Each week, the Global Poker Index updates its Player of the Year race using a formula that takes into account a player's 13 best results according to its formula. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website.
Connor Drinan jumped to the #2 spot this week, following a fourth-place showing in the $25,000 High Roller in the ARIA High Roller XIII. With only 12 cashes comprising his score, Drinan's next cash could very well vault him ahead of Dzmitry Urbanovich for the lead.
Other top 10 movement this week included Nick Petrangelo moving up one spot, thanks to his taking down his first World Series of Poker bracelet in Event #4: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. Meanwhile, Sorel Mizzi emerged from a logjam at the bottom of the top 10 after cashing in Event 6: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Hyper Turbo.
GPI Player of the Year Top 10
Place
Player
Total Score
Change in Rank
1
Dzmitry Urbanovich
3,380.70
-
2
Connor Drinan
3,198.14
+2
3
Scott Seiver
3,023.15
-1
4
Ivan Luca
2,977.99
-1
5
Steve O'Dwyer
2,704.32
-
6
Nick Petrangelo
2,686.93
+1
7
Joe Kuether
2,549.03
-1
8
Sorel Mizzi
2,244.35
+3
9
Ramin Hajiyev
2,228.48
-1
10
Vladimir Dobrovolskiy
2,152.88
-
Below is a breakdown of each player's qualifying cashes and scores. Events listed in bold are changes that took place this week.
1. 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
2. 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. 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. PCA
$10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six Handed
13 of 93
$18,040
196.69
10. EPT Malta
€5,200 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max Turbo
10 of 73
€8,825
162.94
11. EPT Malta
€5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
127 of 895
€9,120
160.88
12. Aussie Millions
A$2,500 Shot Clock No-Limit Hold'em Six Max
16 of 212
A$8,350
129.57
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
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
1 of 66
$1,872,580
502.22
3. Aussie Millions
A$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge
6 of 104
A$156,000
341.95
4. Macau Poker Cup
HK$20,000 No-Limit Hold'em
1 of 237
HK$993,120
319.26
5. EPT Malta
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
17 of 304
€37,600
296.10
6. PaddyPower Irish Open
€3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
15 of 321
€12,500
214.28
7. EPT Grand Final
€10,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
74 of 564
€19,175
211.79
8. WPT Amsterdam
€3,300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
31 of 341
€6,500
165.96
9. IPT Malta
€1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
22 of 1,285
€7,200
140.66
6. Nick Petrangelo
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. PCA
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
6 of 269
$301,500
455.87
2. EPT Malta
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
6 of 304
€139,000
403.04
3. PCA
$5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Eight-Handed
1 of 104
$113,853
371.70
4. EPT Malta
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
4 of 68
€205,900
370.53
5. WSOP
Event #4: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
1 of 308
$201,812
360.76
6. Fallsview Poker Classic
C$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
4 of 636
C$89,534
257.24
7. LA Poker Classic
$5,250
8 of 86
$17,200
189.39
8. EPT Grand Final
€5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed
15 of 121
€9,700
174.00
9. PCA
$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em
31 of 217
$3,700
101.41
7. Joe Kuether
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. PCA
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
2 of 269
$1,050,000
587.56
2. Borgata Spring Poker Open
$2,700 No-Limit Hold'em
6 of 447
$51,849
257.78
3. WPT Rolling Thunder
$3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
9 of 379
$25,145
252.78
4. Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza I
$1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
2 of 585
$109,877
250.42
5. Borgata Spring Poker Open
$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed
1 of 68
$53,098
242.57
6. Borgata Winter Open
$2,150 No-Limit Hold'em
4 of 91
$11,916
165.49
7. WSOP Circuit West Palm Beach
$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
19 of 537
$7,370
151.96
8. PCA
$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em
15 of 217
$6,240
143.35
9. Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza II
$1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
14 of 354
$6,958
142.45
10. Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max
9 of 125
$9,775
141.17
11. WSOP Circuit West Palm Beach
$1,125 No-Limit Hold'em
7 of 147
$5,929
102.09
12. WPT DeepStacks Lucky Hearts
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
20 of 396
$2,881
98.11
8. Sorel Mizzi
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star
$7,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
4 of 708
$310,060
468.17
PCA
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Handed
4 of 66
$659,400
336.04
EPT Grand Final
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
26 of 215
€51,600
253.23
WPT Amsterdam
€3,300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
10 of 341
€14,650
244.26
EPT Malta
€5,200 No-Limit Hold'em
4 of 55
€38,400
236.48
EPT Grand Final
€5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Handed
10 of 121
€12,000
207.80
PCA
$5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Eight-Handed
7 of 91
$20,960
205.28
EPT Malta
€5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
94 of 895
€10,850
185.67
WSOP
Event 6: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Hyper Turbo
40 of 1,436
$5,324
107.42
9. Ramin Hajiyev
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. PCA
$10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six Handed
2 of 93
$166,440
383.81
2. EPT Grand Final
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
14 of 215
€77,900
327.44
3. EPT Malta
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
9 of 68
€60,400
273.32
4. PCA
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
37 of 269
$44,540
237.80
5. WPT Amsterdam
€6,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
9 of 76
€12,604
186.08
6. EPT Malta
€1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max
7 of 160
€10,340
149.47
7. EPT Malta
€2,200 No-Limit Hold'em
23 of 315
€5,700
146.89
8. PCA
$3,000 LAPT Bahamas No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
79 of 532
$5,340
140.51
9. EPT Deauville
€1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Eight-Handed
9 of 171
€3,810
107.69
10. PCA
$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em
4 of 217
$34,260
101.41
11. EPT Deauville
€1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Bounty
34 of 182
€570
61.20
10. Vladimir Dobrovolskiy
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. WPT LA Poker Classic
$10,000 No-Limit Hold;em Championship
7 of 538
$167,360
430.19
2. WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
$3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
18 of 989
$26,500
297.82
3. WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open
$3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
16 of 989
$18,045
278.72
4. PCA
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Handed
36 of 269
$44,540
241.09
5. EPT Malta
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
34 of 304
€20,500
224.93
6. PCA
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
1 of 177
$38,050
170.08
7. EPT Grand Final
€2,200 No-Limit Hold'em
29 of 263
€3,980
125.77
8. EPT Grand Final
€2,150 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Eight-Handed
12 of 108
€3,870
124.55
9. Borgata Winter Poker Open
$2,150 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty
9 of 91
$3,972
122.54
10. LA Poker Classic
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
2 of 57
$20,005
110.08
11. EPT Malta
€550 No-Limit Hold'em
27 of 183
€885
27.12
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