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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 (1834) | Anthony Harris | West Warwick, RI, USA | 400 | 0 | 3 | $45,825 |
| 1152 (1847) | David Gunas | Colchester, CT, USA | 400 | 1 | 2 | $37,196 |
| 1153 (1869) | Edward Han | McLean, VA, USA | 398 | 1 | 7 | $42,789 |
| 1154 (1867) | John Holley III | Destin, FL, USA | 398 | 1 | 7 | $35,565 |
| 1155 (1871) | John Esposito Jr. | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 398 | 0 | 3 | $61,779 |
| 1156 (1870) | Travis Gant | Mitchell, SD, USA | 398 | 1 | 2 | $38,482 |
| 1157 (1868) | Neil Scott | Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA | 398 | 1 | 5 | $51,810 |
| 1158 (1875) | Bin Weng | Mineola, PA, USA | 397 | 0 | 3 | $46,805 |
| 1159 (1873) | Adam Dunkle | USA | 397 | 1 | 2 | $87,065 |
| 1160 (1874) | Stephan Porter | Cranston, RI, USA | 397 | 0 | 4 | $31,532 |
| 1161 (1872) | Eric Rivkin | East Hampton, NY, USA | 397 | 1 | 4 | $64,650 |
| 1162 (1887) | Greg Himmelbrand | Oakland Gardens, NY, USA | 396 | 0 | 2 | $122,318 |
| 1163 (1885) | Massoud Nooralian | Falls Chruch, VA, USA | 396 | 0 | 4 | $45,200 |
| 1164 (1886) | Joseph Brown | Sherman, TX, USA | 396 | 0 | 4 | $29,487 |
| 1165 (1883) | Sameer Aljanedi | Marina Del Ray, CA, USA | 396 | 0 | 3 | $46,832 |
| 1166 (1882) | Andreas Ioakimides | St. Louis, MO, USA | 396 | 1 | 3 | $41,413 |
| 1167 (1884) | Denny Tran | CA, USA | 396 | 1 | 2 | $45,720 |
| 1168 (1889) | James McKinnon | New York, NY, USA | 395 | 0 | 4 | $42,866 |
| 1169 (1893) | Joseph Buonodono | Tampa, FL, USA | 394 | 0 | 2 | $25,961 |
| 1170 (1892) | Victor Figueroa | Miami, Florida, USA | 394 | 0 | 1 | $125,533 |
| 1171 (1894) | Mehrdad Ghiasvand | West Hills, CA, USA | 394 | 0 | 2 | $29,432 |
| 1172 (1897) | Mark Manesh | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 393 | 0 | 5 | $36,909 |
| 1173 (1895) | Isaac Choi | San Francisco, CA, USA | 393 | 1 | 2 | $45,972 |
| 1174 (1896) | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, MN, USA | 393 | 0 | 3 | $76,296 |
| 1175 (1898) | Sachin Bhargava | San Jose, CA, USA | 393 | 0 | 2 | $42,020 |
| 1176 (1902) | Brandon Townsend | Hanover Park, IL, USA | 392 | 1 | 2 | $58,777 |
| 1177 (1901) | Greg Baird | Hinsdale, IL, USA | 392 | 0 | 4 | $32,116 |
| 1178 (1905) | Joseph Marchese | USA | 392 | 1 | 2 | $70,770 |
| 1179 (1904) | Nicholas Tsoukalas | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 392 | 2 | 3 | $35,467 |
| 1180 (1903) | JEROMY BITTAN | Baltimore, MD, USA | 392 | 0 | 2 | $45,584 |
| 1181 (1906) | Steven Bennett | FL, USA | 391 | 0 | 4 | $57,400 |
| 1182 (1914) | Gerald David | USA | 390 | 0 | 2 | $31,440 |
| 1183 (1915) | Jonathan Marrie | CAN | 390 | 0 | 3 | $26,793 |
| 1184 (1913) | Kevin Nguyen | Elk Grove, CA, USA | 390 | 0 | 2 | $51,184 |
| 1185 (1912) | Dan Harmetz | Sacramento, CA, USA | 390 | 0 | 2 | $75,343 |
| 1186 (1918) | Rigoberto Rodriguez-Solano | La Puente, CA, USA | 389 | 0 | 2 | $65,693 |
| 1187 (1922) | Ross Fabrizio | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 388 | 0 | 3 | $42,060 |
| 1188 (1921) | Mark Fink | Sioux Falls, SD, USA | 388 | 0 | 4 | $41,261 |
| 1189 (1925) | Daniel Perkins | CA, USA | 387 | 0 | 3 | $44,669 |
| 1190 (1924) | Ross Guthrie | Elgin, IL, USA | 387 | 1 | 2 | $45,389 |
| 1191 (1927) | Nancy Birnbaum | Sarasota, FL, USA | 386 | 0 | 3 | $32,042 |
| 1192 (1926) | Adam Kipnis | Northridge, CA, USA | 386 | 0 | 3 | $27,330 |
| 1193 (1929) | Nathan Pfluger | Tempe, AZ, USA | 386 | 0 | 2 | $74,652 |
| 1194 (1928) | Alvaro Holguin | New Brunswick, PA, USA | 386 | 0 | 2 | $62,130 |
| 1195 (1931) | Frank Lin | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 385 | 0 | 4 | $51,788 |
| 1196 (1944) | Ben Lindemulder | Mt Pleasant, MI, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $67,232 |
| 1197 (1947) | Mark Owens | Chicago, IL, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $50,000 |
| 1198 (1949) | Dennis Dahle | CA, USA | 384 | 0 | 3 | $33,340 |
| 1199 (1945) | Robert Messer | Kingsport, TN, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $63,101 |
| 1200 (1950) | Robert McLaughlin | Washington DC, USA | 384 | 0 | 1 | $52,650 |