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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2651 (4302) | Maled Tajalli | Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $33,838 |
| 2652 (4303) | Alex Crawford | New Lenox, IL, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $21,667 |
| 2653 (4304) | Dameion Bryan | AZ, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $46,503 |
| 2654 (4305) | Patrick Wall | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $14,185 |
| 2655 (4306) | Pete Tinnesz | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $24,180 |
| 2656 (4307) | Todd Breyfogle | USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $25,596 |
| 2657 (4308) | Adam Dahlin | Maple Grove, MN, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $43,857 |
| 2658 (4309) | Hector Jimenez | Passaic, NJ, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $21,272 |
| 2659 (4310) | Jay McVeigh | Kansas City, MO, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $20,601 |
| 2660 (4311) | Garry Kalmanovich | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,500 |
| 2661 (4312) | Michael Zurn | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $23,825 |
| 2662 (4313) | Albert Carpenter | Waterloo, IA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,523 |
| 2663 (4314) | Ernest Guardarramas | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $14,592 |
| 2664 (4315) | Will Mietz | Blackhawk, CO, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,220 |
| 2665 (4316) | Brian Son | Meridian, ID, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $17,977 |
| 2666 (4317) | Alon Yehudai | Chatsworth, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $36,443 |
| 2667 (4318) | Martin Mazair | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $27,426 |
| 2668 (4319) | James Hill | Atlanta, GA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $28,578 |
| 2669 (4320) | Paul Nardozza | Stamford, CT, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $14,000 |
| 2670 (4321) | Ratharam Sivagnanam | Toronto, CAN | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,525 |
| 2671 (4322) | Marios Savvides | Santa Monica, CA, USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $17,430 |
| 2672 (4323) | Joseph Ehlage | Buffalo, NY, USA | 180 | 1 | 1 | $25,314 |
| 2673 (4324) | Norberto Santamaria | USA | 180 | 0 | 1 | $15,255 |
| 2674 (4346) | Thomas Ruwald | AZ, USA | 179 | 0 | 2 | $9,752 |
| 2675 (4347) | Robbie Schiffbauer | Henderson, NV, USA | 179 | 0 | 5 | $15,117 |
| 2676 (4348) | Jeremy Tinsley | Beaumont, TX, USA | 179 | 0 | 2 | $14,433 |
| 2677 (4349) | Saya Ono | Seal Beach, CA, USA | 179 | 0 | 1 | $78,971 |
| 2678 (4350) | Karen Robison | Dallas, TX, USA | 179 | 1 | 1 | $23,749 |
| 2679 (4354) | Loren Bimler | USA | 178 | 1 | 3 | $13,073 |
| 2680 (4355) | RUSLAN ARSTANALIYEV | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 178 | 0 | 2 | $17,239 |
| 2681 (4356) | Stephen Graner | Henderson, NV, USA | 178 | 0 | 2 | $78,780 |
| 2682 (4357) | Sean Troha | North Olmsted, OH, USA | 178 | 1 | 3 | $16,368 |
| 2683 (4358) | Max Le | USA | 178 | 0 | 3 | $13,220 |
| 2684 (4359) | Barry Leventhal | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 178 | 1 | 1 | $26,388 |
| 2685 (4360) | Thomas Emerson | Sacramento, CA, USA | 178 | 0 | 3 | $15,215 |
| 2686 (4364) | Klajdi Lika | Syracuse, NY, USA | 177 | 0 | 1 | $10,384 |
| 2687 (4365) | Connie Dugas | Taunton, MA, USA | 177 | 1 | 2 | $12,361 |
| 2688 (4376) | David Sutherland | Genoa, AR, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $10,523 |
| 2689 (4377) | Eli Elezra | Henderson, NV, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $15,367 |
| 2690 (4378) | Troy Sprungl | Gilbert, AZ, USA | 176 | 0 | 2 | $14,957 |
| 2691 (4379) | David Valdez | CA, USA | 176 | 1 | 2 | $23,265 |
| 2692 (4380) | Chris Burleson | CA, USA | 176 | 0 | 3 | $19,040 |
| 2693 (4381) | Bernard Schrader | Lansing, MI, USA | 176 | 0 | 2 | $12,084 |
| 2694 (4382) | Cal Dardis | USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $18,000 |
| 2695 (4383) | David Mowery | Delavan, WI, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $18,123 |
| 2696 (4384) | Joel Casper | Chicago, IL, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $15,500 |
| 2697 (4385) | Theodore Burt | Bethany, CT, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $22,000 |
| 2698 (4386) | Mark Swafford | Lake Kiowa, TX, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $9,000 |
| 2699 (4387) | Richard Trippensee Jr | FL, USA | 176 | 0 | 1 | $57,735 |
| 2700 (4388) | Carmilo Alfonso | Houston, TX, USA | 176 | 0 | 2 | $15,400 |