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2025 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 (4122) | Michal Nahum | Sunnyvale, CA, USA | 294 | 0 | 2 | $26,962 |
| 2002 (4125) | Dmitriy Uskach | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 294 | 1 | 2 | $41,070 |
| 2003 (4126) | Anthony Williams | CAN | 294 | 0 | 3 | $8,367 |
| 2004 (4127) | Gerald Williams | USA | 293 | 0 | 2 | $26,170 |
| 2005 (4128) | Arkadiy Tsinis | Miami, FL, USA | 292 | 1 | 2 | $32,390 |
| 2006 (4129) | Loc Nguyen | Bell Gardens, CA, USA | 292 | 0 | 2 | $24,575 |
| 2007 (4130) | RAHUL DEEVARA | Alpharetta, GA, USA | 292 | 0 | 2 | $33,605 |
| 2008 (4131) | Joel Baker | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 292 | 0 | 2 | $30,810 |
| 2009 (4132) | Wesley Harper | Anchorage, AK, USA | 292 | 1 | 4 | $38,861 |
| 2010 (4133) | Daniel Sprung | Philadelphia, CA, USA | 291 | 0 | 6 | $23,041 |
| 2011 (4135) | Joshua Heinzl | Windham, MA, USA | 291 | 1 | 4 | $29,835 |
| 2012 (4136) | Andrew Skiles | Bartlett, IL, USA | 291 | 0 | 2 | $30,800 |
| 2013 (4138) | Jason Lee | Torrance, CA, USA | 290 | 0 | 2 | $27,579 |
| 2014 (4139) | Hrair Danielyan | CA, USA | 290 | 0 | 5 | $24,328 |
| 2015 (4141) | Melody Mckee | Federal Way, WA, USA | 290 | 0 | 2 | $18,663 |
| 2016 (4142) | Cory Rock | Miami, FL, USA | 290 | 0 | 2 | $56,613 |
| 2017 (4143) | Maria Konnikova | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 290 | 1 | 3 | $55,718 |
| 2018 (4145) | Ka Yeung | CAN | 290 | 0 | 2 | $30,136 |
| 2019 (4147) | Ira Friedman | Woodland Hills, CA, USA | 289 | 0 | 3 | $25,912 |
| 2020 (4148) | Mark Gregorich | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 288 | 0 | 7 | $34,962 |
| 2021 (4150) | Hieu Tran | Camas, WA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $36,573 |
| 2022 (4152) | Ian Schechter | USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $41,225 |
| 2023 (4153) | Randy Weber | IL, USA | 288 | 0 | 3 | $24,242 |
| 2024 (4155) | David Dowdy | Canton, GA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $29,268 |
| 2025 (4156) | Patrick Goolsby | USA | 288 | 0 | 3 | $23,895 |
| 2026 (4159) | Klyde Forte | Syracuse, NY, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $27,546 |
| 2027 (4162) | Ethan Doan | Austin, TX, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $16,355 |
| 2028 (4164) | Walter Bravo | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $26,490 |
| 2029 (4165) | Eric Panayiotou | USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $20,700 |
| 2030 (4166) | Antoine Saddleback | Maskwacis, AB, CAN | 288 | 1 | 1 | $20,011 |
| 2031 (4167) | Jeffrey Halcomb | Chicago, IL, USA | 288 | 0 | 2 | $22,605 |
| 2032 (4168) | Steven Labelle | CAN | 288 | 1 | 1 | $18,086 |
| 2033 (4169) | Kirkwood Saccardo | USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $25,510 |
| 2034 (4170) | Thomas Bennett | Cypress, TX, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $24,744 |
| 2035 (4174) | Steven Saklad | Hartsdale, NY, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $27,364 |
| 2036 (4176) | Danette Smith | San Clemente, CA, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $26,312 |
| 2037 (4177) | Rodney Turvin | Cairo, GA, USA | 288 | 0 | 2 | $20,242 |
| 2038 (4178) | Gregory Miller | Corning, NY, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $29,681 |
| 2039 (4179) | Nino Papava | Chicago, IL, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $34,116 |
| 2040 (4184) | Mitchell McCaughan | Georgetown, TX, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $24,786 |
| 2041 (4186) | Richard Bai | Schaumburg, IL, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $37,365 |
| 2042 (4192) | Daniel Kim | Lexington, SC, USA | 288 | 0 | 1 | $57,200 |
| 2043 (4193) | Anthony Mcle | Morgantown, WV, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $25,998 |
| 2044 (4196) | Michael Starek | Ventura, CA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $29,650 |
| 2045 (4197) | Devin Weinberg | FL, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $22,059 |
| 2046 (4204) | Alison Pendergast | Bridgeville, PA, USA | 288 | 1 | 1 | $29,912 |
| 2047 (4207) | Hyo Joo | Ridgefield, NJ, USA | 287 | 2 | 3 | $50,066 |
| 2048 (4208) | Kenneth Mapoy | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 286 | 1 | 3 | $19,971 |
| 2049 (4209) | Jeffrey Shayani | FL, USA | 286 | 0 | 4 | $20,570 |
| 2050 (4212) | Michael Jagroo | USA | 286 | 1 | 2 | $38,441 |