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2025 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 (1867) | Hani Awad | Henderson, NV, USA | 647 | 1 | 10 | $60,344 |
| 902 (1869) | Brandon Sowers | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 647 | 1 | 4 | $96,723 |
| 903 (1870) | Daniel Samson | USA | 646 | 1 | 4 | $64,850 |
| 904 (1872) | Nikhil Sunku | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA | 645 | 0 | 4 | $75,604 |
| 905 (1871) | KAI YANG | Plano, TX, USA | 645 | 0 | 4 | $72,404 |
| 906 (1876) | Adekunle Olonoh | CA, USA | 642 | 1 | 3 | $89,954 |
| 907 (1874) | Bradley Butcher | Yellow Springs, OH, USA | 642 | 0 | 6 | $56,989 |
| 908 (1887) | Lovell Wilkerson | Smyna, GA, USA | 640 | 0 | 4 | $71,004 |
| 909 (1880) | Paul Edwards | Boston, MA, USA | 640 | 1 | 2 | $85,770 |
| 910 (1877) | John Koo | Novato, CA, USA | 640 | 2 | 3 | $48,834 |
| 911 (1879) | Dustin Iannotti | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 640 | 0 | 2 | $63,758 |
| 912 (1891) | Dylan Kahn | FL, USA | 639 | 1 | 6 | $69,217 |
| 913 (1895) | Anthony Arvidson | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | 636 | 0 | 6 | $72,458 |
| 914 (1896) | Jessica Dawley | Jeffersonville, IN, USA | 636 | 0 | 3 | $121,905 |
| 915 (1897) | Amarpreet Dhoot | Brampton, ON, CAN | 636 | 1 | 2 | $72,596 |
| 916 (1900) | Brian Klish | Oneida, NY, USA | 634 | 0 | 3 | $95,800 |
| 917 (1901) | William Kopp | Brecksville, OH, USA | 633 | 1 | 2 | $77,003 |
| 918 (1903) | Jesse Jones | Springfield, MO, USA | 633 | 1 | 2 | $79,006 |
| 919 (1906) | Alexander Tafesh | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 631 | 1 | 10 | $56,789 |
| 920 (1912) | Leo Taffe | Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 630 | 0 | 3 | $105,716 |
| 921 (1916) | Sami Dighlawi | Lake Elsinore, CA, USA | 628 | 1 | 6 | $55,082 |
| 922 (1915) | Curtis Freeze | Honolulu, HI, USA | 628 | 0 | 3 | $74,606 |
| 923 (1917) | Robinel Eugene | Boynton Beach, FL, USA | 628 | 0 | 2 | $76,977 |
| 924 (1914) | Jason Clarke | Brampton, ON, CAN | 628 | 0 | 5 | $38,985 |
| 925 (1919) | Louis Collette | CAN | 627 | 1 | 3 | $112,000 |
| 926 (1921) | Mori Eskandani | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 625 | 0 | 2 | $206,587 |
| 927 (1927) | Evan Muschetto | CA, USA | 624 | 0 | 2 | $93,425 |
| 928 (1924) | Corey Brass | CA, USA | 624 | 1 | 2 | $98,115 |
| 929 (1926) | Andrew Cha | Encino, CA, USA | 624 | 1 | 3 | $49,694 |
| 930 (1922) | Ky Nguyen | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 624 | 1 | 1 | $180,400 |
| 931 (1930) | Ryan Hughes | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 623 | 0 | 5 | $64,937 |
| 932 (1931) | Milan Patel | Schaumburg, IL, USA | 622 | 0 | 5 | $60,385 |
| 933 (1933) | Daniel Chio | Elk Grove, CA, USA | 621 | 1 | 3 | $54,811 |
| 934 (1938) | Brandon Zuidema | CA, USA | 618 | 0 | 5 | $140,595 |
| 935 (1937) | Louise Francoeur | Palm Beach, FL, USA | 618 | 0 | 7 | $62,798 |
| 936 (1945) | Peter Clive | USA | 616 | 0 | 2 | $112,757 |
| 937 (1948) | William Benson | Mobile, AL, USA | 615 | 0 | 2 | $81,126 |
| 938 (1946) | Russell Boyette | USA | 615 | 0 | 8 | $80,672 |
| 939 (1950) | Osvaldo Islas | MEX | 614 | 1 | 3 | $48,497 |
| 940 (1952) | Fady Khabbaz | Syracuse, NY, USA | 613 | 1 | 3 | $96,560 |
| 941 (1953) | Scott Fritz | Seattle, WA, USA | 613 | 0 | 4 | $50,886 |
| 942 (1959) | Elijah Ruffin | CA, USA | 612 | 1 | 4 | $116,554 |
| 943 (1956) | Khamar Xaythavone | USA | 612 | 1 | 4 | $56,192 |
| 944 (1961) | Drew O'Connell | Middletown, NJ, USA | 610 | 0 | 3 | $105,075 |
| 945 (1964) | Timothy Acker | San Diego, CA, USA | 610 | 0 | 4 | $85,206 |
| 946 (1962) | Dillon Najor | Del Mar, CA, USA | 610 | 0 | 2 | $173,601 |
| 947 (1966) | Kyle Merron | Athol, MA, USA | 610 | 0 | 3 | $53,623 |
| 948 (1973) | Todd Stewart | USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $72,831 |
| 949 (1967) | John Cipriano | Famingdale, NJ, USA | 608 | 0 | 3 | $74,307 |
| 950 (1971) | Trevor Lewis | Fayetteville, AR, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $90,630 |