Global Poker Index: Dan Shak Set To Make Top 10 Push
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.
Top 10 as of January 28, 2013
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Smith | 3,340.95 | -- |
| 2 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 3,305.80 | -- |
| 3 | Jason Mercier | 3,078.06 | -- |
| 4 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 3,057.06 | -- |
| 5 | Joseph Cheong | 2,927.17 | +1 |
| 6 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 2,892.60 | -1 |
| 7 | Vanessa Selbst | 2,816.39 | +1 |
| 8 | David Sands | 2,809.81 | +1 |
| 9 | Mike Watson | 2,805.5 | -2 |
| 10 | Steve O'Dwyer | 2,785.22 | -- |
Welcome to the GPI
Six players are new to this week's GPI, led by Ari Engel at No. 276. Engel finished fourth out of 93 in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Mix Max Re-Entry event at the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open.
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ari Engel | 1,122.76 | 276th |
| Josh Brikis | 1,094.23 | 290th |
| Bruno Fitoussi | 1,087.31 | 295th |
| Aku Joentausta | 1,085.46 | 296th |
| Nicholas Verkaik | 1,084.72 | 298th |
| Tam Truong | 1,082.71 | 300th |
Falling from the GPI this week were Aaron Lim, Barry Hutter, Dominykas Karmazinas, Manuel Bevand, Nam Le, and Steven van Zadelhoff.
Ups and Downs
The biggest rise of the week belonged to Frank Rusnak. He finished fourth out of 355 for A$40,000 in the A$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty event at the 2013 Aussie Millions.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64th | Joni Jouhkimainen | 1,878.55 | +22 |
| 77th | Mihai Manole | 1,808.78 | +24 |
| 89th | Ty Reiman | 1,706.96 | +66 |
| 156th | Frank Rusnak | 1,432.84 | +67 |
| 171st | Lie Boeree | 1,372.21 | +44 |
| 194th | Jake Bazeley | 1,331.62 | +60 |
| 206th | Craig McCorkell | 1,290.27 | +31 |
| 227th | Hui Chen-Kuo | 1,242.91 | +57 |
| 247th | Owen Crowe | 1,189,96 | +26 |
| 251st | Tyler Patterson | 1,178.42 | +46 |
Falling the furthest this week is David Steicke. His 26th-place finish in the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event aged into Period 3.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 163rd | Anton Wigg | 1,404.90 | -35 |
| 191st | Andrea Dato | 1,333.26 | -51 |
| 193rd | Marco Leonzio | 1,333.72 | -47 |
| 201st | Yann Dion | 1,304.14 | -45 |
| 225th | David Steicke | 1,244.93 | -60 |
| 232nd | Jean-Noel Thorel | 1,232.79 | -59 |
| 255th | Khiem Nguyen | 1,169.37 | -42 |
| 257th | Hans Winzeler | 1,165.33 | -39 |
| 297th | Grant Levy | 1,085.08 | -54 |
What's In Store?
More results from the Aussie Millions will take form, including the results from the A$100,000 Challenge and Main Event. One player certain to benefit is Dan Shak. After finishing fourth of 22 in the A$100,000 Challenge for A$237,000, Shak made the final table of the Main Event (yet to be played). Results from the WPT Borgata Poker Open Main Event will also be included in next week's rankings. At the final table is Matt Salsberg, currently No. 151 on the GPI. Shak and Salsberg will certainly see their GPI stock rise come next week.
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