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2018 POY Leader Boards - North America

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Rank Player Location POY Points Titles Final Tables POY Winnings
1 (1) Jake Schindler Brynmawr, PA, USA 9,407 6 31 $8,731,019
2 (3) Alex Foxen Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA 8,259 5 18 $6,606,037
3 (4) David Peters Toledo, OH, USA 8,059 7 26 $10,598,504
4 (5) Justin Bonomo Los Angeles, CA, USA 7,752 10 23 $25,295,441
5 (8) Jason Koon Las Vegas, NV, USA 5,827 3 16 $12,404,918
6 (9) Steve O'Dwyer Las Vegas, NV, USA 5,688 4 14 $6,129,062
7 (11) Michael Soyza Kuala Lumpur, MYS 5,281 4 14 $2,500,726
8 (12) Isaac Haxton Syracuse, NY, USA 4,950 3 19 $8,037,728
9 (14) Nick Petrangelo Old Westbury, NY, USA 4,734 4 14 $6,693,018
10 (17) Ben Yu Henderson, NV, USA 4,671 1 13 $3,448,959
11 (18) Shaun Deeb Troy, NY, USA 4,610 2 7 $2,936,292
12 (19) Cary Katz Las Vegas, NV, USA 4,306 2 21 $4,903,239
13 (20) Benjamin Tollerene Lubbock, TX, USA 4,269 4 14 $3,328,532
14 (21) Joe McKeehen Conshohocken, PA, USA 4,229 0 9 $1,631,950
15 (23) Ali Imsirovic Vancouver, WA, USA 3,997 4 14 $3,114,628
16 (24) Dylan Linde Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA 3,911 2 6 $1,963,896
17 (25) Anthony Zinno Boston, MA, USA 3,905 1 8 $1,205,571
18 (28) Tony Ruberto Hallandale, FL, USA 3,768 2 5 $1,331,110
19 (29) Elio Fox New York, NY, USA 3,716 5 10 $3,975,387
20 (30) Bryn Kenney Long Beach, NY, USA 3,707 2 15 $4,995,715
21 (32) Barry Hutter Bradenton, FL, USA 3,586 0 8 $1,400,490
22 (33) Ryan Riess East Lansing, MI, USA 3,574 2 11 $1,820,051
23 (34) Joseph Cada Shelby Township, MI, USA 3,560 2 4 $3,016,686
24 (35) Joseph Cheong La Mirada, CA, USA 3,535 4 17 $640,286
25 (36) Darryll Fish Cape Coral, FL, USA 3,524 1 5 $1,492,903
26 (37) Maxwell Young Seaside, OR, USA 3,506 5 19 $548,396
27 (38) Paul Volpe Philadelphia, PA, USA 3,490 1 5 $1,268,248
28 (39) Joey Weissman Boca Raton, FL, USA 3,475 0 9 $895,400
29 (43) Sam Soverel Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA 3,355 6 18 $2,522,258
30 (46) John Cynn Evanston, IL, USA 3,300 1 1 $8,800,000
31 (47) Mike Leah Innisfil, ON, CAN 3,272 1 7 $978,902
32 (48) Sean Winter Jacksonville, FL, USA 3,208 0 13 $4,824,460
33 (52) Longsheng Tan CA, USA 3,067 2 14 $595,807
34 (53) Timothy Miles Tallahassee, FL, USA 3,041 2 6 $920,144
35 (56) Brian Altman Longmeadow, MA, USA 2,924 2 8 $403,343
36 (58) Taylor Black Santa Cruz, CA, USA 2,850 1 5 $1,322,403
37 (59) Jeremy Ausmus Las Vegas, NV, USA 2,838 0 5 $791,914
38 (60) Joe Kuether Elm Grove, WI, USA 2,822 1 7 $727,110
39 (61) Dylan Wilkerson San Francisco, CA, USA 2,768 3 15 $523,089
40 (63) Tony Miles Jacksonville, FL, USA 2,750 0 1 $5,000,000
41 (64) Ryan Leng USA 2,744 2 9 $477,846
42 (65) Ryan Tosoc Chicago, IL, USA 2,678 1 6 $716,615
43 (67) Scott Bohlman Glenview, IL, USA 2,652 1 4 $704,017
44 (68) Daniel Negreanu Las Vegas, NV, CAN 2,650 0 12 $4,477,336
45 (69) Pascal LeFrancois Rosemere, Quebec, CAN 2,625 1 2 $2,156,640
46 (70) Richard Alsup Plymouth, MN, USA 2,616 0 6 $480,032
47 (72) Jon Turner Las Vegas, NV, USA 2,608 2 12 $407,335
48 (74) Sam Greenwood Toronto, ON, CAN 2,581 3 8 $5,486,515
49 (76) Brandon Eisen Mililani, HI, USA 2,572 1 4 $945,046
50 (77) Francois Billard Rosemere, QC, CAN 2,550 1 3 $479,618
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