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The definitive poker player ranking system, Bluff Magazine's Poker Power Rankings are derived from our Player of the Year formula. Players receive full rank points for all tournaments that have occurred during the past year and half-points for the year before.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
- Player
- Power Rank
- Power Pts
- 2008 POY Pts
- Jason Mercier
- 1st
- 1,680.73
- 877.10
- Bertrand Grospellier
- 2nd
- 1,405.17
- 1,114.32
- Soheil Shamseddin
- 3rd
- 1,327.29
- 765.38
- Michael Binger
- 4th
- 1,268.94
- 1,183.67
- J.C. Tran
- 5th
- 1,144.27
- 737.54
- David Paul Steicke
- 6th
- 1,064.35
- 153.71
- Chris Bjorin
- 7th
- 1,034.81
- 706.57
- Vitaly Lunkin
- 8th
- 985.25
- 338.84
- Cornel Cimpan
- 9th
- 976.90
- 0
- Vivek Rajkumar
- 10th
- 953.07
- 805.89
- Eric Baldwin
- 11th
- 947.05
- 300.33
- Scotty Nguyen
- 12th
- 946.91
- 635.87
- Peter Eastgate
- 13th
- 944.39
- 722.45
- David "Dragon" Pham
- 14th
- 940.05
- 1,148.05
- Matt Brady
- 15th
- 935.39
- 608.73
- Matthew Graham
- 16th
- 929.14
- 642.38
- Phil Ivey
- 17th
- 915.14
- 544.73
- Men "The Master" Nguyen
- 18th
- 894.95
- 1,090.31
- Daniel Negreanu
- 19th
- 888.36
- 524.53
- Brandon Cantu
- 20th
- 862.04
- 760.25
- Justin Bonomo
- 21st
- 857.35
- 537.48
- Shannon Shorr
- 22nd
- 839.86
- 882.44
- David (Chino) Rheem
- 23rd
- 837.44
- 729.93
- Justin Young
- 24th
- 833.32
- 589.07
- Scott Clements
- 25th
- 816.00
- 451.10
- Jeffrey Lisandro
- 26th
- 802.78
- 213.25
- Mike Leah
- 27th
- 800.05
- 49.35
- Kathy Liebert
- 28th
- 790.75
- 305.30
- Steve Sung
- 29th
- 787.68
- 502.55
- Tommy Vedes
- 30th
- 787.47
- 33.40
- Nick Binger
- 31st
- 784.89
- 606.68
- James Mackey
- 32nd
- 771.79
- 773.13
- Nam Le
- 33rd
- 760.26
- 940.03
- Toto Leonidas
- 34th
- 757.44
- 1,087.13
- Jeff Madsen
- 35th
- 753.44
- 311.96
- Barry Greenstein
- 36th
- 743.08
- 581.35
- Ville Wahlbeck
- 37th
- 743.03
- 0
- Joe Cada
- 38th
- 724.83
- 0
- Matt Glantz
- 39th
- 712.66
- 404.78
- John Juanda
- 40th
- 709.04
- 822.18
- Greg Mueller
- 41st
- 706.91
- 227.13
- Jordan Smith
- 42nd
- 701.23
- 91.80
- David Baker
- 43rd
- 669.97
- 435.22
- Cody Slaubaugh
- 44th
- 661.48
- 487.53
- Amit Makhija
- 45th
- 659.24
- 657.18
- Praz Bansi
- 46th
- 658.90
- 105.48
- Lee Markholt
- 47th
- 658.20
- 323.00
- Amnon Filippi
- 48th
- 657.24
- 351.62
- Hafiz Khan
- 49th
- 645.38
- 467.10
- Hevad "RainKhan" Khan
- 50th
- 643.66
- 741.33
- David Benyamine
- 51st
- 642.24
- 905.07
- John Phan
- 52nd
- 642.04
- 1,214.08
- Chad Brown
- 53rd
- 633.96
- 121.38
- Chris Moore
- 54th
- 633.46
- 310.50
- Michael Mizrachi
- 55th
- 632.81
- 728.76
- David Chiu
- 56th
- 631.08
- 616.70
