The Wednesday GPI Player of the Year update showed that there was no movement in its top 15. Anthony Zinno is still 1st with 4,192.90 points. Connor Drinan ranks 2nd with 3,771.11 points and Scott Seiver is 3rd with 3,610.29 points.
Russian player Alexander Denisov climbed 55 positions to reach 16th place in the prestigious leaderboard, his best rank so far. He has a total of 2,894.80 points.
In summary, Denisov had several final table appearances in WSOP and EPT events, cashed in 2 Russian Poker Tour events as well as in 2 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open ones, and performed quite well during the PCA poker festival at Atlantis Resort & Casino on the Paradise Island over the past eight and a half months.
Two weeks ago, the player finished 3rd in the Russian Poker Tour/ WPPS/Turkish Poker Tour €1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event for €28,150. He also took 2nd place in the €3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Superstack Event for €28,800.
During this year’s edition of the WSOP, Denisov cashed in as many as 5 events to collect more than $200,000. He made three final table appearances. First, he finished 6th in the $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball No-Limit Hold’em event to collect $11,385. Later on, he took 4th place in the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship for $81,865. A fourth-place finish in the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship secured the player with the amount of $96,309.
As for his performance during the EPT Season 11 Grand Final in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Denisov made it to the money in 7 events with 4 final table appearances. His best cash during one of the world’s most popular and celebrated poker tournaments was the amount of €48,420 for his 6th place in the €10,200 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 6-Handed event.
Earlier this year, the Russian was also spotted at the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. He had two money finishes there to collect a little less than $19,000.
During the 2015 PCA, the player cashed in 3 events. His most important achievement this year was his 1st place in the PCA $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 8-Handed. Denisov received the amount of $117,250 for his triumph.
The player’s career live tournament earnings currently amount to $1,201,222. He captured his best live cash of $295,920 in January 2014, when he took 6th place in the PCA $25,500 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller.
Aside from his 16th place in the GPI Player of the Year ranking, the Russian is also 69th in the general GPI one with a total of 2,649.04 points.
