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By MattW | Published Dec 19 2007, 05:58 PM
This week JohnnyBax (pictured) made his way back into the top ten where ultimately, we all know he belongs.  He has been a mainstay in the online poker community from the start, and in the past few years he has made himself into an example of a player that we can all learn and grow from.  This week, JohnnyBax is ranked number ten which is two better than his previous ranking.  Welcome back.

Moving on to the rest of the top 50, there are five players making waves.  First on the list is DuckU.  This promising player has been getting a ton of exposure lately after taking down two UBOC events and final tabling another.  Since then, he has also won the UltimateBet Bounty $20,000 Guaranteed for almost $6k.  And by the way, he also final tabled the tenth UBOC event a few days ago, placing 5th and raking in $11,003.  His new ranking is 31st (previously 40th).

Tmay420 (pictured right) is the next mover in the top 50.  He had a remarkable week and as a result shot up 12 positions in the rankings to 33rd.  He took 2nd in the PokerStars Super Tuesday for $44,160 and also took 2nd in the UBOC event #8 (PL Omaha hi/lo) for another $11,820.  Scarface_79 also had a nice week, placing 2nd in a Stars $109 Rebuy for $14,560 and 3rd in the UBOC event #11 ($75k Gtd NLHE w/rebuy) for $11,143.  His new ranking is 40th, six better than before.

Itssuited also advanced six spots in the top 50.  We all know this player is a magnet for big scores, and he almost zeroed in on another huge one last week.  He finished in 7th in the UBOC event #13 ($750k Gtd NLHE) for a still very respectable $28,245.  He is ranked 46th.  Triple Crown Winner Deuce2High picked up nine spots in the rankings behind a week that included two wins.  He took down both the FullTilt $14,500 Guaranteed and the FullTilt Fifty-Fifty for a total of just over $14k.  He is now in 50th.

In the bottom half of the top 100, five players made some big moves.  Nutstr84444 (pictured left) moved up 11 spots and is now 60th.  He took 2nd in UBOC event #5 ($150k Gtd NLHE) for $34,725.  Also moving up 11 spots was SN8WMAN.  He placed 6th in UBOC event #13 for $36,315 and is now ranked 62nd.  SLOPPYKLOD advanced by a staggering 19 spots.  He had a cash-filled week that included a win in a Stars $109 Rebuy for $29,370 and a 2nd place finish in the FullTilt $45,000 Guaranteed (Rebuy) for $8,891.  His new ranking is 67th.

Gotskillz (pictured right) had three 5-figure scores last week.  They included two final table appearances in the Stars $109 Rebuy, one for $19,016 (finished 3rd) and one for $12,278 (finished 4th).  The last and largest score of all for Gotskillz was in the Stars $215 Rebuy, where he finished 3rd for $22,933.  His fantastic week facilitated his move into 69th, 19 better than his previous ranking. 

Pokersavage1 jumped up 12 spots and into 77th after having a phenomenal week of his own.  He took 2nd in the FullTilt $65,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) earning $17,130, and four days later he got 4th in a Stars $109 Rebuy for $13,216.

Moving into, or in some cases back into the top 100 are Rizen, fishbones11, Mkind16, doctor fun, makavelyces and luckychewy.  Rizen made his way back into the rankings after out-performing every single one of his opponents in UBOC event #5 for $57,875.  Mkind16 had an impressive 1st place finish in a Stars $109 Rebuy for $18,540.

Congratulations to everyone in the top 100, and a special congratulation to Mr. Bax for working his way back into an extremely talented top 10.  Be sure to check back next week for all the news and updates on the PocketFives.com Online Tournament Player Rankings.