World's Best Poker Players
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2018 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (78) | Stephen Song | Greenwich, CT, USA | 2,527 | 1 | 13 | $434,845 |
| 52 (79) | Brian Hastings | Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA | 2,506 | 1 | 5 | $641,566 |
| 53 (81) | Joseph Couden | Coconut Creek, FL, USA | 2,452 | 1 | 4 | $602,746 |
| 54 (83) | Brett Murray | Santa Rosa, CA, USA | 2,433 | 2 | 5 | $414,864 |
| 55 (85) | Nicholas Pupillo | Addison, IL, USA | 2,418 | 1 | 12 | $401,352 |
| 56 (86) | Tommy Nguyen | Oakville, CAN | 2,418 | 2 | 4 | $1,404,008 |
| 57 (87) | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, MN, USA | 2,400 | 2 | 7 | $274,075 |
| 58 (89) | Jake Schwartz | FL, USA | 2,380 | 0 | 4 | $401,437 |
| 59 (88) | Roger Teska | USA | 2,380 | 1 | 2 | $2,097,265 |
| 60 (91) | Ian Steinman | Mountainview, CA, USA | 2,345 | 0 | 9 | $465,764 |
| 61 (93) | Daniel Wagner | West Seneca, NY, USA | 2,320 | 0 | 4 | $324,321 |
| 62 (96) | Shawn Buchanan | Abbottsford, BC, CAN | 2,310 | 0 | 2 | $755,159 |
| 63 (97) | Bryan Piccioli | Allegany, NY, USA | 2,309 | 1 | 5 | $427,229 |
| 64 (98) | Patrick Serda | Winnipeg, CAN | 2,304 | 1 | 3 | $741,964 |
| 65 (99) | Ping Liu | Chicago, IL, USA | 2,300 | 0 | 5 | $778,236 |
| 66 (100) | William Givens | Denver, CO, USA | 2,299 | 1 | 9 | $452,716 |
| 67 (104) | Benjamin Palmer | Gainesville, FL, USA | 2,276 | 2 | 9 | $342,549 |
| 68 (108) | Chance Kornuth | Denver, CO, USA | 2,235 | 2 | 5 | $603,044 |
| 69 (107) | Michael Wang | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,235 | 0 | 8 | $397,783 |
| 70 (109) | Maurice Hawkins | Plantation, FL, USA | 2,226 | 2 | 7 | $478,091 |
| 71 (111) | Dan Smith | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,214 | 1 | 8 | $6,023,782 |
| 72 (112) | Ryan Hughes | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 2,180 | 0 | 6 | $389,443 |
| 73 (115) | Scott Stewart | Lakewood, CA, USA | 2,137 | 0 | 12 | $292,469 |
| 74 (119) | Joshua Turner | St Louis, MO, USA | 2,096 | 1 | 11 | $496,661 |
| 75 (122) | Kristen Foxen | St. Catherines, CAN | 2,060 | 1 | 6 | $821,119 |
| 76 (126) | Adam Adler | Mount Pleasant, SC, USA | 2,030 | 0 | 3 | $485,290 |
| 77 (127) | Keith Morrow | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 2,025 | 2 | 7 | $260,923 |
| 78 (129) | Trung Pham | Temple, TX, USA | 2,001 | 3 | 8 | $368,588 |
| 79 (130) | Michael Rossitto | USA | 1,998 | 2 | 6 | $337,922 |
| 80 (131) | Timothy Adams | Burlington, ONT, CAN | 1,986 | 0 | 8 | $1,887,091 |
| 81 (132) | David Pham | Cerritos, CA, USA | 1,984 | 2 | 3 | $480,967 |
| 82 (134) | Ema Zajmovic | CAN | 1,970 | 0 | 2 | $548,213 |
| 83 (135) | Eric Afriat | Saint-Laurent, QC, CAN | 1,955 | 1 | 2 | $810,212 |
| 84 (137) | Nicholas Salimbene | Brick, NJ, USA | 1,940 | 0 | 2 | $511,180 |
| 85 (138) | Ryan Phan | Omaha, NE, USA | 1,927 | 1 | 7 | $997,608 |
| 86 (140) | Kevin Iacofano | Concord, OH, USA | 1,919 | 1 | 5 | $390,749 |
| 87 (141) | Craig Varnell | Ft. Collins, CO, USA | 1,912 | 1 | 5 | $486,666 |
| 88 (143) | Jerry Wong | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,906 | 2 | 7 | $564,351 |
| 89 (145) | Ryan Yu | CAN | 1,900 | 0 | 4 | $336,792 |
| 90 (150) | Joshua Reichard | Beloit, WI, USA | 1,861 | 4 | 7 | $318,941 |
| 91 (152) | Jared Griener | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 1,855 | 0 | 7 | $341,605 |
| 92 (154) | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, MN, USA | 1,840 | 1 | 4 | $194,298 |
| 93 (153) | Derek Wolters | Chandler, AZ, USA | 1,840 | 0 | 3 | $508,976 |
| 94 (155) | Viet Vo | Pearland, TX, USA | 1,829 | 0 | 3 | $494,521 |
| 95 (158) | Eric Blair | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,820 | 0 | 2 | $348,976 |
| 96 (161) | Rep Porter | Woodinville, WA, USA | 1,800 | 0 | 3 | $663,058 |
| 97 (164) | Craig Mason | USA | 1,800 | 0 | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| 98 (162) | Dennis Blieden | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,800 | 1 | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| 99 (163) | Loren Klein | Verdi, NV, USA | 1,800 | 1 | 1 | $1,018,336 |
| 100 (165) | Erkut Yilmaz | Sacramento, CA, USA | 1,779 | 2 | 3 | $607,452 |