Shaun Deeb wins 2025 WSOP Player of the Year, but should he? Mizrachi, Glaser, and others may have stronger claims.

Rank	Player	Points
1	Shaun Deeb	4,194.1
2	Benny Glaser	4,112.9
3	Martin Kabrhel	3,958.9
4	Michael Mizrachi	3819.4
5	Scott Bohlman	3,354.3
6	Blaž Žerjav	3,201.8
7	Brian Rast	3,098.5
8	Joao Vieira	3,025.2
9	Daniel Negreanu	2,972.1
10	Klemens Roiter	2,699.53

Taking a Deeper Look

When taking a deeper look at the numbers, the World Series of Poker Main Event winner, Michael Mizrachi, looks by far the most impressive. Mizrachi played in only 20 events compared to Deeb, who played in 60 events, and Glaser, who played in 50 events. Mizrachi has 12 out of 20 live cashes, has reached two final tables and won two WSOP bracelets, and on top of all that, has won significantly more money ($11.37 million compared to Alex Foxen, who is in second place with $4.14M won).

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Benny Glaser came in second place in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race and has won the most WSOP bracelets (three), but what seems weird is that he only won $812,000, with only five players from the top 25 ranked making less money than him. Maybe winning smaller, less competitive events shouldn’t be weighted that heavily and score so many points.

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Benny Glaser X account “Stud Flop Draw” had a good suggestion for next year’s WSOP POY ranking formula:

Potential tweak to the 2026 @WSOP POY formula: a small point penalty for entering an event.– Levels the playing field for exceptional results with lower volume– New strategic element for players chasing POY to adjust toIncidentally, @TheGrinder44 would be POY with the… pic.twitter.com/7DwlhNluEU

— Stud Flop Draw (@studflopdraw) July 18, 2025 This looks better but still isn’t perfect. We can see that Glaser is still second-ranked in the new adjusted leaderboard, and Mizrachi would win only by a slight margin. However, if we compare the stats, Mizrachi’s look far better.

I see this kind of adjustment as basically impossible to happen because penalizing players for participating in as many events as possible would be just bad business for WSOP. Maybe the better solution would be to look at the top ten or 20 best results, but this is just speculation. There was also an interesting comment by one of the followers who mentioned the number of bullets fired by the player, which does not affect the points that the player can potentially earn.

It would also be nice to see player winnings reduced by the entry fees so we can include profits in the calculation for the WSOP POY.

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