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Global Poker Index: O’Dwyer, Zinno, Holz, Kenney Head Rankings as WSOP Begins
- Updated: June 2, 2016
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 June 1, 2016.
GPI 300 Top 10
The 2016 World Series of Poker is here, and Steve O’Dwyer is still the frontrunner in the Global Poker Index overall rankings, just as he’s been for nearly all of 2016. This marks O’Dwyer’s 21st-straight week on top, although with 69 WSOP bracelet events packed into this summer’s series, he’ll be fending off challenges from all directions going forward.
Looking at the top 10, it remains largely the same from a week ago, with only David Peters inching up into the 10th spot as Connor Drinan slipped from No. 10 to No. 12. Interestingly, out of the current GPI top 10, only top-ranked O’Dwyer and current No. 2 Anthony Zinno didn’t participate in the $300,000 buy-in 2016 Super High Roller Bowl, with the other eight all taking part.
Of those eight, Fedor Holz (GPI No. 3) finished runner-up in the event, Erik Seidel (GPI No. 9) took third, and Bryn Kenney (GPI No. …
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