World's Best Poker Players
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2010 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (2840) | William Rogers IV | Birmingham, AL, USA | 224 | 0 | 1 | $8,471 |
| 1952 (2844) | Howard Andrew | Walnut Grove, CA, USA | 224 | 0 | 1 | $49,275 |
| 1953 (2842) | Dave Jeno | MN, USA | 224 | 0 | 1 | $11,960 |
| 1954 (2841) | Robert Hadaway | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 224 | 0 | 1 | $13,510 |
| 1955 (2837) | Perry Green | Fairbanks, AK, USA | 224 | 0 | 1 | $38,549 |
| 1956 (2846) | Jon Turner | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 223 | 0 | 2 | $20,555 |
| 1957 (2864) | David Katz | Merrick, NY, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $7,517 |
| 1958 (2857) | River Nguyen | Westminster, CA, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $4,900 |
| 1959 (2863) | Harold Barton | Eugene, OR, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $16,015 |
| 1960 (2854) | Allen Carter | Lewisville, TX, USA | 222 | 0 | 2 | $41,167 |
| 1961 (2853) | Carl Sciandri | Napa, CA, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $7,304 |
| 1962 (2865) | Timothy Seidensticker | Miami, FL, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $7,800 |
| 1963 (2861) | Terrance Eischens | Shakopee, MN, USA | 222 | 1 | 2 | $26,982 |
| 1964 (2860) | Salvatore Dicarlo | Creve Coer, MO, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $7,205 |
| 1965 (2851) | Ray Hall | Huntsville, AL, USA | 222 | 0 | 2 | $11,164 |
| 1966 (2859) | Andrew Gileno | Bronx, NY, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $8,163 |
| 1967 (2850) | Jim Petzing | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $7,302 |
| 1968 (2858) | K.D. Groves | Dallas, TX, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $18,123 |
| 1969 (2862) | Jonathan Thomas | Cordova, TN, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $7,827 |
| 1970 (2852) | Ross Fabrizio | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 222 | 0 | 3 | $11,792 |
| 1971 (2856) | Sean Ripp | Massapequa, NY, USA | 222 | 0 | 1 | $12,494 |
| 1972 (2855) | Mark Newhouse | Chapel Hill, NC, USA | 222 | 0 | 0 | $92,317 |
| 1973 (2875) | Adam Friedman | Gahanna, OH, USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $19,330 |
| 1974 (2881) | Jonathan Stanton | St Petersburg, FL, USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $34,492 |
| 1975 (2880) | Chun Law | USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $20,273 |
| 1976 (2874) | Kelvin Goode | USA | 220 | 0 | 2 | $7,750 |
| 1977 (2879) | Mikael Jonsson | USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $19,006 |
| 1978 (2883) | Harrison Kaczka | Pittsford, NY, USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $20,970 |
| 1979 (2882) | Steven Kats | Omaha, NE, USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $15,788 |
| 1980 (2873) | Gilbert Sacks | Wynnewood, PA, USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $12,697 |
| 1981 (2876) | Alan Curl | San Diego, CA, USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $15,639 |
| 1982 (2877) | Robert Fishman | CO, USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $9,340 |
| 1983 (2878) | Michael Lena | Indio, CA, USA | 220 | 0 | 1 | $9,469 |
| 1984 (2887) | Daniel Chan | New York, NY, USA | 219 | 0 | 3 | $8,147 |
| 1985 (2886) | Shirley Rosario | Downey, CA, USA | 219 | 1 | 3 | $17,145 |
| 1986 (2889) | Tony Lay | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 218 | 1 | 3 | $20,835 |
| 1987 (2888) | Adam Brancato | Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA | 218 | 0 | 2 | $10,278 |
| 1988 (2890) | James Martini | Incline, NV, USA | 218 | 0 | 4 | $11,833 |
| 1989 (2927) | Nicholas Palma | New Rochelle, NY, USA | 216 | 0 | 1 | $18,298 |
| 1990 (2912) | Chris Turner | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 216 | 0 | 1 | $7,701 |
| 1991 (2910) | Dustin Fox | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 216 | 0 | 2 | $10,608 |
| 1992 (2934) | Anthony Moses | St Anthony, MN, USA | 216 | 0 | 1 | $22,528 |
| 1993 (2913) | Michael Nasserazad | USA | 216 | 0 | 2 | $7,930 |
| 1994 (2918) | John Nowak | Fairview, TX, USA | 216 | 0 | 2 | $11,930 |
| 1995 (2922) | Michael Chon | USA | 216 | 0 | 1 | $23,814 |
| 1996 (2930) | Hayata Takeshita | Modesto, CA, USA | 216 | 1 | 2 | $19,840 |
| 1997 (2926) | Lance Lechner | Wichita, KS, USA | 216 | 1 | 1 | $14,900 |
| 1998 (2911) | Donald Kressaty | USA | 216 | 1 | 1 | $9,400 |
| 1999 (2933) | Le-Ann Anderson | Haverhill, MA, USA | 216 | 0 | 1 | $11,696 |
| 2000 (2907) | Mike Shin | Sherwood, WI, USA | 216 | 0 | 1 | $7,730 |