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class="table-space"> <td colspan="7"> </td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>1</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/194975-joey-weissman">Joey Weissman</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Boca Raton, FL</td> <td>2,477</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>$1,053,700</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>2</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/400930-cody-stanford">Cody Stanford</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Tupelo, MS</td> <td>1,887</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>$417,170</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>3</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/282132-brandon-wilson">Brandon Wilson</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Chicago, IL</td> <td>1,750</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>$936,800</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>4</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/252959-spencer-champlin">Spencer Champlin</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Scarborough, ME</td> <td>1,728</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>$582,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>5</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/406497-ryan-hogan">Ryan Hogan</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> FL</td> <td>1,720</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>$406,270</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>6</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/35290-shannon-shorr">Shannon Shorr</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Tuscaloosa, AL</td> <td>1,700</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>$752,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>7</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/429397-zachary-fischer">Zachary Fischer</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> E. Northport, NY</td> <td>1,690</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>$191,968</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>8</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/39983-kristen-foxen">Kristen Foxen</a></td> <td><img alt="CANADA" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/ca-eb5be543be4e218fd46b33dbc73f0ae1.png" title="CANADA" /> St. Catherines</td> <td>1,666</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>$733,475</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>9</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/363842-michael-moncek">Michael Moncek</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> N. Barrington, IL</td> <td>1,524</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>$483,750</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>10</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/346572-anthony-scarborough">Anthony Scarborough</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Mansfield, SD</td> <td>1,520</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>$223,135</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>11</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/210271-ryan-leng">Ryan Leng</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> </td> <td>1,500</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>$128,209</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>12</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/403360-michael-berk">Michael Berk</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Chesterton, IN</td> <td>1,450</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>$598,860</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>13</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/224461-martins-adeniya">Martins Adeniya</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED KINGDOM" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/gb-2a5bc6e3cd1fdcc22fa1f60678e4f54b.png" title="UNITED KINGDOM" /> </td> <td>1,440</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>$512,600</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>14</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/23830-nick-schulman">Nick Schulman</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Manhattan, NY</td> <td>1,412</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>$513,900</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>15</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/261471-artem-vezhenkov">Artem Vezhenkov</a></td> <td><img alt="RUSSIAN FEDERATION" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/ru-0d470f8c236b45bfe2558545626b7992.png" title="RUSSIAN FEDERATION" /> </td> <td>1,407</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>$398,400</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>16</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/240649-joao-simao">Joao Simao</a></td> <td><img alt="BRAZIL" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/br-ff5d58a8ef00d289f9915a5fc452a918.png" title="BRAZIL" /> </td> <td>1,390</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>$517,125</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>17</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/99730-eric-blair">Eric Blair</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Los Angeles, CA</td> <td>1,380</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>$660,700</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>18</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/297460-joseph-neiman">Joseph Neiman</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Teaneck, NJ</td> <td>1,368</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>$406,791</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>18</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/388020-umberto-ruggeri">Umberto Ruggeri</a></td> <td> </td> <td>1,368</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>$377,500</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>20</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/428291-dylan-lemery">Dylan Lemery</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> </td> <td>1,350</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>$266,124</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" class="inline-ad"> <div class="ad-label" style="margin-left:12px;"> <div class="header"> </div> <div id='728x90_players_pg_POY_tab'><script type='text/javascript'>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('728x90_players_pg_POY_tab');});</script></div> </div> </td> 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<tr> <td><strong>24</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/337363-justin-tsui">Justin Tsui</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED KINGDOM" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/gb-2a5bc6e3cd1fdcc22fa1f60678e4f54b.png" title="UNITED KINGDOM" /> </td> <td>1,240</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>$287,109</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>25</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/49565-raminder-singh">Raminder Singh</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Delray Beach, FL</td> <td>1,236</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>$152,348</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>26</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/385999-sebastian-crema">Sebastian Crema</a></td> <td><img alt="CANADA" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/ca-eb5be543be4e218fd46b33dbc73f0ae1.png" title="CANADA" /> </td> <td>1,210</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>$90,454</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>27</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/490624-clemen-deng">Clemen Deng</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Portland, OR</td> <td>1,192</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>$440,382</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>28</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/326692-tom-vogelsang">Tom Vogelsang</a></td> <td><img alt="NETHERLANDS" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/nl-fe5535a714cd8646c32133d595761e72.png" title="NETHERLANDS" /> </td> <td>1,188</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>$413,870</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>29</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/413663-landon-tice">Landon Tice</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> </td> <td>1,145</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>$287,213</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>30</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/311882-mihai-niste">Mihai Niste</a></td> <td><img alt="ROMANIA" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/ro-b4bef3cacd45888284595d79f9826fad.png" title="ROMANIA" /> </td> <td>1,140</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>$251,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>30</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/330295-ronald-haverkamp">Ronald Haverkamp</a></td> <td><img alt="NETHERLANDS" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/nl-fe5535a714cd8646c32133d595761e72.png" title="NETHERLANDS" /> </td> <td>1,140</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>$255,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>32</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/490473-antonio-ma">Antonio Ma</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Lincoln, CA</td> <td>1,133</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>$166,503</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>33</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/487763-michael-lin">Michael Lin</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> San Jose, CA</td> <td>1,120</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>$169,794</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>34</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/519801-timothy-thorp">Timothy Thorp</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Tremont, IL</td> <td>1,110</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>$245,501</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>35</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/463016-william-oertling">William Oertling</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> LA</td> <td>1,080</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>$216,888</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>35</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/243549-andrew-ostapchenko">Andrew Ostapchenko</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Carlsbad, CA</td> <td>1,080</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>$224,150</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>35</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/509588-manish-ralh">Manish Ralh</a></td> <td><img alt="CANADA" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/ca-eb5be543be4e218fd46b33dbc73f0ae1.png" title="CANADA" /> </td> <td>1,080</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>$215,711</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>35</strong></td> <td class="player-player-name"><a href="/poker-players/509462-rohan-sanganeria">Rohan Sanganeria</a></td> <td><img alt="UNITED STATES" class="flag" src="/packages/flags/us-238691e8450c6bd68131f09bcf546d4a.png" title="UNITED STATES" /> Santa Clara, CA</td> <td>1,080</td> 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