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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 (383) | Faraz Jaka | San Jose, CA, USA | 980 | 1 | 2 | $109,672 |
| 302 (385) | Alex Nepomnyaschiy | Staten Island, NY, USA | 978 | 0 | 2 | $127,528 |
| 303 (384) | Brent Hanks | Filmore, NY, USA | 978 | 0 | 3 | $215,172 |
| 304 (386) | Kyle Bowker | Walton, NY, USA | 976 | 0 | 2 | $110,597 |
| 305 (387) | Carl Restifo | New Rochelle, NY, USA | 976 | 0 | 3 | $122,953 |
| 306 (389) | Ari Engel | Toronto, Ontario, CAN | 975 | 0 | 4 | $149,848 |
| 307 (388) | David Zeitlin | New York, NY, USA | 975 | 1 | 3 | $98,066 |
| 308 (391) | Ryan Dreyer | USA | 972 | 1 | 1 | $650,000 |
| 309 (392) | Jimmy Tran | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 970 | 0 | 2 | $227,367 |
| 310 (394) | Ablahad Salim | San Diego, CA, USA | 968 | 1 | 2 | $116,170 |
| 311 (393) | Mark Nasser | Granada Hills, CA, USA | 968 | 2 | 3 | $217,831 |
| 312 (395) | Jonathan Tare | New York, NY, USA | 967 | 1 | 3 | $115,394 |
| 313 (407) | Jonathan McGowan | San Diego, CA, USA | 960 | 1 | 2 | $157,549 |
| 314 (422) | Mike Thulson | Centennial, CO, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $180,810 |
| 315 (423) | Benjamin Siriqui | Sunrise, FL, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $173,500 |
| 316 (414) | Matthew Vengrin | Red Hook, NY, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $167,973 |
| 317 (420) | Gregory Fishberg | Willow Grove, PA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $115,710 |
| 318 (409) | Thang Luu | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $243,356 |
| 319 (410) | James Shultz | Lewis Center, OH, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $257,105 |
| 320 (415) | Eric Beren | Dallas, TX, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $278,460 |
| 321 (424) | Doug Smith | Hunter River, PE, CAN | 960 | 1 | 1 | $92,120 |
| 322 (411) | Eric Brooks | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $415,856 |
| 323 (416) | Frank Gary | Fort Myers, FL, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $219,562 |
| 324 (412) | Andrew Brown | Valatie, NY, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $226,483 |
| 325 (417) | Albert Iversen | USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $267,314 |
| 326 (419) | Bob Buxman | USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $214,230 |
| 327 (427) | Tony Basile | Toronto, ON, CAN | 960 | 0 | 1 | $176,917 |
| 328 (413) | James Schaaf | Torrance, CA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $256,412 |
| 329 (425) | Geffrey Klein | Houston, TX, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $150,712 |
| 330 (418) | Victor V. Bonavita | Bellmore, NY, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $123,300 |
| 331 (408) | Johnathan Westra | Winter Springs, FL, USA | 960 | 3 | 3 | $115,664 |
| 332 (426) | Jerry Wong | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $113,010 |
| 333 (421) | Schuyler Twaddle | Chesterbrook, PA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $395,095 |
| 334 (431) | Jamie Rosen | Orlando, FL, USA | 959 | 0 | 3 | $208,961 |
| 335 (432) | Lance Oliver | Roseville, CA, USA | 953 | 2 | 6 | $115,314 |
| 336 (433) | J.J. Tran | Santa Clara, CA, USA | 952 | 0 | 2 | $164,780 |
| 337 (434) | Michael Baker | Katy, Tx, USA | 950 | 0 | 1 | $200,000 |
| 338 (435) | Richard Harroch | San Francisco, CA, USA | 950 | 0 | 1 | $214,884 |
| 339 (437) | Chad Viall | Laguna Hills, CA, USA | 944 | 1 | 2 | $131,739 |
| 340 (436) | Patrick Poels | Mesa, AZ, USA | 944 | 1 | 5 | $194,926 |
| 341 (438) | Bruce Yamron | Naples, FL, USA | 940 | 0 | 2 | $111,600 |
| 342 (439) | Brent Keller | Horsham, PA, USA | 940 | 1 | 4 | $102,434 |
| 343 (440) | Chris MacNeil | Peabody, MA, USA | 938 | 0 | 2 | $114,179 |
| 344 (444) | Chris Tsiprailidis | Syracuse, NY, USA | 936 | 1 | 4 | $122,958 |
| 345 (445) | Andreas Ramadanis | Denver, CO, USA | 936 | 1 | 1 | $174,780 |
| 346 (442) | Markus Gonsalves | San Diego, CA, USA | 936 | 1 | 1 | $184,515 |
| 347 (443) | Tom Chen | Utica, NY, USA | 936 | 1 | 1 | $186,442 |
| 348 (446) | Ted McCollom | Seabrook, TX, USA | 932 | 0 | 2 | $145,204 |
| 349 (447) | Russell Rosenblum | Bethesda, MD, USA | 928 | 0 | 3 | $124,010 |
| 350 (450) | Nasir Alkhatib | Mankato, MN, USA | 924 | 1 | 2 | $110,065 |