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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 (347) | Michael DeMichele | Poughkeepsie, NY, USA | 832 | 0 | 1 | $215,194 |
| 302 (346) | Joey Clapper | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 832 | 1 | 3 | $138,415 |
| 303 (344) | Hoan Ly | Alhambra, CA, USA | 832 | 0 | 2 | $104,371 |
| 304 (345) | Eric Buchman | Valley Stream, NY, USA | 832 | 0 | 2 | $179,903 |
| 305 (349) | John Strzemp | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 816 | 0 | 2 | $152,889 |
| 306 (348) | Javier Torresola | Tempe, AZ, USA | 816 | 0 | 1 | $75,293 |
| 307 (350) | Matthew Casterella | White Plains, NY, USA | 816 | 0 | 1 | $87,671 |
| 308 (351) | Michael Goodman | New York, NY, USA | 811 | 0 | 1 | $137,781 |
| 309 (352) | Vinod Vangimalla | Silver Springs, MD, USA | 810 | 0 | 2 | $74,620 |
| 310 (353) | Tom Macey | Chicago, IL, USA | 808 | 0 | 3 | $112,405 |
| 311 (354) | Ernest Shepherd | Lizella, GA, USA | 802 | 0 | 4 | $127,871 |
| 312 (367) | Maureen Feduniak | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $108,564 |
| 313 (369) | Gerald DeNicholas | Tampa, FL, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $75,600 |
| 314 (374) | Jason Comis | Zepher Hills, FL, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $88,300 |
| 315 (370) | Eric Shapiro | Boulder, CO, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $76,825 |
| 316 (375) | Johnathan Westra | Winter Springs, FL, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $131,335 |
| 317 (361) | Florante Mandap | Norwalk, CA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $176,813 |
| 318 (371) | Rick Sherrill | Calico Rock, AR, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $74,205 |
| 319 (358) | Richard Besserman | Wantagh, NY, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $88,005 |
| 320 (362) | Hyon Kim | Hillsborough, NJ, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $164,291 |
| 321 (363) | Paul Sheng | San Francisco, CA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $330,485 |
| 322 (359) | John Russell | Watauga, TX, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $208,760 |
| 323 (372) | William Hill | Silver Spring, MD, USA | 800 | 0 | 2 | $150,597 |
| 324 (364) | Greg Dinkin | Palm Beach, FL, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $102,542 |
| 325 (365) | Anh Lu | OH, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $120,120 |
| 326 (373) | Richard Joel | Conyers, GA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $225,000 |
| 327 (366) | Tyler Andrews | Las Vegas , NV, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $164,947 |
| 328 (368) | Don Yaughn | Fort Valley, GA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $75,950 |
| 329 (360) | Phong Ly | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $416,816 |
| 330 (380) | Alan Cutler | Chicago, IL, USA | 792 | 1 | 2 | $149,760 |
| 331 (379) | Toan Nguyen | Sacramento, CA, USA | 792 | 2 | 2 | $204,763 |
| 332 (381) | Kiran Mahal | USA | 792 | 1 | 1 | $101,565 |
| 333 (378) | Dan Hicks | Tampa, FL, USA | 792 | 0 | 2 | $118,672 |
| 334 (382) | Joel Frank | USA | 792 | 1 | 1 | $200,553 |
| 335 (383) | Hans Lund | Sparks, NV, USA | 789 | 1 | 4 | $108,077 |
| 336 (384) | Lester Waquin | Houma, LA, USA | 780 | 0 | 1 | $61,149 |
| 337 (385) | Joseph Pecoraro | Bayville, NY, USA | 780 | 0 | 1 | $126,540 |
| 338 (386) | Francisco Fragoso | Maywood, CA, USA | 779 | 0 | 3 | $51,872 |
| 339 (387) | Jae Yoon Chung | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 774 | 0 | 3 | $45,055 |
| 340 (388) | David Cai | Westminister, CA, USA | 772 | 0 | 2 | $63,585 |
| 341 (391) | Michael Gracz | Raleigh, NC, USA | 768 | 0 | 1 | $64,589 |
| 342 (389) | Anthony Licastro | Long Valley, NJ, USA | 768 | 1 | 1 | $103,040 |
| 343 (392) | George Boyce | USA | 768 | 1 | 1 | $170,685 |
| 344 (390) | Eric Froehlich | Washington, D.C., USA | 768 | 1 | 2 | $323,450 |
| 345 (393) | Robert Durant | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 765 | 0 | 3 | $64,964 |
| 346 (395) | Gary Stone | Canoga Park, CA, USA | 762 | 0 | 3 | $34,590 |
| 347 (394) | Amir Marmar | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 762 | 1 | 3 | $82,529 |
| 348 (396) | Allen Kessler | Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA | 760 | 1 | 4 | $121,573 |
| 349 (397) | Josh Spiegelman | Secaucus, NJ, USA | 760 | 0 | 1 | $147,828 |
| 350 (398) | Doug Paxton | Weatherford, OK, USA | 756 | 1 | 4 | $142,646 |