Danzer Here, While Shack-Harris and Negreanu Are Not
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Here at PokerNews, we've done plenty of hyping up the 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race. The three favorites we believe best positioned to win the title are Brandon Shack-Harris, George Danzer, and Daniel Negreanu. Shack-Harris leads with 752 points, and Danzer sits in a close second with 745.2 points. Negreanu is fourth with 519.08 points.
As play moves towards the end of Level 1 here in the first event of the series, only Danzer is in the field. Both Shack-Harris and Negreanu are confirmed coming to Australia, but it's Danzer with the early start. Some say the first few levels of a poker tournament are the best time to take advantage of weaker players and accumulate some chips, and Danzer appears as though he wants to do just that.