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Author: Eric Danis
First ever GPI Asia Poker Festival comes to Taiwan
The world-renowned Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP) in Taipei City, Taiwan will play host to the first GPI Asia ...
March 31 2021, by Eric Danis
2019 GPI PoY: Can Burns hold onto slim lead?
Down the stretch they come in the GPI Player of the Year race as Australia’s Kahle Burns has managed to ...
November 28 2019, by Eric Danis
November 20, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (15th week) UK 3,661.02 1 = ...
November 21 2019, by Eric Danis
November 13, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (14th week) UK 3,661.87 1 = ...
November 14 2019, by Eric Danis
GPI Poker Player of the Month: Kahle Burns
A pair of World Series of Poker bracelets collected and a few other deep runs helped Australia’s Kahle Burns pick ...
November 08 2019, by Eric Danis
November 6, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (13th week) UK 3,661.87 1 = ...
November 07 2019, by Eric Danis
GPI/THM and Chinese Poker Enterprise announce partnership
MEDIAREX GROUP (GPI/THM) AND CHINESE POKER ENTERPRISE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP Groups announce the creation of GPI Asia; upcoming special events ...
October 30 2019, by Eric Danis
Ocotber 16, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (10th week) UK 3,660.01 1 = ...
October 17 2019, by Eric Danis
September 4, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (4th week) UK 3,803.02 1 = ...
September 05 2019, by Eric Danis
August 21, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (2nd week) UK 3,814.75 1 = ...
August 22 2019, by Eric Danis
August 14, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (1 week) UK 3,831.42 2 +1 ...
August 15 2019, by Eric Danis
August 7, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 William Alex Foxen (2 weeks) USA 3,850.35 1 = ...
August 08 2019, by Eric Danis
GPI Poker Player of the Month: Robert Heidorn
A successful end to the Summer in Vegas sees German pro Robert Heidorn pickup GPI Player of the Month honors ...
August 06 2019, by Eric Danis
July 24, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (1 week) UK 3,869.29 2 +1 ...
July 25 2019, by Eric Danis
July 17, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 William Alex Foxen (2 weeks) USA 3,847.70 1 = ...
July 18 2019, by Eric Danis
GPI Poker Player of the Month: Jon Turner
Poker veteran Jon Turner had a successful run inside the Rio in June, collecting a total of 14 World Series ...
July 17 2019, by Eric Danis
July 10, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 William Alex Foxen (1 week) USA 3,783.62 2 +1 ...
July 11 2019, by Eric Danis
July 3, 2019 GPI Global Poker Ranking Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (2 weeks) UK 3,811.48 1 = ...
July 04 2019, by Eric Danis
June 26, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS TOP 25 RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 Stephen Chidwick (1 week) UK 3,811.48 3 ...
June 27 2019, by Eric Danis
The History of #1
THE BEST POKER PLAYERS IN THE WORLD Updated: January 22, 2020 rankings release GPI GLOBAL #1’s FIRST WEEK LAST ...
June 27 2019, by Eric Danis
June 12, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS TOP 25 RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 William Alex Foxen (36 weeks) USA 3,853.99 ...
June 13 2019, by Eric Danis
GPI Poker Player of the Month: Daniel Dvoress
Massive buy-in events at EPT Monte Carlo and at Triton Series Montenegro were no match for Canadian Daniel Dvoress, who ...
June 11 2019, by Eric Danis
May 29, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
GPI GLOBAL POKER RANKINGS TOP 25 RANK PLAYER NATION GPI SCORE LAST CHANGE #1 William Alex Foxen (34 weeks) USA 3,953.43 ...
May 31 2019, by Eric Danis
May 22, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Reigning and defending GPI Female Player of the Year (2017, 2018) Kristen Bicknell reaches a career-high ...
May 23 2019, by Eric Danis
May 15, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Two victories at the Triton Series in Montenegro sees former Global #1 Bryn Kenney (GPI #2) ...
May 16 2019, by Eric Danis
GPI Poker Player of the Month for April 2019: William Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen, the reigning and defending GPI Poker Player of the Year isn’t making things easy for those hoping to ...
May 07 2019, by Eric Danis
May 1, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Rainer Kempe (GPI #2) returns to the #2 spot on the Global Poker Rankings – he ...
