World's Best Poker Players
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2013 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | David Black | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $28,642 |
| 2002 | Dylan Hortin | Anthem, AZ, USA | 250 | 0 | 2 | $47,225 |
| 2003 | Rich Edinger | West Fargo, ND, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $17,986 |
| 2004 | Noah Weinbereger | Alton, IL, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $27,981 |
| 2005 | Chun Law | Memphis, TN, USA | 250 | 0 | 2 | $33,657 |
| 2006 | Craig Varnell | Ft. Collins, CO, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $17,405 |
| 2007 | Yuan Zhou | CAN | 250 | 0 | 1 | $87,221 |
| 2008 | Bounpon Mounvongkham | Fresno, CA, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $22,226 |
| 2009 | Richard John Clarke | USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $18,353 |
| 2010 | Christopher Clark | Saunderstown, RI, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $15,690 |
| 2011 | Thad Smith | Dallas, TX, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $26,068 |
| 2012 | Daniel Cates | Bowie, Maryland, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $168,000 |
| 2013 | Kevin Richardson | USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $31,581 |
| 2014 | Frank Nelson | USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $72,966 |
| 2015 | Chris Schonbach | Braintree, MA, USA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $30,262 |
| 2016 | Jeffrey Niedelman | Murrieta, CA, USA | 250 | 0 | 2 | $27,538 |
| 2017 | Gabriel Muzzio | ARG | 250 | 0 | 1 | $22,560 |
| 2018 | Franklin Acfalle | GUM | 250 | 0 | 1 | $21,274 |
| 2019 | Giorgy Kitasashvily | 248 | 0 | 2 | $30,593 | |
| 2020 | Giuseppe Zarbo | ITA | 248 | 1 | 2 | $37,026 |
| 2021 | Rameev Sergey | RUS | 248 | 0 | 2 | $39,110 |
| 2022 | Michael Marder | Sewell, NJ, USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $64,764 |
| 2023 | Ari Eiblum | USA | 248 | 0 | 2 | $26,761 |
| 2024 | Jan Collado | DEU | 245 | 0 | 1 | $105,228 |
| 2025 | Joseph Opie | Fair Haven, NJ, USA | 245 | 0 | 2 | $39,219 |
| 2026 | Ivan Gabrieli | ITA | 244 | 1 | 2 | $51,930 |
| 2027 | Robby Westrom | USA | 242 | 1 | 2 | $30,932 |
| 2028 | Aitan Hillel | Pasadena, CA, USA | 242 | 1 | 2 | $26,185 |
| 2029 | LYLE RICHARDS | Cula, HI, USA | 241 | 1 | 5 | $16,126 |
| 2030 | Gleb Tremzin | 240 | 0 | 1 | $157,765 | |
| 2031 | Josue Sauvageau | 240 | 0 | 1 | $44,694 | |
| 2032 | Setrak Suloukji | 240 | 1 | 1 | $84,686 | |
| 2033 | Dimitri Feoktistovs | 240 | 0 | 1 | $29,425 | |
| 2034 | Patricia Cardner | 240 | 0 | 1 | $18,179 | |
| 2035 | Gabriel Diaz | 240 | 0 | 1 | $23,527 | |
| 2036 | Ilker Akpinar | 240 | 0 | 1 | $50,693 | |
| 2037 | Alina Volodina | 240 | 0 | 1 | $23,048 | |
| 2038 | Lorenzo Sabato | Forbello, ITA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $42,360 |
| 2039 | Jean-Paul Pasqualini | San Martino Di Lota, FRA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $32,231 |
| 2040 | Markus Ristola | FIN | 240 | 1 | 1 | $111,028 |
| 2041 | Salvatore Ciccarelli | FRA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $43,468 |
| 2042 | Markus Feurie | Bregenz, AUT | 240 | 0 | 1 | $44,565 |
| 2043 | Dmitrii Kislitcyn | RUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $25,505 |
| 2044 | Simon Mattsson | SWE | 240 | 0 | 1 | $45,037 |
| 2045 | Peteri Gabor | HUN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $30,607 |
| 2046 | Asker Aloev | RUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $57,564 |
| 2047 | Richard Turbe | FRA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $13,437 |
| 2048 | Waldir Guerra | ITA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $24,797 |
| 2049 | Jacqueline Cachia | ITA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $17,851 |
| 2050 | David Stonehouse | GBR | 240 | 0 | 1 | $26,085 |