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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (3024) | Michael Albert | USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $27,959 |
| 1952 (3022) | Cameron Rezaie | Eureka, MO, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $34,024 |
| 1953 (3043) | Kyle Kitagawa | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $20,083 |
| 1954 (3009) | Jason Wyllie | Newport, RI, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $10,750 |
| 1955 (3044) | Michael Newman | Nanuet, NY, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $17,579 |
| 1956 (3025) | Ofer Iluz | Omer, MI, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $16,797 |
| 1957 (3019) | Alex Benjamen | San Jose, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $154,208 |
| 1958 (3017) | Alan Saks | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $23,400 |
| 1959 (3049) | Alex Outhred | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $9,125 |
| 1960 (2992) | Melvin Lyon | Moore, SC, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $49,603 |
| 1961 (3054) | Arnold Dinio | Bowie, MD, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $14,510 |
| 1962 (2993) | Zachary Goodman | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $27,390 |
| 1963 (3023) | Nicholas Rocha | San Antonio, TX, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $18,078 |
| 1964 (3003) | Zachary Ackley | Arvada, CO, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $22,507 |
| 1965 (3074) | Roger Dickerman | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $34,389 |
| 1966 (3034) | Ronald Giles | Airdrie, AB, CAN | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,129 |
| 1967 (3038) | Ivan Loh | Rockville, MD, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $10,929 |
| 1968 (3032) | Ian Holt | Eugene, OR, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $27,275 |
| 1969 (3045) | Peter Rnich | Schererville, IN, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,140 |
| 1970 (3078) | Eric Rodawig | Omaha, NE, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $19,999 |
| 1971 (3004) | Andrew Ranaletti | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $25,058 |
| 1972 (3039) | Kurt Morden | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,951 |
| 1973 (3015) | Brett Gagnier | Waterbury, CT, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $19,000 |
| 1974 (2994) | Donald Farnen | USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $11,328 |
| 1975 (3026) | Stephen Ladowsky | Toronto, CAN | 180 | 0 | 1 | $42,252 |
| 1976 (3030) | Bradley Ruben | Hernando, FL, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,700 |
| 1977 (3040) | David Clark | FL, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $18,037 |
| 1978 (3055) | Gregory Bernstein | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $11,052 |
| 1979 (3046) | Balram Bhandri | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $41,525 |
| 1980 (3069) | Victor Kartavtsev | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $21,502 |
| 1981 (3060) | Alan Wyse | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $21,423 |
| 1982 (3095) | Kladji Lika | Syracuse, NY, USA | 179 | 0 | 2 | $18,958 |
| 1983 (3093) | Marc sacheli | USA | 179 | 0 | 2 | $15,066 |
| 1984 (3094) | Kathy Liebert | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 179 | 0 | 2 | $18,600 |
| 1985 (3096) | Gustavo Moscon | Coral Gables, FL, USA | 178 | 1 | 2 | $23,419 |
| 1986 (3097) | James Freeze | Waldorf, MD, USA | 177 | 0 | 2 | $13,015 |
| 1987 (3105) | Joseph Brown | USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $16,116 |
| 1988 (3112) | Sergio Dezen | Woodbridge, ON, CAN | 176 | 0 | 1 | $23,280 |
| 1989 (3106) | Brad Billerman | USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $15,724 |
| 1990 (3103) | Graydon Kowal | CAN | 176 | 0 | 1 | $32,250 |
| 1991 (3104) | Daniel Wellborn | Fairfax, VA, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $34,735 |
| 1992 (3108) | Anthony Bruscia | Hollister, CA, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $17,201 |
| 1993 (3109) | Paul Guertin | USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $15,875 |
| 1994 (3111) | Barry Barron | Flower Mound, TX, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $11,862 |
| 1995 (3107) | Paul El Khouri | CAN | 176 | 0 | 1 | $17,840 |
| 1996 (3110) | Richard Baren | New York, NY, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $16,005 |
| 1997 (3113) | Bryan Bresler | USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $14,624 |
| 1998 (3135) | Evan Young | Hope, RI, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $12,268 |
| 1999 (3137) | Grayson Ramage | Red Hook, NY, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $61,920 |
| 2000 (3125) | Jordan Zynda | Greensboro, NC, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $15,375 |