World's Best Poker Players
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2011 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (81) | David Bach | Athens, GA, USA | 2,144 | 0 | 2 | $322,831 |
| 52 (82) | David Nicholson | Biloxi, MS, USA | 2,138 | 3 | 8 | $201,467 |
| 53 (83) | Eric Froehlich | Washington, D.C., USA | 2,136 | 0 | 6 | $616,424 |
| 54 (87) | Steven Kelly | Camarillo, CA, USA | 2,109 | 0 | 1 | $670,552 |
| 55 (88) | Christopher Tryba | Boston, MA, USA | 2,105 | 2 | 8 | $296,460 |
| 56 (89) | Mitch Schock | Bismark, ND, USA | 2,104 | 1 | 4 | $376,841 |
| 57 (90) | Mike Sexton | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,068 | 1 | 3 | $341,709 |
| 58 (93) | Mike Sowers | Thomasville, NC, USA | 2,050 | 0 | 2 | $838,301 |
| 59 (94) | Shaun Deeb | Troy, NY, USA | 2,040 | 0 | 4 | $247,480 |
| 60 (95) | Bahbak Oboodi | NJ, USA | 2,016 | 1 | 2 | $936,992 |
| 61 (96) | Soi Nguyen | Santa Ana, CA, USA | 2,000 | 0 | 1 | $517,478 |
| 62 (98) | Aaron Steury | Fort Wayne, IN, USA | 1,991 | 1 | 2 | $537,376 |
| 63 (99) | Allen Kessler | Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA | 1,985 | 0 | 7 | $333,461 |
| 64 (103) | Tyler Kenney | USA | 1,968 | 0 | 3 | $347,873 |
| 65 (104) | Mark Radoja | Ontario, CAN | 1,956 | 1 | 1 | $442,568 |
| 66 (105) | Ben Wilinofsky | London, ON, CAN | 1,936 | 1 | 2 | $1,178,897 |
| 67 (106) | Hans Winzeler | Miami, FL, USA | 1,936 | 0 | 3 | $462,489 |
| 68 (110) | Matt Jarvis | Surrey, BC, CAN | 1,920 | 1 | 1 | $808,538 |
| 69 (111) | Sean Getzwiller | Tuscon, AZ, USA | 1,917 | 1 | 4 | $777,375 |
| 70 (112) | Andy Frankenberger | New York, NY, USA | 1,915 | 1 | 2 | $698,738 |
| 71 (114) | Ali Eslami | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,906 | 1 | 6 | $493,331 |
| 72 (115) | Brandon Meyers | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,904 | 1 | 4 | $376,488 |
| 73 (116) | Adam Cook | Annapolis, MD, USA | 1,896 | 1 | 2 | $259,238 |
| 74 (117) | Brian Rast | Poway, CA, USA | 1,896 | 2 | 2 | $1,947,560 |
| 75 (118) | Dan O'Brien | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,892 | 1 | 3 | $321,683 |
| 76 (119) | Nick Binger | Raleigh, NC, USA | 1,880 | 1 | 2 | $432,653 |
| 77 (120) | Peter Ippolito | East Meadow, NY, USA | 1,875 | 2 | 5 | $358,781 |
| 78 (121) | Tim West | Los Altos, CA, USA | 1,862 | 1 | 3 | $604,967 |
| 79 (122) | Alek Givotovsky | New York, NY, USA | 1,850 | 1 | 4 | $147,101 |
| 80 (124) | Farzad Bonyadi | Beverly Hills, CA, USA | 1,840 | 0 | 3 | $1,247,465 |
| 81 (126) | Max Weinberg | USA | 1,824 | 0 | 4 | $538,959 |
| 82 (128) | Scott Seiver | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,818 | 1 | 2 | $1,862,322 |
| 83 (130) | Randy Dorfman | Miami, FL, USA | 1,810 | 1 | 3 | $602,267 |
| 84 (131) | Steve Merrifield | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,808 | 0 | 3 | $343,916 |
| 85 (132) | Eric Buchman | Valley Stream, NY, USA | 1,806 | 0 | 2 | $237,145 |
| 86 (133) | Dror Michaelo | Malibu, CA, USA | 1,800 | 0 | 2 | $555,802 |
| 87 (136) | Christian Harder | Annapolis, MD, USA | 1,797 | 0 | 3 | $430,900 |
| 88 (138) | Andrew Lichtenberger | East Northport, NY, USA | 1,790 | 0 | 3 | $740,092 |
| 89 (142) | Adam Elpayaa | USA | 1,776 | 1 | 1 | $420,092 |
| 90 (141) | Farid Jattin | Barranquilla, COL | 1,776 | 0 | 5 | $224,443 |
| 91 (143) | Roland Israelashvili | Forest Hills, CA, USA | 1,756 | 1 | 10 | $129,890 |
| 92 (146) | Dan Sztenderowicz | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1,738 | 2 | 5 | $166,106 |
| 93 (147) | Scott Zakheim | Davie, FL, USA | 1,720 | 1 | 4 | $144,407 |
| 94 (148) | Joseph Liberta | Berlin, NJ, USA | 1,706 | 1 | 6 | $135,282 |
| 95 (149) | Justin Filtz | Stevens Point, WI, USA | 1,692 | 0 | 2 | $517,140 |
| 96 (150) | Jeff Gross | Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 1,692 | 1 | 2 | $286,302 |
| 97 (152) | Joe Tehan | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,659 | 0 | 6 | $556,680 |
| 98 (155) | Mike Matusow | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,638 | 0 | 1 | $389,929 |
| 99 (160) | Kevin Vannicola | CAN | 1,604 | 0 | 4 | $177,170 |
| 100 (169) | Maria Ho | Arcadia, CA, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $540,020 |