2017 SHRP Player of the Year Leaderboard

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, Nathan Papp

Nathan Papp won the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year following 1st- and 2nd-place finishes in Immokalee series.

He kicked off the 2016/2017 season with a victory at the Southwest Florida property defeating 257 entries in a WPTDeepStacks Main Event. In addition to a $68,959 score, Papp took the early lead in the 10-tournament POY race. From there, he finished runner-up in the Seminole Immokalee Poker Challenge pocketing another bundle of points toward his eventual title.

For his impressive play, Papp earns a prize package that includes entries in all SHRP Main Events/Championships as well hotel and dining credits.

Here’s a breakdown of the season followed by the final POY points standings:

  • WPTDeepStacks-Immokalee (Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee) – Sept 2-11, 2016 – Recap
  • Coco Poker Open (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) – Sept 21-Oct 2, 2016 – Recap
  • Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Hollywood) – Nov 16-30, 2016 – Recap
  • Winter Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – Dec 1-18, 2016 – Recap
  • Lucky Hearts Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – Jan 12-25, 2017 – Recap
  • Coco Poker Showdown (Seminole Casino Coconut Creek) – Jan 23-29, 2017 – Recap
  • Seminole Immokalee Poker Challenge (Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee) – Feb 21-26, 2017 – Recap
  • Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – March 16-April 9, 2017 – Recap
  • WPTDeepStacks-Tampa (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) – June 8-19, 2017 – Recap
  • Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood) – Aug 3-15, 2017 – Recap

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Final Standings:

