World's Best Poker Players
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2016 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 (1497) | Ilias Sagias | Adelaide, AUS | 399 | 0 | 2 | $35,739 |
| 152 (1501) | Yikun Feng | CHN | 396 | 1 | 1 | $94,999 |
| 153 (1500) | Josh Budin | AUS | 396 | 1 | 1 | $52,182 |
| 154 (1517) | Rory Young | AUS | 390 | 1 | 1 | $143,477 |
| 155 (1523) | Amos Ben Haim | CHL | 387 | 0 | 4 | $24,244 |
| 156 (1526) | Yijun Lou | CHN | 386 | 1 | 2 | $86,096 |
| 157 (1538) | Rob Wazwaz | Brooklyn Park, MN, USA | 384 | 0 | 2 | $52,573 |
| 158 (1539) | Ka Kwan Lau | Sheung Shui, HKG | 383 | 1 | 1 | $386,790 |
| 159 (1563) | Ka Wong | HKG | 380 | 0 | 1 | $112,000 |
| 160 (1562) | Viktor Lavi | ISR | 380 | 1 | 3 | $37,263 |
| 161 (1565) | Jun Wah Yap | SEN | 378 | 1 | 2 | $70,889 |
| 162 (1588) | Andre Akkari | Sao Paolo, BRA | 368 | 0 | 2 | $50,081 |
| 163 (1599) | Alex Komaromi | URY | 364 | 0 | 1 | $244,363 |
| 164 (1691) | Yifan Zheng | CHN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $47,626 |
| 165 (1688) | Sergio Benedictis | ARG | 360 | 0 | 1 | $39,720 |
| 166 (1687) | Dejan Boskovic | AUS | 360 | 0 | 1 | $54,294 |
| 167 (1690) | Neven Naicker | ZAF | 360 | 0 | 1 | $40,700 |
| 168 (1689) | Stephen Panourakis | Melbourne, AUS | 360 | 1 | 1 | $29,410 |
| 169 (1708) | Qifeng Duan | CHN | 352 | 1 | 2 | $52,337 |
| 170 (1752) | Hokyiu Lee | HKG | 350 | 0 | 2 | $92,177 |
| 171 (1751) | Hong Zhu | CHN | 350 | 0 | 1 | $45,116 |
| 172 (1749) | Siyoung Lee | Melbourne, AUS | 350 | 0 | 1 | $36,325 |
| 173 (1750) | Caroline Dupre | BRA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $24,500 |
| 174 (1748) | Max Chan | Melbourne, AUS | 350 | 0 | 1 | $17,129 |
| 175 (1783) | Brian Maximiliano Ganon | ARG | 340 | 1 | 2 | $24,943 |
| 176 (1801) | Kwok Chun Lai | HKG | 336 | 1 | 2 | $63,030 |
| 177 (1802) | Prashanth Mergu | ZAF | 336 | 0 | 2 | $59,992 |
| 178 (1803) | James Bonanno | GUM | 336 | 0 | 1 | $54,200 |
| 179 (1800) | Greg Cook | AUS | 336 | 1 | 1 | $35,861 |
| 180 (1804) | Wenling Gao | CHN | 336 | 1 | 1 | $39,157 |
| 181 (1822) | Dong Zhao | CHN | 330 | 0 | 2 | $111,894 |
| 182 (1827) | Jerry Wee Teck Goh | SGP | 328 | 0 | 2 | $30,328 |
| 183 (1828) | Chris Chong | SGP | 327 | 0 | 2 | $30,109 |
| 184 (1835) | Lester Edoc | KOR | 324 | 2 | 3 | $40,690 |
| 185 (1834) | Wei Loong Tan | SGP | 324 | 0 | 1 | $47,580 |
| 186 (1879) | Fan Xie | CHN | 320 | 0 | 1 | $39,273 |
| 187 (1878) | Takuya Yamashita | JPN | 320 | 0 | 1 | $27,923 |
| 188 (1881) | Chane Kampanatsanyakorn | THA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $68,636 |
| 189 (1877) | Alexandre Thomas | Perth, AUS | 320 | 0 | 1 | $26,040 |
| 190 (1882) | Terry Fan | PHL | 320 | 0 | 1 | $38,452 |
| 191 (1884) | Renan De Souza | BRA | 320 | 0 | 1 | $37,200 |
| 192 (1883) | Liang Song | CHN | 320 | 0 | 1 | $41,730 |
| 193 (1880) | Joao Simao | BRA | 320 | 1 | 2 | $91,516 |
| 194 (1915) | Yiguang Xu | CHN | 312 | 1 | 1 | $83,310 |
| 195 (1917) | Aaron Zang | CHN | 311 | 0 | 2 | $332,800 |
| 196 (1924) | Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | THA | 308 | 0 | 1 | $92,232 |
| 197 (1955) | Zhiqiang Qian | CHN | 304 | 1 | 2 | $47,626 |
| 198 (1956) | David Man | HKG | 304 | 0 | 1 | $27,183 |
| 199 (2061) | Edison Minh Phuc Nguyen | AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $40,359 |
| 200 (2057) | Liang Yu | CHN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $29,099 |