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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 (732) | Tommy Chaney | Marble Falls, TX, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $26,263 |
| 702 (733) | Robert Perry | Highland Beach, FL, USA | 480 | 0 | 2 | $41,931 |
| 703 (739) | Alex Shin | Commerce, CA, USA | 480 | 1 | 2 | $41,000 |
| 704 (742) | Andy Fienberg | Boston, MA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $23,210 |
| 705 (712) | Lee Padilla | Modesto, CA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $176,579 |
| 706 (783) | Steven Kahn | Marina Del Rey, CA, USA | 476 | 1 | 2 | $32,933 |
| 707 (784) | Randy Gil | Morgan Hill, CA, USA | 474 | 0 | 2 | $136,967 |
| 708 (785) | Jamie Ligator | Miami, FL, USA | 473 | 0 | 2 | $135,908 |
| 709 (786) | Nicholas Willie | Sedalia, KY, USA | 472 | 0 | 2 | $43,003 |
| 710 (787) | Shawn Ostertag | Louisville, KY, USA | 472 | 0 | 3 | $57,595 |
| 711 (791) | James Victory | Centreville, VA, USA | 468 | 0 | 2 | $20,024 |
| 712 (789) | Mike Montuori | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 468 | 1 | 1 | $60,450 |
| 713 (790) | Michael Arents | Santa Rosa, CA, USA | 468 | 1 | 1 | $196,005 |
| 714 (792) | Dapo Fadeyi | Centennial , CO, USA | 466 | 0 | 2 | $142,330 |
| 715 (794) | Jeff Blenkarn | Grand Rapids, MI, USA | 464 | 0 | 2 | $50,890 |
| 716 (793) | Eric Yates | Friendswood, TX, USA | 464 | 1 | 2 | $47,900 |
| 717 (796) | Tony Le | Reno, NV, USA | 460 | 0 | 2 | $124,682 |
| 718 (797) | Todd Webb | Winnipeg, CAN | 460 | 0 | 1 | $43,162 |
| 719 (798) | Franco Brunetti | W. Hollywood, CA, USA | 459 | 0 | 4 | $23,240 |
| 720 (799) | Warren Karp | Lake Forest, CA, USA | 458 | 0 | 2 | $30,680 |
| 721 (800) | Danny Morgan | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 457 | 0 | 5 | $21,131 |
| 722 (801) | Jim McManus | Kennilworth, IL, USA | 457 | 0 | 2 | $149,182 |
| 723 (809) | Arthur Bressler | Manalapan, NJ, USA | 456 | 2 | 2 | $63,905 |
| 724 (810) | Jonathan Dull | Fresno, CA, USA | 456 | 0 | 2 | $122,491 |
| 725 (808) | Brian Pollock | USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $32,626 |
| 726 (803) | Ian Winterbotham | USA | 456 | 0 | 2 | $35,919 |
| 727 (807) | Meda Lubliner | West Hills, CA, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $42,415 |
| 728 (806) | Gregg Turk | Vienna, VA, USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $88,830 |
| 729 (802) | Michael Leanos | Parker, AZ, USA | 456 | 1 | 2 | $59,202 |
| 730 (805) | Coung Phan | Alhambra, CA, USA | 456 | 0 | 2 | $30,265 |
| 731 (804) | Avi Freedman | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $50,415 |
| 732 (811) | Harold Kizzire | Trussville, AL, USA | 452 | 0 | 2 | $38,584 |
| 733 (813) | Frank Kassela | Germantown, TN, USA | 450 | 0 | 2 | $48,775 |
| 734 (815) | Jim Lack | Enid, OK, USA | 450 | 0 | 1 | $76,469 |
| 735 (814) | David Belaich | USA | 450 | 0 | 2 | $31,275 |
| 736 (817) | Nick Loader | Key Largo, FL, USA | 448 | 0 | 2 | $26,982 |
| 737 (816) | Dewey Whitemore | USA | 448 | 0 | 1 | $26,695 |
| 738 (818) | Quang Ke | San Antonio, TX, USA | 448 | 0 | 1 | $21,883 |
| 739 (819) | Tom McCormick | Fargo, ND, USA | 446 | 0 | 3 | $78,379 |
| 740 (820) | Caesar Natividad | Diamond Bar, CA, USA | 446 | 0 | 3 | $17,120 |
| 741 (823) | Jonathan Zuchowski | Jupiter, FL, USA | 444 | 0 | 1 | $45,750 |
| 742 (822) | Jae Cha | Northridge, CA, USA | 444 | 0 | 4 | $19,870 |
| 743 (821) | Michael Chaplan | USA | 444 | 0 | 1 | $40,000 |
| 744 (824) | Daniel Alaei | Burlingame, CA, USA | 442 | 1 | 1 | $462,753 |
| 745 (825) | Ray Qartomy | Houston, TX, USA | 442 | 0 | 4 | $30,609 |
| 746 (827) | Gary Styczynski | Pearl River, NJ, USA | 440 | 0 | 2 | $27,538 |
| 747 (830) | Brian Fidler | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 440 | 0 | 1 | $206,800 |
| 748 (828) | WeiKai Chang | Albany, NY, USA | 440 | 0 | 1 | $207,100 |
| 749 (829) | Mark Wilds | Biloxi, MS, USA | 440 | 0 | 1 | $67,858 |
| 750 (831) | James Harness | Knoxville, TN, USA | 440 | 0 | 1 | $46,520 |