World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2701 | Sardor Shagulyamov | CHE | 298 | 1 | 2 | $66,344 |
| 2702 | Brian Powell | Louisville, KY, USA | 298 | 0 | 2 | $82,958 |
| 2703 | David Smith | Boise, ID, USA | 298 | 0 | 2 | $29,058 |
| 2704 | Kenneth Brannon | Baltimore, MD, USA | 297 | 1 | 2 | $18,475 |
| 2705 | Jakub Wojtas | Emsdetten, DEU | 296 | 0 | 2 | $20,681 |
| 2706 | Adam Weinraub | Orange, CA, USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $25,505 |
| 2707 | Phil Mader | Grand Island, IL, USA | 296 | 1 | 2 | $39,335 |
| 2708 | Ross Clare | Irvine, CA, USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $37,720 |
| 2709 | Michael Holland | USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $20,262 |
| 2710 | Harold Pompey | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $31,324 |
| 2711 | Prabhjot Mall | Fremont, CA, USA | 296 | 1 | 2 | $23,175 |
| 2712 | Takumi Samejima | JPN | 296 | 1 | 2 | $46,987 |
| 2713 | David Llacer | 295 | 0 | 2 | $44,320 | |
| 2714 | Aleksei Vandyshev | RUS | 295 | 0 | 3 | $34,163 |
| 2715 | Daniel Bunker | Putnam, CT, USA | 295 | 1 | 4 | $20,565 |
| 2716 | Carlos Castro | USA | 295 | 1 | 2 | $19,201 |
| 2717 | Matthew Johnson | South Elgin, IL, USA | 294 | 1 | 2 | $23,529 |
| 2718 | John Depersio | Parkland, FL, USA | 294 | 0 | 3 | $27,125 |
| 2719 | Cody Brinn | Algonquin, IL, USA | 294 | 0 | 2 | $24,253 |
| 2720 | Aaron Pinson | Baltimore, MD, USA | 294 | 1 | 2 | $34,125 |
| 2721 | Paul Domb | FL, USA | 294 | 0 | 2 | $52,560 |
| 2722 | Eric Vallee | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | 294 | 0 | 1 | $85,895 |
| 2723 | James Salters | Long Island, NY, USA | 293 | 2 | 3 | $19,014 |
| 2724 | Tyler Patterson | Everett, WA, USA | 292 | 0 | 2 | $27,961 |
| 2725 | ALEXANDRE NAVALNII | New York, NY, USA | 292 | 0 | 4 | $23,957 |
| 2726 | Alexander Haber | JAM | 292 | 0 | 2 | $64,862 |
| 2727 | JOSEPH STIERS | Silver Spring, MD, USA | 292 | 1 | 2 | $31,485 |
| 2728 | Thomas Neville | USA | 292 | 0 | 2 | $29,198 |
| 2729 | Carlos Rodriguez | Paramount, CA, USA | 291 | 1 | 3 | $24,690 |
| 2730 | Steven Nevius | Pacifica, CA, USA | 291 | 1 | 2 | $14,340 |
| 2731 | James Brady | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 291 | 0 | 3 | $62,655 |
| 2732 | Roger Bailey | Reno, NV, USA | 291 | 1 | 3 | $25,681 |
| 2733 | Thomas Johnson III | Arlington, TX, USA | 291 | 0 | 2 | $23,398 |
| 2734 | Kane Kalas | 290 | 0 | 2 | $49,541 | |
| 2735 | Guillaume Diaz | FRA | 290 | 0 | 2 | $105,608 |
| 2736 | Gerard Rechnitzer | Beverly Hills, CA, USA | 290 | 1 | 3 | $22,239 |
| 2737 | Jason Reno | Madison, WI, USA | 290 | 0 | 3 | $23,809 |
| 2738 | Nicolas Yunis | Palmetto Bay, FL, USA | 290 | 0 | 2 | $26,827 |
| 2739 | Ivan Leow | MYS | 290 | 0 | 2 | $85,257 |
| 2740 | Paul Michaelis | Berlin, DEU | 289 | 0 | 4 | $41,916 |
| 2741 | Jordan Saccucci | 288 | 1 | 1 | $12,920 | |
| 2742 | Endrit Geci | GBR | 288 | 0 | 1 | $54,656 |
| 2743 | Robert Buky | GBR | 288 | 0 | 2 | $38,463 |
| 2744 | Duc Tran | AUT | 288 | 1 | 1 | $36,072 |
| 2745 | Miguel Iglesias | Madrid, ESP | 288 | 1 | 1 | $29,865 |
| 2746 | Muhammet Meryumoglu | TUR | 288 | 0 | 1 | $52,045 |
| 2747 | Daniele Caldarola | ITA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $42,955 |
| 2748 | Sergey Tikhonov | Moscow, RUS | 288 | 1 | 1 | $34,344 |
| 2749 | Anthony Cruz | FRA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $33,206 |
| 2750 | Elvis Petcu | ROU | 288 | 1 | 1 | $47,023 |
