Global Poker Index: Anthony Zinno Zooms Up, Just Behind Steve O’Dwyer for GPI Lead | PokerNews
Each week, the worldwide Poker Index releases a listing of the highest tournament poker players on this planet using a formula that takes into consideration a player’s results over six half-year periods. For a glance on the entire list, visit the official GPI website. Here’s a glance on the rankings as of May 18, 2016.
GPI 300 Top 10
| 1 | Steve O’Dwyer | 4329.51 | - |
| 2 | Anthony Zinno | 4197.65 | +2 |
| 3 | Bryn Kenney | 4194.70 | -1 |
| 4 | Fedor Holz | 4092.19 | -1 |
| 5 | Nick Petrangelo | 3989.70 | +1 |
| 6 | Jason Mercier | 3983.97 | -1 |
| 7 | Dominik Nitsche | 3877.86 | - |
| 8 | Tom Marchese | 3775.18 | +1 |
| 9 | Erik Seidel | 3744.50 | -1 |
| 10 | David Peters | 3740.25 | - |
Make it 19 straight weeks for Steve O’Dwyer on the top of the entire Global Poker Index rankings, although sitting right behind him in second position is the hard-charging Anthony Zinno who looks to regain the highest spot he occupied briefly for 2 weeks back in July 2015.
Zinno came with reference to earning an implausible fourth World Poker Tour title on the WPT Amsterdam Main Event in Holland this week, finishing third within the event eventually won by Andjelko Andrejevic. That helped Zinno move up from No. 4 to No. 2 within the rankings, putting him only one more decent cash clear of taking the lead from O’Dwyer.
The remainder of the highest 10 saw little movement during an otherwise quiet week at the tournament trail, with only a few trading positions amid small shuffling. Indeed, the highest 50 remained in relative stasis for the week, exceptions being former Number one. Ole Schemion’s move from No. 49 to No. 39 following his strong European Poker Tour Grand Final (including a win within the €100,000 Super High Roller), and Andrejevic stepping up from No. 52 to No. 42, a brand new GPI peak for the Floridian.
Welcome to the GPI Top 300
| 243 | Diego Zeiter | 1808.84 |
| 288 | Oscar Alache | 1704.77 |
| 289 | Anton Wigg | 1703.06 |
| 294 | Weiyi Zhang | 1685.19 |
| 295 | Wael Sarkis | 1684.73 |
| 299 | Jean Gaspard | 1678.63 |
There were just six new names appearing on this week’s GPI top 300, most coming in right on the bottom of the list. Diego Zeiter is the highest-ranked of the half-dozen, having finished fifth within the within the €6,000 WPT Amsterdam High Roller won by Robert Soogea to transport up within the rankings and enter the highest 300 for the primary time within the Swiss player’s career.
Also debuting within the top 300 this week is China’s Weiyi Zhang who cashed 3 times on the EPT Grand Final — all final tables — including winning a €1,100 NLHE side event.
Biggest Gains
| 243 | Diego Zeiter | 1808.84 | +94 |
| 159 | Juha Helppi | 2104.23 | +79 |
| 151 | Senh Man Ung | 2146.42 | +46 |
| 253 | Anton Wigg | 1779.97 | +44 |
| 108 | Atanas Kavrakov | 2389.64 | +32 |
Zeiter also enjoys the respect of being this week’s biggest gainer a number of the GPI’s top 300 players, having jumped from No. 337 to No. 243. Juha Helppi took fourth in that very same WPT Amsterdam High Roller event to make the jump from No. 238 to No. 159.
Biggest Drops
| 284 | Max Pescatori | 1706.68 | -72 |
| 223 | Jeff Madsen | 1854.46 | -47 |
| 191 | Dimitar Danchev | 1965.00 | -41 |
| 160 | Jussi Nevanlinna | 2098.19 | -36 |
| 270 | Louis Salter | 1742.10 | -35 |
Finally, checking in on those making the largest drops a number of the GPI top 300, Max Pescatori fell the furthest this week after dipping from No. 212 to No. 284.
What to Expect Next Week
There’s action on the Parx Casino with the Parx Casino Big Stx XVI series while the Heartland Poker Tour is on the Hollywood Casino in Charlestown, West Virginia and the sector Series of Poker Circuit vists Harrah’s New Orleans.
Meanwhile the Eureka Poker Tour is in Bucharest, Romania this week, which together with the Italian Series of Poker stopping in Nova Gorica, Slovenia highlights the tournament action in Europe.
To view the GPI overall rankings of their entirety, visit the official GPI website. While you’re at it, follow the GPI on Twitter and its Facebook page.
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