GPI300: Volpe Vaults Back Into Top 10

SirWatts makes his return to the GPI Top 10 in this week’s update …

VIEW FROM THE TOP

Daniel Negreanu’s (GPI#1, -) begins his fourth straight week at the top after regaining the #1 spot back from Ole Schemion (GPI#2, -) at the Aussie Millions. Marvin Rettenmaier (GPI#3, -) remains at #3 this week.

Jason Mercier (GPI#6, -2) takes a bit of a tumble falling to sixth this week although he did finish in the money at the L.A. Poker Classic (which starts Day 5 play today), we’ll have to see if those points help Mercier move back up next week. Philipp Gruissem (GPI#4, +1) and Mike McDonald (GPI#5 CR, +3) are the biggest beneficiaries from Mercier’s drop this week, each moving into the Top 5.

After falling out of the Top 10 following a 100+ point drop last week, Paul Volpe (GPI#9, +6) took matters into his own hands this week. Volpe won the 5K NLH Prelim event at the L.A. Poker Classic, defeating Andrew Lichtenberger (GPI#75, +18) heads-up. The win helped Volpe obtain over 350 GPI points, pushing him back into the Top 10.

One week after making a return to the Top 10 following a deep run at the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic, Mike Watson (GPI#17, -8) is back out this week, dropping to 17th in the World as old scores continue to depreciate.

GPI TOP 10:

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SWIMMING UPSTREAM

A fifth place finish at the LAPC Playboy Tournament sees Kyle Bowker (GPI#200, +83) make the biggest jump inside the GPI300 this week. Bowker moves up to 200th following last week’s score at the Commerce. Bowker has spent most of time ranked inside the 300 for the past few seasons.

Scott Baumstein (GPI#157, +55), Anirudh Seth (GPI#154 CR, +47) and David “Bakes” Baker (GPI#213, +45) are just a few players who have also enjoyed success at the L.A. Poker Classic, they all move up in the standings this week.

This week’s Top 10 Movers within the GPI300:

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DOWN THE LADDER

Just a few weeks after making a big jump back into the GPI300, Blake Bohn (GPI#256, -107) takes a step back this week, falling over 100 spots to #256. Bohn most recently finished second at MSPT Columbus in his home state of Minnesota.

Maria Ho (GPI#230, -82), Alessandro Longobardi (GPI#262, -66) and IveyPoker Pro Kevin Vandersmissen (GPI#281, -54) join Bohn on the list of players who fall within the GPI300 this week.

This week’s Top 10 Drops within the GPI300:

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IN-N-OUT

Solid returns at the L.A. Poker Classic see Tyler Reiman (GPI#180, +134) make his way back into the GPI300. Reiman won the Commerce Bounty Championship and followed that up with a fourth place finish in the 5K NLH Prelim event.

One of the 63 players who seeks inclusion into the Triple Crown Club, Erick Lindgren (GPI#261, +55) returns to the GPI300 for the second time in the past eight weeks. Hungary’s Norbert Szecsi (GPI#273 CR, +34) enters the 300 for the first time in his young poker career.

Phil Ivey’s (GPI#359, -66) return inside the GPI300 was short-lived. One week after moving up to #293, Ivey loses over 110 GPI points and falls to 359 this week.

Sergey Rybachenko (GPI#322, -22), EPT/WPT Champ Roberto Romanello (GPI#342, -44) and former WSOP November Niner John Racener (GPI#392, -104) are just a few other players who find themselves on the outside looking in this week.

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CR = Highest Career GPI Ranking