December 31 2015, by Eric Danis
GPI300: Kaverman finishes 2015 ranked at the top
Kaverman ends season on a high note but O’Dwyer is lurking …
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Just like Ole Schemion (GPI#37, +1) did last year, Byron Kaverman (GPI#1, =) will enter 2016 on a heater, spending his 14th straight week ranked at the top of the GPI World Poker Rankings. Kaverman survived the first few rounds of WSOP events entering different aging periods, however more WSOP results will age shortly, as well as Kaverman’s 3rd place finish at this year’s Bellagio Cup, which will enter the a second aging period in 10 days time.
Steve O’Dwyer (GPI#2, +2) returns to #2 in the World for the first time since June 18, 2012 – hard to imagine that O’Dwyer actually dropped out of the GPI300 for a few weeks late in 2014 given his consistent performance on the circuit for the five years.
Justin Young (GPI# 172, +119) and Jens Lakemeier (GPI#207, +88) will end 2015 on a high note, avoiding relegation and moving away from the dreaded danger zone inside the rankings.
| RANK | PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | CHANGE |
| #1 | Byron Kaverman | USA | 4,238.54 | 1 | = |
| #2 | Steve O’Dwyer | USA | 3,977.73 | 4 | +2 |
| #3 | Anthony Zinno | USA | 3,955.44 | 2 | -1 |
| #4 | Nicholas Petrangelo | USA | 3,955.15 | 5 | +1 |
| #5 | Kevin MacPhee | USA | 3,766.17 | 6 | +1 |
| #6 | Jason Mercier | USA | 3,749.69 | 3 | -3 |
| #7 | Martin Finger | GER | 3,690.46 | 7 | = |
| #8 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 3,667.33 | 9 | +1 |
| #9 | Fedor Holz | GER | 3,632.87 | 10 | +1 |
| #10 | Davidi Kitai | BEL | 3,594.95 | 8 | -2 |
Out of the Top 10 this week: None
SWIMMING UPSTREAM
| PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Justin Young | USA | 1,990.30 | 291 | 172 | +119 |
| Jens Lakemeier | GER | 1,899.82 | 295 | 207 | +88 |
| Richard Dubini | ARG | 1,896.43 | 277 | 209 | +68 |
| Jussi Nevanlinna | FIN | 2,136.56 | 192 | 140 | +52 |
| Rainer Kempe | GER | 2,637.39 | 115 | 64 | +51 |
| Gavin O’Rourke | IRL | 1,820.03 | 274 | 231 | +43 |
| Ricardo Alvarado | USA | 2,115.74 | 183 | 143 | +40 |
| Mark Dube | USA | 2,612.49 | 107 | 68 | +39 |
| Lance Garcia | USA | 1,753.86 | 300 | 261 | +39 |
| Mario Lopez | ARG | 2,403.86 | 134 | 96 | +38 |
DOWN THE LADDER
| PLAYER | NATION | GPI SCORE | LAST | THIS | CHANGE |
| Shaun Deeb | USA | 1,918.36 | 118 | 199 | -81 |
| Phil Hellmuth | USA | 1,804.60 | 165 | 236 | -71 |
| Ralph Porter | USA | 1,899.89 | 138 | 206 | -68 |
| Ravi Raghavan | USA | 1,798.69 | 176 | 241 | -65 |
| Paul Hoefer | GER | 1,687.36 | 234 | 299 | -65 |
| Joseph Serock | USA | 1,934.36 | 136 | 195 | -59 |
| Nick Yunis | CHI | 1,754.81 | 201 | 260 | -59 |
| Martin Jacobson | SWE | 1,735.57 | 221 | 273 | -52 |
| Taylor Paur | USA | 2,240.40 | 73 | 124 | -51 |
| Sorel Mizzi | CAN | 2,292.77 | 65 | 110 | -45 |
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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.
