UK Player Rankings

April 2008

By PokerPlayer

April 2008

Neil Channing straight into silver medal position with 672 points

Neil Channing is in with a bullet this month at No.2 but Devilfish looks to have annexed top spot

The UK Player Rankings are the definitive guide to the best hold'em players in the country. We take into account every open event with a buy-in of $1,000+, with points based on finishing position, number of entrants and buy-in.

This is the latest set of rankings for 2008, based on all tournaments from 3 December 2007 to 1 April 2008.

The big news of the month is that the Devilfish is doing a 'Roland de Wolfe' and decimating the rankings field just a quarter of the way through the year.

A solid eighth in the €3,000 European Challenge in Vienna means that he has two final tables under his belt, resulting in a whopping 1,220 points.

His nearest rival is also the month's highest new entry, Neil Channing. The man who goes by the nickname 'Bad Beat' may have to rethink his moniker now that he's won the Irish Open, beating over 600 players to the top prize of $1.3m.

Top UK Players to 1 April 2008
Position	Name	Change	Points
1	Dave Ulliot	-	1,220
2	Neil Channing	NEW	672
3	Craig Hopkins	▼1	576
4	Joseph Grech	-	520
5	Mark Teltscher	▼2	420
6	Tim Blake	NEW	392
7	Rob Akery	▼2	162
8	Mark Freidman	▼2	160
9=	Ketul Nathwani	NEW	144
9=	Nik Persaud	▼2	144
11	Tony Phillips	NEW	120
12	Robert Stain	▼4	100
13=	Jeff Kimber	▼4	96
13=	Dan Sampson	NEW	96
13=	Julian Thew	▼4	96
16	Karim Louis	▼5	88
17	David Rudling	NEW	84
18	Peter Charalambous	▼6	80
19	Maria Demetriour	NEW	72
20=	Dharminder Buttar	▼7	64
20=	Stuart Rutter	▼7	64
22=	Dave Barnes	▼7	63
22=	Andrew Feldman	▼7	63
24=	Michael Greco	▼7	60
24=	Steve Jelinek	NEW	60
26	Eileen Kelly	▲10	57
27=	Tony Burchett	▼9	48
27=	Stephen Chidwick	▼9	48
27=	M Lousky	NEW	48
27=	Ali Mallu	▼9	48
27=	Ian McDonald	NEW	48
27=	Craig Metcalfe	▼9	48
27=	Dave Smith	▼9	48
35=	Charles Denton	▼12	40
23=	Martino Libertini	▼12	40
35=	Sonny Osman	NEW	40
38=	Lloyd Rees	NEW	36
38=	James Sudworth	▼13	36
40=	Aaron Barry	▼14	32
40=	Marcus Bebb-Jones	▼14	32
40=	Anthony Young	▼14	32
45=	D Lau	NEW	28
45=	Lucy Rokach	▼15	28
47=	Nehmar Asmar	▼16	24
47=	Ashley Hayles	▼16	24
47=	Colin Kennedy	NEW	24
47=	L Kerrigan	NEW	24
47=	Derek Lawless	▼16	24
47=	Terry Owens	▼16	24
47=	Nick Slade	▼16	24

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HOW WE WORK OUT THE RANKINGS

1. Finishing position where the buy-in was equal to or more than $1,000.

2. The number of entries, rounded down to the nearest ten (e.g. 204 entries counts as ‘up to 200’).

3. The buy-in.

The criteria are then multiplied together to give the points total. If a player makes the top ten in more than one event, we multiply their points total by 1.5, for three events by 2, for four events by 2.5, etc.

FINISHING POSITION
1st place 12 points
2nd place 10 points
3rd place 8 points
4th place 7 points
5th place 6 points
6th place 5 points
7th place 4 points
8th place 3 points
9th place 2 points
10th place 1 points
11th onwards 0 points

NO. OF ENTRANTS
Up to 50 entrants 1 point
Up to 100 entrants 2 points
Up to 200 entrants 3 points
Up to 300 entrants 4 points
Up to 400 entrants 5 points
Up to 500 entrants 6 points
Up to 600 entrants 7 points
Up to 700 entrants 8 points
Up to 800 entrants 9 points
Up to 900 entrants 10 points
Over 1,000 entrants 12 points

BUY-IN
$1,000 1 point
Up to $2,000 2 points
Up to $3,000 3 points
Up to $4,000 4 points
Up to $5,000 5 points
Up to $6,000 6 points
Up to $7,000 7 points
Up to $8,000 8 points
Up to $9,000 9 points
Up to $10,000 10 points
Up to $25,000 12 points

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