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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 (2939) | Hoyt Lance | Ringgold, GA, USA | 274 | 0 | 2 | $37,053 |
| 1802 (2941) | Syed Shah | Delray Beach, FL, USA | 274 | 1 | 2 | $26,008 |
| 1803 (2945) | Derek Staib | Wilmington, DE, USA | 273 | 0 | 4 | $40,494 |
| 1804 (2944) | Jeffry Schwartz | Greendale, WI, USA | 273 | 0 | 2 | $35,762 |
| 1805 (2950) | Craig Welko | Springfield, MO, USA | 272 | 0 | 2 | $23,095 |
| 1806 (2949) | Anthony El-Araj | Calgary, AB, CAN | 272 | 0 | 1 | $36,500 |
| 1807 (2952) | Danny Bui | CA, USA | 272 | 0 | 1 | $25,490 |
| 1808 (2951) | She Lok Wong | Woodhaven, NY, USA | 272 | 1 | 2 | $21,472 |
| 1809 (2967) | Alex Difelice | USA | 270 | 0 | 2 | $39,835 |
| 1810 (2983) | Thomas Chambers | CA, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $50,000 |
| 1811 (2981) | Zachary McDiarmid | Chico, CA, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $56,987 |
| 1812 (2982) | Carlos Gonzalez | Miami, FL, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $45,014 |
| 1813 (2979) | Thomas Lutz | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $36,530 |
| 1814 (2977) | Ryan Olson | Westchester, IL, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $49,663 |
| 1815 (2971) | Patrick Mcconnell | Meriden, CT, USA | 270 | 1 | 3 | $16,368 |
| 1816 (2974) | Barry Greenstein | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $23,595 |
| 1817 (2984) | Scott Fitzgerald | USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $78,321 |
| 1818 (2973) | Jose Reyes | W. Palm Beach, FL, USA | 270 | 0 | 2 | $55,146 |
| 1819 (2975) | Billy Rogers | Fort Worth, TX, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $52,503 |
| 1820 (2976) | Xavier Kyablue | Venice, CA, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $79,016 |
| 1821 (2978) | Christopher Johnson | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $39,937 |
| 1822 (2969) | Matt Shepsky | Skokie, IL, USA | 270 | 0 | 2 | $34,724 |
| 1823 (2980) | Southisak Seunsom | Katy, TX, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $51,090 |
| 1824 (2970) | Maxwell Lineberger | Henderson, NV, USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $48,270 |
| 1825 (2968) | Hiep Doan | USA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $52,733 |
| 1826 (2972) | Orville Arthurs | Miami, FL, USA | 270 | 1 | 2 | $21,278 |
| 1827 (2990) | Gregory Hartwick | Bolton, CAN | 269 | 0 | 2 | $22,708 |
| 1828 (2991) | Jason Somerville | Long Island, NY, USA | 269 | 0 | 2 | $24,813 |
| 1829 (2992) | Jason Lane | Chandler, AZ, USA | 269 | 1 | 3 | $18,183 |
| 1830 (2989) | Bobby Harris | USA | 269 | 1 | 2 | $20,335 |
| 1831 (2994) | Michael Luong | Tucker, GA, USA | 268 | 2 | 2 | $27,171 |
| 1832 (2995) | April Facey | Burnaby, BC, CAN | 268 | 1 | 2 | $27,042 |
| 1833 (2993) | Dennis Morrison | Castro Valley, CA, USA | 268 | 1 | 4 | $23,966 |
| 1834 (2996) | Tyler Warken | CAN | 267 | 1 | 5 | $16,872 |
| 1835 (3003) | Boris Kravets | Flanders, NJ, USA | 266 | 1 | 2 | $22,139 |
| 1836 (2999) | Andrew Robinson | Hutto, TX, USA | 266 | 0 | 3 | $21,764 |
| 1837 (3001) | Ming Zhu | Scarborough, ON, USA | 266 | 0 | 3 | $19,461 |
| 1838 (3002) | Eric Piderit | Weston, FL, USA | 266 | 1 | 3 | $21,128 |
| 1839 (3000) | Marc Bernal | Oak Forest, IL, USA | 266 | 1 | 3 | $15,173 |
| 1840 (3004) | Davian Santana | Clermont, FL, USA | 265 | 0 | 2 | $37,942 |
| 1841 (3006) | Colm Singh | Woodside, NY, USA | 265 | 0 | 2 | $59,630 |
| 1842 (3005) | Donald Dukate | Indianapolis, IN, USA | 265 | 0 | 3 | $23,859 |
| 1843 (3030) | John Binns | Ft Meyers, FL, USA | 264 | 2 | 5 | $25,083 |
| 1844 (3026) | Joshua Gibson | Fort Myers, FL, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $50,000 |
| 1845 (3040) | Matthew Sherman | CAN | 264 | 1 | 1 | $42,328 |
| 1846 (3018) | Marquis Mccain | Tyler, TX, USA | 264 | 0 | 1 | $78,281 |
| 1847 (3019) | William Byrnes | Saint Chalres, MO, USA | 264 | 0 | 2 | $37,170 |
| 1848 (3027) | Brandon Wittmeyer | Chicago, IL, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $77,840 |
| 1849 (3041) | Andreas Christoforou | USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $33,245 |
| 1850 (3039) | Ian Modder | North Vancouver, CAN | 264 | 1 | 1 | $60,632 |