World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 (9314) | Daniel Veljkovic | AUS | 56 | 0 | 1 | $3,369 |
| 1252 (9332) | Roni Tal | ISR | 56 | 0 | 1 | $4,807 |
| 1253 (9335) | Andres Read | ARG | 56 | 0 | 1 | $13,130 |
| 1254 (9319) | Chin Weng Lai | HKG | 56 | 0 | 1 | $5,447 |
| 1255 (9312) | Xu Han | CHN | 56 | 0 | 1 | $3,614 |
| 1256 (9328) | Yuichi Sumida | JPN | 56 | 0 | 1 | $7,260 |
| 1257 (9315) | Pedro Doro | BRA | 56 | 0 | 1 | $9,725 |
| 1258 (9331) | Alan Jordan | Melbourne, AUS | 56 | 0 | 1 | $2,695 |
| 1259 (9333) | Jianchen Gu | CHN | 56 | 0 | 1 | $4,780 |
| 1260 (9316) | Lik Wong | Melbourne, AUS | 56 | 0 | 1 | $2,899 |
| 1261 (9324) | Dan Mayoh | Melbourne, AUS | 56 | 0 | 1 | $3,579 |
| 1262 (9318) | Daniel Yermanos | ARG | 56 | 0 | 1 | $1,967 |
| 1263 (9334) | Ramez Haddad | LBN | 56 | 0 | 1 | $14,012 |
| 1264 (9325) | Salvatore Ribbera | AUS | 56 | 0 | 1 | $3,614 |
| 1265 (9336) | Francisco Belaustegui | ARG | 56 | 0 | 1 | $6,000 |
| 1266 (9329) | Fernando Gutierrez | COL | 56 | 0 | 1 | $5,299 |
| 1267 (9358) | Ning Sun | CHN | 55 | 0 | 2 | $5,062 |
| 1268 (9359) | Cale Treacy | Melbourne, AUS | 55 | 0 | 2 | $4,762 |
| 1269 (9448) | Sebastian Villegas | COL | 54 | 0 | 0 | $22,420 |
| 1270 (9446) | Samuel Chanis | BRA | 54 | 0 | 1 | $4,941 |
| 1271 (9449) | Jean-Baptiste Patois | HKG | 54 | 0 | 1 | $5,278 |
| 1272 (9445) | Jiabin Cui | CHN | 54 | 0 | 1 | $7,566 |
| 1273 (9447) | Joao Bueno | BRA | 54 | 0 | 1 | $4,275 |
| 1274 (9490) | Omar Melki | Melbourne, AUS | 53 | 0 | 2 | $3,628 |
| 1275 (9491) | Shane Ogier | NZL | 53 | 0 | 1 | $3,448 |
| 1276 (9486) | Chen Song | CHN | 53 | 0 | 1 | $4,290 |
| 1277 (9487) | Erich Rodrigues | BRA | 53 | 0 | 1 | $1,830 |
| 1278 (9488) | Ziwei Lu | CHN | 53 | 0 | 1 | $4,121 |
| 1279 (9489) | Affif Prado | BRA | 53 | 0 | 1 | $1,830 |
| 1280 (9547) | Anthony Gabitan | PHL | 52 | 0 | 2 | $8,660 |
| 1281 (9552) | Leon Hsu | TWN | 52 | 0 | 1 | $4,095 |
| 1282 (9551) | Jun Yang Ong | SGP | 52 | 0 | 1 | $8,047 |
| 1283 (9549) | Daniel Mountt | AUS | 52 | 0 | 1 | $1,721 |
| 1284 (9548) | Mario Masciotro | BRA | 52 | 0 | 1 | $1,802 |
| 1285 (9550) | Igor Souto | BRA | 52 | 0 | 1 | $1,795 |
| 1286 (9626) | Byron Silvers | AUS | 51 | 0 | 1 | $1,833 |
| 1287 (9628) | Hao Dai | CHN | 51 | 0 | 1 | $3,780 |
| 1288 (9624) | Hilary Reicher | Sao Paulo, BRA | 51 | 0 | 1 | $4,684 |
| 1289 (9627) | Keisuke Kato | JPN | 51 | 0 | 1 | $3,510 |
| 1290 (9623) | Ip Seng Long | MAC | 51 | 0 | 1 | $3,530 |
| 1291 (9629) | Changhun Lee | KOR | 51 | 0 | 1 | $4,305 |
| 1292 (9625) | Tom Di Pasquale | AUS | 51 | 0 | 1 | $1,920 |
| 1293 (9702) | Ying Tang | CHN | 50 | 0 | 1 | $6,078 |
| 1294 (9693) | Hendrik Appel | ZAF | 50 | 0 | 1 | $8,723 |
| 1295 (9689) | King Tsui | HKG | 50 | 0 | 1 | $6,646 |
| 1296 (9692) | Leandro Pimentel | Sao Paolo, BRA | 50 | 0 | 2 | $1,840 |
| 1297 (9688) | Chi Tang | HKG | 50 | 0 | 2 | $6,027 |
| 1298 (9694) | Wang Sum Li | HKG | 50 | 0 | 2 | $3,133 |
| 1299 (9705) | Rahul Rastogi | AUS | 50 | 0 | 1 | $2,843 |
| 1300 (9691) | Jun Du | CHN | 50 | 0 | 1 | $4,849 |