It might need gave the look of Jason Mercier had already wrapped up the 2016 World Series of Poker Player of the Year by mid-June. In three consecutive preliminary events, Mercier won two bracelets and finished runner-up within the other, catapulting himself way prior to the chase pack before the series had even reached its midway point.
But it wasn't until Paul Volpe saw his 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event run stopped in 29th place late last night that Mercier may well be assured of getting clinched 2016 WSOP POY honors.
A third-place finish or higher ordinarily Event for Volpe (who won a bracelet this year in Event #15: $1,500 8-Game Mix) would was enough to surpass Mercier on the finish line — similar to Greg Merson did when winning the 2013 WSOP Main Event to overcome out Phil Hellmuth for that year's POY.
Mercier added one last cash — his 11th of the summer — in Event #69: $1,111 Baby for One Drop, to collect a couple of more points and extend his lead over Volpe and others. Volpe's Main Event finish (his ninth cash of the year) not just earned him a handsome $216,211 score, nevertheless it also awarded him a hefty prize of 357.62 WSOP POY points. Even so, that also left Volpe greater than 270 points shy of Mercier's total.
Here's a glance on the 2016 WSOP POY top 10 as reported by the worldwide Poker Index this morning, with only the last 27 finishers of the principle Event left to impress the general standings:
| Position | Player | WSOP POY Points | Cashes | Highlights |
| 1 | Jason Mercier | 2195.57 | 11 | Won $10K 2-7 NL (#16); Won $10K H.O.R.S.E. (#24); 2nd in $10K Razz (#20); 8th in $10K Omaha Hi-Low (#32) |
| 2 | Paul Volpe | 1923.66 | 9 | Won $1,500 8-Game Mix (#15); 4th in $1,500 Dealer's Choice (#5); 29th in $10K Main Event (#68) |
| 3 | Max Silver | 1687.67 | 10 | 10th in $5K Turbo NLH (#48); 12th in $10K PLO (#51); 33rd in $10K Main Event (#68) |
| 4 | John Monnette | 1591.35 | 9 | 2nd in $1,500 NL 2-7 Draw (#7); 3rd in $10K Dealer's Choice (#11); 3rd in $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low (#60) |
| 5 | Justin Bonomo | 1515.94 | 6 | 2nd in $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. (#8); 2nd in $50K Poker Players Championship (#55); 3rd in $10K NLH 6-Max (#39); 3rd in $10K Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low (#43) |
| 6 | Michael Gathy | 1505.31 | 5 | Won $5K NLH 6-Max (#35); 2nd in $1,500 Razz (#13); 2nd in $10K 2-7 Triple Draw (#47); 107th in $10K Main Event (#68) |
| 7 | Martin Kozlov | 1501.39 | 7 | Won $10K NLH 6-Max (#39); 5th in $3K NLH 6-Max (#21) |
| 8 | David Vamplew | 1496.22 | 11 | 10th in $3K NLH 6-Max (#21); 20th in $1,500 NLH (#29) |
| 9 | Chris Ferguson | 1469.57 | 10 | 4th in $10K NLH 6-Max (#39); 13th in $565 PLO (#12) |
| 10 | Benny Glaser | 1422.54 | 7 | Won $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low (#26); Won $10K Omaha Hi-Low (#32); 5th in $10K 2-7 NL (#16); 6th in $1K NLH Tag Team (#61) |
Like Volpe, Max Silver made a late push within the POY race by picking up big points in three separate events, including getting knocked out from the principle Event himself last night in 33rd place to transport the entire way as much as third within the POY standings.
John Monnette (in fourth) and Justin Bonomo (in fifth) both had several near-misses for bracelets this summer. Meanwhile sixth-place Michael Gathy picked up his third career bracelet in Event #35: $10,000 No-Limiit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship, finished second in two other events, and likewise enjoyed a comparatively deep Main Event run to complete in 107th.
Martin Kozlov's victory in Event #39: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship highlighted his seven cashes this summer, putting him in seventh within the POY race. David Vamplew made no final tables but cashed 11 times to sit down in eighth, while Chris Ferguson had one final table among his 10 cashes to land him in ninth. Finally two-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser sits just throughout the top 10 in 10th position.
Just outside the highest 10 are Michael Mizrachi (11th), Jason Les (12th), Daniel Kelly (13th), Koray Aldemir (14th), and Roland Israelashivili (15th).
Israelashivili cashed in both the principle Event and the Infant for One Drop to bring his overall total of cashes to 13 for the summer, beating the former all-time record of 12 cashes established by Konstantin Puchkov in 2012. It'll be noted, however, that the WSOP made a transformation this year to verify the highest 15% of finishers in events would make the money.
Of the 27 players remaining within the WSOP Main Event, the only with probably the most 2016 WSOP POY points is James Obst. The Australian, who can be fourth in chips to start out today's Day 7, currently sits in 37th at the list with 1,188.13 points. In keeping with the WSOP POY calculator (powered by the GPI), a victory normally Event could be worth 824.26 points, which for Obst can be enough to get him to 2,012.39 points and to second place in this list, but not enough to achieve Mercier.
If you're curious to explore other scenarios for the 27 players who remain within the 6,737-entry Main Event, here's the WSOP POY calculator:
Click here to go to the GPI site and notice all of the list of players in keeping with their 2016 WSOP Player of the Year ranking.
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