World's Best Poker Players
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2026 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 (586) | Michael Klein | Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 760 | 0 | 1 | $80,705 |
| 252 (586) | Matthew Barnett | OK, USA | 760 | 0 | 1 | $155,010 |
| 253 (586) | Steven Perkins | AZ, USA | 760 | 0 | 1 | $43,379 |
| 254 (586) | Chad Eveslage | Muncie, IN, USA | 760 | 0 | 3 | $974,900 |
| 255 (586) | Dan Scott | Kichner, ONT, CAN | 760 | 0 | 1 | $73,653 |
| 256 (586) | Scott Seiver | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 760 | 0 | 2 | $121,720 |
| 257 (586) | Nicholas Blumenthal | Fitchburg, WI, USA | 760 | 0 | 1 | $155,559 |
| 258 (586) | Timothy Barchie | Roswell, GA, USA | 760 | 0 | 1 | $122,293 |
| 259 (608) | Dan Heimiller | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 759 | 2 | 4 | $77,132 |
| 260 (609) | Rex Clinkscales | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 758 | 1 | 4 | $75,934 |
| 261 (611) | Andrew Rodgers | Anchorage, AK, USA | 757 | 4 | 9 | $83,026 |
| 262 (617) | Blair Hinkle | Kansas City, MO, USA | 750 | 2 | 4 | $104,931 |
| 263 (621) | Joseph Serock | Albuquerque, NM, USA | 748 | 0 | 2 | $119,157 |
| 264 (621) | Andrew Ostapchenko | Carlsbad, CA, USA | 748 | 1 | 6 | $156,288 |
| 265 (623) | Nathan Carrillo | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 745 | 0 | 3 | $76,484 |
| 266 (624) | Robert Shuptrine | Bentonville, AR, USA | 744 | 1 | 2 | $144,071 |
| 267 (626) | Maxwell Young | Seaside, OR, USA | 742 | 0 | 3 | $261,103 |
| 268 (628) | Joshua Mischel | Baltimore, MD, USA | 740 | 4 | 7 | $71,127 |
| 269 (630) | Horace Ingram | USA | 738 | 0 | 2 | $68,773 |
| 270 (631) | Yan Jiang | Tampa, FL, USA | 735 | 1 | 1 | $145,930 |
| 271 (634) | David Yount | O'Fallon, MO, USA | 730 | 1 | 2 | $133,634 |
| 272 (635) | Thai Van Dinh | Duluth, MN, USA | 728 | 0 | 4 | $140,722 |
| 273 (635) | Raminder Singh | Delray Beach, FL, USA | 728 | 2 | 4 | $59,087 |
| 274 (635) | Martin Zamani | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 728 | 1 | 2 | $95,226 |
| 275 (639) | Ricardo Cermeno-Sandoval | Montreal, QC, CAN | 725 | 1 | 7 | $59,050 |
| 276 (643) | Walker Miskelly | USA | 721 | 1 | 4 | $79,636 |
| 277 (644) | Scott Abrams | Henderson, NV, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $187,150 |
| 278 (644) | Qi Hu | CAN | 720 | 0 | 1 | $83,475 |
| 279 (644) | Corey Harrison | Birmingham, AL, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $122,221 |
| 280 (644) | Wanda Hallman | USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $209,874 |
| 281 (644) | James Lahey | Fort McMurray, AB, CAN | 720 | 1 | 1 | $57,020 |
| 282 (644) | Neal Liptak | York, PA, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $66,903 |
| 283 (644) | Alexis Cruz | USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $175,170 |
| 284 (644) | Frank Funaro | Sewell, NJ, USA | 720 | 0 | 1 | $240,000 |
| 285 (644) | Baron Johnson | CA, USA | 720 | 2 | 2 | $86,932 |
| 286 (644) | Nicholas Beetel | Jackson, NJ, USA | 720 | 1 | 1 | $120,753 |
| 287 (644) | Amin Mirshahi | Aurora, ON, CAN | 720 | 0 | 1 | $61,096 |
| 288 (670) | Ronnie Day | Fairborn, OH, USA | 718 | 1 | 3 | $196,424 |
| 289 (673) | Oliwer Sankiewicz | Arlington Heights, IL, USA | 713 | 1 | 3 | $125,263 |
| 290 (675) | Daniel Lei | Gillette, NJ, USA | 710 | 0 | 4 | $95,565 |
| 291 (675) | Zachary Bruch | USA | 710 | 0 | 2 | $319,800 |
| 292 (675) | Benjamin Primus | Center Moriches, NY, USA | 710 | 2 | 5 | $78,298 |
| 293 (679) | Alexander Tafesh | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 704 | 0 | 3 | $103,402 |
| 294 (682) | Gabriel Paul | Northbrook, IL, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $102,957 |
| 295 (682) | Kyna England | Evanston, IL, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $66,930 |
| 296 (682) | Jason Crews | Clive, IA, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $64,880 |
| 297 (682) | Mikiyo Aoki | Bozeman, MT, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $83,000 |
| 298 (682) | Charles Sims | USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $66,677 |
| 299 (682) | Anderson Frank-Graham | CAN | 700 | 0 | 1 | $65,418 |
| 300 (682) | Jose Casillas | CA, USA | 700 | 0 | 1 | $127,020 |