World's Best Poker Players
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2009 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (69) | Jeff Clayton | Glendale, CA, USA | 2,192 | 2 | 6 | $276,324 |
| 52 (70) | Brandon Cantu | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,186 | 1 | 3 | $635,823 |
| 53 (75) | Chris Klodnicki | Voorhees, NJ, USA | 2,088 | 1 | 3 | $344,088 |
| 54 (77) | Dong Xu | Rosemead, CA, USA | 2,080 | 3 | 8 | $157,652 |
| 55 (76) | Craig Crivello | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,080 | 1 | 6 | $535,411 |
| 56 (79) | Adam Lippert | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 2,040 | 2 | 9 | $274,071 |
| 57 (80) | Jean Gaspard | Evanston, IL, USA | 2,036 | 2 | 7 | $403,587 |
| 58 (81) | Steve Sung | Torrance, CA, USA | 2,033 | 1 | 3 | $918,148 |
| 59 (82) | Richard Austin | Louisville, KY, USA | 2,028 | 1 | 2 | $498,165 |
| 60 (83) | Maurice Hawkins | Plantation, FL, USA | 2,016 | 3 | 6 | $221,764 |
| 61 (88) | Binh Nguyen | San Jose, CA, USA | 2,000 | 0 | 1 | $935,424 |
| 62 (89) | Kevin Schaffel | Pembroke Pines, FL, USA | 2,000 | 0 | 2 | $1,771,898 |
| 63 (90) | Dan Lu | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,997 | 1 | 4 | $282,077 |
| 64 (91) | Dwyte Pilgrim | New York, NY, USA | 1,994 | 2 | 7 | $299,490 |
| 65 (92) | Men Nguyen | Bell Gardens, CA, USA | 1,994 | 0 | 5 | $371,506 |
| 66 (93) | Justin Bonomo | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,984 | 1 | 4 | $726,428 |
| 67 (97) | Gordon Eng | Cliffside Park, NJ, USA | 1,956 | 0 | 7 | $232,594 |
| 68 (99) | David Zeitlin | New York, NY, USA | 1,944 | 1 | 7 | $288,595 |
| 69 (100) | Michael Skomac | Kalakazoo, MI, USA | 1,938 | 2 | 4 | $256,792 |
| 70 (108) | Rami Boukai | Laguna Hills, CA, USA | 1,920 | 1 | 2 | $283,269 |
| 71 (107) | Micah Raskin | Old Westbury, NY, USA | 1,920 | 1 | 3 | $479,152 |
| 72 (109) | Ivan Mamuzic | Brampton, ONT, CAN | 1,920 | 0 | 2 | $367,889 |
| 73 (110) | Keven Stammen | Coldwater, OH, USA | 1,896 | 1 | 2 | $538,827 |
| 74 (111) | Thanh Luong | Garden Grove, CA, USA | 1,883 | 2 | 7 | $276,327 |
| 75 (114) | Anthony Roux | USA | 1,860 | 0 | 3 | $420,164 |
| 76 (115) | Jason Dewitt | South Bend , IN, USA | 1,840 | 0 | 2 | $392,053 |
| 77 (116) | Bobby Suer | Dana Point, CA, USA | 1,822 | 0 | 4 | $568,973 |
| 78 (117) | Mike 'Car Wash' Schneider | Covington, GA, USA | 1,816 | 2 | 7 | $180,529 |
| 79 (118) | Jason Somerville | Long Island, NY, USA | 1,801 | 0 | 2 | $431,325 |
| 80 (119) | Steve Weinstein | Andes, NY, USA | 1,800 | 1 | 1 | $658,405 |
| 81 (120) | Olivier Busquet | New York, NY, USA | 1,800 | 1 | 1 | $925,514 |
| 82 (121) | Alec Torelli | Orange County, CA, USA | 1,795 | 0 | 4 | $745,251 |
| 83 (124) | Raz Mael | Glendale, CA, USA | 1,792 | 1 | 4 | $168,294 |
| 84 (125) | Vadim Trincher | Cliffside, NJ, USA | 1,788 | 1 | 2 | $760,257 |
| 85 (127) | Daniel Clemente | Hernando, MS, USA | 1,774 | 2 | 9 | $141,373 |
| 86 (129) | Jeffrey Vanchiro | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,728 | 0 | 6 | $158,492 |
| 87 (130) | Xuan Nguyen | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,722 | 1 | 9 | $238,122 |
| 88 (131) | Prahlad Friedman | Richmond, CA, USA | 1,722 | 1 | 1 | $1,032,855 |
| 89 (132) | Robert Whalen | Fargo, ND, USA | 1,717 | 2 | 5 | $203,862 |
| 90 (133) | Thomas Bichon | USA | 1,715 | 1 | 3 | $725,992 |
| 91 (135) | Allie Prescott | Memphis, TN, USA | 1,701 | 1 | 7 | $168,813 |
| 92 (136) | Jason Lavallee | Montreal, QC, CAN | 1,696 | 1 | 3 | $857,116 |
| 93 (137) | Robert Pyne | Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA | 1,680 | 1 | 2 | $339,723 |
| 94 (138) | Tyler Smith | Smithdale, MS, USA | 1,676 | 0 | 4 | $281,758 |
| 95 (139) | Zachary Fellows | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 1,672 | 1 | 3 | $382,765 |
| 96 (142) | Christopher Tryba | Boston, MA, USA | 1,636 | 4 | 12 | $172,808 |
| 97 (143) | Andy Seth | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,632 | 1 | 2 | $504,004 |
| 98 (145) | Shawn Glines | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,620 | 0 | 4 | $251,823 |
| 99 (146) | Nick Binger | Raleigh, NC, USA | 1,619 | 1 | 3 | $466,133 |
| 100 (155) | Mike Kim | San Clemente, CA, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $384,982 |