World's Best Poker Players
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2006 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 (512) | Martin Corpuz | Mountain View, CA, USA | 630 | 0 | 1 | $68,006 |
| 452 (511) | Mel Wiener | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 630 | 0 | 1 | $99,440 |
| 453 (514) | Joe Simmons | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 628 | 1 | 3 | $76,707 |
| 454 (513) | Allen Kim | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 628 | 2 | 4 | $87,180 |
| 455 (516) | Guy Tull | Annapolis, MD, USA | 624 | 1 | 1 | $45,110 |
| 456 (518) | Ryan Gafford | Denham Springs , LA, USA | 624 | 1 | 1 | $77,704 |
| 457 (515) | Clint Baskin | Stockton, CA, USA | 624 | 1 | 2 | $378,293 |
| 458 (517) | George Yutuc | Manhattan Beach, CA, USA | 624 | 1 | 1 | $97,500 |
| 459 (521) | Harold Cohen | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 620 | 0 | 3 | $59,137 |
| 460 (520) | Jim Pechac | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 620 | 0 | 3 | $95,567 |
| 461 (522) | Atilio Bitondo | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 616 | 0 | 2 | $89,885 |
| 462 (523) | Liz Lieu | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 612 | 1 | 2 | $97,535 |
| 463 (524) | Jason Heidema | San Francisco, CA, USA | 610 | 0 | 2 | $63,174 |
| 464 (527) | David Farber | Orlando, FL, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $74,320 |
| 465 (526) | Harry Cohn | Buffalo Grove, IL, USA | 608 | 0 | 4 | $25,490 |
| 466 (525) | Stuart Paterson | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $110,871 |
| 467 (528) | Michael Odeh | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 607 | 2 | 4 | $58,882 |
| 468 (529) | Paul Vinci | Shell Beach, CA, USA | 606 | 0 | 4 | $45,468 |
| 469 (542) | Peter Hassett | Chicago, IL, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $91,917 |
| 470 (543) | Danny Ciaramella | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $68,724 |
| 471 (540) | Andy Alzona | Rancho Santa Magarita, CA, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $45,725 |
| 472 (537) | Jonas Norrman | USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $113,830 |
| 473 (539) | Rene Angelil | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 600 | 0 | 2 | $73,895 |
| 474 (533) | Tony Hatley | Mobile, AL, USA | 600 | 0 | 2 | $36,326 |
| 475 (544) | Corey Cheresnick | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $118,680 |
| 476 (538) | Joe Toth | Sharpsville, PA, USA | 600 | 1 | 1 | $163,842 |
| 477 (534) | Hung Tran | USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $62,730 |
| 478 (545) | Alex Bolotin | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $78,292 |
| 479 (546) | Jeff Bryan | Ft. Calhoun, NE, USA | 600 | 0 | 2 | $80,522 |
| 480 (541) | Lam Hoang | San Francisco, CA, USA | 600 | 1 | 1 | $123,000 |
| 481 (549) | Anthony O'Hagan | Calgary, CAN | 600 | 0 | 1 | $102,604 |
| 482 (535) | James Spain | Huntsville, AL, USA | 600 | 0 | 2 | $42,905 |
| 483 (547) | Nelson Batista | Richmond, BC, CAN | 600 | 0 | 1 | $90,000 |
| 484 (548) | Richard Freire | Miami, FL, USA | 600 | 2 | 3 | $92,961 |
| 485 (536) | Ky MacPherson | Austin, TX, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $49,625 |
| 486 (550) | Ryan Hughes | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 597 | 2 | 4 | $104,335 |
| 487 (551) | Charles Lineberry | San Antonio, TX, USA | 596 | 0 | 3 | $40,988 |
| 488 (553) | Brian Kelley | Ft. Myers, FL, USA | 592 | 1 | 2 | $46,790 |
| 489 (554) | Sam Chung | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 592 | 0 | 1 | $50,000 |
| 490 (555) | Kenny Ly | Sacramento, CA, USA | 592 | 1 | 2 | $112,390 |
| 491 (556) | Jenny Kang | Portland, OR, USA | 591 | 0 | 4 | $82,873 |
| 492 (557) | Chad Viall | Laguna Hills, CA, USA | 588 | 1 | 2 | $46,785 |
| 493 (559) | Charlie Ng | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 584 | 1 | 3 | $41,538 |
| 494 (560) | Steve Akca | Van Nuys, CA, USA | 582 | 0 | 5 | $30,188 |
| 495 (562) | Mike Postle | Rancho Cordova, CA, USA | 580 | 1 | 2 | $62,349 |
| 496 (563) | Timothy Ly | San Diego, CA, USA | 580 | 0 | 2 | $47,970 |
| 497 (561) | Allan Demaree | Scarsdale, NY, USA | 580 | 0 | 2 | $56,135 |
| 498 (566) | Jess Newman | Dallas, TX, USA | 576 | 1 | 1 | $163,575 |
| 499 (568) | Charlie Konstantinos | USA | 576 | 1 | 1 | $113,460 |
| 500 (569) | Carmine Tirone | Manheim, PA, USA | 576 | 1 | 1 | $267,300 |