While catching up on the poker news, I ran across mention of Jason Mercier leading the Global Poker Index (GPI), and he has surpassed Erik Seidel with the most weeks with the top GPI rating.
Pokernews reports:
“Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player’s results over six half-year periods. Jason Mercier is on top for the fifth straight week and in the process, passed Erik Seidel for the most overall weeks at No. 1. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI website.
I had never heard of the Global Poker Index, so looked it up. No wonder…Related to Epic Poker, brainchild of Annie Duke and friends.
- Rate LIVE tournament poker players
- The GPI will be updated weekly on EpicPoker.com and GlobalPokerIndex.com
- [from the GPI website –>] “… developed by Annie Duke, top poker professional and Commissioner of the Epic Poker™ League and Eric Faulkner, CIO of Federated Sports and Gaming, with support from Don Schlesinger, blackjack authority, financial consultant and lecturer, and Chief Strategy Officer of The Volatility Exchange.”