GLOBAL POKER INDEX | 2014 WSOP
WELCOME
I’m very excited to introduce the first ever edition of the Global
Poker Index magazine. We’re grateful to our more than 450,000
loyal monthly web visitors, but giving everyone the chance to
have access to our content table-side at the WSOP is special.
In less than three years, the Global Poker Index (GPI) has
become the world’s poker ranking authority – endorsed by
players and industry stakeholders alike. Without this support
our growth simply wouldn’t have been possible.
The poker world acknowledged that it needed a dedicated
solution to rank tournament players. We’re happy they trusted
us to step in and fill this void, and we believe all players need
recognition if we want to grow our industry. It won’t happen if
only the winners of the world’s largest events are congratulated.
With that in mind, GPI’s mission is to promote poker players
more effectively, more fairly, and to a much larger audience. Our
GPI Top 300 Rankings are already available every Thursday in
USA Today, alongside stats for the NFL, NHL, MLB, and others
– and this is only the beginning. I see this magazine as another
stepping stone and encourage anyone who isn’t in the GPI Top
300 to see if you’ve made the GPI Top 1,500 list instead (p48).
Regardless though, whatever your rank may be today, anything
can happen at the WSOP this summer. Maybe come November
you’ll be at the top. Just keep us close while you play. There’s lots
of news and other helpful info to keep you engaged at the tables.
Good luck and enjoy,
Alex Dreyfus, CEO, Global Poker Index
@alex_dreyfus | [email protected]
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2014 WSOP GUIDE
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Your comprehensive guide to the 2014 World
Series of Poker, with a full daily schedule
of bracelet events, deep stacks and satellites
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WSOP SURVIVAL GUIDE
Don’t leave your hotel
without our guide to getting the
best from Vegas this summer
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TOURNAMENTS THE
BEST OF THE REST
Your guide to the biggest and
best live poker tournaments in
Las Vegas outside of the Rio
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GPI RANKINGS
The Global Poker Index is the ranking
authority in the poker world. See the latest
World, USA, Ladies and PoY results here
POKERCALENDAR.COM
Find the very best live
poker tournaments wherever you
are in the world
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CONTENTS
IN THIS ISSUE
VANESSA SELBST
We talk to the poker
superstar about her packed life
on and off the felt, and her bid
for World Series glory
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FANTASY POKER
Pick your team of