World's Best Poker Players
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2022 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 (3285) | Mohammed Al Balushi | USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $30,958 |
| 1902 (3303) | Nick Marchiando | USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $22,431 |
| 1903 (3264) | Ron Swain | Placentia, CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $28,085 |
| 1904 (3296) | Phillip Zangwill | Reseda, CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 2 | $25,090 |
| 1905 (3344) | Darryl Genis | Santa Barbara, CA, USA | 299 | 0 | 2 | $34,770 |
| 1906 (3342) | Richard Vielhak | GA, USA | 299 | 1 | 1 | $32,993 |
| 1907 (3343) | Seunghwan Lee | Albertson, NY, USA | 299 | 1 | 4 | $33,877 |
| 1908 (3345) | Jerry Brown | Fairfield, OH, USA | 298 | 0 | 3 | $28,051 |
| 1909 (3349) | Michelle Roth | Seminole, FL, USA | 297 | 1 | 3 | $30,596 |
| 1910 (3346) | John Duke | Benton, AR, USA | 297 | 1 | 2 | $33,530 |
| 1911 (3348) | Eric Lisica | USA | 297 | 1 | 2 | $30,809 |
| 1912 (3347) | Eric Valerio | FL, USA | 297 | 0 | 2 | $24,195 |
| 1913 (3351) | Henry Gill | Baton Rouge, LA, USA | 296 | 0 | 3 | $27,975 |
| 1914 (3355) | Kahlil Francis | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 295 | 1 | 2 | $47,120 |
| 1915 (3354) | Jordan Mandel | Austin, TX, USA | 295 | 0 | 2 | $26,350 |
| 1916 (3353) | Wissam Gahshan | Glendale, CA, USA | 295 | 1 | 3 | $34,040 |
| 1917 (3356) | Wing Seto | CAN | 294 | 0 | 2 | $22,601 |
| 1918 (3357) | Adam Pepper | NY, USA | 294 | 0 | 2 | $45,346 |
| 1919 (3359) | Nadya Magnus | Palatine, IL, USA | 293 | 0 | 6 | $58,887 |
| 1920 (3358) | Rodney Spriggs | Joplin, MO, USA | 293 | 1 | 5 | $22,367 |
| 1921 (3364) | Aaron Schaff | East Brunswick, NJ, USA | 292 | 0 | 3 | $49,166 |
| 1922 (3361) | Michael Budde | Williamsburg, MO, USA | 292 | 2 | 4 | $29,894 |
| 1923 (3363) | Kenny Nguyen | Lynwood, IL, USA | 292 | 0 | 2 | $25,623 |
| 1924 (3365) | Robert Goldstein | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 292 | 2 | 3 | $33,689 |
| 1925 (3362) | Laurette Thurber | Lakewood, CA, USA | 292 | 1 | 3 | $37,747 |
| 1926 (3367) | Gabriel Attoun | Joplin, MO, USA | 291 | 1 | 2 | $25,551 |
| 1927 (3368) | Ryan Hughes | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 291 | 1 | 2 | $34,045 |
| 1928 (3370) | Ryan Estrada | Davie, FL, USA | 290 | 0 | 3 | $15,202 |
| 1929 (3371) | Matthew Betti | San Jose, CA, USA | 289 | 1 | 3 | $20,668 |
| 1930 (3411) | Seth Simmons | The Woodlands, TX, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $45,347 |
| 1931 (3417) | Frank Sald | Lombard, IL, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $22,522 |
| 1932 (3418) | Eric Lacava | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $19,707 |
| 1933 (3421) | Mor Zucker | USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $26,930 |
| 1934 (3416) | Luis Vazquez | Taunton, MA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $37,002 |
| 1935 (3404) | Joseph Silva | West Greenwich, RI, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $36,400 |
| 1936 (3427) | Alexander Nachtwey | Berkley, CA, USA | 288 | 1 | 3 | $18,729 |
| 1937 (3407) | Taran Turner | CA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $21,100 |
| 1938 (3393) | Seth Radford | FL, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $28,827 |
| 1939 (3420) | Amine Daher | Irving, TX, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $39,047 |
| 1940 (3399) | Frank Harrington | Manchester, NH, USA | 288 | 1 | 3 | $23,726 |
| 1941 (3405) | Scott Sommers | Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $24,360 |
| 1942 (3435) | Sasan Mehrabian | CAN | 288 | 1 | 1 | $24,186 |
| 1943 (3429) | Thomas Masinter | CA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $27,513 |
| 1944 (3408) | Robert Mccauley | USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $28,251 |
| 1945 (3415) | Paul Barnett | Reno, NV, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $28,034 |
| 1946 (3414) | Michael Richer | Ellicott City, MD, USA | 288 | 0 | 2 | $27,098 |
| 1947 (3400) | Charles Hepler | USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $30,629 |
| 1948 (3406) | Michael Lind | Wnonah, NJ, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $49,047 |
| 1949 (3412) | David Towson | San Jose, CA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $18,051 |
| 1950 (3410) | Christopher Bowen | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $20,892 |