2026 Dream Player of the Year (DPOY) — Terms and Conditions
- The 2026 DPOY is calculated based on the following formula:
Position Factor (A) = (Total number of entries / Player's final position) Buy-in Factor (B) = Amount of Buy-in in Malaysia Ringgit (MYR) ^ ^ Capped at MYR 40,000 For Main Event: DPOY = (10 × √A + 3 × √B) × 1.2 For other events: DPOY = 10 × √A + 3 × √B - A player needs to be in the money in order to be qualified for DPOY points.
- A minimum of 10 unique players in an event is required for DPOY qualification.
- If the buy-in currency is not in MYR, it will then be converted into MYR using the exchange rate listed in xe.com on the 1st day of the tournament series.
- Events that have limitations such as age, gender or non-individual events will not be counted towards DPOY. As of now, the following events do not count any point towards DPOY: Senior Events, Ladies Events, Influencer Invitational and Teams Event. Satellites do not count towards DPOY as well.
- Whenever there is a deal between players, all the players involved in the deal will receive the lowest ranked points among the remaining ranking points. For example, if there is a deal between the final 3 players, all 3 players will receive the 3rd place DPOY points.
- DPOY points will be accumulated for all Poker Dream events held from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
- The player with the most DPOY points at the end of year 2026 will be crowned Dream Player of the Year.
- 2026 DPOY winner will receive a prize which is worth US$15,000 ($11,000 tournament credit + $4,000 hotel credit) to be used in any Poker Dream event in 2027.
- A maximum of US$3,000 tournament credit can be used in each Poker Dream series. The DPOY winner needs to pay the difference if he/she uses more than US$3,000 in a series. There is no limitation on how much hotel credit can be used in each series.
- If there is a discrepancy between the English and Chinese T&C, the English version shall prevail.