World's Best Poker Players
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2018 POY Leader Boards - World
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| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (16) | Michael Addamo | Melbourne, AUS | 4,674 | 2 | 9 | $2,581,347 |
| 2 (22) | Ivan Leow | MYS | 4,093 | 5 | 16 | $5,685,423 |
| 3 (44) | Timur Margolin | Ramla, ISR | 3,318 | 2 | 5 | $873,488 |
| 4 (73) | Joao Simao | BRA | 2,592 | 0 | 8 | $1,196,617 |
| 5 (105) | Mike Takayama | PHL | 2,246 | 1 | 5 | $367,340 |
| 6 (118) | Maria Lampropulos | Buenos Aires, ARG | 2,100 | 1 | 1 | $1,081,100 |
| 7 (120) | Yang Zhang | Dalian, CHN | 2,084 | 1 | 7 | $347,311 |
| 8 (146) | Honglin Jiang | AUS | 1,900 | 0 | 4 | $753,843 |
| 9 (148) | Haoxiang Wang | CHN | 1,875 | 0 | 2 | $1,213,854 |
| 10 (151) | Wai Leong Chan | MYS | 1,856 | 0 | 6 | $4,994,374 |
| 11 (174) | Alex Lynskey | Brisbane, AUS | 1,741 | 1 | 4 | $1,734,850 |
| 12 (197) | James Chen | Taichung, TWN | 1,620 | 1 | 3 | $751,927 |
| 13 (208) | Guoliang Wei | Shanghau, CHN | 1,584 | 3 | 4 | $587,153 |
| 14 (211) | Anson Tsang | HKG | 1,570 | 1 | 5 | $506,071 |
| 15 (221) | Danny Tang | HKG | 1,530 | 0 | 8 | $503,279 |
| 16 (244) | Albert Daher | LBN | 1,444 | 2 | 4 | $834,837 |
| 17 (245) | Phachara Wongwichit | AUS | 1,444 | 0 | 3 | $341,384 |
| 18 (277) | Pete Chen | Sijhih City, TWN | 1,337 | 2 | 9 | $355,776 |
| 19 (285) | Wenling Gao | CHN | 1,320 | 0 | 7 | $388,007 |
| 20 (291) | Farid Jattin | Barranquilla, COL | 1,300 | 0 | 2 | $299,938 |
| 21 (306) | Xixiang Luo | CHN | 1,264 | 1 | 6 | $337,464 |
| 22 (319) | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | JPN | 1,249 | 1 | 4 | $534,404 |
| 23 (325) | Tan Xuan | CHN | 1,240 | 1 | 2 | $2,431,585 |
| 24 (331) | Benjamin Richardson | AUS | 1,232 | 0 | 3 | $291,177 |
| 25 (339) | Richard Yong | Kuala Lumppur, MYS | 1,216 | 1 | 3 | $3,711,638 |
| 26 (353) | Lin Wu | CHN | 1,200 | 1 | 1 | $402,350 |
| 27 (373) | Daniel Ospina | COL | 1,152 | 1 | 2 | $177,646 |
| 28 (402) | Felipe Ramos | BRA | 1,115 | 0 | 4 | $418,714 |
| 29 (425) | Jordan Piva | BRA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $246,426 |
| 30 (426) | Boris Mondrus | Beer Sheva, ISR | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $436,335 |
| 31 (432) | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong, HKG | 1,076 | 0 | 3 | $1,478,888 |
| 32 (431) | Kalyan Cheekuri | Hydorabad, IND | 1,076 | 1 | 4 | $239,610 |
| 33 (438) | Kitty Kuo | Taipei, TWN | 1,070 | 0 | 2 | $442,910 |
| 34 (456) | Kahle Burns | Geelong, AUS | 1,036 | 0 | 3 | $558,684 |
| 35 (457) | Paawan Bansal | IND | 1,036 | 0 | 1 | $413,852 |
| 36 (462) | Xuming Qi | CHN | 1,028 | 1 | 5 | $183,866 |
| 37 (469) | Kenneth Kee | SGP | 1,020 | 1 | 2 | $3,096,518 |
| 38 (481) | Xin Fan | CHN | 1,000 | 1 | 2 | $562,510 |
| 39 (482) | Dong Chen | CHN | 998 | 1 | 3 | $245,956 |
| 40 (484) | Yaniv Peretz | ISR | 997 | 1 | 2 | $297,170 |
| 41 (490) | Bin Duan | CHN | 990 | 0 | 2 | $237,934 |
| 42 (493) | Rob Wazwaz | Brooklyn Park, MN, USA | 986 | 2 | 3 | $129,615 |
| 43 (527) | Amauri Giovani Grutka | BRA | 960 | 1 | 1 | $200,000 |
| 44 (525) | Pedro Cairat | ARG | 960 | 1 | 1 | $241,800 |
| 45 (526) | Walid Habib | Roswe, LBN | 960 | 1 | 2 | $213,041 |
| 46 (524) | Alvan Zheng | CHN | 960 | 1 | 1 | $397,150 |
| 47 (545) | Jonathan Karamalikis | Adelaide, AUS | 939 | 1 | 1 | $190,017 |
| 48 (553) | Choon Tong Siow | MYS | 930 | 0 | 2 | $241,533 |
| 49 (559) | Hiroyuki Noda | JPN | 924 | 1 | 4 | $166,074 |
| 50 (582) | Siyou Cao | CHN | 912 | 1 | 1 | $156,000 |
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