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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (101) | Byron Kaverman | Cleveland, OH, USA | 2,169 | 0 | 8 | $2,924,617 |
| 52 (103) | Erik Seidel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,167 | 0 | 9 | $2,031,962 |
| 53 (106) | Daniel Lowery | Peter Pender, AR, USA | 2,160 | 2 | 6 | $427,158 |
| 54 (107) | Javier Zarco | Madrid, ESP | 2,160 | 1 | 2 | $643,354 |
| 55 (105) | Daniel Weinman | Atlanta, GA, USA | 2,160 | 1 | 2 | $1,062,910 |
| 56 (110) | Bryce Yockey | Torrance, CA, USA | 2,135 | 1 | 4 | $1,138,999 |
| 57 (113) | Harrison Gimbel | Jupiter, FL, USA | 2,115 | 2 | 3 | $743,789 |
| 58 (116) | Daniel Strelitz | Torrance, CA, USA | 2,100 | 1 | 1 | $1,001,110 |
| 59 (118) | Nipun Java | Northridge, CA, USA | 2,095 | 3 | 6 | $537,056 |
| 60 (120) | Tommy Le | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 2,088 | 2 | 2 | $972,133 |
| 61 (119) | Maurice Hawkins | Plantation, FL, USA | 2,088 | 2 | 10 | $491,705 |
| 62 (121) | Paul Balzano | Sunrise, FL, USA | 2,084 | 3 | 6 | $288,053 |
| 63 (123) | Eric Baldwin | Beaver Dam, WI, USA | 2,053 | 3 | 8 | $474,466 |
| 64 (124) | Fernando Galvan | Denver, CO, USA | 2,017 | 2 | 4 | $378,971 |
| 65 (126) | Faraz Jaka | San Jose, CA, USA | 2,000 | 0 | 6 | $349,698 |
| 66 (130) | Sorel Mizzi | Toronto, ON, CAN | 1,960 | 1 | 4 | $469,385 |
| 67 (131) | Doug Polk | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,958 | 1 | 3 | $4,298,865 |
| 68 (132) | Phong Nguyen | Bristow, VA, USA | 1,952 | 1 | 9 | $283,078 |
| 69 (133) | James Calvo | Naperville, IL, USA | 1,928 | 1 | 3 | $377,199 |
| 70 (135) | Brian Rast | Poway, CA, USA | 1,927 | 3 | 6 | $1,526,679 |
| 71 (137) | Christian Harder | Annapolis, MD, USA | 1,912 | 1 | 2 | $435,363 |
| 72 (139) | Tony Sinishtaj | Flushing, NY, USA | 1,908 | 2 | 2 | $805,071 |
| 73 (143) | Alexander Rocha | Setauket, NY, USA | 1,864 | 0 | 8 | $320,280 |
| 74 (144) | Jeremy Meacham | Oak Bluffs, MA, USA | 1,858 | 2 | 4 | $309,162 |
| 75 (145) | Jeffrey Fielder | Des Moines, IA, USA | 1,848 | 1 | 3 | $330,374 |
| 76 (147) | Ryan Van Sanford | Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 1,841 | 1 | 7 | $384,934 |
| 77 (148) | Elliot Smith | Richmond, BC, CAN | 1,840 | 1 | 2 | $381,025 |
| 78 (149) | Brandon Adams | Boston, MA, USA | 1,840 | 1 | 3 | $1,618,795 |
| 79 (150) | Gaurav Raina | Athens, GA, USA | 1,840 | 1 | 2 | $523,496 |
| 80 (151) | Kyle Cartwright | Bartlett, TN, USA | 1,838 | 1 | 7 | $319,390 |
| 81 (152) | Abraham Korotki | Bethany Beach, DE, USA | 1,831 | 2 | 3 | $473,638 |
| 82 (153) | Marshall White | Garner, NC, USA | 1,823 | 3 | 7 | $514,963 |
| 83 (155) | Vincent Moscati | Verplanck, NY, USA | 1,810 | 2 | 9 | $226,156 |
| 84 (156) | Phil Hellmuth | Palo Alto, CA, USA | 1,803 | 1 | 4 | $609,435 |
| 85 (157) | Ankush Mandavia | Atlanta, GA, USA | 1,793 | 1 | 4 | $339,549 |
| 86 (160) | John Racener | Port Richey, FL, USA | 1,763 | 2 | 5 | $447,222 |
| 87 (161) | Jeffrey Trudeau | FL, USA | 1,760 | 3 | 8 | $246,289 |
| 88 (162) | Jason Wheeler | Riverdale, CA, USA | 1,760 | 0 | 3 | $762,927 |
| 89 (164) | Loni Hui | Hollywood, FL, USA | 1,748 | 1 | 4 | $526,510 |
| 90 (165) | Jared Griener | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 1,744 | 0 | 5 | $500,820 |
| 91 (168) | Gary Herstein | Chicago, IL, USA | 1,726 | 1 | 7 | $252,490 |
| 92 (167) | JOSEPH PALMA | Bensalem, PA, USA | 1,726 | 2 | 6 | $261,104 |
| 93 (169) | Jonathan Hanner | St. Paul, MN, USA | 1,720 | 1 | 4 | $200,427 |
| 94 (171) | Soukha Kachittavong | Woondsocket, RI, USA | 1,706 | 4 | 9 | $285,330 |
| 95 (173) | Tom Marchese | Boonton, NJ, USA | 1,700 | 1 | 6 | $742,885 |
| 96 (174) | David Pham | Cerritos, CA, USA | 1,698 | 1 | 4 | $470,450 |
| 97 (175) | Michael Newman | Nanuet, NY, USA | 1,696 | 1 | 4 | $414,283 |
| 98 (179) | Simon Lam | Orange County, CA, USA | 1,664 | 0 | 2 | $332,519 |
| 99 (181) | Dejuante Alexander | Houston, TX, USA | 1,646 | 0 | 2 | $919,764 |
| 100 (182) | Jared Hemingway | Granville, TX, USA | 1,642 | 0 | 8 | $272,316 |