WSOP Announces New Milwaukee's Best Light Player of the Year Award
The new WSOP POY award will be based on the standings from all bracelet events, with two major exceptions — the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tourney and $10,000 Main Event. The WSOP and Milwaukee's Best Light hope to create a triad of noted achievements for each year's WSOP. "We now have a triple crown at the WSOP – the Main Event and HORSE titles and the Player of the Year designation," said Jeffrey Pollack, the World Series of Poker's commissioner. "This award puts all poker players on a level playing field and underscores our belief that every bracelet event is important, regardless of field size, buy-in or variety of game."
The buy-ins awarded to the World Series of Poker's new Player of the Year are nice, too. The winner receives the following:
Current standings in this year's WSOP Player of the Year race will be made available on worldseriesofpoker.com.
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