The 2013 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by Lock Poker, saw some big changes near the top of it’s leader board as a result of some massive tournaments which wrapped up this week in Florida. Here is a look at the events that made the largest impact:
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $ 10,000,000 Guaranteed Main Event
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Hollywood, Florida drew an incredible turnout of 2, 384 entries in it’s $ 10 million guaranteed, $ 5,300 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event, blowing away the guarantee to build a prizepool of $ 11,920,000.
Just under a week after this massive event got underway, the huge field has been narrowed down to one player: Blair Hinkle. The 27-year-old poker professional from Kansas City, Missouri emerged victorious, taking home the title, the $ 1,745,245 first-place prize and 2,160 Card Player Player of the Year points. This was Hinkle’s second title of the year and his fifth final table finish, and as a result of his consistent success in 2013 he has climbed to third place in the overall POY standings with 3,448 points and year-to-date earnings of $ 1,967,527.
Hinkle topped a tough final table en route to the title, defeating fellow young pro Justin Bonomo in a back-and-forth heads-up battle which lasted 165 hands. After roughly six hours Hinkle emerged victorious and Bonomo was sent to the rail with $ 1,163,500 and 1,800 POY points. This was Bonomo’s fifth final table appearance and his second runner-up finish of the year. All told he has garnered $ 1,567,896 in year-to-date earnings and 3,395 POY points, enough to move him into fourth place in the overall standings just behind Hinkle.
World Poker Tour Alpha 8 – Florida $ 100,000 Super High Roller
The inaugural event on the World Poker Tour Alpha 8 super high roller series of tournaments also took place this week at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL. A total of 21 entries were made in the $ 100,000 buy-in event, building a total prize pool of $ 2,026,500.
After two days of high-stakes action, Steven “zugwat” Silverman emerged victorious, defeating J.C. Tran heads-up for the title, the $ 891,660 first-place prize and 600 POY points. This was Silverman’s fifth final table finish and second title of the year, having previously won the European Poker Tour Grand Final €25,000 high roller for $ 1,016,745 and 924 POY points. As a result of his continued success on the tournament trail Silverman has moved into 8th place in overall standings, with 2,720 points and year-to-date earnings of more than $ 2.1 million.
Second-place finisher J.C. Tran earned $ 526,890 and 500 POY points. As the chip leader heading into the final table of the WSOP main event in November, Tran is one of the favorites to take home that prestigious title, the $ 8,359,531 and the 3,300 POY points that come along with it.
Here is a look at the current top twenty in the POY standings:
*_Photos courtesy of BJ Nemeth / Ryan Lucchesi and the Seminole Hard Rock, Hollywood, Florida_
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