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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 (3072) | John Ott | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $32,085 |
| 1902 (3057) | Richard Orchid | Chico, CA, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $16,000 |
| 1903 (3000) | Blake Whittington | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $16,805 |
| 1904 (3058) | Jacques Melki | Avenel, NJ, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $40,320 |
| 1905 (3028) | William Wang | Parlin, NJ, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $19,865 |
| 1906 (3073) | Bobby Garcia | Denver, CO, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,210 |
| 1907 (2997) | Jason Ramos | Carol Stream, IL, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $17,968 |
| 1908 (2998) | Anthony Knepper | Asbury, IA, USA | 180 | 0 | 2 | $19,828 |
| 1909 (3018) | James Salmon | FL, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $16,385 |
| 1910 (3036) | Robert Gerrard | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $10,387 |
| 1911 (3064) | Danny Vo | Harrisburg, PA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,770 |
| 1912 (3010) | Phillip Phan | Collingdale, PA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $10,264 |
| 1913 (3013) | Edgar Kelley | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $17,285 |
| 1914 (3076) | Cody McKay | Daysland, CAN | 180 | 1 | 1 | $33,462 |
| 1915 (3014) | ABRAHAM FARONI | Penn Valley, PA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,013 |
| 1916 (3011) | Daniel Woolson | Worcester, MA, USA | 180 | 0 | 2 | $24,505 |
| 1917 (3051) | Kevin Gugliotta | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,885 |
| 1918 (3066) | Valerie Hanley | Reno, NV, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $22,764 |
| 1919 (3037) | Bob Van Syckle | Spring Lake, NJ, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $21,648 |
| 1920 (3052) | Juno Kim | North White Plains, NY, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $11,564 |
| 1921 (3029) | Zaher Sayegh | Northridge, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $31,278 |
| 1922 (3001) | Thomas Kearney | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $29,058 |
| 1923 (3031) | Tylor Hemme | Palmdale, CA, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $12,659 |
| 1924 (3002) | Scott Gottlieb | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $12,522 |
| 1925 (3041) | Joseph Yohannes | Atlanta, GA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $20,542 |
| 1926 (3047) | Joshua Elder | Superior, CO, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,563 |
| 1927 (3012) | Gregory Candido | Cortlandt Manor, NJ, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $12,135 |
| 1928 (3048) | Dennis Brinker | Big Lake, MN, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $18,927 |
| 1929 (3053) | Fernando Galvon | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $20,000 |
| 1930 (2999) | Ricardo Alvarado | Ontario, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $18,720 |
| 1931 (3024) | Michael Albert | USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $27,959 |
| 1932 (3022) | Cameron Rezaie | Eureka, MO, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $34,024 |
| 1933 (3043) | Kyle Kitagawa | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $20,083 |
| 1934 (3025) | Ofer Iluz | Omer, MI, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $16,797 |
| 1935 (3019) | Alex Benjamen | San Jose, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $154,208 |
| 1936 (3017) | Alan Saks | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $23,400 |
| 1937 (3049) | Alex Outhred | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $9,125 |
| 1938 (2992) | Melvin Lyon | Moore, SC, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $49,603 |
| 1939 (2993) | Zachary Goodman | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $27,390 |
| 1940 (3023) | Nicholas Rocha | San Antonio, TX, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $18,078 |
| 1941 (3034) | Ronald Giles | Airdrie, AB, CAN | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,129 |
| 1942 (3038) | Ivan Loh | Rockville, MD, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $10,929 |
| 1943 (3032) | Ian Holt | Eugene, OR, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $27,275 |
| 1944 (3045) | Peter Rnich | Schererville, IN, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,140 |
| 1945 (3039) | Kurt Morden | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,951 |
| 1946 (3015) | Brett Gagnier | Waterbury, CT, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $19,000 |
| 1947 (3026) | Stephen Ladowsky | Toronto, CAN | 180 | 0 | 1 | $42,252 |
| 1948 (3040) | David Clark | FL, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $18,037 |
| 1949 (3046) | Balram Bhandri | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $41,525 |
| 1950 (3069) | Victor Kartavtsev | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $21,502 |