WSOP Player of the Year rule changes
https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1794776258016157862
They are seeking to combat the Chris Ferguson mincash strategy, where players vying for Player of the Year enter a ton of events and just nit themselves into a ton of small cashes, thus earning lots of points via volume.
Now they're taking the player's best 10 cashes, and online cashes only can make up one of those 10. At that point, they apply some formula and come up with the winner.
What don't I like? You need to have 5 minimum cashes. So let's say I get outrageously lucky and win 4 bracelets this year out of the 8 or so events I'll be playing.
Let's say I don't otherwise cash. Despite it being OBVIOUS I should be POY in such a situation, I wouldn't be eligible!
I see what they're trying to do. They don't want some guy rolling into town, playing 2 events, winning both of them, leaving, and then getting POY despite barely playing at all in the series.
Still, cashes shouldn't be a part of this. If you only play a few events and are lucky enough to win 2-3, and those push you over the top to win POY, then so be it. You deserve it.
I do like the "10 maximum cashes" rule -- meaning that they will apply the best 10. This will stop a lot of the max late reg bullshit where a lot of deep pocketed pros register super late just so they can get POY points. The reason I hate this as a player is that it's annoying dealing with these players if they happen to get lucky and run it up. I already don't like how late they let people register, but at least this rule change will discourage some of them from wanting to do it.
