World's Best Poker Players
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2017 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 (2488) | Nicolas Hidalgo | ARG | 314 | 2 | 3 | $22,566 |
| 302 (2490) | Dhanesh Chainani | SGP | 313 | 1 | 4 | $32,026 |
| 303 (2504) | Sam Cheong | MAC | 312 | 2 | 3 | $37,158 |
| 304 (2503) | Fabian De La Fuente | ARG | 312 | 0 | 2 | $43,475 |
| 305 (2505) | Ashkan Fattahi | IRN | 312 | 1 | 1 | $95,500 |
| 306 (2502) | David Stanton | AUS | 312 | 1 | 1 | $32,380 |
| 307 (2515) | In Sin | KOR | 310 | 0 | 5 | $34,338 |
| 308 (2522) | Varun Gupta | IND | 308 | 1 | 2 | $41,717 |
| 309 (2529) | Kosaku Akashi | JPN | 305 | 0 | 2 | $24,631 |
| 310 (2589) | Helerson Moro | BRA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $22,780 |
| 311 (2583) | Andre Moracchini | AUS | 304 | 1 | 3 | $23,238 |
| 312 (2587) | Weikuo Hsiao | TWN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $36,387 |
| 313 (2586) | Hui Wang | CHN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $54,000 |
| 314 (2585) | Johan Audibert | AUS | 304 | 0 | 1 | $29,279 |
| 315 (2584) | Andres Piaggio | ARG | 304 | 0 | 1 | $47,240 |
| 316 (2590) | Melanie Banfield | Johannesburg, ZAF | 304 | 0 | 1 | $48,609 |
| 317 (2588) | Anthony Legg | Melbourne, AUS | 304 | 0 | 2 | $18,250 |
| 318 (2694) | Justin Layden | AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $17,118 |
| 319 (2695) | Wing Chong | CHN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $103,683 |
| 320 (2696) | Huang Qien | CHN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $44,450 |
| 321 (2689) | Roy Bitton | ZAF | 300 | 1 | 1 | $85,634 |
| 322 (2692) | Hien Van Dang | VNM | 300 | 0 | 1 | $39,624 |
| 323 (2686) | Nicholas Mullen | Melbourne, AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $25,217 |
| 324 (2687) | Po-Cheng Yang | TWN | 300 | 0 | 1 | $25,864 |
| 325 (2690) | Victor Chong | MYS | 300 | 0 | 2 | $60,314 |
| 326 (2688) | Jose Lesta | ARG | 300 | 0 | 3 | $31,184 |
| 327 (2691) | Adalberto Elias | BRA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $36,165 |
| 328 (2685) | David Loonstra | AUS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $25,308 |
| 329 (2693) | Duncan Packington | Sydney, AUS | 300 | 1 | 1 | $34,981 |
| 330 (2712) | Takumi Samejima | JPN | 296 | 1 | 2 | $46,987 |
| 331 (2739) | Ivan Leow | MYS | 290 | 0 | 2 | $85,257 |
| 332 (2805) | Warwick Mirzikinian | Sydney, AUS | 288 | 1 | 1 | $197,385 |
| 333 (2806) | Leandro Velarde | ARG | 288 | 1 | 1 | $67,979 |
| 334 (2804) | Virenjit Kapur | IND | 288 | 1 | 1 | $20,020 |
| 335 (2801) | Jung Whan Kim | KOR | 288 | 1 | 1 | $26,130 |
| 336 (2802) | Shuo Li | CHN | 288 | 0 | 2 | $138,424 |
| 337 (2803) | Chen-An Lin | Melbourne, AUS | 288 | 0 | 1 | $43,290 |
| 338 (2812) | Matthew Wakeman | Sydney, AUS | 285 | 0 | 2 | $64,682 |
| 339 (2814) | Renjun Yang | CHN | 285 | 0 | 1 | $40,002 |
| 340 (2813) | Raymond Wu | CHN | 285 | 0 | 1 | $48,022 |
| 341 (2818) | Nick Georgoulas | AUS | 284 | 1 | 2 | $27,131 |
| 342 (2819) | Tolly Sakellariou | AUS | 284 | 0 | 2 | $73,002 |
| 343 (2825) | Carlos Lima | BRA | 281 | 1 | 5 | $20,085 |
| 344 (2901) | Andrew Hinrichsen | AUS | 280 | 0 | 1 | $12,943 |
| 345 (2911) | Nicolas Tito | URY | 280 | 0 | 1 | $28,130 |
| 346 (2902) | Sheng Jie Fan | CHN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $19,110 |
| 347 (2909) | Marco Garcia | BRA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $24,739 |
| 348 (2905) | Jing Wang | CHN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $23,000 |
| 349 (2906) | Adalfer Morales Gamarra | COL | 280 | 0 | 1 | $37,577 |
| 350 (2907) | Michael Matsioukkou | Melbourne, AUS | 280 | 1 | 2 | $26,425 |