Matthew Ashton Takes Big Lead in WSOP POY Race
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Thanks to four final tables, which includes a win in last night's $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, Matthew Ashton of Liverpool sits atop the 2013 World Series of Poker Player of the Year. With that said, Daniel Negreanu, who is in second, is at the final table of Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball with four players remaining.
Current 2013 WSOP Player of the Year Standings
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Ashton | 649.75 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | 475.84 |
| 3 | David “Bakes” Baker | 475.35 |
| 4 | Don Nguyen | 466.13 |
| 5 | Marco Johnson | 439.38 |
| 6 | Tom Schneider | 438.51 |
| 7 | Chris Klodnicki | 400.80 |
| 8 | Jared Hamby | 395.73 |
| 9 | Anthony Gregg | 390.00 |
| 10 | Steve Sung | 369.50 |