World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 (11048) | Itsuki Taniguchi | JPN | 35 | 0 | 1 | $2,587 |
| 1502 (11042) | Yahiya Sadoq | MAR | 35 | 0 | 1 | $1,084 |
| 1503 (11043) | Soon Ann Gan | MYS | 35 | 0 | 2 | $2,873 |
| 1504 (11046) | Ireneo Javalera | PHL | 35 | 0 | 1 | $4,600 |
| 1505 (11165) | John Costiniano | PHL | 34 | 0 | 1 | $2,750 |
| 1506 (11179) | Eduardo Filho | BRA | 34 | 0 | 1 | $3,400 |
| 1507 (11170) | Tszhin Ng | HKG | 34 | 0 | 1 | $3,195 |
| 1508 (11176) | Tianyu Chen | CHN | 34 | 0 | 1 | $3,705 |
| 1509 (11168) | Junichi Nakagiri | JPN | 34 | 0 | 1 | $2,010 |
| 1510 (11171) | Felipe Ritchie | MAC | 34 | 0 | 1 | $2,340 |
| 1511 (11175) | Mikio Inoue | JPN | 34 | 0 | 1 | $1,822 |
| 1512 (11172) | Han-cheng Liao | CHN | 34 | 0 | 1 | $2,769 |
| 1513 (11167) | Junheng Situ | CHN | 34 | 0 | 1 | $1,665 |
| 1514 (11174) | Gil Morgensztern | BRA | 34 | 0 | 1 | $5,000 |
| 1515 (11177) | Yoshiya Yanagimoto | JPN | 34 | 0 | 1 | $2,613 |
| 1516 (11178) | Chris Bowen | Melbourne, AUS | 34 | 0 | 1 | $1,502 |
| 1517 (11166) | Koji Nishihara | JPN | 34 | 0 | 2 | $3,252 |
| 1518 (11169) | Yushen Wang | CHN | 34 | 0 | 1 | $2,509 |
| 1519 (11173) | Dale Townsend | Melbourne, AUS | 34 | 0 | 1 | $1,876 |
| 1520 (11238) | Vivian Im | MAC | 33 | 0 | 0 | $26,070 |
| 1521 (11240) | Guy Silverman | ISR | 33 | 0 | 0 | $20,662 |
| 1522 (11237) | Ming Hong Teoh | MYS | 33 | 0 | 2 | $3,190 |
| 1523 (11239) | Kunal Patni | IND | 33 | 0 | 0 | $12,700 |
| 1524 (11427) | Julian Pineda | COL | 32 | 0 | 1 | $1,551 |
| 1525 (11420) | Akemi Kamada | JPN | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,194 |
| 1526 (11419) | Michael Egan | Melbourne, AUS | 32 | 0 | 1 | $4,302 |
| 1527 (11435) | Duc Nguyen | VNM | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,249 |
| 1528 (11440) | Sompop Jittrakul | THA | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,101 |
| 1529 (11441) | Rafael Caiaffa | Belo Hiruzonte, BRA | 32 | 0 | 1 | $9,344 |
| 1530 (11438) | Mordechai Moshkovitz | Jerusalem, ISR | 32 | 0 | 1 | $1,999 |
| 1531 (11424) | Woon Yoke Wei | MYS | 32 | 0 | 1 | $1,750 |
| 1532 (11437) | Jianwei Lin | CHN | 32 | 0 | 1 | $5,200 |
| 1533 (11436) | Gustavo Morales | CHL | 32 | 0 | 1 | $4,782 |
| 1534 (11429) | Chan Kit | HKG | 32 | 0 | 1 | $1,807 |
| 1535 (11428) | Hsien Paul Wee | SGP | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,236 |
| 1536 (11423) | Éverton Becker | BRA | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,460 |
| 1537 (11432) | Meixin Huang | CHN | 32 | 0 | 1 | $320 |
| 1538 (11425) | Leandro Santos | BRA | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,378 |
| 1539 (11430) | Edval De Almeida | BRA | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,595 |
| 1540 (11433) | Badri Gosavi | AUS | 32 | 0 | 1 | $3,201 |
| 1541 (11421) | Nc Alexis | NCL | 32 | 0 | 1 | $3,300 |
| 1542 (11439) | Shingo Cho | JPN | 32 | 0 | 1 | $913 |
| 1543 (11434) | James Middleton | Melbourne, AUS | 32 | 0 | 1 | $1,420 |
| 1544 (11426) | Ernesto Ouano | PHL | 32 | 0 | 1 | $1,936 |
| 1545 (11422) | Sung Keung Pang | HKG | 32 | 0 | 1 | $2,358 |
| 1546 (11431) | Xiuming Huang | AUS | 32 | 0 | 1 | $1,288 |
| 1547 (11488) | Maico Schneider | BRA | 31 | 0 | 1 | $2,508 |
| 1548 (11485) | Nishant Sharma | IND | 31 | 0 | 2 | $4,654 |
| 1549 (11486) | Dustin Cheng Chio | MAC | 31 | 0 | 2 | $2,826 |
| 1550 (11487) | Pak Shing Wu | HKG | 31 | 0 | 1 | $2,652 |