Each week, the Global Poker Index (GPI) updates its Player of the Year race taking into account a player's 13 best results according to its formula. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website.
After two stints at No. 2, Connor Drinan has reached the No. 1 spot in the GPI POY rankings for the first time. Drinan min-cashed Event #15: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2015 World Series of Poker, giving him the full compliment of 13 qualifying scores to count toward the POY rankings.
Other movement in the top 10 included both Stephen Chidwick and Barry Hutter joining the top 10 for the first time. Chidwick took seventh place in Event #17: $10,000 Razz Championship, while Hutter min-cashed Event #10: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship and followed that by taking down Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout for $283,456.
GPI Player of the Year Top 10 as of June 10
Place
Player
Total Score
Change in Rank
1
Connor Drinan
3,404.17
+1
2
Dzmitry Urbanovich
3,380.70
-1
3
Scott Seiver
3,149.23
-
4
Ivan Luca
2,977.99
-
5
Steve O'Dwyer
2,844.83
-
6
Nick Petrangelo
2,686.93
-
7
Joe Kuether
2,675.27
-
8
Sorel Mizzi
2,329.74
-
9
Stephen Chidwick
2,300.09
+9
10
Barry Hutter
2,233.03
+20
Below is a breakdown of each player's qualifying cashes and scores. Events listed in bold are changes that took place this week.
1. Connor Drinan
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. EPT Malta
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
2 of 68
€572,300
453.62
2. EPT Grand Final
€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Handed
2 of 81
€155,190
382.67
3. EPT Grand Final
€10,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
16 of 564
€51,350
371.50
4. Aussie Millions
A$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge
9 of 104
A$75,000
293.35
5. WPT LA Poker Classic
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo High Roller
3 of 31
$371,997
279.95
6. Aria High Roller XIII
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
4 of 41
$78,720
278.98
7. WPT LA Poker Classic
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
39 of 538
$26,780
260.01
8. EPT Malta
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
33 of 304
€20,500
228.00
9. WSOP
Event #15: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
16 of 128
$17,073
206.03
10. PCA
$10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six Handed
13 of 93
$18,040
196.69
11. EPT Malta
€5,200 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max Turbo
10 of 73
€8,825
162.94
12. EPT Malta
€5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
127 of 895
€9,120
160.88
13. Aussie Millions
A$2,500 Shot Clock No-Limit Hold'em Six Max
16 of 212
A$8,350
129.57
2. Dzmitry Urbanovich
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. EPT Malta
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
1 of 68
€572,300
536.71
2. EPT Grand Final
€100,000 Super High Roller
2 of 58
€1,446,600
427.89
3. EPT Malta
€5,200 No-Limit Hold'em
1 of 55
€110,000
349.90
4. EPT Grand Final
€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Handed
3 of 81
€101,600
340.75
5. PCA
$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty
1 of 181
$37,640
278.92
6. EPT Grand Final
€10,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
40 of 564
€23,125
275.95
7. Eureka Rozvadov
€2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
1 of 39
€25,725
210.13
8. PCA
$3,000 LAPT Bahamas No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
34 of 532
$7,980
193.59
9. EPT Malta
€1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
1 of 156
€35,200
177.85
10. EPT Deauville
€2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
19 of 415
€8,600
176.92
11. WPT Vienna
€3,300 No-Limit Hold'em partypoker WPT Main Event
24 of 205
€6,040
149.89
12. EPT Deauville
€1,650 No-Limit Hold'em
6 of 111
€9,430
142.79
13. PCA
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
9 of 298
$6,620
119.43
3. Scott Seiver
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. PCA
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
5 of 269
$398,340
477.72
2. Aussie Millions
A$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge
3 of 70
A$1,000,000
377.58
3. EPT Grand Final
€5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Handed
1 of 46
€75,900
319.37
4. EPT Grand Final
€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Handed
4 of 81
€78,190
311.01
5. EPT Grand Final
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
20 of 215
€62,100
284.68
6. WPT LA Poker Classic
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
32 of 538
$30,900
279.61
7. EPT Grand Final
€100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller
8 of 58
€261,800
261.71
8. PCA
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Handed
8 of 66
$243,280
252.96
9. EPT Grand Final
€50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Handed
9 of 54
€92,860
238.84
10. Aussie Millions
A$250,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge
4 of 25
A$735,000
219.68
11. WSOP
Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed
83 of 1,651
$3,989
126.08
4. Ivan Luca
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. EPT Malta
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
2 of 304
€397,000
515.84
2. EPT Deauville
€10,300 No-Limit High Roller
5 of 128
€90,690
337.30
3. UKIPT Nottingham
£3,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight Handed
1 of 45
£46,800
290.49
4. EPT Grand Final
€50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Handed
8 of 54
€121,700
252.96
5. PCA
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
33 of 269
$44,450
251.52
6. EPT Grand Final
€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Handed
10 of 81
€19,850
216.27
7. FPS Deauville
€1,100 Main Event
4 of 1,355
€68,500
212.63
8. EPT Deauville
€5,300 Main Event
49 of 592
€11,100
208.40
9. LAPT Viña del Mar
$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
17 of 410
$9,860
182.98
10. EPT Grand Final
€2,200 No-Limit Hold'em
14 of 263
€7,040
167.31
11. partpoker WPT National Cyprus
€2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
13 of 172
€4,375
142.34
12. EPT Malta
€2,200 No-Limit Hold'em
37 of 315
€3,900
120.20
13. partpoker WPT National Cyprus
€660 Monster Stack Turbo
2 of 77
€9,012
79.75
5. Steve O'Dwyer
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. EPT Grand Final
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
3 of 215
€528,700
512.10
2. PCA
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Handed
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