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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 (547) | Randy Lew | Union City, CA, USA | 936 | 0 | 4 | $125,708 |
| 352 (551) | Minh Nguyen | Lake Elsinore, CA, USA | 934 | 1 | 3 | $107,834 |
| 353 (550) | Greg Himmelbrand | Oakland Gardens, NY, USA | 934 | 2 | 2 | $164,090 |
| 354 (549) | Paul Balzano | Sunrise, FL, USA | 934 | 0 | 5 | $94,894 |
| 355 (553) | Katie Lindsay | Talahassee, FL, USA | 930 | 1 | 4 | $104,899 |
| 356 (556) | Kelly Minkin | USA | 928 | 0 | 2 | $155,952 |
| 357 (557) | Michael Linster | Levittown, NY, USA | 926 | 1 | 3 | $170,058 |
| 358 (558) | Ben Diebold | Charleston, South Carolina, USA | 924 | 1 | 3 | $143,392 |
| 359 (559) | Andrew Rubinberg | Skokie, IL, USA | 924 | 1 | 1 | $186,033 |
| 360 (562) | Kurt Jewell | Frankfort, KY, USA | 918 | 0 | 2 | $211,388 |
| 361 (563) | Don Patrick | Aspen, CO, USA | 913 | 1 | 6 | $101,030 |
| 362 (576) | Anderson Ireland | New Orleans, LA, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $141,161 |
| 363 (581) | Brett Halan | USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $144,812 |
| 364 (575) | Ray Attiyah | USA | 912 | 1 | 3 | $97,357 |
| 365 (569) | Mike Tieu | CAN | 912 | 0 | 1 | $107,498 |
| 366 (578) | Benjamin Brown | CO, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $159,131 |
| 367 (570) | Seth Evans | Oak Grove, MO, USA | 912 | 1 | 4 | $93,260 |
| 368 (574) | Ryan Bambrick | USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $217,123 |
| 369 (577) | Jordan Polk | Bethesda, MD, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $197,461 |
| 370 (579) | Daryl Aguirre | Duncanville, TX, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $143,765 |
| 371 (572) | Adam Curchack | Rohnert Park, CA, USA | 912 | 1 | 1 | $130,000 |
| 372 (573) | David Shao | CAN | 912 | 1 | 1 | $122,850 |
| 373 (568) | Andy Frankenberger | New York, NY, USA | 912 | 0 | 1 | $244,342 |
| 374 (580) | David Quang | Guelph, Ontario, CAN | 912 | 1 | 1 | $168,720 |
| 375 (571) | JOSEPH PALMA | Bensalem, PA, USA | 912 | 0 | 4 | $114,645 |
| 376 (584) | John Reading | Rochester, MN, USA | 910 | 0 | 3 | $117,013 |
| 377 (585) | Jeffrey Tanouye | Torrance, CA, USA | 908 | 0 | 3 | $291,855 |
| 378 (586) | Raymond Curran | USA | 905 | 2 | 2 | $187,217 |
| 379 (601) | Maxime Boulais | CAN | 900 | 0 | 1 | $161,754 |
| 380 (599) | Jeremy Harkin | Denver, CO, USA | 900 | 1 | 2 | $146,211 |
| 381 (598) | Evan Sandberg | San Francisco, CA, USA | 900 | 0 | 1 | $169,700 |
| 382 (600) | Brendan Taylor | Pasadena, CA, USA | 900 | 0 | 1 | $132,443 |
| 383 (603) | Scotty Nguyen | Henderson, NV, USA | 896 | 0 | 1 | $592,875 |
| 384 (604) | Wataru Nippa | Sunnyvale, CA, USA | 895 | 0 | 3 | $124,362 |
| 385 (605) | Tom Nguyen | Tampa, FL, USA | 892 | 0 | 3 | $134,581 |
| 386 (606) | Warren Sheaves | Chapel Hill, NC, USA | 890 | 0 | 7 | $75,866 |
| 387 (607) | Tyler Groth | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 889 | 3 | 5 | $98,487 |
| 388 (610) | Blake Jakel | Chicago, IL, USA | 888 | 2 | 3 | $133,877 |
| 389 (609) | Jerry Monroe | Columbus, GA, USA | 888 | 1 | 2 | $214,486 |
| 390 (608) | Jonathan Hilton | USA | 888 | 0 | 5 | $95,196 |
| 391 (611) | Sharon Levin | Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA | 885 | 0 | 6 | $93,827 |
| 392 (617) | Giuliano Lentini | USA | 880 | 0 | 2 | $137,797 |
| 393 (616) | Frank Rusnak | Chicago, IL, USA | 880 | 0 | 1 | $475,212 |
| 394 (614) | Qasem Jamhour | Miami, FL, USA | 880 | 0 | 2 | $171,888 |
| 395 (615) | Matthew Higgins | USA | 880 | 1 | 2 | $158,817 |
| 396 (613) | Daniel Podheiser | Brighton, MA, USA | 880 | 2 | 4 | $112,213 |
| 397 (621) | Aaron Messmer | Tustin, CA, USA | 879 | 3 | 4 | $265,736 |
| 398 (622) | Andreas Kniep | Berlin, CA, USA | 876 | 0 | 4 | $122,045 |
| 399 (623) | Michael Jukich | Lynchburg, VA, USA | 876 | 1 | 2 | $168,322 |
| 400 (625) | Mack Ham | Atlanta, GA, USA | 875 | 0 | 8 | $97,406 |