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The Global Poker Index , or GPI for short , is a poker ranking list that is updated weekly and lists poker players based on their success in renowned live tournaments . Since July 29, 2020, she has been led by Sam Greenwood .

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The Global Poker Index evaluates the data from the Hendon Mob Poker Database . It takes into account results from the last three years. The ranking was initially updated twice a week. It has been updated every Wednesday since July 2014.

The GPI currently includes almost 650,000 players and more than 250,000 tournaments. He also hosted the European Poker Awards from 2001 to 2016 and the American Poker Awards from 2015 to 2018 . The joint Global Poker Awards have been presented once a year since 2019 .

World ranking

World number one

Sam Greenwood has been leading since July 29, 2020

Vanessa Selbst was the only woman to top the world rankings in June 2014

The first world ranking was published on June 27, 2011. So far it has been led by 21 different players.

As of August 26, 2020

player	origin	from	to	Weeks
Jason Mercier		June 27, 2011	July 17, 2011	03
Bertrand Grospellier		July 18, 2011	Aug 14, 2011	04th
Jason Mercier		Aug 15, 2011	Sep 11 2011	04th
Erik Seidel		Sep 12 2011	Oct 2, 2011	03
Jason Mercier		Oct 3, 2011	Oct 9, 2011	01
Erik Seidel		Oct 10, 2011	Dec 4, 2011	08th
Bertrand Grospellier		Dec 5, 2011	Dec 18, 2011	02
Jason Mercier		Dec. 19, 2011	Jan 15, 2012	04th
Erik Seidel		Jan. 16, 2012	Feb 12, 2012	04th
Jason Mercier		Feb 13, 2012	Apr 29, 2012	11
Bertrand Grospellier		Apr 30, 2012	July 1, 2012	09
Jason Mercier		2nd July 2012	Sep 9 2012	10
Bertrand Grospellier		Sep 10 2012	Oct 7, 2012	04th
Jason Mercier		Oct 8, 2012	Oct 28, 2012	03
Dan Smith		Oct 29, 2012	Dec 30, 2012	09
Marvin Rettenmaier		Dec 31, 2012	Jan. 6, 2013	01
Dan Smith		Jan. 7, 2013	Feb. 24, 2013	07th
Marvin Rettenmaier		Feb 25, 2013	May 12, 2013	11
Jason Mercier		13th of May 2013	Sep 10 2013	17th
Marvin Rettenmaier		Sep 11 2013	Oct 22, 2013	06th
Ole Schemion		Oct 23, 2013	Oct 29, 2013	01
Daniel Negreanu		Oct 30, 2013	Jan. 7, 2014	10
Ole Schemion		Jan. 8, 2014	Feb 11, 2014	05
Daniel Negreanu		Feb 12, 2014	Apr 1, 2014	07th
Ole Schemion		Apr 2, 2014	Apr 8, 2014	01
Daniel Negreanu		Apr 9, 2014	Apr 22, 2014	02
Ole Schemion		23 Apr 2014	17th June 2014	08th
Vanessa herself		June 18, 2014	July 1, 2014	02
Ole Schemion		2nd July 2014	15th July 2014	02
Dan Smith		July 16, 2014	Aug 5, 2014	03
Ole Schemion		Aug 6, 2014	26 Aug 2014	03
Dan Smith		27 Aug 2014	23 Dec 2014	17th
Ole Schemion		Dec 24, 2014	Apr 28, 2015	18th
Scott Seiver		Apr 29, 2015	May 26, 2015	04th
Ole Schemion		May 27, 2015	June 16, 2015	03
Dan Smith		17th June 2015	July 7, 2015	03
Anthony Zinno		July 8, 2015	July 21, 2015	02
Jason Mercier		July 22, 2015	29 Sep 2015	10
Byron Kaverman		Sep 30 2015	Jan. 12, 2016	15th
Steve O'Dwyer		Jan. 13, 2016	June 14, 2016	22nd
Fedor wood		June 15, 2016	Jan. 10, 2017	30th
David Peters		Jan. 11, 2017	Jan. 17, 2017	01
Nick Petrangelo		Jan. 18, 2017	Feb 21, 2017	05
David Peters		Feb 22, 2017	Apr 4, 2017	06th
Nick Petrangelo		Apr 5, 2017	22 Aug 2017	20th
Bryn Kenney		23 Aug 2017	Nov 29, 2017	14th
Adrian Mateos		Nov 30, 2017	April 17, 2018	20th
Stephen Chidwick		Apr 18, 2018	Oct 9, 2018	25th
Alex Foxen		Oct 10, 2018	June 25, 2019	37
Stephen Chidwick		June 26, 2019	July 9, 2019	02
Alex Foxen		July 10, 2019	23rd July 2019	02
Stephen Chidwick		July 24, 2019	July 30, 2019	01
Alex Foxen		July 31, 2019	13 Aug 2019	02
Stephen Chidwick		14 Aug 2019	December 24, 2019	19th
Alex Foxen		December 25, 2019	June 16, 2020	25th
Stephen Chidwick		17th June 2020	June 23, 2020	01
Alex Foxen		June 24, 2020	July 14, 2020	03
Timothy Adams		15th July 2020	July 21, 2020	01
Anthony Zinno		July 22, 2020	July 28, 2020	01
Sam Greenwood		29th July 2020	current	05

