World's Best Poker Players
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2025 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 951 (1967) | John Cipriano | Famingdale, NJ, USA | 608 | 0 | 3 | $74,307 |
| 952 (1971) | Trevor Lewis | Fayetteville, AR, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $90,630 |
| 953 (1972) | Scott Wright | USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $105,678 |
| 954 (1970) | Santiago Nadal | MEX | 608 | 0 | 1 | $62,650 |
| 955 (1969) | Rick Green | Roseville, CA, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $123,936 |
| 956 (1979) | Zelin Wang | El Monte, CA, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $99,328 |
| 957 (1981) | Ari Katz | MD, USA | 607 | 0 | 2 | $66,725 |
| 958 (1980) | Marc Robinson | Beverly Hills , CA, USA | 607 | 1 | 7 | $49,705 |
| 959 (1982) | Dimas Martinez | Buford, GA, USA | 606 | 0 | 2 | $58,388 |
| 960 (1983) | Dominic Brazier | Grand Rapids, MI, USA | 605 | 0 | 3 | $90,759 |
| 961 (1984) | Frank Lin | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 605 | 0 | 6 | $78,429 |
| 962 (1986) | Daniel Wojcik | Newark, NJ, USA | 604 | 0 | 2 | $114,343 |
| 963 (1990) | Robert Lupo | Gainesville, FL, USA | 603 | 1 | 5 | $61,054 |
| 964 (1991) | Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 603 | 0 | 5 | $130,709 |
| 965 (1994) | Ilyas Muradi | FL, USA | 602 | 1 | 3 | $95,123 |
| 966 (1996) | George Hortelano | Weston, FL, USA | 601 | 0 | 4 | $50,228 |
| 967 (2010) | Lee Viloria | Hayward, CA, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $51,500 |
| 968 (2003) | Philip Ceppaglia | Wethersfield, CT, USA | 600 | 0 | 2 | $53,681 |
| 969 (2004) | Andrey Marsavin | San Jose, CA, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $116,000 |
| 970 (1999) | Salvatore Evola | Bethlehem, PA, USA | 600 | 1 | 2 | $124,854 |
| 971 (1998) | Fabian Foster | Davenport, FL, USA | 600 | 1 | 1 | $141,365 |
| 972 (2016) | Ryan Brown | Grand Rapids, MI, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $142,248 |
| 973 (2000) | Kelechi Amadi | USA | 600 | 0 | 3 | $58,301 |
| 974 (2012) | Ramaswamy Pyloore | Wayne, NJ, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $361,690 |
| 975 (2034) | Slaven Popov | Varna, USA | 600 | 1 | 1 | $185,401 |
| 976 (2001) | Todd Ivens | Hinsdale, IL, USA | 600 | 1 | 3 | $68,809 |
| 977 (2037) | Winston Djonli | USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $115,682 |
| 978 (2014) | Adam Tyburski | USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $86,673 |
| 979 (2033) | Jose Gomez Casillas | MEX | 600 | 1 | 1 | $185,270 |
| 980 (2030) | Jeffrey Tanouye | Torrance, CA, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $409,870 |
| 981 (2018) | Christopher DeMaci | Stanton, CA, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $131,841 |
| 982 (2032) | Yuchen Chen | CA, USA | 600 | 1 | 1 | $210,160 |
| 983 (2043) | Joon Kim | USA | 597 | 0 | 7 | $77,414 |
| 984 (2046) | Stuart Taylor | CAN | 596 | 1 | 3 | $74,277 |
| 985 (2053) | Jhordy Sanchez | Morristown, NJ, USA | 595 | 1 | 3 | $97,490 |
| 986 (2051) | Danny Gonzales | Denver, CO, USA | 595 | 0 | 2 | $83,414 |
| 987 (2052) | Jon Stanfield | Overland Park, KS, USA | 595 | 0 | 5 | $66,679 |
| 988 (2050) | Jared Griener | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 595 | 0 | 2 | $85,803 |
| 989 (2054) | David Ha | Cupertino, CA, USA | 594 | 0 | 3 | $105,753 |
| 990 (2058) | James Tilton | CA, USA | 593 | 0 | 1 | $105,931 |
| 991 (2059) | Kevin MacDonald | Miramichi Bay, NB, CAN | 592 | 1 | 4 | $42,388 |
| 992 (2061) | Daniel Blum | Gainesville, FL, USA | 592 | 1 | 11 | $62,797 |
| 993 (2063) | Brett Shaffer | Beloit, KS, USA | 590 | 0 | 2 | $82,828 |
| 994 (2070) | Andrew Smith | USA | 588 | 0 | 3 | $101,392 |
| 995 (2067) | Steven Levy | Peabody, MA, USA | 588 | 2 | 4 | $70,999 |
| 996 (2069) | Zachary Peay | Evansville, IN, USA | 588 | 0 | 4 | $67,913 |
| 997 (2073) | Semsettin Ilyas | Alexandria, VA, USA | 586 | 0 | 2 | $103,996 |
| 998 (2077) | Ronnie Day | Fairborn, OH, USA | 585 | 1 | 4 | $100,594 |
| 999 (2074) | Alfonso Yamakawa | MD, USA | 585 | 0 | 2 | $75,120 |
| 1000 (2081) | Robert Hwang | Clark, NJ, USA | 584 | 1 | 2 | $51,795 |