World's Best Poker Players
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2016 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Joseph Galdieri | Nanuet, NY, USA | 314 | 0 | 2 | $34,357 |
| 1902 | Giorgio Medici | Duluth, GA, USA | 314 | 0 | 4 | $23,346 |
| 1903 | Gennadiy Kostrov | Providence, RI, USA | 314 | 0 | 2 | $39,586 |
| 1904 | Jared Ingles | Baton Rouge, LA, USA | 314 | 0 | 2 | $30,662 |
| 1905 | Matthieu Camaghere | GBR | 312 | 1 | 1 | $42,850 |
| 1906 | Robin Ylitalo | Gothenburg, SWE | 312 | 1 | 1 | $33,844 |
| 1907 | Andrew Taylor | Glenrothes, GBR | 312 | 1 | 1 | $66,501 |
| 1908 | Tonio Roder | Ruesselsheim, DEU | 312 | 0 | 1 | $57,750 |
| 1909 | Arturo Noceda | MEX | 312 | 0 | 3 | $47,760 |
| 1910 | Ronald Sullivan | Bradenton, FL, USA | 312 | 1 | 1 | $48,574 |
| 1911 | Penh Lo | Mankato, MN, USA | 312 | 1 | 1 | $42,369 |
| 1912 | Stuart Patterson | Hollywood, FL, USA | 312 | 1 | 1 | $32,785 |
| 1913 | Joseph Curtin | Waltham, MA, USA | 312 | 1 | 1 | $47,788 |
| 1914 | Yiguang Xu | CHN | 312 | 1 | 1 | $83,310 |
| 1915 | Matt Stout | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 311 | 1 | 1 | $42,817 |
| 1916 | Aaron Zang | CHN | 311 | 0 | 2 | $332,800 |
| 1917 | Ivan Zhechev | BGR | 310 | 0 | 2 | $27,629 |
| 1918 | Corey French | USA | 310 | 0 | 4 | $49,408 |
| 1919 | Jason Nablo | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | 310 | 0 | 2 | $32,561 |
| 1920 | Richard Mullen | White Rock, BC, CAN | 310 | 0 | 2 | $23,884 |
| 1921 | Diego Sanchez | MEX | 308 | 0 | 2 | $44,680 |
| 1922 | Andrew Touchette | Wakefield, MA, USA | 308 | 0 | 3 | $26,823 |
| 1923 | Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | THA | 308 | 0 | 1 | $92,232 |
| 1924 | Derek Ecenarro | Miami, FL, USA | 306 | 0 | 2 | $31,565 |
| 1925 | John Juanda | Marina Del Rey, CA, USA | 306 | 0 | 1 | $589,355 |
| 1926 | Luigi Curcio | ITA | 305 | 0 | 3 | $51,515 |
| 1927 | Adam Lamphere | Nashville, MI, USA | 305 | 0 | 2 | $31,265 |
| 1928 | Vasiliy Shvarev | 304 | 0 | 1 | $50,605 | |
| 1929 | Sertac Turker | TUR | 304 | 0 | 1 | $74,201 |
| 1930 | Michal Ozimek | POL | 304 | 0 | 1 | $31,835 |
| 1931 | Arturs Barkevics | LVA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $30,311 |
| 1932 | Marco Topic | DEU | 304 | 0 | 1 | $52,317 |
| 1933 | Timothy Ulmer | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $78,540 |
| 1934 | Benjamin Fadeley | Mariposa, CA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $25,100 |
| 1935 | Joshua Steele | Elkton, MD, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,266 |
| 1936 | James Calderaro | Venice, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $57,525 |
| 1937 | Barry Leventhal | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 304 | 1 | 3 | $41,388 |
| 1938 | Matt Berkey | Erie, PA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $1,117,134 |
| 1939 | Vincent Moscati | Verplanck, NY, USA | 304 | 1 | 3 | $62,706 |
| 1940 | Zachary Milchman | Hollywood, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $40,098 |
| 1941 | Richard Austin | Jeffersonville, IN, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $33,895 |
| 1942 | John Redlitz | Orange Park, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,650 |
| 1943 | Filmon Ghebreegzabheir | Issaquah, WA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $36,644 |
| 1944 | Nicholas Fava | Gloucester, MA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $22,974 |
| 1945 | Ryan Fair | Coral Springs, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $100,000 |
| 1946 | Zachary Donovan | USA | 304 | 0 | 2 | $53,345 |
| 1947 | Jason Mandanici-Turcot | CAN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,360 |
| 1948 | Lars Cole | Ada, MI, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $28,932 |
| 1949 | Scott Waugaman | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $26,420 |
| 1950 | Martin Ryan | USA | 304 | 1 | 2 | $44,210 |