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Bluff Magazine has revised the
Player of the Year formula for 2008.
After soliciting feedback from many of the top poker professionals, the
new formula is a complete change from what existed in the past years. The formula takes into consideration
that there should be alternate scoring methodologies for shootouts,
short-handed and heads-up tournaments. The new Player of the Year formula also takes into consideration a wider range of tournaments, including EPT and APPT to name a few. The new system also accounts for tournaments with buy-in's below $5,000, however the larger the buy-in, the more points players are able to obtain. You can follow the 2008 Bluff Magazine Player of the Year race here at www.bluffmagazine.com. Players will receive points if
they play in any tournament held by one of the following entities: World Series of Poker, Las Vegas World Series of Poker, Europe World Series of Poker Circuit
Events World Poker Tour European Poker Tour Asia Pacific Poker Tour Aussie Millions Monte Carlo Millions *Bluff also reserves the right to include prestige tournaments that may not be scheduled yet (eg. Venetian $5,000 main event) 2008 Player of the Year
Scoring Formula: There are three pieces of
information factored into the formula: - Finishing Position (Players must cash in order to
receive points)
- Amount of the Buy-in
- Number of Entrants
The points are calculated by
multiplying the point factors from all three criteria. Factoring Data Listed Below: Players | Multiple | 2 | 75 | 1 | 76 | 100 | 1.1 | 101 | 150 | 1.2 | 151 | 200 | 1.3 | 201 | 300 | 1.4 | 301 | 400 | 1.5 | 401 | 500 | 1.6 | 501 | 700 | 1.7 | 701 | 900 | 1.8 | 901 | 1100 | 1.9 | 1101 | 1300 | 2 | 1301 | 1600 | 2.1 | 1601 | 1900 | 2.2 | 1901 | 2200 | 2.3 | 2201 | 2500 | 2.4 | 2501 | 3000 | 2.5 | 3001 | 3500 | 2.6 | 3501 | 4000 | 2.7 | 4001 | 4500 | 2.8 | 4501 | 5000 | 2.9 | 5001 | + | 3 |
Buy-in Factor | Min | Max | Multiple | less than $1,000 | 0.25 | $1,000 | $1,100 | 1.00 | $1,101 | $1,600 | 1.10 | $1,601 | $2,200 | 1.20 | $2,201 | $2,750 | 1.25 | $2,751 | $3,300 | 1.30 | $3,301 | $5,500 | 1.50 | $5,501 | $6,500 | 1.60 | $6,501 | $7,500 | 1.70 | $7,501 | $8,500 | 1.85 | $8,501 | $9,500 | 2.00 | $9,501 | $10,500 | 2.25 | $10,501 | $13,000 | 2.35 | $13,001 | $16,000 | 2.50 | $16,001 | $21,000 | 2.60 | $21,001 | $26,000 | 2.70 | $26,001 | $40,000 | 2.80 | $40,001 | $49,999 | 2.90 | $50,000 | + | 3.00 |
Normal Hold’em & Omaha Freezeouts: Finishing Pos | Points | 1 | 100 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 20 | remaining top
20% | 15 | next 30% | 10 | bottom 50% | 5 |
Shootouts: Finishing Pos | Points | 1 | 100 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 20 | remaining cashing players | 7.5 |
Heads-Up Finishing Pos | Points | 1 | 100 | 2 | 70 | 3,4 | 47 | 5-8 | 30.75 | 9-16 | 15.63 | remaining cashing players | 7.5 |
Short-handed Finishing Pos | Points | 1 | 100 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 7th-12th | 24 | remaining top
20% | 15 | next 30% | 10 | bottom 50% | 5 |
Stud Events: Finishing Pos | Points | 1 | 100 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 44 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 24 | remaining top
20% | 15 | next 30% | 10 | bottom 50% | 5 |
Sample Tournament: 2007 World Series of Poker, Event
13 – Pot Limit Hold-em. $5,000
buy-in. 398 players. 1 | Allen
Cunningham | $487,287 | 225.00 | 2 | Jeffrey
Lisandro | $294,620 | 157.50 | 3 | Humberto
Brenes |
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