Dec 27 2011

2011 poker Player of the Year races winding down

written by: Steve under News Comments: Comments Off

The 2011 tournament year is all but over, and with really no tournaments remaining on the schedule that could change the outcome, the Player of the Year races at BLUFF Magazine and Card Player Magazine are all but “officially” decided.

So here is a look at how the two Player of the Races concluded, and a look at the two men who will add their names to the POY winners list alongside top poker players like Daniel Negreanu, Men Nguyen, Sorel Mizzi, Eric Baldwin, and Tom Marchese.

Card Player Magazine 2011 Player of the Year standings:

  1. Ben Lamb — 6,036 points
  2. Chris Moorman — 5,875 points
  3. Oleksii Kovalchuk — 5,494 points
  4. Marvin Rettenmaier — 5,056 points
  5. Sam Stein — 4,505 points
  6. Jason Mercier — 4,396 points
  7. Elio Fox — 4,320 points
  8. Galen Hall — 4,284 points
  9. Eugene Katchalov — 4,258 points
  10. Steve O’Dwyer — 4,174 points

BLUFF Magazine 2011 Player of the Year standings:

  1. Eugene Katchalov — 1,089.28 points
  2. Bertrand Grospellier — 1,071.67 points
  3. Ben Lamb — 988.10 points
  4. Matthew Waxman — 968.20 points
  5. Stephen O’Dwyer — 964.77 points
  6. Sam Trickett — 938.32 points
  7. Marvin Rettenmaier — 935.14 points
  8. Chris Moorman — 925.88 points
  9. Elio Fox — 920.45 points
  10. Pius Heinz — 892.75 points

If you’re interested in knowing which players earned the most money in  2011 (another way of measuring success in the poker world), here is a look at the top 10 according to www.thehendonmob.com:

  1. Pius Heinz — $8,830,087
  2. Erik Seidel — $6,530,154
  3. Martin Staszko — $5,462,876
  4. Ben Lamb — $5,352,970
  5. Sam Trickett — $4,598,039
  6. Matt Giannetti  –$3,365,430
  7. Galen Hall — $3,054,778
  8. Elio Fox — $2,669,313
  9. Eugene Katchalov — $2,572,726
  10. Jason Mercier — $2,416,013

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