World's Best Poker Players
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2008 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (130) | Jennifer Harman | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,760 | 0 | 2 | $360,851 |
| 102 (131) | Christopher Tryba | Boston, MA, USA | 1,756 | 0 | 7 | $230,302 |
| 103 (132) | Matt Keikoan | Richmond, CA, USA | 1,755 | 1 | 2 | $691,431 |
| 104 (133) | Robert Richardson | Cordova, TN, USA | 1,750 | 0 | 1 | $558,792 |
| 105 (134) | Richard Lyndaker | Chaumont, NY, USA | 1,744 | 0 | 2 | $619,469 |
| 106 (136) | Michael Kamran | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,734 | 0 | 2 | $539,600 |
| 107 (135) | David Singer | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,734 | 1 | 2 | $386,706 |
| 108 (137) | Gioi Luong | Westminster, CA, USA | 1,733 | 2 | 7 | $202,532 |
| 109 (138) | Philip Tom | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,728 | 1 | 1 | $477,990 |
| 110 (139) | Noah Jefferson | Lafayette, CA, USA | 1,722 | 0 | 3 | $335,580 |
| 111 (140) | Evan McNiff | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,720 | 0 | 2 | $551,126 |
| 112 (141) | Adam Katz | Orlando, FL, USA | 1,717 | 0 | 4 | $232,499 |
| 113 (142) | David Peters | Toledo, OH, USA | 1,713 | 3 | 4 | $287,514 |
| 114 (143) | Kyle Kloeckner | St. Louis, MO, USA | 1,712 | 0 | 2 | $266,748 |
| 115 (144) | Kenny Tran | Alhambra, CA, USA | 1,704 | 1 | 1 | $697,346 |
| 116 (145) | Blake Cahail | Columbia, MO, USA | 1,701 | 1 | 6 | $317,732 |
| 117 (146) | Al Barbieri | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1,686 | 1 | 6 | $163,019 |
| 118 (147) | Barry Greenstein | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA | 1,686 | 1 | 3 | $752,867 |
| 119 (148) | Tommy Hang | Lynwood, WA, USA | 1,680 | 0 | 2 | $353,607 |
| 120 (150) | Scott Sitron | Glendale, WI, USA | 1,672 | 0 | 4 | $416,411 |
| 121 (151) | Amnon Filippi | New York, NY, USA | 1,665 | 0 | 5 | $369,802 |
| 122 (152) | Justin Filtz | Stevens Point, WI, USA | 1,656 | 1 | 3 | $256,145 |
| 123 (154) | Steven Fiorentini | Lexington, MA, USA | 1,649 | 1 | 5 | $312,087 |
| 124 (156) | Mike Sowers | Thomasville, NC, USA | 1,646 | 1 | 2 | $498,264 |
| 125 (157) | Ryan Young | Torrance, CA, USA | 1,645 | 1 | 4 | $539,475 |
| 126 (159) | Alex Bolotin | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,640 | 1 | 4 | $408,125 |
| 127 (161) | Luke Staudenmaier | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 1,624 | 0 | 2 | $458,472 |
| 128 (162) | Mike Schwartz | Encino, CA, USA | 1,620 | 1 | 3 | $268,187 |
| 129 (164) | Will Failla | Smithtown, NY, USA | 1,607 | 1 | 4 | $187,197 |
| 130 (178) | Charles Marchese | Shoreham, NY, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $337,256 |
| 131 (174) | Charles Moore | Whitehouse, TX, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $625,630 |
| 132 (177) | Dave Seidman | Chicago, IL, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $482,372 |
| 133 (176) | Thomas Hare | Haverford, PA, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $381,137 |
| 134 (172) | Kris Kuykendall | USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $800,000 |
| 135 (175) | John Racener | Port Richey, FL, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 5 | $224,770 |
| 136 (173) | Maxime Villemure | Quebec, CAN | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $1,130,487 |
| 137 (179) | Robert McLaughlin | Washington DC, USA | 1,599 | 0 | 6 | $265,464 |
| 138 (180) | Thomas Hover | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,596 | 0 | 6 | $144,968 |
| 139 (181) | Phil Hellmuth | Palo Alto, CA, USA | 1,590 | 0 | 3 | $423,280 |
| 140 (182) | Will Souther | Biloxi, MS, USA | 1,585 | 1 | 9 | $116,370 |
| 141 (183) | John Cernuto | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,573 | 1 | 7 | $168,508 |
| 142 (184) | Patrick Peercy | Fortville, IN, USA | 1,572 | 2 | 7 | $111,069 |
| 143 (187) | Chris Bell | Raleigh, NC, USA | 1,560 | 0 | 2 | $338,973 |
| 144 (188) | John Bunch | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,545 | 0 | 5 | $150,461 |
| 145 (190) | Corwin Cole | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,540 | 1 | 5 | $368,192 |
| 146 (189) | Scott Epstein | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,540 | 2 | 6 | $288,786 |
| 147 (191) | Casey Kastle | SVN | 1,523 | 0 | 3 | $236,785 |
| 148 (193) | Greg Jamison | Cedar Falls, IA, USA | 1,520 | 0 | 2 | $381,948 |
| 149 (192) | Lou Esposito | Glendale, NY, USA | 1,520 | 0 | 4 | $178,081 |
| 150 (194) | Jeff Tims | Houston, TX, USA | 1,518 | 2 | 4 | $165,050 |