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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 (1222) | Zachary Hyman | San Francisco, CA, USA | 560 | 0 | 3 | $157,680 |
| 752 (1218) | Daniel Loizzo | Libertyville, IL, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $77,095 |
| 753 (1224) | Troy Quenneville | Tecumseh, CAN | 560 | 0 | 1 | $234,000 |
| 754 (1232) | Casey McCarrell | Concord, CA, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $76,911 |
| 755 (1239) | Ryan Pochedly | Lakewood, OH, USA | 558 | 0 | 2 | $58,913 |
| 756 (1240) | Sami Dighlawi | Lake Elsinore, CA, USA | 557 | 1 | 4 | $46,107 |
| 757 (1245) | Niv Decalo | Hartford, CT, USA | 552 | 0 | 2 | $55,602 |
| 758 (1244) | Daniel Chalifour | Swanzey, NH, USA | 552 | 2 | 2 | $73,426 |
| 759 (1248) | Jeffrey Colpitts | New York, NY, USA | 551 | 0 | 4 | $57,478 |
| 760 (1247) | Kevin Grabel | Southamton, PA, USA | 551 | 1 | 5 | $49,454 |
| 761 (1253) | Brendan Taylor | Pasadena, CA, USA | 550 | 0 | 2 | $88,959 |
| 762 (1251) | Chris Moore | Chicago, IL, USA | 550 | 0 | 1 | $852,885 |
| 763 (1249) | Robert Nguyen | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 550 | 0 | 1 | $205,048 |
| 764 (1250) | James Salmon | FL, USA | 550 | 0 | 3 | $70,207 |
| 765 (1254) | Jared Talarico | Houston, TX, USA | 550 | 0 | 1 | $192,717 |
| 766 (1252) | John Smith | La Habra Heights, CA, USA | 550 | 0 | 1 | $208,154 |
| 767 (1258) | Robert Elias | Seaford, NY, USA | 548 | 0 | 3 | $58,371 |
| 768 (1257) | Marc Levy | Boyton Beach, FL, USA | 548 | 0 | 2 | $93,793 |
| 769 (1260) | Seth Foster | Shreveport, LA, USA | 547 | 2 | 2 | $72,122 |
| 770 (1262) | Robert Ricciuti | Johnston, RI, USA | 546 | 0 | 2 | $76,380 |
| 771 (1263) | Leonid Kaplin | USA | 545 | 0 | 3 | $57,333 |
| 772 (1265) | Ricky Guan | New Hyde Park, NY, USA | 544 | 0 | 2 | $105,983 |
| 773 (1266) | Brian Brubaker | Manhattan Beach, CA, USA | 544 | 1 | 2 | $113,627 |
| 774 (1267) | Gary Kosakowski | Newark, NJ, USA | 544 | 1 | 4 | $107,347 |
| 775 (1282) | Mark Bowersock | Youngstown, OH, USA | 540 | 0 | 2 | $43,183 |
| 776 (1283) | Steven Buckner | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $121,114 |
| 777 (1280) | Kainalu McCue-Unciano | USA | 540 | 0 | 2 | $94,983 |
| 778 (1286) | Andy Frankenberger | New York, NY, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $117,611 |
| 779 (1289) | Sacha Mendelsohn | Ewa Beach, HI, USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $113,859 |
| 780 (1281) | Masoud Tavangari | CAN | 540 | 0 | 1 | $63,354 |
| 781 (1285) | Tejesh Patel | St. Louis, MO, USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $190,976 |
| 782 (1290) | Athanasios Polychronopoulos | Springs, NY, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $110,354 |
| 783 (1287) | Larry Tull | Irvine, CA, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $62,796 |
| 784 (1284) | Jason Southwell | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $144,500 |
| 785 (1291) | Niovel Alvarez | Hialeah, FL, USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $135,022 |
| 786 (1288) | Arman Zolnoorian | Paradise Valley, CA, USA | 540 | 0 | 1 | $128,645 |
| 787 (1292) | Jia Ming Liu | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $114,356 |
| 788 (1296) | Frankie O'Dell | Downey, CA, USA | 539 | 3 | 8 | $48,078 |
| 789 (1297) | Timothy Deering | Whitby, CAN | 538 | 1 | 2 | $49,795 |
| 790 (1301) | Blake Napierala | CAN | 536 | 1 | 4 | $34,877 |
| 791 (1299) | Brad Gordon | Georgetown, TX, USA | 536 | 0 | 2 | $110,550 |
| 792 (1300) | Pascal LeFrancois | Rosemere, Quebec, CAN | 536 | 1 | 2 | $263,664 |
| 793 (1303) | Edward Liu | Rowland Heights, CA, USA | 535 | 1 | 4 | $70,595 |
| 794 (1308) | Luke Vrabel | W. Hartford, CT, USA | 534 | 0 | 4 | $127,410 |
| 795 (1306) | Tara Snow | USA | 534 | 1 | 2 | $154,583 |
| 796 (1307) | Ryan Dunn | USA | 534 | 1 | 3 | $62,514 |
| 797 (1312) | Barry Weprin | Mamaroneck, NY, USA | 529 | 1 | 2 | $45,219 |
| 798 (1316) | Francois Zayas | Miami Springs, FL, USA | 528 | 1 | 1 | $107,973 |
| 799 (1314) | Charles Adkins | USA | 528 | 1 | 1 | $237,622 |
| 800 (1317) | John Notarianni | Charlotte, NC, USA | 528 | 1 | 2 | $53,367 |