World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 (866) | Benjamin Marsh | Duluth, MN, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $102,493 |
| 502 (847) | Scott Levitt | Delray Beach, FL, USA | 720 | 1 | 3 | $76,297 |
| 503 (850) | Daniel Podheiser | Brighton, MA, USA | 720 | 1 | 2 | $99,716 |
| 504 (854) | Eric Beller | USA | 720 | 0 | 2 | $171,401 |
| 505 (845) | Aristoteles Neto | Framingham, MA, USA | 720 | 1 | 2 | $219,187 |
| 506 (858) | Thomas Pomponio | Manahawkin, NJ, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| 507 (851) | Danny Kalpakis | Ajax, ON, CAN | 720 | 0 | 1 | $85,273 |
| 508 (865) | AUSTIN WENTLING | Monroeville, PA, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $102,248 |
| 509 (846) | Seth Davies | Bend, OR, USA | 720 | 0 | 4 | $438,773 |
| 510 (867) | Jaspal Brar | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 720 | 1 | 1 | $67,286 |
| 511 (860) | Harsukhpaul Sangha | Surrey, BC, CAN | 720 | 0 | 1 | $308,157 |
| 512 (859) | Ron Ware | Tracy, CA, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $145,577 |
| 513 (848) | Shi Jia Liu | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $275,081 |
| 514 (857) | Keith Morrow | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 720 | 0 | 2 | $68,540 |
| 515 (852) | Andrew Chen | Mississauga, ON, CAN | 720 | 0 | 1 | $106,865 |
| 516 (849) | Billy Baxter | Henderson, NV, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $173,580 |
| 517 (861) | John Griffin | New Providence, NJ, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $206,119 |
| 518 (864) | Matthew Parry | Fairport, NY, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $240,965 |
| 519 (862) | Danny Lawson | Appalachia, VA, USA | 720 | 2 | 6 | $93,527 |
| 520 (873) | James Carroll | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 719 | 1 | 3 | $107,332 |
| 521 (874) | Michael Lech | Fayetteville, AR, USA | 716 | 1 | 4 | $177,338 |
| 522 (875) | Steve Foutty | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 713 | 1 | 5 | $74,573 |
| 523 (876) | Mitchell Mantin | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 712 | 1 | 7 | $56,619 |
| 524 (878) | Samir Alquza | Buena Park, CA, USA | 709 | 1 | 5 | $49,267 |
| 525 (880) | GRIGORIY SHVARTS | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 707 | 0 | 4 | $110,280 |
| 526 (881) | Ryan D'Angelo | Blacksburg, VA, USA | 705 | 0 | 2 | $208,505 |
| 527 (882) | Corey Bierria | Atlanta, GA, USA | 704 | 0 | 3 | $93,269 |
| 528 (883) | Paul Cogliano | Alexandria, VA, USA | 703 | 0 | 6 | $69,851 |
| 529 (892) | Chad Wiedenhoeft | Whitewater, WI, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $128,816 |
| 530 (905) | Darrell Haywood | Chicago, IL, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $104,168 |
| 531 (908) | Witold Wasik | Rock Hill, SC, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $135,878 |
| 532 (904) | Samuel Mayer-Backer | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $99,666 |
| 533 (903) | David Charnick | Boulder, CO, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $81,707 |
| 534 (901) | Gregory Dyer | USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $61,569 |
| 535 (897) | Matthew Culp | Munster, IN, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $105,990 |
| 536 (907) | Matthew Salnick | CA, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $76,965 |
| 537 (894) | Douglas Mackinnon | Amherst, NY, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $127,800 |
| 538 (896) | John Kurfman | Baylis, IL, USA | 700 | 0 | 2 | $72,242 |
| 539 (891) | Christopher Moon | East Lansing, MI, USA | 700 | 0 | 2 | $82,188 |
| 540 (906) | Matthew Livingston | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $110,747 |
| 541 (895) | Aymon Hata | Meerbusch, DEU | 700 | 0 | 1 | $123,500 |
| 542 (893) | Steven Stout | USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $104,483 |
| 543 (899) | William Kohler | USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $107,063 |
| 544 (890) | Nikola Budzakoski | Hobart, IN, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $117,631 |
| 545 (902) | Patricia Till | Avon, IN, USA | 700 | 0 | 2 | $56,526 |
| 546 (900) | Mike Sowers | Thomasville, NC, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $132,767 |
| 547 (898) | Venkata Tayi | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $109,968 |
| 548 (913) | Tony Utnage | Bloomington, IN, USA | 696 | 1 | 4 | $101,217 |
| 549 (914) | Matthew Waxman | Parkland, FL, USA | 696 | 0 | 2 | $105,751 |
| 550 (912) | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, MN, USA | 696 | 1 | 3 | $159,352 |