The Brit, who plays under the screen name Moorman1, was ranked #1 worldwide on PocketFives’ list of online tournament players.

His online tournament wins in 2009 included $28,000 in a $65k Guarantee and $88,166 in a Daily $100 Rebuy in February, $39,750 in a $150k Guarantee in March and $52,950 in a Daily $100 Rebuy in September.

But in addition to online tournament scores, the PocketFives ranking system also incorporates a polling system to determine the top ranked players.

The PocketFives’ community, chock full of some of the best online players in the world, were asked to select the players that they believe will be successful in the future based on past performances and Moorman’s name came up often enough to push him into the #1 ranking.

He was also ranked fourth in both the CardPlayer and Bluff Magazine Online Player of the Year rankings in 2009.

Moorman has over $1.7 million in lifetime tournament earnings, including nine career titles and 148 cashes.