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2026 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 (235) | Gregory Brown | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 1,200 | 0 | 1 | $270,000 |
| 102 (235) | Sai Mudduluru | Lansing, MI, USA | 1,200 | 1 | 1 | $357,936 |
| 103 (235) | Matthew Salsberg | Studio City, CA, USA | 1,200 | 0 | 5 | $204,130 |
| 104 (247) | Franklin Chavez | Sacramento, CA, USA | 1,194 | 1 | 4 | $184,410 |
| 105 (248) | Darren Rabinowitz | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,192 | 1 | 3 | $225,431 |
| 106 (249) | Mike Estes | IA, USA | 1,190 | 1 | 3 | $142,821 |
| 107 (249) | Andrew Porter | USA | 1,190 | 0 | 2 | $344,109 |
| 108 (251) | Derek Normand | Lake Charles, LA, USA | 1,185 | 2 | 7 | $148,148 |
| 109 (253) | Lou Ojeda | Miami, FL, USA | 1,170 | 0 | 3 | $224,427 |
| 110 (253) | Vincent Moscati | Verplanck, NY, USA | 1,170 | 1 | 3 | $145,075 |
| 111 (255) | John Ypma | USA | 1,166 | 2 | 4 | $167,840 |
| 112 (258) | Mason Vieth | Windthorst, TX, USA | 1,150 | 1 | 4 | $176,086 |
| 113 (265) | Victoria Livschitz | Whitefish, MT, USA | 1,120 | 1 | 5 | $180,541 |
| 114 (265) | Anthony Hugenberg | Folsom, CA, USA | 1,120 | 1 | 2 | $128,802 |
| 115 (269) | Winston Djonli | USA | 1,118 | 1 | 5 | $250,718 |
| 116 (270) | Karapet Galstyan | Los Altos, CA, USA | 1,116 | 1 | 3 | $312,005 |
| 117 (272) | Filipp Khavin | Treasure Island, FL, USA | 1,110 | 2 | 3 | $395,650 |
| 118 (275) | Adam Geyer | Austin, TX, USA | 1,092 | 1 | 4 | $155,525 |
| 119 (277) | Neil Warren | USA | 1,090 | 1 | 3 | $448,950 |
| 120 (277) | William Givens | Denver, CO, USA | 1,090 | 0 | 4 | $171,682 |
| 121 (281) | William Klevitz | Seaford, NY, USA | 1,086 | 0 | 2 | $202,990 |
| 122 (282) | Michael Casella | Irvine, CA, USA | 1,085 | 1 | 5 | $159,304 |
| 123 (284) | Honghao Zhang | Atlanta, GA, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $346,108 |
| 124 (284) | John Langevin | Pensacola, FL, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $313,428 |
| 125 (284) | Thomas Brabham | Austin, TX, USA | 1,080 | 1 | 1 | $368,545 |
| 126 (294) | Nicholas Pupillo | Addison, IL, USA | 1,078 | 1 | 6 | $124,692 |
| 127 (296) | Ryan Leng | USA | 1,075 | 0 | 2 | $175,424 |
| 128 (298) | Richard Bai | Schaumburg, IL, USA | 1,072 | 1 | 2 | $215,637 |
| 129 (304) | Danny Griffith | Little Rock, AR, USA | 1,060 | 0 | 2 | $130,642 |
| 130 (304) | Luis Yepez | USA | 1,060 | 1 | 2 | $236,885 |
| 131 (307) | Wesley Cannon | MN, USA | 1,056 | 1 | 3 | $107,689 |
| 132 (308) | Aaron Overton | PA, USA | 1,055 | 2 | 4 | $114,705 |
| 133 (309) | Chahn Jung | CA, USA | 1,050 | 0 | 1 | $271,245 |
| 134 (312) | Jim Collopy | Washington D.C., USA | 1,040 | 0 | 5 | $247,254 |
| 135 (313) | Caio Sobral | FL, USA | 1,038 | 1 | 7 | $152,836 |
| 136 (317) | Nick Petrangelo | Old Westbury, NY, USA | 1,028 | 0 | 2 | $941,000 |
| 137 (321) | Julius Roque | CAN | 1,020 | 0 | 6 | $88,744 |
| 138 (321) | Michael Lech | Fayetteville, AR, USA | 1,020 | 0 | 3 | $157,470 |
| 139 (326) | LaDarren Banks | Tuscaloosa, AL, USA | 1,019 | 0 | 4 | $140,374 |
| 140 (329) | Thao Tran | Garland, TX, USA | 1,008 | 0 | 5 | $92,991 |
| 141 (333) | Dustin Murphy | Port Charlotte, FL, USA | 1,002 | 1 | 5 | $136,133 |
| 142 (334) | David Baker | Katy, TX, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 2 | $384,400 |
| 143 (334) | Quang Vu | CA, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 3 | $211,732 |
| 144 (334) | Carlton Taylor | Peoria, AZ, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 1 | $345,649 |
| 145 (334) | Kyle Grosshanten | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,000 | 0 | 3 | $138,626 |
| 146 (343) | Maxime Marcouiller | CAN | 992 | 1 | 5 | $57,201 |
| 147 (345) | Zachary Vankeuren | Saratoga Springs, FL, USA | 988 | 1 | 2 | $269,679 |
| 148 (347) | Michael Tomeny | USA | 982 | 0 | 2 | $136,785 |
| 149 (348) | Scott Stewart | Lakewood, CA, USA | 980 | 1 | 3 | $180,397 |
| 150 (348) | Darren Elias | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 980 | 0 | 5 | $421,575 |