World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Andrew Kloc | Naugatuck, CT, USA | 989 | 0 | 9 | $102,092 |
| 502 | Aaron Mermelstein | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 988 | 0 | 5 | $178,699 |
| 503 | Benny Glaser | Southampton, GBR | 986 | 0 | 4 | $237,618 |
| 504 | Eric Blair | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 985 | 1 | 3 | $156,153 |
| 505 | Michael Azzaro | Yonkers, NY, USA | 984 | 0 | 3 | $148,480 |
| 506 | Fabrice Soulier | Avignon, FRA | 980 | 0 | 3 | $227,488 |
| 507 | Bruce Kramer | Westminister, CA, USA | 976 | 0 | 3 | $255,609 |
| 508 | Damian Salas | Buenos Aires, ARG | 975 | 0 | 2 | $1,474,620 |
| 509 | Jason Gooch | Vidor, TX, USA | 973 | 0 | 7 | $136,607 |
| 510 | Caufman Talley | Lafayette, LA, USA | 973 | 1 | 2 | $157,281 |
| 511 | Blake Battaglia | Chicago, IL, USA | 971 | 1 | 1 | $336,402 |
| 512 | Chahn Jung | CA, USA | 970 | 0 | 2 | $155,440 |
| 513 | Yi Chi Li | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 966 | 0 | 1 | $281,746 |
| 514 | Xuming Qi | CHN | 966 | 0 | 3 | $277,485 |
| 515 | Navid King | Sydney, AUS | 963 | 1 | 2 | $97,305 |
| 516 | Jonathan Khalifa | FRA | 962 | 1 | 3 | $223,199 |
| 517 | Petr Svoboda | CZE | 960 | 1 | 1 | $133,050 |
| 518 | Mateusz Rypulak | POL | 960 | 0 | 1 | $409,600 |
| 519 | Tanveer Dhanjal | IRL | 960 | 0 | 2 | $137,998 |
| 520 | Shai Zurr | Petach Tikva, ISR | 960 | 1 | 1 | $223,241 |
| 521 | Grant Hinkle | Kansas City, MO, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $375,427 |
| 522 | Jean Ferreira | Gatomeai, CAN | 960 | 0 | 1 | $144,465 |
| 523 | Robert Mizrachi | Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $293,864 |
| 524 | Joshua Bergman | Boston, MA, USA | 960 | 1 | 2 | $256,968 |
| 525 | Matthew Salsberg | Studio City, CA, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $174,870 |
| 526 | Christopher Vitch | La Jolla, CA, USA | 960 | 1 | 2 | $347,245 |
| 527 | David Baker | Katy, TX, USA | 960 | 0 | 2 | $194,819 |
| 528 | Tyler Groth | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $179,126 |
| 529 | Gregory Nerenberg | Great Neck, NY, USA | 960 | 2 | 2 | $155,862 |
| 530 | Jia Liu | Norwich, CT, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $288,071 |
| 531 | Paul Petraglia | St. Augustine, FL, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $315,732 |
| 532 | Branko Usljebreka | AUS | 960 | 1 | 1 | $204,050 |
| 533 | Ben Maya | Rehovot, ISR | 960 | 1 | 1 | $257,764 |
| 534 | Qiuming Qin | CHN | 960 | 1 | 1 | $408,330 |
| 535 | Jason Baldridge | San Antonio, TX, USA | 957 | 1 | 2 | $230,095 |
| 536 | Linh Tran | VNM | 957 | 0 | 7 | $103,862 |
| 537 | Valentin Vornicu | San Diego, CA, USA | 954 | 3 | 8 | $149,109 |
| 538 | Kevin Rivest | CAN | 952 | 1 | 2 | $272,252 |
| 539 | Choong Kian Weng | MYS | 952 | 2 | 3 | $174,200 |
| 540 | Bobby Poe | Commerce, MI, USA | 950 | 1 | 7 | $84,833 |
| 541 | Josh Arieh | Atlanta, GA, USA | 950 | 0 | 2 | $426,077 |
| 542 | Ajay Chabra | Montclair, NJ, USA | 950 | 0 | 1 | $350,500 |
| 543 | Jakub Michalak | POL | 947 | 0 | 4 | $280,309 |
| 544 | Feng Wen Chen | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 940 | 1 | 2 | $130,520 |
| 545 | Dann Turner | USA | 940 | 0 | 2 | $121,321 |
| 546 | Brandon Ageloff | FL, USA | 940 | 0 | 2 | $231,977 |
| 547 | Jared Palmer | Mount Orab, OH, USA | 938 | 0 | 4 | $92,386 |
| 548 | Daniyar Aubakirov | KAZ | 936 | 1 | 3 | $264,816 |
| 549 | Georgy Philippovich | RUS | 932 | 1 | 2 | $115,885 |
| 550 | Ralph Macri | Redding, CT, USA | 932 | 2 | 6 | $236,883 |