As we come to the close of another year, it is always good to look back at the previous twelve months, in particular at the tournament poker grind. There were plenty of challengers in the two major Player of the Year races, but there was only one man who took control of the standings early… Read more »
We’re down to the final six weeks of 2023 and the two Player of the Year races in tournament poker look to have come down to two men. Both men have been among the Top Five for most of the year if not the Top Two, so it isn’t a surprise that they are vying… Read more »
A couple of weeks ago, we looked at the CardPlayer Magazine Player of the Year race in the early going of 2023. We didn’t touch on the Global Poker Index POY battle because…well, at that time, they hadn’t released a ranking because they were still garnering information. As we begin the month of March, the… Read more »
They may be getting a bit of a late start in 2022, but the Global Poker Index’s battle for the 2022 Player of the Year is off and running. It was announced on Friday that the tabulations for the 2022 race have been determined and, naturally, have been backdated to the start of the year.… Read more »
Six weeks into the 2022 tournament poker season, one man has been able to ride a wave of success to the lead in the Player of the Year race. Coming off his big victory in the 2022 PokerGO Cup, Jeremy Ausmus has stepped forward as the early season leader in the race for POY. At… Read more »
Not just for the high rollers anymore The World Poker Tour announced on Friday that it has revamped its Player of the Year points system and prizes. All changes are in effect right now, starting with the current WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. The big change is… Read more »
As we enter a New Year – hey, at least it was not like poker’s “lost year” – there are some situations to tidy up. The Player of the Year awards for the two major outlets, CardPlayer Magazine and the Global Poker Index, could save some money this year by just combining into one award,… Read more »
There have always been arguments about who the best player in the world might be. One thing that usually has not been argued, however, is who the best player in a given calendar year might be. Organizations like CardPlayer Magazine and the Global Poker Index have done magnificent work to trying to figure out who… Read more »
After a year of poker that was primarily dominated by High Roller events, it should not come as a surprise that one of the High Roller regulars is poised to take the major Player of the Year awards. Ali Imsirovic’s play on those High Roller circuits has been nothing short of stunning, giving him a… Read more »
With the return of tournament poker to the poker community, the different Player of the Year races have also sprung back to life. One thing has remained the same, however. The different “High Roller” events have made for an unbalanced leaderboard, as evidenced by high roller regular Ali Imsirovic’s ascension to the top of both… Read more »
After the “lost year” that 2020 was for tournament poker, 2021 is not exactly roaring off to a great start, either. So far in 2021, there have been a few World Poker Tour events that have gone off and some smaller events in Las Vegas and Sochi…and that has been it. Still, if we are… Read more »
With the tournament poker world on a hiatus (and for good reasons – stay safe, everyone!), the two major Player of the Year races are on hold. For how long is not known, but one thing that is known is that there were two entirely different lists that were being compiled. It points out the… Read more »
It is early in the 2020 tournament poker season, but the conflicts between the two major Player of the Year races has wasted no time in raising their heads. With their different methods of compilation, the CardPlayer Magazine rankings and the Global Poker Index list normally feature some deviations. But, in the first six weeks… Read more »
A late season victory at the Bellagio has worked wonders for poker professional Alex Foxen. With his win at the World Poker Tour’s Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Foxen catapulted up the standings on the Global Poker Index Player of the Year to achieve a feat that has never been done before. That same win… Read more »
The final championship for the World Poker Tour in 2019 has been determined. After a seven-hour final table battle, defending Global Poker Index Player of the Year Alex Foxen was able to capture one of the most prestigious titles on the WPT circuit, the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic. In addition to winning the… Read more »
As the players reach the home stretch of the 2019 Player of the Year races, there is one thing that is plainly evident. Through their calculations, the two major POY races – the CardPlayer Magazine leaderboard and the Global Poker Index standing – try to offer their interpretations of who is doing the best in… Read more »
Daniel Negreanu clinched the 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year title on Monday after Shaun Deeb was eliminated from the €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em at WSOP Europe. This is the third time Negreanu has won the POY award. He previously won in 2004 and 2013; the first was before the WSOP Europe… Read more »
Twelve months…literally hundreds if not thousands of tournaments annotated, counted and compiled…so what do we find as we reach the end of 2018 regarding the Poker Player of the Year? It’s a split decision with plenty of players who can claim to be one of the Top Ten in the world and two who can… Read more »
As they say in horse racing, the wire is in sight. There are about five men battling it out for the right to call themselves the Player of the Year, but two of them right now are defending those positions. On one list, Jake Schindler is battling to hold onto his edge, while Alex Foxen… Read more »
Heading into the final quarter of the 2018 calendar year, what once looked like a runaway has actually turned into a battle. In the first half of the year, Justin Bonomo looked like he would run off and hide from the rest of the poker world with his performance at the Super High Roller Bowl… Read more »
Heading into the last quarter of 2018, the United Kingdom’s Stephen Chidwick still has his leads in the major Player of the Year races. In one of them, however, his lead has been reduced to a single point and, in the other, the heat is on from a player who has said he will not… Read more »
It’s been quite an exciting six months of poker for Justin Bonomo. Since the start of 2018, Bonomo has been on a tear in the High Roller world, winning ten championships and making 19 final tables. That tear has brought in $24,811,941 (thanks Hendon Mob!) in just seven months…or maybe less, if you extrapolate Bonomo’s… Read more »
With the 78 tournaments that made up the 2018 World Series of Poker, it had to be expected that there would be some major shifts atop the different Player of the Year races. And while many may think that the run by Justin Bonomo – winning before the start of the WSOP the Super High… Read more »
While most of the attention of the railbirds and the ESPN viewership was focusing on the World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event last week, an important thing was going on. As the WSOP wrapped up (at least for its Las Vegas leg), Shaun Deeb and a couple of other players were able to pass… Read more »
Although we are only a few weeks into the 2018 World Series of Poker, there is a battle brewing for the prestigious WSOP Player of the Year race. Leading the way, perhaps natural after the change to the tabulation system, are two 2018 bracelet winners, with one pulling out an edge due to his performance… Read more »
