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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: Saturday, November 07, 2009
- Player
- Power Rank
- Power Pts
- 2008 POY Pts
- Jason Mercier
- 1st
- 1,663.85
- 877.10
- Michael Binger
- 2nd
- 1,358.94
- 1,183.67
- Bertrand Grospellier
- 3rd
- 1,325.01
- 1,114.32
- Soheil Shamseddin
- 4th
- 1,091.04
- 765.38
- J.C. Tran
- 5th
- 1,064.12
- 737.54
- Chris Bjorin
- 6th
- 967.31
- 706.57
- Vivek Rajkumar
- 7th
- 953.07
- 805.89
- Vitaly Lunkin
- 8th
- 951.50
- 338.84
- Scotty Nguyen
- 9th
- 951.41
- 635.87
- David "Dragon" Pham
- 10th
- 940.05
- 1,148.05
- Eric Baldwin
- 11th
- 933.30
- 300.33
- Matthew Graham
- 12th
- 929.14
- 642.38
- Matt Brady
- 13th
- 901.64
- 608.73
- Men "The Master" Nguyen
- 14th
- 894.95
- 1,090.31
- Daniel Negreanu
- 15th
- 888.36
- 524.53
- David Paul Steicke
- 16th
- 882.35
- 153.71
- Brandon Cantu
- 17th
- 862.04
- 760.25
- Peter Eastgate
- 18th
- 851.58
- 722.45
- Shannon Shorr
- 19th
- 839.86
- 882.44
- David (Chino) Rheem
- 20th
- 837.44
- 729.93
- Justin Young
- 21st
- 837.20
- 589.07
- Scott Clements
- 22nd
- 834.00
- 451.10
- Justin Bonomo
- 23rd
- 823.60
- 537.48
- Jeffrey Lisandro
- 24th
- 802.78
- 213.25
- Mike Leah
- 25th
- 800.05
- 49.35
- Steve Sung
- 26th
- 787.68
- 502.55
- James Mackey
- 27th
- 771.79
- 773.13
- Nam Le
- 28th
- 760.26
- 940.03
- Toto Leonidas
- 29th
- 757.44
- 1,087.13
- Jeff Madsen
- 30th
- 753.44
- 311.96
- Barry Greenstein
- 31st
- 743.08
- 581.35
- Ville Wahlbeck
- 32nd
- 743.03
- 0
- Phil Ivey
- 33rd
- 726.14
- 544.73
- Nick Binger
- 34th
- 717.39
- 606.68
- Matt Glantz
- 35th
- 712.66
- 404.78
- John Juanda
- 36th
- 709.04
- 822.18
- Greg Mueller
- 37th
- 706.91
- 227.13
- David Baker
- 38th
- 669.97
- 435.22
- Cody Slaubaugh
- 39th
- 661.48
- 487.53
- Amit Makhija
- 40th
- 659.24
- 657.18
- Praz Bansi
- 41st
- 658.90
- 105.48
- Amnon Filippi
- 42nd
- 657.24
- 351.62
- Hafiz Khan
- 43rd
- 645.38
- 467.10
- Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
- 44th
- 644.76
- 438.58
- Hevad "RainKhan" Khan
- 45th
- 643.66
- 741.33
- John Phan
- 46th
- 642.04
- 1,214.08
- Chad Brown
- 47th
- 633.96
- 121.38
- Chris Moore
- 48th
- 633.46
- 310.50
- David Chiu
- 49th
- 631.08
- 616.70
- Yevgeniy Timoshenko
- 50th
- 621.76
- 303.03
- Ted (Edward) Lawson
- 51st
- 620.67
- 526.57
- Tommy Vedes
- 52nd
- 612.34
- 33.40
- Kathy Liebert
- 53rd
- 610.75
- 305.30
- Jason Gray
- 54th
- 609.07
- 641.58
- Erik Seidel
- 55th
- 605.58
- 844.30
- Howard Lederer
- 56th
- 603.70
- 230.25
- Vanessa Rousso
- 57th
- 601.18
- 129.05
- Michael Mizrachi
- 58th
- 599.06
- 728.76
- Daniel Alaei
- 59th
- 596.80
- 97.50
