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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 (1994) | Marvin Burkholder | Waterloo, NY, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $28,452 |
| 1302 (2006) | Anil Kadimisetty | Stamford, CT, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $36,861 |
| 1303 (2017) | Tyler Newman | Ida Grove, IA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $21,799 |
| 1304 (2051) | Robert Reed | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $42,019 |
| 1305 (2028) | Eric Steinberg | Bellmawr, NJ, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $21,000 |
| 1306 (1989) | Wendy Freedman | San Francisco, CA, USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $54,993 |
| 1307 (2045) | Kenny Lay | Absecon, NJ, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $21,502 |
| 1308 (2032) | Karen Hodge | Noblesville, IN, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $36,042 |
| 1309 (2033) | Alexander Hencheck | Loveland, OH, USA | 300 | 0 | 2 | $35,820 |
| 1310 (2063) | Phuoc Nguyen | San Jose, CA, USA | 298 | 0 | 3 | $29,599 |
| 1311 (2064) | Josh Mammon | Richmond, BC, CAN | 298 | 0 | 2 | $29,718 |
| 1312 (2066) | Michael Egan | USA | 297 | 0 | 1 | $138,458 |
| 1313 (2068) | JANE HITCHCOCK | Washington, DC, USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $17,335 |
| 1314 (2071) | Longsheng Tan | CA, USA | 296 | 1 | 2 | $39,000 |
| 1315 (2070) | Maxx Coleman | Derby, KS, USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $50,434 |
| 1316 (2069) | Alcides Gomez | Miami, FL, USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $35,440 |
| 1317 (2074) | Natale Kuey | Bronx, NY, USA | 295 | 0 | 3 | $28,509 |
| 1318 (2073) | Mike McDonald | Waterloo, ON, CAN | 295 | 0 | 3 | $70,168 |
| 1319 (2075) | Kevin Gerhart | USA | 295 | 0 | 2 | $44,116 |
| 1320 (2077) | Devon Shalmi | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 294 | 0 | 2 | $25,072 |
| 1321 (2078) | Michael Nye | East Bridgewater, MA, USA | 294 | 0 | 3 | $40,647 |
| 1322 (2079) | Dhaval Joshi | Hoboken, NJ, USA | 294 | 0 | 2 | $31,654 |
| 1323 (2080) | Gary Pagel | Oshkosh, WI, USA | 294 | 0 | 3 | $20,422 |
| 1324 (2083) | Jake Nguyen | USA | 292 | 1 | 3 | $42,756 |
| 1325 (2084) | John Holley III | Destin, FL, USA | 291 | 1 | 3 | $38,491 |
| 1326 (2086) | Toby Boas | Gainesville, FL, USA | 290 | 0 | 2 | $27,949 |
| 1327 (2102) | Raymond Masters | USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $27,500 |
| 1328 (2097) | Justin Schwartz | Orange, CT, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $27,373 |
| 1329 (2103) | John McCoy | Memphis, TN, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $41,720 |
| 1330 (2095) | Eli Stepanovich | USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $25,142 |
| 1331 (2100) | Anthony Scherer | Trucke, CA, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $25,101 |
| 1332 (2098) | Michael Fenwick | Owings MIlls, MD, USA | 288 | 0 | 2 | $17,013 |
| 1333 (2099) | Colin McGuire | USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $25,961 |
| 1334 (2094) | Onofrio Reina | Carteret, NJ, USA | 288 | 0 | 3 | $18,668 |
| 1335 (2101) | Michael Sortino | Papillion, NE, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $40,320 |
| 1336 (2093) | Adam Dahlin | Maple Grove, MN, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $59,601 |
| 1337 (2104) | Gennadly Kostroy | Providence, RI, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $43,844 |
| 1338 (2096) | Tom Franklin | Gulfport, MS, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $38,582 |
| 1339 (2110) | Adam Benowitz | Ambler, PA, USA | 286 | 0 | 4 | $50,180 |
| 1340 (2111) | Henry Mlekoday | Minneapolis, MN, USA | 286 | 0 | 1 | $67,627 |
| 1341 (2112) | Jenny Marczynski | Ellenton, FL, USA | 285 | 0 | 3 | $22,815 |
| 1342 (2113) | Faraz Jaka | San Jose, CA, USA | 284 | 0 | 2 | $58,035 |
| 1343 (2115) | Aaron Haw | Alberta, CAN | 284 | 0 | 2 | $16,325 |
| 1344 (2114) | Mark Reed | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 284 | 0 | 2 | $18,910 |
| 1345 (2116) | James Gilbert | Bensalem, PA, USA | 282 | 0 | 2 | $36,504 |
| 1346 (2117) | PAVEL KRAPIVIN | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 281 | 0 | 2 | $19,514 |
| 1347 (2118) | Daniel Lowery | Peter Pender, AR, USA | 281 | 0 | 2 | $34,888 |
| 1348 (2150) | Dustin Bush | Valencia, CA, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $29,466 |
| 1349 (2155) | Phillip Li | Woodridge, IL, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $31,366 |
| 1350 (2154) | Erick Lindgren | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $62,426 |