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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1701 (2777) | Brant Hale | Norman, OK, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $35,349 |
| 1702 (2788) | Matthew Kerr | Knoxville, TN, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $27,526 |
| 1703 (2764) | Minoh Choe | Fulton, MD, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $16,898 |
| 1704 (2778) | Tim McGuigan | USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $37,032 |
| 1705 (2754) | Jose Delacruz | Flagler Beach, FL, USA | 288 | 0 | 2 | $37,030 |
| 1706 (2781) | Walter Smiley | Gardena, CA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $22,052 |
| 1707 (2791) | Artak Babyan | CA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $22,950 |
| 1708 (2799) | Darrien Miller | Centreville, VA, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $40,950 |
| 1709 (2794) | Dongho Cho | CA, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $40,335 |
| 1710 (2775) | Zhi Wu | Brighton, MA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $19,000 |
| 1711 (2759) | David Katz | Delray Beach , FL, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $26,466 |
| 1712 (2773) | Alexander Gambino | Royerdford, PA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $39,632 |
| 1713 (2756) | Perdo Aldave | Hallandale Beach, FL, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $30,574 |
| 1714 (2765) | Ping Liu | Chicago, IL, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $41,860 |
| 1715 (2768) | Greg Brletich | Corapolis, PA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $38,296 |
| 1716 (2757) | Robert Irby | Keller, TX, USA | 288 | 0 | 2 | $19,411 |
| 1717 (2755) | Chris Minton | Alvin, TX, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $22,066 |
| 1718 (2790) | Jacob Copp | Pinole, CA, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $25,535 |
| 1719 (2762) | Nam Phan | Kansas City, MO, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $41,724 |
| 1720 (2795) | Rudy Cervantes | CA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $28,220 |
| 1721 (2797) | Demetric Ferguson | Wilkesboro, NC, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $46,593 |
| 1722 (2767) | Thomas Blanton | Canton, GA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $26,533 |
| 1723 (2800) | Fernando Lima | Severn, MD, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $29,828 |
| 1724 (2796) | Angel Iniquez | Richland, WA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $27,778 |
| 1725 (2782) | Daniel Barker | Poulsbo, WA, USA | 288 | 2 | 2 | $24,565 |
| 1726 (2808) | Alex Gem | USA | 286 | 0 | 2 | $28,269 |
| 1727 (2809) | Yong Park | USA | 286 | 1 | 4 | $31,111 |
| 1728 (2807) | Luminita Petric | W. Palm Beach, FL, USA | 286 | 0 | 3 | $32,739 |
| 1729 (2811) | Juan Nieto Rodriguez | Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 285 | 0 | 2 | $164,420 |
| 1730 (2816) | Chad Wassmuth | Lewiston, ID, USA | 284 | 1 | 2 | $25,653 |
| 1731 (2817) | Kulwant Singh | Fremont, CA, USA | 284 | 0 | 2 | $25,097 |
| 1732 (2820) | Adam White | Washington, DC, USA | 283 | 1 | 2 | $38,468 |
| 1733 (2822) | John Huening | Utica, NY, USA | 282 | 1 | 2 | $27,582 |
| 1734 (2824) | Larry Slater | Springfield, GA, USA | 282 | 0 | 2 | $20,246 |
| 1735 (2823) | Victor Kim | Topeka, KS, USA | 282 | 0 | 2 | $26,993 |
| 1736 (2875) | Hod Berman | USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $27,449 |
| 1737 (2877) | Bruce Yamron | Naples, FL, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $16,669 |
| 1738 (2868) | Gabriel Post | Seattle, WA, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $29,131 |
| 1739 (2891) | Christopher Underwood | Mooresville, IN, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $18,954 |
| 1740 (2863) | Sterling Savill | Dover, FL, USA | 280 | 0 | 2 | $34,970 |
| 1741 (2886) | Boulos Estafanous | Chicago, IL, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $27,783 |
| 1742 (2885) | Danny Shiff | Maimi, FL, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $28,630 |
| 1743 (2892) | Rondal Givens | Pelham, TN, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1744 (2881) | Ryan Reid | Raleigh, NC, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $25,078 |
| 1745 (2882) | Kenton Payne | San Diego, CA, USA | 280 | 0 | 2 | $19,212 |
| 1746 (2887) | Steven McGrail | Columbus, OH, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $15,703 |
| 1747 (2862) | David Kassin | Chicago, IL, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $40,000 |
| 1748 (2879) | Brian Abreu | New York, NY, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $17,500 |
| 1749 (2878) | Michael Bennington | Richardson, TX, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $28,355 |
| 1750 (2895) | Brent Hanks | Filmore, NY, USA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $150,000 |