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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 (259) | Chris Meyers | Buffalo, NY, USA | 1,360 | 1 | 2 | $233,529 |
| 152 (262) | Pablo Mariz | CAN | 1,353 | 1 | 1 | $1,262,640 |
| 153 (265) | Adam Hendrix | Anchorage, AK, USA | 1,344 | 0 | 4 | $226,185 |
| 154 (264) | Timothy Ulmer | USA | 1,344 | 2 | 4 | $139,037 |
| 155 (266) | Ralph Wong | Washington, DC, USA | 1,344 | 2 | 2 | $558,717 |
| 156 (268) | Brett Apter | Arlington, VA, USA | 1,340 | 0 | 3 | $335,033 |
| 157 (267) | Richard Tuhrim | USA | 1,340 | 0 | 2 | $294,817 |
| 158 (270) | William Berry | Norman, OK, USA | 1,334 | 2 | 5 | $344,671 |
| 159 (272) | Brendan Baksh | Costa Mesa, CA, USA | 1,330 | 0 | 2 | $226,737 |
| 160 (275) | J.C. Tran | Sacramento, CA, USA | 1,322 | 1 | 3 | $339,932 |
| 161 (277) | Ryan McKnight | Harrisburg, PA, USA | 1,320 | 1 | 3 | $475,988 |
| 162 (278) | David Bach | Athens, GA, USA | 1,320 | 2 | 2 | $502,607 |
| 163 (279) | Brian Yoon | Torrance, CA, USA | 1,320 | 1 | 1 | $1,094,349 |
| 164 (283) | Terry Fleischer | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,314 | 2 | 6 | $202,627 |
| 165 (285) | Samuel Taylor | New York, NY, USA | 1,310 | 1 | 2 | $399,338 |
| 166 (286) | Anatoly Filatov | Moscow, RUS | 1,308 | 2 | 4 | $325,570 |
| 167 (288) | Wendy Freedman | San Francisco, CA, USA | 1,300 | 0 | 4 | $158,569 |
| 168 (289) | Edward Sabat | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,300 | 0 | 3 | $214,564 |
| 169 (292) | Pratyush Buddiga | Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 1,294 | 0 | 4 | $1,288,938 |
| 170 (293) | Daniel Buzgon | Marlton, NJ, USA | 1,286 | 3 | 5 | $254,830 |
| 171 (295) | Dylan Wilkerson | San Francisco, CA, USA | 1,280 | 1 | 3 | $245,032 |
| 172 (296) | Philippe D'Auteuil | Quebec, CAN | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $328,500 |
| 173 (297) | Phillip Hui | Tamarac, FL, USA | 1,274 | 1 | 4 | $228,032 |
| 174 (298) | Stephen Song | Greenwich, CT, USA | 1,272 | 0 | 7 | $194,986 |
| 175 (299) | Loren Klein | Verdi, NV, USA | 1,272 | 2 | 2 | $277,783 |
| 176 (300) | Rex Clinkscales | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,266 | 1 | 5 | $196,567 |
| 177 (301) | TJ Shulman | Duluth, GA, USA | 1,265 | 1 | 4 | $173,993 |
| 178 (302) | Patrick Quinn | USA | 1,264 | 0 | 4 | $239,526 |
| 179 (305) | William Givens | Denver, CO, USA | 1,260 | 2 | 6 | $243,669 |
| 180 (308) | Maxime Heroux | CAN | 1,260 | 1 | 1 | $311,717 |
| 181 (306) | Vanessa Truong | Raleigh, NC, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 2 | $356,106 |
| 182 (307) | Luis Calvo | Miami, FL, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 1 | $362,185 |
| 183 (310) | Richard Bai | Schaumburg, IL, USA | 1,256 | 2 | 3 | $194,255 |
| 184 (311) | Jason Mercier | Davie, FL, USA | 1,252 | 1 | 3 | $963,144 |
| 185 (313) | Carter Myers | Breckenridge, MI, USA | 1,248 | 2 | 4 | $178,880 |
| 186 (314) | Daniel Pearlman | Pembroke Pines, FL, USA | 1,246 | 3 | 6 | $244,292 |
| 187 (316) | Ryan Jones | Burlington, NC, USA | 1,244 | 1 | 3 | $328,565 |
| 188 (318) | Tim West | Los Altos, CA, USA | 1,240 | 0 | 2 | $319,763 |
| 189 (317) | Jesse Vilchez | Wyoming, MI, USA | 1,240 | 1 | 2 | $199,720 |
| 190 (319) | Nick Schulman | Manhattan, NY, USA | 1,238 | 2 | 3 | $1,456,337 |
| 191 (320) | JOSEPH GALAZZO | Union, NJ, USA | 1,237 | 1 | 6 | $169,332 |
| 192 (321) | Michael Scarborough | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 1,236 | 1 | 5 | $149,063 |
| 193 (323) | Vinny Pahuja | New York, NY, USA | 1,233 | 1 | 5 | $175,768 |
| 194 (324) | Jose Anaya | San Antonio, TX, USA | 1,232 | 0 | 3 | $251,915 |
| 195 (327) | Jameson Painter | Goodfield, IL, USA | 1,230 | 0 | 2 | $232,773 |
| 196 (326) | Nigel Murray | Miami Gardens, FL, USA | 1,230 | 1 | 6 | $115,332 |
| 197 (328) | Joshua Vizcarra | Elgin, TX, USA | 1,227 | 0 | 9 | $166,157 |
| 198 (331) | Chino Rheem | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,216 | 0 | 1 | $521,660 |
| 199 (330) | Michael Vela | New Windsor, NY, USA | 1,216 | 0 | 1 | $259,980 |
| 200 (333) | Scott Stewart | Lakewood, CA, USA | 1,213 | 1 | 5 | $703,817 |