ClubWPT Player of the Year Leaderboard 2023

ClubWPT 2023 Player of the Year Competition

Introducing the ClubWPT Player of the Year Competition for 2023

The ClubWPT Player of the Year award recognizes online poker players who have exhibited consistency and excellence on the virtual felt in ClubWPT tournaments throughout 2023.

New for 2023, the POY leaderboard honors outstanding accomplishments in three (3) separate races and will award prizes in each:

Session 1 Race (Jan/Feb/Apr/May 2023)

Session 2 Race (Jul/Aug/Oct 2023)

Season 2023 Race (Jan/Feb/Apr/May/Jul/Aug/Oct 2023)

Next Upcoming POY Eligible Tournaments:

  • $1,000 Cash Funday Giveaway
    Sunday, Oct 8 @ 5:00 PM ET (VIP & Diamond Eligible)
  • $4,000 Cash Funday Giveaway
    Sunday, Oct 15 @ 4:00 PM ET (VIP & Diamond Eligible)
  • $1,000 Cash Guaranteed
    Sunday, Oct 22 @ 5:00 PM ET (VIP & Diamond Eligible)
  • $4,000 Cash Funday Giveaway
    Sunday, Oct 29 @ 4:00 PM ET (VIP & Diamond Eligible)

Twenty (20) marvelous prizes totaling $25,000 will be awarded, including a $12,500 WPT® World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas Passport and a custom made ClubWPT Player of the Year trophy to the Season 2023 winner. The runner-up of the Season 2023 Leaderboard, along with the top finisher of each Session Leaderboard, will win a $2,500 WPT® Prime Championship Passport.

Group photo of WPT President & CEO Adam Pliska, ClubWPT 2022 POY winner Mark Symons and WPT TV Show Host Lynn Gilmartin

2022 ClubWPT POY winner Mark “Symo4709” Symons flanked by World Poker Tour® President & CEO Adam Pliska and WPT® TV Host & Australian Poker Hall of Fame inductee Lynn Gilmartin. Mark finished in 290th place for a $19,150 cash payout in the 2022 WPT® World Championship.

How Does The Leaderboard Work?

A total of twenty (20) VIP tournaments spread over the course of seven (7) months will be eligible for POY points, with one (1) point being awarded for every player you beat in each event.

For Example:

If there are 1,500 players in the tournament – and you win – you will earn 1,499 points.

If there are 1,500 players in the tournament – and you finish 200th place – you will earn 1,299 points.

And if there are 1,500 players in the tournament – and you are the 10th player eliminated – you will earn 9 points.

2023 POY Tournament Schedule

Sunday, January 15, 22 and 29, 2023

Sunday, February 19 and 26, 2023

Sunday, April 16, 23 and 30, 2023

Sunday, May 21 and 28, 2023

Sunday, July 16, 23 and 30, 2023

Sunday, August 13, 20 and 27, 2023

Sunday, October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2023

Player Of The Year Payouts

Session 2 Race

(Jul/Aug/Oct 2023)

1st Place: $2,500 WPT® Prime Championship Passport

2nd & 3rd: 3 month ClubWPT Diamond upgrade

4th & 5th: ClubWPT merchandise prize pack

Session 1 Race

(Jan/Feb/Apr/May 2023)

1st Place: $2,500 WPT® Prime Championship Passport

Winner: Michael “Smash32” Capo

2nd & 3rd: 3 month ClubWPT Diamond upgrade

Winners: Jeff “CanadianToker” Garrett and Keith “Keithwins1” Steber

4th & 5th: ClubWPT merchandise prize pack

Winners: Eloy “GameBreaker3” Balderas and Roger “jwillie49” Williams

Season 2023 Race

(Jan/Feb/Apr/May/Jul/Aug/Oct 2023)

1st Place: $12,500 WPT® World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas Passport and ClubWPT Player of the Year trophy

2nd: $2,500 WPT® Prime Championship Passport

3rd–7th: 3 month ClubWPT Diamond upgrade

8th–10th: ClubWPT merchandise prize pack

POY Leaderboards

Session 2 Race

(Jul/Aug/Oct 2023)

Next Update: Monday, Oct 9, 2023

Season 2023 Race

(Jan/Feb/Apr/May/Jul/Aug/Oct 2023)

Next Update: Monday, Oct 9, 2023

Session 1 Race

(Jan/Feb/Apr/May 2023)

Final update was Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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Poker action runs hot at the Wynn Las Vegas tables during the ClubWPT Stream Team BBQ Meetup Game as each player is looking for that turn of a friendly card that will catapult them to the top of the chip count.

Photo of professional poker player and WPT Ambassador Andrew Neeme flanked by ClubWPT members Tracy McCarty and Jack Lin at the Phil Ivey Home Game in Las Vegas

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Group photo of WPT CEO Adam Pliska, WPT TV Show Host Lynn Gilmartin, Vince Van Patten, Matt Savage, and Tony Dunst

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Photo of ClubWPT Stream Team member John

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Photo of Patrick Grimm; ClubWPT Stream Team member and winner of the Las Vegas BBQ Meetup Game

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