Player at the top of the world rankings after weeks

Alex Foxen was the longest at the top of the world rankings at 69 weeks

space	player	origin	first on	last time on	Weeks	series
1	Alex Foxen		Oct 10, 2018	July 14, 2020	69	37
2	Jason Mercier		June 27, 2011	29 Sep 2015	63	17th
3	Stephen Chidwick		Apr 18, 2018	June 23, 2020	48	25th
4th	Ole Schemion		Oct 29, 2013	June 16, 2015	41	18th
5	Dan Smith		Oct 29, 2012	July 7, 2015	39	17th
6th	Fedor wood		June 15, 2016	Jan. 10, 2017	30th	30th
7th	Nick Petrangelo		Jan. 18, 2017	22 Aug 2017	25th	20th
8th	Steve O'Dwyer		Jan. 13, 2016	June 14, 2016	22nd	22nd
9	Adrian Mateos		Nov 30, 2017	April 17, 2018	20th	20th
10	Bertrand Grospellier		July 18, 2011	Oct 7, 2012	19th	09
	Daniel Negreanu		Oct 30, 2013	Apr 22, 2014	19th	10
12	Marvin Rettenmaier		Dec 31, 2012	Oct 22, 2013	18th	11
13	Byron Kaverman		Sep 30 2015	Jan. 12, 2016	15th	15th
	Erik Seidel		Sep 12 2011	Feb 12, 2012	15th	08th
15th	Bryn Kenney		23 Aug 2017	Nov 29, 2017	14th	14th
16	David Peters		Jan. 11, 2017	Apr 4, 2017	07th	06th
17th	Sam Greenwood		29th July 2020	Sep 1 2020	05	05
18th	Scott Seiver		Apr 29, 2015	May 26, 2015	04th	04th
19th	Anthony Zinno		July 8, 2015	July 28, 2020	03	02
20th	Vanessa herself		June 18, 2014	July 1, 2014	02	02
21st	Timothy Adams		15th July 2020	July 21, 2020	01	01

European Player of the Year

Marcel Lüske was named Player of the Year in 2001 and 2004

From 2001 to 2015, the best European player was named Player of the Year at the annual European Poker Awards . The prize was awarded to those who had collected the most tournament points over the year.

year	origin	player
2001		Marcel Lüske
2002		Garry Bush
2003		Dave Colclough
2004		Marcel Lüske
2005		Rob Hollink
2006		Roland De Wolfe
2007		Alexander Kravchenko
2008		Bertrand Grospellier
2009		Vitaly Lunkin
2010		Jake Cody
2011		Sam Trickett
2012		Marvin Rettenmaier
2013		Ole Schemion
2014		Ole Schemion
2015		Fedor wood

GPI Player of the Year

Players collect points for every cash placed in a live tournament based on the tournament's prize pool and their final placement. The best results of a player are added up and give the final score, which is decisive for the ranking. The GPI Player of the Year award was presented at the American Poker Awards from 2014 to 2017 . The title has been awarded at the Global Poker Awards since 2018 . The top 10, the best woman and all German-speaking players from the top 30 are listed below.

2013

GPI Player of the Year:
Ole Schemion

GPI Female Player of the Year:
Vanessa Selbst

space	origin	player	Points
1		Ole Schemion	1163.14
2		Daniel Negreanu	1130.87
3		Paul Volpe	1042.38
4th		Bryn Kenney	0986.26
5		David Peters	0983.67
6th		Mike Watson	0964.80
7th		Philipp Gruissem	0962.57
8th		Steven Silverman	0940.41
9		Jonathan Duhamel	0938.76
10		Shannon Shorr	0929.10
...	...	...	...
12		Marvin Rettenmaier	0918.52
...	...	...	...
21st		Vanessa herself	0798.55
...	...	...	...
25th		Martin Finger	0777.30
...	...	...	...
29		Dominik Nitsche	0760.28

2014

GPI Player of the Year:
Daniel Colman

GPI Female Player of the Year:
Vanessa Selbst

space	origin	player	Points
1		Daniel Colman	4141.91
2		Ole Schemion	4125.39
3		Davidi Kitai	4096.10
4th		Amichai Barer	3873.15
5		Dan Smith	3839.04
6th		Mustapha Kanit	3656.31
7th		Jake Schindler	3604.15
8th		Keven tribe	3591.38
9		Jason Mercier	3545.77
10		Scott Seiver	3480.86
...	...	...	...
13		George Danzer	3394.22
...	...	...	...
73		Vanessa herself	2431.88

