Global Poker Index: David Peters Earns 2016 GPI Player of the Year

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.

Down below find the overall rankings as of January 4, but first let’s review the final results of the 2016 Global Poker Index Player of the Year.

2016 GPI Player of the Year

Thanks to a late push highlighted by a third-place showing in the European Poker Tour Prague Main Event, David Peters finished the year atop the Global Poker Index Player of the Year rankings, having barely eclipsed Fedor Holz at the finish after Holz had held the lead for more than six months.

Peters bests a previous No. 5 finish in the 2013 GPI POY race to join an exclusive group of GPI Players of the Year that includes Byron Kaverman (2015), Dan Colman (2014), Ole Schemion (2013), and Dan Smith (2012).

While Holz’s lengthy heater garnered him many headlines throughout 2016, Peters steadily collected more than two dozen cashes including numerous high roller scores on his way to earning more than $7.5 million in live tournament cashes.

The GPI has also announced numerous other player-of-the-year honors based on performances during the calendar year:

According to the GPI, this marks the second year in a row Holz has earned GPI European Player of …

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