Hellmuth Loses It, Polk Hates the Low Buy-Ins and WSOP POY Update

Another World Series Social Round-Up and another Phil Hellmuth rant. It’s not even Main Event time, yet. Elsewhere, we take coaching tips from Faraz Jaka and enjoy a simple tribute to some WSOP legends.

POKER BRAT TURNS AIR BLUE (AGAIN)

After his latest bust-out, Phil Hellmuth took to Twitter to explain his feelings in the only way he knows how. Other players, such as former WPT Player of the Year Matt Salsberg, were on hand to help.

WSOP PLAYER OF THE YEAR UPDATE

Dan Zack is still riding high in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race, but Frankie O’Dell moved up and Zack has some high roller company in the top ten.

Full WSOP Player of the Year Top Ten:

Rank	Player	Points
1	Daniel Zack	1,754.40
2	Isaac Baron	1,396.76
3	Femi Fashakin	1,384.62
4	Brett Apter	1,356.43
5	Benjamin Heath	1,339.27
6	Frankie O’Dell	1,259.10
7	Jeremy Pekarek	1,227.02
8	Daniel Park	1,175.47
9	Ben Yu	1,172.17
10	Shannon Shorr	1,156.92

Check out the full standings right here.

$25K FANTASY LEAGUE IS CLOSE AT THE TOP

The current $25k Fantasy League could hardly be closer, with the top four teams separated by just 38 points after a very strong performance from Robert Mizrachi, Dan Zack, Jon Turner and James Obst all scoring more than 30 points so far.

Who’ll score big today at the WSOP felt? Watch all the action unfold live today on PokerGO and CBS All Access as more coverage of the 2019 WSOP bracelet events takes place. Selected bracelet events will be streamed exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States.