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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.
Players will receive points if they play in any open 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
Wynn Classic Tournaments
European Poker Tour
Asia Pacific Poker Tour
Aussie Millions
Monte Carlo Millions
* Bluff Media reserves the right to include additional tournaments of prestige.
2008 Player of the Year Scoring Formula:
There are three pieces of information factored into the formula:
1. Finishing Position (Players must cash in order to receive points)
2. Amount of the Buy-in
3. 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 |
1.0 |
| $1,101 |
$1,600 |
1.1 |
| $1,601 |
$2,200 |
1.2 |
| $2,201 |
$2,750 |
1.25 |
| $2,751 |
$3,300 |
1.3 |
| $3,301 |
$5,500 |
1.5 |
| $5,501 |
$6,500 |
1.6 |
| $6,501 |
$7,500 |
1.7 |
| $7,501 |
$8,500 |
1.85 |
| $8,501 |
$9,500 |
2.0 |
| $9,501 |
$10,500 |
2.25 |
| $10,501 |
$13,000 |
2.35 |
| $13,001 |
$16,000 |
2.5 |
| $16,001 |
$21,000 |
2.6 |
| $21,001 |
$26,000 |
2.7 |
| $26,001 |
$40,000 |
2.8 |
| $40,001 |
$49,999 |
2.9 |
| $50,000 |
+ |
3.0 |
Hold'em & Omaha Tournaments:
| 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 |
Hold'em & Omaha Tournaments
w/ 5,000 or greater players:
| Finishing Pos |
Points |
| 1 |
100 |
| 2 |
70 |
| 3 |
50 |
| 4 |
44 |
| 5 |
38 |
| 6 |
33 |
| 7 |
28 |
| 8 |
24 |
| 9 |
20 |
| remaining top 5% |
17.5 |
| >5% - 10% |
15.625 |
| >10% - 15% |
13.75 |
| >15% - 20% |
11.875 |
| >20% - 50% |
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 Tournaments:
| 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 |
| 7-12 |
24 |
remaining top
20% |
15 |
| next 30% |
10 |
| bottom 50% |
5 |
Stud Tournaments (including HORSE):
| 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 |
| 2 |
Jeffrey Lisandro |
$294,620 |
157.5 |
| 3 |
Humberto Brenes |
$197,348 |
112.5 |
| 4 |
Jason Lester |
$132,813 |
99 |
| 5 |
Joe Patrick |
$99,142 |
85.5 |
| 6 |
Raymond (Travis) Rice |
$78,565 |
74.25 |
| 7 |
Gavin Griffin |
$58,924 |
63 |
| 8 |
Keith Lehr |
$43,959 |
54 |
| 9 |
Alan Jaffray |
$31,800 |
45 |
| 10 |
Chris Sandrock |
$21,512 |
22.5 |
| 11 |
Joe Sebok |
$21,512 |
22.5 |
| 12 |
Mike Hauptman |
$21,512 |
22.5 |
| 13 |
Chris (Jesus) Ferguson |
$19,641 |
22.5 |
| 14 |
Eric Lynch |
$19,641 |
22.5 |
| 15 |
Gary Rabin |
$19,641 |
22.5 |
| 16 |
Scott Fischman |
$17,771 |
22.5 |
| 17 |
Dan Alspach |
$17,771 |
22.5 |
| 18 |
Jan Christoph Von Halle |
$17,771 |
22.5 |
| 19 |
John Dwyer |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 20 |
Freddy Bonyadi |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 21 |
Matthew Gianetti |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 22 |
Michael Binger |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 23 |
Aviv Shaham |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 24 |
Maxwell Greenwood |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 25 |
Doug Dearborn |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 26 |
Paul Zuzelo |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 27 |
Alexander Kravchenko |
$15,900 |
11.25 |
| 28 |
Ivin Mladen |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
| 29 |
Steve Billirakis |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
| 30 |
Shawn Buchanan |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
| 31 |
Guy Bowles |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
| 32 |
Ryan Aguilar |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
| 33 |
Kirill Gerasimov |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
| 34 |
Craig Marquis |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
| 35 |
Alex Veldhuis |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
| 36 |
Tad Jurgens |
$14,030 |
11.25 |
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