- Hoyt Corkins
- 60th
- 594.91
- 560.87
- Allen Cunningham
- 61st
- 594.29
- 536.31
- Max Pescatori
- 62nd
- 594.17
- 704.49
- Farzad Rouhani
- 63rd
- 588.72
- 483.26
- Motoyuki Mabuchi
- 64th
- 588.29
- 149.10
- Jordan Smith
- 65th
- 583.10
- 91.80
- Matthew Hawrilenko
- 66th
- 575.55
- 23.75
- Marco Johnson
- 67th
- 574.04
- 516.83
- Christian Harder
- 68th
- 572.34
- 211.84
- Cornel Cimpan
- 69th
- 571.90
- 0
- Sorel Mizzi
- 70th
- 571.68
- 441.40
- Scott Montgomery
- 71st
- 568.33
- 649.83
- Florian Langmann
- 72nd
- 565.21
- 76.18
- David Benyamine
- 73rd
- 562.09
- 905.07
- Robert McLaughlin
- 74th
- 556.52
- 350.54
- John Brock Parker
- 75th
- 556.05
- 113.33
- Alexander Kostritsyn
- 76th
- 554.38
- 721.52
- John Racener
- 77th
- 551.05
- 357.61
- Lee Markholt
- 78th
- 546.83
- 323.00
- Russ (Dutch) Boyd
- 79th
- 546.28
- 446.45
- Robert Suer
- 80th
- 527.70
- 218.96
- Jacobo Fernandez
- 81st
- 527.28
- 551.20
- Todd Terry
- 82nd
- 526.55
- 194.67
- Jens Kyllonen
- 83rd
- 524.40
- 0
- Alec Torelli
- 84th
- 522.86
- 542.00
- Jack Schanbacher
- 85th
- 522.60
- 752.00
- Feming Chan
- 86th
- 521.90
- 261.10
- Pete Vilandos
- 87th
- 521.74
- 73.48
- Jonathan Little
- 88th
- 515.76
- 707.60
- Christopher Tryba
- 89th
- 507.32
- 264.49
- Jean (Prince) Gaspard
- 90th
- 502.11
- 70.53
- Isaac Haxton
- 91st
- 498.07
- 273.04
- Barry Shulman
- 92nd
- 494.63
- 18.95
- David Peters
- 93rd
- 493.68
- 462.85
- Peter Rho
- 94th
- 491.95
- 19.80
- Theo Tran
- 95th
- 489.22
- 448.54
- Van Marcus
- 96th
- 488.36
- 298.23
- Lee Watkinson
- 97th
- 484.20
- 597.44
- Dwyte Pilgrim
- 98th
- 483.29
- 109.28
- James Van Alstyne
- 99th
- 480.63
- 44.70
- Eugene Katchalov
- 100th
- 479.78
- 158.23
- Jeffrey Vanchiro
- 101st
- 472.66
- 92.59
- Poorya Naazari
- 102nd
- 472.50
- 0
- Allen Bari
- 103rd
- 470.81
- 383.13
- Dan Heimiller
- 104th
- 470.63
- 342.50
- David Bach
- 105th
- 469.85
- 229.01
- Erick Lindgren
- 106th
- 469.13
- 735.45
- Jason Riesenberg
- 107th
- 466.34
- 344.88
- Michael Kamran
- 108th
- 466.33
- 389.70
- Ralph Perry
- 109th
- 466.16
- 543.07
- John Monnette
- 110th
- 462.11
- 44.38
- Vadim Trincher
- 111th
- 459.32
- 136.35
- Zachary Fellows
- 112th
- 454.70
- 138.60
- Daniel O'Brien
- 113th
- 450.32
- 263.20
- Manelic Minaya
- 114th
- 449.40
- 382.68
- Peter de Korver
- 115th
- 446.50
- 0
- Mike McDonald
- 116th
- 445.32
- 479.38
- David Fox
- 117th
- 443.83
- 82.48
- Adam Levy
- 118th
- 442.17
- 445.02
- Angel Guillen
- 119th
- 441.38
- 0
- Freddy Deeb
- 120th
- 440.31
- 271.20
- Roland De Wolfe
- 121st
- 438.79
- 110.20
- Andrew Chen
- 122nd
- 438.65
- 224.30
- Blake Buffington
- 123rd
- 437.68
- 15.40
