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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 (292) | Terry Eischens | USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $235,905 |
| 252 (288) | Andrew Chitea | Aurora, CO, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $300,000 |
| 253 (283) | Kevin Nathan | Roseville, CA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $171,987 |
| 254 (289) | Atsushi Kobayashi | Markham, ONT, CAN | 960 | 0 | 1 | $155,000 |
| 255 (284) | Jim Nguyen | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $45,960 |
| 256 (274) | Rafe Furst | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $345,984 |
| 257 (297) | Paramjit Gill | Diamond Bar, CA, USA | 958 | 0 | 7 | $67,826 |
| 258 (298) | Tony Abesamis | W. Covina, CA, USA | 956 | 0 | 6 | $104,803 |
| 259 (299) | Arnold Spee | Thousand Oaks, CA, USA | 954 | 0 | 3 | $92,617 |
| 260 (300) | Jose Tavares | Commerce, CA, USA | 953 | 1 | 3 | $171,165 |
| 261 (302) | Mohamed Elkerdawy | Brigantine, NJ, USA | 952 | 1 | 2 | $144,810 |
| 262 (301) | Brett Thomas | Overland Park, KS, USA | 952 | 1 | 4 | $108,188 |
| 263 (303) | Dan Shak | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 948 | 0 | 2 | $201,287 |
| 264 (304) | Spyridon Mitrokostas | W. Yarmouth, MA, USA | 945 | 0 | 3 | $169,817 |
| 265 (305) | Tad Jurgens | Chandler, AZ, USA | 944 | 0 | 3 | $95,153 |
| 266 (306) | Peter Lios | Linwood, NJ, USA | 942 | 0 | 3 | $79,480 |
| 267 (308) | Adam Smith | Mansfield, TX, USA | 936 | 1 | 1 | $230,375 |
| 268 (309) | Agop Boghossian | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 928 | 0 | 10 | $51,046 |
| 269 (310) | Roland Viola | Chino Hills, CA, USA | 924 | 1 | 5 | $80,045 |
| 270 (311) | Ernie Scherer III | Dublin, CA, USA | 921 | 0 | 4 | $82,217 |
| 271 (313) | Sang Pham | Fountain Valley, CA, USA | 920 | 0 | 4 | $191,281 |
| 272 (314) | Steve Austin | Palm Desert, CA, USA | 918 | 2 | 3 | $154,405 |
| 273 (315) | Ryan Larson | Spokane, WA, USA | 912 | 0 | 5 | $77,134 |
| 274 (318) | Marcel Bedard | II Perrot, Quebec, CAN | 904 | 0 | 2 | $112,944 |
| 275 (317) | Doug Saab | Birmingham, AL, USA | 904 | 1 | 4 | $95,894 |
| 276 (319) | Robert Nehorayan | Sherman Oaks, CA, USA | 892 | 1 | 4 | $104,880 |
| 277 (320) | Mike Beasley | Hollywood, FL, USA | 888 | 0 | 3 | $64,420 |
| 278 (322) | Brent Carter | Oak Park, IL, USA | 888 | 0 | 1 | $81,055 |
| 279 (323) | Steven Karanikolas | USA | 888 | 0 | 1 | $74,573 |
| 280 (321) | JP Withrow | USA | 888 | 1 | 1 | $150,000 |
| 281 (326) | Bradley Berman | Minneapolis, MN, USA | 880 | 1 | 1 | $116,997 |
| 282 (325) | Rep Porter | Woodinville, WA, USA | 880 | 0 | 2 | $231,399 |
| 283 (324) | Brent Roberts | Staten Island, NY, USA | 880 | 1 | 2 | $211,211 |
| 284 (327) | Farzad Rouhani | Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 879 | 0 | 1 | $454,236 |
| 285 (328) | Hasan Habib | Downey, CA, USA | 875 | 0 | 2 | $241,675 |
| 286 (329) | Paul McCaffrey | Boston, MA, USA | 869 | 0 | 3 | $175,074 |
| 287 (331) | David Zeitlin | New York, NY, USA | 864 | 2 | 2 | $160,293 |
| 288 (332) | Hai Diep | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 864 | 1 | 1 | $136,125 |
| 289 (330) | George Bronstein | Tampa, FL, USA | 864 | 1 | 2 | $131,247 |
| 290 (333) | Rick Rossetti | Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA | 864 | 1 | 1 | $368,096 |
| 291 (334) | James Hoeppner | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 862 | 0 | 2 | $66,885 |
| 292 (335) | John Renzi | Boothwyn, PA, USA | 860 | 0 | 3 | $107,020 |
| 293 (336) | Chris Grigorian | Panorama City, CA, USA | 855 | 1 | 4 | $87,845 |
| 294 (337) | Greg Sellgren | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 848 | 0 | 2 | $72,631 |
| 295 (338) | Joseph Miceli | New York, NY, USA | 844 | 0 | 2 | $106,631 |
| 296 (339) | Adam Green | Reston, VA, USA | 840 | 0 | 3 | $104,135 |
| 297 (342) | Anthony Hartmann | Minneapolis, MN, USA | 840 | 0 | 2 | $133,674 |
| 298 (341) | Gary Dolenga | LaQuinta, CA, USA | 840 | 1 | 2 | $73,350 |
| 299 (340) | Alex Outhred | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 840 | 0 | 1 | $184,745 |
| 300 (343) | Farhad Sinaei | New Britain, CT, USA | 838 | 0 | 3 | $201,169 |