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2026 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (115) | Sebastian Crema | CAN | 1,623 | 1 | 5 | $188,687 |
| 52 (117) | Chad Lipton | San Diego, CA, USA | 1,610 | 0 | 2 | $524,587 |
| 53 (119) | Jesse Jones | Springfield, MO, USA | 1,600 | 2 | 5 | $413,696 |
| 54 (119) | Stephen Hubbard | Sandy, UT, USA | 1,600 | 1 | 2 | $298,098 |
| 55 (123) | James Calderaro | Venice, FL, USA | 1,589 | 0 | 5 | $165,009 |
| 56 (125) | Ian Cohen | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA | 1,580 | 1 | 2 | $672,430 |
| 57 (127) | Fausto Valdez | Long Beach, CA, USA | 1,569 | 3 | 4 | $325,018 |
| 58 (129) | Lee Rzentkowski | USA | 1,559 | 2 | 4 | $223,238 |
| 59 (135) | Ryan Hoenig | Fort Collins, CO, USA | 1,532 | 6 | 12 | $372,475 |
| 60 (142) | Mukul Pahuja | North Lauderdale, FL, USA | 1,493 | 2 | 5 | $193,113 |
| 61 (146) | Sean Winter | Jacksonville, FL, USA | 1,471 | 1 | 5 | $1,295,918 |
| 62 (148) | Michael Berk | Chesterton, IN, USA | 1,455 | 2 | 5 | $590,900 |
| 63 (149) | James Anderson | Wooster, OH, USA | 1,452 | 2 | 8 | $190,283 |
| 64 (151) | Daniel Ghionoiu | CAN | 1,440 | 1 | 1 | $268,573 |
| 65 (161) | Matthew Lambrecht | Stuart, FL, USA | 1,410 | 1 | 8 | $197,453 |
| 66 (164) | Galen Hall | San Francisco, CA, USA | 1,400 | 0 | 1 | $1,182,050 |
| 67 (165) | William Li | Red Deer, AB, CAN | 1,392 | 1 | 2 | $432,813 |
| 68 (166) | Jorge Gomez | Plantation, FL, USA | 1,389 | 0 | 2 | $443,483 |
| 69 (167) | Yifu He | Sunnyvale, CA, USA | 1,380 | 0 | 5 | $206,850 |
| 70 (167) | Corel Theuma | Franklin Square, Florida, MLT | 1,380 | 1 | 2 | $300,232 |
| 71 (171) | Blake Vogdes | Cape May, NJ, USA | 1,368 | 1 | 1 | $457,980 |
| 72 (174) | Yuchen Chen | CA, USA | 1,365 | 2 | 3 | $223,601 |
| 73 (177) | Senthuran Vijayaratnam | CAN | 1,360 | 1 | 4 | $310,648 |
| 74 (178) | Jason Daly | Texas City, TX, USA | 1,356 | 2 | 3 | $271,252 |
| 75 (180) | Jeremy Eyer | Gulfport, MS, USA | 1,352 | 1 | 2 | $305,619 |
| 76 (181) | David Shaw | Mesquite, TX, USA | 1,351 | 1 | 4 | $153,025 |
| 77 (183) | Mike Leah | Innisfil, ON, CAN | 1,348 | 1 | 2 | $363,629 |
| 78 (184) | Brett Murray | Santa Rosa, CA, USA | 1,347 | 0 | 7 | $162,827 |
| 79 (188) | Michael Renna | Lyndhurst, NJ, USA | 1,331 | 2 | 5 | $284,936 |
| 80 (190) | Brett Apter | Arlington, VA, USA | 1,328 | 0 | 3 | $224,663 |
| 81 (192) | Chris Brewer | Eugene, OR, USA | 1,325 | 0 | 2 | $427,864 |
| 82 (195) | Aram Zobian | Cranston, RI, USA | 1,317 | 1 | 7 | $545,325 |
| 83 (196) | Yuanzhi Cao | West Lafayette, IN, USA | 1,313 | 2 | 9 | $162,196 |
| 84 (203) | Reynel Hernandez | Miami, FL, USA | 1,288 | 0 | 3 | $184,879 |
| 85 (203) | Jamil Wakil | St Catherines, OR, USA | 1,288 | 0 | 2 | $948,631 |
| 86 (205) | Ricardo Eyzaguirre | Orlando, FL, USA | 1,287 | 3 | 4 | $150,957 |
| 87 (206) | David Moses | Asheville, NC, USA | 1,282 | 0 | 7 | $199,893 |
| 88 (207) | David Djian | CAN | 1,280 | 0 | 1 | $431,438 |
| 89 (211) | Peter Mugar | Boston, MA, USA | 1,278 | 0 | 4 | $240,574 |
| 90 (217) | Alex Anton | FL, USA | 1,266 | 1 | 4 | $581,564 |
| 91 (219) | Todd Lewis | New York City, NY, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 1 | $215,450 |
| 92 (219) | Donovan Dean | Rainsville, AL, USA | 1,260 | 2 | 4 | $162,625 |
| 93 (219) | Joseph Spanne | CA, USA | 1,260 | 1 | 1 | $397,319 |
| 94 (225) | Shannon Shorr | Tuscaloosa, AL, USA | 1,246 | 0 | 5 | $335,700 |
| 95 (227) | Dylan Linde | Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA | 1,240 | 0 | 7 | $348,930 |
| 96 (229) | Zilong Zhang | Chino Hills, CA, USA | 1,232 | 1 | 2 | $239,334 |
| 97 (230) | Bradley Butcher | Yellow Springs, OH, USA | 1,224 | 1 | 5 | $305,943 |
| 98 (232) | Evan Krentzman | CA, USA | 1,216 | 0 | 1 | $277,537 |
| 99 (233) | Brian Battistone | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,207 | 1 | 4 | $300,588 |
| 100 (235) | Sai Mudduluru | Lansing, MI, USA | 1,200 | 1 | 1 | $357,936 |