2015

GPI Player of the Year:
Byron Kaverman

GPI Female Player of the Year:
Kelly Minkin

space	origin	player	Points
1		Byron Kaverman	4736.90
2		Anthony Zinno	4649.05
3		Steve O'Dwyer	4640.17
4th		Nick Petrangelo	4605.26
5		Fedor wood	4260.13
6th		Dzmitry Urbanovich	4233.71
7th		Jason Mercier	4175.44
8th		Connor Drinan	3996.08
9		Scott Seiver	3887.88
10		Erik Seidel	3875.60
...	...	...	...
12		Dominik Nitsche	3848.66
...	...	...	...
14th		Martin Finger	3741.42
...	...	...	...
250		Kelly Minkin	1748.99

2016

GPI Player of the Year:
David Peters

GPI Female Player of the Year:
Cate Hall

space	origin	player	Points
1		David Peters	3666.31
2		Fedor wood	3644.80
3		Justin Bonomo	3479.70
4th		Chance Kornuth	3336.54
5		Adrian Mateos	3316.07
6th		Ari angel	3290.43
7th		Paul Volpe	3192.88
8th		Nick Petrangelo	3,176.03
9		Ankush Mandavia	3138.97
10		Samuel Panzica	3114.66
...	...	...	...
19th		Dietrich Fast	2907.40
20th		Rainer Kempe	2905.88
...	...	...	...
23		Dominik Nitsche	2875.65
...	...	...	...
78		Cate Hall	2383.64

2017

GPI Player of the Year:
Adrián Mateos

GPI Female Player of the Year:
Kristen Bicknell

space	origin	player	Points
1		Adrian Mateos	3504.71
2		Bryn Kenney	3478.06
3		Stephen Chidwick	3341.89
4th		Koray Aldemir	3266.11
5		Stefan Schillhabel	3236.48
6th		Sergio Aido	3196.93
7th		Dan Smith	3180.30
8th		Ari angel	3153.16
9		Nick Petrangelo	3134.62
10		Rainer Kempe	3086.76
...	...	...	...
16		Steffen Sontheimer	2976.61
...	...	...	...
21st		Manig solver	2940.17
...	...	...	...
49		Kristen Bicknell	2627.75

2018

GPI Player of the Year:
Alex Foxen

GPI Female Player of the Year:
Kristen Bicknell

space	origin	player	Points
1		Alex Foxen	4095.52
2		Stephen Chidwick	3787.26
3		David Peters	3776.97
4th		Justin Bonomo	3763.02
5		Jake Schindler	3716.07
6th		Steve O'Dwyer	3596.30
7th		Pavel Plesuv	3503.07
8th		Adrian Mateos	3412.43
9		Michael Soyza	3389.65
10		Joe McKeehen	3381.56
...	...	...	...
18th		Rainer Kempe	3172.45
...	...	...	...
23		Dominik Nitsche	3147.22
...	...	...	...
26th		Manig solver	3071.59
27		Kristen Bicknell	3071.41

2019

GPI Player of the Year:
Alex Foxen

GPI Female Player of the Year:
Kristen Bicknell

space	origin	player	Points
1		Alex Foxen	3806.09
2		Sean Winter	3679.19
3		Bryn Kenney	3647.81
4th		Bald Burns	3641.63
5		Stephen Chidwick	3637.94
6th		Rainer Kempe	3499.77
7th		Sam Greenwood	3487.10
8th		Manig solver	3434.91
9		Timothy Adams	3377.88
10		Almedin Imširović	3377.59
...	...	...	...
17th		Matthias Eibinger	3217.14
18th		Kristen Bicknell	3175.37

2020

Current leader:
Ari Engel

Current Leaders:
Kristen Bicknell

space	origin	player	Points
1		Ari angel	1536.41
2		Farid Jattin	1519.64
3		Peter Vitantonio	1360.62
4th		Bald Burns	1334.24
5		Sam Greenwood	1300.02
6th		Aaron Van Blarcum	1299.06
7th		Brock Wilson	1281.39
8th		Trung Pham	1256.94
9		Ross Ward	1250.93
10		Hamish Crawshaw	1239.46
...	...	...	...
37		Kristen Bicknell	0997.50
As of June 24, 2020

Global Poker League

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The Global Poker Index is the founder and organizer of the Global Poker League . In this poker league, poker professionals from twelve teams compete against each other. The first season was played from April 5 to December 1, 2016. A second season was played in 2017.

Web links

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} GPI Rankings on the Global Poker Index website, accessed June 24, 2020.
2. ↑ Official website of the Global Poker Index, accessed on March 16, 2016.
3. ↑ Global Poker Awards will be given on April 5 at pokernews.com on March 11, 2019, accessed on March 27, 2019.