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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (3071) | Michael Hlavaty | Reno, NV, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $22,500 |
| 1952 (3053) | Craig Singer | Coppell, TX, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $6,731 |
| 1953 (3036) | Ky MacPherson | Austin, TX, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $12,455 |
| 1954 (3062) | James Silva | Bridgewater, MA, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $12,592 |
| 1955 (3028) | YUSUP LEE | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 150 | 0 | 2 | $8,660 |
| 1956 (3079) | Bryan Moon | Chicago, IL, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $18,398 |
| 1957 (3026) | Michael Holm | Naperville, IL, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $16,543 |
| 1958 (3045) | Larry Mehallic | Lake Harmony, PA, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $16,164 |
| 1959 (3055) | Nicholas Guangenti | USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $12,236 |
| 1960 (3029) | Bob Van Syckle | Spring Lake, NJ, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $12,407 |
| 1961 (3056) | Christopher Iyamu | Brockton, MA, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $19,805 |
| 1962 (3034) | Andrew Pierz | Prescott, AZ, USA | 150 | 0 | 2 | $19,954 |
| 1963 (3057) | Charles Rosenberg | Carlisle, MA, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $10,000 |
| 1964 (3048) | Caleb McCool | Aubrey, TX, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $11,433 |
| 1965 (3043) | Jonathan Carasick | Smithville, NJ, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $9,308 |
| 1966 (3037) | Fabio DAgata | Needham, MA, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $16,521 |
| 1967 (3022) | Charles Minter | Yardley, PA, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $11,988 |
| 1968 (3038) | Michael Gangle | Portland, OR, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $7,547 |
| 1969 (3054) | Dimitar Popov | College Station, TX, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $15,760 |
| 1970 (3058) | Frank Lin | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $10,865 |
| 1971 (3046) | William M | Stratford, CT, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $10,735 |
| 1972 (3059) | John Land | Dallas, TX, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $8,529 |
| 1973 (3031) | Rashad Daoudi | Pepper Pike, OH, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $10,015 |
| 1974 (3074) | Jared Kawalsky | Dallas, TX, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $15,956 |
| 1975 (3044) | Scott Vonbrutt | Edmond, OK, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $10,041 |
| 1976 (3075) | Charles Pollard | Eayburn, NC, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $14,143 |
| 1977 (3072) | Albert Kinder | Pine Hill, NJ, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $22,706 |
| 1978 (3039) | John Dollinger | Gulf Breeze, FL, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $25,808 |
| 1979 (3049) | Dale Robinson | Otisio, IN, USA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $15,000 |
| 1980 (3097) | Marc Alioto | USA | 149 | 0 | 2 | $13,221 |
| 1981 (3099) | Craig Debiase | Charlotte, NC, USA | 148 | 0 | 2 | $13,454 |
| 1982 (3101) | Pavan Bhatia | USA | 146 | 0 | 2 | $28,090 |
| 1983 (3100) | Michael Plaxco | Muscle Shoals, AL, USA | 146 | 0 | 2 | $18,623 |
| 1984 (3104) | Bill Berglund | Portland, OR, USA | 145 | 0 | 2 | $11,215 |
| 1985 (3106) | Jonathan Sorscher | Lynbrook, NY, USA | 145 | 0 | 1 | $21,489 |
| 1986 (3102) | Dale Phillips | Naples, FL, USA | 145 | 1 | 3 | $39,156 |
| 1987 (3105) | Michael Harvey | San Francisco, CA, USA | 145 | 0 | 2 | $11,687 |
| 1988 (3103) | Bonnie Rossi | Hemet, CA, USA | 145 | 0 | 3 | $9,763 |
| 1989 (3141) | Richard Spirra | San Diego, CA, USA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $10,627 |
| 1990 (3145) | Joseph Abou-Haidar | USA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $17,874 |
| 1991 (3153) | Ray Dickerson | MN, USA | 144 | 1 | 1 | $19,380 |
| 1992 (3152) | Steven Kermit | USA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $16,829 |
| 1993 (3127) | Orlando Romero | Amarillo, TX, USA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $15,013 |
| 1994 (3132) | Lawrence Sher | CA, USA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $6,390 |
| 1995 (3126) | Ross Ruby | USA | 144 | 1 | 1 | $15,460 |
| 1996 (3130) | Marcus Mizzi | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 144 | 1 | 1 | $22,268 |
| 1997 (3161) | Mark Sparks | Jonesboro, AR, USA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $17,895 |
| 1998 (3139) | Collins Guillebeaux | Bloomington, MN, USA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $13,260 |
| 1999 (3140) | Justin Brown | Terre Haute, IN, USA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $12,389 |
| 2000 (3133) | James Epner | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 144 | 1 | 1 | $18,912 |