World's Best Poker Players
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2012 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (1587) | Chunlei Zhou | CHN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $191,342 |
| 102 (1586) | Zuo Wang | CHN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $32,498 |
| 103 (1610) | Ibrahim Ghassan | LBN | 272 | 0 | 2 | $34,348 |
| 104 (1611) | James Bills | AUS | 272 | 0 | 1 | $59,771 |
| 105 (1628) | Brad Flynn | Cape Town, ZAF | 270 | 0 | 2 | $46,818 |
| 106 (1629) | Merhej Chady | LBN | 270 | 0 | 1 | $38,947 |
| 107 (1655) | Elias Moukawem | LBN | 264 | 1 | 1 | $27,659 |
| 108 (1656) | Chuanbin Yao | CHN | 264 | 1 | 1 | $30,192 |
| 109 (1677) | Scott Calcagno | AUS | 260 | 0 | 1 | $26,463 |
| 110 (1692) | Sami Sharabani | ISR | 256 | 0 | 1 | $34,174 |
| 111 (1697) | Han Wook Kim | KOR | 255 | 0 | 1 | $30,800 |
| 112 (1701) | Rombad Fayazi | IRN | 252 | 0 | 1 | $44,177 |
| 113 (1726) | Jonathan Markovits | BRA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $37,318 |
| 114 (1729) | Richard Hu | CHN | 250 | 0 | 1 | $28,447 |
| 115 (1728) | Nick Wong | CHN | 250 | 0 | 1 | $68,062 |
| 116 (1727) | Leandro Csome | ARG | 250 | 0 | 1 | $28,431 |
| 117 (1732) | Kitty Kuo | Taipei, TWN | 248 | 0 | 2 | $53,483 |
| 118 (1741) | Edward Pastoll | ZAF | 242 | 0 | 2 | $20,634 |
| 119 (1836) | Justin Lowe | ZAF | 240 | 0 | 1 | $19,886 |
| 120 (1834) | Vitor Buzinaro | BRA | 240 | 1 | 1 | $38,986 |
| 121 (1831) | Lenny Graziano | AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $24,729 |
| 122 (1830) | Nick Georgoulas | AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $40,376 |
| 123 (1828) | Mark Betts | AUS | 240 | 0 | 1 | $35,002 |
| 124 (1829) | Adam Cusenza | AUS | 240 | 0 | 2 | $23,859 |
| 125 (1835) | Omar Lakhdari | MAR | 240 | 1 | 1 | $34,957 |
| 126 (1832) | Khalil Sehnaoui | LBN | 240 | 0 | 1 | $16,276 |
| 127 (1833) | Ariel Mantel | ARG | 240 | 0 | 1 | $34,723 |
| 128 (1851) | Steven Brown | Capetown, ZAF | 234 | 0 | 3 | $24,042 |
| 129 (1850) | William Saad | SEN | 234 | 0 | 1 | $32,216 |
| 130 (1869) | Park Yu Cheung | HKG | 230 | 0 | 3 | $27,695 |
| 131 (1908) | Walid Habib | Roswe, LBN | 228 | 0 | 2 | $50,575 |
| 132 (1907) | Yvette Hall | AUS | 228 | 0 | 2 | $27,847 |
| 133 (1906) | Sherif Derias | AUS | 228 | 0 | 1 | $30,209 |
| 134 (1936) | Yann Migeon | MAR | 223 | 0 | 2 | $26,622 |
| 135 (1958) | Martin Kozlov | Melbourne, AUS | 220 | 0 | 1 | $25,737 |
| 136 (1959) | Shao-hung Lee | TWN | 220 | 0 | 2 | $32,163 |
| 137 (1998) | Zhang Min | CHN | 216 | 0 | 1 | $30,834 |
| 138 (1999) | Yaron Zeev Malki | Givataim, ISR | 216 | 0 | 1 | $27,296 |
| 139 (2033) | Ke Chen | CHN | 210 | 0 | 1 | $26,437 |
| 140 (2031) | Sean Keeton | Mill Park , Victoria, AUS | 210 | 0 | 1 | $26,457 |
| 141 (2032) | Thiago Nishijima | Sao Paulo, BRA | 210 | 0 | 1 | $37,707 |
| 142 (2049) | Mario Ljubicic | AUS | 208 | 0 | 2 | $20,333 |
| 143 (2066) | Nicandro Filart Jr. | PHL | 204 | 0 | 1 | $24,600 |
| 144 (2065) | Bjoern Wiesler | CHN | 204 | 0 | 1 | $15,789 |
| 145 (2067) | Kristian Lunardi | AUS | 204 | 0 | 1 | $47,192 |
| 146 (2147) | Medhi Lahrichi | MAR | 200 | 0 | 1 | $20,953 |
| 147 (2148) | Daniel Sing | NZL | 200 | 0 | 1 | $23,253 |
| 148 (2145) | Bennie Lingerfelder | ZAF | 200 | 0 | 1 | $15,854 |
| 149 (2149) | Albert Lau | CHN | 200 | 0 | 1 | $16,244 |
| 150 (2146) | Jamie Pickering | Queensland, AUS | 200 | 0 | 1 | $24,707 |