This week's P5s Rankings update features Thayer THAY3R Rasmussen (pictured), who climbs seven spots to #23 worldwide on the heels of his 3rd place finish in the UltimateBet $1,000+50 buy-in UBOC Championship Event over the weekend. He also has recent victories in the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy for nearly $25k and the PokerStars $50k Guaranteed for another $13,000. Thayer's 4th place effort in the Stars Wednesday Quarter Million a month ago was worth $19,500. Keven Stamdogg Stammen moves up one to #8 as the rest of the top 10 remain the same this week. TheRealPokerccini is up two to #11, Tomgus456 is up two to #12, and comandr_cool ascends five to #13 in the world at online tournament play. Joe ender555 Ebanks is now ranked #15 in the world while D1rtyR1v3r assumes the #19 ranking upon taking down the Full Tilt $65k Guaranteed for $25,400 a week ago.

David Bakes Baker (pictured) won nearly $60,000 for a runner-up performance in the Stars $1k Super Tuesday last week, and is up eight to #42. JoeBlazenyc receives a 14-spot bounce to #58 after taking down the UltimateBet $1k for an online poker tournament cash of $49k. Shane Anbessa Pacheco earned a windfall $144,600 for his 2nd place finish in the UBOC Championship Event, and leaps 19 to #59 accordingly. Mike rusostreet Caruso, who rose to online poker stardom in 2008, is also up 19 to #64 worldwide. PocketFiver theNorfman took home $13,000 for his recent win in the Stars $40k Guaranteed and climbs 15 to #65 as ImaLuckSac is right behind him at #66.

Aditya intervention Agarwal (pictured) leaps 20 spots all the way up to #70 this week thanks in part to a successful month of January that includes a 2nd place cash of $35,000 in the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan. He final tabled the PokerStars $200 Sunday rebuy on that same day for another $26k. New to the rankings this week are _cwp394_ at #76, Believer82 at #83, blizair at #86, and scarface_79 at #95 worldwide.

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