GPI Player of the Year 2018

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 time for an annual tradition, looking back at the top GPI point getters on the global, regional and national stage.

Although poker has thousands of talented pros on the circuit, only the cream of the crop rise to the top – we recognize those players today including the 2018 GPI Player of the Year, William Alex Foxen.

Foxen’s whirlwind rise to the top of the poker world has been well documented. The American has skyrocketed up the rankings and hit #1 on the GPI Global Rankings … he took over the 2018 GPI PoY race at that same time and was able to fend off superstars Stephen Chidwick, David Peters and Justin Bonomo to become this year’s Poker Player of the Year.

2018 GPI Player of the Year – William Alex Foxen

Name William Alex Foxen
Country USA
Twitter WAFoxen
Instagram waf2191
GPI GPI Profile
2018 Results 24
2018 Wins 5
2018 Top 10 18
2018 Earnings $6,632,556
GPI Points 4,095.52
GPI World # 1
2018 GPI PoY 1
2018 Flags 7
Total Earnings $8,862,283

2018 GPI Female Player of the Year – Kristen Bicknell

Name Kristen Bicknell
Country Canada
Twitter krissyb24poker
Instagram kristen_bicknell
Sponsor partypoker
GPI GPI Profile
2018 Results 28
2018 Wins 1
2018 Top 10 7
2018 Earnings $1,095,611
GPI Points 3,071.41
GPI World # 26
2018 GPI PoY 27
2018 Flags 7
Total Earnings $2,315,526

2018 GPI Player of the Year Americas – William Alex Foxen

Name William Alex Foxen
Country USA
Twitter WAFoxen
Instagram WAFoxening
GPI GPI Profile
2018 Results 24
2018 Wins 5
2018 Top 10 18
2018 Earnings $6,632,556
GPI Points 4,095.52
GPI World # 1
2018 GPI PoY 1
2018 Flags 7
Total Earnings $8,862,283

2018 GPI Player of the Year Europe – Stephen Chidwick

Name Stephen Chidwick
Country United Kingdom
GPI GPI Profile
2018 Results 33
2018 Wins 6
2018 Top 10 27
2018 Earnings $8,898,826
GPI Points 3,787.26
GPI World # 3
2018 GPI PoY 2
2018 Flags 6
Total Earnings $20,211,856

2018 GPI Player of the Year Asia – Christopher Michael Soyza

Name Christopher Michael Soyza
Country Malaysia
Twitter MichaelSoyza
Instagram michaelsoyza
Sponsor Natural 8
GPI GPI Profile
2018 Results 35
2018 Wins 6
2018 Top 10 18
2018 Earnings $2,651,341
GPI Points 3,389.65
GPI World # 13
2018 GPI PoY 9
2018 Flags 7
Career Earnings $3,567,219

2018 GPI Player of the Year LATAM – Joao Pires Simao

Name Joao Pires Simao
Country Brasil
Twitter joaosimaobh
Instagram joaosimao_oficial
GPI GPI Profile
2018 Results 15
2018 Wins 0
2018 Top 10 10
2018 Earnings $1,291,557
GPI Points 2,783.14
GPI World # 93
2018 GPI PoY 45
2018 Flags 6
Career Earnings $2,275,509

The 2018 Player of the Year Winners – Interactive World Map

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The 2018 Player of the Year Winners!

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Photo Gallery

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2018 GPI National Players of the Year – Full List (minimum 1,000 required)