RANKFIRST NAMELAST NAMEPOINTS
1NATHANPAPP185
2MICHAELCOHEN150
3DAVIDBRADSHAW JR125
4JOSHUAGIBSON115
5GLENNBECKER115
6MARSHAWOLAK110
7MARTINKOZLOV110
8SHAWNBARNETT108
9MANELICMINAYA107
10PATRICKMAHONEY105
11IANO'HARA105
12TONYSINISHTAJ105
13ELLIOTTZAYDMAN100
14REXCLINKSCALES100
15MICHAELGRAFFEO100
16DYLANDRAZEN95
17MATTHEWHUMPHREY90
18DARRYLLFISH90
19KUNALPATEL90
20STAFFANLIND85
21SYEDSHAH85
22TRENTONBAKER85
23MATTHEWBERKEY85
24MATTHEWLEECY85
25DANTONIOBROWN85
26AMELIOAMATO83
27MICHAELARON83
28LUKEBRERETON82
29WILLIAMPILOSSOPH81
30ROBERTMIZRACHI80
31UPESHKADESILVA80
32MARKDUBE79
33JOHNGORDON78
34PETERWALSWORTH77
35JOSEPHLEVITT75
36YILI75
37LONIHARWOOD75
38JEFFREYPRINGLE75
39ALEXANDERGEM75
40JOSHUALOWING75
41SEBASTIANMOMTAZI75
42STEVIETRIZIS74
43SCOTTEFRON74
44DANIELCOLMAN70
45RYANVAN SANFORD70
46MATTHEWZARCADOOLAS69
47MATTHEWAFFLECK68
48STEVENKARP67
49ERICBELLER65
50MARCLEVY65
51ANDREWBOCCIA65
52LUKEDOOLITTLE65
53AARONMERMELSTEIN65
54CHADBRADBURY65
55ANTHONYMARCH62
56CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN JR60
57ADAMLEVY60
58JEFFRIERINE60
59RYANLUKER60
60WILLIAMJENNINGS60
61MOHAMMADAFFANEH60
62SIMEONNAYDENOV60
63LUISTORRES59
64ARIENGEL59
65PAULBALZANO57
66CHRISTOPHERAGNELLO56
67ROSARIOSIMONE56
68ZOLTANANDA55
69CHRISTOPHERBOYLE55
70MATTHEWSMITH55
71ROBERTBANKS55
72LUMINITAPETRIC55
73SCOTTHEILIGMAN55
74ALEXANDERTURYANSKY54
75NICHOLASPALMA52
76SUSANMACPHERSON51
77JASONBRIN51
78TIMOTHYMILES50
79JACOBOFERNANDEZ50
80RANDOLPHSPAIN50
81JAMESMACKEY50
82JOHNSPADAVECCHIA JR50
83JOSEPHKUETHER50
84JOHNO'NEAL50
85RICHARDKESSLER50
86NASHTRAN50
87DANIELGENACHTE50
88BRETTBADER48
89JOHNTERLEP47
90RAMONMUNOZ47
91DANIELLOBATO45
92ANDREWWOODMANCEY45
93OSMINDARDON45
94WILLIAMTONKING45
95GREGORYBAIRD45
96JOHNALEGRIA45
97IVANSTAROSTIN45
98DAVIDDIAZ44
99DAVIDMCCORD43
100NICHOLASNIETO43
101HARVEYVANDEVEN41
102ZOLTANCZINKOTA41
103DEJUANTEALEXANDER41
104YUEWANG40
105KARLMANOUCHAKIAN40
106AARONMASSEY40
107BENJAMINREINHART40
108BENJAMINKEELINE40
109JASONDOLLINGER40
110LANDERLIJO BERECIARTUA40
111JAVIERSARACHE38
112GERALDKARLIC38
113DANIELBLUM37
114DAVIDPROCIAK36
115RINATHAVIV36
116JOHNDEPERSIO36
117PETERVITANTONIO36
118JOHNCURCURU36
119DAVIDHARTING35
120MICHAELGALLO35
121JARRETTBLAKELEY35
122ANDRERAKUSA35
123JASONGOLDMAN35
124ARTUROCARRASCO35
125ERIKSEIDEL34
126ORYHEN33
127GAUTAMLILLANEY33
128JAELIMORON33
129JEFFREYKRUSINSKI33
130LEONARDMASELLI33
131STEPHENLEAHY33
132FARIBORZZOJAJI32
133ANTHONYASTARITA32
134DANIELSTRELITZ32
135TOMNGUYEN31
136ANDRECROOKS31
137AARONSHEPARD31
138NIPUNJAVA31
139JORGECHAVEZ30
140JESSICADAWLEY30
141MICHAELDWYER30
142UBAIDHABIB30
143ZACHARYMILCHMAN29
144ROBERTDIXON29
145DANNYSCHECHTER29
146RUSLANDYKSHTEYN29
147MICHAELLAROCCA29
148EDWARDNOVAK29
149BRADLEYSNIDER29
150JOHNRACENER JR28
151ERICPOLIRER28
152LAWRENCEKLUR28
153RICHARDRICE28
154DANIELSHIFF28
155EMANUELFAILLA28
156MATTHEWGLANTZ28
157ANTHONYHOBBS27
158ROBERTCAMPBELL27
159TREVORSAMUELS27
160JENNIFERPARKER27
161MICHAELLAAKE27
162JASONMERCIER27
163ALLAUDDINKHAN27
164TIMSEIDENSTICKER27
165IDOASHKENAZI27
166TAYLORPAUR27
167JORDANPFIZER27
168JONATHANJAFFE27
169ANTUANBUNKLEY26
170CHADEVESLAGE26
171MOHSINCHARANIA26
172NEALCORCORAN26
173KELLYMINKIN26
174WILLIAMFOXEN26
175ALFONSOPEREZ25
