The History of #1 | The Official Global Poker Index

		FIRST WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS AT #1
William Alex Foxen	USA	December 25, 2019	Current	5 weeks
Stephen Chidwick	UK	August 14, 2019	December 18, 2019	19 weeks
William Alex Foxen	USA	July 31, 2019	August 7, 2019	2 weeks
Stephen Chidwick	UK	July 24, 2019	–	1 week
William Alex Foxen	USA	July 10, 2019	July 17, 2019	2 weeks
Stephen Chidwick	UK	June 26, 2019	July 3, 2019	2 weeks
William Alex Foxen	USA	October 10, 2018	June 19, 2019	37 weeks
Stephen Chidwick	UK	April 18, 2018	October 3, 2018	25 weeks
Adrian Matoes	ESP	November 29, 2017	April 11, 2018	20 weeks
Bryn Kenney	USA	August 23, 2017	November 22, 2017	14 weeks
Nick Petrangelo	USA	April 5, 2017	August 16, 2017	11 weeks
David Peters	USA	February 22, 2017	March 29, 2017	6 weeks
Nick Petrangelo	USA	January 18, 2017	February 15, 2017	5 weeks
David Peters	USA	January 11, 2017	–	1 week
Fedor Holz	GER	June 15, 2016	January 4, 2017	30 weeks
Steve O’Dwyer	USA	January 13, 2016	June 8, 2016	22 weeks
Byron Kaverman	USA	September 30, 2015	January 6, 2016	15 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	July 22, 2015	September 23, 2015	10 weeks
Anthony Zinno	USA	July 8, 2015	July 15, 2015	2 weeks
Dan Smith	USA	June 17, 2015	July 1, 2015	3 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	May 27, 2015	June 10, 2015	3 weeks
Scott Seiver	USA	April 29, 2015	May 20, 2015	4 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	December 24, 2014	April 22, 2015	18 weeks
Dan Smith	USA	August 27, 2014	December 17, 2014	17 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	August 6, 2014	August 20, 2014	3 weeks
Dan Smith	USA	July 16, 2014	July 23, 2014	2 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	July 2, 2014	July 9, 2014	2 weeks
Vanessa Selbst	USA	June 18, 2014	June 25, 2014	2 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	April 23, 2014	June 11, 2014	8 weeks
Daniel Negreanu	CAN	April 9, 2014	April 16, 2014	2 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	April 2, 2014	–	1 week
Daniel Negreanu	CAN	February 12, 2014	March 26, 2014	7 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	January 8, 2014	February 5, 2014	5 weeks
Daniel Negreanu	CAN	October 30, 2013	January 3, 2014	10 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	October 23, 2013	–	1 week
Marvin Rettenmaier	GER	September 11, 2013	October 16, 2013	6 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	May 13, 2013	September 4, 2013	17 weeks
Marvin Rettenmaier	GER	February 25, 2013	May 6, 2013	11 weeks
Dan Smith	USA	January 7, 2013	February 18, 2013	7 weeks
Marvin Rettenmaier	GER	December 31, 2012	–	1 week
Dan Smith	USA	October 29, 2012	December 24, 2012	9 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	October 8, 2012	October 22, 2012	3 weeks
ElkY	FRA	September 4, 2012	October 1, 2012	4 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	July 2, 2012	September 3, 2012	10 weeks
ElkY	FRA	April 30, 2012	June 25, 2012	9 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	February 13, 2012	April 23, 2012	11 weeks
Erik Seidel	USA	January 16, 2012	February 6, 2012	4 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	December 19, 2011	January 9, 2012	4 weeks
ElkY	FRA	December 5, 2011	December 12, 2012	2 weeks
Erik Seidel	USA	October 10, 2011	November 28, 2011	8 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	October 3, 2011	–	1 week
Erik Seidel	USA	September 12, 2011	September 26, 2011	3 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	August 15, 2011	September 5, 2011	4 weeks
ElkY	FRA	July 18, 2011	August 1, 2011	3 weeks
Jason Mercier	USA	June 27, 2011	July 11, 2011	3 weeks

CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT #1

		FIRST WEEK	LAST WEEK	WEEKS AT #1	STREAK STOPPER
William Alex Foxen	USA	October 10, 2018	June 19, 2019	37 weeks	Stephen Chidwick
Fedor Holz	GER	June 15, 2016	January 4, 2017	30 weeks	David Peters
Stephen Chidwick	UK	April 18, 2018	October 3, 2018	25 weeks	William Alex Foxen
Steve O’Dwyer	USA	January 13, 2016	June 8, 2016	22 weeks	Fedor Holz
Nick Petrangelo	USA	April 5, 2017	August 16, 2017	20 weeks	Bryn Kenney
Adrian Mateos	ESP	November 29, 2017	April 11, 2018	20 weeks	Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick	UK	August 14, 2019	December 18, 2019	19 weeks	William Alex Foxen
Ole Schemion	GER	December 24, 2014	April 22, 2015	18 weeks	Scott Seiver
Jason Mercier	USA	May 13, 2013	September 4, 2013	17 weeks	Marvin Rettenmaier
Dan Smith	USA	August 27, 2014	December 17, 2014	17 weeks	Ole Schemion
Byron Kaverman	USA	September 30, 2015	January 6, 2016	15 weeks	Steve O’Dwyer
Bryn Kenney	USA	August 23, 2017	November 22, 2017	14 weeks	Adrian Mateos
Jason Mercier	USA	February 13, 2012	April 23, 2012	11 weeks	ElkY
Marvin Rettenmaier	GER	February 25, 2013	May 6, 2013	11 weeks	Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier	USA	July 2, 2012	September 3, 2012	10 weeks	ElkY
Daniel Negreanu	CAN	October 30, 2013	January 3, 2014	10 weeks	Ole Schemion
Jason Mercier	USA	July 22, 2015	September 23, 2015	10 weeks	Byron Kaverman

*Active streak // Minimum 10 weeks

CAREER WEEKS AT #1

		WEEKS AT #1
Jason Mercier	USA	63 weeks
Stephen Chidwick	UK	47 weeks
William Alex Foxen	USA	46 weeks
Ole Schemion	GER	41 weeks
Dan Smith	USA	38 weeks
Fedor Holz	GER	30 weeks
Nick Petrangelo	USA	25 weeks
Steve O’Dwyer	USA	22 weeks
Adrian Mateos	ESP	20 weeks
Daniel Negreanu	CAN	19 weeks
ElkY	FRA	18 weeks
Marvin Rettenmaier	GER	18 weeks
Erik Seidel	USA	15 weeks
Byron Kaverman	USA	15 weeks
Bryn Kenney	USA	14 weeks
David Peters	USA	7 weeks
Scott Seiver	USA	4 weeks
Vanessa Selbst	USA	2 weeks
Anthony Zinno	USA	2 weeks

DEBUT AT #1

		FIRST REACHED #1
Jason Mercier	USA	June 27, 2011
ElkY	FRA	July 18, 2011
Erik Seidel	USA	September 12, 2011
Dan Smith	USA	October 29, 2012
Marvin Rettenmaier	GER	December 31, 2012
Ole Schemion	GER	October 23, 2013
Daniel Negreanu	CAN	October 30, 2013
Vanessa Selbst	USA	June 18, 2014
Scott Seiver	USA	April 29, 2015
Anthony Zinno	USA	July 8, 2015
Byron Kaverman	USA	September 30, 2015
Steve O’Dwyer	USA	January 13, 2016
Fedor Holz	GER	June 15, 2016
David Peters	USA	January 11, 2017
Nick Petrangelo	USA	January 18, 2017
Bryn Kenney	USA	August 23, 2017
Adrian Mateos	ESP	November 29, 2017
Stephen Chidwick	UK	April 18, 2018
William Alex Foxen	USA	October 10, 2018

WEEKS AT #1 BY NATION

	WEEKS AT #1	PLAYERS
USA	248 weeks	(12) Foxen, Kaverman, Kenney, Mercier, O’Dwyer, Peters, Petrangelo, Seiver, Selbst, Seidel, Smith, Zinno
GER	89 weeks	(3) Holz, Rettenmaier, Schemion
UK	43 weeks	(1) Chidwick
ESP	20 weeks	(1) Mateos
CAN	19 weeks	(1) Negreanu
FRA	18 weeks	(1) ElkY

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.

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