World's Best Poker Players
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2012 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (162) | Justin Bonomo | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,237 | 1 | 2 | $2,566,062 |
| 102 (163) | Paul Lieu | Aurora, IL, USA | 1,232 | 0 | 11 | $134,785 |
| 103 (164) | Jason Koon | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,229 | 0 | 3 | $433,620 |
| 104 (170) | Matthew O'Brien | CAN | 1,208 | 1 | 2 | $184,320 |
| 105 (171) | Jamil Wakil | St Catherines, OR, USA | 1,204 | 1 | 3 | $81,505 |
| 106 (172) | Jason Somerville | Long Island, NY, USA | 1,204 | 0 | 2 | $602,910 |
| 107 (178) | Henry Lu | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,200 | 1 | 1 | $654,380 |
| 108 (175) | Ashkan Razavi | New Westminster, BC, CAN | 1,200 | 1 | 1 | $781,398 |
| 109 (176) | Christopher DeMaci | Stanton, CA, USA | 1,200 | 0 | 1 | $316,308 |
| 110 (179) | Will Jaffe | Bridgehampton, NY, USA | 1,200 | 1 | 1 | $500,075 |
| 111 (177) | Dung Nguyen | Wichita, KS, USA | 1,200 | 1 | 1 | $607,200 |
| 112 (180) | Cary Katz | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,199 | 3 | 10 | $177,286 |
| 113 (182) | Kevin Schulz | Palatine, IL, USA | 1,184 | 0 | 2 | $331,318 |
| 114 (183) | Vinny Pahuja | New York, NY, USA | 1,182 | 2 | 3 | $209,206 |
| 115 (187) | Jeff Gross | Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 1,170 | 0 | 1 | $375,618 |
| 116 (188) | Daniel Buzgon | Marlton, NJ, USA | 1,167 | 0 | 5 | $158,598 |
| 117 (194) | Clifford Goldkind | Potomac, MD, USA | 1,146 | 1 | 2 | $565,435 |
| 118 (195) | Timothy Finne | Fanwood, NJ, USA | 1,144 | 0 | 2 | $239,333 |
| 119 (200) | Tom Marchese | Boonton, NJ, USA | 1,140 | 2 | 3 | $1,401,680 |
| 120 (199) | Byron Kaverman | Cleveland, OH, USA | 1,140 | 0 | 2 | $283,904 |
| 121 (201) | Jason Mercier | Davie, FL, USA | 1,117 | 0 | 5 | $383,140 |
| 122 (202) | Simon Ravnsbaek | USA | 1,113 | 1 | 2 | $306,435 |
| 123 (203) | Jessie Bryant | Conway, AR, USA | 1,108 | 1 | 3 | $134,381 |
| 124 (204) | Yuval Bronshtein | Atlanta, GA, USA | 1,106 | 1 | 4 | $442,486 |
| 125 (205) | Brett Richey | Allston, MA, USA | 1,101 | 0 | 1 | $315,041 |
| 126 (207) | Cory Zeidman | Sarasota, FL, USA | 1,100 | 1 | 2 | $259,614 |
| 127 (208) | Ryan Hartmann | Minneapolis, MN, USA | 1,090 | 0 | 4 | $183,187 |
| 128 (211) | Scott Stanko | USA | 1,086 | 1 | 2 | $215,303 |
| 129 (220) | Joshua Williams | Minneapolis, MN, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $385,909 |
| 130 (221) | Jonathan Chehanske | Howell, NJ, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $107,862 |
| 131 (218) | Brent Hanks | Filmore, NY, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $517,725 |
| 132 (217) | Freddy Deeb | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 2 | $208,977 |
| 133 (219) | Matt Matros | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $454,835 |
| 134 (223) | Sorel Mizzi | Toronto, ON, CAN | 1,074 | 2 | 5 | $306,195 |
| 135 (224) | Scotty Nguyen | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,074 | 0 | 5 | $235,401 |
| 136 (225) | Keven Stammen | Coldwater, OH, USA | 1,070 | 1 | 3 | $436,200 |
| 137 (226) | Wade Woelfel | Mankato, MN, USA | 1,060 | 0 | 2 | $158,520 |
| 138 (227) | Samuel Chartier | Montreal, CAN | 1,055 | 0 | 5 | $287,589 |
| 139 (232) | Lawrence Abrams | Mahwah, NJ, USA | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $175,700 |
| 140 (234) | Stephen Reynolds | Toms River, NJ, USA | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $244,877 |
| 141 (233) | Jeremiah Fitzpatrick | Boston, MA, USA | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $228,261 |
| 142 (236) | Edward Sabat | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,042 | 0 | 2 | $311,133 |
| 143 (237) | Eltorna Gant | Arizona City, AZ, USA | 1,042 | 1 | 2 | $247,882 |
| 144 (239) | Roman Valerstein | Newtown, PA, USA | 1,040 | 1 | 3 | $180,301 |
| 145 (238) | Barry Greenstein | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA | 1,040 | 0 | 4 | $141,338 |
| 146 (240) | Ari Engel | Toronto, Ontario, CAN | 1,037 | 2 | 5 | $154,448 |
| 147 (241) | Andy Frankenberger | New York, NY, USA | 1,026 | 1 | 2 | $477,708 |
| 148 (242) | Kennii Nguyen | Chicago, IL, USA | 1,025 | 0 | 3 | $355,764 |
| 149 (243) | Dan Sun | Cedar Rapids, IA, USA | 1,024 | 2 | 3 | $154,007 |
| 150 (245) | Ramin Hajiyev | AZE | 1,005 | 0 | 3 | $189,501 |