Deeb's last year hunting PoY honors?
WSOP PoY frontrunner Shaun Deeb isn't a fan of the lack of comms between the organisers and players, and specifically the decision to change the pro/am tourney from an invitational to an open event.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Who's in pole position for the WSOP's Player of the Year race?
The finish line in The Bahamas is looming; check the current top 10 in the story below.
Kristen Foxen bubbles SHRB XI: Foxen's run in the $100K buy-in came to an end when she got the last of her short stack in with 
and failed to overcome Brandon Wilson's 
on a 
runout.
Foxen's husband Alex, meanwhile, leads the final five – all now in the money – into the final frame of play on Saturday.
- Alex Foxen: 2,875,000
- Nick Petrangelo: 1,680,000
- Adrian Mateos: 1,505,000
- Brandon Wilson: 1,270,000
- Jeremy Ausmus: 1,070,000
Mateos coolers Shakerchi: The $100K Super High Roller Bowl XI is over for Talal Shakerchi after his nut flush fell to Adrian Mateos' straight flush.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
JOPT issues apology statement: The Japan Open Poker Tour has apologized to players and fans after including condoms and lube as additional sponsored prizes in its upcoming Ladies Championship.
"We extend our deepest apologies to everyone who felt anxious or uncomfortable," reads a section of the tour's statement.
The backlash on social media was swift and the JOPT now intends to run the tournament as scheduled – but without the condoms and lube as part of the prizes on offer.
Participants will also be allowed to opt out of receiving sponsored prizes and any photography during the event.
Seth Davies leads SHRB XI headed into Day 2: The PokerGO Tour Super High Roller Bowl XI has drawn a field of 23 entries thus far, with late registration open until the start of Day 2 at 1pm PT.
12 survivors bagged up chips following Day 1. Davies leads the pack, but has an absolutely stacked field to contend with.
- Seth Davies: 882,000
- Alex Foxen: 768,000
- Igor Yaroshevskyy: 749,000
- Talal Shakerchi: 704,000
- Jeremy Ausmus: 572,000
- Brandon Wilson: 558,000
- Joao Simao: 548,000
- David Coleman: 533,000
- Adrian Mateos: 474,000
- Kristen Foxen: 423,000
- Jason Koon: 347,000
- Brock Wilson: 344,000
Biggest. Tournament. Ever.
The $5 Ocean KO Opener at GGPoker has stage 1 tournaments running 4 times a day, with stage 2 taking place on Oct.12, and so far has drawn a field of over 272K entries.
That's almost 20K more than the Guinness World Record for largest tourney (253,692), previously set by PokerStars in 2015.
At time of writing there are 11 more stage 1s scheduled. How much bigger can this thing get?
Hustler Casino Live set for $10K VIP-only tournament: The popular cash game livestream is planning to mix it up with an invite-only $10K buy-in tournament.
They'll have a featured table livestream as well as full coverage of the final table.
