Global Poker Index: Philipp Gruissem Joins the Top 10
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website.
The Top 10 as of September 17, 2012
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank from Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | 2,811.06 | -- |
| 2 | Jason Mercier | 2,774.38 | -- |
| 3 | Dan Smith | 2,699.92 | -- |
| 4 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 2,640.74 | -- |
| 5 | Steve O'Dwyer | 2,621.76 | -- |
| 6 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 2,597.57 | +1 |
| 7 | Philipp Gruissem | 2,578.22 | +12 |
| 8 | Vanessa Selbst | 2,508.90 | -2 |
| 9 | David "Doc" Sands | 2,381.18 | -- |
| 10 | Shawn Buchanan | 2,375.26 | -- |
Joining the top 10 this week is Philipp "philbort" Gruissem. With a third-place finish in the World Poker Tour Season XI Grand Prix de Paris for €170,065, Gruissem rounded out an impressive Period 1 with this fourth score (he has two other six-figure scores in Period 1).
Welcome to the GPI
Of the 10 new players to join this week's GPI, Ramin Hajiyev debuts the highest at No. 174. A native of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Hajiyev finished in 11th place at the 2012 Partouche Poker Tour Main Event. The winner of that tournament, Ole Schemion, also made his debut on the GPI — in the No. 185 spot.
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ramin Hajiyev | 1,357.05 | 174th |
| Ole Schemion | 1,321.52 | 185th |
| Vinny Pahuja | 1,196.99 | 230th |
| Tomeu Gomila | 1,166.68 | 242nd |
| Fabian Quoss | 1,162.64 | 243rd |
| Jesse Alexis Cohen | 1,144.78 | 251st |
| Sean Jazayeri | 1,134.99 | 260th |
| Matt Salsberg | 1,124.26 | 268th |
| Nicolas Cardyn | 1,086.62 | 293rd |
| Justin Conley | 1,081.03 | 297th |
Falling from the GPI this week were Barny Boatman, Eric Baldwin, Erich Kollmann, Ludovic Lacay, Maxi Lehmanski, Morten Mortensen, Pedro Javier Piazuelo Ferrero, Rob Akery, Sebastian Winkler, and Mike Sexton.
Ups and Downs
The biggest rise of the week belonged to Dan O'Brien after his fourth-place score in the 2012 Partouche Poker Tour Main Event for €341,991.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32nd | Tobias Reinkemeier | 2,034.87 | +38 |
| 76th | Kristijonas Andrulis | 1,745.65 | +51 |
| 100th | Tristan Wade | 1,608.88 | +38 |
| 119th | Dan O'Brien | 1,553.33 | +112 |
| 122nd | David Vamplew | 1,549.81 | +57 |
| 127th | David Benyamine | 1,525.69 | +44 |
| 150th | Timothy Adams | 1,438.92 | +71 |
| 173rd | Simon Ravnsbaek | 1,357.42 | +98 |
| 200th | John Andress | 1,278.47 | +42 |
| 238th | James Akenhead | 1,174.13 | +39 |
| 239th | Arnaud Mattern | 1,171.13 | +49 |
On the other hand, Frederik Jensen slipped the furthest. His win in the EPT Madrid Main Event back in March aged into Period 2.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62nd | Oleksii Kovalchuk | 1,850.34 | -30 |
| 78th | Sam Trickett | 1,718.99 | -32 |
| 148th | Keven Stammen | 1,441.79 | -40 |
| 157th | Salman Behbehani | 1,412.68 | -65 |
| 160th | Vadzim Kursevich | 1,405.05 | -26 |
| 188th | John Racener | 1,315.21 | -41 |
| 202nd | Frederik Jensen | 1,275.92 | -78 |
| 258th | Ben Vinson | 1,138.41 | -52 |
| 284th | Marko Neumann | 1,102.38 | -30 |
| 288th | Ty Reiman | 1,098.00 | -66 |
What's In Store?
It's a busy time for the World Poker Tour with two events going on simultaneously. The Borgata Poker Open is down to 27 players, and among those still in are Steve Brecher (No. 184), Vinny Pahuja (No. 230), Kyle Bowker (No. 164), and Todd Terry (No. 73). Also still in progress is WPT Malta, down to its final table. Ilan Boujenah (No. 48), finished in 11th place and Alessio Isaia (No. 196) is fourth in chips with six players remaining.
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