World's Best Poker Players
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2018 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Steven Van Zadelhoff | NLD | 974 | 0 | 4 | $198,969 |
| 502 | Maria Ho | Arcadia, CA, USA | 974 | 1 | 5 | $325,191 |
| 503 | Mack Lee | San Bruno, CA, USA | 974 | 1 | 3 | $138,731 |
| 504 | Sean Marshall | USA | 972 | 0 | 4 | $200,900 |
| 505 | Philipp Zukernik | 970 | 0 | 3 | $212,111 | |
| 506 | Adi Ben Ami | CA, USA | 970 | 0 | 3 | $161,445 |
| 507 | Kevin Martin | Lethbridge, CAN | 968 | 0 | 4 | $94,834 |
| 508 | Timothy Mcdermott | Saint Helena, CA, USA | 968 | 0 | 2 | $147,819 |
| 509 | Claudio Di Giacomo | ITA | 964 | 0 | 2 | $261,490 |
| 510 | Wendy Lu | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 963 | 2 | 4 | $96,965 |
| 511 | Thomas Zanot | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 962 | 0 | 5 | $103,818 |
| 512 | Je Wook Oh | Fresh Meadows, NY, USA | 961 | 1 | 7 | $95,990 |
| 513 | Karim-Olivier Kamal | 960 | 1 | 1 | $163,800 | |
| 514 | Christopher Brice | England, GBR | 960 | 1 | 1 | $255,000 |
| 515 | Radoslav Stoyanov | BGR | 960 | 0 | 1 | $228,241 |
| 516 | Valerii Avanesian | RUS | 960 | 1 | 1 | $162,000 |
| 517 | Jason Strasser | New York, NY, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $332,539 |
| 518 | Zachary Gruneberg | Boalsburg, PA, USA | 960 | 0 | 1 | $321,533 |
| 519 | Ryan Andrade | CAN | 960 | 1 | 1 | $176,744 |
| 520 | Mark Brazis | Lafayette, IN, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $221,323 |
| 521 | Jesse Martin | Northborough, MA, USA | 960 | 0 | 2 | $220,330 |
| 522 | Chris Ferguson | Pacific Palisades, CA, USA | 960 | 0 | 2 | $191,370 |
| 523 | Phil Galfond | Gaithersburg, MD, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $567,788 |
| 524 | Matthew Stammen | Coldwater, OH, USA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $218,565 |
| 525 | Alvan Zheng | CHN | 960 | 1 | 1 | $397,150 |
| 526 | Pedro Cairat | ARG | 960 | 1 | 1 | $241,800 |
| 527 | Walid Habib | Roswe, LBN | 960 | 1 | 2 | $213,041 |
| 528 | Amauri Giovani Grutka | BRA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $200,000 |
| 529 | Federico Petruzzelli | ITA | 958 | 0 | 3 | $183,970 |
| 530 | Michael Foley | Saline, MI, USA | 958 | 1 | 3 | $145,828 |
| 531 | Bryant Miller | W. Unity, OH, USA | 956 | 1 | 2 | $161,076 |
| 532 | Ning Lu | GBR | 955 | 0 | 3 | $156,084 |
| 533 | Darren Rabinowitz | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 955 | 0 | 4 | $129,612 |
| 534 | William Kopp | Brecksville, OH, USA | 952 | 1 | 3 | $146,744 |
| 535 | Mike Del Vecchio | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 950 | 0 | 1 | $293,373 |
| 536 | Tom McCormick | Fargo, ND, USA | 950 | 0 | 2 | $156,056 |
| 537 | John Richards | Roxana, IL, USA | 948 | 1 | 8 | $100,639 |
| 538 | Justin Young | Morehead City, NC, USA | 946 | 1 | 3 | $214,372 |
| 539 | Marco Iodice | ITA | 945 | 1 | 2 | $224,965 |
| 540 | Gordon Wilcox | Dorchester Center, MA, USA | 945 | 1 | 2 | $185,000 |
| 541 | Andrew Kelsall | Tampa, FL, USA | 942 | 0 | 5 | $145,083 |
| 542 | Ryan Stoker | USA | 941 | 0 | 4 | $143,922 |
| 543 | Marton Czuczor | Budapest, HUN | 940 | 0 | 2 | $260,566 |
| 544 | Upeshka De Silva | Katy, TX, USA | 940 | 0 | 2 | $215,878 |
| 545 | Matt O'Donnell | Lutz, FL, USA | 940 | 0 | 2 | $114,470 |
| 546 | Jonathan Karamalikis | Adelaide, AUS | 939 | 1 | 1 | $190,017 |
| 547 | Randy Lew | Union City, CA, USA | 936 | 0 | 4 | $125,708 |
| 548 | Justin Donato | Pensacola, FL, USA | 936 | 0 | 3 | $105,146 |
| 549 | Paul Balzano | Sunrise, FL, USA | 934 | 0 | 5 | $94,894 |
| 550 | Greg Himmelbrand | Oakland Gardens, NY, USA | 934 | 2 | 2 | $164,090 |