World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2101 | Ryan Godsend | CAN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $19,688 |
| 2102 | Norman Michalek | Westfield, NJ, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $56,148 |
| 2103 | Robert Garrett | USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $49,677 |
| 2104 | T.J. Waddell | CAN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $16,954 |
| 2105 | Joe Basaraba | Saskatchewan, BC, CAN | 360 | 1 | 1 | $33,088 |
| 2106 | Frank Kirkpatrick | USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $50,000 |
| 2107 | Bernard Lee | Wayland, MA, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $55,086 |
| 2108 | William Koenig | Oregon, WI, USA | 360 | 1 | 1 | $48,338 |
| 2109 | Arthur Demmerley | Derby, NY, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $21,760 |
| 2110 | Andrew Brown | Valatie, NY, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $115,484 |
| 2111 | Joseph Monahan | Yardville, NJ, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $33,160 |
| 2112 | Darlene Lee | CAN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $87,738 |
| 2113 | Mohammad Abedi Arani | Dallas, TX, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $102,397 |
| 2114 | John Macdonald | Palm Beach, FL, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $26,912 |
| 2115 | Zinoviy Pelekh | Plymouth, MI, USA | 360 | 1 | 1 | $58,360 |
| 2116 | John Sorgen | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $32,026 |
| 2117 | Lee Watkinson | Cheney, WA, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $70,618 |
| 2118 | Yuk Lee | IN, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $84,151 |
| 2119 | Sean Mobasser | CA, USA | 360 | 1 | 1 | $36,798 |
| 2120 | Donald Landers | USA | 360 | 1 | 1 | $22,602 |
| 2121 | Levien Tieu | Garland, TX, USA | 360 | 1 | 1 | $33,986 |
| 2122 | Carmine Tirone | Manheim, PA, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $120,000 |
| 2123 | Alexander Hill | Madison, WI, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $60,000 |
| 2124 | Khoa Tran | San Gabriel, CA, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $54,898 |
| 2125 | Michael Bosco | AZ, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $80,323 |
| 2126 | Christopher Horter | Jamison, PA, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $43,706 |
| 2127 | Scott Sanders | Santa Clara, CA, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $62,255 |
| 2128 | Phuo Nguyen | CA, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $79,000 |
| 2129 | Evan Paushter | Easton, CT, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $46,648 |
| 2130 | Richard First | Bala-Cynwyd, PA, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $69,947 |
| 2131 | Travis Hiteshew | Springfield, MO, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $58,238 |
| 2132 | Daniel Kitzis | Chicago, IL, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $64,603 |
| 2133 | Nassin Vaknin | FL, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $33,597 |
| 2134 | Jaime Haletky | Walnut Creek, CA, USA | 360 | 1 | 1 | $49,865 |
| 2135 | John Rausch | USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $29,914 |
| 2136 | Mark Roberts | Buffalo, NY, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $36,839 |
| 2137 | Gerald Cunniff | St. Paul, MN, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $29,245 |
| 2138 | Michael York | Twin Falls, ID, USA | 360 | 1 | 1 | $44,943 |
| 2139 | Ly Do | USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $66,398 |
| 2140 | Daniel Wach | Boonton, NJ, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $54,484 |
| 2141 | Vontz Burke | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 360 | 1 | 1 | $32,000 |
| 2142 | Jeffrey Farnes | Dallas, OR, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $39,735 |
| 2143 | Timothy Banks | Lauderdale by the Sea, FL, USA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $62,081 |
| 2144 | George Kanan | Sydney, AUS | 360 | 1 | 1 | $38,760 |
| 2145 | Francis Foord-Brown | AUS | 360 | 0 | 1 | $28,060 |
| 2146 | Jianzhong Song | CHN | 360 | 0 | 2 | $34,294 |
| 2147 | Vasken Demlakian | Sydney, AUS | 360 | 0 | 1 | $31,050 |
| 2148 | Noel Araniel | PHL | 360 | 0 | 1 | $28,300 |
| 2149 | Vinicius Alves | BRA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $83,644 |
| 2150 | Or Aire Patreanu | ISR | 360 | 1 | 1 | $65,490 |