World's Best Poker Players
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2018 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 (2746) | Wei Jiao | CHN | 288 | 0 | 1 | $53,040 |
| 252 (2742) | Shane Warne | AUS | 288 | 0 | 1 | $32,568 |
| 253 (2743) | Qinyi Tong | CHN | 288 | 0 | 1 | $21,788 |
| 254 (2744) | John Dalessandri | Melbourne, AUS | 288 | 0 | 1 | $28,618 |
| 255 (2747) | Jose Barbero | Buenes Aires, ARG | 288 | 1 | 1 | $50,708 |
| 256 (2752) | Fan Zhang | CHN | 286 | 0 | 3 | $51,549 |
| 257 (2766) | Abao Shi | CHN | 282 | 0 | 2 | $35,687 |
| 258 (2767) | Tom Gottlieb | Tel Aviv, ISR | 282 | 0 | 1 | $76,407 |
| 259 (2765) | Martin Ward | AUS | 282 | 0 | 2 | $47,140 |
| 260 (2871) | Nelder Mendes de Carvalho | Carvalho, BRA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $21,441 |
| 261 (2868) | Leonardo Emperador | VEN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $23,937 |
| 262 (2864) | Fabiano Kovalski | BRA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $22,788 |
| 263 (2861) | Yeo May Sum | MYS | 280 | 0 | 1 | $28,424 |
| 264 (2860) | Yue Hin Lam | MAC | 280 | 0 | 1 | $25,415 |
| 265 (2863) | Vivian Saliba | BRA | 280 | 0 | 1 | $31,307 |
| 266 (2858) | Samuel Butters | NZL | 280 | 0 | 1 | $19,470 |
| 267 (2867) | Hsing Tai | TWN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $47,210 |
| 268 (2866) | Liang Song | CHN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $38,207 |
| 269 (2870) | Yisha Chen | CHN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $28,589 |
| 270 (2865) | Pablo Banfi | ARG | 280 | 0 | 1 | $24,991 |
| 271 (2862) | Honorato Aznar | VEN | 280 | 0 | 1 | $46,584 |
| 272 (2859) | Anh Nguyen | VNM | 280 | 0 | 1 | $26,567 |
| 273 (2869) | Vidur Singhal | IND | 280 | 0 | 1 | $41,677 |
| 274 (2898) | Jarred Solomon | ZAF | 273 | 0 | 4 | $42,581 |
| 275 (2915) | Ahmed Karrim | Cape Town, ZAF | 272 | 0 | 2 | $48,034 |
| 276 (2916) | Netanel Amedi | ISR | 272 | 0 | 1 | $42,211 |
| 277 (2919) | Gloria Molina | COL | 271 | 1 | 7 | $21,398 |
| 278 (2956) | Ping Lin | CHN | 270 | 0 | 1 | $47,190 |
| 279 (2955) | Davor Derek | AUS | 270 | 0 | 1 | $27,401 |
| 280 (2958) | Carlos Vasconcelos | BRA | 270 | 0 | 1 | $33,962 |
| 281 (2957) | Mauricio Sanchez | ISR | 270 | 0 | 1 | $34,100 |
| 282 (2969) | Quan Zhou | Harbin, CHN | 268 | 0 | 3 | $61,539 |
| 283 (2976) | Jia Tang | CHN | 266 | 0 | 2 | $49,597 |
| 284 (2997) | Alex Lee | AUS | 264 | 1 | 1 | $60,000 |
| 285 (3024) | Rodrigo Maclean | CHL | 260 | 0 | 1 | $50,000 |
| 286 (3027) | Neville Govender | ZAF | 259 | 0 | 3 | $39,719 |
| 287 (3064) | Hokyiu Lee | HKG | 256 | 1 | 2 | $56,544 |
| 288 (3065) | Alejadro Giraudo | ARG | 256 | 0 | 1 | $40,185 |
| 289 (3066) | Hoang Giang | VNM | 256 | 0 | 1 | $38,343 |
| 290 (3080) | Toshimitsu Kamei | JPN | 254 | 0 | 2 | $34,333 |
| 291 (3087) | Josh Mccully | Brisbane, AUS | 252 | 0 | 2 | $21,802 |
| 292 (3088) | Kuisong Wu | CHN | 252 | 1 | 1 | $223,600 |
| 293 (3089) | Yifan Zhang | CHN | 252 | 0 | 1 | $52,384 |
| 294 (3130) | Fernando da Cunha Araujo | BRA | 250 | 0 | 1 | $31,200 |
| 295 (3132) | Kaveh Pegahi | IRN | 250 | 0 | 1 | $35,840 |
| 296 (3133) | Anthony Inns | NZL | 250 | 0 | 1 | $27,649 |
| 297 (3129) | Stefano Accardo | Melbourne, AUS | 250 | 0 | 1 | $9,441 |
| 298 (3134) | Jason Strauss | Johannesburg, ZAF | 250 | 0 | 1 | $47,368 |
| 299 (3131) | Hele Liu | CHN | 250 | 0 | 1 | $19,097 |
| 300 (3135) | Riyad Khan | ZAF | 250 | 0 | 1 | $49,840 |