World's Best Poker Players
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2005 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Corey Bierria | Atlanta, GA, USA | 1,560 | 0 | 2 | $498,350 |
| 102 | Nick Mao | Long Beach, CA, USA | 1,546 | 1 | 4 | $251,987 |
| 103 | David Tran | El Monte, CA, USA | 1,536 | 0 | 4 | $160,555 |
| 104 | Chris Tsiprailidis | Syracuse, NY, USA | 1,528 | 0 | 12 | $111,621 |
| 105 | Young Phan | Garden Grove, CA, USA | 1,514 | 0 | 6 | $209,915 |
| 106 | Steve Hohn | Overland Park, KS, USA | 1,512 | 1 | 4 | $198,496 |
| 107 | Orlando Maldonado | Miami, FL, USA | 1,512 | 1 | 2 | $301,185 |
| 108 | Russ Floyd | Houston, TX, USA | 1,508 | 2 | 5 | $138,808 |
| 109 | David Singer | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,500 | 0 | 4 | $331,862 |
| 110 | T.J. Cloutier | Richardson, TX, USA | 1,493 | 1 | 1 | $682,410 |
| 111 | Tony Cousineau | Daytona Beach, FL, USA | 1,485 | 0 | 4 | $186,104 |
| 112 | Jan Sorensen | Odense, DNK | 1,484 | 1 | 2 | $431,215 |
| 113 | Ken Lennaard | Stockholm, SWE | 1,477 | 1 | 3 | $363,340 |
| 114 | Michael Leanos | Parker, AZ, USA | 1,449 | 1 | 6 | $91,188 |
| 115 | Robert Hwang | Clark, NJ, USA | 1,448 | 1 | 2 | $429,330 |
| 116 | Isaac Galazan | Miami, FL, USA | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $315,125 |
| 117 | Johnny Chan | Cerritos, CA, USA | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $303,025 |
| 118 | Jon Heneghan | Safety Harbor, FL, USA | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $611,015 |
| 119 | Alex Kahaner | Van Nuys, CA, USA | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $1,150,900 |
| 120 | Andre Boyer | Montreal, Quebec, CAN | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $682,810 |
| 121 | Paramjit Gill | Diamond Bar, CA, USA | 1,436 | 2 | 11 | $128,193 |
| 122 | John Juanda | Marina Del Rey, CA, USA | 1,428 | 0 | 4 | $372,743 |
| 123 | Sang Pham | Fountain Valley, CA, USA | 1,424 | 1 | 8 | $144,929 |
| 124 | An Tran | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,420 | 0 | 6 | $312,410 |
| 125 | Henry Tran | Toronto, CAN | 1,420 | 1 | 2 | $798,410 |
| 126 | Cyndy Violette | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,416 | 0 | 4 | $400,920 |
| 127 | Kevin Cantwell | Shrewsbury, MA, USA | 1,404 | 1 | 1 | $630,488 |
| 128 | Leonard Cortellino | Lewiston, ME, USA | 1,396 | 1 | 2 | $653,175 |
| 129 | Kenna James | Downey, CA, USA | 1,392 | 0 | 3 | $598,805 |
| 130 | Kido Pham | Garland, TX, USA | 1,392 | 1 | 2 | $625,420 |
| 131 | Mike Nargi | Maumille, AR, USA | 1,392 | 1 | 2 | $283,940 |
| 132 | Dan Schmiech | Houston, TX, USA | 1,390 | 1 | 3 | $481,930 |
| 133 | Jennifer Harman | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,388 | 0 | 2 | $466,129 |
| 134 | Asher Derei | Sherman Oaks, CA, USA | 1,387 | 1 | 3 | $165,910 |
| 135 | Vinnie Vinh | Houston, TX, USA | 1,369 | 1 | 3 | $723,240 |
| 136 | Chuck Thompson | Santa Cruz, CA, USA | 1,360 | 0 | 2 | $207,430 |
| 137 | Lee Markholt | Eatonville, WA, USA | 1,356 | 1 | 3 | $379,855 |
| 138 | Bashar Satoot | Burbank, CA, USA | 1,355 | 1 | 5 | $131,968 |
| 139 | Mark Fleddermann | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,348 | 1 | 3 | $204,879 |
| 140 | Arnold Spee | Thousand Oaks, CA, USA | 1,344 | 1 | 1 | $720,495 |
| 141 | Layne Flack | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,340 | 0 | 2 | $284,885 |
| 142 | Michael Wattel | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 1,330 | 0 | 3 | $158,000 |
| 143 | Gus Hansen | Copenhagen, DNK | 1,328 | 0 | 1 | $340,690 |
| 144 | Paul Vinci | Shell Beach, CA, USA | 1,311 | 1 | 8 | $120,056 |
| 145 | Christopher Cellery | Gardena, CA, USA | 1,310 | 1 | 6 | $114,342 |
| 146 | Loi Phan | Seattle, WA, USA | 1,310 | 0 | 2 | $169,355 |
| 147 | Tommy Grimes | Houston, TX, USA | 1,296 | 0 | 2 | $108,459 |
| 148 | Doug Lee | Calgary, CAN | 1,286 | 1 | 3 | $781,044 |
| 149 | Hasan Habib | Downey, CA, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $896,375 |
| 150 | Hung La | Manhattan Beach, CA, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $444,312 |
