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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 (1172) | Ibrahim Naim | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $55,720 |
| 702 (1152) | Gregory Radosh | Imperial, MO, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $113,000 |
| 703 (1145) | Jason Crews | Clive, IA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $35,571 |
| 704 (1153) | Jordan Kaplan | USA | 480 | 0 | 2 | $157,412 |
| 705 (1142) | Michael Ermie | Perrysburg, OH, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $77,514 |
| 706 (1159) | Erhan Iscan | San Diego, CA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $95,925 |
| 707 (1143) | Kenneth Kemple | Tallahassee, FL, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $39,801 |
| 708 (1144) | John O'Neal | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 480 | 0 | 2 | $53,080 |
| 709 (1140) | Byron Ziebell | USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $42,555 |
| 710 (1167) | Matthew Smith | Rowlett, TX, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $134,720 |
| 711 (1174) | Ronald Sewell | Shelby, NC, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $119,682 |
| 712 (1184) | Bruce Hugon | Indianapolis, IN, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $75,571 |
| 713 (1175) | William Strong | Medford, MA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $43,404 |
| 714 (1148) | Ben Tarzia | CAN | 480 | 0 | 1 | $132,560 |
| 715 (1141) | Richard Whitebrook | FL, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $88,506 |
| 716 (1173) | Glenn Becker | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $100,500 |
| 717 (1149) | Karthik Ramakrishnan | Kingsport, TN, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $96,617 |
| 718 (1176) | Christopher Moody | USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $69,191 |
| 719 (1146) | Malcolm Bolger | CAN | 480 | 0 | 1 | $27,180 |
| 720 (1185) | Jason Bender | Keota, IA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $42,391 |
| 721 (1169) | Earl Potter | Vincennes, IN, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $82,450 |
| 722 (1177) | Nicholas Constantin | Belleville, IL, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $54,615 |
| 723 (1155) | Ron Ware | Tracy, CA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $60,882 |
| 724 (1178) | Jonathan Alfonso | Pflugerville, TX, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $72,424 |
| 725 (1179) | Tom Hammers | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $36,983 |
| 726 (1147) | Luke Arora | USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $83,773 |
| 727 (1138) | Sean Giesbrecht | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 480 | 0 | 1 | $52,080 |
| 728 (1160) | Darren Terazawa | San Ramon, CA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $70,821 |
| 729 (1164) | Jae Hwang | Irvine, CA, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $112,640 |
| 730 (1154) | Farhad Davoudzadeh | CA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $462,749 |
| 731 (1161) | Spencer Taylor | USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $82,926 |
| 732 (1180) | Peter Chien | CAN | 480 | 0 | 2 | $71,480 |
| 733 (1162) | Nikolas Stone | Auburndale, WI, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $69,501 |
| 734 (1163) | John Franciosi | Rochester, MI, USA | 480 | 0 | 2 | $57,425 |
| 735 (1181) | Sameer Aljanedi | Marina Del Ray, CA, USA | 480 | 0 | 2 | $74,522 |
| 736 (1150) | Nathan Hoh | Boulder, CO, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $40,241 |
| 737 (1151) | Gregg Merkow | Plano, TX, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $98,925 |
| 738 (1182) | Walt Lustgraaf | Queen Creek, AZ, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $111,370 |
| 739 (1171) | Ben Hamnett | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $84,500 |
| 740 (1165) | Aniket Dalal | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $89,524 |
| 741 (1158) | Collin Grubaugh | USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $62,876 |
| 742 (1168) | Jose Pereira | Langhorne, PA, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $65,000 |
| 743 (1170) | Long Nguyen | Middle City, OK, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $70,054 |
| 744 (1139) | Joseph Frampus | Chevy Chase, MD, USA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $79,990 |
| 745 (1166) | Randy Perkins | USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $41,199 |
| 746 (1183) | Colin Moffatt | Aurora, CA, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $105,392 |
| 747 (1156) | Zachary Hench | Wyoming, MI, USA | 480 | 0 | 1 | $58,164 |
| 748 (1157) | Jared Koppel | MN, USA | 480 | 0 | 2 | $49,852 |
| 749 (1195) | Michael Dentale | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 478 | 0 | 3 | $54,586 |
| 750 (1194) | Matthew Hamilton | Fergus Falls, MN, USA | 478 | 0 | 2 | $44,749 |