World's Best Poker Players
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2023 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Dominic Finch | OH, USA | 574 | 0 | 3 | $50,454 |
| 1902 | Frederik Thiemer | DEU | 573 | 0 | 5 | $82,627 |
| 1903 | Angela Discepoli | Wyoming, OH, USA | 572 | 1 | 3 | $76,535 |
| 1904 | Scotter Clark | Marion, IA, USA | 572 | 1 | 5 | $75,907 |
| 1905 | MARIO CONCEPCION | Passaic, NJ, USA | 572 | 0 | 2 | $91,996 |
| 1906 | Filipp Khavin | Treasure Island, FL, USA | 570 | 0 | 3 | $172,638 |
| 1907 | Bao Qiang Ho | SGP | 570 | 0 | 3 | $94,999 |
| 1908 | Christopher Day | GBR | 570 | 1 | 2 | $126,819 |
| 1909 | Kosei Ichinose | JPN | 570 | 0 | 1 | $163,405 |
| 1910 | Chun Hao Zhang | 570 | 0 | 1 | $86,994 | |
| 1911 | Antonios Poziadis | GRC | 570 | 0 | 1 | $102,006 |
| 1912 | David Funkhouser | Long Beach, CA, USA | 570 | 1 | 2 | $241,100 |
| 1913 | Manuel Fischer | DEU | 570 | 0 | 1 | $111,950 |
| 1914 | Tomas Macnamara | GBR | 570 | 0 | 1 | $128,400 |
| 1915 | Cristian Nagaki | 570 | 0 | 1 | $87,300 | |
| 1916 | Ioannis Poullos | GRC | 570 | 0 | 1 | $88,722 |
| 1917 | Joseph Gargiulo | Port Charlotte, FL, USA | 569 | 0 | 8 | $53,412 |
| 1918 | Justin Macella | Lowellville, OH, USA | 568 | 1 | 2 | $130,332 |
| 1919 | Steven Warburton | England, GBR | 568 | 0 | 3 | $63,291 |
| 1920 | Bret Karr | Kansas City, MO, USA | 568 | 1 | 2 | $55,003 |
| 1921 | Robert Georato | Naples, FL, USA | 568 | 1 | 3 | $64,554 |
| 1922 | Nikolaos Angelou Konstas | GRC | 567 | 0 | 1 | $156,834 |
| 1923 | Federico Macori | ITA | 567 | 0 | 2 | $24,510 |
| 1924 | Dicky Tsang | HKG | 566 | 0 | 4 | $100,815 |
| 1925 | Yaser Al-Keliddar | McClean, VA, USA | 565 | 0 | 3 | $80,565 |
| 1926 | Park Jaehyung | PRK | 565 | 0 | 2 | $88,223 |
| 1927 | Luke Martinelli | Melbourne, AUS | 564 | 0 | 4 | $117,264 |
| 1928 | Mukul Pahuja | North Lauderdale, FL, USA | 564 | 0 | 2 | $285,750 |
| 1929 | Dennis Stevermer | USA | 564 | 1 | 2 | $54,877 |
| 1930 | Cedric Schwaederle | FRA | 563 | 1 | 2 | $382,574 |
| 1931 | Natan Chauskin | BLR | 562 | 0 | 2 | $77,907 |
| 1932 | Aroha Ngata | AUS | 562 | 0 | 2 | $72,566 |
| 1933 | Travis MacMillan | CAN | 562 | 0 | 3 | $80,150 |
| 1934 | Kyle Ho | CAN | 562 | 1 | 3 | $56,153 |
| 1935 | Milos Skrbic | SER | 561 | 1 | 3 | $214,483 |
| 1936 | Maxim Urvantsev | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 560 | 0 | 2 | $135,594 |
| 1937 | Ross Feldman | Scarsdale, NY, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $58,567 |
| 1938 | Anibal Pabon | FL, USA | 560 | 1 | 4 | $51,285 |
| 1939 | Thomas Kornecook | Dorchester, MA, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $77,000 |
| 1940 | Shirley Rosario | Downey, CA, USA | 560 | 3 | 5 | $63,125 |
| 1941 | Casey Sandretto | Sacramento, CA, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $88,817 |
| 1942 | Hicham Mahmouki | FRA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $102,035 |
| 1943 | Paul Browne | St. Louis, MO, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $81,700 |
| 1944 | Petar Kalev | BGR | 560 | 0 | 1 | $621,300 |
| 1945 | Petr Rudnev | RUS | 560 | 0 | 1 | $56,885 |
| 1946 | Alfonso Timoteo | ESP | 560 | 0 | 1 | $195,960 |
| 1947 | Lucia Martínez | ESP | 560 | 0 | 2 | $66,445 |
| 1948 | Scott Heiligman | Naples, FL, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $72,400 |
| 1949 | Geoffrey Mooney | Melbourne, AUS | 560 | 0 | 1 | $27,273 |
| 1950 | Jimmy Song | SGP | 560 | 0 | 1 | $54,425 |