World's Best Poker Players
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2009 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (1276) | Mick Nolton | Melbourne, AUS | 480 | 0 | 1 | $35,433 |
| 52 (1277) | Raymond Wu | CHN | 480 | 0 | 1 | $138,590 |
| 53 (1275) | Chris Kittos | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 480 | 0 | 1 | $48,772 |
| 54 (1338) | Carlos Curi | ARG | 456 | 1 | 1 | $53,580 |
| 55 (1369) | Heath Chick | AUS | 440 | 0 | 1 | $81,067 |
| 56 (1440) | Jason Brown | NZL | 416 | 0 | 1 | $62,705 |
| 57 (1457) | Zayeh Younan | AUS | 408 | 1 | 1 | $59,896 |
| 58 (1594) | Majed Haddad | Sydney, AUS | 400 | 0 | 1 | $39,366 |
| 59 (1616) | Waldemar Cogo | BRA | 396 | 0 | 1 | $48,840 |
| 60 (1666) | Justin Layden | AUS | 384 | 0 | 1 | $50,537 |
| 61 (1678) | Kwang Ho Han | ARG | 380 | 0 | 1 | $30,200 |
| 62 (1695) | Mounir Khoddar | MAR | 372 | 1 | 2 | $59,389 |
| 63 (1781) | Christopher Chronis | AUS | 360 | 0 | 1 | $28,346 |
| 64 (1802) | Gregory Shilling | AUS | 352 | 0 | 1 | $46,933 |
| 65 (1821) | Mostafa Belkhayate | MAR | 348 | 0 | 2 | $28,949 |
| 66 (1846) | Saidal Wardak | AUS | 340 | 0 | 1 | $39,931 |
| 67 (2072) | Richard En | Melbourne, AUS | 320 | 0 | 1 | $26,903 |
| 68 (2073) | Sheldon Mayer | AUS | 320 | 0 | 1 | $39,707 |
| 69 (2070) | Pajit Maicharoen | THA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $17,926 |
| 70 (2069) | Vasilios Argyros | Donvale, AUS | 320 | 0 | 1 | $31,354 |
| 71 (2071) | Terry Fan | PHL | 320 | 0 | 1 | $31,149 |
| 72 (2111) | Ronald Kluber | Seoul, KOR | 312 | 0 | 1 | $30,000 |
| 73 (2120) | Young Nu Tu | KOR | 310 | 0 | 1 | $16,206 |
| 74 (2199) | Marcel Schauer | MAR | 300 | 0 | 1 | $29,387 |
| 75 (2198) | Joel Dodd | AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $52,433 |
| 76 (2262) | Wing Bor Cheng | HKG | 288 | 0 | 1 | $32,581 |
| 77 (2261) | Michel Habib | LBN | 288 | 0 | 1 | $44,705 |
| 78 (2296) | Neville Eber | Johannesburg, ZAF | 280 | 0 | 1 | $17,345 |
| 79 (2321) | Sam Khouiss | Pendelhill, AUS | 274 | 0 | 1 | $69,560 |
| 80 (2339) | Young No Ju | KOR | 272 | 0 | 1 | $9,756 |
| 81 (2340) | Matt Freeman | AUS | 272 | 0 | 1 | $19,965 |
| 82 (2370) | Ivan Freitez | Caracas, VEN | 267 | 0 | 1 | $54,456 |
| 83 (2409) | Petros Aristidou | Victoria, AUS | 264 | 0 | 1 | $38,379 |
| 84 (2433) | Danny Chevalier | Victoria, AUS | 260 | 1 | 1 | $59,006 |
| 85 (2456) | David Rodwell | AUS | 256 | 0 | 1 | $28,878 |
| 86 (2455) | Mark Pagsuyuin | PHL | 256 | 0 | 1 | $24,704 |
| 87 (2501) | Shoshiro Karita | AUS | 250 | 0 | 1 | $41,946 |
| 88 (2517) | Daniel Rudd | AUS | 248 | 1 | 2 | $32,222 |
| 89 (2729) | Bryan Huang Diwei | SGP | 240 | 0 | 1 | $25,871 |
| 90 (2728) | Clemenceau Calixto | Curitiba, BRA | 240 | 0 | 1 | $38,785 |
| 91 (2725) | Antonio Arce | Manila, PHL | 240 | 0 | 1 | $84,223 |
| 92 (2726) | Lorenzo Carbone | AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $29,591 |
| 93 (2720) | David Eldar | Melbourne, AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $184,595 |
| 94 (2723) | Jay Kinkade | Perth, AUS | 240 | 0 | 0 | $39,376 |
| 95 (2724) | Morry Edelstein | AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $21,260 |
| 96 (2721) | Joel Dodds | AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $24,386 |
| 97 (2727) | Mohamed Chaib | MAR | 240 | 0 | 1 | $19,015 |
| 98 (2722) | Jorge Arvias | Caracas, VEN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $8,932 |
| 99 (2825) | Arno Luc Ackermann | ATG | 228 | 0 | 1 | $25,045 |
| 100 (2826) | Fernando Abraham | ARG | 228 | 0 | 1 | $15,600 |