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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (3177) | Nicholas Chiappetta | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $22,202 |
| 1952 (3178) | Bill Kontaratos | Laval, QB, CAN | 248 | 1 | 2 | $11,164 |
| 1953 (3181) | Martin Gorenc | Reno, NV, USA | 248 | 0 | 3 | $19,461 |
| 1954 (3180) | Toby Bell | GA, USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $35,215 |
| 1955 (3183) | Howard Wolper | Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 247 | 0 | 3 | $19,525 |
| 1956 (3182) | Michael Malm | Coquilam, CAN | 247 | 1 | 3 | $28,413 |
| 1957 (3184) | Paras Lakdawala | USA | 247 | 0 | 2 | $29,773 |
| 1958 (3185) | Besnik Dudi | Woodside, NY, USA | 247 | 0 | 2 | $22,937 |
| 1959 (3189) | Alan Krockey | USA | 246 | 0 | 2 | $34,729 |
| 1960 (3193) | Benjamin Miner | Atlanta, GA, USA | 246 | 0 | 1 | $75,070 |
| 1961 (3192) | Chris Damick | Rochester, NY, USA | 246 | 0 | 2 | $23,676 |
| 1962 (3188) | Khaled Faissal | Northridge, CA, USA | 246 | 0 | 2 | $26,780 |
| 1963 (3190) | Huihan Wu | San Francisco, CA, USA | 246 | 0 | 1 | $67,886 |
| 1964 (3187) | Michael Laake | Punta Gorda, FL, USA | 246 | 0 | 2 | $53,954 |
| 1965 (3191) | Andrew Crookston | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 246 | 0 | 2 | $44,188 |
| 1966 (3199) | Mark Bassaly | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 245 | 0 | 2 | $24,027 |
| 1967 (3198) | Antony Moffs | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 245 | 1 | 2 | $14,480 |
| 1968 (3196) | Jesse David | USA | 245 | 2 | 3 | $22,800 |
| 1969 (3197) | Ken Pates | Brooklyn Park, MN, USA | 245 | 1 | 2 | $19,479 |
| 1970 (3205) | Michael Latour | Clay, NY, USA | 244 | 0 | 2 | $19,586 |
| 1971 (3204) | Robert Brobyn | USA | 244 | 0 | 2 | $24,696 |
| 1972 (3206) | Kyle Bowker | Walton, NY, USA | 244 | 0 | 2 | $28,906 |
| 1973 (3203) | Daniel Swartz | Parma, OH, USA | 244 | 0 | 2 | $18,155 |
| 1974 (3202) | Allen Green | Weston, FL, USA | 244 | 0 | 3 | $15,945 |
| 1975 (3224) | Michael Hanelin | GA, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $20,262 |
| 1976 (3232) | Nikola Mircetic | Coppell, TX, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $24,825 |
| 1977 (3215) | Erik Macias | Cheyenne, WY, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $23,361 |
| 1978 (3231) | Mitchell Lekarczyk | USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $24,042 |
| 1979 (3223) | Anthony Dianaty | Odessa, FL, USA | 243 | 1 | 4 | $19,182 |
| 1980 (3225) | Ronald Aukamp | CO, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $18,334 |
| 1981 (3227) | JASON PARK | St. Thomas, CAN | 243 | 0 | 1 | $17,518 |
| 1982 (3216) | Jeramie Hill | Fair View, IL, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $24,128 |
| 1983 (3214) | John Duckworth | Wilton, CA, USA | 243 | 1 | 3 | $27,349 |
| 1984 (3218) | Randy Pfeifer | Hamburg, NY, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $78,109 |
| 1985 (3222) | Rob Georato | Naples, FL, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $20,452 |
| 1986 (3228) | Larry Conners | USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $20,850 |
| 1987 (3221) | Kevin Jenkins | USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $24,617 |
| 1988 (3220) | Daniel Dobie | WA, USA | 243 | 0 | 2 | $15,093 |
| 1989 (3211) | John Yiovanakos | USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $31,730 |
| 1990 (3229) | Andrew Heckman | W. Bridgewater, MA, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $24,746 |
| 1991 (3230) | Vladislav Mezheritsky | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $29,000 |
| 1992 (3226) | Hien Tran | Sacramento, CA, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $29,070 |
| 1993 (3233) | Bobby Woodruff | Tuckerman, AR, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $34,642 |
| 1994 (3213) | Jesse Kertland | Ellensburg, WA, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $21,271 |
| 1995 (3219) | Brian Pinheiro | CAN | 243 | 1 | 3 | $11,822 |
| 1996 (3217) | Lee McNutt | Chesterfield, VA, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $17,234 |
| 1997 (3212) | Colin York | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 243 | 0 | 1 | $24,970 |
| 1998 (3238) | Chen Yu Hung | CA, USA | 242 | 0 | 1 | $83,387 |
| 1999 (3236) | Nicholas Bond | Gainesville, VA, USA | 242 | 0 | 3 | $34,979 |
| 2000 (3235) | Angela Conwell | Mesa, AZ, USA | 242 | 0 | 2 | $13,818 |