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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (166) | Phil Hellmuth | Palo Alto, CA, USA | 1,775 | 1 | 3 | $610,517 |
| 102 (168) | Tim Rutherford | Whitby, ON, CAN | 1,760 | 0 | 2 | $254,514 |
| 103 (169) | David Brookshire | Baltimore, MD, USA | 1,758 | 6 | 9 | $284,817 |
| 104 (170) | James Romero | Portland, OR, USA | 1,755 | 2 | 5 | $560,842 |
| 105 (173) | John Hennigan | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1,745 | 1 | 4 | $1,254,142 |
| 106 (175) | Ben Lamb | Tulsa, OK, USA | 1,740 | 3 | 4 | $996,994 |
| 107 (176) | Seth Davies | Bend, OR, USA | 1,738 | 1 | 9 | $1,478,682 |
| 108 (177) | Michael Monaghan | USA | 1,732 | 0 | 7 | $226,286 |
| 109 (178) | Schuyler Thornton | Corpus Christi, TX, USA | 1,713 | 1 | 8 | $261,250 |
| 110 (179) | Kauvsegan Ehamparam | CAN | 1,712 | 0 | 2 | $337,882 |
| 111 (180) | Soukha Kachittavong | Woondsocket, RI, USA | 1,705 | 3 | 13 | $192,395 |
| 112 (182) | Alexander Greenblatt | Atherton, CA, USA | 1,694 | 2 | 5 | $258,862 |
| 113 (183) | Byron Kaverman | Cleveland, OH, USA | 1,683 | 0 | 9 | $3,162,544 |
| 114 (184) | Richard Dixon | USA | 1,681 | 1 | 7 | $243,139 |
| 115 (186) | Jean-Robert Bellande | Hollywood, CA, USA | 1,680 | 1 | 1 | $616,302 |
| 116 (185) | Jeremy Wien | USA | 1,680 | 1 | 1 | $537,710 |
| 117 (187) | Simon Lam | Orange County, CA, USA | 1,680 | 1 | 1 | $565,055 |
| 118 (188) | Jeffrey Trudeau | FL, USA | 1,669 | 3 | 10 | $503,055 |
| 119 (191) | Nicolas Manion | Muskegon, MI, USA | 1,650 | 0 | 1 | $2,825,000 |
| 120 (193) | Alexander Ziskin | Vernon Hills, IL, USA | 1,641 | 1 | 5 | $322,755 |
| 121 (194) | James Kasputis | Rockford, IL, USA | 1,636 | 0 | 5 | $192,232 |
| 122 (195) | Nicholas Palma | New Rochelle, NY, USA | 1,633 | 1 | 6 | $246,783 |
| 123 (196) | Jeremy Joseph | Springville, NY, USA | 1,622 | 1 | 5 | $344,499 |
| 124 (198) | Eric Baldwin | Beaver Dam, WI, USA | 1,618 | 2 | 7 | $411,076 |
| 125 (200) | Matthew Wantman | Stoneham, MA, USA | 1,616 | 2 | 5 | $279,394 |
| 126 (201) | Zachary Donovan | USA | 1,614 | 1 | 5 | $319,196 |
| 127 (202) | James Agate | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,608 | 2 | 3 | $248,471 |
| 128 (204) | Andrew Lichtenberger | East Northport, NY, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $802,973 |
| 129 (205) | Matthew Hunt | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,595 | 1 | 6 | $229,172 |
| 130 (206) | Michael Marder | Sewell, NJ, USA | 1,593 | 0 | 2 | $415,417 |
| 131 (209) | Soheb Porbandarwala | Stamford, CT, USA | 1,582 | 3 | 7 | $219,605 |
| 132 (210) | David Jackson | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 1,576 | 1 | 7 | $217,508 |
| 133 (212) | Christopher Bolek | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 1,568 | 2 | 3 | $287,552 |
| 134 (213) | Keven Stammen | Coldwater, OH, USA | 1,566 | 2 | 5 | $341,241 |
| 135 (215) | David Levine | Belmont, CA, USA | 1,560 | 2 | 2 | $512,410 |
| 136 (218) | Jonathan Jaffe | Longmeadow, MA, USA | 1,540 | 0 | 2 | $671,765 |
| 137 (219) | Alan Sternberg | N. Bellmore, NY, USA | 1,536 | 2 | 3 | $277,795 |
| 138 (222) | Justin Zaki | Tierra Verde, FL, USA | 1,526 | 0 | 2 | $477,125 |
| 139 (223) | Matt Stout | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,523 | 1 | 5 | $375,801 |
| 140 (226) | Darren Elias | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,520 | 1 | 5 | $684,895 |
| 141 (227) | David Mock | Beverly, MA, USA | 1,511 | 1 | 5 | $211,996 |
| 142 (228) | Erik Seidel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,503 | 0 | 5 | $1,222,584 |
| 143 (229) | Timothy Reilly | Natick, MA, USA | 1,492 | 1 | 7 | $235,839 |
| 144 (230) | Daniel Dvoress | Mississauga, ON, CAN | 1,486 | 0 | 5 | $803,123 |
| 145 (231) | Brock Wilson | Ardsley, NY, USA | 1,484 | 3 | 7 | $250,205 |
| 146 (233) | AP Louis Garza | San Antonio, TX, USA | 1,476 | 1 | 4 | $436,985 |
| 147 (234) | James Mackey | Kansas City, MO, USA | 1,476 | 1 | 3 | $380,667 |
| 148 (236) | Brett Bader | USA | 1,475 | 0 | 5 | $317,745 |
| 149 (237) | Dmitrii Perfilev | Aventura, FL, USA | 1,472 | 1 | 2 | $288,278 |
| 150 (238) | Ekrem Bozkurt | Harker Heights, TX, USA | 1,471 | 0 | 3 | $246,626 |