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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 (508) | Howard Wolper | Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 828 | 2 | 2 | $93,590 |
| 402 (510) | Michael Omelchuk | Bellport, NY, USA | 826 | 0 | 2 | $42,155 |
| 403 (511) | Paul Darden | New Haven, CT, USA | 823 | 1 | 6 | $94,992 |
| 404 (515) | Jae Chung | Sugar Hills, GA, USA | 816 | 0 | 2 | $213,172 |
| 405 (516) | George Yutuc | Manhattan Beach, CA, USA | 814 | 1 | 4 | $66,520 |
| 406 (517) | John Pack | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 812 | 2 | 3 | $74,887 |
| 407 (518) | Dermott Sweeney | USA | 810 | 0 | 1 | $300,000 |
| 408 (519) | Makram Merhom | Panorama City, CA, USA | 808 | 0 | 3 | $45,735 |
| 409 (520) | Lance Tahata | Downey, CA, USA | 807 | 1 | 6 | $82,985 |
| 410 (522) | David Peters | Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USA | 804 | 1 | 2 | $157,995 |
| 411 (521) | Billy Baxter | Henderson, NV, USA | 804 | 1 | 3 | $171,758 |
| 412 (545) | Weiwen Liang | Galloway, NJ, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $232,500 |
| 413 (546) | Michael Pempin | Parker, CO, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $90,405 |
| 414 (547) | Michael Browne | Tampa, FL, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $97,600 |
| 415 (558) | John Strzemp | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $129,675 |
| 416 (553) | Michael Crosby | Gainesville, VA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $272,460 |
| 417 (532) | Alan Jaffray | Silver Springs, NV, USA | 800 | 0 | 2 | $202,611 |
| 418 (541) | Gabriel Thaler | Cupertino, CA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $129,275 |
| 419 (537) | Ronald Long | Fort Wayne, IN, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $113,240 |
| 420 (542) | Bob Poole | Rudy, AR, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $213,000 |
| 421 (550) | Andrew Knee | Mount Sinai, NY, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $237,500 |
| 422 (533) | Devin Porter | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $151,843 |
| 423 (528) | Antonio Cavezza | Long Island, NY, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $96,000 |
| 424 (534) | Zachary Fellows | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 800 | 0 | 1 | $165,165 |
| 425 (529) | Matthew Cohen | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $112,065 |
| 426 (548) | Adam Chipiuk | CAN | 800 | 1 | 2 | $95,974 |
| 427 (551) | James Trenholm | Pickering, Ontario, CAN | 800 | 0 | 1 | $153,107 |
| 428 (549) | Gordon Wong | CAN | 800 | 0 | 1 | $56,000 |
| 429 (557) | Jonathan Driscoll | Whitestone, NY, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $79,350 |
| 430 (538) | Tom Lutz | Dayton, OH, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $174,041 |
| 431 (543) | Raid Putrus | USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $107,115 |
| 432 (535) | Ugur Marangoz | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $126,672 |
| 433 (544) | Paul Sexton | San Diego, CA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $90,792 |
| 434 (540) | Floyd Vanderford | New Orleans, LA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $107,699 |
| 435 (530) | Ervin Prifti | Broomall, PA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $233,600 |
| 436 (531) | Danilo Paulsen | USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $275,856 |
| 437 (536) | Jean-Robert Bellande | Hollywood, CA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $173,564 |
| 438 (539) | Al Garver | Billings, MT, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $66,171 |
| 439 (552) | Mauro Santillo | Fredericksburgs, VA, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $96,720 |
| 440 (556) | Raj Vohra | Lake Worth, FL, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $195,834 |
| 441 (555) | Brandon Terry | Katy, TX, USA | 800 | 0 | 1 | $116,400 |
| 442 (554) | Norm Doucette | Fort Qu Appelle, CAN | 800 | 0 | 1 | $67,649 |
| 443 (560) | Michael Chow | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 796 | 1 | 3 | $151,075 |
| 444 (561) | Mike Leah | Innisfil, ON, CAN | 795 | 0 | 3 | $93,491 |
| 445 (562) | Steven Greenberg | San Diego, CA, USA | 794 | 0 | 2 | $112,118 |
| 446 (566) | Howard Lederer | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 792 | 0 | 2 | $129,811 |
| 447 (565) | Michael McMillian | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 792 | 1 | 1 | $166,774 |
| 448 (568) | George Guzman | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA | 788 | 0 | 2 | $102,327 |
| 449 (569) | Toan Pham | Maple Grove, MN, USA | 788 | 1 | 3 | $70,256 |
| 450 (570) | Jason Riesenberg | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 786 | 1 | 1 | $477,249 |