World's Best Poker Players
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2005 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Kevin Song | Hacienda Heights, CA, USA | 1,080 | 0 | 3 | $204,302 |
| 202 | Jerry Young | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,080 | 0 | 2 | $227,490 |
| 203 | Edward Moncada | Oakland, CA, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 2 | $307,343 |
| 204 | David Cossio | El Paso, TX, USA | 1,072 | 0 | 2 | $113,320 |
| 205 | Andy Bloch | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,066 | 2 | 5 | $270,269 |
| 206 | Gregg Merkow | Plano, TX, USA | 1,064 | 1 | 2 | $584,455 |
| 207 | Jeff Rine | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,060 | 0 | 5 | $263,634 |
| 208 | Jason Zimmer | Prior Lake, MN, USA | 1,056 | 1 | 2 | $73,303 |
| 209 | Glynn Beebe | Austin, TX, USA | 1,056 | 0 | 2 | $203,326 |
| 210 | Sonny Perry | Nashville, TN, USA | 1,056 | 1 | 2 | $280,835 |
| 211 | Ron Kirk | McKinney, TX, USA | 1,056 | 1 | 1 | $402,020 |
| 212 | Thom Werthmann | Royal Oak, MI, USA | 1,056 | 1 | 1 | $397,125 |
| 213 | Chris McCormack | Port Jefferson, NY, USA | 1,052 | 0 | 4 | $68,175 |
| 214 | Alex Shin | Commerce, CA, USA | 1,048 | 2 | 3 | $198,053 |
| 215 | Raymond Davis | Commerce, CA, USA | 1,045 | 0 | 5 | $109,395 |
| 216 | Mayen Grigorian | Northridge, CA, USA | 1,045 | 0 | 3 | $184,332 |
| 217 | Dao Bac | Garden Grove, CA, USA | 1,040 | 1 | 4 | $230,280 |
| 218 | Mike Carson | Santa Monica, CA, USA | 1,040 | 0 | 2 | $87,170 |
| 219 | Tony Lay | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 1,038 | 1 | 2 | $131,616 |
| 220 | Eduard Scharf | Cologne, DEU | 1,028 | 0 | 3 | $173,927 |
| 221 | John Bonetti | Houston, TX, USA | 1,028 | 0 | 2 | $184,515 |
| 222 | Chris Reslock | Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 1,026 | 1 | 3 | $481,235 |
| 223 | Paul Kroh | Battle Mountain, NV, USA | 1,024 | 1 | 3 | $171,058 |
| 224 | Denis Ethier | Durham, NC, USA | 1,024 | 1 | 2 | $204,190 |
| 225 | Anthony Hellmann | Louisville, KY, USA | 1,022 | 1 | 1 | $235,970 |
| 226 | Tobias Persson | Malmo, SWE | 1,020 | 0 | 1 | $154,351 |
| 227 | Patrick Poels | Mesa, AZ, USA | 1,020 | 1 | 2 | $273,155 |
| 228 | Don Barton | Pahrump, NV, USA | 1,020 | 1 | 1 | $270,335 |
| 229 | Phuoc Nguyen | San Jose, CA, USA | 1,004 | 0 | 5 | $80,495 |
| 230 | Campbell Davis | Wiley, TX, USA | 1,002 | 2 | 3 | $194,954 |
| 231 | Keith Sexton | Henderson, NV, USA | 994 | 0 | 3 | $286,705 |
| 232 | Ben Chung | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 985 | 2 | 5 | $137,161 |
| 233 | Christian Kruel | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 984 | 0 | 3 | $139,694 |
| 234 | Tony Seunsom | Houston, TX, USA | 982 | 0 | 3 | $156,194 |
| 235 | Donald Delancy | Miami, FL, USA | 978 | 0 | 3 | $85,775 |
| 236 | Matt Smith | Lithia, FL, USA | 973 | 0 | 2 | $123,360 |
| 237 | Tony Nasr | Covina, CA, USA | 966 | 0 | 2 | $99,385 |
| 238 | Brian Wilson | Ft. Myers, FL, USA | 964 | 1 | 2 | $378,799 |
| 239 | Mark Boudewijn | Gouda, NLD | 960 | 1 | 1 | $222,570 |
| 240 | Mikael Westerlund | Gothenburg, SWE | 960 | 0 | 1 | $306,000 |
| 241 | Lawrence Gosney | Leeds, GBR | 960 | 1 | 1 | $483,195 |
| 242 | Shandor Szentkuti | Pacifica, CA, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $280,000 |
| 243 | Airy Phanhyaseng | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $146,071 |
| 244 | Frank Sinopoli | Hollywood, FL, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $145,711 |
| 245 | Adam Csallany | Roseville, MN, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $500,000 |
| 246 | Eric Froehlich | Washington, D.C., USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $361,910 |
| 247 | Cliff Josephy | Syosset, NY, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $192,100 |
| 248 | Richard Osborne | Martinez, CA, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $78,200 |
| 249 | Kieu Duong | Mays Landing, NJ, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $89,645 |
| 250 | Robert Aron | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $188,000 |
