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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 (1904) | Gennadiy Kostrov | Providence, RI, USA | 314 | 0 | 2 | $39,586 |
| 1202 (1902) | Joseph Galdieri | Nanuet, NY, USA | 314 | 0 | 2 | $34,357 |
| 1203 (1901) | David Datashvili | Forest Hills, NY, USA | 314 | 0 | 2 | $51,461 |
| 1204 (1913) | Stuart Patterson | Hollywood, FL, USA | 312 | 1 | 1 | $32,785 |
| 1205 (1912) | Penh Lo | Mankato, MN, USA | 312 | 1 | 1 | $42,369 |
| 1206 (1910) | Arturo Noceda | MEX | 312 | 0 | 3 | $47,760 |
| 1207 (1911) | Ronald Sullivan | Bradenton, FL, USA | 312 | 1 | 1 | $48,574 |
| 1208 (1914) | Joseph Curtin | Waltham, MA, USA | 312 | 1 | 1 | $47,788 |
| 1209 (1916) | Matt Stout | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 311 | 1 | 1 | $42,817 |
| 1210 (1920) | Jason Nablo | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | 310 | 0 | 2 | $32,561 |
| 1211 (1921) | Richard Mullen | White Rock, BC, CAN | 310 | 0 | 2 | $23,884 |
| 1212 (1919) | Corey French | USA | 310 | 0 | 4 | $49,408 |
| 1213 (1922) | Diego Sanchez | MEX | 308 | 0 | 2 | $44,680 |
| 1214 (1923) | Andrew Touchette | Wakefield, MA, USA | 308 | 0 | 3 | $26,823 |
| 1215 (1926) | John Juanda | Marina Del Rey, CA, USA | 306 | 0 | 1 | $589,355 |
| 1216 (1925) | Derek Ecenarro | Miami, FL, USA | 306 | 0 | 2 | $31,565 |
| 1217 (1928) | Adam Lamphere | Nashville, MI, USA | 305 | 0 | 2 | $31,265 |
| 1218 (1941) | Zachary Milchman | Hollywood, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $40,098 |
| 1219 (1952) | Kamran Munaf | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $54,769 |
| 1220 (1936) | Joshua Steele | Elkton, MD, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,266 |
| 1221 (1948) | Jason Mandanici-Turcot | CAN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,360 |
| 1222 (1949) | Lars Cole | Ada, MI, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $28,932 |
| 1223 (1939) | Matt Berkey | Erie, PA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $1,117,134 |
| 1224 (1943) | John Redlitz | Orange Park, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,650 |
| 1225 (1954) | Tom Le | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $42,541 |
| 1226 (1934) | Timothy Ulmer | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $78,540 |
| 1227 (1953) | Harut Arutyunyan | CA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $48,435 |
| 1228 (1950) | Scott Waugaman | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $26,420 |
| 1229 (1937) | James Calderaro | Venice, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $57,525 |
| 1230 (1938) | Barry Leventhal | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 304 | 1 | 3 | $41,388 |
| 1231 (1947) | Zachary Donovan | USA | 304 | 0 | 2 | $53,345 |
| 1232 (1945) | Nicholas Fava | Gloucester, MA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $22,974 |
| 1233 (1935) | Benjamin Fadeley | Mariposa, CA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $25,100 |
| 1234 (1940) | Vincent Moscati | Verplanck, NY, USA | 304 | 1 | 3 | $62,706 |
| 1235 (1951) | Martin Ryan | USA | 304 | 1 | 2 | $44,210 |
| 1236 (1946) | Ryan Fair | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $100,000 |
| 1237 (1944) | Filmon Ghebreegzabheir | Issaquah, WA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $36,644 |
| 1238 (1942) | Richard Austin | Jeffersonville, IN, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $33,895 |
| 1239 (1958) | Joseph Couden | Coconut Creek, FL, USA | 302 | 0 | 2 | $27,790 |
| 1240 (1957) | Adam Hendrix | Anchorage, AK, USA | 302 | 0 | 2 | $20,157 |
| 1241 (2008) | David Chiu | Rowland Heights, CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $89,810 |
| 1242 (2002) | Tj Crews | Edgewater, MD, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $76,967 |
| 1243 (2011) | Lawrence Colt | Orlando, FL, USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $43,180 |
| 1244 (2035) | Mark Bloomberg | MN, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $28,300 |
| 1245 (2000) | Lyle Vincent | USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $107,370 |
| 1246 (2041) | Derek Schroeder | Effingham, IL, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $28,608 |
| 1247 (2025) | Andrew Geffen | USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $21,054 |
| 1248 (1993) | Peixin Liu | USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $41,379 |
| 1249 (2015) | Nils Dahlin | Wilmington, NC, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1250 (2038) | Jason Nguyen | Newark, NJ, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $28,450 |