176MARKDARNER25
177MICHAELVADALA25
178BRIANBERTHIAUME25
179JORGEGOMEZ24
180ROBERTWOMACK24
181MICHAELMORTON24
182JOHNDOLAN24
183VLADISLAVMEZHERITSKY24
184DOMINIQUEMOSLEY23
185DIMITRYAGRACHOV23
186JOHNSTEVENSON23
187JOEYWEISSMAN23
188MICHAELLEWIN23
189DOLPHUSPOWERS23
190MATHEWSTEINBERG23
191CHRISTOPHERBOLEK23
192ALEJANDRODUQUE23
193DERMOTBLAIN23
194KEVENSTAMMEN23
195RUSSHEAD23
196TONYTRAN23
197BENJAMINECTOR23
198BENJAMINZAMANI22
199ZOHAIRKARIM22
200ELLIOTTCOMMINGS22
201PAULPRAGER21
202FILIPPKHAVIN21
203HOWARDMASH21
204DANIELPEARLMAN21
205RAFAELFERNANDES21
206VINCENTIANNUZZI19
207HOWARDMILLIAN19
208RAFAELOROPESA19
209MICHAELLUTGEN19
210JESUSGARZA-CARRILLO16
211ERIKNOMBERG16
212DEANSALISBURY16
213STUARTPATERSON16
214DUSTINMURPHY16
215KEVINCHAN16
216MOHAMMADSIDDIQUI16
217MarounAkiki16
218JohnOtt16
219ANDREWKELSALL16
220JEREMYANTONOFF16
221AHMADHAMOUSH16
222JOSEPHIRGON16
223CLAUDEMIROSORIO16
224LASCELLESPEART16
225DAVIDRAUF16
226ROBERTKESSLER16
227OTTOPALACIOS16
228TALESHPATEL16
229RYANGALPERN16
230TODDREBELLO16
231SCOTTLEVENTHAL16
232SHANNONSHORR16
233JASONCASTEN16
234JUSTINSWILLING16
235ALLENKESSLER16
236TAYLORVONKRIEGENBERGH16
237JAKESCHWARTZ16
238BRANDONCAPUTO16
239BADIHBOUNAHRA16
240JOELSCHMIDT16
241JEFFREYTRUDEAU JR16
242DAVIDSANDS16
243SCOTTCLEMENTS16
244CHERIBEATTY16
245ERIKCHRISTENSEN16
246PHILLIPHUI16
247DAVIDBELL16
248KIRSTENOLIEBERG16
249IARANLIGHTBOURNE16
250BUNDHITINTACHAI16
251LARRYLEE16
252WILLIAMFIREBAUGH16
253VIKTORLAVI16
254JAMESMCCARTY16
255JACOBSNIDER16
256DAVIDHUBBARD16
257LOSIFBESKROVNYY16
258GREGORYBURNS16
259COLLINYASHAR16
260CHARLIECIRESI16
261MIRZASOPOVIC16
262CHADPADGETT16
263DIANASHIREY16
264HANSWINZELER15
265NATASHABARBOUR15
266JAMESSUTHERLAND15
267LEWISGALLO JR15
268CHARLESALEXANDER15
269JAMESCALDERARO15
270RYANDUNN15
271LIZHOU15
272MICHAELJAGROO15
273MARKWAHBA15
274RALPHDYER15
275MARCOCHAN15
276CHRISTIANDE GUZMAN15
277ANKUSHMANDAVIA15
278JOSHUAKAY15
279MICHAELCHIAPPETTA15
280JOSEPHMOLE15
281ALEXANDERVENOVSKI15
282ROBERTGIANQUITTI15
283BRIANENGLAND15
284JOELHARWOOD15
285ANDREWGROSE15
286MATTHEWBERKEY15
287SHAUNDEEB15
288CARLCARODENUTO15
289ALBERTODESTRADE15
290DAVIDWARD15
291PAULSTEINER15
292MATTHEWSHANAHAN15
293JOSEPHELPAYAA15
294JOHNDUBOIS15
295JAMESNETTNIN15
296JONATHANTOTH15
297BRETTBRUCALERI15
298SAMUELBERNABEU15
299RYANOLISAR15
300JASONVANSTROM15
301CHRISTOPHERBINION15
302BRETTAPTER15
303STANLEYLEE15
304KYLEJENSEN15
305MOKBSAISO15
306DANNYWILSON15
307ALDOFALCON RAMIREZ15
308CHARLESJOHNSON15
309ROBERTHEIDORN15
310GREGORYYEAGER15
311KAVEHTEHRAN15
312BENJAMINRIDGWAY15
313DARENSTABINSKI14
314SETHGILSON14
315ARNOKRUGER14
316KENNETHALDRIDGE14
317PAULSTANECHEWSKI14
318DAVIDPOCES14
319RUSSELLSTAMPLER14
320MARKSCACEWATER14
321ANDREWPHILLIPS14
322RICHARDALSUP14
323THOMASGIORGI14
324ASHTONGRIFFIN14
325CHANCEKORNUTH14
326DANIELGRIGGS14
327ROBERTSUER14
328MUKULPAHUJA14
329DENNISZOLLO14
330STEVENMCKOY14
331MATTHEWWOLFSON14
332GREGORYBALOT14
333STUARTTAYLOR14
334DILLONBURNS14
335SEANGETZWILLER14
336PRATYUSHBUDDIGA14
337MARKWISER14
338HAROONSAMNANI14
339MILLARDHALE III14
340JASONWHEELER14
341MICHEALOSBORNE14
342MATTHEWWAXMAN14
343BRIANARBAUGH14
344ALEXISGAVIN14
345STEPHENSPEER14
346LANCEHOWARD JR14
347JOHANSSYJOSEPH14
348ALMOGBITON14
