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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 (987) | Andrew Cha | Encino, CA, USA | 644 | 0 | 4 | $53,054 |
| 602 (990) | JAMES Juvancic | Westchester, IL, USA | 642 | 0 | 5 | $62,015 |
| 603 (989) | James Romero | Portland, OR, USA | 642 | 0 | 4 | $75,130 |
| 604 (995) | Greg Pohler | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 640 | 1 | 2 | $97,340 |
| 605 (996) | Ajay Gnanasambanthan | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 640 | 1 | 2 | $99,500 |
| 606 (1002) | Bradley Mercer | Burlington, NC, USA | 640 | 1 | 2 | $151,596 |
| 607 (1000) | Joseph Liberta | Berlin, NJ, USA | 640 | 0 | 2 | $96,199 |
| 608 (999) | Frank Lucarelli | Woodbury, MI, USA | 640 | 0 | 1 | $85,699 |
| 609 (1004) | Royce Matheson | Traverse City, MI, USA | 640 | 0 | 1 | $151,005 |
| 610 (998) | Alexander Queen | Bethlehem, PA, USA | 640 | 0 | 2 | $97,964 |
| 611 (1003) | Altaf Motiwala | Trumbull, CT, USA | 640 | 0 | 1 | $87,847 |
| 612 (997) | Joshua Horton | Rainsville, AL, USA | 640 | 0 | 1 | $146,245 |
| 613 (994) | Niel Mittelman | Libertyville, IL, USA | 640 | 0 | 2 | $100,158 |
| 614 (1001) | Norman McKeldin | Chattanooga, TN, USA | 640 | 0 | 1 | $130,305 |
| 615 (993) | Shino Fujiwara | USA | 640 | 0 | 1 | $170,659 |
| 616 (1011) | Sundiata DeVore | USA | 639 | 1 | 7 | $80,082 |
| 617 (1012) | Cary Marshall | Reno, NV, USA | 639 | 0 | 7 | $62,835 |
| 618 (1016) | Badih Bounahra | Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | 633 | 0 | 1 | $201,638 |
| 619 (1015) | Linglin Zeng | Lincoln, NE, USA | 633 | 0 | 1 | $121,123 |
| 620 (1017) | Wilson Chan | CA, USA | 632 | 1 | 2 | $75,095 |
| 621 (1026) | Eric Hicks | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 630 | 0 | 1 | $101,513 |
| 622 (1022) | Michael Hack | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 630 | 2 | 2 | $83,452 |
| 623 (1025) | Mohammad Siddiqui | Pembroke Pines, FL, USA | 630 | 0 | 1 | $121,920 |
| 624 (1024) | Randal Heeb | Chicago, IL, USA | 630 | 0 | 1 | $120,165 |
| 625 (1023) | Kenny Nguyen | Orlando, FL, USA | 630 | 2 | 3 | $72,529 |
| 626 (1031) | Danny Wong | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 625 | 0 | 1 | $126,430 |
| 627 (1032) | Jason Ritchie | Hampton Bays, NY, USA | 623 | 0 | 2 | $121,113 |
| 628 (1036) | Joey Weissman | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 622 | 0 | 3 | $53,522 |
| 629 (1037) | Andrew Klein | Ocean, NJ, USA | 622 | 2 | 4 | $49,823 |
| 630 (1039) | Jessie Bryant | Conway, AR, USA | 620 | 1 | 2 | $105,149 |
| 631 (1041) | Loki Abboud | Mendota Heights, MN, USA | 616 | 0 | 2 | $58,267 |
| 632 (1044) | Ryan Himes | Beaverton, OR, USA | 615 | 0 | 2 | $71,619 |
| 633 (1043) | Brandon Zuidema | CA, USA | 615 | 0 | 5 | $103,515 |
| 634 (1045) | Justin Harvell | Nashville, TN, USA | 615 | 0 | 4 | $75,488 |
| 635 (1046) | John Mingus | Louisville, KY, USA | 614 | 0 | 3 | $60,420 |
| 636 (1047) | Ricardo Alvarado | Ontario, CA, USA | 614 | 0 | 1 | $72,712 |
| 637 (1048) | Nathanael Kogel | Pflugerville, TX, USA | 612 | 2 | 3 | $80,323 |
| 638 (1050) | Michael Truman | USA | 611 | 1 | 6 | $45,447 |
| 639 (1051) | Ben Lamb | Tulsa, OK, USA | 611 | 1 | 2 | $1,281,250 |
| 640 (1054) | Wilson Tolon | Elk Grove, CA, USA | 610 | 0 | 2 | $67,718 |
| 641 (1055) | Grant Denison | Portland, OR, USA | 610 | 0 | 2 | $102,994 |
| 642 (1068) | Alex Ferrari | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $103,471 |
| 643 (1074) | John Whitlow | Martinsville, VA, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $124,515 |
| 644 (1066) | Douglas Jefferson | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $98,390 |
| 645 (1070) | Jason Mandanici-Turcot | CAN | 608 | 0 | 1 | $64,000 |
| 646 (1072) | Mauricio Ameller | Miami, FL, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $117,619 |
| 647 (1069) | Sebastian Momtazi | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $56,671 |
| 648 (1073) | Richard Rosas | Chicago, IL, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $63,098 |
| 649 (1071) | Berkeley Yuan | CA, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $79,260 |
| 650 (1065) | Andrew Dean | Feeding Hills, MA, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $100,881 |