World's Best Poker Players
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2005 POY Leader Boards - Overall
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| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men Nguyen | Bell Gardens, CA, USA | 5,204 | 5 | 17 | $1,004,718 |
| 2 | John Phan | Long Beach, CA, USA | 4,428 | 3 | 9 | $1,101,002 |
| 3 | Allen Cunningham | Ventura, CA, USA | 3,841 | 2 | 7 | $1,797,340 |
| 4 | Michael Gracz | Raleigh, NC, USA | 3,840 | 2 | 4 | $2,223,250 |
| 5 | Michael Mizrachi | Miramar, FL, USA | 3,801 | 1 | 6 | $2,390,162 |
| 6 | Tony Ma | El Monte, CA, USA | 3,450 | 2 | 8 | $1,246,978 |
| 7 | Ted Forrest | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,448 | 1 | 7 | $1,119,028 |
| 8 | Gavin Smith | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,418 | 2 | 4 | $1,676,298 |
| 9 | Max Pescatori | Milan, ITA | 3,381 | 1 | 15 | $410,109 |
| 10 | John Hoang | Fountain Valley, CA, USA | 3,267 | 6 | 17 | $492,817 |
| 11 | Amir Vahedi | Encino, CA, USA | 3,216 | 4 | 9 | $809,719 |
| 12 | Scotty Nguyen | Henderson, NV, USA | 3,192 | 0 | 7 | $736,835 |
| 13 | Erick Lindgren | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,192 | 1 | 6 | $1,010,711 |
| 14 | Freddy Deeb | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,176 | 1 | 5 | $1,299,971 |
| 15 | Mark Seif | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,087 | 3 | 6 | $928,230 |
| 16 | Tom Franklin | Gulfport, MS, USA | 3,036 | 1 | 10 | $694,118 |
| 17 | Quinn Do | Seattle, WA, USA | 3,034 | 2 | 5 | $798,384 |
| 18 | Phil Ivey | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,032 | 1 | 5 | $1,731,016 |
| 19 | Minh Ly | Temple City, CA, USA | 3,028 | 1 | 3 | $1,282,765 |
| 20 | John Gale | Bushey Heath, GBR | 2,951 | 1 | 3 | $1,368,480 |
| 21 | Minh Nguyen | Lake Elsinore, CA, USA | 2,940 | 0 | 13 | $679,202 |
| 22 | Chris Ferguson | Pacific Palisades, CA, USA | 2,796 | 2 | 6 | $1,481,378 |
| 23 | Doug Carli | Alliance, OH, USA | 2,750 | 1 | 14 | $357,310 |
| 24 | J.C. Tran | Sacramento, CA, USA | 2,742 | 1 | 9 | $731,579 |
| 25 | Doyle Brunson | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,728 | 1 | 3 | $991,285 |
| 26 | Anthony Reategui | Chandler, AZ, USA | 2,724 | 2 | 7 | $470,610 |
| 27 | David Pham | Cerritos, CA, USA | 2,612 | 1 | 5 | $587,354 |
| 28 | John Smith | La Habra Heights, CA, USA | 2,439 | 2 | 6 | $480,356 |
| 29 | Chip Jett | Henderson, NV, USA | 2,433 | 0 | 7 | $572,122 |
| 30 | Blair Rodman | Palm Springs, CA, USA | 2,432 | 0 | 6 | $520,650 |
| 31 | Gioi Luong | Westminster, CA, USA | 2,410 | 1 | 11 | $295,385 |
| 32 | Todd Witteles | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,384 | 1 | 4 | $480,595 |
| 33 | Nam Le | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 2,379 | 4 | 8 | $399,158 |
| 34 | Antonio Esfandiari | San Francisco, CA, USA | 2,344 | 0 | 4 | $459,246 |
| 35 | Jess Yawitz | St. Louis, MO, USA | 2,340 | 2 | 2 | $455,911 |
| 36 | Harry Demetriou | London, GBR | 2,320 | 0 | 3 | $406,005 |
| 37 | Raul Paez | Barcelona, ESP | 2,316 | 2 | 7 | $285,207 |
| 38 | Chad Moore | Frankfurt, IN, USA | 2,300 | 0 | 7 | $335,829 |
| 39 | Can Kim Hua | Rosemead, CA, USA | 2,276 | 0 | 6 | $401,970 |
| 40 | David Levi | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,224 | 0 | 12 | $380,841 |
| 41 | Paul Darden | New Haven, CT, USA | 2,224 | 1 | 6 | $459,596 |
| 42 | Farzad Bonyadi | Beverly Hills, CA, USA | 2,220 | 1 | 2 | $748,490 |
| 43 | Joe Hachem | Melbourne, AUS | 2,180 | 1 | 2 | $7,588,172 |
| 44 | Al Ardebili | New York, NY, USA | 2,166 | 1 | 2 | $1,542,717 |
| 45 | Nick Schulman | Manhattan, NY, USA | 2,160 | 1 | 2 | $2,241,995 |
| 46 | Chris Bell | Raleigh, NC, USA | 2,116 | 1 | 4 | $616,821 |
| 47 | Todd Brunson | El Paso, TX, USA | 2,108 | 1 | 4 | $434,120 |
| 48 | Frank Kassela | Germantown, TN, USA | 2,103 | 0 | 6 | $274,695 |
| 49 | Jean-Robert Bellande | Hollywood, CA, USA | 2,089 | 1 | 4 | $524,779 |
| 50 | Lars Bonding | Aarhas, DNK | 2,088 | 1 | 2 | $517,495 |
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