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2020 POY Leader Boards - North America

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Rank Player Location POY Points Titles Final Tables POY Winnings
1 (2) Cary Katz Las Vegas, NV, USA 2,195 1 9 $2,449,943
2 (7) Aaron Van Blarcum Dallas, TX, USA 1,920 0 9 $1,856,381
3 (8) Alex Foxen Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA 1,897 1 8 $1,733,059
4 (9) Sam Greenwood Toronto, ON, CAN 1,881 0 6 $1,357,807
5 (10) Timothy Adams Burlington, ONT, CAN 1,857 3 6 $5,904,777
6 (11) Brian Altman Longmeadow, MA, USA 1,848 2 3 $542,866
7 (12) Trung Pham Temple, TX, USA 1,813 2 7 $277,746
8 (15) Ricardo Eyzaguirre Orlando, FL, USA 1,785 2 6 $415,575
9 (17) James Romero Portland, OR, USA 1,736 1 2 $745,000
10 (18) Erik Seidel Las Vegas, NV, USA 1,686 0 5 $669,649
11 (19) Eric Afriat Saint-Laurent, QC, CAN 1,680 1 1 $394,120
12 (28) Kfir Nahum Sunnyvale, CA, USA 1,433 1 6 $125,021
13 (30) Marc Carpentier-Perrault Blainville, CAN 1,400 0 1 $265,805
14 (29) Scott Stewart Lakewood, CA, USA 1,400 0 5 $211,312
15 (32) Zachary Ryan Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 1,323 2 5 $189,250
16 (33) Martin Zamani Boca Raton, FL, USA 1,308 2 4 $388,789
17 (34) Jacob Daniels The Woodlands, TX, USA 1,300 2 5 $749,890
18 (35) Patrick Steele Chelsea, MI, USA 1,296 1 2 $215,004
19 (36) Robert Whalen Fargo, ND, USA 1,288 1 3 $177,653
20 (37) Ross Ward Gainesville, GA, USA 1,286 4 8 $176,729
21 (38) Josh Prager Yuba City, CA, USA 1,264 2 5 $148,338
22 (41) Ari Engel Toronto, Ontario, CAN 1,250 3 6 $167,944
23 (48) Phil Ivey Las Vegas, NV, USA 1,190 1 4 $1,693,550
24 (49) William Muniz Tampa, FL, USA 1,187 2 3 $250,400
25 (51) William Givens Denver, CO, USA 1,144 2 4 $151,751
26 (53) John Dollinger Gulf Breeze, FL, USA 1,140 0 1 $311,751
27 (54) Nicholas Pupillo Addison, IL, USA 1,139 0 7 $249,732
28 (56) Adam Hui Markham, ON, CAN 1,120 0 1 $170,905
29 (57) Anthony Nguyen Azusa, CA, USA 1,103 1 5 $144,457
30 (58) Kenneth Donarski Willowbrook, IL, USA 1,090 2 4 $139,103
31 (60) Matthew Sesso Naples, FL, USA 1,084 1 2 $248,383
32 (64) George Wolff Portland, OR, USA 1,078 0 2 $646,718
33 (63) Steve O'Dwyer Las Vegas, NV, USA 1,078 0 3 $481,369
34 (65) Seth Davies Bend, OR, USA 1,075 0 5 $906,133
35 (67) Nitis Udornpim Bentonville, AR, USA 1,069 2 3 $150,376
36 (68) Kevin Garosshen Glastonbury, CT, USA 1,062 1 3 $164,966
37 (69) Shawn Daniels Placerville, CA, USA 1,058 2 4 $198,977
38 (70) Craig Varnell Ft. Collins, CO, USA 1,052 1 2 $185,160
39 (73) Kristen Foxen St. Catherines, CAN 1,048 1 2 $213,490
40 (74) Evan Bethyo USA 1,004 0 2 $158,183
41 (76) Korey Payne USA 998 1 2 $329,546
42 (77) David Levy Denver, CO, USA 992 1 2 $108,042
43 (79) Alcides Gomez Miami, FL, USA 981 0 4 $162,867
44 (85) Isaac Kempton Newark, DE, USA 960 1 1 $290,974
45 (86) Landon Tice USA 960 1 1 $201,529
46 (84) Dustin Schoonover USA 960 1 1 $272,846
47 (89) Loc Nguyen Bell Gardens, CA, USA 947 3 4 $132,874
48 (92) Anthony Spinella Port Jefferson, NY, USA 916 1 2 $215,000
49 (94) Chanracy Khun Laval, QC, CAN 912 0 1 $230,086
50 (96) Maxwell Young Seaside, OR, USA 912 1 1 $226,510
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