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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 (3237) | Ian Clark | Tucson, AZ, USA | 242 | 1 | 3 | $18,020 |
| 2002 (3238) | Chen Yu Hung | CA, USA | 242 | 0 | 1 | $83,387 |
| 2003 (3239) | Bobby Garcia | Denver, CO, USA | 242 | 0 | 2 | $28,685 |
| 2004 (3241) | Robert Chow | Germantown, TN, USA | 241 | 0 | 5 | $27,344 |
| 2005 (3242) | Phillip Pope | Garland, TX, USA | 241 | 0 | 3 | $31,510 |
| 2006 (3243) | SAMEER BATRA | Glen Oaks, NY, USA | 241 | 0 | 2 | $30,244 |
| 2007 (3244) | Nicholas Raio | Poughkeepsie, NY, USA | 241 | 0 | 4 | $18,308 |
| 2008 (3305) | Chris Moneymaker | Nashville, TN, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $28,200 |
| 2009 (3306) | Wesley Cooper | Ft. Worth, TX, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $24,882 |
| 2010 (3307) | Kinson Cheung | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $22,530 |
| 2011 (3308) | Fadi Massaad | Austin, TX, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $20,408 |
| 2012 (3309) | Pierce McKellar | Flagstaff, AZ, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $35,686 |
| 2013 (3310) | Andrew Moon | Vadalia, LA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $22,065 |
| 2014 (3311) | Patrick Chan | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $26,360 |
| 2015 (3312) | Scott Drill | Edina, MN, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $17,000 |
| 2016 (3313) | Steve Duncker | Palm Beach, FL, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $25,440 |
| 2017 (3314) | Ilya Miller | USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $33,910 |
| 2018 (3315) | Jason Calnan | Revere, MA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $21,602 |
| 2019 (3316) | Phillip Phongsaiphonh | Roseville, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 2 | $19,252 |
| 2020 (3317) | Kerry Kiefer | CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $31,373 |
| 2021 (3318) | Guad Elazibe | Greenville, NC, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $15,885 |
| 2022 (3319) | Frederic Soria | Roseville, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $23,702 |
| 2023 (3320) | Matthew Lawrence | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $15,981 |
| 2024 (3321) | Kenneth Williams | Orange Park, FL, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $21,991 |
| 2025 (3322) | Benjamin Sriqui | Sunrise, FL, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $57,557 |
| 2026 (3323) | Bryan Leskowitz | Leominster, MA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $51,068 |
| 2027 (3324) | James Mackey | Kansas City, MO, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $86,874 |
| 2028 (3325) | Daniel Healey | Fort Gratiot, MI, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $40,767 |
| 2029 (3326) | Williams Foster | Rock Hill, SC, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $52,427 |
| 2030 (3327) | Bill Patton | Vancouver, WA, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $25,780 |
| 2031 (3328) | Kris Swanson | CAN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $12,578 |
| 2032 (3329) | Alex Richmond | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 240 | 1 | 1 | $18,720 |
| 2033 (3330) | Paul Eidem | Eden Prairie, MN, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $17,681 |
| 2034 (3331) | Glen Adams | Lethbridge, ALB, CAN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $17,365 |
| 2035 (3332) | Robert Donald | Brandon, MS, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $14,129 |
| 2036 (3333) | Harley Stoffmaker | Cote Saint Luc, QC, CAN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $9,840 |
| 2037 (3334) | Cheryl Sloane | Braintree, MA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $12,900 |
| 2038 (3335) | Daniel Panone | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $26,846 |
| 2039 (3336) | Colbert White | NC, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $27,944 |
| 2040 (3337) | David Ross | Catlesburg, KY, USA | 240 | 0 | 2 | $20,536 |
| 2041 (3338) | JORDAN ZUCKER | Atlantice Beach, NY, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $18,029 |
| 2042 (3339) | Allauddin Khan | Wesley Chapel, FL, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $22,268 |
| 2043 (3340) | Jon Dupee | Warwick, NY, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $22,264 |
| 2044 (3341) | Ray Dehkharghani | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $63,419 |
| 2045 (3342) | Erkut Yilmaz | Sacramento, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $175,208 |
| 2046 (3343) | Ariel Basch | USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $31,000 |
| 2047 (3344) | Isaac Leong | San Jose, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $21,123 |
| 2048 (3345) | Adam Walton | Seattle, WA, USA | 240 | 1 | 2 | $23,602 |
| 2049 (3346) | Daniel Spencer | Denver, CO, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $22,456 |
| 2050 (3347) | Amit Makhija | Brookfield, WI, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $45,272 |