World's Best Poker Players
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2009 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Albert Amato | AUS | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $157,520 |
| 202 | Sam Stein | Hidden Hills, CA, USA | 1,435 | 0 | 3 | $222,437 |
| 203 | Kai Landry | Biloxi, MS, USA | 1,434 | 2 | 5 | $230,588 |
| 204 | Ben Vinson | GBR | 1,424 | 0 | 3 | $170,243 |
| 205 | Barry Greenstein | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA | 1,424 | 0 | 4 | $277,797 |
| 206 | Mario Esquerra | Whittier, CA, USA | 1,424 | 1 | 2 | $200,786 |
| 207 | Jeff Sarwer | Kingston, CAN | 1,424 | 0 | 2 | $270,293 |
| 208 | Andrew Lichtenberger | East Northport, NY, USA | 1,422 | 0 | 1 | $797,670 |
| 209 | Shannon Shorr | Tuscaloosa, AL, USA | 1,420 | 0 | 2 | $459,431 |
| 210 | Eric Froehlich | Washington, D.C., USA | 1,419 | 0 | 2 | $290,155 |
| 211 | Vanessa Rousso | Miami, FL, USA | 1,416 | 1 | 3 | $1,407,024 |
| 212 | Justin Smith | Kissimmee, FL, USA | 1,405 | 0 | 2 | $578,061 |
| 213 | Kirill Gerasimov | Moscow, RUS | 1,400 | 0 | 1 | $391,369 |
| 214 | Matthew Casterella | White Plains, NY, USA | 1,400 | 0 | 3 | $253,637 |
| 215 | Steve Merrifield | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,400 | 0 | 2 | $323,770 |
| 216 | Matt Perrins | England, GBR | 1,398 | 1 | 3 | $231,400 |
| 217 | Denny Robinson | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,394 | 2 | 6 | $153,984 |
| 218 | Dominik Nitsche | Minden, DEU | 1,392 | 1 | 1 | $381,030 |
| 219 | Carlos Mortensen | Madrid, ESP | 1,392 | 1 | 2 | $242,199 |
| 220 | John Monnette | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,390 | 0 | 4 | $275,250 |
| 221 | Charles Marchese | Shoreham, NY, USA | 1,389 | 0 | 3 | $212,694 |
| 222 | Antoine Arnault | Paris, FRA | 1,380 | 1 | 4 | $348,484 |
| 223 | Chris Bjorin | London, GBR | 1,369 | 0 | 7 | $349,433 |
| 224 | Michael Benvenuti | Newport Beach, CA, USA | 1,368 | 1 | 3 | $218,731 |
| 225 | Michael Woo | Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA | 1,368 | 1 | 2 | $242,108 |
| 226 | Tyler Patterson | Everett, WA, USA | 1,361 | 0 | 3 | $157,099 |
| 227 | Glenn McCaffrey | Londonderry, NH, USA | 1,360 | 0 | 2 | $249,127 |
| 228 | James Taylor | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,357 | 0 | 4 | $258,699 |
| 229 | Dan Heimiller | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,345 | 0 | 3 | $495,702 |
| 230 | Steven Begleiter | Chappaqua, NY, USA | 1,340 | 0 | 2 | $1,626,373 |
| 231 | Ramzi Jelassi | Stockholm, SWE | 1,332 | 1 | 1 | $242,739 |
| 232 | Allen Bari | West Orange, NJ, USA | 1,326 | 0 | 4 | $304,732 |
| 233 | Andrew Malott | Mesa, AZ, USA | 1,318 | 1 | 5 | $247,039 |
| 234 | Jeremiah DeGreef | Grovetown, GA, USA | 1,308 | 1 | 4 | $193,102 |
| 235 | John Duthie | London, GBR | 1,300 | 0 | 1 | $386,636 |
| 236 | Jason Potter | Tulsa, OK, USA | 1,296 | 0 | 3 | $292,262 |
| 237 | Robin Keston | London, GBR | 1,284 | 0 | 2 | $275,893 |
| 238 | Anders Langset | NOR | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $375,332 |
| 239 | Marc Gork | DEU | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $399,100 |
| 240 | Vincent Pasdeloup | FRA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $213,699 |
| 241 | Mark Tenner | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 2 | $146,256 |
| 242 | Elliot Smith | Richmond, BC, CAN | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $461,437 |
| 243 | Thomas Keller | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $280,852 |
| 244 | Chase Steely | Williamsburg, KY, USA | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $218,860 |
| 245 | Daoxing Chen | CHN | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $239,315 |
| 246 | Frankie O'Dell | Downey, CA, USA | 1,276 | 4 | 8 | $110,846 |
| 247 | Nikhil Gera | Diamond Bar, CA, USA | 1,272 | 1 | 4 | $216,902 |
| 248 | Eugene Castro | Henderson, NV, USA | 1,272 | 1 | 5 | $144,727 |
| 249 | John McGuinness | Bayville, NJ, USA | 1,266 | 0 | 2 | $174,765 |
| 250 | Billy Kopp | Erlanger, KY, USA | 1,264 | 0 | 2 | $1,153,322 |