GPI Rankings: Byron Kaverman Tops the World List; Nipun Java Reigns the Asian List

GPI rankingThis week saw Byron Kaverman (GPI#1, =) ranked atop the GPI World Poker Rankings for the third consecutive week. Kaverman has now gained lead on former World #1 Jason Mercier (GPI#2, =) to 81 points. After a longtime, the Top 10 GPI Rankings remain intact and all the players in the lead group are safe for another week.

Though last two weeks saw fall of poker pros Fabrice Soulier (GPI#322) and former World #2 Philipp Gruissem (GPI#376) out of the GPI300, but that gap has been filled by top-notch pros, namely Triple Crown winner Jake Cody (GPI#311), former EPT Grand Final winner Nicolas Chouity (GPI#354) and Marc-Andre Ladouceur (GPI#323) and Anatoly Filatov (GPI#421).

Furthermore, Nipun Java from India topped the GPI-Asia Rankings of this week with 2,066.33 pts. Nipun Java recently made headlines in the Day 1B of the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event. In 2015 WSOP, Nipun cashed in 4 events including runner-up finish in the $ 3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Six Handed (Event #46). Till date, he has made $1.3+ million in live tournament winnings. and sits in the 2nd place of the India All Time Money List.

World

Asia

Rank Player Country Score Change Rank GPI 100 Player Country Score
#1 Byron Kaverman USA 4,257.36 = #1 #162 Nipun Java India 2,066.33
#2 Jason Mercier USA 4,176.43 = #2 #294 Naoya Kihara Japan 1,710.83
#3 Anthony Zinno USA 4,006.18 = #3 #298 Joanne “JJ” Liu Taiwan 1,706.34
#4 Scott Seiver USA 3,920.19 = #4 #350 Yu Liang China 1,597.71
#5 Stephen Chidwick UK 3,733.29 = #5 #450 Raiden Kan Hong Kong 1,462.63
#6 Nicholas Petrangelo USA 3,710.07 = #6 #458 Hui “Kitty” Chen-Kuo Taiwan 1,451.58
#7 Paul Volpe USA 3,701.11 = #7 #492 Terry Fan Taiwan 1,403.10
#8 Dominik Nitsche GER 3,617.74 = #8 #544 Chane Kampanatsanyakorn Thailand 1,349.47
#9 Bryn Kenney USA 3,614.90 = #9 #545

Andrew Gaw

Philippines 1,348.98
#10 Mustapha Kanit ITA 3,580.03 = #10 #593 Yingui Li China 1,309.83