In addition to cash prizes, the top 45 finishers in the Winter Poker Open Championship earn points toward the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Play of the Year race. Here’s how they’ll be awarded:
1st + 100 SHRP POY points
2nd + 85 points
3rd + 75 points
4th + 65 points
5th + 60 points
6th + 55 points
7th + 50 points
8th + 45 points
9th + 40 points
10th + 35 points
11th + 33 points
12th + 31 points
13th + 29 points
14th + 27 points
15th + 25 points
16th + 23 points
17th + 21 points
18th + 19 points
19th-27th + 16 points
28th-36th + 15 points
37th-45th + 14 points
Each of the 10 SHRP Championships — beginning with September’s WPTDeepStacks-Immokalee and concluding with August’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship — are points eligible in the race. Following the 10th and final Championship, the top three points earners are awarded prizes valued at a $32,450 and lower.
2016/2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Details