2009 WSOP Player of the Year Race to Include Main Event

World Series of Poker officials confirmed today that the 2009 WSOP Player of the Year race, in a shift from 2008 and earlier years, will include the Main Event. With the change, all “open” events in the 2009 WSOP will be used to calculate 2009 Player of the Year points, excepting only the limited-entry Casino Employees, Ladies and Seniors events.

The new change likely means greater visibility for the Player of the Year honor as well, given the increased focus of this year’s television coverage on the Main Event. In 2008, the Main Event was the only “open” event not calculated into the PoY...

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socoolbob Beginner Posts: 1 Joined: 2008-08-17 Add as Friend Send Message	Spam Quote Reply Posted: 2009-05-31 05:20 Seems like a good idea ...
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flintsword Beginner Posts: 14 Joined: 2007-04-17 Add as Friend Send Message	Spam Quote Reply Posted: 2009-06-01 15:53 Since the Player of the Year (POY) is based on your finish (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc) & NOT on money, adding the Main Event (or event he $40K ...) will not skew the results. www.worldseriesofpoker.com/players/2008pts.asp I like the way HARRAHS is fine-tuning the model for the long term. flintsword "The lucky player is usually the player that knows how much to leave to chance."
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