349ALEXANDERGAMBINO14
350DIETRICHFAST14
351SPENCERCHAMPLIN14
352MICHAELLANG14
353STEPASTINDZIULIS14
354MAURICIOFARIAS14
355NATALIANOGINA14
356CARLOSCHANG14
357NEILPATEL14
358RONALDSULLIVAN13
359MICHAELPALUMBO13
360DAVIDTIFFENBERG13
361RYANFAIR13
362CARLOSEVANGELISTA13
363DAVIDWOLFF13
364SCOTTWEIDEMA13
365IRASCHWARTZ13
366CHRISTOPHERHYDEN13
367DAVIDHASS13
368ROCKCLOUTIER13
369MICHAELLANDRESS13
370BYRONKAVERMAN13
371RYAND'ANGELO13
372KATHLEENLIEBERT13
373JEFFREYALBRIGHT13
374TYLERKENNEY13
375PAULVOLPE13
376PHILIPWOERNER13
377SCOTTBAUMSTEIN13
378KURTJEWELL13
379OMRIMOGA13
380SALOMONSUTTON13
381MARSELBACKA13
382GARETHWALKER13
383NAGUIYASSA13
384SHANKARPILLAI13
385ASHERCONNIFF13
386BRIANMURPHY13
387MARTINMARKOV13
388MICHAELKRASIEN13
389ANDREYPLOTNIKOV13
390ALEJANDROROSALES SAEZ13
391JAMESMCDONALD13
392MINHPHAN13
393NICHANKHORCHIDIAN13
394DAVIDECHAVARRIA12
395OKHASELTON12
396MICHAELNEWMAN12
397DAVIDRHEEM12
398ADAMKOPPEL12
399DAVIDINSELBERG12
400CHRISTOPHERBROWN12
401DANIELGRACIA12
402SHAWNNGUYEN12
403BARRYPEVNER12
404HARVEYFREEDMAN12
405URIKADOSH12
406ROBERTOALBERRO12
407PETERBRADLEY12
408MARCUSSTEIN12
409CRAIGSTERN12
410JAMESO'GRADY12
411VINCENTSPADAVECCHIA12
412JAMESWOODWARD12
413ZACHARYGOODMAN12
414JOSEPHROSS12
415JAMESSMITH III12
416ALBERTORODRIGUEZ12
417BRANDONBERKENFELD12
418TERRYMOORE12
419EVANTEITELBAUM12
420RICHARDLEGER12
421MCHAELLE MAY12
422JUSTINWARNER12
423CONGPHAM12
424JONLANCAR12
425WALIDMADDAH12
426DONOVANWALKER JR12
427ANTHONYCOUSINEAU12
428DAVIDCASTRANOVA12
429ARONDERMER12
430KENNETHBRUNO12
431ALEKSANDRGORELIK12
432FARIDJATTIN12
433NISSINVAKNIN12
434FRANCISCOREGALADO12
435EVANPANESIS12
436AARONROSENTHAL12
437HARJINDERCHAWLA12
438ANTHONYDIANATY12
439MATTHEWSTOUT12
440GABRIELANDRADE12
441ALANSCHEIN12
442WILLIAMMCKOWN12
443RAYMONDMCDONOUGH12
444JAIMECAMPOS12
445JONAHMILLER12
446LARRYHIRSCHFIELD12
447HECTORCARABALLO12
448DAVIDELDRIDGE12
449JONATHANKRAMER12
450JACOBBAZELEY12
451JAMESJOYNER12
452ALLENBARI12
453CHRISTOPHERKLODNICKI12
454BRYNKENNEY12
455KANEKALAS12
456PAULTONG12
457MICHAELSEXTON12
458DOUGLASBOOTH12
459ROGERWELLMANN HARRIS12
460JEANGASPARD12
461CARLOSBOLANOS12
462JEFFREYMOORE12
463JOHNMCCARTHY12
464BRETTFEDER12
465KEVINSAUL12
466GLENCRESSMAN12
467BRETTHOWARD12
468DORIANRIOS12
469COLLINWILSON12
470KRZYSZTOFSTYBANIEWICZ12
471ANTHONYGRAPPO12
472SEBASTIENSOARES12
473GARRETTGREER12
474CARLOSHOSTOS MUSSO12
475AMIEMARTINI12
476AARONFREI12
477JAREDJAFFEE12
478MICHAELGAGLIANO12
479MICHAELTELKER12
480JOHNHENNIGAN12
481MIMILUU12
482WILLIAMGIVENS IV12
483SHAWNNGUYEN12
484GARYBELLER12
485DENKIM12
486MICHAELWEBER12
487DAKOTABURNETT12
488MARKHERM12
489MARTINBALLESTEROS12
490JASONGOOCH12
491KATHYLEHNE12
492DEANBARANOWSKI12
493DANIELLEMICALLEF12
494MARCMAC DONNELL12
495NEILBLUMENFIELD12
496ANDREWDEAN12
497PAULKAPELA12
498HARRYROSENBLUM12
499DONGJI12
500RICHARDGRIFFIS12
501SALOMONPONTE12
502JESSEHOWELLS12
503DAVIDKAHAN12
504MYUNGSHIN12
505MARKMANESH12
506BRENDONRUBIE12
507ADAMKRACH12
508JAEHWANG12
509WAGNERWYSOTCHANSKI12
510AUGUSTOCAVAZZINI12
511JORGEMORALES12
512MICHAELTURENIEC12
513ANTONASTAPAU12
514CINDYFIFIELD12
515FRANKDIMARIA12
516BRIANQUIET12
517HIEPDOAN12
518JINGHAOXU12
519FRANCOISTOSQUES12
520BRANDONSHIELDS12
521NICKJIVKOV12
