It's over

Daniel won, but he had to survive a hard-charging Humberto Brenes to get there. Humberto entered the day as the short stack, but he pulled to within roughly $2 million of Daniel, before they both flopped a pair of 7s and Humberto was outkicked.

I have to say, seeing Humberto doing so well today leaves me with mixed emotions. He has quickly become one of my favorite players, but I'm tired of watching him end up as the bridesmaid. He is by far the most overdue player on the WPT circuit, especially now that Daniel has won.

But congratulations to Daniel, who clearly has been the best player not only this year, but over the past couple. With his win today, Daniel became the all-time money winner on the WPT, proving that his victory and his POTY award were well deserved.