WSOP Makes POY Changes Aimed At Better Rewarding Winners

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The World Series of Poker Player of the Year formula came under heavy fire last year. Mostly because it almost made cashing in an event with a trending title and a massive field worth more than winning a bracelet.

Now, the organization has announced an updated and improved Player of the Year formula for 2018. One it says is aimed at better rewarding bracelet winners and players who run deep, while still rewarding consistency.

The changes have been made in response to player feedback, which was overwhelmingly negative in 2017.

From Bluff to King’s

The former Bluff Magazine had been the title sponsor of the award previously. It used its own formula to determine the winner. There weren’t too many complaints about it. However, after Bluff owners Churchill Downs pulled the plug, Global Poker Index struck a deal to buy WSOP POY naming rights in 2015. Its formula was heavily criticized at first. However, when $50,000 Poker Players Championship winner Mike Gorodinsky won it, and multiple bracelet winner Jason Mercier followed that up in 2016, the critics were largely silenced.

Global Poker Index was outbid by the Czech Republic’s King’s Casino in 2017 and a new formula...

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