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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (2939) | Coleman Roy | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $15,500 |
| 1952 (2936) | Geraine Doss | St. Louis, MO, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $11,034 |
| 1953 (2937) | Andrew Whetstone | Starkville, MS, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $62,041 |
| 1954 (2947) | Dennis Rodriguez | FL, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $21,000 |
| 1955 (2938) | Mario Vincente | Naples, FL, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $10,965 |
| 1956 (2931) | Ian Wiley | USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $10,840 |
| 1957 (2933) | Sam Grizzle | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 250 | 1 | 3 | $15,416 |
| 1958 (2950) | Rich Spirra | San Diego, CA, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $12,528 |
| 1959 (2930) | Kevin Miles | Thomasville, NC, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $14,376 |
| 1960 (2943) | Marshall Mahoney | USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $9,121 |
| 1961 (2968) | Sonny Lee | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $18,318 |
| 1962 (2961) | Jeffery Welch | Greenfield, IN, USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $15,579 |
| 1963 (2959) | Markus Herbel | USA | 248 | 0 | 3 | $15,662 |
| 1964 (2969) | Joseph Accordino | Amelia, OH, USA | 248 | 0 | 1 | $14,470 |
| 1965 (2963) | Don Norman | Marion, IL, USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $23,089 |
| 1966 (2970) | Erika Weinstein | USA | 248 | 0 | 1 | $12,043 |
| 1967 (2967) | Noah Bronstein | Kirkland, WA, USA | 248 | 0 | 1 | $14,395 |
| 1968 (2966) | Mark Utterback | TX, USA | 248 | 0 | 1 | $9,482 |
| 1969 (2962) | Jinhing Chin | New York, NY, USA | 248 | 0 | 1 | $23,821 |
| 1970 (2972) | Bernard West | Doylestown, PA, USA | 248 | 0 | 1 | $16,108 |
| 1971 (2971) | Sean Lango | Verona, NJ, USA | 248 | 0 | 1 | $13,757 |
| 1972 (2965) | Daniel Sindelar | Columbus, NE, USA | 248 | 0 | 1 | $15,500 |
| 1973 (2964) | Tony Sinishtaj | Flushing, NY, USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $47,684 |
| 1974 (2960) | Scott Epstein | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $22,477 |
| 1975 (2975) | John Moe | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 247 | 0 | 2 | $16,950 |
| 1976 (2978) | Morris Barrett | Ryan, OK, USA | 246 | 0 | 2 | $12,016 |
| 1977 (2979) | Erle Mankin | Sacramento, CA, USA | 246 | 1 | 2 | $11,418 |
| 1978 (2977) | Christopher Swan | San Diego, CA, USA | 246 | 0 | 2 | $12,795 |
| 1979 (2980) | Sara Stohler | Raleigh, NC, USA | 246 | 0 | 2 | $8,042 |
| 1980 (2981) | Kimberly Edmonds | Toms River, NJ, USA | 245 | 0 | 3 | $15,715 |
| 1981 (2982) | Homero Salinas | McAllen, TX, USA | 245 | 0 | 2 | $14,242 |
| 1982 (2984) | Gregory Dyer | USA | 244 | 0 | 1 | $56,461 |
| 1983 (2983) | Larry Kantor | Tarzana, CA, USA | 244 | 1 | 2 | $14,350 |
| 1984 (2986) | Peter Mavro | Queens, NY, USA | 243 | 0 | 3 | $10,497 |
| 1985 (2987) | Daniel Colinge | Henderson, NV, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $22,777 |
| 1986 (2988) | Harry Weinberg | Oceanside, CA, USA | 242 | 1 | 2 | $21,150 |
| 1987 (2989) | Isaac Baron | Menlo Park, CA, USA | 242 | 0 | 1 | $141,410 |
| 1988 (2990) | Matthew Lawrence | USA | 241 | 0 | 2 | $8,437 |
| 1989 (3169) | Steven Trehub | Placerville, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $10,152 |
| 1990 (3191) | Miriam Dubois | Hackensack, NJ, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $17,136 |
| 1991 (3153) | Greg Mueller | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 240 | 1 | 1 | $20,000 |
| 1992 (3095) | Kim Pham | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $23,839 |
| 1993 (3109) | JUSTIN NASATIR | New York, NY, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $16,625 |
| 1994 (3151) | Larry Odegard | San Jose, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $6,640 |
| 1995 (3098) | JAMES HAYDUK | Johnstown, PA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $16,784 |
| 1996 (3107) | Johnathan Westra | Winter Springs, FL, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $12,872 |
| 1997 (3152) | Tony Dedo | San Leandro, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $8,030 |
| 1998 (3048) | Joseph Hall | Spring, TX, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $19,053 |
| 1999 (3068) | Al Pizzimento | Marlborough, MA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $10,603 |
| 2000 (3099) | Marcelia Keene | NJ, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $28,372 |