Global Poker Index: Busquet Making a Run For Top 20
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. It was a light week on the GPI front as there were absolutely no changes in the top 10. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website.
The Top 10 as of March 26, 2012
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank from Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Mercier | 2,980.42 | -- |
| 2 | Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | 2,845.12 | -- |
| 3 | Shawn Buchanan | 2,751.42 | -- |
| 4 | Eugene Katchalov | 2,575.42 | -- |
| 5 | David "Doc" Sands | 2,533.47 | -- |
| 6 | Erik Seidel | 2,510.57 | -- |
| 7 | Sorel Mizzi | 2,427.21 | -- |
| 8 | Steve O'Dwyer | 2,381.88 | -- |
| 9 | Vanessa Selbst | 2,368.63 | -- |
| 10 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 2,348.38 | -- |
Welcome to the GPI
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rumen Nanev | 1,082.14 | 270th |
| Mayu Roca | 1,061.91 | 285th |
| Nacho Barbero | 1,048.18 | 297th |
| Dana Kellstrom | 1,047.30 | 298th |
| Davidi Kitai | 1,046.39 | 300th |
Those who fell off the GPI this week include Bolivar Palacios, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Justin Bonomo, and Yorane Kerignard.
Ups and Downs
The biggest rise of the week belonged to Leo Fernandez. Now being reflected in the GPI is his win in the R$9,600 (about $5,300) High-Roller event last month at the LAPT Grand Final, for which he pocketed $71,717.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51st | Phil Hellmuth | 1,748.27 | +12 |
| 59th | Alex Kravchenko | 1,693.96 | +16 |
| 69th | Leo Fernandez | 1,650.84 | +74 |
| 96th | Dmitry Vitkind | 1,556.74 | +28 |
| 100th | Erich Kollmann | 1,545.10 | +18 |
| 139th | Salvatore Bonavena | 1,39074 | +20 |
| 184th | Eric Froehlich | 1,289.08 | +26 |
| 259th | Russell Carson | 1,101.22 | +13 |
| 274th | Giuseppe Pantaleo | 1,080.84 | +16 |
Marc Inizan took the biggest hit this week. Two aging scores led to Inizan's fall, starting with a 29th-place finish at the 2011 WPT Vienna last March slipping into Period 3. In addition, his ninth-place result at the 2010 WSOPE Main Event aged into Period 4.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130th | Tristan Clemencon | 1,434.14 | -47 |
| 135th | Simon Ravnsbaek | 1,413.51 | -47 |
| 137th | Rob Akery | 1,397.91 | -35 |
| 181st | Luca Pagano | 1,295.11 | -41 |
| 192nd | Marc Inizan | 1,276.29 | -55 |
| 224th | Koen de Visscher | 1,173.76 | -39 |
| 252nd | Kevin Vandersmissen | 1,114.69 | -47 |
| 261st | Daniel Neilson | 1,100.38 | -31 |
| 265th | Andreas Wiese | 1,091.40 | -37 |
What's In Store?
The live tournament slate is light, but among the 60 players left on Day 3 of the 2012 PokerStars.it EPT Campione Main Event include Fabrice Soulier (26th in the GPI), Olivier Busquet (35th), Todd Terry (56th), David Vamplew (137th), and Ronny Kaiser (177th). Deep runs could vault Soulier and Busquet into the top 20 of the GPI come next week.
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