World's Best Poker Players
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2019 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (85) | Alexander Livingston | Halifax, NS, CAN | 2,575 | 0 | 3 | $4,065,974 |
| 52 (86) | Maxwell Young | Seaside, OR, USA | 2,567 | 3 | 11 | $407,575 |
| 53 (87) | Justin Liberto | Fallston, MD, USA | 2,551 | 4 | 9 | $371,557 |
| 54 (88) | Eddie Blumenthal | Verona, WI, USA | 2,540 | 1 | 7 | $422,168 |
| 55 (90) | Shaun Deeb | Troy, NY, USA | 2,500 | 1 | 6 | $1,520,997 |
| 56 (93) | Jeffrey Trudeau | FL, USA | 2,482 | 3 | 15 | $317,252 |
| 57 (95) | Spencer Champlin | Scarborough, ME, USA | 2,466 | 0 | 8 | $494,348 |
| 58 (96) | Dash Dudley | Lansing, MI, USA | 2,460 | 2 | 2 | $1,144,243 |
| 59 (97) | Nick Schulman | Manhattan, NY, USA | 2,442 | 2 | 6 | $2,161,628 |
| 60 (99) | Adam Friedman | Gahanna, OH, USA | 2,404 | 2 | 6 | $557,059 |
| 61 (100) | Maurice Hawkins | Plantation, FL, USA | 2,389 | 2 | 14 | $313,913 |
| 62 (101) | Steven Sarmiento | Forest Hills, NY, USA | 2,384 | 1 | 6 | $546,741 |
| 63 (106) | Tom Marchese | Boonton, NJ, USA | 2,324 | 1 | 2 | $1,156,000 |
| 64 (107) | Maria Ho | Arcadia, CA, USA | 2,312 | 1 | 5 | $827,686 |
| 65 (108) | Martin Zamani | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 2,311 | 1 | 9 | $1,529,079 |
| 66 (110) | Phillip Hui | Tamarac, FL, USA | 2,294 | 2 | 12 | $1,338,640 |
| 67 (111) | Hamid Izadi | Atlanta, GA, USA | 2,282 | 3 | 11 | $278,911 |
| 68 (113) | Scott Baumstein | New York, NY, USA | 2,254 | 1 | 4 | $1,701,508 |
| 69 (115) | Chance Kornuth | Denver, CO, USA | 2,250 | 0 | 9 | $1,124,021 |
| 70 (121) | Joe McKeehen | Conshohocken, PA, USA | 2,181 | 1 | 8 | $664,480 |
| 71 (122) | Barry Hutter | Bradenton, FL, USA | 2,174 | 1 | 10 | $567,158 |
| 72 (124) | Jake Schindler | Brynmawr, PA, USA | 2,161 | 0 | 10 | $1,172,439 |
| 73 (126) | Mike Del Vecchio | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,140 | 0 | 2 | $935,729 |
| 74 (127) | Michael Rocco | Valencia, CA, USA | 2,139 | 1 | 4 | $614,321 |
| 75 (128) | Andrew Ostapchenko | Carlsbad, CA, USA | 2,134 | 1 | 9 | $265,484 |
| 76 (129) | Dave Alfa | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,126 | 3 | 7 | $471,777 |
| 77 (131) | Blake Whittington | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 2,120 | 3 | 13 | $314,330 |
| 78 (132) | Vladimir Alexandrov | Bethesda, MD, USA | 2,120 | 0 | 3 | $499,457 |
| 79 (133) | Francois Billard | Rosemere, QC, CAN | 2,100 | 1 | 1 | $740,000 |
| 80 (136) | Alex Epstein | Oakland, CA, USA | 2,070 | 2 | 3 | $754,767 |
| 81 (137) | Nitis Udornpim | Bentonville, AR, USA | 2,050 | 1 | 9 | $486,631 |
| 82 (138) | Peter Neff | Oak Park, CA, USA | 2,044 | 0 | 4 | $727,070 |
| 83 (140) | Keith Tilston | Austin, TX, USA | 2,026 | 1 | 4 | $3,746,280 |
| 84 (141) | Leif Force | Tallahassee, FL, USA | 2,022 | 2 | 7 | $384,256 |
| 85 (142) | Eric Salazar | Asheboro, NC, USA | 2,017 | 4 | 10 | $252,497 |
| 86 (143) | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, MN, USA | 2,016 | 1 | 5 | $235,617 |
| 87 (144) | Darren Elias | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 2,005 | 1 | 4 | $875,518 |
| 88 (145) | Daniel Negreanu | Las Vegas, NV, CAN | 1,990 | 0 | 5 | $2,059,119 |
| 89 (147) | Viet Vo | Pearland, TX, USA | 1,973 | 2 | 5 | $483,167 |
| 90 (148) | Ryan Riess | East Lansing, MI, USA | 1,967 | 0 | 6 | $1,189,514 |
| 91 (150) | Lucas Greenwood | Toronto, ON, CAN | 1,957 | 1 | 5 | $1,642,420 |
| 92 (154) | Josh Prager | Yuba City, CA, USA | 1,940 | 2 | 3 | $351,489 |
| 93 (158) | Joseph Cada | Shelby Township, MI, USA | 1,920 | 0 | 2 | $508,488 |
| 94 (156) | David Farah | USA | 1,920 | 0 | 2 | $712,688 |
| 95 (157) | Christopher Moon | East Lansing, MI, USA | 1,920 | 2 | 2 | $442,306 |
| 96 (160) | Ryan Laplante | Brainerd, MN, USA | 1,916 | 1 | 6 | $500,943 |
| 97 (161) | Ben Yu | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,910 | 1 | 10 | $890,092 |
| 98 (162) | Eric Bunch | Collinsville, OK, USA | 1,909 | 1 | 9 | $363,203 |
| 99 (166) | Adam Demersseman | CA, USA | 1,877 | 2 | 11 | $271,094 |
| 100 (171) | James Anderson | Wooster, OH, USA | 1,844 | 2 | 3 | $774,251 |