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2026 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2082 | Jose Moreno | ESP | 380 | 0 | 1 | $31,194 |
| 2082 | Kenneth Lemer | Littlefield, TX, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $54,360 |
| 2082 | Julian Velador | Oroville, CA, USA | 380 | 0 | 3 | $28,812 |
| 2082 | Haroldo Perez | Blaine, MN, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $70,357 |
| 2082 | Michael Cohen | Manalapan, NJ, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $58,480 |
| 2082 | David Patlan | Henderson, NV, USA | 380 | 0 | 2 | $34,597 |
| 2082 | Sean Skogen | Aurora, CO, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $48,125 |
| 2082 | JEAN BRILLANT | Woodhaven, NY, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $31,400 |
| 2082 | Leo Wu | TX, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $52,104 |
| 2082 | Peter Brown | Gilbert, AZ, USA | 380 | 1 | 2 | $58,659 |
| 2082 | William Romine | USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $45,236 |
| 2082 | Alec Wilson | Memphis, TN, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $42,182 |
| 2082 | Zachary Smyth | USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $45,000 |
| 2082 | Nicholas Peterson | CAN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $29,579 |
| 2082 | Sang Sim | CA, USA | 380 | 1 | 2 | $36,346 |
| 2082 | Andrew Voor | Carmel, IN, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $42,879 |
| 2082 | Guoyan Li | CAN | 380 | 0 | 2 | $30,632 |
| 2082 | Kimon Fountoukidis | Chapel Hill, NC, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $70,300 |
| 2082 | Michael Wattel | Phoenix, AZ, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $42,455 |
| 2082 | Michael Burke | Cheshire, CT, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $40,809 |
| 2082 | Calvin Chan | CA, USA | 380 | 0 | 1 | $50,718 |
| 2082 | Bowen Xue | CHN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $74,800 |
| 2082 | Daniel Francis | NZL | 380 | 0 | 1 | $27,122 |
| 2082 | Daniel Dessmann | AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $39,396 |
| 2082 | Neng Zhao | AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $40,984 |
| 2082 | Miyoung Cho | JPN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $66,980 |
| 2082 | Tien Nguyen | CHN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $38,633 |
| 2082 | Yesha Punjabi | AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $25,837 |
| 2082 | Itsuko Yoroi | Fukushima, JPN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $39,570 |
| 2082 | Blas Torres | Buenos Aires, ARG | 380 | 0 | 1 | $49,606 |
| 2131 | Dusti Smith | Dallas, TX, USA | 379 | 1 | 2 | $38,380 |
| 2132 | Eric Smidinger | Evergreen, CO, USA | 378 | 1 | 2 | $45,578 |
| 2132 | Brian Wardrup | USA | 378 | 0 | 2 | $53,862 |
| 2132 | Ben Chelladurai | Atlanta, GA, USA | 378 | 0 | 2 | $40,680 |
| 2132 | Joseph Jordan | USA | 378 | 0 | 2 | $48,306 |
| 2132 | Manju Gera | CA, USA | 378 | 0 | 6 | $36,029 |
| 2132 | Trey Brabham | McComb, MS, USA | 378 | 0 | 2 | $43,996 |
| 2132 | Takashi Ogura | Tokyo, JPN | 378 | 0 | 2 | $71,700 |
| 2132 | Pedro Padilha | BRA | 378 | 0 | 2 | $306,000 |
| 2132 | Joe Sandaev | AUS | 378 | 0 | 1 | $150,718 |
| 2141 | Sebastian Kotowicz | POL | 377 | 1 | 1 | $37,615 |
| 2142 | Boris Progner | SVK | 376 | 1 | 3 | $60,836 |
| 2142 | Hon Ip | GBR | 376 | 0 | 2 | $31,414 |
| 2142 | Steven Christopher | Woodside, NY, USA | 376 | 0 | 5 | $21,793 |
| 2142 | Sayak Ratul | AUS | 376 | 0 | 2 | $27,014 |
| 2146 | Maksim Shornikau | BLR | 375 | 0 | 1 | $107,000 |
| 2146 | Elias Gutierrez | CHE | 375 | 0 | 1 | $128,502 |
| 2146 | Yuefan Wang | CA, USA | 375 | 0 | 2 | $214,690 |
| 2146 | Nam Le | Huntington Beach, CA, USA | 375 | 0 | 1 | $100,231 |
| 2146 | Karl Tretter | Bellerose, NY, USA | 375 | 0 | 2 | $27,788 |