World's Best Poker Players
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2026 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Brian Yoon | Torrance, CA, USA | 584 | 0 | 2 | $75,030 |
| 1251 | Aaron Li | AUS | 584 | 0 | 2 | $195,103 |
| 1251 | David Ouellette | Dickinson, ND, USA | 584 | 0 | 2 | $55,304 |
| 1251 | Anthony Banuelos | King City, CA, USA | 584 | 1 | 2 | $100,377 |
| 1255 | Nuno Duarte | 582 | 0 | 3 | $84,804 | |
| 1256 | Howie Guo | Naperville, IL, USA | 580 | 0 | 2 | $95,423 |
| 1256 | Steven Sarmiento | Forest Hills, NY, USA | 580 | 0 | 2 | $185,611 |
| 1256 | Ting Cheung | HKG | 580 | 0 | 2 | $114,267 |
| 1259 | Antonio Galiana | ESP | 578 | 0 | 2 | $54,710 |
| 1260 | Robert Yong | GBR | 577 | 0 | 2 | $1,160,000 |
| 1261 | Taylor Paur | El Dorado Hills, CA, USA | 576 | 1 | 1 | $174,000 |
| 1261 | Christopher Hull | WA, USA | 576 | 1 | 5 | $55,746 |
| 1261 | Francisco Morren | NLD | 576 | 2 | 2 | $82,361 |
| 1261 | Paul Ross | Nassau, NY, USA | 576 | 1 | 2 | $63,856 |
| 1261 | Martin Sedlak | CZE | 576 | 1 | 2 | $106,601 |
| 1261 | Ariel Mantel | ARG | 576 | 2 | 3 | $271,865 |
| 1267 | Carlo van Ravenswoud | MLT | 575 | 0 | 2 | $379,180 |
| 1267 | Russell Brooks | Marietta, GA, USA | 575 | 0 | 3 | $51,734 |
| 1269 | Dalton Reames | FL, USA | 574 | 1 | 6 | $54,111 |
| 1270 | Michel Bouskila | AUS | 572 | 0 | 2 | $114,852 |
| 1271 | Kanaan Youkhanna | AUS | 570 | 0 | 1 | $152,460 |
| 1271 | Linda Lahdenpaa | FIN | 570 | 0 | 1 | $88,406 |
| 1271 | Benjamin Morgan | USA | 570 | 0 | 1 | $109,925 |
| 1271 | Parth Mansukh | CAN | 570 | 0 | 3 | $38,611 |
| 1271 | Manuel Roca | ESP | 570 | 0 | 1 | $109,044 |
| 1271 | Michael Rocco | Valencia, CA, USA | 570 | 0 | 2 | $213,277 |
| 1271 | Yuriy Brechalov | RUS | 570 | 0 | 2 | $57,500 |
| 1271 | Peng Jiang | CHN | 570 | 0 | 1 | $70,172 |
| 1279 | Ahmad Niazi | NLD | 568 | 1 | 4 | $49,028 |
| 1279 | John Wilder | Greensboro, NC, USA | 568 | 1 | 3 | $102,569 |
| 1281 | Alexander Wong | Ottawa, ON, CAN | 567 | 1 | 3 | $79,611 |
| 1281 | Darryll Fish | Cape Coral, FL, USA | 567 | 0 | 8 | $55,537 |
| 1283 | William Spivey | Lilburn, GA, USA | 566 | 0 | 3 | $63,230 |
| 1283 | Jeffery Taylor | Eden Prarie, MN, USA | 566 | 0 | 2 | $66,018 |
| 1285 | Chang Liu | CHN | 565 | 0 | 2 | $87,884 |
| 1286 | Rohit Kwatra | Charlotte, NC, USA | 564 | 1 | 2 | $94,111 |
| 1286 | Luka Sorainen | FIN | 564 | 1 | 3 | $101,450 |
| 1288 | Stephen Kujubu | 562 | 0 | 3 | $61,675 | |
| 1288 | Jonas Heuser | DEU | 562 | 2 | 2 | $82,387 |
| 1290 | Long Shiao | HKG | 560 | 0 | 1 | $56,026 |
| 1290 | Oscar Johansson | Aseda, SWE | 560 | 0 | 1 | $61,393 |
| 1290 | Kou Vang | Woodbury, MN, USA | 560 | 0 | 4 | $46,578 |
| 1290 | Vincent Wan | Melbourne, AUS | 560 | 0 | 2 | $93,750 |
| 1290 | Ivan Ruban | RUS | 560 | 0 | 1 | $87,945 |
| 1290 | Andrew Mapp | GBR | 560 | 0 | 1 | $147,035 |
| 1290 | Derek Hanauer | Highland Park, IL, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $191,570 |
| 1290 | Gerald Cunniff | St. Paul, MN, USA | 560 | 0 | 1 | $48,837 |
| 1290 | Daniel Geeng | 560 | 0 | 1 | $73,068 | |
| 1290 | Gustavo Morales | CHL | 560 | 0 | 1 | $76,393 |
| 1290 | Nicholas Lee | Sydney, AUS | 560 | 0 | 1 | $32,552 |
