World's Best Poker Players
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2006 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (9) | Joe Hachem | Melbourne, AUS | 3,840 | 1 | 3 | $2,529,352 |
| 2 (82) | Mike Guttman | Melbourne, AUS | 1,840 | 0 | 2 | $500,223 |
| 3 (189) | Emad Tahtouh | AUS | 1,200 | 0 | 1 | $362,664 |
| 4 (296) | Mark Vos | Brisbane, AUS | 960 | 1 | 1 | $803,274 |
| 5 (376) | Marcus Collins | Perth, AUS | 800 | 0 | 1 | $39,394 |
| 6 (434) | Vijayan Nagarajan | Kuala Lumpur, MYS | 710 | 0 | 4 | $60,708 |
| 7 (506) | Baktash Gulzarzada | Kabul, AFG | 640 | 0 | 1 | $63,570 |
| 8 (519) | Rafi Amit | Holon, ISR | 624 | 0 | 2 | $170,687 |
| 9 (571) | Zvi Stern | Herzilya, ISR | 576 | 0 | 1 | $39,530 |
| 10 (781) | Zhang Luzhe | Vienna, AUS | 480 | 0 | 1 | $50,164 |
| 11 (782) | Sherkhan Farnood | Dubay, AFG | 480 | 0 | 1 | $165,274 |
| 12 (1010) | Kim Jin | KOR | 368 | 0 | 1 | $21,581 |
| 13 (1069) | Oliver Berman | Johanesburg, ZAF | 348 | 0 | 1 | $16,775 |
| 14 (1071) | Emad Tamtouh | Melbourne, AUS | 342 | 0 | 1 | $71,064 |
| 15 (1262) | Rie Kanno | Tokyo, JPN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $56,260 |
| 16 (1401) | Jaime Lewin | VEN | 251 | 0 | 1 | $50,732 |
| 17 (1536) | Hoe Duan | Duchong, MYS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $13,912 |
| 18 (1650) | Joe Humunicki | Melbourne, AUS | 210 | 0 | 1 | $8,440 |
| 19 (1873) | Ronald Singson | Vigan, PHL | 174 | 0 | 1 | $6,985 |
| 20 (2060) | Chrisitian Toth | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $6,645 |
| 21 (2397) | Ziv Bachar | ISR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $95,400 |
| 22 (2396) | Antanas Guoga | Melbourne, AUS | 120 | 0 | 1 | $46,805 |
| 23 (2701) | Enrique Leigue | Cochabamba, BOL | 90 | 0 | 1 | $13,655 |
| 24 (2907) | Rob Kay | Johannesburg, ZAF | 77 | 0 | 0 | $24,940 |
| 25 (3168) | Ping Yu Zuo | CHN | 55 | 0 | 0 | $26,293 |
| 26 (3197) | Arul Thillainadesan | Melbourne, AUS | 53 | 0 | 0 | $16,394 |
| 27 (3572) | Kevin Brunton | GUM | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,025 |
| 28 (3780) | Gary Benson | Sydney, AUS | 13 | 0 | 0 | $6,148 |