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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 (1699) | John Dollinger | Gulf Breeze, FL, USA | 425 | 0 | 3 | $58,138 |
| 1052 (1700) | Matt Hyman | Corte Madera, CA, USA | 425 | 0 | 1 | $561,000 |
| 1053 (1705) | NOBUO TARUI | New York, NY, USA | 424 | 0 | 2 | $38,000 |
| 1054 (1702) | Kyle Hartree | USA | 424 | 1 | 3 | $48,635 |
| 1055 (1703) | Carlo Sciannameo | Worcester, MA, USA | 424 | 0 | 3 | $38,729 |
| 1056 (1704) | Yasin Ahmady | Portland, ME, USA | 424 | 1 | 2 | $35,240 |
| 1057 (1706) | Robert Cote | Houston, TX, USA | 423 | 1 | 4 | $57,439 |
| 1058 (1708) | John Shepherd | La Follette, TN, USA | 422 | 0 | 4 | $34,388 |
| 1059 (1709) | Rafael Gonzalez | USA | 422 | 0 | 3 | $58,406 |
| 1060 (1710) | Adam Dembowski | Shorewood, WI, USA | 422 | 1 | 3 | $45,585 |
| 1061 (1711) | Dan Shak | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 421 | 1 | 2 | $345,831 |
| 1062 (1712) | Christopher Parsley | Sioux City, IA, USA | 421 | 1 | 2 | $37,093 |
| 1063 (1749) | Keith Tilston | Austin, TX, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $424,000 |
| 1064 (1733) | Jim Petzing | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 420 | 1 | 3 | $38,550 |
| 1065 (1743) | David Troutman | Owens Cross Roads, AL, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $58,797 |
| 1066 (1742) | Kurt Bales | USA | 420 | 0 | 2 | $37,864 |
| 1067 (1732) | Adam White | Tempe, AZ, USA | 420 | 0 | 3 | $48,013 |
| 1068 (1753) | Paul Richardson | CA, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $57,016 |
| 1069 (1751) | Joseph Skarzynski | Largo, FL, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $69,449 |
| 1070 (1736) | Michael Brinkenhoff | USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $59,107 |
| 1071 (1728) | Mike McDonald | Waterloo, ON, CAN | 420 | 1 | 2 | $177,920 |
| 1072 (1741) | Rory Hayes | Cheyenne, WY, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $37,209 |
| 1073 (1738) | James Cavanaugh | USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $55,031 |
| 1074 (1745) | Jerry Drew | Silver Spring, MD, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $34,674 |
| 1075 (1731) | Chris Karagulleyan | Glendale, CA, USA | 420 | 1 | 2 | $79,222 |
| 1076 (1729) | Cooper Wanty | Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 420 | 0 | 3 | $33,762 |
| 1077 (1726) | Cate Hall | Washington, DC, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $38,897 |
| 1078 (1748) | Alex Rapoport | CA, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $51,840 |
| 1079 (1750) | Aaron Frei | Canyon Country, CA, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $71,300 |
| 1080 (1746) | Kevin Boudreau | Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $50,434 |
| 1081 (1724) | John Reynolds | Tulsa, OK, USA | 420 | 0 | 2 | $95,783 |
| 1082 (1747) | Andrew Warren | Tulsa, OK, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $34,625 |
| 1083 (1737) | Ted Bodnar | Arlington, TX, USA | 420 | 0 | 2 | $44,450 |
| 1084 (1744) | Scott Dehm | New Albany, OH, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $46,780 |
| 1085 (1727) | Stefan Williams | Fort Worth, TX, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $49,467 |
| 1086 (1752) | Jason Morin | CAN | 420 | 1 | 1 | $36,848 |
| 1087 (1740) | Renick Patterson | Wilmington, NC, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $95,976 |
| 1088 (1730) | Michael Hager | Norwood, PA, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $46,000 |
| 1089 (1734) | Clayton Jiang | Boston, MA, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $35,662 |
| 1090 (1739) | Travis Lawson | Manitowoc, WI, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $58,176 |
| 1091 (1725) | Jacob Baumgartner | USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $53,569 |
| 1092 (1735) | Shane Fumerton | Dauphin, CAN | 420 | 0 | 1 | $53,102 |
| 1093 (1762) | Mark Scacewater | Orlando, FL, USA | 418 | 0 | 1 | $104,134 |
| 1094 (1768) | Bryan Dillon | Prospect, KY, USA | 416 | 1 | 2 | $80,477 |
| 1095 (1770) | Ricky Robinson | Mebane, NC, USA | 416 | 1 | 2 | $44,413 |
| 1096 (1767) | Kyle Shappelle | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 416 | 0 | 1 | $64,669 |
| 1097 (1766) | Steven McKoy | Birmingham, AL, USA | 416 | 0 | 2 | $116,241 |
| 1098 (1771) | Justin Young | Morehead City, NC, USA | 416 | 0 | 2 | $112,491 |
| 1099 (1769) | Alexander Fu | CA, USA | 416 | 0 | 2 | $41,099 |
| 1100 (1776) | Christopher Arcidiacono | Port Charlotte, FL, USA | 412 | 1 | 2 | $56,480 |