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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 (3022) | Joel Gola | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 264 | 0 | 2 | $10,589 |
| 1852 (3026) | Joshua Gibson | Fort Myers, FL, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $50,000 |
| 1853 (3040) | Matthew Sherman | CAN | 264 | 1 | 1 | $42,328 |
| 1854 (3025) | Stephen Smith | Juno Beach, FL, USA | 264 | 1 | 2 | $28,061 |
| 1855 (3021) | Randy Holland | Winnetka, CA, USA | 264 | 1 | 5 | $22,813 |
| 1856 (3018) | Marquis Mccain | Tyler, TX, USA | 264 | 0 | 1 | $78,281 |
| 1857 (3036) | Jeremy White | Gernamtown, TN, USA | 264 | 0 | 1 | $49,843 |
| 1858 (3019) | William Byrnes | Saint Chalres, MO, USA | 264 | 0 | 2 | $37,170 |
| 1859 (3027) | Brandon Wittmeyer | Chicago, IL, USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $77,840 |
| 1860 (3031) | Kenneth Lee | Oakton, VA, USA | 264 | 1 | 2 | $26,270 |
| 1861 (3041) | Andreas Christoforou | USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $33,245 |
| 1862 (3039) | Ian Modder | North Vancouver, CAN | 264 | 1 | 1 | $60,632 |
| 1863 (3033) | CINDY ALBERT | USA | 264 | 1 | 1 | $18,391 |
| 1864 (3023) | Michael Lewis | West Bend, WI, USA | 264 | 0 | 2 | $22,137 |
| 1865 (3038) | Freddy West | Fridley, MN, USA | 264 | 0 | 3 | $21,590 |
| 1866 (3028) | Nikhil Behl | Tulsa, OK, USA | 264 | 0 | 3 | $36,669 |
| 1867 (3045) | Brian Landesman | USA | 263 | 0 | 1 | $33,306 |
| 1868 (3049) | Mike Shin | Sherwood, WI, USA | 262 | 0 | 2 | $52,688 |
| 1869 (3046) | Ray Villaman | Truckee, CA, USA | 262 | 1 | 3 | $17,823 |
| 1870 (3047) | Gregory Sanchez | USA | 262 | 0 | 3 | $17,045 |
| 1871 (3048) | Woody Rivero | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 262 | 0 | 3 | $25,518 |
| 1872 (3060) | Brandon Cantu | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $29,740 |
| 1873 (3061) | Jeff Gross | Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 260 | 0 | 3 | $85,270 |
| 1874 (3064) | Albert Sanchez | Penryn, CA, USA | 260 | 1 | 2 | $32,661 |
| 1875 (3063) | Arnie Friedman | USA | 260 | 0 | 2 | $21,560 |
| 1876 (3062) | James Snyder | Oak Forest, IL, USA | 260 | 0 | 1 | $27,199 |
| 1877 (3059) | Jason Nablo | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | 260 | 1 | 2 | $19,092 |
| 1878 (3066) | Zhijian Shen | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 259 | 0 | 1 | $20,620 |
| 1879 (3070) | Michael Telker | Baldwin, MO, USA | 258 | 1 | 1 | $102,495 |
| 1880 (3099) | Jerry McCarter | USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $21,367 |
| 1881 (3084) | Timothy Armour | USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $23,065 |
| 1882 (3094) | Chandra Sekhar | TX, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $35,000 |
| 1883 (3089) | Jeff Charlton | Lake Worth, FL, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $24,808 |
| 1884 (3092) | Andre Bryan | FL, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $25,671 |
| 1885 (3076) | Rocky Le | USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $27,540 |
| 1886 (3090) | Corey Kennel | Springfield, VA, USA | 256 | 0 | 2 | $60,528 |
| 1887 (3093) | Kirk Stowell | USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $27,005 |
| 1888 (3082) | Rafiki Brown | Pembroke Pines, FL, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $31,924 |
| 1889 (3086) | John Sloat | Cambridge Island, WA, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $23,650 |
| 1890 (3081) | Isaac Crow | Downey, CA, USA | 256 | 1 | 2 | $29,310 |
| 1891 (3100) | William Chao | San Pable, CA, USA | 256 | 1 | 2 | $19,216 |
| 1892 (3097) | Jaroslaw Markowiak | CA, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $33,073 |
| 1893 (3080) | Alex Nguyen | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $28,068 |
| 1894 (3087) | David Schultz | USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $30,671 |
| 1895 (3078) | David Pickett | FL, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $30,346 |
| 1896 (3095) | Daniel Wolf | Butler, PA, USA | 256 | 0 | 2 | $23,566 |
| 1897 (3075) | James Prodzinski | Oak Creek, WI, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $28,508 |
| 1898 (3101) | Hui Wen Liu | Killingworth, CT, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $27,000 |
| 1899 (3083) | Jeffrey Gurfinkel | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 256 | 0 | 1 | $28,890 |
| 1900 (3091) | Victor Shih | CA, USA | 256 | 0 | 2 | $20,525 |