Tom Schneider has snuck ahead of J.C. Tran in the CardPlayer Player of the Year race. Currently in 5th place, he\’s only 7 points behind Bill Edler for 4th. With a lot of big action coming up — Bellagio 5-diamond and the Venetian NPL main event and probably some others — it could get pretty exciting down the December home stretch.
So while a few pros have convinced me I shouldn\’t be poo-pooing Tom\’s chances to win it all, I will go out on a limb and say he really needs a big payday to get those top honors, as he looks a little weak in at least one column:
RANK PLAYER POINTS FINAL TABLES WINNINGS 1 David Pham 5,410 10 $1,534,242 2 Jonathan Little 5,272 9 $2,503,145 3 Scott Clements 5,138 6 $2,206,981 4 Bill Edler 4,777 7 $2,757,042 5 Tom Schneider 4,470 7 $733,589 6 J.C. Tran 4,458 5 $2,364,097 7 David Fox 3,788 8 $566,152 8 James Van Alstyne 3,588 7 $731,158 9 Jared Hamby 3,573 5 $1,252,311 10 Danny Wong 3,406 7 $869,975