World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 (1233) | Sam Ruha | NZL | 560 | 0 | 1 | $95,459 |
| 152 (1235) | Chun-hung Chen | TWN | 560 | 0 | 1 | $45,500 |
| 153 (1236) | David Wang | AUS | 560 | 0 | 4 | $96,534 |
| 154 (1246) | Xiao Lin | CHN | 552 | 0 | 2 | $94,289 |
| 155 (1259) | Rajat Gajula | IND | 548 | 1 | 2 | $89,779 |
| 156 (1268) | Hugh Cohen | AUS | 544 | 0 | 2 | $75,412 |
| 157 (1269) | Peter Dykes | AUS | 542 | 1 | 4 | $43,612 |
| 158 (1295) | Xiabong He | CHN | 540 | 1 | 1 | $313,087 |
| 159 (1293) | Melissa Gillet | Perth, AUS | 540 | 0 | 1 | $127,180 |
| 160 (1294) | Angelo Neto | BRA | 540 | 1 | 1 | $184,000 |
| 161 (1298) | Alex Xiang Wei Lee | SGP | 537 | 2 | 4 | $66,882 |
| 162 (1311) | Tetsuro Tomita | JPN | 530 | 1 | 3 | $59,660 |
| 163 (1318) | Liam O'Rourke | AUS | 528 | 1 | 1 | $133,139 |
| 164 (1333) | John So | HKG | 523 | 0 | 3 | $45,734 |
| 165 (1342) | Rafael Reis | BRA | 517 | 1 | 4 | $62,793 |
| 166 (1367) | Jarred Graham | Southbank, AUS | 506 | 0 | 4 | $72,058 |
| 167 (1376) | John Maklouf | AUS | 504 | 1 | 2 | $65,450 |
| 168 (1375) | George Psarras | Sydney, AUS | 504 | 1 | 1 | $84,653 |
| 169 (1430) | Nikolas Solomos | AUS | 485 | 0 | 2 | $43,700 |
| 170 (1438) | Arie Praisman | ISR | 482 | 1 | 3 | $53,543 |
| 171 (1509) | Raphael Francisquetti | BRA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $242,279 |
| 172 (1508) | Yizhak Yerushalmi | ISR | 480 | 0 | 1 | $29,510 |
| 173 (1510) | Rodolfo Tanaka | BRA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $120,087 |
| 174 (1513) | Xiangxiang Ni | CHN | 480 | 0 | 1 | $92,647 |
| 175 (1502) | Adrian Stone | AUS | 480 | 1 | 1 | $32,889 |
| 176 (1505) | Gustavo Magalhaes | Sao Paulo, BRA | 480 | 1 | 1 | $117,585 |
| 177 (1511) | Xilei Li | CHN | 480 | 0 | 1 | $116,220 |
| 178 (1512) | Nabil Edgtton | AUS | 480 | 0 | 1 | $102,656 |
| 179 (1507) | Yasuyuki Asakura | JPN | 480 | 0 | 1 | $40,300 |
| 180 (1503) | Fahd Bennani Smires | MAR | 480 | 0 | 1 | $61,125 |
| 181 (1506) | Jack Brown | Queensland, AUS | 480 | 0 | 1 | $67,500 |
| 182 (1504) | Renay Murray | AUS | 480 | 0 | 1 | $70,070 |
| 183 (1518) | Taehoon Han | NZL | 476 | 1 | 2 | $76,779 |
| 184 (1523) | Iori Yogo | Nagoya, JPN | 472 | 0 | 7 | $57,029 |
| 185 (1526) | Dejan Boskovic | AUS | 470 | 0 | 4 | $52,109 |
| 186 (1541) | Yuki Ko | KOR | 464 | 0 | 2 | $63,322 |
| 187 (1548) | Joao Simao | BRA | 460 | 0 | 2 | $158,680 |
| 188 (1554) | Grant Levy | AUS | 458 | 0 | 3 | $73,006 |
| 189 (1555) | Luen Hei Kwok | HKG | 457 | 0 | 6 | $42,685 |
| 190 (1590) | Juan Jose Perez | ARG | 456 | 0 | 1 | $44,380 |
| 191 (1593) | Je Lee | KOR | 456 | 1 | 1 | $205,527 |
| 192 (1587) | Ruigang Yao | CHN | 456 | 1 | 1 | $120,000 |
| 193 (1589) | Di Lu | CHN | 456 | 0 | 1 | $93,184 |
| 194 (1588) | Alexandre Almeida | BRA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $95,580 |
| 195 (1591) | Diego Biba | Melbourne, AUS | 456 | 1 | 1 | $110,514 |
| 196 (1592) | Paul Hockin | NZL | 456 | 0 | 1 | $54,000 |
| 197 (1623) | Geraldo Gomes | BRA | 450 | 1 | 2 | $34,729 |
| 198 (1624) | Wenwu Xue | CHN | 450 | 0 | 1 | $217,244 |
| 199 (1621) | Thomas Ward | NZL | 450 | 0 | 1 | $115,167 |
| 200 (1622) | Ramiro Carlos | BRA | 450 | 0 | 1 | $103,744 |