You’d think that as a poker player if you won the most prize money that would be enough – not the case. Much like many other sports, poker also has their own power rankings and every time there’s an update, poker players the world round eagerly await the outcome.
Poker’s rankings are compiled by Bluff Magazine, in association with ESPN, and the current standings include the final table of the WSOP and Partouche Poker Tour. This all means Partouche Poker Tour winner Vanessa Selbst and November Niner Mike Mizrachi make appearances in the latest top 20, Selbst the only female in the top 20 coming in at number seven.
The current top 20 Bluff/ESPN Power Rankings are as follows:
1st: Sorel Mizzi – 1,892.17 points
2nd: Jason Mercier – 1,539.44 points
3rd: Eric Baldwin – 1,411.42 points
4th: Daniel Alaei – 1,279.76 points
5th: Scott Clements – 1,211.54 points
6th: Dwyte Pilgrim – 1,139.09 points
7th: Vanessa Selbst – 1,109.58 points
8th: Phil Ivey – 1,085.44 points
9th: Thomas Marchese – 1,081.10 points
10th: Chris Bjorin – 1,065.41 points
11th: Michael Binger – 1,050.84 points
12th: James Van Alstyne – 1,038.36 points
13th: Frank Kassela – 990.09 points
14th: Michael Mizrachi – 953.38 points
15th: Juan Carlos Mortensen – 944.95 points
16th: Jeff Madsen – 933.97 points
17th: David Peters – 924.71 points
18th: Jose (Nacho) Barbero – 919.44 points
19th: Shawn Buchanan – 908.68 points
20th: John Juanda – 907.33 points
