Player of Year

Player of The Year

Player of The Year Point List

It's Not a Sprint.....


it's a Race for the Title

Play Poker Chicago brings another innovation to the local charity poker scene. Our Player of the Year point list and tournament. 

You'll earn points for every final table you make at Play Poker Chicago events. Check back each week to see where you rank. The top 100 finishers, each year, will be invited to the Play Poker Chicago "Player of the Year" tournament.

How Points are Calculated

Finish Position

The entire final table will get points based on your finish position:   10th - 10 points, 9th - 15 points, 8th - 20 points, 7th - 25 points, 6th - 35 points, 5th - 45 points, 4th - 55 points, 3rd - 70 points, 2nd - 85 points and 1st - 100 points

Tournament Cost

The entry cost of the tournament will be multiplied by .50 and all final table participants will have that point amount added to their point total.


So if the tournament has a $100.00 buy-in, there would be 50 points added to each players total. (100 x .5 = 50)


Tournament Players

The total buy-ins will also factor into the Player of the Year points. The more buy-ins the more points everyone will earn. Every player will have 1 additional point added to their point total for each buy-in for the tournament.


So if there are 40 buy-ins there will be 40 additional points added to each players point total.

The Top 150 players will be invited to the 

Player of the Year Tournament


In the Play Poker Chicago "Player of the Year" tournament the more points you earn the more starting chips you'll have.

POY tournament will take place in December of each year for the top 150 players on the points list.


Updated as of: 413/2024

++ Road Runner and Black jack tournaments do not qualify for Player of the Year Points ++

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