World's Best Poker Players
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2009 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Kyle Bowker | Walton, NY, USA | 1,160 | 0 | 4 | $156,084 |
| 302 | Jorge Landazuri | MEX | 1,160 | 0 | 1 | $211,700 |
| 303 | Matthew Glantz | Lafayette Hill, PA, USA | 1,154 | 1 | 2 | $1,099,335 |
| 304 | Cliff Josephy | Syosset, NY, USA | 1,152 | 0 | 1 | $166,771 |
| 305 | Georges Yazbeck | LBN | 1,152 | 1 | 1 | $264,286 |
| 306 | Manelic Minaya | Tampa, FL, USA | 1,146 | 0 | 4 | $127,051 |
| 307 | Georgios Kapalas | GRC | 1,144 | 0 | 4 | $284,546 |
| 308 | Ming Lee | Natick, MA, USA | 1,140 | 0 | 1 | $136,292 |
| 309 | Timothy Finne | Fanwood, NJ, USA | 1,140 | 0 | 2 | $151,458 |
| 310 | Michael Kamran | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,139 | 0 | 3 | $233,865 |
| 311 | Roberto Mercer | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,136 | 0 | 3 | $94,869 |
| 312 | Martin Gudvangen | MLT | 1,134 | 0 | 2 | $382,973 |
| 313 | Shawn Buchanan | Abbottsford, BC, CAN | 1,134 | 0 | 1 | $356,481 |
| 314 | Lars Bonding | Aarhas, DNK | 1,120 | 0 | 3 | $168,824 |
| 315 | Michael Ciotola | Dublin, OH, USA | 1,120 | 0 | 2 | $283,842 |
| 316 | Richard Gryko | Essex, GBR | 1,116 | 2 | 4 | $248,396 |
| 317 | Pierre Canali | FRA | 1,116 | 1 | 1 | $248,276 |
| 318 | Andrea Sapere | ITA | 1,110 | 0 | 1 | $142,788 |
| 319 | Inwook Choi | CHN | 1,110 | 0 | 2 | $249,281 |
| 320 | Andras Nemeth | HUN | 1,104 | 1 | 2 | $274,210 |
| 321 | Daniel Hindin | Danbury, CT, USA | 1,104 | 0 | 2 | $181,362 |
| 322 | Surinder Sunar | Wolverhampton, GBR | 1,102 | 0 | 6 | $143,030 |
| 323 | Johan Soderstrom | SWE | 1,100 | 0 | 2 | $182,297 |
| 324 | David Plastik | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,100 | 1 | 4 | $108,030 |
| 325 | Justin Young | Morehead City, NC, USA | 1,096 | 0 | 8 | $277,666 |
| 326 | Dmitry Vitkind | RUS | 1,094 | 0 | 5 | $148,231 |
| 327 | Jussi Nevanlinna | FIN | 1,092 | 0 | 2 | $304,603 |
| 328 | Nichlas Saarisilta | SWE | 1,088 | 0 | 1 | $313,967 |
| 329 | Erik Seidel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,086 | 0 | 4 | $397,056 |
| 330 | Ken Lennaard | Stockholm, SWE | 1,084 | 0 | 1 | $403,530 |
| 331 | Michael Greco | London, GBR | 1,080 | 0 | 1 | $298,772 |
| 332 | Matthew Lapossie | London, ON, CAN | 1,080 | 1 | 2 | $224,703 |
| 333 | Michael Craig | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,064 | 0 | 2 | $123,971 |
| 334 | V R | Seattle, WA, USA | 1,062 | 1 | 2 | $503,539 |
| 335 | Erik Cajelais | Montreal, QC, CAN | 1,056 | 1 | 2 | $693,773 |
| 336 | Peter Mavro | Queens, NY, USA | 1,052 | 1 | 4 | $109,091 |
| 337 | Shawn Pilot | N Hills, CA, USA | 1,048 | 2 | 5 | $97,060 |
| 338 | Michael Bernstein | USA | 1,048 | 1 | 2 | $156,608 |
| 339 | Mike Shin | Sherwood, WI, USA | 1,046 | 0 | 5 | $58,259 |
| 340 | Hevad Khan | Hummelstown, PA, USA | 1,044 | 1 | 1 | $221,098 |
| 341 | Steve Jelinek | Manchester, GBR | 1,040 | 1 | 3 | $123,027 |
| 342 | Jeff Tims | Houston, TX, USA | 1,040 | 1 | 3 | $93,204 |
| 343 | Jim Geary | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 1,040 | 0 | 2 | $263,074 |
| 344 | Phi Nguyen | Hawaiian Gardens, CA, USA | 1,040 | 0 | 1 | $219,036 |
| 345 | Robert McLaughlin | Washington DC, USA | 1,038 | 0 | 2 | $224,102 |
| 346 | Mark Eddleman | Charlotte, NC, USA | 1,036 | 1 | 4 | $94,759 |
| 347 | David McKenna | Moore, OK, USA | 1,034 | 0 | 3 | $241,631 |
| 348 | Doug Lee | Calgary, CAN | 1,032 | 1 | 2 | $142,261 |
| 349 | Ian Palomo | San Antonio, TX, USA | 1,032 | 1 | 5 | $125,271 |
| 350 | Chris Reslock | Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 1,030 | 1 | 4 | $96,117 |