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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 (2201) | Brian Berend | Albany, MN, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $36,561 |
| 1352 (2199) | Thomas Maguire | Florham Park, NJ, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $45,567 |
| 1353 (2214) | Chris Nomikos | FL, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $33,557 |
| 1354 (2205) | Philip Nguyen | Colts Neck, NJ, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $53,506 |
| 1355 (2210) | Israel Garcia | Denver, CO, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $36,650 |
| 1356 (2212) | Steve Wazwaz | Brooklyn Park, MN, USA | 350 | 0 | 2 | $29,324 |
| 1357 (2208) | Andualem Mequnint | Indianapolis, IN, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $37,000 |
| 1358 (2198) | Shawn Daigle | Bathurst, NB, CAN | 350 | 1 | 4 | $26,500 |
| 1359 (2215) | Eric Benhamron | USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $34,136 |
| 1360 (2203) | Jeffrey Tanouye | Torrance, CA, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $35,927 |
| 1361 (2209) | Nguyet Dao | Anaheim, CA, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $39,730 |
| 1362 (2204) | German Zaga | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $44,081 |
| 1363 (2197) | Vinh Tran | USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $38,928 |
| 1364 (2213) | Duey Duong | Anaheim Hills, CA, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $31,075 |
| 1365 (2222) | Joseph Hoffman | Laguna Beach, CA, USA | 348 | 1 | 6 | $28,732 |
| 1366 (2228) | Nick Nickoletopoulos | CAN | 346 | 2 | 3 | $13,967 |
| 1367 (2226) | Peter Sennon | Bronx, NY, USA | 346 | 1 | 3 | $46,267 |
| 1368 (2225) | Steven Dill | Fenton, MT, USA | 346 | 1 | 2 | $38,104 |
| 1369 (2227) | Nikolas Stone | Auburndale, WI, USA | 346 | 0 | 3 | $40,747 |
| 1370 (2230) | Daniel Doucet | Opelousas, LA, USA | 345 | 1 | 3 | $33,535 |
| 1371 (2229) | Antonio Cavezza | Long Island, NY, USA | 345 | 0 | 1 | $79,849 |
| 1372 (2237) | Stewart Newman | Coral Gables, FL, USA | 344 | 0 | 3 | $35,905 |
| 1373 (2238) | Jeffrey Hong | Flemington, NJ, USA | 344 | 0 | 2 | $25,981 |
| 1374 (2242) | Gaurav Kalro | New York, NY, USA | 344 | 1 | 2 | $19,799 |
| 1375 (2239) | Mitcheal Ferguson | CAN | 344 | 1 | 2 | $16,114 |
| 1376 (2240) | Hunter Moss | Tempe, AZ, USA | 344 | 1 | 2 | $30,223 |
| 1377 (2236) | Melvin Lyon | Moore, SC, USA | 344 | 0 | 2 | $54,621 |
| 1378 (2241) | Ethan Gilbert | Charlotte, NC, USA | 344 | 0 | 2 | $26,329 |
| 1379 (2243) | Tyler Phillips | USA | 344 | 0 | 2 | $35,334 |
| 1380 (2250) | David Sands | Bozman, MT, USA | 342 | 0 | 1 | $72,985 |
| 1381 (2249) | Izhak Aliasi Sini | North York, CAN | 342 | 0 | 1 | $38,177 |
| 1382 (2260) | Rami Owera | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $76,356 |
| 1383 (2257) | Martin Zamani | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $74,050 |
| 1384 (2258) | Hyon Kim | Hillsborough, NJ, USA | 340 | 0 | 3 | $34,192 |
| 1385 (2261) | Mark Goulding | FL, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $36,541 |
| 1386 (2259) | Tom Dwan | Edison, NJ, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $254,475 |
| 1387 (2265) | Andrew Peragallo | USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $31,000 |
| 1388 (2264) | Carlos Gerones | CAN | 340 | 0 | 2 | $20,868 |
| 1389 (2263) | Arkadi Onikoul | CA, USA | 340 | 0 | 4 | $34,180 |
| 1390 (2262) | Michael Jen | CA, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $39,620 |
| 1391 (2256) | Joseph Elpayaa | Forest Park, IL, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $65,495 |
| 1392 (2269) | Mark Liedtke | CO, USA | 339 | 1 | 2 | $36,277 |
| 1393 (2273) | Dominick Pelli | Stamford, CT, USA | 338 | 0 | 3 | $45,826 |
| 1394 (2274) | John Yanni | New Windsor, NY, USA | 338 | 1 | 1 | $32,194 |
| 1395 (2275) | Robert Cournoyer | USA | 338 | 0 | 3 | $32,908 |
| 1396 (2276) | Ryan Skluzak | Kimball, SD, USA | 338 | 1 | 3 | $41,265 |
| 1397 (2291) | Alexander Ziskin | Vernon Hills, IL, USA | 336 | 0 | 2 | $26,368 |
| 1398 (2323) | Philip Gioia | CO, USA | 336 | 1 | 1 | $39,938 |
| 1399 (2290) | Stephen Smith | Montgomery, AL, USA | 336 | 1 | 1 | $28,462 |
| 1400 (2303) | Archie Snider | USA | 336 | 0 | 2 | $30,642 |