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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2701 (4389) | Steven Freifeld | New York, NY, USA | 176 | 0 | 2 | $11,981 |
| 2702 (4403) | Bill Perkins | Houston, TX, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $92,520 |
| 2703 (4404) | Daniel Pabon | Stamford, CT, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $12,488 |
| 2704 (4405) | Chris Bonita | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 175 | 0 | 2 | $42,530 |
| 2705 (4406) | Kao Saechao | Damascus, OR, USA | 175 | 0 | 4 | $14,416 |
| 2706 (4407) | Christopher Bowen | Tyler, TX, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $14,517 |
| 2707 (4408) | Paul Tong | Nanuet, NY, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $14,773 |
| 2708 (4409) | Binh Nguyen | Spokane, WA, USA | 175 | 0 | 2 | $16,584 |
| 2709 (4410) | Wei Dong | USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $11,278 |
| 2710 (4411) | Joseph Herbert | USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $15,987 |
| 2711 (4412) | Zackery Hyman | Belvedere Tiburon, CA, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $57,600 |
| 2712 (4413) | Douglas Vairo | USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $10,894 |
| 2713 (4414) | James Wheeler | Huntington, WV, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $13,037 |
| 2714 (4415) | Philip Chun | CA, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $13,740 |
| 2715 (4416) | Gabe Patgorski | Chesapeake, VA, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $87,750 |
| 2716 (4417) | Brian Green | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $78,000 |
| 2717 (4418) | Jonathan Kamhazi | FL, USA | 175 | 0 | 1 | $106,000 |
| 2718 (4419) | Shailesh Patel | CAN | 175 | 0 | 1 | $10,216 |
| 2719 (4422) | Christopher Welch | Nashville, TN, USA | 174 | 0 | 2 | $18,838 |
| 2720 (4423) | Randy Lew | Union City, CA, USA | 174 | 0 | 2 | $23,330 |
| 2721 (4424) | Jose Esparza | Tracy, CA, USA | 174 | 0 | 3 | $11,350 |
| 2722 (4429) | Robert Abate | USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $15,263 |
| 2723 (4430) | Amir Dehghan | Aurora, CO, USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $11,380 |
| 2724 (4431) | James Alexander | Edinburg, TX, USA | 173 | 1 | 2 | $19,844 |
| 2725 (4432) | Nicholas Bevilacqua | Rye Brook, NY, USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $19,110 |
| 2726 (4433) | Ryan Phan | Omaha, NE, USA | 173 | 0 | 2 | $8,359 |
| 2727 (4434) | Ken Brents | Anaheim, USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $10,715 |
| 2728 (4435) | Regina Hampton | Mt. Holly, NC, USA | 173 | 1 | 2 | $16,316 |
| 2729 (4436) | LEE SOMMERS | Germantown, MD, USA | 173 | 0 | 2 | $15,454 |
| 2730 (4437) | Dan Jensen | Arvada, CO, USA | 173 | 1 | 2 | $21,705 |
| 2731 (4438) | Jeffrey Sowell | USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $13,852 |
| 2732 (4439) | Martin Grivich | San Antonio, TX, USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $4,468 |
| 2733 (4440) | Jonathan Meyer | CA, USA | 173 | 1 | 2 | $10,226 |
| 2734 (4441) | Jacob Nepom | USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $18,292 |
| 2735 (4442) | Kim Wood | Salem, OR, USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $19,425 |
| 2736 (4443) | Jordan Warkol | USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $9,800 |
| 2737 (4444) | Phu Tan Vo | CA, USA | 173 | 1 | 1 | $14,436 |
| 2738 (4449) | Robert Michel | Wichita, KS, USA | 172 | 0 | 2 | $30,040 |
| 2739 (4450) | Richard Davis | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 172 | 1 | 3 | $13,676 |
| 2740 (4451) | Lee Gale | W. Covina, CA, USA | 172 | 0 | 2 | $18,705 |
| 2741 (4452) | Kent Mezaros | NJ, USA | 172 | 0 | 2 | $18,028 |
| 2742 (4453) | Eric Thompson | Tulsa, OK, USA | 172 | 0 | 2 | $15,135 |
| 2743 (4454) | Richard Fitzgerald | Sioux Falls, SD, USA | 172 | 0 | 2 | $18,113 |
| 2744 (4455) | Justin Cooke | Baltimore, MD, USA | 172 | 0 | 3 | $13,009 |
| 2745 (4456) | Ed Bashuk | Atlanta, GA, USA | 172 | 1 | 3 | $19,072 |
| 2746 (4457) | Christopher Lawson | Greenville, TX, USA | 172 | 1 | 3 | $20,072 |
| 2747 (4461) | James Lushin | Kokomo, IN, USA | 171 | 0 | 2 | $21,109 |
| 2748 (4462) | Easton Oreman | Kenner, LA, USA | 171 | 0 | 2 | $12,480 |
| 2749 (4463) | Federico Quevedo | San Costa, CRI | 171 | 0 | 1 | $22,219 |
| 2750 (4464) | Ben Mohr | San Ramon, CA, USA | 171 | 0 | 2 | $16,877 |