | Sergio Aido | ESP | 3,066.15 | 6 | = |
| #7 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 3,054.06 | 7 | = |
| #8 | Ankush Mandavia | USA | 3,039.56 | 8 | = |
| #9 | Steve O’Dwyer | USA | 3,032.63 | 9 | = |
| #10 | Fedor Holz | GER | 3,022.66 | 11 | +1 |
| #11 | Dario Sammartino | ITA | 3,022.57 | 10 | -1 |
| #12 | Joseph McKeehen | USA | 3,019.09 | 15 | +3 |
| #13 | Jack Salter | UK | 2,982.71 | 12 | -1 |
| #14 | Rainer Kempe | GER | 2,934.58 | 14 | = |
| #15 | Connor Drinan | USA | 2,934.07 | 13 | -2 |
| #16 | Jason Koon | USA | 2,902.41 | 17 | +1 |
| #17 | Charlie Carrel CB | UK | 2,892.75 | 19 | +2 |
| #18 | Chance Kornuth | USA | 2,892.58 | 18 | = |
| #19 | Paul Volpe | USA | 2,879.72 | 24 | +5 |
| #20 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 2,874.32 | 20 | = |
| #21 | Koray Aldemir | GER | 2,861.11 | 21 | = |
| #22 | Dan Smith | USA | 2,842.38 | 22 | = |
| #23 | Benjamin Zamani | USA | 2,818.39 | 16 | -7 |
| #24 | Samuel Panzica | USA | 2,814.33 | 25 | +1 |
| #25 | Jake Schindler | USA | 2,796.90 | 23 | -2 |
Out of the Top 25: None
SWIMMING UPSTREAM
| PLAYER | NATION | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Steffen Sontheimer CB | GER | 218 | 127 | +91 |
| Jean-Pascal Savard | CAN | 294 | 210 | +84 |
| Shaun Deeb | USA | 280 | 199 | +81 |
| Josip Simunic | AUT | 299 | 224 | +75 |
| Andreas Klatt CB | GER | 273 | 235 | +38 |
| Philipp Gruissem | GER | 251 | 215 | +36 |
| Kevin Eyster | USA | 291 | 260 | +31 |
| Simon Lam CB | USA | 249 | 225 | +24 |
| Richard Alsup | USA | 277 | 253 | +24 |
| Matthew Stout | USA | 149 | 126 | +23 |
DOWN THE LADDER
| PLAYER | NATION | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Matt Bond | USA | 197 | 274 | -77 |
| Craig Varnell | USA | 126 | 192 | -66 |
| Samuel Phillips | USA | 202 | 248 | -46 |
| Rex Clinkscales | USA | 198 | 241 | -43 |
| Kilian Kramer | GER | 144 | 186 | -42 |
| Linh Tran | VIE | 260 | 300 | -40 |
| Jared Jaffee | USA | 248 | 287 | -39 |
| David Yan | NZL | 54 | 87 | -33 |
| Eddy Sabat | USA | 154 | 187 | -33 |
| Albert Daher | LIB | 217 | 250 | -33 |
ON THE BUBBLE
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION |
| #301 | Paul Newey | UK |
| #302 | Jerry Ödeen | SWE |
| #303 | Michael Comisso | USA |
| #304 | Robert Hankins | USA |
| #305 | Raghav Bansal | IND |
WHO’S IN? / WHO’S OUT?
| GPI300: IN ››› | NATION | GPI# | ‹‹‹ GPI300: OUT | NATION | GPI# | |
| Alexander Greenblatt | USA | 249 | Paul Newey | UK | 301 | |
| Mark Herm | USA | 256 | Jerry Ödeen | SWE | 302 | |
| Peter Vitantonio | USA | 279 | Michael Comisso | USA | 303 | |
| Martin Jacobson | SWE | 286 | Robert Hankins | USA | 304 | |
| Javier Zarco | ESP | 288 | Raghav Bansal | IND | 305 | |
| Michael Del Vecchio | USA | 289 | Alexander Lynskey | AUS | 316 | |
| Paul Balzano | USA | 292 | Matthew Wantman | USA | 345 | |
| Jean Gaspard | USA | 294 | Reginald Roberts | USA | 347 |
CB: Career-best GPI ranking | 300: Making GPI300 debut
2017 GPI PLAYER OF THE YEAR RACE
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION | PoY SCORE | CHANGE |
| #1 | Dario Sammartino | ITA | 2,928.47 | = |
| #2 | Nick Petrangelo | USA | 2,881.97 | = |
| #3 | Dan Smith | USA | 2,841.98 | = |
| #4 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 2,840.97 | = |
| #5 | Koray Aldemir | GER | 2,833.85 | = |
| #6 | Sergio Aido | ESP | 2,809.01 | = |
| #7 | David Peters | USA | 2,684.63 | = |
| #8 | Ari Engel | CAN | 2,652.80 | = |
| #9 | Charlie Carrel | UK | 2,618.77 | = |
| #10 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 2,616.70 | = |
| #11 | Joseph McKeehen | USA | 2,611.60 | NEW |
| #12 | Manig Loeser | GER | 2,594.58 | -1 |
| #13 | Olivier Busquet | USA | 2,577.27 | NEW |
| #14 | Timothy Adams | CAN | 2,558.33 | -2 |
| #15 | Anthony Spinella | USA | 2,556.40 | -2 |
Full August 2, 2017 rankings:
http://www.globalpokerindex.com/rankings/2017-08-02/300/
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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.
