Ya know, no one in poker really wants segregated poker, as far as I know … I mean sure, have it as an option to declare a Frenchies-only online champion, or Iowans-only for that matter … but one of the things that makes poker great is that where else can you seat people together from many different countries, regions, and cultures and engage in a competition of serious (real-money) import. Could you have the World Cup or the Olympics if they were limited by dot-country domains? Can only imagine where Brazil will be in four years. For now, in poker they are 29th, right behind Israel and Azerbaijan.

Meanwhile, @ElkyPoker may have moved into the top spot on the GPI 300, but the Frenchies actually dropped a spot to the Russians … reminding us that one man cannot carry a nation – even if he’s best player in the world.

GPI 300 BY COUNTRY

		COUNTRY	PLAYERS
1.		United States	158	—	53%
2.		United Kingdom	19	—	6%
3.		Russia	17	—	6%
4.		France	16	—	5%
5.		Canada	15	—	5%
6.		Germany	14	—	5%
7.		Italy	12	—	4%
8.		Belgium	6	—	2%
9.		Sweden	5	—	2%
10.		Ukraine	4	—	1%