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2025 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 (4024) | Cynthia Isip | CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $17,020 |
| 1952 (4039) | Noah Bronstein | Kirkland, WA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $63,367 |
| 1953 (4013) | Adam Weinraub | Orange, CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $65,400 |
| 1954 (4014) | Scott Herrmann | Reno, NV, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $30,702 |
| 1955 (4027) | J.W. Carter | Jackson, MS, USA | 300 | 1 | 4 | $32,495 |
| 1956 (4008) | Andrew Tran | Austin, TX, USA | 300 | 0 | 2 | $28,149 |
| 1957 (4025) | Juan Mubarak | Miami, FL, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $40,891 |
| 1958 (4020) | Bryn Clarke | Johnston, IA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $32,680 |
| 1959 (4021) | Champie Douglas | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $31,638 |
| 1960 (4081) | MATTHEW CARLSON | USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $165,059 |
| 1961 (4022) | Matthew Bode | Kennewick, WA, USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $17,335 |
| 1962 (4030) | Chengyue He | New York, NY, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $27,785 |
| 1963 (4000) | Nicholas Phoenix | Jackson, WY, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $31,516 |
| 1964 (4012) | Timothy Shortell | CT, USA | 300 | 0 | 2 | $18,903 |
| 1965 (4016) | Abbas Alikhani | CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $26,129 |
| 1966 (4009) | Robert Topham | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $36,226 |
| 1967 (4056) | Mordechai Goldner | Lakewood, NJ, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $27,006 |
| 1968 (4075) | Diana Hong | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $83,465 |
| 1969 (4031) | Bruce Sattler | Nottingham, MD, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $25,775 |
| 1970 (4036) | Nicholas Hall | IA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $45,465 |
| 1971 (4018) | Yordanos Mehbratu | USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $33,679 |
| 1972 (4002) | Billy Cashwell | Stedman, NC, USA | 300 | 0 | 2 | $23,308 |
| 1973 (4001) | Herbert Nairn | Nassau, BHS | 300 | 0 | 1 | $30,000 |
| 1974 (4007) | Kevin Penhall | USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $27,757 |
| 1975 (4010) | Gregory Peddicord | Guerneville, CA, USA | 300 | 1 | 1 | $39,402 |
| 1976 (4057) | Avetis Hekimyan | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 300 | 0 | 1 | $142,040 |
| 1977 (4088) | Greg Baird | Hinsdale, IL, USA | 299 | 1 | 5 | $25,031 |
| 1978 (4092) | Jeremy Clemons | Morgan Hill, CA, USA | 299 | 1 | 2 | $24,921 |
| 1979 (4093) | Michael Liang | Alexandria, VA, USA | 299 | 0 | 3 | $58,905 |
| 1980 (4105) | Jordan Etzig | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 298 | 1 | 2 | $26,188 |
| 1981 (4103) | Don Sarubbi | USA | 298 | 1 | 2 | $26,272 |
| 1982 (4104) | Audrius Macenis | Darien, IL, USA | 298 | 2 | 3 | $27,933 |
| 1983 (4098) | David Gonia | MN, USA | 298 | 0 | 3 | $48,418 |
| 1984 (4101) | Ankush Mandavia | Atlanta, GA, USA | 298 | 0 | 2 | $28,540 |
| 1985 (4095) | Shanmukha Meruga | Snelville, GA, USA | 298 | 0 | 3 | $36,070 |
| 1986 (4096) | Alfredo Pacheco | CA, USA | 298 | 0 | 4 | $21,155 |
| 1987 (4099) | NANCY MATSON | Santa Monica, CA, USA | 298 | 1 | 3 | $21,007 |
| 1988 (4102) | Brian Garner | Fayetteville, AR, USA | 298 | 1 | 3 | $24,814 |
| 1989 (4100) | Rakan Abusaleh | Arcadia, CA, USA | 298 | 0 | 2 | $40,725 |
| 1990 (4097) | Stanley Weng | Canton, MI, USA | 298 | 0 | 2 | $51,054 |
| 1991 (4107) | Armen Poghosyan | Glendale, CA, USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $26,655 |
| 1992 (4109) | Bonnie Weitzel | Texarkana, TX, USA | 296 | 1 | 4 | $26,419 |
| 1993 (4111) | Bryan Obeso | CA, USA | 296 | 0 | 2 | $27,769 |
| 1994 (4110) | Khac Nguyen | CAN | 296 | 0 | 2 | $7,076 |
| 1995 (4115) | Gabriel Pardo | Weston, FL, USA | 295 | 0 | 3 | $20,920 |
| 1996 (4113) | Ryan Buckholtz | San Diego, CA, USA | 295 | 1 | 3 | $26,857 |
| 1997 (4116) | Daniel Turner | Stateline, NV, USA | 295 | 1 | 2 | $37,649 |
| 1998 (4118) | Michael Perrone | Chicago, IL, USA | 294 | 1 | 2 | $28,739 |
| 1999 (4125) | Dmitriy Uskach | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 294 | 1 | 2 | $41,070 |
| 2000 (4119) | Travis Egbert | USA | 294 | 0 | 3 | $31,220 |