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2026 POY Leader Boards - North America
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 (816) | Kevin Gomez | Southwest Ranches, FL, USA | 608 | 0 | 1 | $67,000 |
| 352 (816) | David Shaw | Boca Raton, FL, USA | 608 | 1 | 2 | $70,691 |
| 353 (833) | Nohad Teliani | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 606 | 0 | 3 | $62,635 |
| 354 (837) | Elvyn Bello Santos | CA, USA | 602 | 0 | 6 | $81,240 |
| 355 (838) | Ryan Hart | Murrieta, CA, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $92,123 |
| 356 (838) | Lawrence Goldstein | Commack, NY, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $140,500 |
| 357 (838) | Chi-Jen Chu | Richmond, CAN | 600 | 1 | 1 | $263,850 |
| 358 (838) | Corbin Avery | Charlestown, NH, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $58,069 |
| 359 (838) | Lance Schuchard | Harlowton, MT, USA | 600 | 0 | 2 | $67,000 |
| 360 (838) | Christopher Stewart | Sand Springs, OK, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $95,254 |
| 361 (838) | Jason Lane | Chandler, AZ, USA | 600 | 1 | 1 | $48,243 |
| 362 (838) | Rasmus Larsen | CAN | 600 | 0 | 1 | $139,150 |
| 363 (838) | Randall Cummins | Conroe, TX, USA | 600 | 1 | 1 | $115,136 |
| 364 (838) | Manh Nguyen | Munhall, PA, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $84,380 |
| 365 (838) | Fred Li | Devon, PA, USA | 600 | 0 | 2 | $55,328 |
| 366 (838) | Todd Brunson | El Paso, TX, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $203,242 |
| 367 (838) | Phu Vo | Houston, TX, USA | 600 | 0 | 1 | $160,000 |
| 368 (838) | Jean-Robert Bellande | Hollywood, CA, USA | 600 | 1 | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| 369 (877) | Ryan Hughes | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 598 | 1 | 3 | $47,003 |
| 370 (878) | Marc-Andre Yelle | CAN | 596 | 0 | 4 | $36,043 |
| 371 (878) | Weston Pring | CAN | 596 | 0 | 4 | $78,260 |
| 372 (882) | Anthony Lamps | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 590 | 0 | 2 | $72,672 |
| 373 (885) | Michael Rossitto | USA | 588 | 0 | 3 | $141,995 |
| 374 (888) | Brian Yoon | Torrance, CA, USA | 584 | 0 | 2 | $75,030 |
| 375 (888) | Anthony Banuelos | King City, CA, USA | 584 | 1 | 2 | $100,377 |
| 376 (888) | Paul Carney | MN, USA | 584 | 0 | 2 | $76,628 |
| 377 (892) | Howie Guo | Naperville, IL, USA | 580 | 0 | 2 | $95,423 |
| 378 (897) | Taylor Paur | El Dorado Hills, CA, USA | 576 | 1 | 1 | $174,000 |
| 379 (897) | Paul Ross | Nassau, NY, USA | 576 | 1 | 2 | $63,856 |
| 380 (904) | Dalton Reames | FL, USA | 574 | 1 | 6 | $54,111 |
| 381 (906) | Benjamin Morgan | USA | 570 | 0 | 1 | $109,925 |
| 382 (906) | Parth Mansukh | CAN | 570 | 0 | 3 | $38,611 |
| 383 (913) | Michael Estes | Lacon, IL, USA | 569 | 1 | 2 | $70,600 |
| 384 (913) | Justin Fawcett | USA | 569 | 0 | 4 | $59,721 |
| 385 (915) | John Wilder | Greensboro, NC, USA | 568 | 1 | 3 | $102,569 |
| 386 (916) | Alexander Wong | Ottawa, ON, CAN | 567 | 1 | 3 | $79,611 |
| 387 (917) | William Spivey | Lilburn, GA, USA | 566 | 0 | 3 | $63,230 |
| 388 (921) | Sokchheka Pho | Memphis, TN, USA | 561 | 0 | 5 | $42,211 |
| 389 (922) | Faraz Jaka | San Jose, CA, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $48,694 |
| 390 (922) | Kou Vang | Woodbury, MN, USA | 560 | 0 | 4 | $46,578 |
| 391 (922) | Luteng Li | CAN | 560 | 0 | 1 | $72,042 |
| 392 (922) | Sammy Mehta | AZ, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $45,440 |
| 393 (922) | Matt Shepsky | Skokie, IL, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $77,013 |
| 394 (922) | Xuan Vu | CAN | 560 | 0 | 1 | $42,184 |
| 395 (922) | John Cynn | Evanston, IL, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $198,302 |
| 396 (922) | Brandon Newsome | Hiram, GA, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $51,920 |
| 397 (922) | Michael Wasserman | Woodland Hills, CA, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $85,646 |
| 398 (944) | Hayden Hetland | USA | 556 | 0 | 1 | $126,084 |
| 399 (946) | Yuval Bronshtein | Atlanta, GA, USA | 555 | 3 | 7 | $62,106 |
| 400 (950) | Jason Hoffman | MN, USA | 550 | 0 | 1 | $130,441 |