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2026 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1648 | Thilbaud Martin | FRA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $41,400 |
| 1648 | Tim Kenyon | GBR | 456 | 1 | 1 | $57,859 |
| 1648 | Sergiu Covrig | ROU | 456 | 1 | 1 | $37,496 |
| 1648 | Todd Oakley | CAN | 456 | 1 | 1 | $42,890 |
| 1648 | Chris Vickery | McKinney, TX, USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $75,700 |
| 1648 | Tyler Kane | AZ, USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $21,300 |
| 1648 | Shane Mann | AUS | 456 | 0 | 1 | $32,518 |
| 1648 | Oliver Simon | USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $47,375 |
| 1648 | Amnon Filippi | New York, NY, USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $60,517 |
| 1648 | James Pilcher | Orange, CA, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $78,955 |
| 1648 | Ioana Apostol | AUT | 456 | 1 | 1 | $75,045 |
| 1648 | Mahdi Amichi | FRA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $85,184 |
| 1648 | Briant Alavez | MEX | 456 | 0 | 1 | $96,783 |
| 1648 | Cody Hughey | Muskogee, OK, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $67,940 |
| 1648 | Nanos Konstantinos | GRC | 456 | 0 | 1 | $73,992 |
| 1648 | Florian Geiger | DEU | 456 | 0 | 1 | $77,123 |
| 1648 | David Gomez | ESP | 456 | 1 | 1 | $64,236 |
| 1648 | Olivier Busquet | New York, NY, USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $85,300 |
| 1648 | Jacob Blackketter | Citrus Heights, CA, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $54,405 |
| 1648 | Ladislao Batlle | ESP | 456 | 1 | 1 | $49,906 |
| 1648 | Thomas Macey | Miami Beach, FL, USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $50,000 |
| 1648 | Hayden Duke | CT, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $60,175 |
| 1648 | Jay Bishop | Pearl, MS, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $70,004 |
| 1648 | Yuan Zhou | CAN | 456 | 1 | 1 | $82,270 |
| 1648 | Abdul Samad | PAK | 456 | 1 | 1 | $49,689 |
| 1648 | Nils Pudel | DEU | 456 | 0 | 2 | $38,342 |
| 1648 | Denis Quirion | CAN | 456 | 1 | 1 | $17,597 |
| 1648 | Scott Dobbs | USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $50,095 |
| 1648 | Jacques Ortega | BRA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $52,454 |
| 1648 | Oliver Bithell | GBR | 456 | 0 | 1 | $83,889 |
| 1648 | Tor Hojgaard | DNK | 456 | 0 | 1 | $51,188 |
| 1648 | Daniel Watton | CAN | 456 | 0 | 1 | $52,750 |
| 1648 | James O'Brien | GBR | 456 | 1 | 1 | $48,168 |
| 1648 | Marijn Degens | 456 | 1 | 1 | $92,138 | |
| 1648 | Sean Hampson | FL, USA | 456 | 1 | 2 | $52,932 |
| 1648 | Robert Rickards | Jackson, NJ, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $100,000 |
| 1648 | Jason Goldman | Port Charlotte, FL, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $69,730 |
| 1648 | Keegan Westover | Ocean Springs, MS, USA | 456 | 0 | 4 | $52,972 |
| 1648 | Steven Rodriguez | Staten Island, NY, USA | 456 | 1 | 1 | $54,270 |
| 1648 | Lennart Beekhuis | NLD | 456 | 0 | 1 | $73,252 |
| 1648 | Jose Severino | Panama City, PAN | 456 | 0 | 1 | $53,418 |
| 1648 | Ryan Rebman | USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $77,394 |
| 1648 | Eero Abbey | FIN | 456 | 1 | 1 | $56,053 |
| 1648 | Ken Einiger | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 456 | 0 | 1 | $79,786 |
| 1695 | Thor Morstol | NOR | 455 | 3 | 5 | $62,407 |
| 1695 | Thomas Black | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 455 | 0 | 2 | $40,366 |
| 1697 | Anthony Piacquadio | FL, USA | 454 | 0 | 3 | $54,004 |
| 1697 | Benny Sarnelli | CAN | 454 | 1 | 2 | $74,679 |
| 1697 | Srikanth Gundela | Schenectady, NY, USA | 454 | 2 | 4 | $49,119 |
| 1697 | Joshua James | CA, USA | 454 | 0 | 2 | $32,311 |