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2016 POY Leader Boards - Overall

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Rank Player Location POY Points Titles Final Tables POY Winnings
1 David Peters Toledo, OH, USA 8,601 5 22 $7,370,255
2 Fedor Holz Vienna, DEU 7,058 6 15 $16,288,714
3 Justin Bonomo Los Angeles, CA, USA 6,520 2 11 $4,148,354
4 Ari Engel Toronto, Ontario, CAN 5,653 3 17 $1,831,640
5 Jake Schindler Brynmawr, PA, USA 5,528 3 14 $3,519,396
6 Cary Katz Las Vegas, NV, USA 5,160 4 18 $3,311,073
7 Sam Soverel Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA 4,989 3 11 $2,501,347
8 Chance Kornuth Denver, CO, USA 4,838 3 13 $2,282,181
9 Dan Smith Las Vegas, NV, USA 4,799 4 9 $5,063,362
10 Tom Marchese Boonton, NJ, USA 4,685 4 14 $3,750,324
11 Connor Drinan Arlington Heights, IL, USA 4,637 1 9 $3,226,731
12 Ankush Mandavia Atlanta, GA, USA 4,460 2 10 $2,250,438
13 Bryn Kenney Long Beach, NY, USA 4,299 3 15 $5,171,203
14 Gordon Vayo San Francisco, CA, USA 4,190 1 2 $5,248,348
15 Adrian Mateos Madrid, ESP 4,113 1 13 $1,684,112
16 Charlie Carrel London, GBR 4,100 3 13 $2,035,512
17 Jason Koon Las Vegas, NV, USA 4,053 3 7 $2,753,236
18 Nick Petrangelo Old Westbury, NY, USA 4,023 3 11 $1,992,339
19 Ivan Luca Buenos Aires, ARG 3,958 3 14 $1,768,778
20 Joe McKeehen Conshohocken, PA, USA 3,843 1 11 $3,013,550
21 Samuel Panzica Saline, MI, USA 3,743 3 7 $1,045,945
22 Tony Dunst Las Vegas, AUS 3,740 1 4 $1,125,803
23 Erik Seidel Las Vegas, NV, USA 3,720 0 13 $5,041,972
24 Jack Salter London, GBR 3,718 2 11 $2,547,459
25 Paul Volpe Philadelphia, PA, USA 3,671 2 6 $932,213
26 Steve O'Dwyer Las Vegas, NV, USA 3,633 2 9 $3,500,557
27 Niall Farrell Glasgow, SCO 3,464 1 7 $1,230,075
28 Michael Gagliano Rockaway, NJ, USA 3,388 2 5 $717,708
29 Andjelko Andrejevic Belgrade, SER 3,332 2 5 $1,329,682
30 Igor Kurganov St, Petersburg, RUS 3,309 3 11 $2,063,300
31 Qui Nguyen Las Vegas, NV, USA 3,300 1 1 $8,005,310
32 Anthony Gregg Columbia, MD, USA 3,223 0 7 $1,775,529
33 Aaron Mermelstein Philadelphia, PA, USA 3,220 0 7 $584,857
34 Rainer Kempe Berlin, DEU 3,177 2 9 $6,314,130
35 Ali Fazeli Las Vegas, NV, USA 3,177 3 11 $1,823,160
36 Stephen Chidwick Deal, GBR 3,167 1 14 $1,829,184
37 Koray Aldemir Vienna, AUT 3,052 1 5 $2,566,966
38 Kuljinder Sidhu Wolverhampton, GBR 3,026 2 5 $1,054,896
39 Benjamin Zamani Boca Raton, FL, USA 3,015 0 4 $868,843
40 Adrien Allain Rennes, FRA 3,000 0 2 $1,005,700
41 Sean Winter Jacksonville, FL, USA 2,991 0 8 $2,215,574
42 Stefan Schillhabel Brighton, DEU 2,988 3 4 $1,638,720
43 Loren Klein Verdi, NV, USA 2,976 3 4 $875,209
44 Seth Davies Bend, OR, USA 2,936 2 3 $843,497
45 Michael Gathy Brussels, BEL 2,894 1 4 $853,934
46 Dominik Nitsche Minden, DEU 2,893 1 8 $1,288,735
47 Brandon Shack-Harris Chicago, IL, USA 2,880 1 3 $1,045,730
48 Michael Gentili Lasalle, CAN 2,782 0 3 $628,736
49 Cliff Josephy Syosset, NY, USA 2,680 1 2 $3,616,285
50 Johanssy Joseph Mansfield, CT, USA 2,650 2 6 $553,321
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