Each week, the Global Poker Index (GPI) updates its Player of the Year race taking into account a player's 13 best results over the course of the calendar year, according to its formula. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website.
A busy summer in Las Vegas is now behind us and when the dust settled, it was Anthony Zinno that came out ahead in the GPI POY race. Zinno's five World Series of Poker final tables and his cash in the Bellagio Cup $10K event, along with his WPT results from earlier in the year, have boosted Zinno the top of the pack and he has room to improve upon his numbers as he only has 12 cashes on the year so far, and the race allows for the best 13 results to count.
GPI Player of the Year Top 10 as of July 15
Place
Player
Total Score
Change in Rank
1
Anthony Zinno
3,753.89
-
2
Connor Drinan
3,657.07
-
3
Scott Seiver
3,610.30
-
4
Dzmitry Urbanovich
3,380.70
-
5
Stephen Chidwick
3,352.67
-
6
Ivan Luca
3,128.44
-
7
Jason Mercier
3,090.58
-
8
Byron Kaverman
3,048.52
-
9
Paul Volpe
3,010.10
-
10
Joe Kuether
3,004.58
-
Below is a breakdown of each player's qualifying cashes and scores. Events listed in bold are changes that took place this week.
1. Anthony Zinno
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. WPT LA Poker Classic
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
1 of 538
$1,015,860
622.99
2. WSOP
Event #60: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
1 of 175
$1,122,196
619.11
3. WPT Fallsview Poker Classic
C$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
1 of 419
C$380,021
431.20
4. WSOP
Event #58: $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for ONE DROP
7 of 135
$565,864
354.74
5. WSOP
Event #25: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Eight-Max
7 of 493
$64,484
333.06
6. WSOP
Event #21: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Championship
6 of 157
$74,262
323.44
7. WSOP
Event #50: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
5 of 117
$72,377
312.37
8. WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
$3,500 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
23 of 1,027
$14,789
256.74
9. Bellagio Cup XI
$10,400 No-Limit Hold'em
28 of 301
$18,978
238.09
10. WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max
2 of 125
$41,284
221.87
11. EPT Grand Final
€2,200 No-Limit Hold'em
9 of 263
€10,650
192.51
12. PCA
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em
25 of 298
$2,740
85.86
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-Max
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. Super High Roller Bowl
$500,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Bowl
3 of 43
$3,225,000
319.17
5. Aussie Millions
A$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge
9 of 104
A$75,000
293.35
6. WPT LA Poker Classic
$50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo High Roller
3 of 31
$371,997
279.95
7. Aria High Roller XIII
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
4 of 41
$78,720
278.98
8. Bellagio Cup XI
$10,400 No-Limit Hold'em
19 of 301
$21,898
276.97
9. WPT LA Poker Classic
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
39 of 538
$26,780
260.01
10. EPT Malta
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
33 of 304
€20,500
228.00
11. WSOP
Event #15: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
16 of 128
$17,073
206.03
12. PCA
$10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Max
13 of 93
$18,040
196.69
13. EPT Malta
€5,200 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max Turbo
10 of 73
€8,825
162.94
3. Scott Seiver
Tournament Series
Event
Place
Prize
POY Points
1. PCA
$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Max
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. Super High Roller Bowl
$500,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Bowl
2 of 43
$5,160,000
367.77
4. EPT Grand Final
€5,300 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-Max
1 of 46
€75,900
319.37
5. EPT Grand Final
€10,200 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo Six-Max
4 of 81
€78,190
311.01
6. EPT Grand Final
€25,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Eight-Max
20 of 215
€62,100
284.68
7. WPT LA Poker Classic
$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
32 of 538
$30,900
279.61
8. EPT Grand Final
€100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller
8 of 58
€261,800
261.71
9. PCA
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Max
8 of 66
$243,280
252.96
10. EPT Grand Final
€50,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller Eight-Max
To view both the 2015 Player of the Year and GPI overall rankings in their entirety, visit the official GPI website. While you’re at it, follow the GPI on Twitter and its Facebook page.