Global Poker Index: Former No. 1 Dan Smith Falls From 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.
Top 10 as of March 11, 2013
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 3,269.67 | -- |
| 2 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 2,985.81 | +2 |
| 3 | Jason Mercier | 2,963.49 | -1 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | 2,915.02 | +1 |
| 5 | Joseph Cheong | 2,904.72 | +1 |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney | 2,842.37 | +1 |
| 7 | Philipp Gruissem | 2,838.76 | +1 |
| 8 | Vanessa Selbst | 2,788.75 | +2 |
| 9 | Michael Mizrachi | 2,742.89 | +2 |
| 10 | David Sands | 2,701.74 | +3 |
Dropping out of the top 10 this week is former No. 1 Dan Smith (now No. 11). His seventh-place finish in the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event for €178,496 aged into Period 2, and for the first time in what seems like an eternity, Smith's Period 1 is devoid of any six-figure scores.
Welcome to the GPI
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Neilson | 1,115.18 | 291st |
| Nicolas Cardyn | 1,109.46 | 295th |
| Brandon Meyers | 1,109.41 | 296th |
| Daniel Idema | 1,108.28 | 297th |
| Michel Abecassis | 1,105.97 | 298th |
| Dani Stern | 1,104.01 | 300th |
Falling from the GPI this week were Alexander Kravchenko, Paul Guichard, Ryan Eriquezzo, Vyacheslav Igin, Dmitry Gromov, and Eric Sfez.
Ups and Downs
The biggest rise of the week belonged to Barry Hutter who scored a fifth-place finish in an $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry tournament at the 2013 Battle at the Beach.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68th | Olivier Busquet | 1,854.31 | +20 |
| 76th | Ismael Bojang | 1,819.65 | +27 |
| 139th | Jeff Hakim | 1,524.06 | +32 |
| 161st | Giacomo Fundaro | 1,449.70 | +19 |
| 195th | Salman Behbehani | 1,308.99 | +27 |
| 210th | Ben Vinson | 1,271.64 | +21 |
| 213th | Chris DeMaci | 1,266.72 | +13 |
| 244th | Jean-Noel Thorel | 1,189.46 | +13 |
| 256th | Barry Hutter | 1,171.83 | +40 |
| 267th | Roland Israelashvili | 1,150.75 | +18 |
Adam Geyer took the biggest fall this week. His 18th-place finish in last year's Bay 101 Championship Event aged into Period 3.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113th | David Benyamine | 1,626.62 | -38 |
| 146th | Dan O'Brien | 1,510.99 | -34 |
| 150th | Ramin Hajiyev | 1,504.50 | -51 |
| 222nd | [Removed:163] | 1,239.53 | -37 |
| 236th | Tom Alner | 1,204.64 | -38 |
| 237th | Tristan Wade | 1,200.92 | -42 |
| 258th | Dan Kelly | 1,161.16 | -54 |
| 263rd | Tomeu Gomila | 1,154.19 | -47 |
| 279th | David Steicke | 1,134.02 | -34 |
| 299th | Adam Geyer | 1,105.12 | -62 |
GPI Fantasy Poker Value Pick of the Week
With the recent launch of the GPI Fantasy Poker Manager on Facebook, we thought we'd lend a helping hand in putting together your roster.
Here's how the GPI Fantasy Poker Manager works: Much like other fantasy sports, you are given a budget with which to pick a number of poker players for your team. When these poker players finish in the money of real poker events, you are awarded points. Finish with the most points and you win. It's that simple.
We'll be providing at least one "value" pick each week for your fantasy poker team. Here's our top selections for the EPT London High Roller, which begins later today and can be followed via live coverage on PokerNews.
Sam Trickett — 46,400: The bigger the buy-in, the better Trickett seems to perform. Already with a win in the AU$250,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge this year (for AU$2,000,000), Trickett is a must-own player.
Viktor Blom — 12,300: Sure, it isn't tournaments that Blom crushes regularly. However, take a look at his tournament results and you'll be surprised. With a win in the PCA Super High Roller and most recently (and by recently we mean yesterday) a nice run in the EPT London Main Event before busting 44th, there's nothing to lose by picking up Blom at such a cheap price.
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