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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 (409) | Brian Hastings | Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA | 1,066 | 1 | 2 | $287,096 |
| 252 (410) | Chris Klodnicki | Voorhees, NJ, USA | 1,065 | 1 | 3 | $905,727 |
| 253 (412) | Aaron Bieck | Plymouth, WI, USA | 1,064 | 1 | 3 | $149,529 |
| 254 (411) | Ariel Albilia | Syosset, NY, USA | 1,064 | 0 | 2 | $146,402 |
| 255 (414) | Vitor Coelho | Tampa, FL, USA | 1,063 | 0 | 1 | $184,050 |
| 256 (415) | Ted Forrest | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,060 | 0 | 2 | $236,637 |
| 257 (416) | Owen Crowe | Nova Scotia, CAN | 1,059 | 1 | 2 | $259,940 |
| 258 (418) | Michael Ermie | Perrysburg, OH, USA | 1,056 | 1 | 4 | $75,606 |
| 259 (419) | Tyler Reiman | Morton, IL, USA | 1,054 | 0 | 2 | $181,674 |
| 260 (421) | Kim Nguyen | San Jose, CA, USA | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $131,900 |
| 261 (420) | Raul Pino | PAN | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $120,000 |
| 262 (422) | Tyler Vinyard | Springfield, IL, USA | 1,048 | 0 | 2 | $202,080 |
| 263 (424) | Blake Kelso | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,044 | 1 | 9 | $98,773 |
| 264 (425) | Matt Hawrilenko | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1,044 | 0 | 1 | $169,813 |
| 265 (427) | Fred Goldberg | Hollywood, FL, USA | 1,044 | 1 | 2 | $364,445 |
| 266 (426) | Renick Patterson | Wilmington, NC, USA | 1,044 | 2 | 5 | $59,909 |
| 267 (430) | Joe Bartholdi | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,040 | 0 | 2 | $113,947 |
| 268 (429) | Mark Benasa | USA | 1,040 | 1 | 2 | $148,455 |
| 269 (432) | Todd Terry | Hoboken, NJ, USA | 1,032 | 0 | 2 | $140,301 |
| 270 (433) | David Williams | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,029 | 1 | 3 | $272,664 |
| 271 (434) | Sameer Aljanedi | Marina Del Ray, CA, USA | 1,028 | 1 | 2 | $231,559 |
| 272 (435) | Matthew Marafioti | Toronto, ON, CAN | 1,026 | 0 | 3 | $485,546 |
| 273 (441) | Simon Ravnsbaek | USA | 1,020 | 0 | 1 | $274,015 |
| 274 (438) | Seunghwan Lee | Albertson, NY, USA | 1,020 | 0 | 2 | $130,034 |
| 275 (439) | Brandon Demes | Tempe, AZ, USA | 1,020 | 0 | 1 | $136,419 |
| 276 (440) | Ben Sagan | Bloomindale, IL, USA | 1,020 | 1 | 2 | $154,520 |
| 277 (442) | Eric Rodawig | Omaha, NE, USA | 1,020 | 1 | 1 | $442,183 |
| 278 (444) | Cory Wood | Murfeesboro, AR, USA | 1,018 | 1 | 4 | $188,507 |
| 279 (445) | Toan Nguyen | Sacramento, CA, USA | 1,016 | 2 | 5 | $123,854 |
| 280 (446) | Andrew Brongo | Rochester, NY, USA | 1,016 | 0 | 2 | $114,912 |
| 281 (450) | Eric Liu | Durham, NC, USA | 1,010 | 0 | 2 | $77,562 |
| 282 (449) | A.P. Phahurat | Rogers, AR, USA | 1,010 | 0 | 3 | $73,207 |
| 283 (453) | Steve Sanders | Tulsa, OK, USA | 1,008 | 1 | 2 | $54,172 |
| 284 (454) | Phillip Reed | Darien, CT, USA | 1,008 | 1 | 1 | $114,050 |
| 285 (457) | Adam Lippert | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,000 | 2 | 3 | $62,907 |
| 286 (460) | Rafe Kibrit | Buffalo Grove, IL, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 1 | $181,222 |
| 287 (459) | Abe Mosseri | New York, NY, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 1 | $137,699 |
| 288 (462) | Ricky Barker | USA | 1,000 | 0 | 1 | $342,300 |
| 289 (461) | Michael Katz | Manalapan, NJ, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 2 | $115,572 |
| 290 (456) | Bolivar Palacios Vasquez | PAN | 1,000 | 0 | 1 | $450,000 |
| 291 (458) | Blair Hinkle | Kansas City, MO, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 2 | $1,254,400 |
| 292 (463) | Dash Dudley | Lansing, MI, USA | 999 | 0 | 4 | $75,290 |
| 293 (464) | Travis Atkins | Apple Hill, CA, USA | 998 | 0 | 2 | $217,403 |
| 294 (466) | Tom Marchese | Boonton, NJ, USA | 996 | 0 | 3 | $254,360 |
| 295 (467) | Michael Chow | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 992 | 1 | 2 | $222,904 |
| 296 (468) | Chance Kornuth | Denver, CO, USA | 992 | 1 | 3 | $92,901 |
| 297 (469) | Rob Perelman | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 991 | 1 | 1 | $163,030 |
| 298 (470) | Mitchell Mantin | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 987 | 0 | 5 | $75,529 |
| 299 (471) | John Andress | Doylestown, PA, USA | 986 | 0 | 2 | $105,274 |
| 300 (472) | Tommy Chen | San Jose, CA, USA | 984 | 0 | 1 | $115,740 |