World's Best Poker Players
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2005 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (43) | Joe Hachem | Melbourne, AUS | 2,180 | 1 | 2 | $7,588,172 |
| 2 (233) | Christian Kruel | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 984 | 0 | 3 | $139,694 |
| 3 (322) | Rafi Amit | Holon, ISR | 816 | 1 | 1 | $511,835 |
| 4 (930) | Sherkhan Farnood | Dubay, AFG | 328 | 0 | 2 | $55,460 |
| 5 (1140) | Hiroshi Shimamura | Tokyo, JPN | 264 | 0 | 1 | $52,640 |
| 6 (1328) | Ralph Burd | No. Cualfied, AUS | 220 | 0 | 2 | $18,296 |
| 7 (1663) | Andre Hawit | PHL | 160 | 0 | 1 | $16,000 |
| 8 (2014) | Shawn Tobin | Phuket, THA | 120 | 0 | 1 | $5,124 |
| 9 (2257) | Frank Ryan | Sag Harbor, NY, NRU | 96 | 0 | 1 | $6,810 |
| 10 (2258) | Nick Wong | CHN | 96 | 0 | 2 | $3,705 |
| 11 (2256) | Tino Lechich | Melbourne, AUS | 96 | 0 | 0 | $65,165 |
| 12 (2457) | Yoshitaka Oku | Tokyo, JPN | 80 | 0 | 1 | $19,870 |
| 13 (3140) | Jae Chun | Seoul, KOR | 30 | 0 | 1 | $1,480 |
| 14 (3277) | Yeon Byung | KOR | 20 | 0 | 1 | $850 |