Bin Weng Stands as Prime Candidate for WPT Player of the Year
The WPT World Championship series, which started in Las Vegas, is to host many large-scale and prestigious events with poker celebrities from all over the world. It is also there that the lucky person will be determined who will receive the coveted title of the World Poker Tour Player of the Year. Last year it was Chad Eveslage who got this prestigious award.
This year, the main contender for the title of WPT Player of the year is the American Bin Weng. He has had quite the year, winning the WPT SHRP Showdown Main Event for $1,128,250 first place prize, finishing fourth at WPT Choctaw ($143,000), and winning the WPT EveryOne for One Drop with a prize in $2,227,054. Weng has a total of 4 WPT cashes and 2,050 rating points. His closest rival, Hungary's Istvan Briski, has just 1,300 points, which he earned by winning the Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open Main Event.
In general, the WPT Player of the year leaderboard currently looks as follows:
| Place | Player | Country | Points | Prizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bin Weng | USA | 2 050 | $3,511,204 |
| 2 | Istvan Briski | Hungary | 1 300 | $647,300 |
| 3 | Scott Eskenazi | USA | 1 175 | $384,460 |
| 4 | Sri Sangannagari | USA | 1 150 | $745,000 |
| 5 | Richard Lee | Australia | 1 100 | $550,267 |
| 6 | Jared Jaffee | USA | 1 100 | $426,100 |
| 7 | Fred Normand | Canada | 1 075 | $359,450 |
| 8 | Rayan Chamas | Lebanon | 1 050 | $600,000 |
| 9 | Ky Nguyen | Vietnam | 1 000 | $376,030 |
| 10 | Sandy Sanchez | USA | 950 | $374,750 |
Therefore, Briski will need to finish 4th or higher in the WPT Championship in order to dislodge Weng from the top spot. Eskenazi and Sangannagari need a top-3 finish, and everyone else needs at least a heads-up play. And all this is provided that Weng does not manage to get to the prize zone. Let's see if anyone can challenge the leader.
Julianna Svyrydenko
