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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 (449) | Xuantien Nguyen | USA | 924 | 1 | 1 | $261,745 |
| 352 (448) | Jason Potter | Tulsa, OK, USA | 924 | 0 | 2 | $171,653 |
| 353 (451) | Eric Froehlich | Washington, D.C., USA | 922 | 0 | 2 | $126,471 |
| 354 (452) | Danny Ryan | Grand Forks, ND, USA | 920 | 0 | 1 | $380,957 |
| 355 (453) | Danny Wong | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 919 | 0 | 4 | $80,496 |
| 356 (454) | Craig Brennan | San Clemente, CA, USA | 912 | 1 | 2 | $62,607 |
| 357 (457) | Michael Rocco | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $135,753 |
| 358 (456) | Pat Meeks | Walker , MI, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $162,792 |
| 359 (455) | Vladimir Peck | Chicago, IL, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $109,040 |
| 360 (458) | Jorge Pineda | Chatsworth, CA, USA | 909 | 1 | 6 | $67,604 |
| 361 (459) | Minh Nguyen | Lake Elsinore, CA, USA | 905 | 1 | 4 | $103,318 |
| 362 (460) | Lyle Berman | Minneapolis, MN, USA | 905 | 0 | 2 | $498,144 |
| 363 (461) | James Sansone | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 903 | 2 | 4 | $101,870 |
| 364 (463) | Kyle Molik | Elgin, IL, USA | 900 | 0 | 2 | $128,870 |
| 365 (465) | Patrick Mccaw | CAN | 900 | 0 | 1 | $139,525 |
| 366 (462) | Tommy Tran | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 900 | 1 | 3 | $136,699 |
| 367 (464) | Phil Galfond | Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 900 | 1 | 1 | $817,781 |
| 368 (467) | Sumeet Batra | USA | 896 | 0 | 1 | $121,275 |
| 369 (466) | Ardavan Yazdi | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 896 | 0 | 3 | $179,187 |
| 370 (468) | Kimya Williams | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 895 | 2 | 5 | $101,996 |
| 371 (469) | Freddy Deeb | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 892 | 0 | 2 | $182,195 |
| 372 (470) | Bernard Ko | Foster City, CA, USA | 890 | 0 | 4 | $72,628 |
| 373 (471) | Steve Billirakis | Chicago, IL, USA | 888 | 1 | 1 | $288,030 |
| 374 (473) | Mclean Karr | Novi, MI, USA | 883 | 1 | 3 | $77,827 |
| 375 (474) | Jason Min | Merrick, NY, USA | 880 | 0 | 4 | $73,009 |
| 376 (475) | Scott Freeman | Oak Park, CA, USA | 880 | 0 | 2 | $292,286 |
| 377 (476) | Conrad Monica | Cathedral City, CA, USA | 880 | 1 | 2 | $75,418 |
| 378 (478) | Randy Holland | Winnetka, CA, USA | 876 | 2 | 7 | $89,163 |
| 379 (477) | Nathan Mullen | San Francisco, CA, USA | 876 | 1 | 2 | $114,793 |
| 380 (480) | Jonathan Tamayo | Humble, TX, USA | 872 | 0 | 2 | $144,191 |
| 381 (479) | James Henson | Lake Jackson, TX, USA | 872 | 0 | 2 | $63,120 |
| 382 (482) | Mike Sica | New Brunswick, NJ, USA | 867 | 0 | 4 | $68,105 |
| 383 (483) | Dao Bac | Garden Grove, CA, USA | 866 | 0 | 6 | $46,966 |
| 384 (485) | Sirous Jamshidi | Broomall, PA, USA | 864 | 0 | 1 | $118,440 |
| 385 (486) | Bart Tichelman | Atlanta, GA, USA | 864 | 1 | 1 | $415,595 |
| 386 (484) | Michael Wax | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 864 | 0 | 1 | $124,355 |
| 387 (487) | Ishdeep Hazuria | Ontario, CAN | 864 | 2 | 2 | $121,075 |
| 388 (489) | Jason Sanders | Simi Valley, CA, USA | 860 | 0 | 3 | $163,104 |
| 389 (491) | Tyler Smith | Smithdale, MS, USA | 859 | 1 | 3 | $95,937 |
| 390 (492) | Shunjiro Uchida | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 858 | 0 | 1 | $165,190 |
| 391 (494) | Jason Stern | New York, NY, USA | 854 | 1 | 6 | $53,067 |
| 392 (497) | Paul Kitsos | Manhasset, NY, USA | 850 | 0 | 2 | $110,228 |
| 393 (496) | Kelly Kim | Whittier, CA, USA | 850 | 0 | 2 | $1,298,867 |
| 394 (498) | Peter Malkoun | Brookhaven, PA, USA | 848 | 0 | 2 | $186,060 |
| 395 (499) | Chris Reslock | Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 846 | 2 | 6 | $74,683 |
| 396 (500) | Perry Burrell | Calgary, CAN | 841 | 1 | 5 | $81,217 |
| 397 (503) | James Mutchler | Brighton, CO, USA | 834 | 1 | 2 | $185,869 |
| 398 (506) | Vahan Sudzhyan | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 831 | 2 | 5 | $122,464 |
| 399 (507) | Kyle Wilson | Vacouver, BC, CAN | 830 | 0 | 2 | $197,175 |
| 400 (509) | Joanne Liu | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 828 | 1 | 1 | $167,283 |