The news, however, isn’t very good for former World #1 Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier (GPI#122) who falls outside the Top 100 for the very first time in his career. ElkY reached superstardom very early in his poker career. With over $10M in career earnings it was almost impossible to predict a downswing for the young Frenchman, but the Triple Crown winner has simply hit a wall in the past year, earning only a single Top 10 tournament finish in that time.
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WPT Borgata Poker Open Champion Darren Elias (GPI#50) was able to move up 55 spots in standings following his first major tournament victory on the live circuit. Expect Elias to be a serious contender for the World Poker Tour Player of the Year title this season.
GLOBAL POKER INDEX WORLD POKER RANKINGS TOP 10 (Sep. 24, 2014)
#1 Dan Smith (USA) 4,134.25 #2 Ole Schemion (GER) 3,927.33 #3 Daniel Negreanu (CAN) 3,883.85 #4 Jason Mercier (USA) 3,808.03 #5 Scott Seiver (USA) 3,558.29 #6 Byron Kaverman (USA) 3,519.73 #7 Stephen Chidwick (UK) 3,400.18 (+1) #8 Davidi Kitai (BEL) 3,361.64 (-1) #9 Alex Bilokur (RUS) 3,344.33 (NEW) #10 Paul Volpe (USA) 3,247.24 (-1)
Out of Top 10: #11 Olivier Busquet (-1)
