Shaun Deeb got off to a slow start to the 2021 World Series of Poker. But after winning his fifth bracelet on Sunday in Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, he's all of a sudden among the top Player of the Year contenders.
Deeb won POY in 2018 and has been a contender for the award in most recent years. Daniel Negreanu is also a perennial contender, and is the only two-time POY having won it in 2004 and 2013.
Current WSOP Player of the Year Standings
Like Deeb, "DNegs" is beginning to make some moves on the traditional Player of the Year chase (there's a new separate Velo No Limits race exclusively for hold'em events).