Overview
- Hellmuth argued that Michael Mizrachi or three‐bracelet winner Benny Glaser were more deserving than Deeb under the current scoring system.
- He accused Deeb of lobbying for the shift to count only players’ top ten results, an allegation Deeb denied, saying he had no role in changing the formula.
- Hellmuth later acknowledged he was mistaken about Deeb’s influence on rule changes and apologized for spreading misinformation.
- Deeb secured the Player of the Year title with 18 cashes, three runner‐up finishes and a $2.9 million bracelet win across the 2025 WSOP.
- While Daniel Negreanu and others have publicly backed Deeb’s victory and the current formula’s fairness, WSOP has not signaled any rule changes.