World's Best Poker Players
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2018 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 (1767) | Ryan Yu | AUS | 420 | 0 | 1 | $53,082 |
| 152 (1763) | Natalie The | MYS | 420 | 0 | 1 | $35,605 |
| 153 (1768) | Dhaval Mudgal | IND | 420 | 1 | 1 | $104,418 |
| 154 (1770) | Zinan Xu | CHN | 420 | 0 | 1 | $56,496 |
| 155 (1766) | Yu Li | CHN | 420 | 0 | 1 | $63,492 |
| 156 (1771) | Xianglai Li | CHN | 420 | 0 | 1 | $93,297 |
| 157 (1765) | Andre Figueiredo | BRA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $44,922 |
| 158 (1769) | Nikunj Jhunjhunwala | IND | 420 | 1 | 1 | $92,176 |
| 159 (1781) | Wenhao Ying | Shanghai, CHN | 416 | 0 | 2 | $69,908 |
| 160 (1791) | Stetson Fraiha | BRA | 412 | 0 | 2 | $50,737 |
| 161 (1895) | Marcello Azevedo | BRA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $40,000 |
| 162 (1896) | Sosia Jiang | HKG | 400 | 0 | 1 | $47,757 |
| 163 (1892) | Gustavo De Faria Lopes | BRA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $75,857 |
| 164 (1898) | Itai Levy | ISR | 400 | 0 | 1 | $71,616 |
| 165 (1893) | Hong Zhu | CHN | 400 | 0 | 2 | $125,008 |
| 166 (1889) | Peter Kominos | Sydney, AUS | 400 | 0 | 1 | $15,733 |
| 167 (1890) | Nikolaos Haidaris | AUS | 400 | 0 | 1 | $36,514 |
| 168 (1897) | Oscar Ferreyra | ARG | 400 | 0 | 1 | $56,675 |
| 169 (1891) | Julian Powell | Melbourne, Victoria, AUS | 400 | 0 | 1 | $68,841 |
| 170 (1894) | Hiroyuki Yoshimura | JPN | 400 | 0 | 1 | $33,871 |
| 171 (1924) | Ting Shum Kwok | HKG | 390 | 0 | 4 | $39,887 |
| 172 (1925) | Iraj Parvizi | Dubai, ARE | 390 | 0 | 1 | $127,724 |
| 173 (1931) | Tsugunari Toma | JPN | 388 | 0 | 2 | $229,830 |
| 174 (1959) | Ali Fatehi | IRN | 384 | 1 | 1 | $108,516 |
| 175 (1960) | Alisson Pereira | BRA | 384 | 1 | 1 | $92,546 |
| 176 (1961) | Dinh Dinh | VNM | 384 | 1 | 1 | $89,209 |
| 177 (1962) | Diego Dos Santos | ARG | 384 | 1 | 1 | $50,502 |
| 178 (2006) | Hai Chu | Melbourne, AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $31,203 |
| 179 (2003) | Cathy Cui Chuyue | Melbourne, AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $35,068 |
| 180 (2004) | Adam Agresta | Sydney, AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $37,505 |
| 181 (2005) | Chendi Zhang | CHN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $28,990 |
| 182 (2012) | Sang-Yeon Hwang | HKG | 378 | 0 | 3 | $46,301 |
| 183 (2022) | Meng Wang | CHN | 376 | 1 | 3 | $71,800 |
| 184 (2027) | Paul Phua | Miri, Sarawak, MYS | 375 | 0 | 2 | $585,850 |
| 185 (2034) | Hon Cheong Lee | TCD | 372 | 0 | 3 | $102,731 |
| 186 (2041) | Junda Yu | CHN | 368 | 0 | 2 | $128,644 |
| 187 (2066) | Daniel Neilson | Sydney, AUS | 364 | 1 | 2 | $49,918 |
| 188 (2147) | Mordechai Kirschenbaum | ISR | 360 | 0 | 2 | $46,907 |
| 189 (2148) | Deddi Orpaz | ISR | 360 | 1 | 1 | $66,708 |
| 190 (2151) | King On Cheng | HKG | 360 | 0 | 1 | $1,560 |
| 191 (2152) | Yue Du | Beijing, CHN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $60,686 |
| 192 (2156) | Xu Huang | CHN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $87,006 |
| 193 (2149) | Tomita Ryo | JPN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $42,844 |
| 194 (2154) | Fauzer Prado | BRA | 360 | 0 | 1 | $42,602 |
| 195 (2153) | Tariq Ullah | PAK | 360 | 1 | 1 | $39,884 |
| 196 (2155) | Kang Yi Chua | SGP | 360 | 1 | 1 | $22,956 |
| 197 (2150) | Sparrow Cheung | CHN | 360 | 1 | 1 | $55,640 |
| 198 (2162) | Yazhou Chen | CHN | 358 | 0 | 3 | $50,179 |
| 199 (2171) | Devan Tang | HKG | 355 | 0 | 2 | $708,500 |
| 200 (2218) | Paula Hockin | Hamilton, NZL | 350 | 0 | 1 | $21,310 |