Nation Player GPI PoY Score
Algeria Omar Lakhdari 1,457.44
Argentina Maria Constanza Lampropulos 2,418.28
Armenia Harut “Harry” Arutyunyan 1,228.26
Australia Michael Addamo 3,366.69
Austria Thomas Mühlöcker 2,611.54
Azerbaijan Ramin Hajiyev 2,366.93
Belarus Nikita Bodyakovskiy 3,184.50
Belgium Davidi Kitai 2,896.36
Bosnia & Herzegovina Almedin “Ali” Imsirovic 3,153.91
Brazil Joao Pires Simao 2,783.14
Bulgaria Krasimir Yankov 2,473.55
Canada Kristen Bicknell 3,071.41
Chile Nick Yunis 1,045.68
China Yang Zhang 2,487.80
Colombia Farid Jattin 2,155.68
Croatia Goran Mandic 1,109.71
Cyprus Yiannis Liperis 2,766.78
Czech Republic Michal Mrakeš 2,526.67
Denmark Frederik Brink Jensen 2,043.42
Estonia Matthias Tikerpe 1,498.04
Finland Patrik Antonius 2,229.88
France Benjamin Pollak 3,313.33
Germany Rainer Kempe 3,172.45
Greece Georgios Zisimopoulos 2,371.36
Hong Kong Yan Shing Tsang 2,693.08
Hungary Marton Czuczor 2,073.78
India Nipun Java 1,782.47
Iran Milad Oghabian Langar 2,357.69
Ireland Marc MacDonnell 2,792.57
Israel Timur Margolin 2,398.20
Italy Mustapha Kanit 2,835.26
Jamaica Gautam Lillaney 1,367.61
Japan Takao Shimizu 2,078.51
Latvia Mihails Morozovs 1,440.70
Lebanon Georges Hanna 1,734.31
Lithuania Laurynas Levinskas 2,266.38
Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski 1,143.06
Malaysia Christopher Michael Soyza 3,389.65
Mexico Josafat Cruz 1,354.75
Moldova Pavel Plesuv 3,503.07
Morocco Ahmed Taleb 1,518.95
Netherlands Tobias Peters 2,386.19
New Zealand Honglin Jiang 1,702.06
Norway Preben Stokkan 2,262.17
Philippines Mike Takayama 2,080.62
Poland Dominik Panka 1,969.99
Portugal Diogo Veiga 2,443.09
Romania Florian Duta 2,374.77
Russia Vladimir Troyanovskiy 2,651.15
Serbia Milos Skrbic 1,422.94
Singapore Alex Xiang Wei Lee 1,323.79
Slovakia David Urban 1,614.15
Slovenia Casey Kastle 1,226.01
South Africa Jarred Solomon 1,571.50
South Korea Sean Yu 1,493.81
Spain Adrian Mateos 3,412.43
Sweden Michael Tureniec 2,360.43
Taiwan Pete Yen Han Chen 2,233.94
Thailand Phachara Wongwichit 2,305.61
Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Goindoo 1,205.68
Turkey Orpen Kisacikoglu 2,708.28
Ukraine Igor Yaroshevskyy 2,033.49
United Kingdom Stephen Chidwick 3,787.26
United States of America William Alex Foxen 4,095.52
Venezuela Miguel Capriles 1,204.37
Vietnam Thai Ha 1,833.04

 

Photo credits player profiles on the world map

Player Profile Map Background Player Profile Map Background
Florian Duta PokerStars partypoker Preben Stokkan partypoker partypoker
Orpen Kisacikoglu Kings Casino PokerCityNL Mike Takayama PokerStars Asian Poker Tour
Timur Margolin partypoker partypoker David Urban partypoker WPT MPN Poker Tour
Almedin “Ali” Imsirovic PokerCentral PokerCentral Nipun Java SHRPO partypoker
Yiannis Liperis partypoker MPN Poker Tour Michal Mrakes PokerStars Kings Casino
Frederik Brink Jensen Unibet Open Unibet Open Marton Czuczor HoldemPics PokerNews
Joao Pires Simao partypoker partypoker Laurynas Levinskas Merit Poker PokerStars
Marc Macdonnell partypoker partypoker Tobias Peters PokerCityNL PokerNews
Maria Constanza Lampropulos partypoker partypoker Kristen Bicknell Partypoker Playground Poker
Nikita Bodyakovskiy GPI THM Triton Poker Yang Zhang Kings Casino PokerStars
Mustapha Kanit partypoker partypoker Vladimir Troyanovskiy PokerStars PokerStars
Benjamin Pollak WSOP partypoker Muhlocker PokerStars PokerFirmaDE
Christopher Michael Soyza GPI THM PokerStars Davidi Kitai PokerNews PokerNews
Adrian Mateos Winamax Winamax Matthias Tikerpe Winamax Winamax
Pavel Plesuv World Poker Tour World Poker Tour Yan Shing Tsang GPI THM PokerStars
Jarred Solomon Piggs Peak Casino / SA Monster Jam Poker Tour Takao Shimizu Pokernews SoMuchPoker
Stephen Chidwick GPI THM PokerCentral Dominik Panka Merit Poker PokerNews
William Alex Foxen GPI THM GPI THM Diogo Veiga partypoker partypoker
Michael Addamo GPI THM Kings Casino Michael Tureniec SHRPO SHRPO
Patrik Antonius Patrik Antonius PokerCentral Pete Yen Han Chen Asian Poker Tour World Poker Tour
Georgios Zisimopoulos PokerStars Merit Poker Igor Yaroshevskyy World Poker Tour PokerCityNL
Honglin Jiang Unibet Poker partypoker Rainer Kempe GPI THM World Poker Tour
Krasimir Yankov PokerNews Kings Casino