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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 (239) | Dmitrii Perfilev | Aventura, FL, USA | 1,472 | 1 | 2 | $288,278 |
| 152 (240) | Ekrem Bozkurt | Harker Heights, TX, USA | 1,471 | 0 | 3 | $246,626 |
| 153 (242) | Ryan Hohner | USA | 1,454 | 0 | 5 | $389,993 |
| 154 (243) | Ryan D'Angelo | Blacksburg, VA, USA | 1,452 | 0 | 2 | $374,733 |
| 155 (244) | Wendy Freedman | San Francisco, CA, USA | 1,447 | 3 | 7 | $254,063 |
| 156 (245) | Richard Kirsch | Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | 1,445 | 0 | 4 | $498,938 |
| 157 (249) | Ryan Laplante | Brainerd, MN, USA | 1,437 | 0 | 8 | $186,537 |
| 158 (250) | Sorel Mizzi | Toronto, ON, CAN | 1,429 | 0 | 2 | $538,320 |
| 159 (252) | Justin Liberto | Fallston, MD, USA | 1,423 | 1 | 4 | $465,502 |
| 160 (253) | Keith Tilston | Austin, TX, USA | 1,421 | 1 | 6 | $1,495,880 |
| 161 (254) | Jay Farber | Santa Barbara, CA, USA | 1,420 | 0 | 2 | $255,412 |
| 162 (255) | Faraz Jaka | San Jose, CA, USA | 1,408 | 0 | 2 | $488,764 |
| 163 (258) | Aram Zobian | Cranston, RI, USA | 1,393 | 0 | 3 | $1,850,452 |
| 164 (259) | Ryan Freeman | Spring, TX, USA | 1,392 | 2 | 2 | $231,419 |
| 165 (260) | Anthony Maio | Jamison, PA, USA | 1,391 | 0 | 2 | $300,052 |
| 166 (261) | Benjamin Thomas | USA | 1,387 | 1 | 9 | $141,917 |
| 167 (262) | Jacob Bazeley | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 1,384 | 1 | 3 | $359,392 |
| 168 (263) | Peter Vitantonio | Wickliffe, OH, USA | 1,383 | 1 | 8 | $266,433 |
| 169 (265) | Gregory Fishberg | Willow Grove, PA, USA | 1,381 | 1 | 5 | $205,350 |
| 170 (267) | Matan Bakrat | CAN | 1,368 | 1 | 1 | $440,200 |
| 171 (268) | Gal Yifrach | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,368 | 1 | 1 | $461,798 |
| 172 (269) | Brady Holiman | USA | 1,368 | 1 | 1 | $469,185 |
| 173 (270) | William Pengelly | USA | 1,368 | 1 | 1 | $249,310 |
| 174 (271) | Simon Webster | McKinney, TX, USA | 1,363 | 2 | 8 | $185,186 |
| 175 (272) | Quentin Jones | USA | 1,363 | 2 | 3 | $179,759 |
| 176 (273) | Vincent Moscati | Verplanck, NY, USA | 1,360 | 1 | 10 | $171,303 |
| 177 (274) | Peter Hengsakul | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,357 | 1 | 7 | $303,979 |
| 178 (275) | Mark Sleet | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,350 | 0 | 1 | $403,870 |
| 179 (277) | Christopher Conrad | USA | 1,341 | 0 | 6 | $177,182 |
| 180 (278) | James Carroll | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,340 | 0 | 2 | $674,678 |
| 181 (280) | David Larson | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,334 | 3 | 13 | $136,152 |
| 182 (281) | Sam Weiss | CA, USA | 1,332 | 2 | 2 | $148,360 |
| 183 (282) | Matthew Glantz | Lafayette Hill, PA, USA | 1,328 | 0 | 5 | $256,679 |
| 184 (283) | Michael Cohen | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 1,324 | 0 | 3 | $179,414 |
| 185 (286) | Robert Peacock | Ridge, NY, USA | 1,320 | 1 | 1 | $644,224 |
| 186 (289) | Duey Duong | Anaheim Hills, CA, USA | 1,308 | 0 | 2 | $177,000 |
| 187 (290) | Phil Ivey | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,304 | 1 | 2 | $2,318,056 |
| 188 (292) | Matthew Smith | Lithia, FL, USA | 1,300 | 1 | 4 | $178,863 |
| 189 (291) | Jeffrey Fielder | Des Moines, IA, USA | 1,300 | 1 | 4 | $307,166 |
| 190 (294) | Benjamin Moon | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,299 | 2 | 2 | $332,146 |
| 191 (296) | Wenhao Ying | New York, NY, USA | 1,292 | 1 | 3 | $213,197 |
| 192 (295) | David Larson | San Jose, CA, USA | 1,292 | 1 | 6 | $310,987 |
| 193 (297) | Shankar Pillai | Commack, NY, USA | 1,290 | 0 | 2 | $239,174 |
| 194 (298) | Christopher Doan | CA, USA | 1,287 | 2 | 5 | $154,655 |
| 195 (299) | Hafiz Khan | Stockton, CA, USA | 1,280 | 1 | 3 | $241,164 |
| 196 (300) | Adam Friedman | Gahanna, OH, USA | 1,280 | 1 | 3 | $357,624 |
| 197 (302) | Jonathan Poche | Youngsville, LA, USA | 1,272 | 1 | 2 | $303,588 |
| 198 (303) | Adam Ross | Roswell, GA, USA | 1,272 | 1 | 3 | $345,739 |
| 199 (304) | Brian Rast | Poway, CA, USA | 1,269 | 1 | 5 | $706,880 |
| 200 (306) | Steve Sung | Torrance, CA, USA | 1,268 | 1 | 3 | $275,745 |