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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2051 (3348) | Shannon Stash | Tampa, FL, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $22,115 |
| 2052 (3349) | Brian Nguyen | St Charles, MO, USA | 240 | 0 | 2 | $19,362 |
| 2053 (3350) | John Agelakis | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $20,637 |
| 2054 (3351) | Joe Cook | Chandler, AZ, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $35,673 |
| 2055 (3352) | Edward Hislop | Ottawa, CAN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $13,041 |
| 2056 (3353) | Justin Zaki | Tierra Verde, FL, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $15,334 |
| 2057 (3354) | Michael Szczepaniak | USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $23,732 |
| 2058 (3355) | Aaron Hirst | Valencia, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $29,162 |
| 2059 (3356) | Jeremiah Callahan | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $34,515 |
| 2060 (3357) | Kristofer Homerding | Anchorage, AK, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $63,457 |
| 2061 (3358) | Sean Legendre | Metairie, LA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $29,415 |
| 2062 (3359) | Amir Mirrasouli | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $73,810 |
| 2063 (3360) | Robert Vargas | Baytown, TX, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $25,776 |
| 2064 (3361) | Ahmad Alashkar | Alameda, CA, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $29,299 |
| 2065 (3362) | Sai Wang | Drexel Hill, PA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $66,190 |
| 2066 (3363) | Melissa Bryne | Hutto, TX, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $36,708 |
| 2067 (3364) | David Smart | San Antonio, TX, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $20,995 |
| 2068 (3365) | Michael Machalani | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $10,000 |
| 2069 (3366) | Jason DuBois | Severna Park, MD, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $13,102 |
| 2070 (3367) | Brandon Henderson | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $16,883 |
| 2071 (3368) | Men Nguyen | Bell Gardens, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $17,275 |
| 2072 (3369) | James Whitlow | Salem, VA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $44,608 |
| 2073 (3370) | Thuan Ngo | Knoxville, TN, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $17,007 |
| 2074 (3371) | Kyle Merron | Athol, MA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $37,064 |
| 2075 (3372) | Neal Gay | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $24,585 |
| 2076 (3373) | James George | Plymouth, NH, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $19,551 |
| 2077 (3374) | Scott Hosbach | Webster, NY, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $27,000 |
| 2078 (3375) | J.W. Nelson | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $20,594 |
| 2079 (3376) | Richard Roberts | Moore, OK, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $26,067 |
| 2080 (3377) | MICHAEL CISCO | Zelienople, PA, USA | 240 | 0 | 3 | $16,878 |
| 2081 (3378) | David Laury | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $21,102 |
| 2082 (3379) | Eugene Fernandez | Hauppauge, NY, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $24,808 |
| 2083 (3380) | James Keating | Frederick, MD, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $23,408 |
| 2084 (3381) | Dean Rutledge | Clemmons, NC, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $22,329 |
| 2085 (3382) | Jeffrey Cremer | Lees Summit, MO, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $32,637 |
| 2086 (3383) | Gene Donohue | Santa Barbara, CA, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $21,229 |
| 2087 (3384) | James Prager | CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $25,315 |
| 2088 (3385) | Djon Palushaj | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $29,971 |
| 2089 (3386) | Travis Tachibana | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $16,700 |
| 2090 (3387) | Kirk Corson | Starke, FL, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $46,352 |
| 2091 (3388) | Heon Kim | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $29,479 |
| 2092 (3389) | William Santos | CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $22,585 |
| 2093 (3390) | Kelly Vandemheer | Omaha, NE, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $33,229 |
| 2094 (3391) | Emanuel Quinonez | Orlando, FL, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $21,407 |
| 2095 (3392) | Joseph Villhauer | Downs, IL, USA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $32,875 |
| 2096 (3393) | JOHN KULP | Cranberry Township, PA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $16,670 |
| 2097 (3394) | Patrick Tardif | London, ON, CAN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $21,840 |
| 2098 (3395) | Terry Wheeler | Denver, CO, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $16,823 |
| 2099 (3396) | Loc Nguyen | Bell Gardens, CA, USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $19,770 |
| 2100 (3397) | Brian Wardrop | USA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $16,486 |