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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (114) | Sean McCabe | Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA | 1,560 | 1 | 2 | $561,725 |
| 102 (116) | Joseph Haddad | Portland, OR, USA | 1,520 | 0 | 2 | $246,045 |
| 103 (117) | Gebrehiwet Goitom | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,518 | 0 | 6 | $117,717 |
| 104 (118) | Ed Corrado | Naples, FL, USA | 1,510 | 1 | 6 | $285,763 |
| 105 (119) | Denis Ethier | Durham, NC, USA | 1,506 | 0 | 2 | $188,451 |
| 106 (121) | Dutch Boyd | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,492 | 1 | 2 | $481,962 |
| 107 (122) | Randy Holland | Winnetka, CA, USA | 1,491 | 0 | 7 | $227,627 |
| 108 (125) | David Tran | El Monte, CA, USA | 1,478 | 1 | 4 | $134,648 |
| 109 (124) | Ben Chung | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,478 | 1 | 6 | $197,118 |
| 110 (126) | Rhett Butler | Rockville, MD, USA | 1,466 | 0 | 2 | $3,268,072 |
| 111 (131) | Jeff Cabanillas | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $818,546 |
| 112 (130) | Mike Simon | USA | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $1,052,890 |
| 113 (132) | Steve Paul Ambrose | Waterloo, CAN | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $1,388,600 |
| 114 (133) | Dave White | Abbotsford, BC, CAN | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $600,000 |
| 115 (134) | Gary Gibbs | Hot Springs, AR, USA | 1,431 | 2 | 3 | $275,933 |
| 116 (135) | Justin Gaines | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 1,428 | 1 | 2 | $166,245 |
| 117 (136) | Justin Bonomo | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,419 | 0 | 4 | $264,895 |
| 118 (137) | Bach Vu | Marrero, LA, USA | 1,416 | 2 | 2 | $197,773 |
| 119 (138) | Lee Markholt | Eatonville, WA, USA | 1,408 | 0 | 3 | $382,432 |
| 120 (139) | Gregg Merkow | Plano, TX, USA | 1,404 | 2 | 4 | $339,590 |
| 121 (140) | Sirous Baghchehsaraie | Glendale, CA, USA | 1,398 | 1 | 8 | $120,418 |
| 122 (141) | Chris Reslock | Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 1,387 | 2 | 5 | $171,471 |
| 123 (142) | John Juanda | Marina Del Rey, CA, USA | 1,368 | 0 | 3 | $359,845 |
| 124 (143) | Joshua Tieman | Lake Zurich, IL, USA | 1,359 | 0 | 1 | $83,989 |
| 125 (144) | Brad Booth | Yukon Territory, CAN | 1,348 | 0 | 2 | $336,875 |
| 126 (146) | David Nguyen | Reseda, CA, USA | 1,344 | 1 | 4 | $189,006 |
| 127 (147) | Chris Viox | Glen Carbon, IL, USA | 1,332 | 0 | 5 | $155,146 |
| 128 (148) | Thomas Sipes | USA | 1,332 | 1 | 1 | $279,075 |
| 129 (149) | Chris Tsiprailidis | Syracuse, NY, USA | 1,320 | 1 | 5 | $212,878 |
| 130 (150) | Patrick Madden | Lexington, KY, USA | 1,314 | 1 | 2 | $259,794 |
| 131 (152) | Ronnie Yarbrough | Valley, AL, USA | 1,294 | 1 | 4 | $133,108 |
| 132 (153) | Nhut Tran | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 1,292 | 1 | 6 | $174,273 |
| 133 (155) | Brett Kimes | San Antonio, TX, USA | 1,284 | 0 | 2 | $86,519 |
| 134 (159) | David Sklansky | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $419,040 |
| 135 (160) | John Lam | Toronto , CAN | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $313,094 |
| 136 (158) | Scott Buller | Lincoln, NE, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $500,000 |
| 137 (157) | Hoyt Corkins | Glenwood, AL, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $381,540 |
| 138 (161) | Steve Frederick | San Mateo, CA, USA | 1,276 | 1 | 3 | $231,099 |
| 139 (162) | Peter Feldman | Harper Woods, MI, USA | 1,272 | 1 | 2 | $606,864 |
| 140 (163) | Kevin Saul | Chicago, IL, USA | 1,272 | 0 | 2 | $156,093 |
| 141 (164) | Jack Amyx | Knoxville, TN, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 1 | $589,035 |
| 142 (165) | James Mitchell | Tempe, AZ, USA | 1,248 | 1 | 3 | $177,453 |
| 143 (166) | Kirby Rogers | Eden Prairie, MN, USA | 1,240 | 0 | 2 | $104,937 |
| 144 (167) | John Roveto | Duluth, GA, USA | 1,232 | 0 | 3 | $122,545 |
| 145 (170) | Ian Johns | Seatac, WA, USA | 1,224 | 1 | 1 | $291,755 |
| 146 (169) | Bau Le | Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 1,224 | 1 | 3 | $224,647 |
| 147 (173) | Richard Marshall | Raleigh, NC, USA | 1,216 | 1 | 2 | $138,179 |
| 148 (172) | Devin Porter | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1,216 | 0 | 1 | $332,937 |
| 149 (171) | Alan Sass | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,216 | 0 | 2 | $295,611 |
| 150 (174) | Rod Dingler | Temecula, CA, USA | 1,210 | 0 | 3 | $94,142 |