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14 years ago

Elky Jumps to #2 in this Week’s Global Poker Index (GPI)

There were 97 players who entered the $1,500 Pro/Am qualifier for the latest Epic Poker League (EPL) $20,000 Main Event starting Tuesday at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Well-established pros like Phil Hellmuth


At this point, it basically goes without saying that Erik Seidel sits atop the list of the Global Poker Index. What is notable, however, is that Team PokerStars Pro and former professional StarCraft player “ElkY” Bertrand Grospellier has advanced two spots to secure a number two position in the ranking. Here’s the top ten:

1 Erik Seidel
2 Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier
3 Jason Mercier
4 Eugene Katchalov
5 Shawn Buchanan
6 Sorel Mizzi
7 Sam Stein
8 Fabrice Soulier
9 Matt Waxman
10 Scott Seiver


The Global Poker Index (GPI) is released to rank the top 300 players in the world and employs a formula that includes player results over six half-year periods. Though no “November Niners” can be found on this week’s list, newly crowned champion Pius Heinz should have a pretty good head start moving forward.