- Yevgeniy Timoshenko
- 57th
- 621.76
- 303.03
- Ted (Edward) Lawson
- 58th
- 619.74
- 526.57
- Jason Gray
- 59th
- 609.07
- 641.58
- Christian Harder
- 60th
- 606.09
- 211.84
- Erik Seidel
- 61st
- 605.58
- 844.30
- Sorel Mizzi
- 62nd
- 605.43
- 441.40
- Howard Lederer
- 63rd
- 603.70
- 230.25
- Vanessa Rousso
- 64th
- 601.18
- 129.05
- Daniel Alaei
- 65th
- 596.80
- 97.50
- Hoyt Corkins
- 66th
- 594.91
- 560.87
- Allen Cunningham
- 67th
- 594.29
- 536.31
- Max Pescatori
- 68th
- 590.57
- 704.49
- Robert McLaughlin
- 69th
- 590.27
- 350.54
- Farzad Rouhani
- 70th
- 588.72
- 483.26
- Motoyuki Mabuchi
- 71st
- 588.29
- 149.10
- Alexander Kostritsyn
- 72nd
- 588.13
- 721.52
- Eugene Katchalov
- 73rd
- 585.25
- 158.23
- Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
- 74th
- 584.01
- 438.58
- Matthew Hawrilenko
- 75th
- 575.55
- 23.75
- Marco Johnson
- 76th
- 574.04
- 516.83
- Vanessa Selbst
- 77th
- 572.28
- 653.30
- Theo Tran
- 78th
- 569.37
- 448.54
- Scott Montgomery
- 79th
- 568.33
- 649.83
- Florian Langmann
- 80th
- 565.21
- 76.18
- Todd Terry
- 81st
- 560.30
- 194.67
- John Brock Parker
- 82nd
- 556.05
- 113.33
- John Racener
- 83rd
- 551.05
- 357.61
- Russ (Dutch) Boyd
- 84th
- 546.28
- 446.45
- David Peters
- 85th
- 539.88
- 462.85
- Jack Schanbacher
- 86th
- 539.48
- 752.00
- John Monnette
- 87th
- 529.61
- 44.38
- Robert Suer
- 88th
- 527.70
- 218.96
- Jacobo Fernandez
- 89th
- 527.28
- 551.20
- Dario Minieri
- 90th
- 525.70
- 516.95
- Matt "ALL IN AT 420" Stout
- 91st
- 525.08
- 195.58
- Jens Kyllonen
- 92nd
- 524.40
- 0
- Alec Torelli
- 93rd
- 522.86
- 542.00
- David Fox
- 94th
- 522.21
- 82.48
- Feming Chan
- 95th
- 521.90
- 261.10
- Pete Vilandos
- 96th
- 521.74
- 73.48
- Jonathan Little
- 97th
- 515.76
- 707.60
- Adam Levy
- 98th
- 509.67
- 445.02
- Jean (Prince) Gaspard
- 99th
- 501.17
- 70.53
- Isaac Haxton
- 100th
- 498.07
- 273.04
- Nick Schulman
- 101st
- 495.68
- 68.25
- Joseph Serock
- 102nd
- 495.33
- 57.50
- Barry Shulman
- 103rd
- 494.63
- 18.95
- Peter Rho
- 104th
- 491.95
- 19.80
- Craig Crivello
- 105th
- 491.10
- 218.85
- Lee Watkinson
- 106th
- 484.20
- 597.44
- Dwyte Pilgrim
- 107th
- 483.29
- 109.28
- Eric Buchman
- 108th
- 480.85
- 96.95
- James Van Alstyne
- 109th
- 480.63
- 44.70
- John-Paul (J.P.) Kelly
- 110th
- 480.10
- 40.00
- Christopher Tryba
- 111th
- 475.45
- 264.49
- Jeffrey Vanchiro
- 112th
- 472.66
- 92.59
- Poorya Naazari
- 113th
- 472.50
- 0
- Darvin Moon
- 114th
- 472.50
- 0
- Allen Bari
- 115th
- 470.81
- 383.13
- Dan Heimiller
- 116th
- 470.63
- 342.50
- David Bach
- 117th
- 469.85
- 229.01
- Erick Lindgren
- 118th
- 469.13
- 735.45
- Jason Riesenberg
- 119th
- 466.34
- 344.88
- Michael Kamran
- 120th
- 466.33
- 389.70