- Johnny Chan
- 124th
- 436.56
- 260.73
- William (Bill) Blanda
- 125th
- 434.05
- 420.50
- Remy Biechel
- 126th
- 432.26
- 305.13
- Anthony Cousineau
- 127th
- 430.35
- 106.80
- Nick Schulman
- 128th
- 428.18
- 68.25
- John-Paul (J.P.) Kelly
- 129th
- 427.30
- 40.00
- Ivan Demidov
- 130th
- 427.00
- 694.50
- John Kabbaj
- 131st
- 426.28
- 54.55
- Craig Crivello
- 132nd
- 424.60
- 218.85
- Corwin Cole
- 133rd
- 422.36
- 517.78
- Maurice Hawkins
- 134th
- 422.00
- 44.50
- Nenad Medic
- 135th
- 421.70
- 543.00
- Keith Ferrera
- 136th
- 418.11
- 129.66
- Vineet (Vinny) Pahuja
- 137th
- 417.91
- 355.53
- Allen Kessler
- 138th
- 417.65
- 507.50
- Erik Cajelais
- 139th
- 417.48
- 52.95
- Mike Wattel
- 140th
- 416.68
- 282.64
- Tad Jurgens
- 141st
- 416.62
- 440.94
- Leo Wolpert
- 142nd
- 414.58
- 199.15
- Davidi Kitai
- 143rd
- 412.28
- 476.85
- Roy Winston
- 144th
- 411.69
- 448.39
- Michael Noda
- 145th
- 411.34
- 1.75
- Noah Schwartz
- 146th
- 403.67
- 277.23
- Ryan Hughes
- 147th
- 401.21
- 267.83
- Michael Katz
- 148th
- 399.89
- 349.99
- Allie Prescott
- 149th
- 396.70
- 228.33
- Alex Bolotin
- 150th
- 395.36
- 330.38
- Chris Bush
- 151st
- 394.33
- 451.52
- Mike Matusow
- 152nd
- 392.58
- 665.15
- Allen Carter
- 153rd
- 392.00
- 77.00
- Stewart Scott
- 154th
- 391.00
- 0
- Olivier Busquet
- 155th
- 389.40
- 180.80
- Xuan Nguyen
- 156th
- 389.14
- 267.38
- Sebastian Ruthenberg
- 157th
- 386.96
- 653.43
- Jon Turner
- 158th
- 386.56
- 138.46
- Peter Hedlund
- 159th
- 386.33
- 48.20
- Blair Hinkle
- 160th
- 386.13
- 552.25
- Jonas Klausen
- 161st
- 384.72
- 184.84
- Lars Bonding
- 162nd
- 383.72
- 46.30
- Rami Boukai
- 163rd
- 383.23
- 110.45
- Kirill Gerasimov
- 164th
- 382.62
- 213.39
- Humberto Brenes
- 165th
- 380.43
- 287.00
- Blake Cahail
- 166th
- 380.16
- 392.73
- David Singer
- 167th
- 379.44
- 397.77
- Alexandre Gomes
- 168th
- 379.40
- 288.00
- Steve Brecher
- 169th
- 378.80
- 13.50
- Russell Rosenblum
- 170th
- 378.30
- 300.00
- Gioi Luong
- 171st
- 375.25
- 293.70
- Robert Hwang
- 172nd
- 375.18
- 305.16
- David "Devilfish" Ulliott
- 173rd
- 372.04
- 107.78
- Tyler Smith
- 174th
- 371.16
- 141.88
- Glen Chorny
- 175th
- 368.50
- 737.00
- Joanne (J.J.) Liu
- 176th
- 367.96
- 274.43
- Fabrice Soulier
- 177th
- 367.88
- 95.37
- Ran Azor
- 178th
- 367.50
- 168.00
- Shawn Cunix
- 179th
- 364.78
- 341.75
- Jeremiah Degreef
- 180th
- 363.93
- 13.75
- Bryan Devonshire
- 181st
- 363.18
- 346.45
- Nikolay Evdakov
- 182nd
- 362.18
- 320.00
- Tim Vance
- 183rd
- 362.09
- 518.84
- Michael Martin
- 184th
- 361.51
- 614.13
- Brent Roberts
- 185th
- 361.14
- 339.78
- Marc Naalden
- 186th
- 361.03
- 0
- Richard Austin
