Tags : player of the year

  • 15 Bigs: Daniel Zack
    15 Bigs: Daniel Zack

    One of the toughest regular positions to be in at the poker table is the short stack. Down to a shove or fold pile of ’15 Bigs’, every player must deal with the pressure of knowing their next hand may be their last. Our own 15 Bigs represent 15 tough questions designed to test the […]

  • Taking on the Champ – Scott Ball Firing for Player of the Year Against 2021 Winner Josh Arieh
    Taking on the Champ – Scott Ball Firing for Player of the Year Against 2021 Winner Josh Arieh

    Today sees the final table of the $25,000-entry PLO High Roller, otherwise known as Event #19, and with just five players left, two of the men who will fight for the $1.4 million top prize were last year’s WSOP Players of the Year. Josh Arieh won the overall leaderboard including all games, but Scott Ball […]

  • WSOP: Shaun Deeb Locks Up Player of the Year…For a Few Months
    WSOP: Shaun Deeb Locks Up Player of the Year…For a Few Months

    The World Series of Poker Player of the Year race featured a new leader almost every week for the duration of the series. Elio Fox jumped to an early lead thanks to his bracelet win and runner-up finish in the $100,000 High Roller all within in the first week. By the middle of June, Fox’s […]

  • Shaun Deeb Assumes WSOP Player of the Year Lead
    Shaun Deeb Assumes WSOP Player of the Year Lead

    Shaun Deeb’s third career World Series of Poker bracelet win came with an added bonus. The $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller champion now leads the WSOP Player of the Year race as of June 25. Deeb owns 2,662.25 points with 1,236.4 of them coming from his $1.4 million payday.

  • WSOP: Elio Fox Maintains Early Lead In WSOP Player Of The Year Race
    WSOP: Elio Fox Maintains Early Lead In WSOP Player Of The Year Race

    Headed into the second weekend of the 49th Annual World Series of Poker, Elio Fox continues to hold the lead in points in the early race for the 2018 Player of the Year.