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HEADLINE: Card Player Media Names
Poker Player of the Year
Body:
David "The Dragon" Pham clinched the Card
Player Media Poker Player of the Year (POY) title in classic style
by winning the No Limit Hold 'Em event 8 poker tournament at the
Five Diamond World Poker Classic for more than $279,000 on Dec,
5th.
Card Player's Player of the Year award, established in 1997,
is the oldest and most respected tournament poker ranking system
in the industry. Past winners include the likes of Daniel Negreanu,
Michael Mizrachi, and Men "The Master" Nguyen.
Pham is a two-time POY winner, also having won the title in 2000.
He joins Men Nguyen (four) and T.J. Cloutier (two) with multiple
POY titles. Pham became the points leader in August and remained
in first place for the rest of the year. He finished the year
with 6,562 points, only 814 points ahead of second place finisher
J.C. Tran.
Pham won money in poker tournaments 18 times in 2007, making
the final table 11 times. He won four events, including the $5,000
heads-up event at the Mirage Poker Showdown. He also won two events
in the Winnin O' the Green tournament series with buy-ins of $500
and $1,000. He won more than $1.8 million playing tournament poker
in 2007.
The official Player Of Year results are:
1. David Pham 6,562 points
2. J.C. Tran 5,748 points
3. Jonathan Little 5,272 points
4. Scott Clements 5,138 points
5. William Edler 4,777 points
"The Player of the Year race was established in 1997 to
honor and recognize outstanding achievement in poker," Stated
Barry Shulman, Card Player Media COO. "The POY point system
is based on poker tournament finishes throughout the year and
is a benchmark used throughout the poker industry to measure accomplishments
on the felt. We at Card Player Media would like to congratulate
David Pham for his exceptional accomplishment."
About Card Player Media:
Card Player Media is the leading media resource for poker enthusiasts
of every level, interest, and ability. The company is the publisher
of Card Player magazine, the world's largest poker publication,
and Card Player Europe. Card Player magazine, published biweekly
since 1988, is the only poker publication to be audited by the
Audit Bureau of Circulation. With its global partners, Card Player
Media also publishes Card Player Brazil, Card Player Italia, Card
Player France, Card Player Finland, Card Player Germany, Card
Player Hungary, Card Player Russia, Card Player Spain, and Card
Player Norway.
Card Player Media owns and operates the leading poker information
portal on the Internet, CardPlayer.com. The site provides visitors
with live tournament reporting, multimedia content, up-to-the-minute
poker news, a comprehensive backlog of its magazine content, and
free applications to improve one's game. Card Player TV, an innovative
multimedia suite that provides poker fans with daily programming,
was added in 2007 to further enhance Card Player Media's content
offerings.
For media information, contact:
Lara Miller
Director of Public Relations
Card Player Media
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