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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3401 (5529) | Abraham Araya | Carrollton, TX, USA | 132 | 0 | 2 | $8,464 |
| 3402 (5530) | Peter Brownstein | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 132 | 0 | 2 | $10,990 |
| 3403 (5531) | Jacky DiMeglio | USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $11,163 |
| 3404 (5532) | David Novak | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $15,214 |
| 3405 (5533) | David Elliott | Peabody, MA, USA | 132 | 0 | 2 | $12,059 |
| 3406 (5534) | Danny Illingworth | Carlsbad, CA, USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $16,945 |
| 3407 (5535) | John Iraj | Garden City, NY, USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $18,062 |
| 3408 (5536) | Marc Schiller | Davie, FL, USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $8,757 |
| 3409 (5537) | Francisco Loera | USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $15,004 |
| 3410 (5538) | Matthew Ludlow | South Hill, VA, USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $3,571 |
| 3411 (5539) | Ted Wytrwal | Reno, NV, USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $13,292 |
| 3412 (5540) | Douglas Paulson | CAN | 132 | 0 | 1 | $10,773 |
| 3413 (5541) | John Bowman | Hickory, NC, USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $25,572 |
| 3414 (5542) | James Randash | Rapid City, SD, USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $11,500 |
| 3415 (5543) | JOSEPH MAAS | Plymouth, MN, USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $8,497 |
| 3416 (5544) | Yossef Cohen | USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $11,594 |
| 3417 (5545) | William Zaiss | Menifee, CA, USA | 132 | 0 | 2 | $15,050 |
| 3418 (5546) | Olivier Lacoste | Lunenburg, MA, USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $17,640 |
| 3419 (5547) | Nguyet Dao | Denton, TX, USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $9,000 |
| 3420 (5548) | Ben Ross | Arlington, TX, USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $16,727 |
| 3421 (5549) | Justin Bane | USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $8,433 |
| 3422 (5550) | Joseph Orsino | Palma Ceia, FL, USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $20,816 |
| 3423 (5551) | Mark Smith | Georgetown, KY, USA | 132 | 1 | 2 | $12,144 |
| 3424 (5552) | William Criego | Prior Lake , MN, USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $16,706 |
| 3425 (5553) | John Ma | USA | 132 | 1 | 1 | $18,001 |
| 3426 (5554) | Pasquale Caiazza | Davie, FL, USA | 132 | 0 | 1 | $55,161 |
| 3427 (5558) | Ravi Shanmugam | San Jose, CA, USA | 131 | 0 | 2 | $11,610 |
| 3428 (5559) | Matthew Griffin | Brunswick, GA, USA | 131 | 0 | 2 | $7,176 |
| 3429 (5560) | Denise Good | Coeur D'Alene, ID, USA | 131 | 1 | 2 | $17,142 |
| 3430 (5561) | Joshua Beitel | Williamsburg, MI, USA | 131 | 1 | 2 | $14,769 |
| 3431 (5567) | Konstantin Mikhailov | Brookfield, WI, USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $14,183 |
| 3432 (5568) | Daniel Lamb | Regina, SK, CAN | 130 | 0 | 1 | $13,314 |
| 3433 (5569) | Dathan Kuppin | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $11,500 |
| 3434 (5570) | Jason Brewer | Austin, TX, USA | 130 | 0 | 2 | $13,020 |
| 3435 (5571) | Zachary Milchman | Hollywood, FL, USA | 130 | 0 | 3 | $9,978 |
| 3436 (5572) | Mark Klein | USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $12,416 |
| 3437 (5573) | Francis Anderson | Wappinger Falls, NY, USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $18,032 |
| 3438 (5574) | Ryan Pirman | Pearl, MS, USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $8,884 |
| 3439 (5575) | Ilir Cenalia | Westtown, NY, USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $15,484 |
| 3440 (5576) | Samantha Abernathy | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 130 | 0 | 2 | $13,429 |
| 3441 (5577) | Sean Cunnane | Plano, TX, USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $10,506 |
| 3442 (5578) | Ronald Neuman | Piedmont, OK, USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $10,571 |
| 3443 (5579) | Daniel Marrs | New York, NY, USA | 130 | 0 | 1 | $15,645 |
| 3444 (5587) | Jeff Silverstein | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA | 129 | 0 | 2 | $28,133 |
| 3445 (5588) | Alfred Cho | USA | 129 | 0 | 2 | $9,403 |
| 3446 (5589) | Manoj Batavia | Columbia, SC, USA | 129 | 1 | 3 | $13,884 |
| 3447 (5607) | Ken Aldridge | Pleasant Garden, NC, USA | 128 | 0 | 3 | $8,440 |
| 3448 (5608) | Erika Obst | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 128 | 0 | 1 | $12,470 |
| 3449 (5609) | Maurice Green | Mesquite, TX, USA | 128 | 0 | 1 | $12,152 |
| 3450 (5610) | Czeslaw Szerszen | Berkeley Lake, GA, USA | 128 | 0 | 1 | $21,040 |