World's Best Poker Players
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2018 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Kane Kalas | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $205,264 | |
| 452 | Paul Tedeschi | FRA | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $700,000 |
| 453 | Steven Dahrouge | Edmonton, CAN | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $117,759 |
| 454 | Vladimir Troyanovsky | Moscow, RUS | 1,046 | 1 | 5 | $717,743 |
| 455 | Jacob Baumgartner | USA | 1,040 | 1 | 2 | $273,834 |
| 456 | Steven Spunt | USA | 1,040 | 1 | 3 | $193,919 |
| 457 | Sean Thomson | Worcester, MA, USA | 1,039 | 1 | 5 | $122,906 |
| 458 | Kahle Burns | Geelong, AUS | 1,036 | 0 | 3 | $558,684 |
| 459 | Paawan Bansal | IND | 1,036 | 0 | 1 | $413,852 |
| 460 | Loni Harwood | Hollywood, FL, USA | 1,034 | 2 | 7 | $175,697 |
| 461 | Aditya Agarwal | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1,033 | 0 | 1 | $282,819 |
| 462 | Jerome L'Hostis | FRA | 1,030 | 1 | 2 | $361,662 |
| 463 | Ian Matakis | MN, USA | 1,028 | 0 | 3 | $91,801 |
| 464 | Xuming Qi | CHN | 1,028 | 1 | 5 | $183,866 |
| 465 | Samuel Vizza | Crestwood, IL, USA | 1,024 | 2 | 5 | $117,108 |
| 466 | Robert Natividad | Cerritos, CA, USA | 1,024 | 1 | 2 | $220,425 |
| 467 | Zachery Schneider | Harvard, IL, USA | 1,024 | 1 | 2 | $307,249 |
| 468 | Mykhailo Gutyi | UKR | 1,020 | 1 | 3 | $115,182 |
| 469 | Henrik Hecklen | Aarhus, DNK | 1,020 | 1 | 1 | $574,218 |
| 470 | Kenneth Kee | SGP | 1,020 | 1 | 2 | $3,096,518 |
| 471 | Matthew Yorra | Miami, FL, USA | 1,018 | 3 | 7 | $129,126 |
| 472 | Juan Garivaldi | Rocksborogh, NC, USA | 1,017 | 0 | 3 | $132,317 |
| 473 | Aaron Mermelstein | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 1,014 | 0 | 3 | $160,322 |
| 474 | Mashir Khan | Edmond, OK, USA | 1,009 | 1 | 5 | $146,887 |
| 475 | Paul Richardson | CA, USA | 1,009 | 0 | 4 | $134,069 |
| 476 | Raveesh Asnani | Marietta, GA, USA | 1,008 | 0 | 3 | $188,735 |
| 477 | William Berry | Norman, OK, USA | 1,004 | 0 | 7 | $142,814 |
| 478 | Julian Thomas | DEU | 1,000 | 0 | 2 | $1,482,841 |
| 479 | Jeremy Saderne | St Nitre Les Remparts, FRA | 1,000 | 0 | 1 | $364,573 |
| 480 | Kou Vang | Woodbury, MN, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 2 | $115,595 |
| 481 | Lisa Hamilton | Honolulu, HI, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 1 | $451,880 |
| 482 | Xin Fan | CHN | 1,000 | 1 | 2 | $562,510 |
| 483 | Dong Chen | CHN | 998 | 1 | 3 | $245,956 |
| 484 | Samuel Panzica | Saline, MI, USA | 997 | 1 | 5 | $292,637 |
| 485 | Yaniv Peretz | ISR | 997 | 1 | 2 | $297,170 |
| 486 | Kenny Hallaert | Hansbeke, BEL | 996 | 1 | 3 | $128,513 |
| 487 | Oleg Shnaider | 995 | 0 | 1 | $288,341 | |
| 488 | Kevin Saul | Chicago, IL, USA | 994 | 0 | 3 | $105,996 |
| 489 | Dan Shak | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 992 | 0 | 6 | $576,764 |
| 490 | Bin Duan | Cupertino, CA, USA | 990 | 0 | 2 | $237,934 |
| 491 | Michael Woo | Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA | 990 | 1 | 1 | $177,430 |
| 492 | Kfir Nahum | Sunnyvale, CA, USA | 989 | 1 | 3 | $117,848 |
| 493 | Jared Hemingway | Granville, TX, USA | 987 | 1 | 3 | $188,920 |
| 494 | Rob Wazwaz | Brooklyn Park, MN, USA | 986 | 2 | 3 | $129,615 |
| 495 | Peter Neff | Oak Park, CA, USA | 985 | 3 | 7 | $149,992 |
| 496 | Darren Martin | Lexington, NC, USA | 985 | 0 | 5 | $148,214 |
| 497 | Christopher Staats | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 981 | 0 | 3 | $272,530 |
| 498 | Eddie Blumenthal | Verona, WI, USA | 979 | 1 | 4 | $213,000 |
| 499 | Tuan Mai | CA, USA | 978 | 4 | 9 | $106,874 |
| 500 | Carol Fuchs | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 977 | 2 | 7 | $121,932 |