World's Best Poker Players
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2012 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 (2164) | Moussa Hasbani | BRA | 195 | 0 | 1 | $19,671 |
| 152 (2163) | Flavio Silva Dos Reis Juniar | BRA | 195 | 0 | 1 | $21,403 |
| 153 (2215) | Emanuel Seal | AUS | 192 | 0 | 1 | $33,903 |
| 154 (2218) | Graeme Putt | NZL | 192 | 0 | 1 | $24,996 |
| 155 (2217) | Andrew Anthony | ZAF | 192 | 0 | 1 | $32,394 |
| 156 (2211) | Ashish Gupta | AUS | 192 | 0 | 1 | $17,758 |
| 157 (2214) | Josh Barrett | AUS | 192 | 0 | 1 | $16,344 |
| 158 (2212) | Cheng Liu | CHN | 192 | 0 | 1 | $21,959 |
| 159 (2216) | Joel Feldman | AUS | 192 | 1 | 1 | $48,130 |
| 160 (2213) | Tony Tran | Melbourne, AUS | 192 | 1 | 1 | $19,354 |
| 161 (2332) | Warren Zackey | Honeydew, ZAF | 180 | 0 | 1 | $13,851 |
| 162 (2328) | Matt Mulhall | Cape Town, ZAF | 180 | 0 | 2 | $36,794 |
| 163 (2331) | Carlos Munera | COL | 180 | 0 | 1 | $20,302 |
| 164 (2333) | Sam Nee Aik Chuan | MYS | 180 | 0 | 2 | $15,690 |
| 165 (2330) | Craig Blight | AUS | 180 | 0 | 1 | $31,553 |
| 166 (2329) | Tommy Liang | SGP | 180 | 1 | 1 | $19,137 |
| 167 (2354) | Adalfer Morales Gamarra | COL | 176 | 0 | 1 | $9,500 |
| 168 (2355) | Van Marcus | Melbourne, AUS | 176 | 0 | 1 | $18,582 |
| 169 (2356) | Jae Kyung Sim | KOR | 176 | 0 | 1 | $12,541 |
| 170 (2357) | Calvin Ho | CHN | 176 | 0 | 1 | $16,902 |
| 171 (2375) | Lee Nelson | Nelson, NZL | 175 | 0 | 1 | $128,684 |
| 172 (2397) | JEDIAL PIRES | Goiana Goias, BRA | 170 | 0 | 1 | $19,845 |
| 173 (2396) | Jerald Tan Gay Peng | SGP | 170 | 0 | 1 | $13,161 |
| 174 (2429) | Wayne Monks | Cape Town, ZAF | 168 | 0 | 2 | $16,122 |
| 175 (2426) | Haje Nadim | SEN | 168 | 1 | 1 | $50,588 |
| 176 (2427) | Luke Tsapazis | AUS | 168 | 1 | 1 | $21,892 |
| 177 (2428) | George Vassilopoulos | AUS | 168 | 0 | 1 | $22,031 |
| 178 (2430) | Migual Alvarez | VEN | 168 | 0 | 1 | $14,538 |
| 179 (2440) | David Balkin | Sydney, AUS | 165 | 0 | 0 | $369,026 |
| 180 (2446) | Yue Zhou | CHN | 162 | 0 | 1 | $23,126 |
| 181 (2445) | Tyron Krost | Sydney, New S. Wales, AUS | 162 | 0 | 1 | $41,369 |
| 182 (2525) | Houcine El Othmani | MAR | 160 | 0 | 1 | $13,290 |
| 183 (2527) | Sassine Ghazale | LBN | 160 | 0 | 1 | $12,736 |
| 184 (2526) | Justin Shelton | Tauranga, NZL | 160 | 0 | 1 | $12,884 |
| 185 (2523) | Jay Sookoo | Durban, ZAF | 160 | 0 | 1 | $15,174 |
| 186 (2524) | Geng Liu | CHN | 160 | 0 | 2 | $22,740 |
| 187 (2561) | Jackson Zheng | Auckland, NZL | 156 | 1 | 1 | $19,354 |
| 188 (2565) | Jung Huang | TWN | 156 | 0 | 1 | $12,838 |
| 189 (2566) | Danilo Sahione | Rio De Janeiro, BRA | 156 | 0 | 1 | $16,500 |
| 190 (2562) | Kenneth Wong | CHN | 156 | 0 | 2 | $29,273 |
| 191 (2563) | Edmund Lee | CHN | 156 | 1 | 2 | $20,325 |
| 192 (2564) | Christopher Glen | AUS | 156 | 1 | 1 | $18,134 |
| 193 (2571) | Nick Yunis | CHL | 154 | 0 | 2 | $83,023 |
| 194 (2573) | Franklin Acfalle | GUM | 153 | 0 | 1 | $18,500 |
| 195 (2609) | Naz Sibaei | Melbourne, AUS | 152 | 0 | 1 | $19,834 |
| 196 (2673) | Vitor Torres | BRA | 150 | 0 | 1 | $20,562 |
| 197 (2676) | Rodgers Pillay | ZAF | 150 | 0 | 1 | $9,992 |
| 198 (2677) | Jordan Westmorland | AUS | 150 | 0 | 1 | $18,058 |
| 199 (2675) | Edgar Telles Guillen | VEN | 150 | 0 | 1 | $12,352 |
| 200 (2674) | Amir Israel | ISR | 150 | 0 | 1 | $12,232 |