World's Best Poker Players
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2016 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 (967) | Daniel Needleman | USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $76,911 |
| 602 (968) | Lavonne Schaafsma | Grand Rapids, MI, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $67,595 |
| 603 (954) | Jacob Balsiger | Tempe, AZ, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $40,012 |
| 604 (965) | Jeremy Ausmus | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $102,379 |
| 605 (963) | Justin Fawcett | USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $47,182 |
| 606 (966) | Ray Qartomy | Houston, TX, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $291,375 |
| 607 (970) | Jill Bryant | Aurora, IL, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $53,626 |
| 608 (975) | Charbel Azzi | Methuen, MA, USA | 559 | 0 | 2 | $121,215 |
| 609 (976) | George Alberto | Clifton, NJ, USA | 558 | 1 | 2 | $60,936 |
| 610 (980) | John Simon | Naperville, IL, USA | 550 | 0 | 1 | $247,399 |
| 611 (983) | Thai Tolly | Houston, TX, USA | 550 | 0 | 1 | $133,028 |
| 612 (985) | Alexander Cukar | Poughkeepsie, NY, USA | 550 | 0 | 1 | $250,000 |
| 613 (986) | Nick Phoenix | Venice, CA, USA | 550 | 0 | 2 | $64,443 |
| 614 (984) | William Vo | San Jose, CA, USA | 550 | 0 | 2 | $144,805 |
| 615 (982) | Steven Nooralian | Falls Church, VA, USA | 550 | 1 | 2 | $38,811 |
| 616 (981) | Bobby Poe | Commerce, MI, USA | 550 | 0 | 2 | $100,075 |
| 617 (990) | Justin Zaki | Tierra Verde, FL, USA | 548 | 0 | 3 | $82,459 |
| 618 (996) | Taylor Wilson | Wheeling, WV, USA | 544 | 0 | 2 | $120,154 |
| 619 (995) | Mark Stein | Miami, FL, USA | 544 | 0 | 3 | $63,393 |
| 620 (998) | Luis Silva | USA | 542 | 0 | 3 | $69,700 |
| 621 (1010) | Darrell Smith | Sugar Land, TX, USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $109,605 |
| 622 (1011) | Scott Blumstein | Morristown, NJ, USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $199,854 |
| 623 (1014) | Steve Madara | Pennsville Township, NJ, USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $169,001 |
| 624 (1015) | Saurabh Patel | San Jose, CA, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $63,623 |
| 625 (1008) | Patrick Powers | USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $130,780 |
| 626 (1006) | Albert Truong | CA, USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $91,000 |
| 627 (1007) | Todd Ickow | Valparaiso, IN, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $75,397 |
| 628 (1004) | William Berry | Norman, OK, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $136,812 |
| 629 (1013) | Aldo Longoria | USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $60,000 |
| 630 (1017) | David Butkus | Morristown, NJ, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $85,972 |
| 631 (1005) | Markus Gonsalves | San Diego, CA, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $91,616 |
| 632 (1016) | Adam Goldberg | USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $129,319 |
| 633 (1009) | Ralph Wong | West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $133,588 |
| 634 (1012) | Edward Pickens | Prescott Valley, AZ, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $94,375 |
| 635 (1020) | Thomas Miller | Long Island, NY, USA | 539 | 0 | 1 | $321,716 |
| 636 (1019) | Bryan Neira | Lodi, NJ, USA | 539 | 1 | 3 | $97,298 |
| 637 (1024) | Marco Palacios | Dallas, TX, USA | 532 | 0 | 4 | $61,320 |
| 638 (1028) | MARIO CONCEPCION | Passaic, NJ, USA | 530 | 1 | 2 | $93,539 |
| 639 (1026) | Francois Billard | Rosemere, QC, CAN | 530 | 0 | 3 | $222,589 |
| 640 (1027) | David Stefanski | Waterford, CT, USA | 530 | 0 | 2 | $109,365 |
| 641 (1033) | Jacob Daniels | The Woodlands, TX, USA | 528 | 1 | 2 | $169,423 |
| 642 (1030) | Samuel Chartier | Montreal, CAN | 528 | 2 | 2 | $176,984 |
| 643 (1032) | Victor Figueroa | Miami, Florida, USA | 528 | 0 | 2 | $91,194 |
| 644 (1029) | Salman Behbehani | San Diego, CA, USA | 528 | 2 | 2 | $156,599 |
| 645 (1031) | Charlemagne Benjamin | Miami, FL, USA | 528 | 0 | 3 | $58,377 |
| 646 (1039) | SCOTT MATTE | Syosset, NY, USA | 525 | 0 | 1 | $75,641 |
| 647 (1042) | Ema Zajmovic | CAN | 525 | 0 | 1 | $76,127 |
| 648 (1041) | Samuel Gagnon | CAN | 525 | 0 | 2 | $69,530 |
| 649 (1037) | Desmond Haynes | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 525 | 0 | 2 | $51,242 |
| 650 (1038) | Karl Manouchakian | Tampa, FL, USA | 525 | 0 | 2 | $50,788 |