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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 (389) | Jody Fayant | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 1,138 | 1 | 4 | $194,075 |
| 252 (390) | Men Nguyen | Bell Gardens, CA, USA | 1,137 | 0 | 1 | $298,091 |
| 253 (391) | Daniel Statman | IN, USA | 1,136 | 1 | 3 | $130,535 |
| 254 (392) | Ben Castle | Hinsdale, IL, USA | 1,136 | 0 | 3 | $145,670 |
| 255 (395) | David Goodman | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,130 | 0 | 2 | $262,021 |
| 256 (396) | Jeff Banghart | Bennington, NE, USA | 1,128 | 0 | 2 | $238,686 |
| 257 (397) | Frankie O'Dell | Downey, CA, USA | 1,125 | 2 | 7 | $130,291 |
| 258 (398) | Craig Trost | Madison, WI, USA | 1,123 | 1 | 4 | $121,091 |
| 259 (401) | Henry Zou | Saginaw, MI, USA | 1,120 | 1 | 2 | $166,487 |
| 260 (403) | Anna Antimony | River Vale, NJ, USA | 1,118 | 1 | 4 | $187,092 |
| 261 (402) | Danny Wong | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,118 | 0 | 2 | $227,754 |
| 262 (406) | Gabriel Ramos | Durham, NC, USA | 1,114 | 1 | 10 | $153,397 |
| 263 (409) | Aung Thu | Lake Elisnore, CA, USA | 1,110 | 0 | 3 | $129,350 |
| 264 (408) | Ronnie Lamb | LA, USA | 1,110 | 0 | 2 | $140,573 |
| 265 (414) | Felipe Davila | CA, USA | 1,100 | 0 | 1 | $405,500 |
| 266 (416) | Richard Ali | Oakdale, PA, USA | 1,100 | 0 | 3 | $252,144 |
| 267 (415) | Michael McKenna | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,100 | 0 | 2 | $387,156 |
| 268 (413) | SAM RAZAVI | USA | 1,100 | 0 | 1 | $724,756 |
| 269 (417) | Michael Mizrachi | Miramar, FL, USA | 1,096 | 1 | 3 | $1,276,485 |
| 270 (418) | Behzad Teranie | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,094 | 4 | 6 | $141,331 |
| 271 (421) | Preston Lee | Millbrae, CA, USA | 1,092 | 1 | 2 | $258,026 |
| 272 (423) | Jesse Yaginuma | Silver Spring, MD, USA | 1,082 | 0 | 5 | $161,942 |
| 273 (427) | Athanasios Polychronopoulos | Springs, NY, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $231,507 |
| 274 (426) | Kwun Li | USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $280,594 |
| 275 (430) | Ankush Mandavia | Atlanta, GA, USA | 1,078 | 1 | 7 | $187,081 |
| 276 (431) | Yueqi Zhu | Rowland Heights, CA, USA | 1,077 | 1 | 1 | $1,061,806 |
| 277 (433) | Martin Ryan | USA | 1,076 | 4 | 7 | $163,739 |
| 278 (432) | Daniel Lowery | Peter Pender, AR, USA | 1,076 | 0 | 7 | $118,514 |
| 279 (437) | Abraham Araya | Carrollton, TX, USA | 1,073 | 3 | 10 | $98,063 |
| 280 (438) | Kenneth Baime | IL, USA | 1,072 | 1 | 7 | $125,841 |
| 281 (439) | Christopher Vitch | La Jolla, CA, USA | 1,070 | 0 | 3 | $403,405 |
| 282 (442) | Filippos Stavrakis | Forest Hill, MD, USA | 1,067 | 1 | 5 | $180,811 |
| 283 (444) | Michael Lech | Fayetteville, AR, USA | 1,066 | 1 | 10 | $123,081 |
| 284 (446) | Marshall White | Garner, NC, USA | 1,062 | 0 | 4 | $156,671 |
| 285 (447) | Krzysztof Stybaniewicz | Lakewood, CO, USA | 1,059 | 0 | 3 | $224,463 |
| 286 (449) | Alex Massman | Calabasas, CA, USA | 1,056 | 1 | 2 | $161,530 |
| 287 (448) | Stanley Lee | USA | 1,056 | 1 | 2 | $209,882 |
| 288 (450) | Roland Israelashvili | Forest Hills, CA, USA | 1,054 | 1 | 8 | $116,514 |
| 289 (453) | Steven Dahrouge | Edmonton, CAN | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $117,759 |
| 290 (455) | Jacob Baumgartner | USA | 1,040 | 1 | 2 | $273,834 |
| 291 (456) | Steven Spunt | USA | 1,040 | 1 | 3 | $193,919 |
| 292 (457) | Sean Thomson | Worcester, MA, USA | 1,039 | 1 | 5 | $122,906 |
| 293 (460) | Loni Harwood | Hollywood, FL, USA | 1,034 | 2 | 7 | $175,697 |
| 294 (461) | Aditya Agarwal | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1,033 | 0 | 1 | $282,819 |
| 295 (463) | Ian Matakis | MN, USA | 1,028 | 0 | 3 | $91,801 |
| 296 (467) | Zachery Schneider | Harvard, IL, USA | 1,024 | 1 | 2 | $307,249 |
| 297 (466) | Robert Natividad | Cerritos, CA, USA | 1,024 | 1 | 2 | $220,425 |
| 298 (465) | Samuel Vizza | Crestwood, IL, USA | 1,024 | 2 | 5 | $117,108 |
| 299 (471) | Matthew Yorra | Miami, FL, USA | 1,018 | 3 | 7 | $129,126 |
| 300 (472) | Juan Garivaldi | Rocksborogh, NC, USA | 1,017 | 0 | 3 | $132,317 |