The Race Is On for WSOP Player of the Year

Currently leading the 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race is Brandon Shack-Harris with 752 points. Trailing closely behind is George Danzer with 745.2 points. Daniel Negreanu, winner of last year's WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event and the reigning WSOP Player of the Year, sits fourth with 519.08 points.

All three players are here for Day 1b and the race is on, although Danzer got a bit of a head start because he was the only player to play Day 1a in this event and bagged up nearly 25,000 in chips that he'll be able to advance with. Shack-Harris missed Day 1a with travel delays, and Negreanu overslept after making the trip Down Under.

While these aren't the only players racing for the 2014 WSOP Player of the Year, they are the only ones from the top 10 that will be here in Melbourne, Australia, chasing the crown. That means the race is on, and it should be one that goes right down to the wire.