World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 (11892) | Daihei Yamaoka | JPN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $2,475 |
| 1602 (11899) | Yue Lu | CHN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $2,925 |
| 1603 (11893) | John Sayo | PHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | $2,480 |
| 1604 (11894) | Dong Yu | CHN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $1,755 |
| 1605 (11897) | Yoshida Masanori | JPN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $1,566 |
| 1606 (11895) | Zhao Xian | CHN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $2,080 |
| 1607 (11887) | Nathan Sawyers | AUS | 28 | 0 | 1 | $2,044 |
| 1608 (11900) | Zinan Xu | CHN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $5,200 |
| 1609 (11885) | Jin Jie | CHN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $1,234 |
| 1610 (11890) | Richard Marquez | PHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | $2,710 |
| 1611 (11883) | Alon Baroch | ISR | 28 | 0 | 1 | $821 |
| 1612 (11898) | Kimiharu Nakamura | JPN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $4,734 |
| 1613 (11888) | Luis Fabio Fonseca Freitas | BRA | 28 | 0 | 1 | $8,038 |
| 1614 (11884) | Jiangtao Liu | CHN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $1,243 |
| 1615 (11891) | Luke Spano | AUS | 28 | 0 | 1 | $2,070 |
| 1616 (11901) | Weichao Chen | CHN | 28 | 0 | 1 | $2,124 |
| 1617 (11896) | Shannon Vandenberg | AUS | 28 | 0 | 1 | $1,367 |
| 1618 (11886) | Ali Cader | BRA | 28 | 0 | 1 | $5,500 |
| 1619 (11976) | Ferney Paez Silva | COL | 27 | 0 | 1 | $1,600 |
| 1620 (11978) | Amit Ashkenasi | Tel Aiviv, ISR | 27 | 0 | 0 | $10,955 |
| 1621 (11980) | Ran Ilani | ISR | 27 | 0 | 0 | $10,738 |
| 1622 (11977) | Tiago Scapinelli | BRA | 27 | 0 | 1 | $2,637 |
| 1623 (11975) | Yuanlong Li | CHN | 27 | 0 | 2 | $2,495 |
| 1624 (11979) | Viktor Lavi | ISR | 27 | 0 | 0 | $10,422 |
| 1625 (12121) | Paul Micallef | Melbourne, AUS | 26 | 0 | 1 | $1,134 |
| 1626 (12123) | Hsien Yuan Yang | TWN | 26 | 0 | 1 | $1,963 |
| 1627 (12124) | Ngoc Pham | VNM | 26 | 0 | 1 | $1,679 |
| 1628 (12115) | Nc Jose | NCL | 26 | 0 | 1 | $7,500 |
| 1629 (12119) | Alan Lim | SGP | 26 | 0 | 1 | $2,260 |
| 1630 (12120) | Soo Jo Kim | KOR | 26 | 0 | 2 | $2,743 |
| 1631 (12116) | Tsai-feng Liu | TWN | 26 | 0 | 1 | $1,755 |
| 1632 (12117) | Willian Okasaki | BRA | 26 | 0 | 1 | $890 |
| 1633 (12118) | Alex Oliveria | BRA | 26 | 0 | 1 | $2,134 |
| 1634 (12125) | Sahil Chutani | IND | 26 | 0 | 1 | $2,266 |
| 1635 (12114) | David Leas | AUS | 26 | 0 | 1 | $3,492 |
| 1636 (12122) | Nick Trajkovski | Melbourne, AUS | 26 | 0 | 1 | $2,543 |
| 1637 (12156) | Chi Wai Law | HKG | 25 | 0 | 1 | $2,496 |
| 1638 (12152) | Nicolas Kleynhans | ZAF | 25 | 0 | 1 | $6,870 |
| 1639 (12151) | Kin Ming Li | HKG | 25 | 0 | 1 | $2,340 |
| 1640 (12155) | Chun Chu | TWN | 25 | 0 | 1 | $2,621 |
| 1641 (12153) | David Orbach | Melbourne, AUS | 25 | 0 | 1 | $3,496 |
| 1642 (12154) | Renato Labadan | PHL | 25 | 0 | 1 | $1,913 |
| 1643 (12356) | Gary Tomes | AUS | 24 | 0 | 1 | $3,363 |
| 1644 (12360) | Jhon Hernandez Orrego | COL | 24 | 0 | 1 | $3,820 |
| 1645 (12368) | Euryd Rivera | PHL | 24 | 0 | 1 | $1,450 |
| 1646 (12370) | Dane Harnett | Brisbane, AUS | 24 | 0 | 1 | $2,600 |
| 1647 (12361) | Martin Sgrilletti | ARG | 24 | 0 | 1 | $2,200 |
| 1648 (12382) | Ronak Vyas | IND | 24 | 0 | 1 | $3,090 |
| 1649 (12367) | John Valevich | Brooklyn, NY, UGA | 24 | 0 | 1 | $3,964 |
| 1650 (12366) | Errol Bamford | AUS | 24 | 0 | 1 | $1,785 |