Global Poker Index: David Peters Takes Over Player of the Year 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 Dec. 21.

2016 GPI Player of the Year

Over the last couple of weeks in this space we’ve highlighted how a few different challengers were starting to close in on Fedor Holz who had occupied the top spot in the 2016 Global Poker Index Player of the Year race for more than six months.

Two weeks ago it was Ari Engel whom we spoke of gaining ground on Holz, then last week it was Justin Bonomo who’d moved up into second position to narrow the gap.

But rushing past all of those players and Holz, too, as the finish line nears is David Peters who thanks to his third-place finish in the European Poker Tour Prague Main Event won by Jasper Meijer van Putten accumulated enough points to edge just barely ahead of Holz with less than two weeks to go in December.

The race isn’t over, of course, and there are still a few chances for players to accumulate points before the year ends. But Peters is now the betting favorite to win 2016 GPI POY heading into the holidays.

GPI 300 Top 10

Holz remained atop the overall GPI …

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