World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Byron Kaverman | Cleveland, OH, USA | 2,169 | 0 | 8 | $2,924,617 |
| 102 | Gianluca Speranza | ITA | 2,168 | 1 | 4 | $869,988 |
| 103 | Erik Seidel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,167 | 0 | 9 | $2,031,962 |
| 104 | Sebastian Sorensson | Lund, SWE | 2,160 | 1 | 1 | $1,176,901 |
| 105 | Daniel Weinman | Atlanta, GA, USA | 2,160 | 1 | 2 | $1,062,910 |
| 106 | Daniel Lowery | Peter Pender, AR, USA | 2,160 | 2 | 6 | $427,158 |
| 107 | Javier Zarco | Madrid, ESP | 2,160 | 1 | 2 | $643,354 |
| 108 | Andres Korn | Buenos Aires, ARG | 2,148 | 2 | 4 | $684,014 |
| 109 | Anson Tsang | HKG | 2,137 | 0 | 6 | $590,842 |
| 110 | Bryce Yockey | Torrance, CA, USA | 2,135 | 1 | 4 | $1,138,999 |
| 111 | Christopher Frank | DEU | 2,131 | 2 | 4 | $674,341 |
| 112 | Lachezar Petkov | Varna, BGR | 2,122 | 1 | 3 | $1,222,409 |
| 113 | Harrison Gimbel | Jupiter, FL, USA | 2,115 | 2 | 3 | $743,789 |
| 114 | Marti Roca De Torres | 2,100 | 1 | 1 | $1,301,815 | |
| 115 | Ronny Kaiser | Bern, CHE | 2,100 | 1 | 1 | $867,300 |
| 116 | Daniel Strelitz | Torrance, CA, USA | 2,100 | 1 | 1 | $1,001,110 |
| 117 | Igor Kurganov | St, Petersburg, RUS | 2,097 | 2 | 6 | $2,212,876 |
| 118 | Nipun Java | Northridge, CA, USA | 2,095 | 3 | 6 | $537,056 |
| 119 | Maurice Hawkins | Plantation, FL, USA | 2,088 | 2 | 10 | $491,705 |
| 120 | Tommy Le | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 2,088 | 2 | 2 | $972,133 |
| 121 | Paul Balzano | Sunrise, FL, USA | 2,084 | 3 | 6 | $288,053 |
| 122 | Charlie Carrel | London, GBR | 2,055 | 0 | 6 | $2,082,019 |
| 123 | Eric Baldwin | Beaver Dam, WI, USA | 2,053 | 3 | 8 | $474,466 |
| 124 | Fernando Galvan | Denver, CO, USA | 2,017 | 2 | 4 | $378,971 |
| 125 | Arseniy Karmatskiy | RUS | 2,002 | 2 | 3 | $295,582 |
| 126 | Faraz Jaka | San Jose, CA, USA | 2,000 | 0 | 6 | $349,698 |
| 127 | Alex Lynskey | Brisbane, AUS | 1,986 | 0 | 3 | $500,695 |
| 128 | Josias Santos | Kent, WA, USA | 1,982 | 2 | 9 | $256,066 |
| 129 | Paul Hoefer | Leipzig, DEU | 1,980 | 0 | 5 | $509,756 |
| 130 | Sorel Mizzi | Toronto, ON, CAN | 1,960 | 1 | 4 | $469,385 |
| 131 | Doug Polk | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,958 | 1 | 3 | $4,298,865 |
| 132 | Phong Nguyen | Bristow, VA, USA | 1,952 | 1 | 9 | $283,078 |
| 133 | James Calvo | Naperville, IL, USA | 1,928 | 1 | 3 | $377,199 |
| 134 | Usman Siddique | GBR | 1,927 | 0 | 5 | $516,382 |
| 135 | Brian Rast | Poway, CA, USA | 1,927 | 3 | 6 | $1,526,679 |
| 136 | Mustapha Kanit | Sliema, ITA | 1,917 | 0 | 7 | $1,542,187 |
| 137 | Christian Harder | Annapolis, MD, USA | 1,912 | 1 | 2 | $435,363 |
| 138 | Michael Addamo | Melbourne, AUS | 1,910 | 1 | 4 | $433,667 |
| 139 | Tony Sinishtaj | Flushing, NY, USA | 1,908 | 2 | 2 | $805,071 |
| 140 | Simon Mattsson | SWE | 1,888 | 2 | 4 | $508,680 |
| 141 | Tobias Hausen | DEU | 1,886 | 0 | 3 | $510,293 |
| 142 | Rob Wazwaz | Brooklyn Park, MN, USA | 1,866 | 1 | 5 | $273,399 |
| 143 | Alexander Rocha | Setauket, NY, USA | 1,864 | 0 | 8 | $320,280 |
| 144 | Jeremy Meacham | Oak Bluffs, MA, USA | 1,858 | 2 | 4 | $309,162 |
| 145 | Jeffrey Fielder | Des Moines, IA, USA | 1,848 | 1 | 3 | $330,374 |
| 146 | Ludovic Geilich | Glasgow, SCO | 1,847 | 0 | 4 | $401,242 |
| 147 | Ryan Van Sanford | Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 1,841 | 1 | 7 | $384,934 |
| 148 | Elliot Smith | Richmond, BC, CAN | 1,840 | 1 | 2 | $381,025 |
| 149 | Brandon Adams | Boston, MA, USA | 1,840 | 1 | 3 | $1,618,795 |
| 150 | Gaurav Raina | Athens, GA, USA | 1,840 | 1 | 2 | $523,496 |
