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2026 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798 | Muhammad Khalil | GBR | 432 | 1 | 1 | $36,828 |
| 1798 | Javier Francort | NLD | 432 | 0 | 1 | $50,718 |
| 1798 | Imre Makranyi | Fremont, CA, USA | 432 | 0 | 2 | $153,450 |
| 1798 | Quang Nguyen | VNM | 432 | 0 | 2 | $75,735 |
| 1798 | Jeffrey Hall | Buffalo, NY, USA | 432 | 0 | 3 | $32,677 |
| 1798 | Weijue Cai | CHN | 432 | 1 | 1 | $51,483 |
| 1798 | Andrew Sabbagh | CAN | 432 | 0 | 2 | $24,333 |
| 1798 | Watinee Robinson | IRL | 432 | 0 | 2 | $74,105 |
| 1798 | Patrick White | W. Nyak, NY, USA | 432 | 1 | 1 | $46,030 |
| 1798 | Patrick Putman | Stockton, CA, USA | 432 | 1 | 2 | $44,127 |
| 1798 | Samuel Bourque | CAN | 432 | 1 | 1 | $76,472 |
| 1798 | Paul Taskalos | USA | 432 | 1 | 3 | $36,314 |
| 1798 | William Cox | Austin, TX, USA | 432 | 1 | 1 | $74,188 |
| 1798 | Gregg Merkow | Plano, TX, USA | 432 | 1 | 2 | $38,900 |
| 1798 | Andrew Buckley | Arlington, MA, USA | 432 | 1 | 1 | $81,758 |
| 1816 | Robert Mondelaars | NLD | 431 | 1 | 2 | $55,943 |
| 1817 | Anibal Pabon | FL, USA | 430 | 0 | 3 | $51,237 |
| 1817 | Wyatt Rogers | Rose, OK, USA | 430 | 1 | 3 | $47,295 |
| 1817 | Martin Masar | Chicago, IL, USA | 430 | 0 | 3 | $40,493 |
| 1817 | Mitch Vulperhorst | NLD | 430 | 0 | 2 | $48,783 |
| 1817 | David Vu | Sacramento, CA, USA | 430 | 0 | 2 | $94,505 |
| 1822 | Steven Spunt | USA | 429 | 0 | 2 | $72,022 |
| 1823 | Nugzar Glonti | 428 | 0 | 3 | $59,774 | |
| 1823 | Mohammed Munaf | Richardson, TX, USA | 428 | 0 | 2 | $59,235 |
| 1823 | Espen Myrmo | NOR | 428 | 0 | 3 | $378,258 |
| 1826 | John Riordan | Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA | 427 | 0 | 3 | $92,782 |
| 1827 | Dimitrios Michailidis | GRC | 426 | 0 | 2 | $71,093 |
| 1828 | Paul Volpe | Philadelphia, PA, USA | 425 | 0 | 1 | $301,405 |
| 1828 | Randy Nguyen | Parker, CO, USA | 425 | 1 | 2 | $35,819 |
| 1828 | Sean H. Yu | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 425 | 1 | 3 | $52,481 |
| 1828 | Christopher Turnbull | CAN | 425 | 0 | 2 | $38,081 |
| 1832 | Derek Wang | OR, USA | 424 | 0 | 2 | $40,411 |
| 1832 | Michael Cheng | Northport, NY, USA | 424 | 0 | 2 | $67,084 |
| 1832 | Christopher George | Roswell, GA, USA | 424 | 0 | 2 | $67,919 |
| 1835 | Andrew Haw | SGP | 421 | 1 | 3 | $35,901 |
| 1835 | Christina Gollins | Henderson, NV, USA | 421 | 0 | 2 | $92,343 |
| 1837 | Dimitrios Gkatzas | Thessalonici, GRC | 420 | 0 | 2 | $41,778 |
| 1837 | Horatiu Cont | GBR | 420 | 1 | 1 | $76,321 |
| 1837 | Alexandros Koutsoftas | CYP | 420 | 0 | 1 | $90,855 |
| 1837 | Rafael Port | Cedar Park, TX, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $40,240 |
| 1837 | John Van Nguyen | Rosemead, CA, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $45,350 |
| 1837 | Robert Thomas | Little Egg Harbor, NJ, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $43,500 |
| 1837 | AP Louis Garza | San Antonio, TX, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $203,041 |
| 1837 | Matin Talebi | DNK | 420 | 1 | 1 | $40,425 |
| 1837 | Robbie Bull | SCO | 420 | 0 | 2 | $87,016 |
| 1837 | Xue Song | CHN | 420 | 0 | 2 | $47,027 |
| 1837 | Alexandre Saxod | FRA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $52,522 |
| 1837 | Ernest Bush | FL, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $81,836 |
| 1837 | Roman Papcek | 420 | 0 | 1 | $60,436 | |
| 1837 | Ioannis Poullos | GRC | 420 | 0 | 1 | $78,776 |