World's Best Poker Players
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2008 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (1739) | Peter Pratis | AUS | 320 | 0 | 1 | $49,619 |
| 52 (1744) | Hugo Cerdeiro | ARG | 320 | 0 | 1 | $17,545 |
| 53 (1740) | David Lee | Melbourne, AUS | 320 | 1 | 2 | $64,895 |
| 54 (1743) | Gerry Fitt | AUS | 320 | 0 | 1 | $20,980 |
| 55 (1777) | Chong Wing Cheong | HKG | 312 | 0 | 1 | $37,500 |
| 56 (1870) | Josh Egan | Auckland, NZL | 296 | 0 | 1 | $20,513 |
| 57 (1893) | Ramil Soriano Tandoc | PHL | 290 | 0 | 1 | $29,314 |
| 58 (1892) | Igor Trafane | Sao Paulo, BRA | 290 | 0 | 1 | $24,839 |
| 59 (1922) | David Bradford | NZL | 288 | 0 | 1 | $17,129 |
| 60 (2005) | Rayan Nathan | Adelaide, AUS | 270 | 0 | 1 | $37,030 |
| 61 (2122) | Alex Vasiagin | Melbourne, AUS | 250 | 0 | 1 | $35,622 |
| 62 (2132) | Nathaniel Seet | SGP | 248 | 0 | 1 | $20,453 |
| 63 (2300) | Rubens Bicalho | BRA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $13,719 |
| 64 (2301) | Hai Chu | Melbourne, AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $35,383 |
| 65 (2298) | Justin Gendle | Melbourne, AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $35,442 |
| 66 (2299) | David Bradshaw | Melbourne, AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $23,522 |
| 67 (2333) | Lee Nelson | Nelson, NZL | 232 | 0 | 1 | $21,714 |
| 68 (2378) | Christopher Chronis | AUS | 228 | 1 | 1 | $53,221 |
| 69 (2381) | Georges Yazbeck | LBN | 225 | 0 | 1 | $31,021 |
| 70 (2418) | Cy Jassinowsky | Johannesburg, ZAF | 220 | 0 | 1 | $66,599 |
| 71 (2657) | Andrew Jeffreys | AUS | 200 | 0 | 1 | $63,598 |
| 72 (2656) | Jovan Scekic | Perth, AUS | 200 | 0 | 1 | $25,991 |
| 73 (2734) | David Gorr | Victoria, AUS | 190 | 0 | 1 | $31,601 |
| 74 (2842) | Joe Hachem | Melbourne, AUS | 177 | 0 | 0 | $179,691 |
| 75 (2873) | Galit Malkin | ISR | 174 | 0 | 1 | $8,738 |
| 76 (2874) | Manish Sansi | HKG | 174 | 0 | 1 | $16,286 |
| 77 (2952) | Mark Kassis | New South Wales, AUS | 165 | 0 | 1 | $36,326 |
| 78 (3115) | Mark Melchor | PHL | 160 | 0 | 1 | $15,590 |
| 79 (3190) | Sam Yousseff | AUS | 152 | 0 | 1 | $18,295 |
| 80 (3238) | Luis Pampliega | Melbourne, AUS | 150 | 0 | 1 | $16,698 |
| 81 (3249) | Kim Peart | Ballarat, AUS | 148 | 0 | 1 | $10,028 |
| 82 (3315) | Antanas Guoga | Melbourne, AUS | 144 | 0 | 1 | $78,075 |
| 83 (3353) | Hugo Kahan | PER | 140 | 0 | 1 | $8,222 |
| 84 (3435) | Mike Guttman | Melbourne, AUS | 132 | 0 | 1 | $27,245 |
| 85 (3511) | Michael Mariakis | AUS | 124 | 0 | 1 | $11,760 |
| 86 (3741) | Sigurd Carlsson | FRO | 120 | 0 | 1 | $6,935 |
| 87 (3745) | So Myung Sim | KOR | 120 | 0 | 1 | $22,692 |
| 88 (3740) | Damien Oborne | Melbourne, AUS | 120 | 0 | 1 | $21,204 |
| 89 (3744) | Gualter Salles | Rio De Janiero, BRA | 120 | 0 | 0 | $45,772 |
| 90 (3746) | Tom Rafferty | AUS | 120 | 0 | 1 | $26,072 |
| 91 (3738) | Alex Luck | Brisbane, AUS | 120 | 0 | 1 | $14,177 |
| 92 (3739) | James Potter | Melbourne, AUS | 120 | 0 | 1 | $20,566 |
| 93 (3742) | Darren Kramer | ZAF | 120 | 0 | 1 | $7,797 |
| 94 (3743) | Martin Fernandez | ARG | 120 | 0 | 1 | $11,517 |
| 95 (3759) | Benjamin Lim | PHL | 116 | 0 | 1 | $12,486 |
| 96 (3826) | Martin Cardno | Auckland, NZL | 112 | 0 | 2 | $19,237 |
| 97 (3838) | Takashi Shiono | Tokyo, JPN | 111 | 0 | 0 | $35,205 |
| 98 (3865) | Trung Tran | Victoria, AUS | 110 | 0 | 1 | $6,165 |
| 99 (3918) | Vijayan Nagarajan | Kuala Lumpur, MYS | 108 | 0 | 1 | $8,095 |
| 100 (4058) | Marwan Nassif | Melbourne, AUS | 100 | 0 | 1 | $11,132 |