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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 (1906) | William Hickey | Dallas, TX, USA | 396 | 0 | 1 | $32,679 |
| 1252 (1913) | Matt Lawrence | Tulsa, OK, USA | 395 | 0 | 2 | $13,199 |
| 1253 (1914) | Yasuhiro Waki | USA | 394 | 0 | 2 | $55,966 |
| 1254 (1916) | Jason Helder | Lancaster, PA, USA | 394 | 0 | 3 | $41,915 |
| 1255 (1915) | Preecha Taepakdee | Boynton Beach, FL, USA | 394 | 0 | 2 | $20,055 |
| 1256 (1921) | ARIHAN RIZAJ | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 392 | 0 | 2 | $31,768 |
| 1257 (1922) | Ronald Sewell | Shelby, NC, USA | 392 | 0 | 2 | $29,662 |
| 1258 (1923) | Nick Blackburn | Long Bottom, OH, USA | 392 | 0 | 2 | $35,245 |
| 1259 (1931) | Richard Roberts | Moore, OK, USA | 390 | 0 | 1 | $15,209 |
| 1260 (1934) | John Hennigan | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 390 | 0 | 1 | $92,928 |
| 1261 (1928) | Steve Cordrey | Millsboro, DE, USA | 390 | 0 | 1 | $18,597 |
| 1262 (1927) | Preston Roberts | Tulsa, OK, USA | 390 | 0 | 1 | $25,102 |
| 1263 (1929) | Travell Thomas | Buffalo, NY, USA | 390 | 1 | 2 | $48,336 |
| 1264 (1932) | Steve Sung | Torrance, CA, USA | 390 | 0 | 1 | $97,416 |
| 1265 (1935) | Jake Schwartz | FL, USA | 390 | 0 | 1 | $41,446 |
| 1266 (1930) | Brian Petersen | Las Vegas, NV , USA | 390 | 0 | 1 | $14,086 |
| 1267 (1933) | Ahaf Motivjala | Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 390 | 0 | 1 | $16,654 |
| 1268 (1937) | Justin Friedman | Yardley, PA, USA | 389 | 0 | 3 | $18,489 |
| 1269 (1939) | Nashaat Antonious | Tampa, FL, USA | 388 | 0 | 2 | $28,946 |
| 1270 (1941) | EDWARD COTTER | River Vale, NJ, USA | 386 | 0 | 2 | $24,494 |
| 1271 (1942) | Jeremy Drewery | Arlington, TN, USA | 385 | 0 | 2 | $30,212 |
| 1272 (1951) | Farzad Rouhani | Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 384 | 0 | 2 | $60,132 |
| 1273 (1955) | Nikolaos Frangos | Mays Landing, NJ, USA | 384 | 0 | 1 | $38,380 |
| 1274 (1963) | Matthew Pierce | Cohasset, MA, USA | 384 | 0 | 1 | $23,079 |
| 1275 (1965) | John Lam | Toronto , CAN | 384 | 1 | 1 | $22,437 |
| 1276 (1956) | Evan Snow | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 384 | 1 | 2 | $33,385 |
| 1277 (1957) | Nick Bianco | Barrington, RI, USA | 384 | 0 | 2 | $17,260 |
| 1278 (1950) | Michael Delaney | Middletown, CT, USA | 384 | 1 | 2 | $20,482 |
| 1279 (1962) | Reggi Trotter | Keller, TX, USA | 384 | 0 | 1 | $22,659 |
| 1280 (1960) | Jeremiah Vinsant | Murfreesboro, TN, USA | 384 | 0 | 2 | $17,039 |
| 1281 (1961) | Lytle Allen | Nashville, TN, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $22,514 |
| 1282 (1953) | David Vogel | Providence, RI, USA | 384 | 0 | 1 | $23,704 |
| 1283 (1954) | Josh Brikis | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 384 | 0 | 2 | $20,538 |
| 1284 (1958) | Phil Lifschitz | Livingston, NJ, USA | 384 | 0 | 1 | $32,483 |
| 1285 (1959) | Robert Rasmussen | USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $22,607 |
| 1286 (1952) | Michael Briggs | Chesapeake, VA, USA | 384 | 1 | 2 | $38,495 |
| 1287 (1964) | Edward Mroczkowski | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 384 | 0 | 2 | $20,223 |
| 1288 (1966) | Ky MacPherson | Austin, TX, USA | 382 | 0 | 2 | $31,352 |
| 1289 (1967) | William Payne | N. Richland Hill, TX, USA | 382 | 0 | 3 | $24,441 |
| 1290 (1982) | Chris Farley | West Deptford, NJ, USA | 380 | 0 | 2 | $13,511 |
| 1291 (1975) | Bryan Micon | Atlanta, GA, USA | 380 | 2 | 4 | $42,272 |
| 1292 (1981) | Frank Mancinelli | USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $17,862 |
| 1293 (1979) | Ralph Verzillo | Millbury, MA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $14,789 |
| 1294 (1978) | Shaun Walker | Ladera Rance, CA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $43,480 |
| 1295 (1980) | Ryan Mcclain | Warrensburg, MO, USA | 380 | 0 | 2 | $21,637 |
| 1296 (1984) | Eli Berg | Newtonville, MA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $83,580 |
| 1297 (1977) | Jeff Manning | Chesapeake, VA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $28,821 |
| 1298 (1976) | Mark Bansemer | Reno, NV, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $16,489 |
| 1299 (1983) | Joe Stempek | Ocoec, FL, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $33,588 |
| 1300 (1990) | Anthony Korfman | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 378 | 0 | 2 | $16,594 |