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Rankings Update: New Faces in Top 20[ return to main articles page ]

By: dhubermex
Published on Jun 25th, 2009
This week's Online Poker Rankings update features a group of superstar online poker tournament players who have recently made headlines as they move up the ladder in the worldwide rankings. Ninth-ranked Ryan gutshtallin Welch (pictured) who is currently competing in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), has a recent victory in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for $34,300 along with three online tournament final tables so far in June. Sweden's mendieta19 has moved up one spot to #4 and Jeremiah Believer82 Vinsant (also from the state of Tennessee) climbs three to #8 worldwide on the heels of his win in the Stars "Sunday 500" over the weekend for $87,400. PocketFiver j.thaddeus ascends four spots to #15 and Matt _cwp394_ Ross has received a six-spot rankings boost thanks to his first place finish in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday a week ago for $59,000. Kevin ImaLuckSac MacPhee is up seven to #17 and Canada's Matt ch0ppy Kay also rises seven spots this week to #18 in the world at online tournament play following his victory earlier this month in the Stars Wednesday Quarter Million for $48,300.

Casey bigdogpckt5s Jarzabek is now ranked #35 in the world at online poker tournament play, gregior is up six to #37, and recent Triple Crown winner Ben NeverScaredB Wilinofsky (pictured) leaps 13 spots all the way up to #39 as a result of his recent performance in online tournaments. PreshaDrop is up eight to #40, Nick agriffrod Mitchell improves six to #49, and Faraz The-Toilet Jaka continues his climb up the rankings by advancing 11 spots to #56. Former top-ranked player JohnnyBax has surged recently; up 15 to #61, as 2007 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic Champion Travis TravestyFund Rice continues to climb after his Full Tilt Poker FTOPS victory a month ago for $460,000. New to the rankings this week are Grayson the_dean22 Nichols (#87), James Andy McLEOD Obst (#92), ronaldgrauer (#97), judos1017 (#98), and scarface_79 (#100).

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Be sure to check out the Online Poker Rankings next week for continued coverage of the world's best online tournament players. For information on how the PocketFives Online Tournament Player Rankings are calculated, visit our Rankings FAQ page.


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  1. Call911 Call911 is offline

    Memphis, TN
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    Jun 25th, 2009 (6/25/2009 11:51am)

    <p>Wow. Guess the good ole southern boys from Tennessee aint as soft as they used to be!</p>
  2. mahgnislaw mahgnislaw is offline

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    Jun 25th, 2009 (6/25/2009 12:30pm) in reply to dhubermex

    <p>Welch is a stud that is all!</p>
  3. dgillis dgillis is offline Moderator

    CA
    United States

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    Jun 25th, 2009 (6/25/2009 1:09pm) in reply to dhubermex

    <p>^^^ Monster.</p>
     
 

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