Global Poker Index: Panzica, Patterson Push Upwards; Holz Hangs Onto Lead

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 Oct. 19, 2016.

2016 GPI Player of the Year

There’s just a little over two months to go in the 2016 Global Poker Index Player of the Year race where Fedor Holz has been enjoying the lead since June. He’s on top of the POY for a 19th-straight week, still enjoying a decent-sized lead over nearest challenger Chance Kornuth.

The top 10 all stayed the same again since the last update with one exception. Samuel Panzica leaped up from No. 29 to No. 9 to grab a spot on the list after winning the 379-entry World Poker Tour bestbet Bounty Scramble this week.

Panzica earned a first prize of $354,335 for his victory in the $5,000 buy-in event, and a bevy of POY points as well. Third-place finisher Ankush Mandavia also was able to move up from No. 49 to No. 22 on the POY list thanks to his finish.

GPI 300 Top 10

Holz keeps the No. 1 spot in the overall GPI rankings again as well, also for a 19th week in a row. The next several spots all stay the same, too, with the only change from last week’s the top 10 involving Erik Seidel slipping back from No. 7 to No. 12 and those behind him all moving up a notch.

Welcome to the GPI Top 300

There were eight newcomers in this week’s top 300, with another deep finisher in the WPT …

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