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2025 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 (2079) | Kevin Appleyard | Beaufort, SC, USA | 584 | 0 | 1 | $89,978 |
| 1002 (2086) | Hayden Hetland | USA | 582 | 1 | 6 | $51,671 |
| 1003 (2089) | Noah Kelley | USA | 582 | 0 | 2 | $108,445 |
| 1004 (2085) | Michael Helander | USA | 582 | 0 | 6 | $44,637 |
| 1005 (2096) | Jason Lipiner | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 580 | 2 | 6 | $59,331 |
| 1006 (2092) | Nathan Thrush | Post Falls, ID, USA | 580 | 1 | 3 | $87,415 |
| 1007 (2094) | Kevin Ho | Gainesville, FL, USA | 580 | 0 | 2 | $84,220 |
| 1008 (2101) | Phil Laak | San Jose, CA, USA | 579 | 0 | 3 | $102,851 |
| 1009 (2104) | Zhi-Lin Lin | CAN | 578 | 1 | 4 | $36,923 |
| 1010 (2109) | Robert Hover | USA | 576 | 0 | 3 | $54,566 |
| 1011 (2111) | Alexander Wiggins | College Park, MD, USA | 576 | 3 | 3 | $50,103 |
| 1012 (2106) | Kevin DiPasquale | FL, USA | 576 | 0 | 4 | $89,800 |
| 1013 (2113) | Nicholas Scott | USA | 575 | 1 | 2 | $69,976 |
| 1014 (2117) | Dustin Murphy | Port Charlotte, FL, USA | 572 | 0 | 5 | $44,752 |
| 1015 (2121) | Patrick Stacey | CYM | 571 | 0 | 6 | $59,004 |
| 1016 (2120) | Ryan Awwad | Sacramento, CA, USA | 571 | 1 | 6 | $57,872 |
| 1017 (2125) | Jimmy Stovall | CA, USA | 570 | 1 | 3 | $50,300 |
| 1018 (2132) | Jared Passanante | Utica, MI, USA | 570 | 1 | 1 | $184,840 |
| 1019 (2126) | Carlos Vizoso | Gainesville, FL, USA | 570 | 0 | 7 | $47,741 |
| 1020 (2124) | Russell King | CAN | 570 | 0 | 2 | $42,215 |
| 1021 (2130) | Colin Dentan | USA | 570 | 0 | 1 | $116,468 |
| 1022 (2127) | Todd Tucker | Horn Lake, MS, USA | 570 | 2 | 8 | $59,536 |
| 1023 (2136) | Ray Henson | Spring, TX, USA | 569 | 0 | 7 | $47,573 |
| 1024 (2138) | John Holley III | Destin, FL, USA | 568 | 1 | 9 | $51,372 |
| 1025 (2140) | Justin Lapka | USA | 568 | 1 | 4 | $72,542 |
| 1026 (2142) | Daniel Warner | MN, USA | 568 | 0 | 3 | $50,763 |
| 1027 (2146) | Francisco Sanchez | FL, USA | 567 | 0 | 1 | $169,003 |
| 1028 (2148) | Daniel Fisher | USA | 566 | 0 | 2 | $68,026 |
| 1029 (2155) | Michael Johns | Clarksville, TN, USA | 564 | 2 | 4 | $65,935 |
| 1030 (2152) | Justin Barnes | Atlanta, GA, USA | 564 | 0 | 9 | $56,214 |
| 1031 (2154) | John Malvasio | Valley Stream, NY, USA | 564 | 2 | 3 | $59,335 |
| 1032 (2156) | Kyle Arora | Sugar Land, TX, USA | 564 | 0 | 2 | $73,050 |
| 1033 (2158) | Jimmy Born | Clarksville, MD, USA | 563 | 0 | 4 | $86,051 |
| 1034 (2157) | Aaron Flores | Chicago, IL, USA | 563 | 1 | 7 | $68,820 |
| 1035 (2162) | Ryan McDonald | South Lake, CA, USA | 562 | 0 | 5 | $71,852 |
| 1036 (2172) | Aaron Knudson | MN, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $47,197 |
| 1037 (2165) | Michael Banducci | Traverse City, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $58,000 |
| 1038 (2167) | Andrew Forrest | CAN | 560 | 0 | 1 | $38,920 |
| 1039 (2174) | Derek Hanauer | Highland Park, IL, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $80,803 |
| 1040 (2181) | Oliwer Sankiewicz | Arlington Heights, IL, USA | 560 | 0 | 3 | $84,975 |
| 1041 (2176) | Andrew Park | PA, USA | 560 | 0 | 9 | $66,755 |
| 1042 (2175) | Yueqi Zhu | Rowland Heights, CA, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $60,738 |
| 1043 (2168) | Elvin Simpson | Downers Grove, IL, USA | 560 | 0 | 2 | $44,684 |
| 1044 (2164) | Junho Song | Henderson, NV, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $34,148 |
| 1045 (2169) | Jordan Bowes | CAN | 560 | 0 | 1 | $29,360 |
| 1046 (2187) | Alexander Schluter | USA | 560 | 1 | 2 | $55,313 |
| 1047 (2171) | Kevin Tang | Cerritos, CA, USA | 560 | 0 | 3 | $53,125 |
| 1048 (2194) | Jesper Olsen | Reno, NV, USA | 558 | 2 | 4 | $40,346 |
| 1049 (2199) | Shiva Dudani | Chicago, IL, USA | 556 | 0 | 2 | $117,334 |
| 1050 (2197) | Roger Khoury | Grand Rapids, MI, USA | 556 | 0 | 3 | $105,758 |