BLUFF Magazine's 2012 Poker Player of the Year
Last Updated: Monday, January 07, 2013
| Rank | Player | 2012 POY Pts | 2011 POY Pts (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 1,348.52 | 935.14 (7) |
| 2 | Dan Smith | 1,261.01 | 74.75 (2,675) |
| 3 | Greg Merson | 1,157.55 | 26.25 (8,647) |
| 4 | Phil Ivey | 990.87 | 0.00 (n/a) |
| 5 | Joseph Cheong | 961.42 | 148.71 (997) |
| 6 | Phil Hellmuth | 915.64 | 731.65 (18) |
| 7 | Jonathan Duhamel | 863.90 | 507.53 (63) |
| 8 | Michael Mizrachi | 862.77 | 461.38 (87) |
| 9 | Ole Schemion | 848.05 | 161.70 (871) |
| 10 | Antonio Esfandiari | 833.54 | 188.80 (657) |
| 11 | Samad (Sam) Razavi | 785.75 | 159.65 (889) |
| 12 | Bertrand (Elky) Grospellier | 776.43 | 1,071.67 (2) |
| 13 | John Brock Parker | 759.56 | 1.75 (33,067) |
| 14 | Kyle Julius | 738.00 | 122.75 (1,374) |
| 15 | John Juanda | 724.11 | 354.00 (161) |
| 16 | Will Failla | 720.85 | 692.10 (22) |
| 17 | Matt Salsberg | 712.95 | 193.39 (630) |
| 18 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 712.20 | 246.90 (380) |
| 19 | Vanessa Selbst | 706.50 | 618.81 (30) |
| 20 | Keven Stammen | 699.02 | 119.43 (1,448) |
| 21 | Dominik Nitsche | 692.45 | 562.14 (42) |
| 22 | Oliver Speidel | 689.81 | 50.00 (4,224) |
| 23 | Mohsin Charania | 680.43 | 74.08 (2,706) |
| 24 | Timothy Adams | 678.51 | 67.50 (3,055) |
| 25 | Ravi Raghavan | 675.35 | 176.42 (739) |
| 26 | Joe Kuether | 669.98 | 150.70 (973) |
| 27 | Tommy Vedes | 668.70 | 388.05 (131) |
| 28 | John Dolan | 660.31 | 141.25 (1,091) |
| 29 | Daniel Negreanu | 659.06 | 426.43 (103) |
| 30 | John Monnette | 657.80 | 262.58 (342) |
| 31 | Shawn Buchanan | 654.38 | 697.58 (21) |
| 32 | David (ODB) Baker | 630.52 | 308.40 (233) |
| 33 | Bruno Lopes | 620.00 | 44.60 (4,728) |
| 34 | John Dibella | 606.88 | 0.00 (n/a) |
| 35 | Greg Raymer | 603.25 | 142.80 (1,077) |
| 36 | Shannon Shorr | 599.55 | 499.95 (68) |
| 37 | Anthony Gregg | 592.45 | 121.90 (1,393) |
| 38 | Faraz Jaka | 592.04 | 140.45 (1,099) |
| 39 | Jeremy Ausmus | 591.73 | 261.80 (343) |
| 40 | Aaron Massey | 590.95 | 273.15 (312) |
| 41 | Vincent Van der Fluit | 581.80 | 44.35 (4,750) |
| 42 | Roger Hairabedian | 579.46 | 496.31 (69) |
| 43 | Philipp Gruissem | 576.40 | 784.38 (15) |
| 44 | Rocco Palumbo | 575.16 | 122.74 (1,375) |
| 45 | Erik Cajelais | 563.36 | 107.58 (1,677) |
| 46 | Noah Schwartz | 562.82 | 263.17 (340) |
| 47 | Vineet (Vinny) Pahuja | 562.05 | 215.23 (496) |
| 48 | Theo Tran | 558.03 | 113.90 (1,542) |
| 49 | Davidi Kitai | 557.15 | 141.93 (1,083) |
| 50 | Sean Jazayeri | 556.11 | 120.70 (1,413) |