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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 (3185) | Lawrence Masi | Allen, TX, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,020 |
| 2002 (3186) | Samantha Cohen | Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $19,730 |
| 2003 (3187) | Luis Rodi | Sharon, MA, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,092 |
| 2004 (3188) | James Van Alstyne | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $12,883 |
| 2005 (3189) | Rafik Takla | Whitestone, NY, USA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $10,738 |
| 2006 (3200) | Andrew Klein | Ocean, NJ, USA | 159 | 1 | 2 | $13,000 |
| 2007 (3203) | Margie Dacko | Henderson, NV, USA | 158 | 0 | 3 | $9,297 |
| 2008 (3204) | Tarun Gulati | Glastonbury, CT, USA | 157 | 0 | 3 | $9,825 |
| 2009 (3215) | Ray Siu | USA | 156 | 0 | 1 | $14,400 |
| 2010 (3216) | David Arfa | NY, USA | 156 | 1 | 1 | $18,500 |
| 2011 (3217) | Ken Rutledge | Columbus, OH, USA | 156 | 1 | 2 | $12,073 |
| 2012 (3218) | Dawn Denoon | USA | 156 | 1 | 1 | $25,000 |
| 2013 (3219) | Joey Weissman | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 156 | 0 | 2 | $26,445 |
| 2014 (3220) | Joshua Lozada | St. Peters, MO, USA | 156 | 0 | 1 | $13,840 |
| 2015 (3221) | Aram Alexander | Manteca, CA, USA | 156 | 0 | 1 | $21,068 |
| 2016 (3222) | David Farber | Orlando, FL, USA | 156 | 0 | 2 | $92,817 |
| 2017 (3223) | Jonathan Cassocla | Austin, TX, USA | 156 | 1 | 1 | $9,250 |
| 2018 (3224) | Thomas Holland | Arlington, VA, USA | 156 | 1 | 1 | $12,000 |
| 2019 (3225) | John Graham | USA | 156 | 0 | 1 | $11,319 |
| 2020 (3226) | DONG JI | Potomac, MD, USA | 156 | 0 | 1 | $7,138 |
| 2021 (3227) | Joseph Maertens | New York, NY, USA | 156 | 1 | 1 | $17,618 |
| 2022 (3228) | William Taliaferro | Cliffside Park, NJ, USA | 156 | 1 | 1 | $7,528 |
| 2023 (3233) | William Fagerbakke | Topanga, CA, USA | 155 | 0 | 2 | $26,160 |
| 2024 (3234) | Kip Jones | Denham Springs, LA, USA | 155 | 0 | 2 | $16,964 |
| 2025 (3235) | Brian McKinney | Gallup, NM, USA | 155 | 0 | 2 | $19,278 |
| 2026 (3237) | Matthew Shafman | USA | 154 | 0 | 2 | $42,663 |
| 2027 (3241) | Wesley Chong | Reno, NV, USA | 153 | 0 | 2 | $14,000 |
| 2028 (3242) | Peter Sennon | Bronx, NY, USA | 153 | 0 | 1 | $22,392 |
| 2029 (3254) | Chris Oliver | Holiday, FL, USA | 152 | 0 | 2 | $18,320 |
| 2030 (3255) | Azim Popatia | Markham, CAN | 152 | 0 | 1 | $14,960 |
| 2031 (3256) | Silvio Mantuano | New York, NY, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $11,107 |
| 2032 (3257) | YU ZHENG | Sanborn, NY, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $12,955 |
| 2033 (3258) | Zoltan Czinkota | FL, USA | 152 | 0 | 2 | $12,428 |
| 2034 (3259) | Vincent Sciandri | Patterson, CA, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $11,600 |
| 2035 (3260) | Mark Larson | Larimore, ND, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $14,450 |
| 2036 (3261) | Joka Boyi | USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $12,960 |
| 2037 (3262) | Bledar Karafili | Long Island City, NY, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $15,159 |
| 2038 (3263) | Aaron Kaiser | Silver Spring, MD, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $21,410 |
| 2039 (3264) | James Reynen | Columbus, WI, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $19,332 |
| 2040 (3265) | Owen Seivright | Fort Meade, MD, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $13,397 |
| 2041 (3266) | Daniel Drew | Cooper City, FL, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $18,738 |
| 2042 (3267) | HAYONG ZHOU | Baltimore, MD, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $13,546 |
| 2043 (3268) | Michael Ferrari | San Francisco, CA, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $18,593 |
| 2044 (3269) | Brian Dougherty | USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $12,145 |
| 2045 (3270) | Brett Schwertley | Omaha, NE, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $10,475 |
| 2046 (3271) | Bruce Levitt | Beverly Hills, CA, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $22,889 |
| 2047 (3272) | Mariano Alaniz | Novato, CA, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $16,226 |
| 2048 (3273) | Jeffrey Gross | Wall Township, NJ, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $9,128 |
| 2049 (3274) | Jeffrey Russell | Columbus, OH, USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $13,230 |
| 2050 (3275) | Walter Robertson | USA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $15,950 |