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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (75) | Barry Hutter | Bradenton, FL, USA | 2,240 | 0 | 8 | $888,830 |
| 52 (78) | Paul Balzano | Sunrise, FL, USA | 2,220 | 1 | 11 | $393,632 |
| 53 (80) | Byron Kaverman | Cleveland, OH, USA | 2,205 | 2 | 7 | $1,129,594 |
| 54 (81) | Justin Young | Morehead City, NC, USA | 2,204 | 2 | 2 | $814,659 |
| 55 (82) | Mark Herm | Royersford, PA, USA | 2,200 | 1 | 3 | $802,409 |
| 56 (83) | Joseph Cappello | New Rochelle, NY, USA | 2,198 | 2 | 4 | $595,703 |
| 57 (85) | Brian Rast | Poway, CA, USA | 2,151 | 2 | 5 | $2,823,432 |
| 58 (86) | Timothy Adams | Burlington, ONT, CAN | 2,125 | 1 | 7 | $1,469,224 |
| 59 (91) | Vinny Pahuja | New York, NY, USA | 2,028 | 1 | 8 | $322,763 |
| 60 (92) | Maurice Hawkins | Plantation, FL, USA | 2,028 | 3 | 5 | $512,180 |
| 61 (94) | Adam Geyer | Austin, TX, USA | 2,000 | 0 | 3 | $899,447 |
| 62 (97) | Je Wook Oh | Fresh Meadows, NY, USA | 1,956 | 2 | 10 | $291,391 |
| 63 (98) | Brian Altman | Longmeadow, MA, USA | 1,954 | 3 | 7 | $280,778 |
| 64 (100) | Harrison Gimbel | Jupiter, FL, USA | 1,940 | 1 | 5 | $402,531 |
| 65 (103) | Samantha Abernathy | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,920 | 0 | 3 | $456,461 |
| 66 (109) | Pratyush Buddiga | Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 1,842 | 1 | 4 | $1,038,049 |
| 67 (112) | Jason Rivkin | Eatontown, NJ, USA | 1,820 | 0 | 3 | $395,421 |
| 68 (113) | Aaron Massey | Chicago, IL, USA | 1,810 | 1 | 8 | $287,755 |
| 69 (115) | Matthew Parry | Fairport, NY, USA | 1,800 | 0 | 3 | $469,218 |
| 70 (116) | Anthony Zinno | Boston, MA, USA | 1,796 | 0 | 7 | $824,584 |
| 71 (117) | Bill Klein | Laguna Hills, CA, USA | 1,790 | 0 | 6 | $1,074,480 |
| 72 (119) | Daniel Strelitz | Torrance, CA, USA | 1,780 | 0 | 2 | $498,125 |
| 73 (120) | Christopher Leong | New York, NY, USA | 1,758 | 2 | 4 | $868,453 |
| 74 (122) | Upeshka De Silva | Katy, TX, USA | 1,752 | 0 | 2 | $399,360 |
| 75 (123) | Mike Shariati | Irvine, CA, USA | 1,750 | 0 | 1 | $656,540 |
| 76 (124) | Aditya Prasetyo | Cambridge, MA, USA | 1,744 | 1 | 3 | $593,139 |
| 77 (125) | Chino Rheem | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,740 | 1 | 3 | $781,467 |
| 78 (126) | Jeremy Meacham | Oak Bluffs, MA, USA | 1,736 | 1 | 6 | $235,006 |
| 79 (129) | Jack Duong | S. Plainfield, NJ, USA | 1,693 | 0 | 11 | $328,345 |
| 80 (131) | Randy Ohel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,690 | 0 | 3 | $447,365 |
| 81 (133) | Kristen Foxen | St. Catherines, CAN | 1,688 | 1 | 2 | $385,915 |
| 82 (132) | Marco Johnson | Walnut Creek, CA, USA | 1,688 | 1 | 2 | $346,922 |
| 83 (134) | Craig Varnell | Ft. Collins, CO, USA | 1,683 | 1 | 3 | $434,526 |
| 84 (136) | Rafael Lebron | Payallup, WA, USA | 1,662 | 1 | 2 | $382,116 |
| 85 (138) | Dani Stern | New York, NY, USA | 1,652 | 2 | 7 | $990,063 |
| 86 (139) | Michael Ruane | Hoboken, NJ, USA | 1,650 | 0 | 1 | $2,574,808 |
| 87 (140) | Matthew Wantman | Stoneham, MA, USA | 1,637 | 0 | 6 | $356,468 |
| 88 (141) | Jordan Cristos | Palmdale, CA, USA | 1,632 | 2 | 4 | $221,910 |
| 89 (148) | RYAN BELZ | Laurel, MD, USA | 1,590 | 0 | 5 | $288,928 |
| 90 (149) | Phillip Hui | Tamarac, FL, USA | 1,586 | 2 | 5 | $206,851 |
| 91 (151) | Jesse Sylvia | West Tisbury, MA, USA | 1,568 | 1 | 2 | $831,201 |
| 92 (155) | Rafael Yaraliyev | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,530 | 0 | 2 | $710,176 |
| 93 (158) | Brian Yoon | Torrance, CA, USA | 1,526 | 1 | 5 | $554,885 |
| 94 (162) | Ruslan Dykshteyn | Staten Island, NY, USA | 1,512 | 2 | 2 | $335,805 |
| 95 (163) | Ian Johns | Seatac, WA, USA | 1,512 | 2 | 2 | $503,239 |
| 96 (164) | Patrick Mahoney | Winona, MN, USA | 1,508 | 1 | 3 | $576,432 |
| 97 (165) | Alex Condon | Sioux City, IA, USA | 1,508 | 0 | 4 | $519,257 |
| 98 (166) | Patrick Serda | Winnipeg, CAN | 1,500 | 0 | 1 | $748,191 |
| 99 (168) | Chase Bianchi | Boston, MA, USA | 1,494 | 1 | 3 | $367,758 |
| 100 (169) | James Mackey | Kansas City, MO, USA | 1,494 | 1 | 1 | $697,855 |