3-Barrels of pure World Poker Tour value as Mike Shariati is confirmed as their Player of the Year; Justin Young wins the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, and Adda52.com start sending players to the WPT500 at Dusk Till Dawn.

Three tales from the land of the World Poker Tour (WPT) starting with the news that Justin Young has won the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Florida.

Young joins a talented bunch of former winners including Taylor von Kriegenberg, Tommy Vedes, Kevin Eyster, Eric Afriat, and Griffin Paul. The $3,500 buy-in event attracted 1,222 players (down on last year’s figures of 1,476), and Young picked up $669,161 for the win.

Heading into the final table, and all eyes were on Cate Hall. In amongst those eyeballs were people hoping to see the first female winner of a WPT Main Event, but that was a side story. If Hall could finish third or better, then she would be overtake Mike Shariati as WPT Player of the Year.