Home : Players : Player of the Year

World's Best Poker Players

CardPlayer.com offers comprehensive poker rankings. Our Player of the Year race has ranked tournament poker player success for more than a decade and we now rank casino and online tournament data. For more in-depth poker statistics checkout The Poker Leaderboards.

poker-player-img.jpg
2025-card-player.jpg

2019 POY Leader Boards - Overall

Jump to
Page 1 of 275 Next
Rank Player Location POY Points Titles Final Tables POY Winnings
1 Stephen Chidwick Deal, GBR 7,484 5 22 $7,345,794
2 Alex Foxen Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA 7,354 2 20 $5,729,532
3 Sean Winter Jacksonville, FL, USA 6,679 4 17 $3,942,037
4 Sam Soverel Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA 6,352 7 26 $5,561,333
5 Kahle Burns Geelong, AUS 5,804 4 15 $4,118,003
6 Bryn Kenney Long Beach, NY, USA 5,762 5 8 $9,709,698
7 Cary Katz Las Vegas, NV, USA 5,729 4 26 $8,037,828
8 Ali Imsirovic Vancouver, WA, USA 5,692 4 21 $4,610,836
9 Joseph Cheong La Mirada, CA, USA 5,447 3 12 $1,458,245
10 Rainer Kempe Berlin, DEU 5,333 5 16 $3,706,408
11 Paul Phua Miri, Sarawak, MYS 5,147 0 12 $11,497,582
12 Manig Loeser Bad Homburg, DEU 5,031 2 13 $1,981,257
13 Anthony Zinno Boston, MA, USA 4,862 1 12 $1,492,779
14 Christopher Hunichen Clayton, NC, USA 4,845 1 7 $4,057,428
15 Dario Sammartino Nova Gorica, ITA 4,800 0 4 $6,639,238
16 Nicholas Pupillo Addison, IL, USA 4,775 2 15 $836,654
17 Jeremy Ausmus Las Vegas, NV, USA 4,764 0 8 $1,528,283
18 Shannon Shorr Tuscaloosa, AL, USA 4,728 2 9 $1,146,974
19 Adrian Mateos Madrid, ESP 4,672 3 6 $2,659,429
20 Sam Greenwood Toronto, ON, CAN 4,550 3 12 $7,618,551
21 David Jackson Jacksonville, FL, USA 4,550 4 12 $758,776
22 Danny Tang HKG 4,529 3 15 $5,486,180
23 Aaron Van Blarcum Dallas, TX, USA 4,456 2 5 $2,204,913
24 Timothy Adams Burlington, ONT, CAN 4,452 4 13 $6,280,641
25 Simon Brandstrom Goteborg, SWE 4,422 3 4 $2,075,269
26 Julien Martini Paris, FRA 4,414 1 7 $3,623,466
27 Matthias Eibinger Graz, AUT 4,341 1 15 $3,497,606
28 Ben Heath Brighton, GBR 4,120 1 10 $4,726,875
29 Seth Davies Bend, OR, USA 4,097 1 11 $3,937,430
30 Ben Farrell Birmingham, GBR 3,976 2 8 $804,637
31 Daniel Dvoress Mississauga, ON, CAN 3,813 2 11 $8,507,452
32 Hossein Ensan Muenster, DEU 3,748 1 2 $10,279,539
33 Matas Cimbolas LTU 3,718 0 6 $1,477,061
34 Jason Koon Las Vegas, NV, USA 3,702 2 11 $7,559,961
35 Stephen Song Greenwich, CT, USA 3,635 4 9 $1,012,268
36 Norbert Szecsi Budapest, HUN 3,600 1 5 $1,264,377
37 Webster Lim MYS 3,569 2 10 $6,293,164
38 Brett Apter Arlington, VA, USA 3,511 4 18 $540,129
39 Anatolii Zyrin RUS 3,500 1 6 $781,803
40 Ari Engel Toronto, Ontario, CAN 3,499 3 17 $756,884
41 Ramon Colillas Barcelona, ESP 3,456 1 2 $5,121,896
42 Charlie Carrel London, GBR 3,403 1 8 $3,123,202
43 Kristen Foxen St. Catherines, CAN 3,389 1 10 $1,658,019
44 Brian Altman Longmeadow, MA, USA 3,356 3 11 $684,019
45 Daniel Strelitz Torrance, CA, USA 3,340 1 2 $1,393,865
46 David Baker Katy, TX, USA 3,336 2 5 $1,285,065
47 Sergio Aido Aviles, ESP 3,323 1 8 $3,135,502
48 David Peters Toledo, OH, USA 3,315 1 14 $4,156,736
49 Guillaume Nolet Montreal, CAN 3,300 2 7 $1,095,378
50 James Romero Portland, OR, USA 3,295 0 9 $852,622
Jump to
Page 1 of 275 Next