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2006 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (56) | Devon Miller | USA | 2,111 | 1 | 2 | $945,277 |
| 52 (57) | Scott Clements | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,098 | 2 | 4 | $544,564 |
| 53 (58) | James Van Alstyne | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,038 | 1 | 7 | $719,533 |
| 54 (59) | Michael Woo | Desert Hot Springs, CA, USA | 2,033 | 0 | 3 | $653,256 |
| 55 (60) | Norman Ketchum | Loves Park, IL, USA | 2,014 | 2 | 5 | $182,984 |
| 56 (61) | Theo Tran | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,006 | 2 | 5 | $284,992 |
| 57 (63) | Andreas Walnum | Bodo, USA | 2,000 | 1 | 2 | $1,101,545 |
| 58 (64) | Nenad Medic | Niagara Falls, CAN | 1,980 | 1 | 2 | $1,732,539 |
| 59 (65) | Michael Omelchuk | Bellport, NY, USA | 1,980 | 0 | 2 | $500,325 |
| 60 (66) | Burt Boutin | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,956 | 0 | 3 | $695,182 |
| 61 (67) | Kathy Liebert | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,952 | 0 | 4 | $439,279 |
| 62 (68) | Joseph Brooks | Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA | 1,950 | 1 | 3 | $310,785 |
| 63 (69) | Robert Mizrachi | Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA | 1,948 | 0 | 4 | $335,956 |
| 64 (70) | David Singer | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,933 | 1 | 4 | $1,192,702 |
| 65 (73) | Soren Turkewitsch | USA | 1,920 | 1 | 1 | $1,225,920 |
| 66 (71) | Edward Jordan | Bellemead, NJ, USA | 1,920 | 0 | 2 | $586,665 |
| 67 (72) | Kevin Cover | Oyster Bay Cove, NY, USA | 1,920 | 1 | 1 | $196,968 |
| 68 (74) | Gevork Kasabyan | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,916 | 2 | 5 | $275,457 |
| 69 (75) | Michael Binger | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,903 | 0 | 3 | $4,324,615 |
| 70 (76) | Jianhua Zhou | Egg Harbor Twp, NJ, USA | 1,888 | 0 | 5 | $177,549 |
| 71 (77) | Lance Allred | Pasadena, CA, USA | 1,883 | 1 | 7 | $374,085 |
| 72 (78) | Danny Smith | Folsom, CA, USA | 1,880 | 0 | 3 | $473,613 |
| 73 (79) | Jason Stern | New York, NY, USA | 1,866 | 1 | 5 | $587,664 |
| 74 (80) | Brandon Cantu | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,856 | 1 | 2 | $928,069 |
| 75 (81) | John D'Agostino | Egg Harbor, NJ, USA | 1,840 | 0 | 2 | $677,092 |
| 76 (83) | James English | New York City, NY, USA | 1,821 | 1 | 6 | $170,924 |
| 77 (86) | Eugene Todd | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1,787 | 0 | 5 | $366,882 |
| 78 (87) | John Spadavecchia | Lighthouse Point, FL, USA | 1,780 | 1 | 3 | $822,137 |
| 79 (89) | Chad Brown | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,748 | 0 | 5 | $574,734 |
| 80 (90) | Mimi Tran | Torrance, CA, USA | 1,728 | 0 | 2 | $540,770 |
| 81 (91) | Bob Bright | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,728 | 1 | 4 | $557,247 |
| 82 (94) | Kevin O'Donnell | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 1,696 | 0 | 3 | $898,937 |
| 83 (93) | Paul Wasicka | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,696 | 0 | 1 | $6,248,959 |
| 84 (95) | Jeff Knight | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,680 | 0 | 2 | $243,111 |
| 85 (96) | Davidson Matthew | Toronto, CAN | 1,680 | 0 | 2 | $1,909,860 |
| 86 (97) | Anthony Guadagni | Redondo Beach, CA, USA | 1,676 | 1 | 9 | $151,119 |
| 87 (98) | Jordan Morgan | Norman, OK, USA | 1,640 | 0 | 3 | $549,362 |
| 88 (100) | John Gordon | Largo, FL, USA | 1,632 | 2 | 2 | $212,527 |
| 89 (101) | Vanessa Rousso | Miami, FL, USA | 1,627 | 1 | 5 | $630,771 |
| 90 (102) | Tom Schneider | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 1,612 | 0 | 3 | $363,309 |
| 91 (106) | Jim Hanna | USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $1,099,430 |
| 92 (104) | Ravi Udayakumar | San Jose, CA, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $629,500 |
| 93 (107) | EG Harvin | Rockville, CT, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $904,389 |
| 94 (105) | Frankie O'Dell | Downey, CA, USA | 1,600 | 0 | 1 | $776,385 |
| 95 (108) | Chino Rheem | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1,584 | 0 | 3 | $349,706 |
| 96 (109) | Tam Nguyen | Salem, OR, USA | 1,582 | 0 | 5 | $211,087 |
| 97 (110) | John Cernuto | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,578 | 0 | 8 | $197,258 |
| 98 (111) | Tony Ma | El Monte, CA, USA | 1,575 | 0 | 9 | $179,394 |
| 99 (112) | Kevin Song | Hacienda Heights, CA, USA | 1,568 | 2 | 3 | $331,241 |
| 100 (114) | Sean McCabe | Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA | 1,560 | 1 | 2 | $561,725 |