World's Best Poker Players
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2009 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (2826) | Fernando Abraham | ARG | 228 | 0 | 1 | $15,600 |
| 102 (2887) | Omer Markovitch | ISR | 220 | 0 | 1 | $35,050 |
| 103 (2950) | Joe Hachem | Melbourne, AUS | 216 | 1 | 1 | $67,499 |
| 104 (2995) | Merhej Chady | LBN | 210 | 0 | 1 | $19,778 |
| 105 (2994) | Hichem Ben Halima | TUN | 210 | 0 | 1 | $20,089 |
| 106 (3019) | Andrew Hinrichsen | AUS | 208 | 0 | 1 | $38,659 |
| 107 (3201) | Michel Bouskila | AUS | 200 | 0 | 1 | $19,223 |
| 108 (3200) | Fouad Mouha Jir | MAR | 200 | 0 | 1 | $22,621 |
| 109 (3202) | Scott Smith | AUS | 200 | 0 | 1 | $34,082 |
| 110 (3218) | Magno Aragao | BRA | 198 | 0 | 1 | $26,640 |
| 111 (3219) | Effie Bouyioukos | AUS | 198 | 1 | 1 | $22,377 |
| 112 (3220) | Nick Bouyioukos | AUS | 198 | 1 | 1 | $22,377 |
| 113 (3303) | Daniel Nielson | AUS | 192 | 0 | 1 | $17,015 |
| 114 (3306) | Yong Hyun Yoo | KOR | 192 | 0 | 1 | $21,084 |
| 115 (3304) | Luzhe Zhang | CHN | 192 | 0 | 1 | $30,212 |
| 116 (3305) | Sam Ioannou | AUS | 192 | 0 | 1 | $21,659 |
| 117 (3302) | Gary Benson | Sydney, AUS | 192 | 0 | 2 | $16,245 |
| 118 (3301) | Ronnie Ferreira | San Paulo, BRA | 192 | 0 | 1 | $33,195 |
| 119 (3329) | Selem Salomon | ARG | 190 | 0 | 1 | $11,700 |
| 120 (3330) | Markus Golser | Saltzberg, AUT | 189 | 0 | 1 | $34,635 |
| 121 (3352) | Ami Tayar | ISR | 186 | 0 | 1 | $13,686 |
| 122 (3455) | Danny Huynh | AUS | 180 | 0 | 1 | $63,167 |
| 123 (3483) | Jie Gao | Victoria, AUS | 176 | 0 | 1 | $21,322 |
| 124 (3484) | Ayad Yoram | ISR | 176 | 0 | 1 | $19,595 |
| 125 (3541) | Stephane Fontes | AUS | 170 | 0 | 1 | $10,981 |
| 126 (3609) | Gualter Santos | BRA | 166 | 0 | 2 | $7,701 |
| 127 (3618) | Mehdi Bagheritari | IRN | 165 | 0 | 1 | $30,000 |
| 128 (3805) | Christopher Levick | AUS | 160 | 0 | 1 | $24,665 |
| 129 (3807) | Hicham Benhalima | TUN | 160 | 0 | 1 | $41,281 |
| 130 (3806) | Sergio Soavone | BRA | 160 | 0 | 1 | $18,625 |
| 131 (3804) | Yuki Tagawa | JPN | 160 | 0 | 1 | $11,146 |
| 132 (3803) | James Newhan | Sydney, AUS | 160 | 0 | 1 | $17,419 |
| 133 (3857) | Assadour Assadourian | AUS | 156 | 0 | 1 | $17,920 |
| 134 (3856) | Glen Maiden | Queenstown, NZL | 156 | 0 | 1 | $22,388 |
| 135 (3888) | Gualter Salles | Rio De Janiero, BRA | 152 | 0 | 1 | $9,740 |
| 136 (3944) | Grant Levy | AUS | 150 | 0 | 1 | $49,130 |
| 137 (3943) | Danny Joukhadar | AUS | 150 | 0 | 1 | $26,216 |
| 138 (4049) | Yew Fatt Kan | MYS | 144 | 0 | 1 | $17,252 |
| 139 (4045) | Ghassan Bitar | GHA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $22,484 |
| 140 (4048) | Lee Nelson | Nelson, NZL | 144 | 1 | 1 | $10,360 |
| 141 (4047) | Juan Zubiri | Buenos Aires, ARG | 144 | 0 | 1 | $8,163 |
| 142 (4046) | Eric Mifune | Sao Paulo, BRA | 144 | 0 | 1 | $6,024 |
| 143 (4157) | Hugo Cerdeiro | ARG | 136 | 0 | 1 | $4,785 |
| 144 (4158) | Ka Ming Fang | AUS | 136 | 0 | 1 | $8,984 |
| 145 (4219) | Kristian Lunardi | AUS | 132 | 0 | 1 | $17,058 |
| 146 (4220) | Uri Michaeli | ISR | 132 | 0 | 1 | $14,438 |
| 147 (4255) | Mark Walker | Cambridge, NZL | 130 | 0 | 1 | $18,317 |
| 148 (4292) | Paul Corbett | AUS | 128 | 0 | 1 | $18,049 |
| 149 (4313) | Amanda De Cesare | AUS | 126 | 0 | 1 | $14,207 |
| 150 (4314) | Peter Aristodou | Melbourne, AUS | 126 | 0 | 1 | $14,207 |