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2025 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (95) | Dylan Smith | Brick, NJ, USA | 3,492 | 2 | 12 | $1,270,747 |
| 52 (97) | Eric Wasserson | Narberth, PA, USA | 3,469 | 0 | 4 | $2,890,628 |
| 53 (99) | Marco Johnson | Walnut Creek, CA, USA | 3,385 | 0 | 7 | $719,763 |
| 54 (103) | Mark Darner | Winter Park, FL, USA | 3,324 | 3 | 3 | $910,188 |
| 55 (104) | John Riordan | Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA | 3,321 | 1 | 14 | $2,009,814 |
| 56 (106) | David Peters | Toledo, OH, USA | 3,306 | 1 | 11 | $2,725,051 |
| 57 (107) | Bin Weng | Mineola, PA, USA | 3,295 | 1 | 12 | $746,552 |
| 58 (108) | Joseph Cheong | La Mirada, CA, USA | 3,274 | 3 | 14 | $821,812 |
| 59 (109) | Nicholas Seward | Washington, D.C., USA | 3,254 | 0 | 15 | $1,058,704 |
| 60 (110) | Cherish Andrews | St. Thomas, PA, USA | 3,234 | 2 | 11 | $1,511,833 |
| 61 (113) | David Chen | Vienna, VA, USA | 3,167 | 0 | 12 | $1,607,700 |
| 62 (114) | Johnny Bromberg | CA, USA | 3,153 | 5 | 12 | $408,858 |
| 63 (115) | Joshua Reichard | Beloit, WI, USA | 3,149 | 4 | 11 | $1,258,799 |
| 64 (118) | Darren Elias | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 3,134 | 3 | 8 | $1,704,656 |
| 65 (122) | Carl Masters | Clarksville, TN, USA | 3,111 | 3 | 20 | $327,907 |
| 66 (128) | Terrance Reid | St. Louis, MO, USA | 3,066 | 0 | 4 | $3,162,386 |
| 67 (131) | Spencer Champlin | Scarborough, ME, USA | 3,044 | 1 | 7 | $848,284 |
| 68 (132) | Joey Weissman | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 3,041 | 2 | 11 | $1,258,997 |
| 69 (133) | Adam Hendrix | Anchorage, AK, USA | 3,038 | 2 | 7 | $2,475,845 |
| 70 (135) | Cary Katz | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 3,034 | 2 | 9 | $1,810,958 |
| 71 (134) | Brock Wilson | Ardsley, NY, USA | 3,034 | 1 | 13 | $1,719,100 |
| 72 (136) | Neil Warren | USA | 3,033 | 1 | 9 | $1,268,263 |
| 73 (139) | Ryan Leng | USA | 3,018 | 1 | 7 | $385,279 |
| 74 (141) | Umut Ozturk | USA | 2,958 | 0 | 6 | $373,254 |
| 75 (145) | Eric Blair | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 2,938 | 2 | 8 | $1,252,425 |
| 76 (146) | Thomas Taylor | Ontario, CAN | 2,936 | 1 | 10 | $394,544 |
| 77 (147) | Tyler Phillips | USA | 2,932 | 3 | 9 | $467,132 |
| 78 (149) | Seth Davies | Bend, OR, USA | 2,914 | 2 | 5 | $7,614,963 |
| 79 (150) | Carter McMahon | Syracuse, NY, USA | 2,909 | 3 | 11 | $690,082 |
| 80 (151) | Andrew Lichtenberger | East Northport, NY, USA | 2,899 | 1 | 9 | $2,287,891 |
| 81 (152) | Brek Schutten | Grand Rapids, MI, USA | 2,897 | 2 | 8 | $729,495 |
| 82 (153) | William Stanford | Tupelo, MS, USA | 2,889 | 6 | 13 | $529,559 |
| 83 (155) | Christopher Costa | Henderson, NV, USA | 2,870 | 2 | 8 | $625,200 |
| 84 (156) | Harvey Castro | FL, USA | 2,863 | 1 | 5 | $700,730 |
| 85 (158) | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, MN, USA | 2,860 | 2 | 3 | $1,173,393 |
| 86 (159) | Matthew Higgins | USA | 2,858 | 4 | 9 | $538,063 |
| 87 (161) | Darryll Fish | Cape Coral, FL, USA | 2,838 | 0 | 11 | $541,817 |
| 88 (162) | Faraz Jaka | San Jose, CA, USA | 2,816 | 1 | 6 | $1,388,746 |
| 89 (167) | Chance Kornuth | Denver, CO, USA | 2,777 | 0 | 6 | $1,082,450 |
| 90 (169) | Mike Zulker | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 2,756 | 1 | 5 | $1,141,912 |
| 91 (170) | Ben Lamb | Tulsa, OK, USA | 2,740 | 1 | 6 | $2,307,956 |
| 92 (172) | Arthur Peacock | Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA | 2,736 | 2 | 3 | $1,044,794 |
| 93 (174) | Chad Eveslage | Muncie, IN, USA | 2,728 | 2 | 4 | $2,535,162 |
| 94 (176) | Michael Wilklow | Minneapolis, MN, USA | 2,725 | 3 | 7 | $1,223,268 |
| 95 (180) | Martin Zamani | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 2,698 | 2 | 6 | $1,268,176 |
| 96 (185) | Jonah Labranche | USA | 2,672 | 0 | 7 | $1,306,070 |
| 97 (190) | Michael Duek | Aventura , FL, USA | 2,630 | 0 | 3 | $1,800,777 |
| 98 (192) | Tyler Brown | Manhattan, KS, USA | 2,611 | 2 | 12 | $596,287 |
| 99 (193) | Qing Liu | Pasadena, CA, USA | 2,610 | 1 | 10 | $735,680 |
| 100 (194) | Kharlin Sued | Pembroke Pines, FL, USA | 2,596 | 1 | 5 | $697,841 |