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2026 POY Leader Boards - Overall
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | Andrew Porter | USA | 1,190 | 0 | 2 | $344,109 |
| 402 | She Wong | USA | 1,187 | 1 | 2 | $311,776 |
| 403 | Nishant Sharma | IND | 1,186 | 1 | 4 | $306,702 |
| 404 | Kunal Patni | IND | 1,176 | 1 | 2 | $254,540 |
| 405 | Gerald Stogner | Kokomo, MS, USA | 1,170 | 1 | 2 | $210,893 |
| 405 | Rongshan Li | CHN | 1,170 | 1 | 2 | $440,948 |
| 407 | Mike Takayama | PHL | 1,164 | 1 | 4 | $508,497 |
| 408 | Koji Fujimoto | JPN | 1,160 | 1 | 3 | $514,554 |
| 409 | Luis Yepez | USA | 1,159 | 1 | 2 | $328,625 |
| 410 | Danny Chang | New York, NY, USA | 1,153 | 2 | 7 | $113,680 |
| 411 | Wesley Cannon | MN, USA | 1,150 | 1 | 4 | $140,052 |
| 411 | Juha Helppi | Littoinen, FIN | 1,150 | 0 | 2 | $792,185 |
| 411 | James Cheung | SCO | 1,150 | 1 | 2 | $304,493 |
| 411 | Chad Eveslage | Muncie, IN, USA | 1,150 | 0 | 4 | $1,086,205 |
| 411 | Mason Vieth | Windthorst, TX, USA | 1,150 | 1 | 4 | $176,086 |
| 416 | Wang Yang | CHN | 1,144 | 0 | 2 | $407,800 |
| 417 | Sheldon Mayer | AUS | 1,140 | 0 | 1 | $335,966 |
| 417 | Nevan Chang | TWN | 1,140 | 0 | 7 | $256,268 |
| 417 | Martin Lenoch | DEU | 1,140 | 2 | 2 | $278,127 |
| 417 | Jack Kwon | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,140 | 0 | 1 | $407,110 |
| 417 | Vamerdino Magsakay | PHL | 1,140 | 1 | 2 | $147,982 |
| 422 | Quoc Le | San Gabriel, CA, USA | 1,122 | 1 | 8 | $131,086 |
| 422 | Benjamin Palmer | Gainesville, FL, USA | 1,122 | 1 | 5 | $121,239 |
| 424 | Victoria Livschitz | Whitefish, MT, USA | 1,120 | 1 | 5 | $180,541 |
| 424 | Xiaohu Liu | CHN | 1,120 | 0 | 1 | $234,432 |
| 424 | Anthony Hugenberg | Folsom, CA, USA | 1,120 | 1 | 2 | $128,802 |
| 424 | Miroslav Rizov | BGR | 1,120 | 1 | 3 | $183,248 |
| 428 | Winston Djonli | USA | 1,118 | 1 | 5 | $250,718 |
| 429 | Karapet Galstyan | Los Altos, CA, USA | 1,116 | 1 | 3 | $312,005 |
| 429 | Josh Mccully | Brisbane, AUS | 1,116 | 0 | 3 | $405,244 |
| 431 | Vinay Boob | IND | 1,110 | 0 | 3 | $351,452 |
| 431 | Clayton Mozdzen | Stonewall, MB, CAN | 1,110 | 0 | 2 | $156,794 |
| 433 | Jian Sun | Bejing, CHN | 1,109 | 1 | 5 | $148,956 |
| 434 | Siyu Ji | CHN | 1,106 | 1 | 2 | $173,041 |
| 434 | Nikita Kuznetsov | RUS | 1,106 | 1 | 3 | $755,700 |
| 436 | Chang Lee | KOR | 1,105 | 0 | 1 | $1,281,905 |
| 437 | David Marfil | ESP | 1,103 | 0 | 3 | $15,047 |
| 438 | Kevin Song | Hacienda Heights, CA, USA | 1,100 | 0 | 1 | $388,550 |
| 438 | Alex Manzano | CHL | 1,100 | 0 | 1 | $204,000 |
| 440 | Zixuan Liu | CHN | 1,097 | 1 | 1 | $230,567 |
| 441 | Matthew Beinner | FL, USA | 1,096 | 1 | 2 | $360,727 |
| 442 | