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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (170) | Alex Keating | Saratoga, CA, USA | 1,493 | 0 | 2 | $442,823 |
| 102 (172) | Maria Ho | Arcadia, CA, USA | 1,484 | 0 | 4 | $294,775 |
| 103 (173) | Eli Elezra | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,484 | 1 | 4 | $245,210 |
| 104 (175) | Alex Difelice | USA | 1,480 | 2 | 8 | $252,989 |
| 105 (176) | Manelic Minaya | Tampa, FL, USA | 1,474 | 0 | 4 | $186,160 |
| 106 (178) | Sam Greenwood | Toronto, ON, CAN | 1,472 | 1 | 4 | $1,642,211 |
| 107 (182) | Joshua Turner | St Louis, MO, USA | 1,446 | 1 | 6 | $178,752 |
| 108 (184) | Nick Maimone | Charlotte, NC, USA | 1,444 | 1 | 2 | $1,007,060 |
| 109 (186) | Daniel Wagner | West Seneca, NY, USA | 1,442 | 2 | 4 | $187,482 |
| 110 (188) | David Ormsby | Ottawa, CAN | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $278,537 |
| 111 (191) | Calvin Lee | Mercer Island, WA, USA | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $531,577 |
| 112 (190) | Alexander Ziskin | Vernon Hills, IL, USA | 1,440 | 2 | 2 | $448,984 |
| 113 (189) | John Monnette | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,440 | 0 | 4 | $270,601 |
| 114 (192) | Dan Heimiller | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,435 | 0 | 2 | $274,719 |
| 115 (194) | Cate Hall | Washington, DC, USA | 1,429 | 0 | 7 | $289,798 |
| 116 (193) | Justin Liberto | Fallston, MD, USA | 1,429 | 3 | 6 | $228,781 |
| 117 (195) | Scott Stewart | Lakewood, CA, USA | 1,428 | 2 | 3 | $239,623 |
| 118 (198) | Nick Schulman | Manhattan, NY, USA | 1,420 | 0 | 2 | $741,167 |
| 119 (201) | Kyle Keranen | Santa Monica, CA, USA | 1,400 | 0 | 1 | $560,977 |
| 120 (202) | Ryan Dunn | USA | 1,396 | 3 | 5 | $302,024 |
| 121 (204) | Taha Maruf | USA | 1,380 | 0 | 2 | $362,164 |
| 122 (203) | Alexander Rocha | Setauket, NY, USA | 1,380 | 1 | 5 | $322,113 |
| 123 (205) | Robert Hankins | Smyma, TN, USA | 1,371 | 1 | 3 | $293,038 |
| 124 (207) | Samuel Tsehai | Burnaby, CAN | 1,368 | 1 | 1 | $225,272 |
| 125 (208) | Timothy Burt | Grenada, MS, USA | 1,366 | 0 | 2 | $327,479 |
| 126 (209) | Bahbak Oboodi | NJ, USA | 1,362 | 0 | 4 | $231,786 |
| 127 (211) | Rodney Ramalho | Montreal, CAN | 1,360 | 0 | 3 | $190,241 |
| 128 (213) | Timothy Miles | Tallahassee, FL, USA | 1,352 | 0 | 6 | $200,157 |
| 129 (214) | Will Failla | Smithtown, NY, USA | 1,342 | 1 | 5 | $207,787 |
| 130 (215) | Chad Eveslage | Muncie, IN, USA | 1,338 | 0 | 6 | $176,920 |
| 131 (216) | Kou Vang | Woodbury, MN, USA | 1,336 | 1 | 4 | $179,978 |
| 132 (217) | Thomas Middleton | Silsden, WY, USA | 1,336 | 3 | 4 | $205,793 |
| 133 (218) | Russ Head | Lindale, GA, USA | 1,333 | 0 | 4 | $244,349 |
| 134 (223) | Thomas Paul | USA | 1,320 | 0 | 2 | $222,797 |
| 135 (222) | Mitchell Towner | Austin, TX, USA | 1,320 | 1 | 1 | $1,120,196 |
| 136 (221) | Jason Dewitt | South Bend , IN, USA | 1,320 | 1 | 1 | $1,065,403 |
| 137 (220) | Benjamin Keeline | St. Louis, MO, USA | 1,320 | 1 | 3 | $1,102,536 |
| 138 (225) | Benjamin Tollerene | Lubbock, TX, USA | 1,318 | 1 | 5 | $1,218,541 |
| 139 (226) | Benny Chen | Charlottetown, CAN | 1,314 | 1 | 2 | $253,183 |
| 140 (227) | Brad Albrinck | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 1,312 | 1 | 2 | $367,208 |
| 141 (230) | Mohsin Charania | Des Planes, IL, USA | 1,302 | 0 | 4 | $318,970 |
| 142 (232) | Anthony Spinella | Port Jefferson, NY, USA | 1,284 | 0 | 4 | $340,263 |
| 143 (236) | Adrian Buckley | West Minster, CO, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 2 | $274,199 |
| 144 (235) | Hao Sun | Milwaukee, WI, USA | 1,280 | 1 | 2 | $154,644 |
| 145 (237) | Mike Sexton | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,277 | 1 | 1 | $327,896 |
| 146 (238) | Ryan Olisar | Naperville, IL, USA | 1,272 | 2 | 2 | $177,049 |
| 147 (239) | Richard Alsup | Plymouth, MN, USA | 1,270 | 0 | 4 | $129,690 |
| 148 (240) | Ryan Laplante | Brainerd, MN, USA | 1,268 | 2 | 5 | $272,259 |
| 149 (241) | Kyle Bowker | Walton, NY, USA | 1,267 | 1 | 2 | $323,659 |
| 150 (245) | Dejuante Alexander | Houston, TX, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 1 | $297,644 |