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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 (305) | Scott Sanders | Santa Clara, CA, USA | 1,268 | 2 | 6 | $199,589 |
| 202 (307) | Daniel Jones | TX, USA | 1,265 | 1 | 7 | $179,550 |
| 203 (313) | Ben Wilinofsky | London, ON, CAN | 1,260 | 1 | 1 | $167,990 |
| 204 (311) | Gregory Nerenberg | Great Neck, NY, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 1 | $365,062 |
| 205 (310) | Mohammad Abedi Arani | Dallas, TX, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 3 | $200,157 |
| 206 (312) | Chris Kennedy | Harrisburg, Pa, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 3 | $280,911 |
| 207 (314) | Eli Elezra | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,258 | 0 | 2 | $364,490 |
| 208 (315) | Jim Collopy | Washington D.C., USA | 1,256 | 0 | 4 | $352,984 |
| 209 (316) | Steven Snyder | Huntersville, NC, USA | 1,256 | 2 | 4 | $175,697 |
| 210 (317) | Danny Freitas | CAN | 1,256 | 1 | 2 | $244,036 |
| 211 (322) | Toby Boas | Gainesville, FL, USA | 1,248 | 2 | 4 | $212,098 |
| 212 (326) | Tom Marchese | Boonton, NJ, USA | 1,240 | 1 | 3 | $968,183 |
| 213 (325) | Peter Jetten | Toronto, ONT, CAN | 1,240 | 0 | 3 | $2,514,330 |
| 214 (328) | Timothy Burt | Grenada, MS, USA | 1,239 | 1 | 4 | $178,989 |
| 215 (330) | Ravi Raghavan | Champaign, IL, USA | 1,234 | 0 | 6 | $179,729 |
| 216 (332) | Ray Qartomy | Houston, TX, USA | 1,232 | 0 | 4 | $352,517 |
| 217 (331) | Bobby Poe | Commerce, MI, USA | 1,232 | 0 | 6 | $261,212 |
| 218 (334) | Steve Buell | Oshkosh, WI, USA | 1,228 | 1 | 5 | $177,845 |
| 219 (335) | Ido Ashkenazi | Queens, NY, USA | 1,226 | 1 | 5 | $249,779 |
| 220 (336) | Anthony Reategui | Chandler, AZ, USA | 1,225 | 1 | 4 | $198,910 |
| 221 (337) | Blair Hinkle | Kansas City, MO, USA | 1,220 | 1 | 4 | $212,766 |
| 222 (342) | Chen Turjeman | USA | 1,215 | 0 | 2 | $179,515 |
| 223 (345) | Sean H. Yu | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,206 | 6 | 13 | $190,027 |
| 224 (346) | Matt Affleck | Seattle, WA, USA | 1,206 | 1 | 4 | $159,815 |
| 225 (348) | Kammar Andries | Jamaica, NY, USA | 1,202 | 1 | 4 | $264,501 |
| 226 (347) | Ahmed Taleb | USA | 1,202 | 0 | 3 | $130,849 |
| 227 (351) | Scott Seiver | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,200 | 1 | 2 | $407,738 |
| 228 (352) | Steven Wolansky | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA | 1,200 | 0 | 1 | $299,807 |
| 229 (354) | Yat Cheng | Charlotte, NC, USA | 1,200 | 0 | 1 | $392,806 |
| 230 (353) | Brandon Shack-Harris | Chicago, IL, USA | 1,200 | 0 | 1 | $433,259 |
| 231 (356) | John Caputo | East Haven, CT, USA | 1,197 | 2 | 7 | $126,426 |
| 232 (357) | Brian Green | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,196 | 0 | 8 | $383,458 |
| 233 (358) | Adam Demersseman | CA, USA | 1,196 | 0 | 3 | $128,111 |
| 234 (359) | Kainalu McCue-Unciano | USA | 1,192 | 0 | 4 | $181,272 |
| 235 (360) | Christopher Smith | Plano, TX, USA | 1,192 | 0 | 2 | $254,513 |
| 236 (362) | Nick Schulman | Manhattan, NY, USA | 1,185 | 1 | 3 | $496,335 |
| 237 (363) | Jasthi Kumar | San Ramon, CA, USA | 1,184 | 2 | 5 | $111,435 |
| 238 (366) | Nikhil Gera | Diamond Bar, CA, USA | 1,180 | 0 | 6 | $195,524 |
| 239 (367) | Jared Jaffee | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,178 | 2 | 5 | $852,000 |
| 240 (369) | Dan Matsuzuki | Tempe, AZ, USA | 1,176 | 1 | 2 | $424,943 |
| 241 (370) | Scott Baumstein | New York, NY, USA | 1,164 | 1 | 2 | $235,147 |
| 242 (373) | Brandon Adams | Boston, MA, USA | 1,160 | 2 | 4 | $913,000 |
| 243 (374) | Owen Crowe | Nova Scotia, CAN | 1,158 | 0 | 2 | $248,915 |
| 244 (375) | David Eldridge | N. Huntingdon, PA, USA | 1,155 | 1 | 3 | $338,422 |
| 245 (377) | Kyle Cartwright | Bartlett, TN, USA | 1,150 | 0 | 2 | $239,947 |
| 246 (378) | Jason Mangold | Chicago, IL, USA | 1,148 | 1 | 3 | $272,548 |
| 247 (379) | Robert Hankins | Smyma, TN, USA | 1,146 | 1 | 6 | $132,708 |
| 248 (380) | Tim Frazin | Dallas, TX, USA | 1,145 | 1 | 9 | $157,002 |
| 249 (386) | Robert Noel | Johnstown, PA, USA | 1,140 | 0 | 2 | $154,240 |
| 250 (387) | James Gilbert | Bensalem, PA, USA | 1,140 | 0 | 1 | $326,565 |