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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 (2877) | Vartan Tonian | Oklahoma City, CA, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $12,973 |
| 1902 (2872) | Eric Miller | Bellmore, NY, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $8,552 |
| 1903 (2869) | Justin Kohen | Milwaukee, WI, USA | 256 | 0 | 4 | $22,034 |
| 1904 (2876) | William Ackerman | Wheeling, IL, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $8,976 |
| 1905 (2874) | Brian Weaver | Richmond, VA, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $10,009 |
| 1906 (2875) | Ross Schultz | Chicago, IL, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $10,335 |
| 1907 (2871) | Shaun Burnett | Lacona, IA, USA | 256 | 0 | 2 | $9,802 |
| 1908 (2882) | Wazir Baksh | Queens Village, NY, USA | 255 | 0 | 3 | $17,478 |
| 1909 (2883) | Jason Dollinger | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 255 | 0 | 2 | $12,726 |
| 1910 (2886) | Aryeh Cohen | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 254 | 0 | 2 | $9,726 |
| 1911 (2885) | Upeshka De Silva | Katy, TX, USA | 254 | 0 | 2 | $11,449 |
| 1912 (2884) | Anthony Mender | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 254 | 0 | 4 | $9,993 |
| 1913 (2888) | Nguyen Phan | FL, USA | 253 | 0 | 3 | $13,415 |
| 1914 (2911) | Chris Williamson | USA | 252 | 0 | 1 | $29,535 |
| 1915 (2913) | Olivier Busquet | New York, NY, USA | 252 | 0 | 1 | $267,584 |
| 1916 (2912) | Bennett Berger | CA, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $20,015 |
| 1917 (2916) | Mathew Newcombe | Ada, OK, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $21,100 |
| 1918 (2918) | Jonathan Moseley | Acworth, GA, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $20,261 |
| 1919 (2906) | Shannon Burwell | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $13,645 |
| 1920 (2917) | Donte Larson | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $26,059 |
| 1921 (2909) | Andrew Robl | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 252 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 1922 (2921) | Mohsin Charania | Des Planes, IL, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $34,170 |
| 1923 (2902) | Brent Carter | Oak Park, IL, USA | 252 | 1 | 2 | $18,157 |
| 1924 (2919) | CHARLIE HOOPER | Marshall, TX, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $15,494 |
| 1925 (2915) | Eugenio Castaneda | Port St. Lucie, FL, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $12,432 |
| 1926 (2901) | Jessica Lamie | Lewiston, ME, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $14,850 |
| 1927 (2903) | Barbara Smith | Fairhope, AL, USA | 252 | 0 | 1 | $27,160 |
| 1928 (2910) | Rodney Legendre | Randolph, NH, USA | 252 | 0 | 1 | $24,339 |
| 1929 (2908) | Earl Vanlandingham | Tampa, FL, USA | 252 | 0 | 1 | $16,843 |
| 1930 (2920) | Roger Sippl | Woodside, CA, USA | 252 | 0 | 2 | $200,322 |
| 1931 (2905) | Kris Hawkins | Austin, TX, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $14,519 |
| 1932 (2904) | Mark Stauton | USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $12,494 |
| 1933 (2922) | Jeffrey Ganowsky | USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $10,000 |
| 1934 (2907) | Jenny Kang | Portland, OR, USA | 252 | 1 | 1 | $16,655 |
| 1935 (2923) | Mary Flurkey | Golden, CO, USA | 252 | 0 | 1 | $31,050 |
| 1936 (2914) | Rajendra Patel | Rockhill, CT, USA | 252 | 0 | 2 | $17,464 |
| 1937 (2932) | Art Parmann | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 250 | 0 | 2 | $25,404 |
| 1938 (2951) | Shaun Henrickson | Winterhaven, FL, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $23,667 |
| 1939 (2952) | Michael Adams | Accokeek, MD, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $21,825 |
| 1940 (2934) | Brian Adeagna | East Meadow, NY, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $18,648 |
| 1941 (2929) | Ryan Wood | Crowning Ville, MD, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $39,265 |
| 1942 (2944) | Norman Zapczynski | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $21,476 |
| 1943 (2945) | George Ward | Lawton, OK, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $10,676 |
| 1944 (2935) | Kenneth Sienkiewicz | Anderson, OH, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $15,613 |
| 1945 (2939) | Coleman Roy | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $15,500 |
| 1946 (2936) | Geraine Doss | St. Louis, MO, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $11,034 |
| 1947 (2937) | Andrew Whetstone | Starkville, MS, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $62,041 |
| 1948 (2947) | Dennis Rodriguez | FL, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $21,000 |
| 1949 (2931) | Ian Wiley | USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $10,840 |
| 1950 (2950) | Rich Spirra | San Diego, CA, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $12,528 |