World's Best Poker Players
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2016 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | Hokyiu Lee | HKG | 350 | 0 | 2 | $92,177 |
| 1752 | Gab Kim | Ilsan, KOR | 348 | 0 | 2 | $40,270 |
| 1753 | Chuck Nguyen | CA, USA | 348 | 0 | 2 | $40,290 |
| 1754 | Stephen Johnson | USA | 348 | 1 | 2 | $35,677 |
| 1755 | Edward Lewis | Brentwood, CA, USA | 348 | 1 | 1 | $70,387 |
| 1756 | Patrick Crivell | CAN | 348 | 0 | 2 | $51,773 |
| 1757 | Adam Agaev | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 347 | 0 | 3 | $26,381 |
| 1758 | Marty Gorenc | Southwick, MA, USA | 347 | 0 | 3 | $26,936 |
| 1759 | Stephen "Dakota" Happas | Braintree, MA, USA | 346 | 0 | 2 | $23,102 |
| 1760 | Ezequiel Lebed | Miami, FL, USA | 346 | 0 | 3 | $42,225 |
| 1761 | Darrell Shock | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 346 | 1 | 3 | $29,024 |
| 1762 | Ping Liu | Chicago, IL, USA | 346 | 0 | 2 | $38,136 |
| 1763 | Stevie Trizis | Largo, Fl, USA | 345 | 0 | 3 | $45,827 |
| 1764 | Mike Shin | Sherwood, WI, USA | 345 | 0 | 1 | $443,270 |
| 1765 | Mack Lee | San Bruno, CA, USA | 344 | 0 | 3 | $39,352 |
| 1766 | Jae Bahn | Portland, OR, USA | 344 | 1 | 2 | $34,999 |
| 1767 | B.J. McBrayer | Duncanville, AL, USA | 342 | 0 | 2 | $55,031 |
| 1768 | Kevin Beattie | CAN | 342 | 0 | 1 | $37,688 |
| 1769 | Kurtis Boutelle | USA | 342 | 1 | 3 | $37,509 |
| 1770 | Matthew Zarcadoolas | Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | 342 | 0 | 1 | $87,552 |
| 1771 | Mike Hutting | 340 | 0 | 1 | $44,960 | |
| 1772 | Jonathan Shah | ROchester, NY, USA | 340 | 0 | 2 | $35,698 |
| 1773 | Jeremy Sharf | Valley Village, CA, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $38,036 |
| 1774 | Mike Harvey | San Francisco, CA, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $39,702 |
| 1775 | Omar Taveras | Bronx, NY, USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $28,786 |
| 1776 | Kobi Ribak | FL, USA | 340 | 0 | 2 | $29,336 |
| 1777 | Elan Branas | Forest Hills, NY, USA | 340 | 0 | 2 | $69,287 |
| 1778 | James McKinnon | New York, NY, USA | 340 | 0 | 2 | $21,801 |
| 1779 | David Stevens | Ramsey, NJ, USA | 340 | 0 | 2 | $31,954 |
| 1780 | Jeremy Detamore | USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $36,852 |
| 1781 | TRENTON BAKER | USA | 340 | 0 | 1 | $40,638 |
| 1782 | Brian Maximiliano Ganon | ARG | 340 | 1 | 2 | $24,943 |
| 1783 | Michael Woods | Madison, CT, USA | 338 | 0 | 2 | $35,067 |
| 1784 | Paul Chanderson | Rosemead, CA, USA | 336 | 1 | 1 | $144,650 |
| 1785 | Daniel Demicki | POL | 336 | 1 | 1 | $69,286 |
| 1786 | Mikhail Glushankov | RUS | 336 | 1 | 1 | $45,000 |
| 1787 | Maxence Debar | FRA | 336 | 1 | 1 | $44,574 |
| 1788 | Diego Testa | ITA | 336 | 2 | 2 | $25,772 |
| 1789 | Elias Talvitie | FIN | 336 | 1 | 1 | $36,056 |
| 1790 | Tamas Lendvai | HUN | 336 | 1 | 1 | $55,330 |
| 1791 | Ami Barer | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 336 | 0 | 2 | $54,772 |
| 1792 | Thomas Dean | Johnston, IA, USA | 336 | 1 | 1 | $41,010 |
| 1793 | Jon Lactaoen | Honolulu, HI, USA | 336 | 0 | 5 | $22,797 |
| 1794 | Andrew Dean | Feeding Hills, MA, USA | 336 | 0 | 1 | $49,955 |
| 1795 | Edward Gazvoda | Germantown, MD, USA | 336 | 0 | 2 | $24,489 |
| 1796 | Jay Friedman | Eads, TN, USA | 336 | 1 | 1 | $43,584 |
| 1797 | Ted Takasaki | Sioux Falls, SD, USA | 336 | 1 | 1 | $52,360 |
| 1798 | Michael Lerner | Bethesda, MD, USA | 336 | 0 | 2 | $53,013 |
| 1799 | Greg Cook | AUS | 336 | 1 | 1 | $35,861 |
| 1800 | Kwok Chun Lai | HKG | 336 | 1 | 2 | $63,030 |