Global Poker Index: Steve O'Dwyer Rides EPT London Run Back to 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 18, 2013
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 3,308.64 | -- |
| 2 | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 3,133.43 | -- |
| 3 | Jason Mercier | 3,093.48 | -- |
| 4 | Mike Watson | 3,025.15 | -- |
| 5 | Philipp Gruissem | 2,986.36 | +2 |
| 6 | Joseph Cheong | 2,904.72 | -1 |
| 7 | Steve O'Dwyer | 2,863.89 | +7 |
| 8 | Bryn Kenney | 2,842.82 | -2 |
| 9 | David Sands | 2,818.96 | +1 |
| 10 | Vanessa Selbst | 2,788.75 | -2 |
Steve O'Dwyer returned to the top 10 this week, following his fifth-place finish in the EPT London Main Event for £146,000.
Welcome to the GPI
With EPT London and WPT Bay 101 scores hitting the standings this week, 21 players are new to this week's GPI. Athanasios Polychronopoulos returned with highest standing, coming in at No. 171 following his 10th-place result in the WPT Bay 101 Main Event for $48,890.
New Additions
| Player | Total GPI Score | GPI Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Athanasios Polychronopoulos | 1,428.49 | 171st |
| Max Greenwood | 1,407.06 | 180th |
| Gordon Vayo | 1,402.89 | 182nd |
| Ruben Visser | 1,394.62 | 184th |
| Barry Greenstein | 1,378.15 | 189th |
| Eric Sfez | 1,320.93 | 200th |
| Griffin Benger | 1,309.58 | 210th |
| Niall Farrell | 1,279.37 | 220th |
| Ryan Eriquezzo | 1,277.80 | 221st |
| JC Alvarado | 1,250.81 | 234th |
| Nicolas Chouity | 1,241.86 | 236th |
| Brendon Rubie | 1,229.06 | 243rd |
| Aaron Lim | 1,222.89 | 247th |
| Mikhail Petrov | 1,199.21 | 253rd |
| Ilkin Savalan Amirov | 1,190.32 | 261st |
| Steve Gross | 1,186.04 | 263rd |
| John Dibella | 1,172.90 | 272nd |
| Talal Shakerchi | 1,161.82 | 276th |
| Sergio Castelluccio | 1,148.04 | 287th |
| Maria Ho | 1,143.55 | 289th |
| Joao Barbosa | 1,134.24 | 295th |
Falling from the GPI this week were Adam Geyer, Bernard Guigon, Brandon Meyers, Calvin Anderson, Daniel Idema, Daniel Neilson, Dani Stern, David Diaz, Harrison Gimbel, Jake Bazeley, Laurent Polito, Ludovic Lacay, Mick Graydon, Michel Abecassis, Nicolas Cardyn, Paul Lieu, Ray Qartomy, Rodrigo Caprioli, Sean Jazayeri, and Vadzim Kursevich.
Also dropping out of the top 300 was former Sam Trickett. As recently as February 2012, Trickett was No. 5 overall.
Ups and Downs
The biggest rise of the week belonged to Chris Moorman after his eighth-place score in the EPT London Main Event for £57,000.
Biggest Gains
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53rd | Ognjen Sekularac | 2,048.23 | +63 |
| 60th | Yury Gulyy | 1,982.03 | +64 |
| 69th | Faraz Jaka | 1,911.24 | +79 |
| 75th | Joe Kuether | 1,879.40 | +58 |
| 91st | Chris Moorman | 1,784.12 | +92 |
| 172nd | John Eames | 1,427.36 | +90 |
| 193rd | Carlos Mortensen | 1,363.54 | +84 |
| 195th | Jason Somerville | 1,353.75 | +80 |
| 198th | Casey Kastle | 1,328.80 | +56 |
| 214th | David Steicke | 1,302.18 | +65 |
Slipping the furthest this week was Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes. Two aging scores led to his fall, the first being his 21st-place finish in the WPT Paris Main Event aging into Period 2. The second was his fourth-place result in the EPT Madrid Main Event aging into Period 3.
Biggest Drops
| Rank | Player | Total Score | Change in Rank From Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112th | Ilan Boujenah | 1,678.15 | -55 |
| 162nd | Oleksii Kovalchuk | 1,490.43 | -58 |
| 206th | Melanie Weisner | 1,313.34 | -50 |
| 225th | Jose Manuel Nadal | 1,270.92 | -36 |
| 241st | Tristan Clemencon | 1,232.58 | -57 |
| 244th | Roman Romanovskyi | 1,224.50 | -43 |
| 251st | Ben Vinson | 1,207.17 | -41 |
| 275th | Owen Crowe | 1,166.25 | -34 |
| 278th | Bruno Lopes | 1,157.98 | -92 |
| 293rd | Alexander Roumeliotis | 1,139.52 | -38 |
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 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 WPT Venice, which begins March 25th.
Sam Trickett — 18,290: Although he fell from the top 300 this week, having the ability to pick a former top 10 GPIer at such a bargain price is too good to pass up.
Ludovic Lacay — 14,850: Also among the 21 players to drop from the top 300 this week, Lacay knows something about winning tournament in Italy. In October, he topped a field of 797 to win the EPT San Remo Main Event.
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