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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 (1949) | Dennis Dahle | CA, USA | 384 | 0 | 3 | $33,340 |
| 1202 (1945) | Robert Messer | Kingsport, TN, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $63,101 |
| 1203 (1950) | Robert McLaughlin | Washington DC, USA | 384 | 0 | 1 | $52,650 |
| 1204 (1948) | Darren Bortmas | Roseville, CA, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $72,754 |
| 1205 (1941) | Ty Veras | West De Pere, WI, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $67,726 |
| 1206 (1943) | Raed Kurdi | Oaklawn, IL, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $39,119 |
| 1207 (1940) | Paul Vinci | Shell Beach, CA, USA | 384 | 0 | 7 | $33,425 |
| 1208 (1939) | Deividas Monkevicius | Alsip, IL, USA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $43,210 |
| 1209 (1955) | Aramis Hayrapetyan | Fresno, CA, USA | 383 | 1 | 3 | $34,941 |
| 1210 (1957) | Jinghao Xu | Columbus, OH, USA | 382 | 1 | 1 | $53,246 |
| 1211 (1979) | Michael Coombs | Colts Neck, NY, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $45,281 |
| 1212 (1991) | Lauren Roberts | CA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $153,590 |
| 1213 (1987) | Parker Drew | Harrison, NY, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $51,443 |
| 1214 (1978) | Gary L. Vick | Mikado, MI, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $53,171 |
| 1215 (1988) | William Korn | FL, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $60,408 |
| 1216 (1984) | Maurizio Russo | Mississauga, ON, CAN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $60,000 |
| 1217 (1977) | Marc Evanier | Clinton, CT, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $43,432 |
| 1218 (1973) | Mark Davis | USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $32,160 |
| 1219 (1971) | Max Hoffman | USA | 380 | 1 | 2 | $68,341 |
| 1220 (1985) | Jerry Dababneh | Henderson, NV, USA | 380 | 0 | 2 | $26,707 |
| 1221 (1970) | Jake Stubing | New York, NY, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $37,101 |
| 1222 (1989) | Matthew Small | Ashburn, VA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $50,500 |
| 1223 (1981) | Ryan Luker | Orlando, FL, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $37,781 |
| 1224 (1992) | Shadrach Tercy | Jonesboro, GA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $67,099 |
| 1225 (1968) | Neil Volaski | USA | 380 | 0 | 2 | $28,635 |
| 1226 (1990) | Paul Flynn | Shorewood, WI, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $35,280 |
| 1227 (1982) | Tsong Lin | Cape May, NJ, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $59,894 |
| 1228 (1986) | Michael Pearson | San Francisco, CA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $40,570 |
| 1229 (1972) | Zohair Karim | Orlando, FL, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $50,903 |
| 1230 (1975) | Roy Carter | USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $48,590 |
| 1231 (1976) | Gary Margolis | Sierra Madre, CA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $55,000 |
| 1232 (1983) | Tuman Pham | Garden Grove, CA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $51,624 |
| 1233 (1974) | Richard Kim | Cerritos, CA, USA | 380 | 0 | 2 | $83,760 |
| 1234 (1980) | Puneeth Modha | Baton Rouge, LA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $38,588 |
| 1235 (1969) | Albert Shim | Cerritos, CA, USA | 380 | 2 | 5 | $26,005 |
| 1236 (2002) | Meng Lu | Waltham, MA, USA | 379 | 0 | 2 | $34,776 |
| 1237 (2003) | Behrooz Shahrzad | Dale City, VA, USA | 379 | 0 | 8 | $25,530 |
| 1238 (2005) | Steven Williams | Little Rock, AR, USA | 378 | 1 | 2 | $56,328 |
| 1239 (2004) | Kristan Mackiewicz | USA | 378 | 0 | 2 | $37,223 |
| 1240 (2009) | Elliott Zaydman | Glen Rock, NJ, USA | 376 | 1 | 2 | $50,551 |
| 1241 (2011) | Bradley Howard | Mt. Starling, KY, USA | 376 | 0 | 2 | $35,544 |
| 1242 (2010) | Christopher Herrin | Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA | 376 | 0 | 3 | $40,623 |
| 1243 (2017) | Quentin Kruger | Winnipeg, CAN | 375 | 0 | 1 | $107,709 |
| 1244 (2019) | Alexander Hencheck | Loveland, OH, USA | 375 | 0 | 2 | $49,251 |
| 1245 (2018) | Alan Saks | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 375 | 0 | 3 | $28,132 |
| 1246 (2022) | Brandon Fish | Kearney, NE, USA | 374 | 2 | 2 | $39,780 |
| 1247 (2021) | Longsheng Tan | CA, USA | 374 | 1 | 7 | $28,213 |
| 1248 (2026) | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, KY, USA | 372 | 0 | 3 | $30,605 |
| 1249 (2027) | Duy Lai | Tulsa, OK, USA | 372 | 0 | 3 | $25,720 |
| 1250 (2028) | George Dolofan | Miami Beach, FL, USA | 372 | 0 | 2 | $47,245 |