World's Best Poker Players
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2013 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 (1932) | JOSEPH PALMA | Bensalem, PA, USA | 264 | 2 | 2 | $30,148 |
| 1252 (1930) | Feming Chan | Cranbury, NJ, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $37,240 |
| 1253 (1938) | Rick Salomon | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 264 | 0 | 2 | $32,833 |
| 1254 (1934) | Reginald Roberts | Ozark, MO, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $52,237 |
| 1255 (1937) | Titan Leard | San Clemente, CA, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $15,170 |
| 1256 (1936) | Chris Louviere | Bangs, TX, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $54,225 |
| 1257 (1931) | Ross Gottlieb | Columbus, OH, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $34,000 |
| 1258 (1933) | Vince Salvatore | Newport Beach, CA, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $25,305 |
| 1259 (1939) | Jayakrishnan Nair | Redmond, WA, USA | 262 | 2 | 3 | $30,520 |
| 1260 (1956) | Larry Jaffee | Mount Sinai, NY, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $40,843 |
| 1261 (1952) | Grant Hinkle | Kansas City, MO, USA | 260 | 0 | 2 | $32,738 |
| 1262 (1950) | Christopher Day | Naples, FL, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $41,082 |
| 1263 (1954) | Chad Himmelspach | Bismarck, ND, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $30,730 |
| 1264 (1959) | Joe Starratt | Brockton, MA, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $38,117 |
| 1265 (1945) | Jason Mullen | Statellite Beach, FL, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $26,864 |
| 1266 (1944) | Fraser Swidler | CAN | 260 | 0 | 1 | $28,440 |
| 1267 (1958) | Andy Seth | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $122,018 |
| 1268 (1946) | Jon Turner | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 260 | 1 | 2 | $75,542 |
| 1269 (1953) | Gregory Brletich | Coraopolis, PA, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $23,571 |
| 1270 (1947) | Hector Marquez | Norwalk, CA, USA | 260 | 0 | 2 | $17,149 |
| 1271 (1957) | Sebastien Dube | Saint-Jerome, QC, CAN | 260 | 0 | 1 | $27,532 |
| 1272 (1949) | Larry Wells | Anahuac, TX, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $67,153 |
| 1273 (1951) | Todd Witteles | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $52,582 |
| 1274 (1955) | John LeCato | Quirby, VA, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $26,000 |
| 1275 (1948) | Matthew Moore | Lake Forest, IL, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $29,640 |
| 1276 (1964) | Brian Nichols | Easthampton, NJ, USA | 258 | 0 | 2 | $28,117 |
| 1277 (1965) | ABRAHAM FARONI | Penn Valley, PA, USA | 258 | 0 | 3 | $23,599 |
| 1278 (1972) | Matthew Leecy | Ottawa, KS, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $33,197 |
| 1279 (1970) | Amir Sahebdivani | Atlanta, GA, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $34,047 |
| 1280 (1971) | Kris Wagner | Albuquerque, NM, USA | 256 | 0 | 2 | $29,443 |
| 1281 (1980) | Iyad Inaim | West Palm Beach, FL, USA | 255 | 0 | 1 | $31,595 |
| 1282 (1981) | Daniel Hasley | Superior, CO, USA | 255 | 0 | 2 | $30,425 |
| 1283 (1979) | Jamie Rosen | Orlando, FL, USA | 255 | 0 | 1 | $32,906 |
| 1284 (1977) | Toan Trinh | USA | 255 | 0 | 1 | $37,103 |
| 1285 (1978) | Frank Kassela | Germantown, TN, USA | 255 | 0 | 1 | $31,978 |
| 1286 (1984) | James Hoeppner | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 254 | 1 | 2 | $26,114 |
| 1287 (1983) | Tim Bullard | Houston, TX, USA | 254 | 1 | 4 | $20,084 |
| 1288 (1988) | Santiago Nadal | MEX | 252 | 0 | 2 | $24,425 |
| 1289 (1989) | Gregory Eyster | Lakewood, CO, USA | 252 | 0 | 2 | $40,987 |
| 1290 (2003) | Rich Edinger | West Fargo, ND, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $17,986 |
| 1291 (2000) | Timothy Eller | NC, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $28,809 |
| 1292 (2004) | Noah Weinbereger | Alton, IL, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $27,981 |
| 1293 (2001) | David Black | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $28,642 |
| 1294 (2010) | Christopher Clark | Saunderstown, RI, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $15,690 |
| 1295 (2013) | Kevin Richardson | USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $31,581 |
| 1296 (2016) | Jeffrey Niedelman | Murrieta, CA, USA | 250 | 0 | 2 | $27,538 |
| 1297 (2002) | Dylan Hortin | Anthem, AZ, USA | 250 | 0 | 2 | $47,225 |
| 1298 (2008) | Bounpon Mounvongkham | Fresno, CA, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $22,226 |
| 1299 (2005) | Chun Law | Memphis, TN, USA | 250 | 0 | 2 | $33,657 |
| 1300 (2006) | Craig Varnell | Ft. Collins, CO, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $17,405 |