Shaun Deeb Joins Daniel Negreanu as Second Player to Win WSOP Player of the Year Twice

After all of the mud settled, it’s Shaun Deeb who’s the 2025 World Sequence of Poker Participant of the 12 months. Deeb, who additionally gained the honour in 2018, joins Daniel Negreanu as the one participant to win the WSOP Participant of the 12 months twice (2004, 2013).

“We did it girls and boys,” Deeb tweeted. “Nice battle between Martin (Kabrel) and Benny (Glaser) — they battled to the final tourney.”

This was true. Deeb needed to wait till the final WSOP tourney was accomplished to see if Glaser might discover 41 factors he wanted with a purpose to take the lead, however he fell about 70 spots quick in “The Nearer” the place he completed 114th.

As a substitute of profitable the 2025 Participant of the 12 months, Glaser turns into the primary participant in historical past to win three bracelets in a single yr and never earn sufficient factors to win Participant of the 12 months.

WSOP Predominant Occasion and Poker Gamers Champion Michael Mizrachi rounded out the highest three, shifting previous Martin Kabrel, who at one level throughout the Sequence, appeared just like the POY frontrunner. He cashed a dozen instances, made three remaining tables, and gained his third bracelet in a $1,000 occasion. He additionally completed seventh in $250,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler occasion.

Glaser, a mixed-game specialist, had three bracelets gained on the Sequence earlier than the center of June, however couldn’t do higher than a thirty fourth place the remainder of the summer season. Yet one more deep run would in all probability have accomplished it for the English professional.

Deeb took the highest spot on the leaderboard by cashing in 18 dwell bracelet occasions, six on-line bracelet occasions, making 5 remaining tables, and profitable his seventh profession WSOP bracelet within the $100,000 Pot Restrict Omaha Excessive Curler for a lifetime-best $2,957,229.

The WSOP solely counts the highest 10 finishes within the Participant of the 12 months race.

Deeb receives the WSOP Participant of the 12 months trophy, a $10,000 entry into the 2026 WSOP Predominant Occasion, and his second banner hung within the rafters of the Horseshoe.

The greater than $4 million Deeb gained on the WSOP this yr is the third-best complete of the Participant of the 12 months winners since 2004, solely behind 2012 WSOP Champion Greg Merson’s $9,755,180 and Ben Lamb’s $5,352,970 he earned in 2011.

Deeb will likely be eligible to be nominated for the Poker Corridor of Fame when he turns 40 subsequent yr.