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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 (1776) | Christopher Arcidiacono | Port Charlotte, FL, USA | 412 | 1 | 2 | $56,480 |
| 1102 (1775) | NICHOLAS KALLENBACH | Valley Village, CA, USA | 412 | 0 | 3 | $62,115 |
| 1103 (1781) | Dedric Henderson | MN, USA | 410 | 0 | 2 | $37,684 |
| 1104 (1780) | Edward Duncan | Oneida, TN, USA | 410 | 0 | 2 | $59,939 |
| 1105 (1794) | Matthew Leely | Trinity, FL, USA | 408 | 1 | 1 | $43,152 |
| 1106 (1790) | Solomon Yi | Troy, NY, USA | 408 | 0 | 2 | $32,934 |
| 1107 (1788) | Brian England | Hazlet, NJ, USA | 408 | 2 | 2 | $48,679 |
| 1108 (1793) | MIckey Craft | Columbus, OH, USA | 408 | 0 | 1 | $69,789 |
| 1109 (1795) | Richard Mijares | Aurora, CO, USA | 408 | 1 | 1 | $40,684 |
| 1110 (1791) | Thomas Garst | Sevierville, IN, USA | 408 | 0 | 2 | $31,811 |
| 1111 (1789) | Staffan Lind | Vero Beach, FL, USA | 408 | 0 | 2 | $60,125 |
| 1112 (1792) | Billy Cashwell | Stedman, NC, USA | 408 | 0 | 2 | $61,424 |
| 1113 (1799) | Craig Varnell | Ft. Collins, CO, USA | 407 | 0 | 1 | $65,148 |
| 1114 (1802) | Nicholas Vita | Walls, MS, USA | 405 | 0 | 2 | $40,337 |
| 1115 (1801) | Andrew Jernigan | Destin, FLu, USA | 405 | 0 | 1 | $92,705 |
| 1116 (1800) | Randy Gordon | USA | 405 | 1 | 2 | $72,516 |
| 1117 (1806) | Arthur Ohannessian | Belmont, MA, USA | 404 | 1 | 2 | $49,081 |
| 1118 (1805) | Jamie Sequeira | Milton, CAN | 404 | 0 | 2 | $46,054 |
| 1119 (1807) | Doug Holland | Lawrenceburg, IN, USA | 402 | 1 | 2 | $29,925 |
| 1120 (1809) | Chris Davis | White Oak, PA, USA | 401 | 1 | 2 | $47,305 |
| 1121 (1808) | Vyacheslav Niyazov | USA | 401 | 1 | 2 | $31,544 |
| 1122 (1845) | Jean Philip Maltais | Quebec, CAN | 400 | 0 | 1 | $74,250 |
| 1123 (1828) | John Attanasio | Schenectady, NY, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $65,557 |
| 1124 (1846) | Al Hedin | Keystone, CO, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $43,864 |
| 1125 (1824) | Alexandre Lavigne | CAN | 400 | 0 | 2 | $23,526 |
| 1126 (1840) | Robert Bickley | GTM | 400 | 0 | 1 | $56,037 |
| 1127 (1829) | Gil George | Dallas, TX, USA | 400 | 0 | 2 | $44,609 |
| 1128 (1852) | Pal Zagreda | USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $61,394 |
| 1129 (1830) | Richard McCrary | Huntsville, AL, USA | 400 | 0 | 2 | $38,071 |
| 1130 (1844) | Mark Merritt | Lawrenceville, GA, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $75,103 |
| 1131 (1831) | Paul Richardson | Glenwood, NJ, USA | 400 | 0 | 2 | $61,414 |
| 1132 (1838) | John Cressend | Destrehan, LA, USA | 400 | 0 | 2 | $52,173 |
| 1133 (1832) | James Phamsopha | CA, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $46,157 |
| 1134 (1839) | Christopher Sensoli | Troy, MI, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $47,629 |
| 1135 (1851) | Timothy Gundrum | Sammamish, WA, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $87,072 |
| 1136 (1835) | Ryan Miquel | USA | 400 | 0 | 2 | $48,670 |
| 1137 (1849) | Craig Casino | Winfield, IL, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $69,882 |
| 1138 (1837) | Simon Philip | Pensacola, FL, USA | 400 | 0 | 2 | $39,467 |
| 1139 (1842) | Joshua Robins | Weston, FL, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $133,825 |
| 1140 (1825) | Edwin Gerard | Bayside, NY, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $74,100 |
| 1141 (1850) | Jared Gage | USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $35,284 |
| 1142 (1826) | Nikki Nelson | Dayton, MN, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $33,642 |
| 1143 (1854) | Arthur Hahn | USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $47,430 |
| 1144 (1841) | Derek Stefureac | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $75,214 |
| 1145 (1827) | Daniel Cates | Bowie, Maryland, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $1,009,470 |
| 1146 (1853) | Santiago Soriano | DOM | 400 | 0 | 1 | $50,025 |
| 1147 (1836) | Woody Van Stratum | Cookeville, TN, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $43,735 |
| 1148 (1843) | Scott Ryder | Acworth, GA, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $74,488 |
| 1149 (1833) | Martin Culotta | Miami, FL, USA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $117,976 |
| 1150 (1834) | Anthony Harris | West Warwick, RI, USA | 400 | 0 | 3 | $45,825 |