The poker player of the year from Card Player poker magazine is Taylor Von Kriegenbergh. The poker pro recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. The Card Player player of the year award is a hot victory for any poker player, garnering them attention that often results in lucrative player contracts and invitations to big prize pool poker tournaments. Von Kriegenbergh moved up to player of the year in part because of his win at the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown , the first WPT event in Florida.