Dan Zack has been a consistent World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year contender since 2017, and he finally got over the hump this year to win the prestigious award.
With two gold bracelets added to his trophy case, the high stakes pro was the top performer this summer. Additionally, the New Jersey native who first became known in the poker world for crushing Live at the Bike games had 14 other cashes in bracelet events, including two other final table appearances.
2022 WSOP Player of the Year Final Leaderboard
| 1 | Dan Zack | 4,530 |
| 2 | Daniel Weinman | 3,922 |
| 3 | Koray Aldemir | 3,111 |
| 4 | Shaun Deeb | 2,960 |
| 5 | David Peters | 2,785 |
| 6 | Joao Simao Peres | 2,735 |
| 7 | Yueqi Zhu | 2,596 |
| 8 | Brian Rast | 2,459 |
| 9 | Dario Sammartino | 2,414 |
| 10 | Alex Foxen | 2,390 |
WSOP Player of the Year Speaks
Zack, who is competing in the Tournament of Champions, the final WSOP event open only to bracelet and Circuit ring winners, spoke with PokerNews on a break to discuss the significance of becoming Player of the Year.