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German poker pro George Danzer has been named 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year, and well deserved we might add.
The 32-year-old, originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, won his first and second WSOP bracelets earlier in the year while playing in Vegas. These included the $10k Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo and Razz events for combined winnings of nearly $650,000.
Danzer cashed a remarkable10 times in WSOP events this year for a total of $867,649, while amassing 923.5 POTY points. That point total turned out to be 100 more points than his nearest competitor, Brandon Shack-Harris. Total live tournament winnings this year for Danzer amounted to $2,073,305.
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The Team PokerStars player said of this benchmark: “I’m still delirious and don’t know if I will ever realize what has happened. My goal since 2005 was to win a bracelet and I’ve fought hard every year for one. Then it happened, and a week later again. From there, everything else just developed it by itself. It’s similar to golf – you just change a tiny thing in your swing and suddenly you are successful.”
Live tournaments:
WSOP $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 1st $352,696
WSOP $10,000 Seven Card Razz 1st $294,792
WSOP APAC AU $5,000 8 Game Mixed 1st AU $84,600
WSOP $10,000 Limit 2-7 Tripled Draw 5th $70,038
WSOP $10,000 NLHE – Six Handed 9th $49,061
EPT Monaco $1,100 NLHE Turbo Bounty 1st €32,300
Online tournaments:
SCOOP $2,100 PLO (Turbo, Zoom) 1st $129,645
SCOOP Overall Player of the Year 2nd
Catch George Danzer in the interview below with PokerNews.com discussing his first ever EPT event while attending last month’s EPT Barcelona.
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
