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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 (399) | Edward Nassif | Ames, IA, USA | 754 | 1 | 3 | $54,763 |
| 352 (400) | Feming Chan | Cranbury, NJ, USA | 752 | 0 | 2 | $100,224 |
| 353 (401) | Robert Saltiel | New York, NY, USA | 752 | 0 | 3 | $68,228 |
| 354 (402) | Minho Choe | Fulton, MD, USA | 752 | 1 | 2 | $59,500 |
| 355 (403) | Freddie Legaspi | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 750 | 0 | 6 | $70,196 |
| 356 (405) | Robert Florance | Kearneyville, WV, USA | 748 | 1 | 2 | $103,830 |
| 357 (404) | Mike Sica | New Brunswick, NJ, USA | 748 | 0 | 4 | $86,949 |
| 358 (406) | Craig Thames | Collins, MS, USA | 744 | 0 | 2 | $43,631 |
| 359 (407) | Chad Batista | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 744 | 1 | 2 | $278,764 |
| 360 (408) | Andre Woloszyn | Chula Vista, CA, USA | 743 | 0 | 4 | $48,677 |
| 361 (411) | Don Zewin | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 740 | 0 | 2 | $184,950 |
| 362 (409) | Kenneth Selby | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 740 | 0 | 1 | $75,000 |
| 363 (410) | Raymond Davis | Commerce, CA, USA | 740 | 0 | 3 | $141,619 |
| 364 (412) | Doug Carli | Alliance, OH, USA | 735 | 0 | 3 | $168,755 |
| 365 (413) | Amir Vahedi | Encino, CA, USA | 734 | 0 | 3 | $96,665 |
| 366 (414) | Andy Alina | Tunica, MS, USA | 733 | 1 | 4 | $124,373 |
| 367 (415) | Scott Fischman | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 730 | 0 | 4 | $208,819 |
| 368 (416) | Justin Young | Morehead City, NC, USA | 729 | 1 | 3 | $165,905 |
| 369 (417) | Andrew Weinstein | Seattle, WA, USA | 728 | 0 | 3 | $75,523 |
| 370 (418) | Robert Turner | Downey, CA, USA | 724 | 2 | 4 | $104,094 |
| 371 (419) | Alan Myerson | Sherman Oaks, CA, USA | 723 | 1 | 6 | $58,780 |
| 372 (421) | Greg Mueller | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 720 | 0 | 1 | $142,285 |
| 373 (428) | Michael Higgins | Proctorville, OH, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $327,100 |
| 374 (425) | Mike Leslie | Lake Elsinore, CA, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $148,350 |
| 375 (422) | Marvin Thompson | Lowell , IN, USA | 720 | 0 | 2 | $47,680 |
| 376 (427) | David Schulman | Scarborough, NY, USA | 720 | 0 | 2 | $51,205 |
| 377 (430) | Mark Smith | Georgetown, KY, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $306,003 |
| 378 (423) | Adeeb Harb | Long Beach, MS, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $380,350 |
| 379 (426) | Tony Woods | Murrieta, CA, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $150,123 |
| 380 (431) | Jared Brintz | Tampa, FL, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $136,565 |
| 381 (424) | David Reese | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $1,819,640 |
| 382 (429) | Gregoire Gasparini | Gordonsville, VA, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $115,000 |
| 383 (432) | Alex Gomez | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $202,433 |
| 384 (433) | Peter Giordano | Liverpool, NY, USA | 718 | 0 | 2 | $87,420 |
| 385 (435) | Shawn Sheikhan | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 708 | 0 | 2 | $296,080 |
| 386 (436) | Mark Dickstein | New York, NY, USA | 704 | 0 | 1 | $184,428 |
| 387 (437) | Lance Turner | Chapel Hill, NC, USA | 704 | 0 | 2 | $43,617 |
| 388 (441) | Foties Nicoles | Clifton, NJ, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $60,816 |
| 389 (440) | Joseph Udine | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $70,890 |
| 390 (439) | Al Stonum | San Mateo, CA, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $134,390 |
| 391 (445) | James Giordano | Miami, FL, USA | 696 | 1 | 1 | $94,980 |
| 392 (444) | Rob Hollink | Groningen, NLD | 696 | 1 | 1 | $204,815 |
| 393 (443) | Theodore Garner | Huntersville, NC, USA | 696 | 1 | 1 | $95,311 |
| 394 (446) | Michael Navarro | Montebello, CA, USA | 690 | 0 | 2 | $43,161 |
| 395 (447) | Tom San | Buellton, CA, USA | 690 | 0 | 2 | $54,775 |
| 396 (450) | Hoyt Lance | Ringgold, GA, USA | 690 | 0 | 2 | $175,249 |
| 397 (448) | Ralph Eggebrecht | Duluth, MN, USA | 690 | 0 | 1 | $140,355 |
| 398 (449) | Kenny Bedoya | San Diego, CA, USA | 690 | 0 | 1 | $107,355 |
| 399 (451) | Eric Lynch | Olathe, KS, USA | 688 | 0 | 1 | $599,341 |
| 400 (452) | Dayne Baverman | West Chest, OH, USA | 684 | 1 | 3 | $52,724 |