522KATHERINESTAHL12
523ALEXANDERCOLIN12
524DUSTINSMITH12
525DAVIDOWENS12
526ELIZABETHRAINER12
527JUSTINADAMS12
528HODUY12
529HAIM GILNAGAR11
530SHELDONGROSS11
531FRANCISMARGAGLIONE11
532JEFFREYGROSS11
533DAVIDLONGUIL11
534HOLLANDERPREAP11
535JAMESGIORDANO11
536VITORCOELHO11
537JEFFREYSILVERSTEIN11
538BRETTSILVERMAN11
539BRIANPHILLIS11
540DOYLEELLIOTT11
541MICHAELMORENO11
542MICHAELBROWNE11
543WILLIAMCRIEGO11
544HOWARDANTONOFF11
545MICHAELMERISIER11
546BRADLEYRUBEN11
547JIMMYSEAVER11
548LILYKILETTO11
549STEVENRICHARDSON11
550MELVINDUKES11
551HARRISONGIMBEL11
552IVANCOLES11
553BIENVENIDOSANTIAGO11
554NANCYBIRNBAUM11
555JACKROLNITZKY11
556JASONKOON11
557NICHOLASRAMPONE11
558HIRENPATEL11
559RYANHUGHES11
560MATTHEWFRIENDLY11
561FRANKFLOWERS11
562JOHN THANHNGUYEN11
563JEAN ELIEJOSEPH11
564IGORMERDA11
565CHRISTIAN WHARDER11
566MATTHEWWANTMAN11
567LAWRENCEGREENBERG11
568OSCARLINDO ZELEDON11
569NICHOLASDEPALMA11
570NOLETGUILLAUME11
571SAMUELWYNDER III11
572FEDERICOMUNIZ MORENO11
573JOSEPHVILLATICO11
574LARRYBAXTER11
575OMARZAZAY11
576BLAKEBOHN11
577STEPHENMA11
578MATTHEWHAUGEN11
579FRANCISCOPICASSO11
580EDWARDOCHANA11
581STEVENROSEN11
582JOSEPHZELNICK11
583PHONGNGUYEN11
584JAMESKOUSOUROS11
585EDUARDOCHRIST11
586ROBERTWIERCINSKI11
587DARRENRABINOWITZ11
588MARCINPLEWINSKI11
589BENJAMINSRIQUI11
590VASILIILESHCHENKO11
591VALERIARODRIGUES LIGEIRO11
592JOSHUAGORDON11
593SAMUELPHILLIPS11
594TIMOTHYREILLY11
595KWONGIP11
596AMIHAINEEMAN11
597ANDREASIOAKIMIDES11
598DANIELENESTOLA11
599JEFFREYESTERLING11
600PHILIPWOJTUNIECKI11
601PAULSILVERSTEIN11
602DANIELMIJAC11
603JULIANMANOLIO11
604RYANROGERS11
605SCOTTDAVIES11
606CHULKIM11
607RYANCAIRNS11
608TYLERBONKOWSKI11
609MICHAELMACKHARDIN11
610SCHAHINGHIAI11
611STEFANBAUSTERT11
612BENJAMINJONES11
613TIMOTHYSTANCZAK11
614MIGUELRIERA SUAREZ11
615HLIBKOVTUNOV11
616JONATHANCONCEPCION TACORONTE11
617JETTSCHENCKER11
618RYANMCKNIGHT11

1st tie breaker: Number of 1st-place finishes
2nd tie breaker: Total money earned in points eligible events

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2017 SHRP Player of the Year Prizes

1st Place – Estimated value, $32,450

Entries in to all Seminole Hard Rock Poker Main Events/Championships

  • Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championships/Main Events
  • Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Championships/Main Events
  • Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Championships/Main Events
  • Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee Championships/Main Events
  • Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season

2nd Place – Estimated value, $19,750

  • Three (3) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events
  • Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season

3rd Place – Estimated value, $13,750

  • Two (2) tournament entries into Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Championship/Main Events
  • Hotel and dining credits at Seminole casinos during poker season

Winners of each of the SHRP Championship winners will receive a $5,250 seat in the season-ending Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship in August 2017.

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