BLUFF Magazine's 2009 Poker Player of the Year
Last Updated: Monday, January 18, 2010
| Rank | Player | 2009 POY Pts | 2008 POY Pts (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Mercier | 1,427.98 | 877.10 (10) |
| 2 | Eric Baldwin | 1,208.48 | 300.33 (180) |
| 3 | Cornel Cimpan | 1,108.90 | 0.00 (n/a) |
| 4 | David Paul Steicke | 946.52 | 153.71 (560) |
| 5 | Soheil Shamseddin | 908.17 | 765.38 (15) |
| 6 | Daniel Alaei | 896.18 | 97.50 (1,061) |
| 7 | Bertrand (Elky) Grospellier | 860.96 | 1,114.32 (4) |
| 8 | Vitaly Lunkin | 815.83 | 338.84 (147) |
| 9 | Tommy Vedes | 785.39 | 33.40 (3,355) |
| 10 | Mike Leah | 782.25 | 49.35 (2,170) |
| 11 | Scotty Nguyen | 758.73 | 635.87 (38) |
| 12 | Michael Binger | 747.30 | 1,183.67 (2) |
| 13 | Ville Wahlbeck | 743.03 | 0.00 (n/a) |
| 14 | Scott Clements | 742.92 | 451.10 (83) |
| 15 | Jeff Madsen | 727.62 | 311.96 (170) |
| 16 | Joe Cada | 724.83 | 0.00 (n/a) |
| 17 | Jeffrey Lisandro | 696.15 | 213.25 (345) |
| 18 | Christian Harder | 680.17 | 211.84 (350) |
| 19 | Chad Brown | 673.28 | 121.38 (794) |
| 20 | Jordan Smith | 655.33 | 91.80 (1,147) |
| 21 | Phil Ivey | 642.78 | 544.73 (53) |
| 22 | Faraz Jaka | 641.30 | 191.20 (411) |
| 23 | J.C. Tran | 636.01 | 737.54 (19) |
| 24 | Lee Markholt | 612.08 | 323.00 (160) |
| 25 | Matt Brady | 610.03 | 608.73 (42) |
| 26 | Praz Bansi | 606.16 | 105.48 (953) |
| 27 | Kathy Liebert | 599.08 | 305.30 (174) |
| 28 | Chris Bjorin | 595.77 | 706.57 (27) |
| 29 | Daniel Negreanu | 594.23 | 524.53 (60) |
| 30 | Greg Mueller | 593.35 | 227.13 (305) |
| 31 | James Van Alstyne | 589.73 | 44.70 (2,347) |
| 32 | Alex Gomes | 585.40 | 288.00 (198) |
| 33 | Peter Eastgate | 583.16 | 722.45 (24) |
| 34 | Florian Langmann | 575.87 | 76.18 (1,398) |
| 35 | Justin Bonomo | 566.11 | 537.48 (57) |
| 36 | Barry Shulman | 566.00 | 18.95 (4,922) |
| 37 | John Brock Parker | 565.20 | 113.33 (874) |
| 38 | Matt Hawrilenko | 563.67 | 23.75 (4,350) |
| 39 | Kalle Niemi | 560.80 | 0.00 (n/a) |
| 40 | Michael Noda | 554.99 | 1.75 (12,482) |
| 41 | Blake Buffington | 548.31 | 15.40 (5,549) |
| 42 | Eugene Katchalov | 542.51 | 158.23 (530) |
| 43 | Vanessa Rousso | 536.65 | 129.05 (734) |
| 44 | Joe Serock | 532.38 | 57.50 (1,888) |
| 45 | Jens Kyllonen | 524.40 | 0.00 (n/a) |
| 46 | Motoyuki Mabuchi | 521.19 | 149.10 (585) |
| 47 | Matthew Graham | 514.35 | 642.38 (36) |
| 48 | Pete Vilandos | 511.00 | 73.48 (1,459) |
| 49 | Jean "Prince" Gaspard | 510.76 | 70.53 (1,505) |
| 50 | Jan Skampa | 506.69 | 0.00 (n/a) |