Scott Seiver Wins 2024 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Race

Scott Seiver will flip 40 subsequent yr, which can make him eligible for nomination into the Poker Corridor of Fame. This impending milestone lit a hearth underneath the 39-year-old poker professional primarily based out of Las Vegas. He devoted himself to the World Sequence of Poker Participant of the Yr grind in 2024, with the hope {that a} sturdy efficiency this summer season may assist him cement his standing as a worthy candidate for induction sooner or later.

“It’s at all times been one thing behind my thoughts, and as I’ve gotten older and extra folks I do know have gotten in, I spotted that numerous my life I’ve devoted to this sport and this occupation, and it could imply quite a bit to me to point out that I’ve left my mark on this discipline,” Seiver instructed Card Participant when requested in regards to the Poker Corridor of Fame as a motivating issue. “So, I believed by popping out right here this summer season and actually simply reminding folks that I’m somebody that got here by way of poker.”

Seiver undoubtedly reminded the poker world what he’s able to this yr. He cashed 17 occasions through the 2024 WSOP for a complete of $1,449,736 in earnings, profitable three bracelets alongside the way in which to carry his profession whole to seven. He’s simply the eleventh participant in historical past to have gained as many titles on the collection, and the seventh participant to ever win three throughout a single yr.

On account of his spectacular run this summer season, Seiver locked up the 2024 World Sequence of Poker Participant of the Yr award, securing 4,403.85 whole factors to carry off Michael Rocco (3,803.67) and Jeremy Ausmus (3,686.6).

This yr’s POY race featured a brand new algorithm that required no less than 5 cashes to qualify whereas additionally limiting contenders to the factors from their prime ten outcomes. The modifications additionally stipulated that just one on-line bracelet occasion’s outcomes might depend in the direction of a participant’s remaining level whole.

Seiver’s first win of the summer season got here in occasion no. 10, the $10,000 Omaha eight-or-better championship. He defeated a discipline of 197 entries to earn his fifth general bracelet and the highest prize of $426,744.

He cashed in 4 extra occasions earlier than shopping for into the $1,500 razz. He ended up overcoming a discipline of 547 entries in that occasion to earn $141,374 and his second title of the pageant.

After one other collection of 4 smaller cashes, Seiver discovered himself at a stacked remaining desk within the $10,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball championship, which had drawn 186 gamers. He was in a position to navigate his method to victory but once more, incomes $411,041 and his third bracelet within the span of a month.

“It means every thing to me,” stated Seiver when requested about taking down that prestigious occasion. “I used to be actually devastated after I bought second on this two years in the past. I’ve at all times needed this bracelet a lot. This remaining desk was unbelievably troublesome. From two tables down, everybody was large and truthfully, that makes it much more particular. I’m good at this sport, however I’m not like world-class nice. Attending to play with Jason Mercier, Billy Baxter… these are folks that have gained this match 10 occasions or no matter. It was very particular.”

Seiver had secured a victory at every of his first three remaining tables up to now on the collection. He managed two extra remaining tables after that, ending third from 134 entries within the $10,000 buy-in on-line no-limit maintain’em championship for $182,214.

His remaining hurrah was a sixth-place run within the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. occasion

Seiver now has greater than $27.2 million in profession match earnings to his identify, with over $7.7 million of that coming from his 87 in-the-money finishes at WSOP occasions over time.

2024 WSOP POY runner-up Michael Rocco cashed 12 occasions, accruing over $2.2 million alongside the way in which. His prime scores have been his win within the $10,000 six-max no-limit maintain’em championship for a career-high $942,922 payday and pair of third-place showings which collectively added greater than $922,000 to his haul.

Third-place finisher Jeremy Ausmus cashed 21 occasions this collection, accumulating almost $3.5 million alongside the way in which. He additionally made seven remaining tables, tying a file set by Phil Hellmuth for essentially the most in a single WSOP.

Here’s a have a look at the 17 cashes that Seiver recorded in bracelet occasions this summer season:

Occasion
Entries
Place
Payout

Occasion #8: $5,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha 8-Handed
733
90
$10,000

Occasion #10: $10,000 Omaha Hello-Lo 8-or-Higher Championship
197
1
$426,744

On-line Occasion #1: $555 No-Restrict Maintain’em fifty fifth Annual Kick Off
1,544
43
$2,007

Occasion #23: $1,500 No-Restrict Maintain’em Shootout
1,534
124
$6,243

Occasion #24: $10,000 Pot-Restrict Omaha Hello-Lo 8-or-Higher Championship
259
24
$21,413

Occasion #26: $25,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em Excessive Curler
318
33
$50,637

Occasion #40: $1,500 Razz
547
1
$141,374

On-line Occasion #9: $3,200 No-Restrict Maintain’em Excessive Curler
401
40
$6,380

Occasion #50: $10,000 Razz Championship
118
18
$20,702

Occasion #52: $5,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em 6-Handed
817
86
$9,963