World's Best Poker Players
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2016 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Juan Mendoza | Wilmington, NC, USA | 320 | 0 | 3 | $48,919 |
| 1852 | John DiMeglio | Milton, NY, USA | 320 | 0 | 2 | $27,274 |
| 1853 | Jeffrey Gurfinkel | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $58,253 |
| 1854 | Alejandro Duque | Kendall, FL, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $66,945 |
| 1855 | Brian Brubaker | Manhattan Beach, CA, USA | 320 | 0 | 2 | $41,175 |
| 1856 | Jordan Skinner | Richmond, VA, USA | 320 | 0 | 2 | $21,617 |
| 1857 | Nathan Baum | USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $32,604 |
| 1858 | Charles Welch | Baltimore, MD, USA | 320 | 1 | 3 | $63,832 |
| 1859 | Brannon Cashion | USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $56,519 |
| 1860 | Jeff Wigh | Olathe, KS, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $47,350 |
| 1861 | Long Nguyen | Houston, TX, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $57,869 |
| 1862 | Bill Chen | Layfayette Hill, PA, USA | 320 | 0 | 2 | $79,770 |
| 1863 | Timothy Cha | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $54,507 |
| 1864 | Raymond Ho | Cerritos, CA, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $48,115 |
| 1865 | Richard Santana | Mission, TX, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $49,576 |
| 1866 | Steven Lyons | Conroy, TX, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $49,455 |
| 1867 | Pierce McKellar | Flagstaff, AZ, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $49,611 |
| 1868 | Andrew Klein | Ocean, NJ, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $32,561 |
| 1869 | Adam Thomas | USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $32,090 |
| 1870 | Soung Kim | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $48,366 |
| 1871 | Nicola Ditrapani | Rolling Meadows, IL, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $70,298 |
| 1872 | Brady Thorpe | Wellston, OK, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $42,540 |
| 1873 | Keith Murrell | Kansas City, MO, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $47,211 |
| 1874 | Michael Weber | Lebanon, IN, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $32,035 |
| 1875 | George Rakitzis | Bayside, NY, USA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $51,634 |
| 1876 | Alexandre Thomas | Perth, AUS | 320 | 0 | 1 | $26,040 |
| 1877 | Takuya Yamashita | JPN | 320 | 0 | 1 | $27,923 |
| 1878 | Fan Xie | CHN | 320 | 0 | 1 | $39,273 |
| 1879 | Joao Simao | BRA | 320 | 1 | 2 | $91,516 |
| 1880 | Chane Kampanatsanyakorn | THA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $68,636 |
| 1881 | Terry Fan | PHL | 320 | 0 | 1 | $38,452 |
| 1882 | Liang Song | CHN | 320 | 0 | 1 | $41,730 |
| 1883 | Renan De Souza | BRA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $37,200 |
| 1884 | Luuk Gieles | NLD | 319 | 0 | 2 | $86,520 |
| 1885 | Kerry Shears | USA | 319 | 0 | 3 | $58,138 |
| 1886 | Vinicius Lima | Mountain View, CA, USA | 319 | 1 | 2 | $60,206 |
| 1887 | Gerald Karlic | AUT | 318 | 1 | 2 | $41,759 |
| 1888 | June Jenkins | Hamilton, CAN | 318 | 0 | 2 | $38,130 |
| 1889 | Jeremy Gaubert | Lockport, LA, USA | 318 | 0 | 2 | $39,267 |
| 1890 | Jean Noel Thorel | Paris, FRA | 316 | 0 | 5 | $54,709 |
| 1891 | Douglas Corning | Portland, OR, USA | 316 | 0 | 2 | $31,672 |
| 1892 | Timothy Bishop | Severna, MD, USA | 316 | 0 | 3 | $27,248 |
| 1893 | Jose Tronilo | Pawtucket, RI, USA | 316 | 0 | 3 | $27,774 |
| 1894 | Michael Ferrer | Toronto, ON, CAN | 316 | 1 | 2 | $35,882 |
| 1895 | Andrew Christoforou | CYP | 315 | 0 | 1 | $361,626 |
| 1896 | Luke Haward | GBR | 315 | 0 | 1 | $40,032 |
| 1897 | Frank Passantino | Maspeth, NY, USA | 315 | 0 | 1 | $49,301 |
| 1898 | Jeremy Kottler | Columbus, OH, USA | 315 | 0 | 1 | $66,895 |
| 1899 | Tristan Wade | Boynton Beach, FL, USA | 314 | 0 | 2 | $37,084 |
| 1900 | David Datashvili | Forest Hills, NY, USA | 314 | 0 | 2 | $51,461 |