May 03 2019, by Eric Danis
April 24, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Former GPI Global #1 Bryn Kenney (GPI #5) returns to the Global Top 5 for the ...
April 25 2019, by Eric Danis
GPI Poker Player of the Month for March 2019: Sean Yu
WSOP Circuit Los Angeles Main Event Champion Sean Yu (GPI #231) is the GPI Poker Player of the Month for ...
April 12 2019, by Eric Danis
April 10, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› GPI Global #1 Alex Foxen has his sights set on Fedor Holz and the consecutive weeks ...
April 11 2019, by Eric Danis
Nominees revealed for inaugural Global Poker Awards
NOMINEES REVEALED FOR INAUGURAL GLOBAL POKER AWARDS The Global Poker Awards are presented by PokerStars and broadcast live from Las ...
March 18 2019, by Eric Danis
March 13, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› A successful run at the Triton Poker Series in South Korea sees Jason Koon (GPI #11) move ...
March 14 2019, by Eric Danis
Announcing the Global Poker Awards
POKER GOES WORLDWIDE WITH THE GLOBAL POKER AWARDS The first-ever Global Poker Awards, presented by PokerStars, will be streamed exclusively ...
March 07 2019, by Eric Danis
March 6, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› A broken arm couldn’t keep Michael Soyza from making a return to the winner’s circle, this ...
March 07 2019, by Eric Danis
February 27, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› 2018 Poker Masters Champion Ali Imsirovic (GPI #22) cracked the GPI Top 25 for the first ...
February 28 2019, by Eric Danis
February 13, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Rainer Kempe and David Peters pull off the switcheroo again as the German returns to a ...
February 14 2019, by Eric Danis
February 6, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Former Global #1 Bryn Kenney (GPI #14) returns to the GPI Top 25 for the first ...
February 07 2019, by Eric Danis
January 30, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Three wins so far this season helps German star Rainer Kempe (GPI #2) moves up to a ...
January 31 2019, by Eric Danis
January 23, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› A pair of side event victories at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) sees former GPI #3 ...
January 24 2019, by Eric Danis
January 16, 2019 GPI Global Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Coming off back-to-back GPI Female Player of the Year campaign, and her first GPI PoY Canada ...
January 17 2019, by Eric Danis
GPI Player of the Year 2018
Another incredible poker season is in the books … but before we turn the page and move onto 2019, it’s ...
January 02 2019, by Eric Danis
December 26, 2018 GPI World Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Super High Roller Bowl Champion Isaac Haxton (World #20) returns to the Top 25 for the ...
December 27 2018, by Eric Danis
December 19, 2018 GPI World Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Former World #1 Nick Petrangelo (World #14) makes a big jump back into the Top 25, ...
December 20 2018, by Eric Danis
December 12, 2018 GPI World Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› France’s Benjamin Pollak (World #7) continues his strong 2018, returning to a career-best #7 in the ...
December 13 2018, by Eric Danis
GPI Poker Player of the Month for November 2018: David Peters
2016 GPI Poker Player of the Year David Peters (World #2) is November’s Poker Player of the Month. With results ...
December 10 2018, by Eric Danis
December 5, 2018 GPI World Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Winning the WPT Seminole Rock N Roll Poker Open means a return to the Top 25 for Moldova’s ...
December 06 2018, by Eric Danis
November 28, 2018 GPI World Poker Rankings Update
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› A side event victory at the WPT Seminole Rock N Roll Poker Open sees David Peters ...
December 03 2018, by Eric Danis
November 21, 2018 GPI World Poker Rankings
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Former World #1 Steve O’Dwyer (World #5) is attempting to make his way back to the ...
November 22 2018, by Eric Danis
Master Poker Series joins forces with GPL Season 2 for its inaugural festival
Just a few short weeks ago, GPL China officially announced that Season 2 will officially launch in Taiwan from December ...
November 21 2018, by Eric Danis
November 14, 2018 GPI World Poker Rankings
THIS WEEK’S NOTES ›› Michael Addamo (World #14) continues his climb this week. Addamo, who entered the Top 25 for ...
November 16 2018, by Eric Danis