- 187th
- 361.01
- 33.43
- Phil Hellmuth
- 188th
- 360.77
- 442.24
- Erik Haakenson
- 189th
- 360.74
- 445.58
- Juha Helppi
- 190th
- 360.05
- 98.45
- Benny Chen
- 191st
- 357.02
- 168.70
- Matt "ALL IN AT 420" Stout
- 192nd
- 356.33
- 195.58
- Jimmy Fricke
- 193rd
- 354.34
- 423.60
- Matthew Casterella
- 194th
- 353.30
- 49.05
- Francis (Frank) Vizza
- 195th
- 351.95
- 83.40
- Binh Nguyen
- 196th
- 351.95
- 56.70
- Dario (Ryu) Alioto
- 197th
- 351.35
- 115.23
- Steven Fiorentini
- 198th
- 350.79
- 482.04
- Huck Seed
- 199th
- 350.20
- 100.80
- Chris Klodnicki
- 200th
- 349.69
- 337.13
- Michael Watson
- 201st
- 348.64
- 644.23
- Jerrod Ankenman
- 202nd
- 347.80
- 258.30
- Nancy Todd Tyner
- 203rd
- 347.40
- 294.55
- Joćo Barbosa
- 204th
- 346.70
- 272.45
- Paul Smith
- 205th
- 345.62
- 545.60
- Robin Keston
- 206th
- 344.85
- 217.50
- Scott Seiver
- 207th
- 344.60
- 366.71
- Jonathan Aguiar
- 208th
- 344.36
- 273.58
- Thang Luu
- 209th
- 344.00
- 198.00
- Antoine Arnault
- 210th
- 342.27
- 21.25
- Alex Jacob
- 211th
- 341.98
- 282.90
- (Miami) John Cernuto
- 212th
- 341.90
- 169.05
- Ylon Schwartz
- 213th
- 341.55
- 334.50
- Evan McNiff
- 214th
- 340.47
- 366.34
- Justin Filtz
- 215th
- 339.03
- 161.55
- Moritz Kranich
- 216th
- 338.90
- 0
- Al Barbieri
- 217th
- 338.87
- 231.10
- Gabe Costner
- 218th
- 337.49
- 575.08
- Jason Potter
- 219th
- 336.81
- 198.62
- Thayer Rasmussen
- 220th
- 336.45
- 299.40
- Danny Wong
- 221st
- 336.05
- 459.43
- Patrick Walsh
- 222nd
- 333.38
- 55.80
- Aaron Gustavson
- 223rd
- 333.00
- 0
- Steve Karp
- 224th
- 332.18
- 22.25
- Tony Gregg
- 225th
- 330.75
- 0
- Steven Merrifield
- 226th
- 330.34
- 438.85
- Frank Kassela
- 227th
- 329.83
- 301.70
- Jason Dewitt
- 228th
- 329.28
- 55.50
- Joseph Serock
- 229th
- 328.45
- 57.50
- John Roveto
- 230th
- 328.14
- 619.58
- Sandra Naujoks
- 231st
- 327.55
- 0
- Vanessa Selbst
- 232nd
- 326.65
- 653.30
- Chris Reslock
- 233rd
- 326.23
- 95.50
- Rasmus Nielsen
- 234th
- 325.05
- 333.30
- Peter (Alan) Smurfit
- 235th
- 321.88
- 345.87
- Dario Minieri
- 236th
- 321.70
- 516.95
- Abraham Mosseri
- 237th
- 320.90
- 58.75
- Daniel Shak
- 238th
- 320.90
- 34.95
- Gordon Eng
- 239th
- 318.75
- 136.18
- Matt Vance
- 240th
- 318.26
- 0
- Bahador (Jeff) Ahmadi
- 241st
- 317.00
- 0
- John McGowan
- 242nd
- 316.50
- 281.20
- Shawn Glines
- 243rd
- 315.48
- 0
- Keven Stammen
- 244th
- 313.98
- 121.45
- Jimmy Ngoc Tran
- 245th
- 312.87
- 153.88
- Liya Gerasimova
- 246th
- 312.66
- 108.23
- Kalle Niemi
- 247th
- 312.55
- 0
- Jesper Hougaard
- 248th
- 311.32
- 557.64
- Kyle Wilson
- 249th
- 310.79
- 149.08
- Peter Jetten
- 250th
- 310.71
- 428.77
