New Leaderboard on NLOP

Where’s the poker leaderboard? Have you been wondering how you stack up against the competition on NLOP.com? We have a lot of talented online poker players on our site, and when you run good it shouldn’t go unnoticed. That’s why we’re pleased to announce the return of a traditional poker leaderboard. Now when you play well consistently, you’ll get the exposure and the rewards you deserve! Just click the “LEADERBOARD” link at the top of the app to see where you stand:

Here you’ll find both a weekly and monthly leaderboard with associated prizes awarded to those who qualify by finishing the week or month at the top of the respective leaderboard:

The weekly leaderboard starts on Sundays at 12am EST and runs through the following Saturday, concluding at 11:59pm EST. Weekly leaderboard prizes are awarded on Sundays at 12:15am EST.

The monthly leaderboard starts on the 1^st of the month at 12am EST and runs through the last day of the calendar month, concluding at 11:59pm EST. Monthly leaderboard prizes are awarded on the 1^st of the following month at 12:15am EST.

In the next section you’ll find the details behind our leaderboard formula along with a few examples. Give it a read and let us know what you think in the comments below! Where do you stand on the leaderboard?

Leaderboard Formula

If you rank in a tourney you’ll receive points towards the leaderboard standings (called leaderboard points, or LBP), based on the number of entrants, the tournament buy-in, your place of finish, and the type of prize awarded (virtual currency, invitation to another tourney, or a tangible prize like cash or a live event buy-in). If you finish in a place that does not awards a prize in the tourney, lose your chips before late registration expires, or forfeit for inactivity, you will not have a rank and will not be calculated into the leaderboard standings.

The formula used to determine the total leaderboard points (LBP) awarded to a player for any given tournament is:

Points = 10 * (sqrt(n)/sqrt(f)) * (1+(log(b+0.25))*p)

Where:

n is the number of entrants
f is the place of finish (f=1 for the first-place finisher, and so on)
b is the buy-in amount in Tokens (or Loyalty Points). For freerolls the buy-in is 0. Discounted invitations should use the maximum value discounted on the buy-in.

p is the prize type (1 = Invitation; 2 = Tokens; 5 = Cash/External)

Examples:

Example 1:

A player takes first place in a $1000 tournament with a field of 200 players and a 2000 Token buy-in. Here:

n = 200, f=1, b=2000, p=5

The total points awarded to this player are:

= 10 * [sqrt(n)/sqrt(f)] * [1+(log(b+0.25)) * p]

= 10 * [sqrt(200)/sqrt(1)] * [1+(log(2000+0.25)) * 5]
= 2476 LBP

Example 2:

A player takes first place in a freeroll cash tourney with a field of 1200 players. Here:

n = 1200, f=1, b=0, p=5

The total points awarded to this player are:

= 10 * [sqrt(n)/sqrt(f)] * [1+(log(b+0.25)) * 5]
= 10 * [sqrt(1200)/sqrt(1)] * [1+(log(0+0.25)) * 5]
= 696 LBP

Example 3:

A player takes first place in a Token tournament with a field of 10 players and a 55 Token buy-in. Here:

n = 10, f=1, b = 55, p = 2

The total points awarded to this player are:

= 10 * [sqrt(n)/sqrt(f)] * [1+(log(b+0.25)) * p]
= 10 * [sqrt(10)/sqrt(1)] * [1+(log(55+0.25)) * 2]
= 142 LBP

Example 4:

A player takes first place in a Level SNG tournament with a free buy-in, a field of 6 players and a prize of Tokens + Invitation. Here:

n = 6, f=1, b = 0, p = 3

The total points awarded to this player are:

= 10 * [sqrt(n)/sqrt(f)] * [1+(log(b+0.25)) * p]
= 10 * [sqrt(6)/sqrt(1)] * [1+(log(0+0.25)) * 3]
= 20 LBP

Example 5:

A player takes first place in a Level SNG tournament with a 200 Token buy-in, a field of 6 players and a prize of Tokens + Invitation. Here:

n = 6, f=1, b = 200, p = 3

The total points awarded to this player are:

= 10 * [sqrt(n)/sqrt(f)] * [1+(log(b+0.25)) * p]
= 10 * [sqrt(6)/sqrt(1)] * [1+(log(200+0.25)) * 3]
= 194 LBP

Example 6:

A player takes first place in a SNG tournament with a 40 Token buy-in, a field of 10 players and a cash prize. Here:

n = 10, f=1, b = 40, p = 5

The total points awarded to this player are:

= 10 * [sqrt(n)/sqrt(f)] * [1+(log(b+0.25)) * p]
= 10 * [sqrt(10)/sqrt(1)] * [1+log(40+0.25)) * 5]
= 285 LBP