Global Poker Index: Holz Holds Onto Lead; Vayo Vaults Upward

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player’s results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website. Here’s a look at the rankings as of September 7, 2016.

2016 GPI Player of the Year

It was essentially a week off for nearly everybody as far as the 2016 Global Poker Index Player of the Year race was concerned, with zero movement whatsoever among the top 10. That means 13 straight weeks in front for Fedor Holz who continues to enjoy a decent-sized lead over a chase pack headed by Chance Kornuth at No. 2.

Looking further down the POY chart, Benjamin Zamani did manage a big upward move from No. 65 to No. 28 this week after collecting points from his runner-up finish to Pat Lyons in the recent World Poker Tour Legends of Poker event.

GPI 300 Top 10

It was similarly quiet over at the top of the overall GPI rankings, with only a small bit of shuffling at the bottom of the top 10 as a few players’ scores were slightly affected by the aging factor.

Holz remains the No. 1 player in the world for a 13th-straight week here as well. Meanwhile Anthony Zinno and David Peters moved up slightly and Bryn Kenney and Tom Marchese slipped a little although no one fell out of the …

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