The World Series of Poker has wrapped up and many players are looking to other live and online poker series. The WSOP Online begins Aug. 14 and other major tournament series are also in the works.
Rankings Roundup takes a look at how things are stacking up in various poker ranking systems and tours. Some big names are finding success in recent months and moving up the leaderboards including Chance Kornuth , Jeremy Ausmus, and Jake Schindler . Here’s a look at some of the players rising to the top. Chance Kornuth The GPI keeps a running ranking system in various categories. As of Thursday, Chance Kornuth held the spot as the No. 1-ranked player in the world. This summer, he scored a runner-up finish in the $100,000 No Limit Hold’em Bounty event at the WSOP for $721,144 . That came right after winning the WPT Choctaw for $486,600.
In the Player of the Year race, Jeremy Ausmus is ranked No. 1 after several nice wins this year at the WSOP and on the PokerGO Tour. Here’s a look at the standings in these two races. GPI overall rankings
> Chance Kornuth – 3,417 points
Adam Hendrix – 3,290 points
Almedin Imsirovic – 3,158 points
Stephen Song – 3,126 points
Jeremy Ausmus – 3,096 points
GPI Player of the Year> Jeremy Ausmus – 3,277 points Christopher Brewer – 3,209 points Chance Kornuth – 3,193 points Farid Jattin – 3,116 points Stephen Chidwick – 3,115 points In the female POY race, California’s Christina Gollins has vaulted into the top spot. She found some consistency on the tournament scene in recent months. That included third- and 11th-place finishes at the WSOP for a total of more than $116,000. Cherish Andrews , of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania , sits in second. Another familiar name moves into the top five, Kristen Foxen . The Canadian finished fifth in May in the WPT Choctaw for $135,000. Bicknell finished as GPI Female POY in 2017, 2018, and 2019.In the Mid-Major POY race, Connecticut’s Stephen Song finds himself leading the pack. Song has scored some big finishes recently including […]
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