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2025 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 (3913) | JUDITH BIELAN | Bayonne, NJ, USA | 308 | 0 | 4 | $26,001 |
| 1902 (3910) | Yong Lu | CAN | 308 | 0 | 2 | $27,814 |
| 1903 (3908) | Norman Rodriguez | W. Hempstead, NY, USA | 308 | 0 | 3 | $40,175 |
| 1904 (3907) | Ryan Dougherty | USA | 308 | 0 | 2 | $21,211 |
| 1905 (3915) | Youssef Hmama | CAN | 307 | 0 | 4 | $20,715 |
| 1906 (3917) | Mika Evans | TX, USA | 306 | 1 | 4 | $25,225 |
| 1907 (3921) | Shengqing Cheng | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 306 | 0 | 2 | $39,697 |
| 1908 (3924) | Johnny Ye | OR, USA | 305 | 0 | 2 | $33,169 |
| 1909 (3923) | Jack Nathan | Miami, FL, USA | 305 | 0 | 2 | $46,135 |
| 1910 (3982) | John Taylor | Waunakee, WI, USA | 304 | 0 | 2 | $24,630 |
| 1911 (3980) | Rory Malisoff | Daytona, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $13,626 |
| 1912 (3939) | Albert Calderon | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $34,960 |
| 1913 (3928) | Michael Phizicky | Pittsford, NY, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $32,592 |
| 1914 (3949) | Michael Johnson | North Miami, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $36,499 |
| 1915 (3931) | Tim Fleenor | Broch Park, OH, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $30,474 |
| 1916 (3942) | Kane Lai | Highland Ranch, CO, USA | 304 | 0 | 2 | $27,746 |
| 1917 (3937) | Chong Won | Wadsworth, OH, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $25,843 |
| 1918 (3947) | Shawn Leis | Saskatoon, SK, CAN | 304 | 0 | 2 | $40,083 |
| 1919 (3938) | Neil Zonenashvili | Hollywood, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $44,747 |
| 1920 (3961) | John Schroer | USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $31,539 |
| 1921 (3962) | Michael Cagliuso | W Hollywood, CA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $18,985 |
| 1922 (3929) | Michael Farrow | Rockwood, ON, CAN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $40,531 |
| 1923 (3932) | Manuel Fuentes-Quiroz | Charlotte, NC, USA | 304 | 0 | 2 | $21,689 |
| 1924 (3930) | Chen Li | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $57,300 |
| 1925 (3933) | Jamie Carmen | York, PA, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $31,520 |
| 1926 (3950) | Mounzer Awada | CAN | 304 | 0 | 1 | $17,056 |
| 1927 (3971) | Joseph Curcio | Freehold, NJ, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $82,000 |
| 1928 (3936) | Richard Alsup | Plymouth, MN, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $39,311 |
| 1929 (3934) | Shirley Rosario | Downey, CA, USA | 304 | 1 | 4 | $28,435 |
| 1930 (3926) | David Hughes | Deltona, FL, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $31,367 |
| 1931 (3927) | Thomas Martinez | CO, USA | 304 | 0 | 1 | $33,062 |
| 1932 (3985) | Greg Sessler | Danville, CA, USA | 303 | 1 | 2 | $62,929 |
| 1933 (3984) | Maxwell Sheridan | Chicago, IL, USA | 303 | 0 | 4 | $24,253 |
| 1934 (3993) | Nicholas Blumenthal | Fitchburg, WI, USA | 302 | 0 | 4 | $33,022 |
| 1935 (3994) | Michael Scalice | Ponte Verde, FL, USA | 302 | 0 | 3 | $26,901 |
| 1936 (3990) | Casey Schams | West Salem, WI, USA | 302 | 1 | 2 | $32,305 |
| 1937 (3988) | Harry Eisenberg | Wayland, MA, USA | 302 | 0 | 6 | $26,060 |
| 1938 (3996) | Clifford Mills | Texarkana, AR, USA | 301 | 0 | 5 | $21,672 |
| 1939 (4044) | Jonathan Greene | Roslyn, NY, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $57,919 |
| 1940 (3998) | Deborah Sternberg | Sacramento, CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 2 | $36,618 |
| 1941 (4062) | Ben Luber | Chicago, IL, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $61,782 |
| 1942 (4047) | Hayden Le | New York, NY, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $23,263 |
| 1943 (4011) | Ramon Mantuano | Murrieta, CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $30,675 |
| 1944 (4024) | Cynthia Isip | CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $17,020 |
| 1945 (4014) | Scott Herrmann | Reno, NV, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $30,702 |
| 1946 (4008) | Andrew Tran | Austin, TX, USA | 300 | 0 | 2 | $28,149 |
| 1947 (4030) | Chengyue He | New York, NY, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $27,785 |
| 1948 (4009) | Robert Topham | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $36,226 |
| 1949 (4001) | Herbert Nairn | Nassau, BHS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $30,000 |
| 1950 (4010) | Gregory Peddicord | Guerneville, CA, USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $39,402 |