- Blair Hinkle
- 121st
- 466.28
- 552.25
- Ralph Perry
- 122nd
- 466.16
- 543.07
- Remy Biechel
- 123rd
- 466.01
- 305.13
- Allie Prescott
- 124th
- 465.10
- 228.33
- Fabrice Soulier
- 125th
- 463.97
- 95.37
- Steve Brecher
- 126th
- 459.80
- 13.50
- Vadim Trincher
- 127th
- 459.32
- 136.35
- Olivier Busquet
- 128th
- 456.90
- 180.80
- Kevin Schaffel
- 129th
- 456.86
- 125.13
- Zachary Fellows
- 130th
- 454.70
- 138.60
- Daniel O'Brien
- 131st
- 450.32
- 263.20
- Manelic Minaya
- 132nd
- 449.40
- 382.68
- Antoine Saout
- 133rd
- 446.70
- 0
- Peter de Korver
- 134th
- 446.50
- 0
- Mike McDonald
- 135th
- 445.32
- 479.38
- Angel Guillen
- 136th
- 441.38
- 0
- Freddy Deeb
- 137th
- 440.31
- 271.20
- Andrew Chen
- 138th
- 438.65
- 224.30
- Nenad Medic
- 139th
- 438.58
- 543.00
- Blake Buffington
- 140th
- 437.68
- 15.40
- Johnny Chan
- 141st
- 436.56
- 260.73
- Vineet (Vinny) Pahuja
- 142nd
- 434.79
- 355.53
- William (Bill) Blanda
- 143rd
- 434.05
- 420.50
- Michael Katz
- 144th
- 433.64
- 349.99
- Roland De Wolfe
- 145th
- 433.19
- 110.20
- Anthony Cousineau
- 146th
- 430.35
- 106.80
- Andrew Lichtenberger
- 147th
- 427.35
- 0
- Ivan Demidov
- 148th
- 427.00
- 694.50
- John Kabbaj
- 149th
- 426.28
- 54.55
- Corwin Cole
- 150th
- 422.36
- 517.78
- Maurice Hawkins
- 151st
- 422.00
- 44.50
- Keith Ferrera
- 152nd
- 418.11
- 129.66
- Erik Cajelais
- 153rd
- 417.48
- 52.95
- Mike Wattel
- 154th
- 416.68
- 282.64
- Tad Jurgens
- 155th
- 416.62
- 440.94
- Leo Wolpert
- 156th
- 414.58
- 199.15
- Paul Smith
- 157th
- 413.12
- 545.60
- Davidi Kitai
- 158th
- 412.28
- 476.85
- Roy Winston
- 159th
- 411.69
- 448.39
- Michael Noda
- 160th
- 411.34
- 1.75
- Juan Carlos Mortensen
- 161st
- 407.56
- 137.93
- Matt Keikoan
- 162nd
- 405.85
- 346.50
- Noah Schwartz
- 163rd
- 403.67
- 277.23
- Ryan Hughes
- 164th
- 401.21
- 267.83
- Van Marcus
- 165th
- 400.86
- 298.23
- Alex Bolotin
- 166th
- 395.36
- 330.38
- Phil Hellmuth
- 167th
- 394.52
- 442.24
- Chris Bush
- 168th
- 394.33
- 451.52
- Prahlad Friedman
- 169th
- 392.97
- 0
- Mike Matusow
- 170th
- 392.58
- 665.15
- Allen Carter
- 171st
- 392.00
- 77.00
- Stewart Scott
- 172nd
- 391.00
- 0
- Xuan Nguyen
- 173rd
- 389.14
- 267.38
- Daniel Shak
- 174th
- 388.40
- 34.95
- Allen Kessler
- 175th
- 387.95
- 507.50
- Matthew Casterella
- 176th
- 387.05
- 49.05
- Sebastian Ruthenberg
- 177th
- 386.96
- 653.43
- Jon Turner
- 178th
- 386.56
- 138.46
- Peter Hedlund
- 179th
- 386.33
- 48.20
- Gordon Eng
- 180th
- 386.25
- 136.18
- Jonas Klausen
- 181st
- 384.72
- 184.84
- Rami Boukai
- 182nd
- 383.23
- 110.45
- Kirill Gerasimov
- 183rd
- 382.62
- 213.39
- Humberto Brenes
- 184th
- 380.43
- 287.00
- David Singer
- 185th
- 379.44
- 397.77
- Alexandre Gomes
