Global Poker Index: David "Doc" Sands Falls from the Top 10 of the GPI 300

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Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six-month periods as calculated by the USA Today Global Poker Index point system.

For a look at both lists, visit the official GPI website.

2013 GPI Player of the Year

RankPlayerScoreChange
1Daniel Negreanu1130.87-
2Ole Schemion1026.40-
3Mike Watson964.80-
4Philipp Gruissem962.57-
5Bryn Kenney948.27-
6Shannon Shorr925.46-
7Marvin Rettenmaier918.52+2
8Paul Volpe907.76-1
9Scott Seiver895.86-1
10Ravi Raghavan881.080

Daniel Negreanu remains atop the GPI POY race, and there was very little movement within the top 10. Marvin Rettenmaier moves up two spots to No. 7 after reaching the final table of World Poker Tour Caribbean and finishing fourth for $46,800.

Outside of the top 10, Finnish pro Joni Jouhkimainen is making a bit of a run. Jouhkimainen won the Punta Cana Poker Classic High Roller for $43,796, moving up four spots to No. 15.

GPI 300 Top 10

RankPlayerScoreChange
1Daniel Negreanu3385.48-
2Philipp Gruissem3218.48-
3Marvin Rettenmaier3156.72-
4Ole Schemion3010.24-
5Shannon Shorr2970.96-
6David Peters2924.45+1
7Bryn Kenney2911.15-1
8Mike Watson2899.61-
9Jonathan Duhamel2812.65+1
10Jason Mercier2762.411

Like the POY race, the top 10 of the GPI 300 shows little change. David Peters, Jonathan Duhamel, and Jason Mercier all climbed up one spot, while Bryn Kenney dropped down one spot to No. 7.

David "Doc" Sands plummeted out of the top 10, falling nine spots to No. 18. Sands recorded his only two million-dollar scores in 2013, finishing runner-up in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller for $1,259,320 and winning the $100,000 super high roller held at the WPT World Championship for $1,023,750.

Welcome to the GPI

RankPlayerTotal Score
177Mihai Manole1480.93
242David Diaz1338.05
253Stephen Bokor1315.84
255Rens Feenstra1311.35
299Leo Fernandez1240.24

David Diaz and Stephen Bokor both reenter the Top 300 thanks to deep runs in the WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble. Diaz finished ninth, pocketing $23,734, while Bokor busted in 24th, collecting $9,494.

Mihai Manole rocketed all the up to No. 177 after finishing fourth in a Caribbean Poker Tour event in St. Maarten for $22,000 and 14th in WPT Caribbean for $8,600.

Biggest Gains

RankPlayerTotal GPI ScoreChange
99Jared Jaffee1786.18+34
146Nicolau Villa-Lobos1564.52+52
179Anthony Zinno1474.77+35
192Jake Bazeley1446.54+44

Nicolau Villa-Lobos, who finished runner-up to Negreanu in the World Series of Poker Europe High Roller, made the biggest jump this week. The Brazilian moved up 52 spots to No. 146 after cashing twice on the Latin American Poker Tour.

Jared Jaffee won WPT Jacksonville bestbet Fall Poker Scramble, banking $252,749 and pushing him into the 100. The Brooklyn, New York native currently ranks No. 99 in the world.

Biggest Drops

RankPlayerTotal GPI ScoreChange
133Jeff Gross1627.74-32
175Ashton Griffin1481.97-28
282Gavin Smith1273.85-99
289Massimo Mosele1259.61-29

Gavin Smith dropped 99 places to No. 282 this week, and is in danger of dropping out of the Top 300 entirely. The Canadian only has $84,223 in earnings in 2013.

To view at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website. While you're at it, follow the GPI on Twitter and its Facebook page.

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