World's Best Poker Players

Rank	Player	Location	POY Points	Titles	Final Tables	POY Winnings
1951	Farzad Rouhani	Gaithersburg, MD, USA	384	0	2	$60,132
1952	Michael Briggs	Chesapeake, VA, USA	384	1	2	$38,495
1953	David Vogel	Providence, RI, USA	384	0	1	$23,704
1954	Josh Brikis	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	384	0	2	$20,538
1955	Nikolaos Frangos	Mays Landing, NJ, USA	384	0	1	$38,380
1956	Evan Snow	Coral Springs, FL, USA	384	1	2	$33,385
1957	Nick Bianco	Barrington, RI, USA	384	0	2	$17,260
1958	Phil Lifschitz	Livingston, NJ, USA	384	0	1	$32,483
1959	Robert Rasmussen	USA	384	1	1	$22,607
1960	Jeremiah Vinsant	Murfreesboro, TN, USA	384	0	2	$17,039
1961	Lytle Allen	Nashville, TN, USA	384	1	1	$22,514
1962	Reggi Trotter	Keller, TX, USA	384	0	1	$22,659
1963	Matthew Pierce	Cohasset, MA, USA	384	0	1	$23,079
1964	Edward Mroczkowski	Jacksonville, FL, USA	384	0	2	$20,223
1965	John Lam	Toronto , CAN	384	1	1	$22,437
1966	Ky MacPherson	Austin, TX, USA	382	0	2	$31,352
1967	William Payne	N. Richland Hill, TX, USA	382	0	3	$24,441
1968	Rudi Johnsen	NOR	380	0	2	$42,148
1969	David Ulliott	Hull, GBR	380	0	2	$71,054
1970	Tobias Wagner	DEU	380	0	1	$71,278
1971	Grudi Grudev	BGR	380	0	1	$43,694
1972	Pasquale Vinci	ITA	380	0	1	$42,864
1973	WOLOF	FRA	380	0	1	$53,887
1974	Daniel Gomez-Anadon	ESP	380	0	1	$25,344
1975	Bryan Micon	Atlanta, GA, USA	380	2	4	$42,272
1976	Mark Bansemer	Reno, NV, USA	380	0	1	$16,489
1977	Jeff Manning	Chesapeake, VA, USA	380	0	1	$28,821
1978	Shaun Walker	Ladera Rance, CA, USA	380	0	1	$43,480
1979	Ralph Verzillo	Millbury, MA, USA	380	0	1	$14,789
1980	Ryan Mcclain	Warrensburg, MO, USA	380	0	2	$21,637
1981	Frank Mancinelli	USA	380	0	1	$17,862
1982	Chris Farley	West Deptford, NJ, USA	380	0	2	$13,511
1983	Joe Stempek	Ocoec, FL, USA	380	0	1	$33,588
1984	Eli Berg	Newtonville, MA, USA	380	0	1	$83,580
1985	Jose Capdevila	CHL	380	0	1	$29,480
1986	Carlos Segarra	URY	380	0	1	$30,100
1987	Frank Dollinger		378	0	1	$46,412
1988	Matti Hanski		378	0	1	$39,187
1989	Aybek Lekerov	KAZ	378	0	1	$37,200
1990	Anthony Korfman	Las Vegas, NV, USA	378	0	2	$16,594
1991	Dan Fleyshman	San Diego, CA, USA	378	0	3	$120,344
1992	David Chishko	Oklahoma City, OK, USA	378	1	2	$21,865
1993	Jacque Lavandour	Gresham, OR, USA	376	0	2	$23,379
1994	Michael Alf		375	0	1	$43,764
1995	Jamie Roberts	USA	375	0	1	$32,099
1996	Eric Cloutier	Lafayette, LA, USA	375	0	1	$87,702
1997	John Olson	Plymouth, MN, USA	375	1	3	$33,409
1998	Joseph Pitti	E. Meadow, NY, USA	374	1	3	$23,219
1999	Brian Cospolich	New Orleans, LA, USA	374	0	3	$27,874
2000	Larry Riggs	NC, USA	374	0	2	$67,345