Poker Rankings

[Sark79]

I have just been reading the new 'FLUSH' magazine.  In it there is an interview with Michael Greco. He says he is now in the top 50 in the European poker rankings.

Does anyone know how these rankings work?  Is it just Hold-Em or are all games considered to give an overall ranking?

As Greco is a celeb and does not have to pay for some of his entry fees. Does this mean he will be able to enter bigger tournaments where more ranking points are on offer? or are all tournaments ranked equal?

thanks.

[MrMoves]

The Poker in Europe website explains the rankings in detail.

[Sark79]

Thanks, MrMoves. I will look at this.

[Sark79]

I looked at this site.  Michael Greco is ranked 41st in Europe at Hold-Em. Not Bad for someone with only two years experience.

[Graham C]

pretty good, but like you said, he doesnt have to pay for all his events himself, besides he has the cash to jump right in at the deep end so he probably never had to put up with fish jumping all in with 5 2

[jezza777]

He also happens to be a pretty handy player!

[Sark79]

lol.  Fish jumping all-in with 5 2.   I think I have met some of these players recently. 

[Graham C]

I wasn't knocking him, sorry if it came across that way.  I have seen him play and he is pretty good

[b4matt]

I've played with M.G twice, once on a ranking final table.

He's a very good player, and has a lot of experience in bigger games.

It's always strange playing with celeb's you tend to think that there probably just having a bit of a laugh trying poker for a bit but most that i've played against (with the exception of Alex Higgings) are very good.

 

[Sark79]

Alex Higgings. That must have been an experience?

[b4matt]

It was only few weeks ago. He's a bit of a shell of his former self but he enjoyed sticking his chips in with any two cards!

It was in the 1K euro in dublin last month, he then spent the rest of the tourney with his racing post and as much guiness as a 9 stone man can hold!

[madasahatstand]

I looked at this site.  Michael Greco is ranked 41st in Europe at Hold-Em. Not Bad for someone with only two years experience.

i think he had higher rankings on eastenders  . i find it hard to take celebrity poker seriously or for that matter any poker 'stars' im not really one for celebrity and prefer the underground scene feeling. i bet there are folks on here that can beat the biggest 'star'. i know they would not intimidate me as long as i had plenty of chips

mad

[AceofWands]

These rankings are not all that meaningful.  I think most of the people on this site could make the top 50 if they had enough money to play the necessary tourneys. And being in the top 50 certainly doesn't necessarily mean you are making profit.

 

[Sark79]

Does it work like snooker rankings. The top 16 are automatically invited to events and the rest have to qualify.

Are poker rankings like that or is it just, first come first serve before the cut off?  Are certain players not allowed to play in some events because of a low ranking? .  I have no idea about this sort of thing. I am an online player only.

[thediceman]

I'm just not sure of the true value of the rankings as they stand at the moment. As we know last years top ranked player was Mickey Wernick but in how many EPT main events did he make the final table. This is by no means a critism of Mickey as I think he is a great player, I just think it's a tad strange that Europes No1 can be a player who hasn't made the final in any of the EPT main events in that year.

IMO the current structure does tend to favour British pro's. As for Michael Greco's current ranking it is early days. I would be surprised if any of the players in the top 10 are there come the end of the year. As for MG remaining in 41st or in a higher position come the end of year I know what I would put my money on.

Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of rankings as the true reward in poker is whether or not you are a profitable player.