Three-time World Poker Tour champion, Anthony Zinno, was crowned the World Poker Tour Season XIII Player of the Year, after his rival Darren Elias was eliminated on Day 2 of the World Poker Tour World Championships.

Anthony Zinno will go into the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on a high, after being crowned the World Poker Tour (WPT) Season XIII Player of the Year (POY) at The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City.

The three-time WPT Champion entered the WPT Championships with 2,056.15 points, and only Darren Elias, who was sitting second with 1,777.85 points, had the ability to catch him in the final event of the season. Elias made it through to Day 2, but busted early, calling time on the POY race.

It was a fantastic year for both competitors. Elias created a WPT record by cashing eight times, and that included back-to-back WPT Main Event titles, with victory at the WPT Borgata Poker Open in September, and the WPT Caribbean stop in November. He took over a million dollars from the tour this season, and in any other year, his performances would have secured the POY award with ease.