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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 (498) | Steven Tabb | Newton, MA, USA | 992 | 0 | 3 | $152,376 |
| 302 (500) | Shankar Pillai | Commack, NY, USA | 990 | 0 | 3 | $177,182 |
| 303 (501) | Andrew Kloc | Naugatuck, CT, USA | 989 | 0 | 9 | $102,092 |
| 304 (502) | Aaron Mermelstein | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 988 | 0 | 5 | $178,699 |
| 305 (504) | Eric Blair | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 985 | 1 | 3 | $156,153 |
| 306 (505) | Michael Azzaro | Yonkers, NY, USA | 984 | 0 | 3 | $148,480 |
| 307 (507) | Bruce Kramer | Westminister, CA, USA | 976 | 0 | 3 | $255,609 |
| 308 (509) | Jason Gooch | Vidor, TX, USA | 973 | 0 | 7 | $136,607 |
| 309 (510) | Caufman Talley | Lafayette, LA, USA | 973 | 1 | 2 | $157,281 |
| 310 (511) | Blake Battaglia | Chicago, IL, USA | 971 | 1 | 1 | $336,402 |
| 311 (512) | Chahn Jung | CA, USA | 970 | 0 | 2 | $155,440 |
| 312 (513) | Yi Chi Li | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 966 | 0 | 1 | $281,746 |
| 313 (531) | Paul Petraglia | St. Augustine, FL, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $315,732 |
| 314 (528) | Tyler Groth | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $179,126 |
| 315 (529) | Gregory Nerenberg | Great Neck, NY, USA | 960 | 2 | 2 | $155,862 |
| 316 (523) | Robert Mizrachi | Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $293,864 |
| 317 (526) | Christopher Vitch | La Jolla, CA, USA | 960 | 1 | 2 | $347,245 |
| 318 (527) | David Baker | Katy, TX, USA | 960 | 0 | 2 | $194,819 |
| 319 (524) | Joshua Bergman | Boston, MA, USA | 960 | 1 | 2 | $256,968 |
| 320 (525) | Matthew Salsberg | Studio City, CA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $174,870 |
| 321 (522) | Jean Ferreira | Gatomeai, CAN | 960 | 0 | 1 | $144,465 |
| 322 (530) | Jia Liu | Norwich, CT, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $288,071 |
| 323 (521) | Grant Hinkle | Kansas City, MO, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $375,427 |
| 324 (535) | Jason Baldridge | San Antonio, TX, USA | 957 | 1 | 2 | $230,095 |
| 325 (537) | Valentin Vornicu | San Diego, CA, USA | 954 | 3 | 8 | $149,109 |
| 326 (538) | Kevin Rivest | CAN | 952 | 1 | 2 | $272,252 |
| 327 (541) | Josh Arieh | Atlanta, GA, USA | 950 | 0 | 2 | $426,077 |
| 328 (542) | Ajay Chabra | Montclair, NJ, USA | 950 | 0 | 1 | $350,500 |
| 329 (540) | Bobby Poe | Commerce, MI, USA | 950 | 1 | 7 | $84,833 |
| 330 (546) | Brandon Ageloff | FL, USA | 940 | 0 | 2 | $231,977 |
| 331 (544) | Feng Wen Chen | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 940 | 1 | 2 | $130,520 |
| 332 (545) | Dann Turner | USA | 940 | 0 | 2 | $121,321 |
| 333 (547) | Jared Palmer | Mount Orab, OH, USA | 938 | 0 | 4 | $92,386 |
| 334 (550) | Ralph Macri | Redding, CT, USA | 932 | 2 | 6 | $236,883 |
| 335 (551) | Jasthi Kumar | San Ramon, CA, USA | 932 | 1 | 4 | $131,697 |
| 336 (554) | David Kowal | Saint Charles, IL, USA | 930 | 0 | 2 | $105,540 |
| 337 (553) | Christopher Tryba | Boston, MA, USA | 930 | 1 | 3 | $168,486 |
| 338 (555) | Michael Haddad | Yonkers, NY, USA | 928 | 2 | 3 | $150,385 |
| 339 (557) | Jordan Meltzer | USA | 926 | 1 | 6 | $128,830 |
| 340 (558) | Wenshu Zhang | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 925 | 0 | 2 | $169,836 |
| 341 (559) | Nikolai Sears | Burlington, VT, USA | 924 | 1 | 3 | $184,064 |
| 342 (561) | David Guay | Lac-Megantic, CAN | 923 | 0 | 1 | $385,874 |
| 343 (567) | Thomas Morse | St. Peters, MO, USA | 920 | 1 | 2 | $164,045 |
| 344 (568) | Jason Stockfish | Novelty, OH, USA | 920 | 0 | 2 | $208,014 |
| 345 (566) | Carlos Monteiro | MN, USA | 920 | 0 | 2 | $111,381 |
| 346 (570) | Homan Mohammadi | North Vancouver, CAN | 916 | 0 | 2 | $212,903 |
| 347 (571) | Mark Perry | Cheshire, CT, USA | 915 | 1 | 3 | $104,003 |
| 348 (572) | Edward Mroczkowski | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 914 | 0 | 4 | $68,194 |
| 349 (581) | Daniel Watton | CAN | 912 | 0 | 1 | $103,064 |
| 350 (584) | Joe Gotlieb | Hollywood, FL, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $257,638 |