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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (3127) | Todd Fisher | MN, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $18,391 |
| 1952 (3147) | Cory Waaland | Greenville, NC, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,143 |
| 1953 (3133) | Matt Ellis | Fort Smith, AR, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $18,421 |
| 1954 (3168) | Cory Williams | FL, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $10,302 |
| 1955 (3181) | Sean Webb | Baton Rouge, LA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,832 |
| 1956 (3173) | Matt Chong | California, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $15,000 |
| 1957 (3141) | Kazuhito Oshima | Temecula, CA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $17,000 |
| 1958 (3156) | Mark Bixler | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $26,140 |
| 1959 (3150) | Ryan Julius | Peoria, IL, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $23,133 |
| 1960 (3134) | Samuel Ganzfried | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $13,767 |
| 1961 (3186) | Samantha Cohen | Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $19,730 |
| 1962 (3148) | Jonathan Love | Shippenville, PA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $13,604 |
| 1963 (3131) | RODRICK FLOYD | Altadena, CA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $13,880 |
| 1964 (3157) | Jason Romanow | Stoughton, MA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $11,933 |
| 1965 (3183) | Virgil Beddingfield | Alpharetta, GA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $34,694 |
| 1966 (3142) | Matthew Schnell | McKinleyville, CA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $13,375 |
| 1967 (3129) | Ryan Eriquezzo | New Haven , CT, USA | 160 | 0 | 2 | $20,484 |
| 1968 (3149) | Ronald McDonald | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $14,669 |
| 1969 (3174) | Hao Sun | Milwaukee, WI, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $44,293 |
| 1970 (3154) | Curtis Krushelniski | Macklin, SK, CAN | 160 | 0 | 1 | $20,830 |
| 1971 (3178) | Louis Giannattasio | Warminster, PA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $20,346 |
| 1972 (3135) | Barry Kay | Incline Village, NV, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,810 |
| 1973 (3130) | Alexander Hencheck | Loveland, OH, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $17,615 |
| 1974 (3143) | Jose Gomez | Grandview, WA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $19,053 |
| 1975 (3165) | Sam Desilva | Austin, MN, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $13,851 |
| 1976 (3187) | Luis Rodi | Sharon, MA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,092 |
| 1977 (3179) | Shawn Bowen | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $18,000 |
| 1978 (3138) | Roy Watts | Franklin, GA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,590 |
| 1979 (3189) | Rafik Takla | Whitestone, NY, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $10,738 |
| 1980 (3151) | Daniel Strelitz | Torrance, CA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $27,216 |
| 1981 (3144) | Donald Farnen | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $18,500 |
| 1982 (3188) | James Van Alstyne | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $12,883 |
| 1983 (3175) | Eric Ethans | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,830 |
| 1984 (3145) | Eric Kitain | Armonk, NY, USA | 160 | 0 | 2 | $24,745 |
| 1985 (3180) | Jonathan Chehanske | Howell, NJ, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $42,993 |
| 1986 (3146) | Haitao Wu | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $33,567 |
| 1987 (3128) | Phuc Bui | Arlington, TX, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,568 |
| 1988 (3166) | Cary Marshall | Bottsboro, TX, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $19,774 |
| 1989 (3158) | Kenn Wittock | Gilbert, AZ, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $23,891 |
| 1990 (3132) | Ryan Weber | St. Charles, MO, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $8,250 |
| 1991 (3172) | Chris Soto-Vasquez | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $15,162 |
| 1992 (3169) | Peter Wagner | Hinsdale, NH, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $17,817 |
| 1993 (3152) | Edward Forlani | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $6,068 |
| 1994 (3170) | Jason McRoberts | Fair Oaks, CA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $24,410 |
| 1995 (3162) | Alain Rodriguez | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,910 |
| 1996 (3155) | Kenneth Fishman | Lutz, FL, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $17,356 |
| 1997 (3136) | Martin Abraham | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $17,971 |
| 1998 (3176) | Daniel Pickering | Portland, ME, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $21,474 |
| 1999 (3163) | Lukasz Weslowski | USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $11,480 |
| 2000 (3164) | David To | Hoffman Estates, IL, USA | 160 | 0 | 2 | $14,065 |