- 186th
- 379.40
- 288.00
- Russell Rosenblum
- 187th
- 378.30
- 300.00
- Kyle Wilson
- 188th
- 378.29
- 149.08
- Dennis Phillips
- 189th
- 375.77
- 337.50
- Gioi Luong
- 190th
- 375.25
- 293.70
- Robert Hwang
- 191st
- 375.18
- 305.16
- David "Devilfish" Ulliott
- 192nd
- 372.04
- 107.78
- Tyler Smith
- 193rd
- 371.16
- 141.88
- Lars Bonding
- 194th
- 369.72
- 46.30
- Glen Chorny
- 195th
- 368.50
- 737.00
- Tom Schneider
- 196th
- 367.79
- 299.67
- Ran Azor
- 197th
- 367.50
- 168.00
- Jordan Rich
- 198th
- 365.43
- 217.23
- Shawn Cunix
- 199th
- 364.78
- 341.75
- (Miami) John Cernuto
- 200th
- 364.65
- 169.05
- Kyle Bowker
- 201st
- 364.14
- 211.75
- Jeremiah Degreef
- 202nd
- 363.93
- 13.75
- Ben Lamb
- 203rd
- 363.86
- 76.58
- Bryan Devonshire
- 204th
- 363.18
- 346.45
- Nikolay Evdakov
- 205th
- 362.18
- 320.00
- Michael Martin
- 206th
- 361.51
- 614.13
- Brent Roberts
- 207th
- 361.14
- 339.78
- Marc Naalden
- 208th
- 361.03
- 0
- Richard Austin
- 209th
- 361.01
- 33.43
- Erik Haakenson
- 210th
- 360.74
- 445.58
- Juha Helppi
- 211th
- 360.05
- 98.45
- Steven Fiorentini
- 212th
- 358.59
- 482.04
- Osmin Dardon
- 213th
- 358.10
- 401.00
- Benny Chen
- 214th
- 357.02
- 168.70
- Salvatore Bonavena
- 215th
- 356.50
- 289.00
- Blake Cahail
- 216th
- 355.66
- 392.73
- Jimmy Fricke
- 217th
- 354.34
- 423.60
- Scott Sitron
- 218th
- 352.69
- 334.27
- Francis (Frank) Vizza
- 219th
- 351.95
- 83.40
- Binh Nguyen
- 220th
- 351.95
- 56.70
- Dario (Ryu) Alioto
- 221st
- 351.35
- 115.23
- Huck Seed
- 222nd
- 350.20
- 100.80
- Chris Klodnicki
- 223rd
- 349.69
- 337.13
- Kenny Tran
- 224th
- 349.09
- 413.55
- Steven Merrifield
- 225th
- 349.09
- 438.85
- Michael Watson
- 226th
- 348.64
- 644.23
- Tim Vance
- 227th
- 348.34
- 518.84
- Jerrod Ankenman
- 228th
- 347.80
- 258.30
- Nancy Todd Tyner
- 229th
- 347.40
- 294.55
- Billy (patrolman35) Kopp
- 230th
- 347.33
- 0
- James Akenhead
- 231st
- 345.78
- 218.30
- Jesper Hougaard
- 232nd
- 345.07
- 557.64
- Robin Keston
- 233rd
- 344.85
- 217.50
- Scott Seiver
- 234th
- 344.60
- 366.71
- Peter Jetten
- 235th
- 344.46
- 428.77
- Jonathan Aguiar
- 236th
- 344.36
- 273.58
- Thang Luu
- 237th
- 344.00
- 198.00
- Antoine Arnault
- 238th
- 342.27
- 21.25
- Alex Jacob
- 239th
- 341.98
- 282.90
- Ylon Schwartz
- 240th
- 341.55
- 334.50
- Evan McNiff
- 241st
- 340.47
- 366.34
- Justin Filtz
- 242nd
- 339.03
- 161.55
- Moritz Kranich
- 243rd
- 338.90
- 0
- Jeff Duvall
- 244th
- 338.22
- 235.45
- Jeff Kimber
- 245th
- 338.02
- 104.11
- Gabe Costner
- 246th
- 337.49
- 575.08
- Eric Froehlich
- 247th
- 337.16
- 256.60
- Jason Potter
- 248th
- 336.81
- 198.62
- Thayer Rasmussen
- 249th
- 336.45
- 299.40
- Owen Crowe
- 250th
- 336.36
- 181.49

