The 2026 WSOP Player of the Year race remains exceptionally tight at the top, with Shaun Deeb holding a slim points lead over Naoya Kihara and William Foxen after strong summer bracelet performances in Las Vegas. Deeb's multiple final tables and consistency have kept him in front, while Foxen and Kihara's deep runs and high-stakes cashes have narrowed the gap to just a few dozen points. The new global format incorporating WSOP Europe in Prague and WSOP Paradise adds significant remaining upside, rewarding players who can sustain form across international stops and accumulate top-15 scores. This setup favors consistent high-volume contenders over single-event standouts, leaving the outcome highly sensitive to late-series results and explaining the bunched implied probabilities among the leaders.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedShaun Deeb 43.5%
William Foxen 40%
Daniel Negreanu 11.4%
Naoya Kihara 8.6%
$17,007 Vol.
$17,007 Vol.
Shaun Deeb
44%
William Foxen
40%
Daniel Negreanu
11%
Naoya Kihara
9%
Michael J Moncek
<1%
Justin Liberto
<1%
Alex Anton
<1%
Joshua Arieh
<1%
Jesse Lonis
<1%
Benny Glaser
<1%
Nicholas Schulman
<1%
Joshua Reichard
<1%
Eelis Jaakko Eino Paerssinen
<1%
Martin Zamani
<1%
Myles Mullaly
<1%
Marco Johnson
<1%
Michael Mizrachi
<1%
Christopher David Brewer
<1%
Christopher Brian Hunichen
<1%
Daniel Rezaei
<1%
Daisuke Ogita
<1%
Artur Martirosian
<1%
Sean Sexton Winter
<1%
Kristen Foxen
<1%
Jamie Dwan
<1%
Joey Marc Weissman
<1%
Dylan Smith
<1%
Maxx Coleman
<1%
Calvin Anderson
<1%
Chenxiang Miao
<1%
Tony Ren Lin
<1%
Thomas Hall
<1%
Zdenek Zizka
<1%
Stephen Hubbard
<1%
Dennis Weiss
<1%
Joao Simao
<1%
Biao Ding
<1%
Santhosh Suvarna
<1%
Yuri Dzivielevski
<1%
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez
<1%
Aaron Kupin
<1%
Jason Daly
<1%
Nicholas Pupillo
<1%
Hok Yiu Lee
<1%
Richard Alsup
<1%
David Baker
<1%
Naseem Salem
<1%
Michael Leah
<1%
Justin Fawcett
<1%
Dylan Weisman
<1%
Shaun Deeb 43.5%
William Foxen 40%
Daniel Negreanu 11.4%
Naoya Kihara 8.6%
$17,007 Vol.
$17,007 Vol.
Shaun Deeb
44%
William Foxen
40%
Daniel Negreanu
11%
Naoya Kihara
9%
Michael J Moncek
<1%
Justin Liberto
<1%
Alex Anton
<1%
Joshua Arieh
<1%
Jesse Lonis
<1%
Benny Glaser
<1%
Nicholas Schulman
<1%
Joshua Reichard
<1%
Eelis Jaakko Eino Paerssinen
<1%
Martin Zamani
<1%
Myles Mullaly
<1%
Marco Johnson
<1%
Michael Mizrachi
<1%
Christopher David Brewer
<1%
Christopher Brian Hunichen
<1%
Daniel Rezaei
<1%
Daisuke Ogita
<1%
Artur Martirosian
<1%
Sean Sexton Winter
<1%
Kristen Foxen
<1%
Jamie Dwan
<1%
Joey Marc Weissman
<1%
Dylan Smith
<1%
Maxx Coleman
<1%
Calvin Anderson
<1%
Chenxiang Miao
<1%
Tony Ren Lin
<1%
Thomas Hall
<1%
Zdenek Zizka
<1%
Stephen Hubbard
<1%
Dennis Weiss
<1%
Joao Simao
<1%
Biao Ding
<1%
Santhosh Suvarna
<1%
Yuri Dzivielevski
<1%
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez
<1%
Aaron Kupin
<1%
Jason Daly
<1%
Nicholas Pupillo
<1%
Hok Yiu Lee
<1%
Richard Alsup
<1%
David Baker
<1%
Naseem Salem
<1%
Michael Leah
<1%
Justin Fawcett
<1%
Dylan Weisman
<1%
If a player not individually listed as an outcome finishes 1st on the final POY leaderboard, this market will resolve to "Other".
If two or more players are tied for 1st on the final POY leaderboard, this market will resolve according to the official WSOP POY tiebreaker procedure. If a tie remains with no official resolution, the market will resolve in favor of the tied player whose listed name comes first alphabetically.
If the 2026 WSOP POY race is cancelled, or a final leaderboard is not determined by January 14, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other".
The resolution source for this market will be official information from WSOP (https://www.wsop.com/2026-poy/poy-leaderboard/); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Jul 14, 2026, 11:15 PM ET
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...If a player not individually listed as an outcome finishes 1st on the final POY leaderboard, this market will resolve to "Other".
If two or more players are tied for 1st on the final POY leaderboard, this market will resolve according to the official WSOP POY tiebreaker procedure. If a tie remains with no official resolution, the market will resolve in favor of the tied player whose listed name comes first alphabetically.
If the 2026 WSOP POY race is cancelled, or a final leaderboard is not determined by January 14, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other".
The resolution source for this market will be official information from WSOP (https://www.wsop.com/2026-poy/poy-leaderboard/); however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...The 2026 WSOP Player of the Year race remains exceptionally tight at the top, with Shaun Deeb holding a slim points lead over Naoya Kihara and William Foxen after strong summer bracelet performances in Las Vegas. Deeb's multiple final tables and consistency have kept him in front, while Foxen and Kihara's deep runs and high-stakes cashes have narrowed the gap to just a few dozen points. The new global format incorporating WSOP Europe in Prague and WSOP Paradise adds significant remaining upside, rewarding players who can sustain form across international stops and accumulate top-15 scores. This setup favors consistent high-volume contenders over single-event standouts, leaving the outcome highly sensitive to late-series results and explaining the bunched implied probabilities among the leaders.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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