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2026 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 | John Van Nguyen | Rosemead, CA, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $45,350 |
| 1837 | Aleksandr Gavrielov | Phoenix, AZ | 420 | 0 | 2 | $35,365 |
| 1837 | Bohuai Jiang | Round Rock, TX, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $55,416 |
| 1837 | Yekaterina Lukina | 420 | 1 | 1 | $42,434 | |
| 1837 | Vadzim Matiuk | BLR | 420 | 1 | 1 | $62,200 |
| 1837 | Robert Thomas | Little Egg Harbor, NJ, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $43,500 |
| 1837 | Arthur Morris | Colleyville, TX, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $33,077 |
| 1837 | AP Louis Garza | San Antonio, TX, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $203,041 |
| 1837 | Matin Talebi | DNK | 420 | 1 | 1 | $40,425 |
| 1837 | Tobias Schwecht | DEU | 420 | 1 | 1 | $465,000 |
| 1837 | Luis Arceyut | CRI | 420 | 1 | 1 | $48,330 |
| 1837 | Robbie Bull | SCO | 420 | 0 | 2 | $87,016 |
| 1837 | Alan Curl | Belle Fourche, SD, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $46,000 |
| 1837 | Benedict Cullen | Nottingham, GBR | 420 | 0 | 2 | $31,684 |
| 1837 | Justin Devonport | England, GBR | 420 | 0 | 2 | $47,340 |
| 1837 | Trung Pham | Temple, TX, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $66,635 |
| 1837 | Matthias Lipp | Gres, AUT | 420 | 0 | 1 | $200,000 |
| 1837 | Florian Ribouchon | FRA | 420 | 0 | 2 | $45,667 |
| 1837 | Sali Elias | NLD | 420 | 1 | 1 | $71,109 |
| 1837 | Xue Song | CHN | 420 | 0 | 2 | $47,027 |
| 1837 | Mo Xu | CHN | 420 | 0 | 3 | $48,382 |
| 1837 | Yuanting Wang | AUS | 420 | 1 | 2 | $30,254 |
| 1837 | Junyu Huang | CHN | 420 | 1 | 1 | $65,127 |
| 1837 | Michael Jutte | USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $38,941 |
| 1837 | Petros Theodosiou | 420 | 1 | 1 | $46,492 | |
| 1837 | Bruno Fiorelli | ARG | 420 | 1 | 1 | $48,000 |
| 1837 | William Hesser | Frisco, TX, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $41,310 |
| 1837 | Mark Vathanasin | USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $41,900 |
| 1837 | Florian Bordet | ITA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $24,475 |
| 1837 | Borislav Savov | BGR | 420 | 0 | 2 | $36,553 |
| 1837 | Ihar Soika | BLR | 420 | 0 | 1 | $222,798 |
| 1837 | Chung Lin | TWN | 420 | 1 | 1 | $43,096 |
| 1837 | Alexandre Saxod | FRA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $52,522 |
| 1837 | Steven Krasner | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $31,899 |
| 1837 | Ricky Robinson | Mebane, NC, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $40,475 |
| 1837 | Shane Stegora | USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $59,700 |
| 1837 | Ryutaro Suzuki | JPN | 420 | 0 | 1 | $139,038 |
| 1837 | Ernest Bush | FL, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $81,836 |
| 1837 | Max Jafaripour | SWE | 420 | 1 | 1 | $31,541 |
| 1837 | Roman Papcek | 420 | 0 | 1 | $60,436 | |
| 1837 | Dung Tran | Richland, MS, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $61,021 |
| 1837 | Gavin McGrath | IRL | 420 | 1 | 1 | $64,845 |
| 1837 | Luciano Trotta | ITA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $27,359 |
| 1837 | Benjamin Schneider | FL, USA | 420 | 2 | 2 | $29,773 |
| 1837 | Cory Biddle | Charlotte, NC, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $36,418 |
| 1837 | Ethan Green | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 420 | 0 | 1 | $59,751 |
| 1837 | Joao De | St Augustine, FL, USA | 420 | 1 | 1 | $46,565 |
| 1837 | Matthew Klapstein | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 420 | 0 | 1 | $99,087 |
| 1837 | Michael Dunworth | AUS | 420 | 0 | 1 | $24,335 |
| 1837 | Ioannis Poullos | GRC | 420 | 0 | 1 | $78,776 |