Scott Seiver Wins 2024 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Race39-Year-Old Poker Pro Wins Three Bracelets On His Way To Securing POY Honors |
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Scott Seiver will turn 40 next year, which will make him eligible for nomination into the Poker Hall of Fame. This impending milestone lit a fire under the 39-year-old poker pro based out of Las Vegas. He dedicated himself to the World Series of Poker Player of the Year grind in 2024, with the hope that a strong performance this summer might help him cement his status as a worthy candidate for induction in the future.
“It’s always been something in the back of my mind, and as I’ve gotten older and more people I know have gotten in, I realized that a lot of my life I’ve dedicated to this game and this profession, and it would mean a lot to me to show that I’ve left my mark on this field,” Seiver told Card Player when asked about the Poker Hall of Fame as a motivating factor. “So, I thought by coming out here this summer and really just reminding people that I am someone that came through poker.”
Seiver definitely reminded the poker world what he is capable of this year. He cashed 17 times during the 2024 WSOP for a total of $1,449,736 in earnings, winning three bracelets along the way to bring his career total to seven. He is just the 11th player in history to have won as many titles at the series, and the seventh player to ever win three during a single year.
As a result of his impressive run this summer, Seiver locked up the 2024 World Series of Poker Player of the Year award, securing 4,403.85 total points to hold off Michael Rocco (3,803.67) and Jeremy Ausmus (3,686.6).
This year’s POY race featured a new set of rules that required at least five cashes to qualify while also limiting contenders to the points from their top ten results. The changes also stipulated that only one online bracelet event’s results could count towards a player’s final point total.
Seiver’s first win of the summer came in event no. 10, the $10,000 Omaha eight-or-better championship. He defeated a field of 197 entries to earn his fifth overall bracelet and the top prize of $426,744.
He cashed in four more events before buying into the $1,500 razz. He ended up overcoming a field of 547 entries in that event to earn $141,374 and his second title of the festival.
After another series of four smaller cashes, Seiver found himself at a stacked final table in the $10,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball championship, which had drawn 186 players. He was able to navigate his way to victory yet again, earning $411,041 and his third bracelet in the span of a month.
“It means everything to me," said Seiver when asked about taking down that prestigious event. "I was really devastated when I got second in this two years ago. I’ve always wanted this bracelet so much. This final table was unbelievably difficult. From two tables down, everyone was tremendous and honestly, that makes it even more special. I am good at this game, but I am not like world-class great. Getting to play with Jason Mercier, Billy Baxter… these are people that have won this tournament 10 times or whatever. It was very special.”
Seiver had secured a victory at each of his first three final tables to this point at the series. He managed two more final tables after that, finishing third from 134 entries in the $10,000 buy-in online no-limit hold’em championship for $182,214.
His final hurrah was a sixth-place run in the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. event
Seiver now has more than $27.2 million in career tournament earnings to his name, with over $7.7 million of that coming from his 87 in-the-money finishes at WSOP events over the years.
2024 WSOP POY runner-up Michael Rocco cashed 12 times, accruing over $2.2 million along the way. His top scores were his win in the $10,000 six-max no-limit hold’em championship for a career-high $942,922 payday and pair of third-place showings which collectively added more than $922,000 to his haul.
Third-place finisher Jeremy Ausmus cashed 21 times this series, accumulating nearly $3.5 million along the way. He also made seven final tables, tying a record set by Phil Hellmuth for the most in a single WSOP.
Here is a look at the 17 cashes that Seiver recorded in bracelet events this summer:
| Event | Entries | Place | Payout |
| Event #8: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed | 733 | 90 | $10,000 |
| Event #10: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better Championship | 197 | 1 | $426,744 |
| Online Event #1: $555 No-Limit Hold’em 55th Annual Kick Off | 1,544 | 43 | $2,007 |
| Event #23: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout | 1,534 | 124 | $6,243 |
| Event #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better Championship | 259 | 24 | $21,413 |
| Event #26: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | 318 | 33 | $50,637 |
| Event #40: $1,500 Razz | 547 | 1 | $141,374 |
| Online Event #9: $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | 401 | 40 | $6,380 |
| Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship | 118 | 18 | $20,702 |
| Event #52: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed | 817 | 86 | $9,963 |
| Event #57: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty | 486 | 61 | $13,689 |
| Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship | 186 | 1 | $411,041 |
| Online Event #14: $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller | 267 | 48 | $9,763 |
| Event #83: $1,500 8-Game Mix | 494 | 39 | $3,447 |
| Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go | 1,088 | 86 | $2,400 |
| Online Event #24: $10,000 WSOP Online Championship | 134 | 3 | $182,214 |
| Event #96: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller | 120 | 6 | $131,719 |
Here is a look at the final top ten in the 2024 WSOP POY standings:
| Place | Player | Points |
| 1 | Scott Seiver | 4,403.85 |
| 2 | Michael Rocco | 3,803.67 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | 3,686.60 |
| 4 | John Racener | 3,557.10 |
| 5 | Xixiang Luo | 3,480.93 |
| 6 | Chance Kornuth | 3,379.99 |
| 7 | David Prociak | 3,274.87 |
| 8 | Chris Hunichen | 3,094.85 |
| 9 | Yuri Dzivielevski | 3,033.64 |
| 10 | Phil Ivey | 3,004.04 |
Winner photo credits PokerGO / WSOP: Enrique Malfavon, Miguel Cortes, Eloy Cabacas.
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