Author: Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI 300 Update: Quiet Week at the Top; Results from Macau and Los Angeles Roll In

The Top Twenty of the GPI 300 were relatively quiet this week with the exception of a few players affected ...


September 06 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

EPT Barcelona Results Are In; Mercier and ElkY Separated By Three Points (Part Two)

EPT Barcelona Main Event and Beyond The EPT Barcelona €5,000 Main Event began with 1,082 runners, including many current and former GPI ...


August 31 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

EPT Barcelona Results Are In; Mercier and ElkY Separated By Three Points

A lot of exciting poker took place at the EPT Barcelona last week, with new GPI results rolling in from ...


August 29 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI 300 Update: Dan Smith Wins Again; Anthony Gregg Tops WPT Parx Open and Rockets Up the Rankings

The European Poker Tour kicked off its ninth Season this week in Barcelona and quickly had an impact on the ...


August 23 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI 300 Update: Mad Marvin Moves Up the Rankings After Historic Win

Marvin Rettenmaier dominated the poker news this week by becoming the first person ever to win back-to-back WPT Main Events. ...


August 16 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: Action at APT Macau, IPT San Remo and Florida Kick Start Post WSOP Poker

Top Twenty Mostly Hold Steady The Top Twenty was largely unchanged this week. No players posted new results and most ...


August 09 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI POY

GPI PLAYER OF THE YEAR JULY RECAP: DUHAMEL BRIEFLY REGAINS THE LEAD; DAVID ‘ODB’ BAKER IS THE NEW NUMBER ONE

At the beginning of July,Dan Smith had successfully climbed the GPI Player of the Year standings and into the lead ...


August 06 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

A Quiet Week at the Tables But Players Still Moving Up the Rankings

Mizzi Jumps Up the Rankings; Rettenmaier and Seidel Also Gain Ground The poker world was quiet this week as many ...


August 03 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

Smith Hits Top Three; Sands Move Up; Shorr Returns to the Top Twenty

Several of the Global Poker Index Top Ten players were modestly impacted by aging this week, causing Steve O’Dwyer (GPI#4) ...


July 23 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

WSOP 2012 Wraps Up With Big GPI Impacts; Selbst Hits Top Three

With the Main Event winding down to the final 9 players, this year’s WSOP summer action and impact on the ...


July 19 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

WSOP Results Continue to Make Waves in the GPI

The WSOP continues to shake up the Global Poker Index rankings this week with the conclusion of eight more events. ...


July 09 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI POY

GPI Player of the Year June Recap: Smith and Ivey Take Turns at Number One; Duhamel’s Position Starts to Weaken

After holding onto the top spot for over 5 months, ’s lead in the GPI Player of the Year race ...


July 05 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI POY

GPI Player of the Year: Duhamel’s Lead Threatened; New Faces to the Top 10

Jonathan Duhamel continues to hold the lead in the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race, but to say ...


June 06 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: Point Gap Narrows at the Top; EPT Berlin Shakes Up the Rankings

The Global Poker Index ranks professional level tournament performance over a rolling 36-month period where more recent results are weighted ...


April 26 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

The Top of the Rankings Hold Steady; Event Aging Shakes Up the Rest

With Easter and Passover comes a break in the busy spring tournament schedule.  With the lull, new results were reported ...


April 12 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: Big Moves from EPT Campione; Jannick Wrang Wins and Makes His GPI Debut

The Global Poker Index ranks professional level tournament performance over a rolling 36-month period where more recent results are weighted ...


April 05 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: Selbst Back In Top Ten, Aging WSOP Scores Shake Up Rankings

In a week when no new tournament results were recorded, aging WSOP results continued to have a huge effect on ...


April 01 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: Lichtenberger Joins the Top Ten; EPT Madrid and Wynn Classic Make Their Marks

The Global Poker Index ranks professional level tournament performance over a rolling 36-month period where more recent results are weighted ...


March 21 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: Mercier Sets New Record; Shooting Stars Join the GPI

The Global Poker Index ranks professional level tournament performance over a rolling 36-month period where more recent results are weighted ...


March 14 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: Big Gains from the LAPC Championship; Poker Brat Finishes on Top

  The Global Poker Index ranks professional level tournament performance over a rolling 36-month period where more recent results are ...


March 07 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: L.A. Poker Classic and EPT Copenhagen Results Stir up the GPI

The Global Poker Index ranks professional level tournament performance over a rolling 36-month period where more recent results are weighted ...


February 29 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: Seidel Retakes GPI#1; Duhamel Surges; Bilokur and Boeree Debut; PCA Shakes, Rattles and Rolls

The EPT PokerStars Caribbean Adventure created big moves this week in the GPI with several 2012 Events recording this week and 2011 ...


January 18 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Update: PCA Super High Roller Rolls Over the Rankings; WSOP Main Event Exits Period 1

This week the tournament poker world came back to life after the holidays with results coming in from the PCA ...


January 11 2012, by Eric Faulkner

GPI Update

GPI Turns Six Months Old

GPI Turns Six Months Old This week marks the six-month anniversary of the Global Poker Index. As promised at the ...


December 28 2011, by Eric Faulkner