World's Best Poker Players
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2008 POY Leader Boards - Overall
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| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Phan | Long Beach, CA, USA | 6,704 | 3 | 8 | $2,075,323 |
| 2 | David Pham | Cerritos, CA, USA | 6,022 | 0 | 11 | $1,447,638 |
| 3 | Bertrand Grospellier | London, GBR | 5,510 | 2 | 6 | $3,618,720 |
| 4 | Ivan Demidov | Moscow, RUS | 4,940 | 0 | 2 | $6,404,900 |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 4,754 | 1 | 4 | $2,142,397 |
| 6 | David Benyamine | Paris, FRA | 4,436 | 1 | 5 | $1,978,419 |
| 7 | Peter Eastgate | Odense, DNK | 4,320 | 1 | 1 | $9,181,022 |
| 8 | Michael Binger | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 4,216 | 3 | 8 | $970,347 |
| 9 | Chino Rheem | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 4,194 | 1 | 4 | $3,409,624 |
| 10 | Vinny Pahuja | New York, NY, USA | 3,918 | 2 | 9 | $555,729 |
| 11 | Jack Schanbacher | Pittsuburgh, PA, USA | 3,855 | 2 | 6 | $821,492 |
| 12 | Sebastian Ruthenberg | Hamburg, DEU | 3,808 | 2 | 3 | $2,301,700 |
| 13 | Michael Martin | Washington Crossing, PA, USA | 3,800 | 1 | 3 | $2,513,506 |
| 14 | Dario Minieri | Rome, ITA | 3,784 | 1 | 3 | $1,135,134 |
| 15 | V R | Seattle, WA, USA | 3,705 | 2 | 4 | $1,705,298 |
| 16 | Men Nguyen | Bell Gardens, CA, USA | 3,662 | 6 | 10 | $776,832 |
| 17 | Matt Brady | Upper Darby, PA, USA | 3,640 | 2 | 7 | $1,210,445 |
| 18 | Steve Sung | Torrance, CA, USA | 3,622 | 0 | 4 | $1,072,997 |
| 19 | Justin Young | Morehead City, NC, USA | 3,582 | 1 | 8 | $1,104,256 |
| 20 | Shannon Shorr | Tuscaloosa, AL, USA | 3,548 | 1 | 7 | $845,771 |
| 21 | Amit Makhija | Brookfield, WI, USA | 3,535 | 0 | 4 | $967,130 |
| 22 | Jason Mercier | Davie, FL, USA | 3,504 | 2 | 4 | $2,639,031 |
| 23 | Allen Bari | West Orange, NJ, USA | 3,470 | 2 | 5 | $731,905 |
| 24 | Erick Lindgren | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,459 | 1 | 5 | $1,441,876 |
| 25 | John Juanda | Marina Del Rey, CA, USA | 3,432 | 1 | 4 | $2,289,398 |
| 26 | Nam Le | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 3,425 | 0 | 3 | $1,428,696 |
| 27 | Jacobo Fernandez | Hollywood, FL, USA | 3,300 | 0 | 5 | $717,260 |
| 28 | Scott Montgomery | Perth, Ontario, CAN | 3,255 | 0 | 4 | $3,468,479 |
| 29 | Nenad Medic | Niagara Falls, CAN | 3,210 | 1 | 2 | $1,167,122 |
| 30 | Brandon Cantu | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,204 | 1 | 6 | $1,347,233 |
| 31 | Davidi Kitai | Brussels, BEL | 3,200 | 1 | 3 | $1,006,826 |
| 32 | Kathy Liebert | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,191 | 0 | 4 | $674,373 |
| 33 | Michael Mizrachi | Miramar, FL, USA | 3,189 | 1 | 6 | $729,824 |
| 34 | Tim Vance | Millstadt, IL, USA | 3,148 | 3 | 5 | $1,341,006 |
| 35 | David Chiu | Rowland Heights, CA, USA | 3,120 | 1 | 2 | $3,460,932 |
| 36 | Carter King | Columbia, SC, USA | 3,120 | 1 | 2 | $1,299,495 |
| 37 | J.C. Tran | Sacramento, CA, USA | 3,067 | 1 | 5 | $934,776 |
| 38 | Gabe Costner | Albertville, AL, USA | 3,050 | 2 | 12 | $477,945 |
| 39 | Justin Bonomo | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 3,041 | 0 | 5 | $565,092 |
| 40 | Jonathan Jaffe | Longmeadow, MA, USA | 3,001 | 0 | 4 | $786,514 |
| 41 | Claudio Rinaldi | Rancate, England, GBR | 3,000 | 0 | 2 | $1,001,282 |
| 42 | James Mackey | Kansas City, MO, USA | 2,978 | 1 | 7 | $718,477 |
| 43 | Toto Leonidas | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 2,967 | 2 | 8 | $720,654 |
| 44 | Michael Watson | Toronto, CAN | 2,952 | 1 | 2 | $2,158,130 |
| 45 | Mike McDonald | Waterloo, ON, CAN | 2,920 | 2 | 3 | $1,487,214 |
| 46 | Jonathan Little | Pensacola, FL, USA | 2,910 | 1 | 3 | $1,246,885 |
| 47 | Phil Ivey | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,904 | 1 | 4 | $1,970,521 |
| 48 | Jesper Hougaard | Copenhagen, DNK | 2,880 | 2 | 2 | $877,817 |
| 49 | Gavin Griffin | Darien, IL, USA | 2,855 | 1 | 2 | $1,455,253 |
| 50 | Hoyt Corkins | Glenwood, AL, USA | 2,853 | 0 | 3 | $776,632 |
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