World's Best Poker Players
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2015 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 (3028) | Sam Ho | Morrow, GA, USA | 171 | 1 | 1 | $29,104 |
| 1902 (3027) | Christopher Pierro | N. Hampton, NH, USA | 171 | 0 | 1 | $24,618 |
| 1903 (3047) | Michael Wilkey | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $14,417 |
| 1904 (3049) | Mary Swafford | Sparks, NV, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $13,677 |
| 1905 (3046) | James Goodman | USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $22,906 |
| 1906 (3042) | Jay Dragland | Calgary, AB, CAN | 170 | 0 | 2 | $27,591 |
| 1907 (3045) | Richardo Matso | Passaic, NJ, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $10,000 |
| 1908 (3048) | James Russler | Evansville, IN, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $14,518 |
| 1909 (3039) | Gary Hale | Cloverdale, OR, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $21,048 |
| 1910 (3037) | Nicholas Kost | Chicago, IL, USA | 170 | 0 | 2 | $21,540 |
| 1911 (3044) | Danny Ciaramella | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 170 | 0 | 2 | $11,626 |
| 1912 (3050) | Paul Murray | CA, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $20,246 |
| 1913 (3038) | Shaurabh Sharma | Plano, TX, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $20,500 |
| 1914 (3043) | John Alm | Hyattville, WY, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $12,664 |
| 1915 (3041) | David Kim | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $21,292 |
| 1916 (3040) | Francois Billard | Rosemere, QC, CAN | 170 | 0 | 1 | $16,023 |
| 1917 (3075) | Joshua Tucker | CAN | 168 | 0 | 1 | $12,299 |
| 1918 (3064) | Yen Wu | Alhambra, CA, USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $22,630 |
| 1919 (3074) | Luke Mernin | USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $23,455 |
| 1920 (3072) | Scott Heiser | Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $21,594 |
| 1921 (3066) | Larry White | Braxton, MS, USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $32,678 |
| 1922 (3078) | Rui Ye | USA | 168 | 0 | 1 | $27,900 |
| 1923 (3076) | Michael Koh | Chicago, IL, USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $25,220 |
| 1924 (3068) | Chris Schonbach | Braintree, MA, USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $11,831 |
| 1925 (3073) | Drew Johnson | Bridgewater, NJ, USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $21,585 |
| 1926 (3065) | Hirola Mircetic | USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $19,000 |
| 1927 (3062) | Peter Brownstein | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 168 | 0 | 2 | $22,532 |
| 1928 (3077) | Michael Telker | Baldwin, MO, USA | 168 | 0 | 2 | $34,499 |
| 1929 (3063) | Andre Papangelou | FL, USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $20,000 |
| 1930 (3069) | Randy Holland | Winnetka, CA, USA | 168 | 0 | 2 | $14,633 |
| 1931 (3067) | Mark Liedtke | CO, USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $20,023 |
| 1932 (3071) | Ashwin Sarin | Redmond, WA, USA | 168 | 0 | 1 | $93,400 |
| 1933 (3070) | Thanh Au | USA | 168 | 1 | 1 | $23,792 |
| 1934 (3084) | Thomas Gari | Hollywood, FL, USA | 167 | 0 | 2 | $26,463 |
| 1935 (3085) | Brett Bader | USA | 166 | 0 | 2 | $14,609 |
| 1936 (3095) | Diana Svensk | USA | 165 | 0 | 1 | $19,800 |
| 1937 (3094) | Raymond Wright | USA | 165 | 0 | 2 | $10,240 |
| 1938 (3092) | MIKHAIL VOLFSON | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 165 | 0 | 1 | $52,697 |
| 1939 (3093) | John Zimmerman | Charlotte, NC, USA | 165 | 0 | 1 | $68,098 |
| 1940 (3097) | Kai Koppe | Rochester, NY, USA | 164 | 0 | 2 | $20,605 |
| 1941 (3100) | Jeremy Lee | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 163 | 0 | 3 | $13,751 |
| 1942 (3099) | Jesse Pusey | Landenberg, PA, USA | 163 | 0 | 1 | $18,914 |
| 1943 (3160) | Catherine Dever | Ephrata, PA, USA | 160 | 0 | 2 | $17,222 |
| 1944 (3156) | Mark Bixler | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $26,140 |
| 1945 (3150) | Ryan Julius | Peoria, IL, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $23,133 |
| 1946 (3157) | Jason Romanow | Stoughton, MA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $11,933 |
| 1947 (3154) | Curtis Krushelniski | Macklin, SK, CAN | 160 | 0 | 1 | $20,830 |
| 1948 (3165) | Sam Desilva | Austin, MN, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $13,851 |
| 1949 (3184) | Joshua Shaw | Sacramento, CA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $23,728 |
| 1950 (3180) | Jonathan Chehanske | Howell, NJ, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $42,993 |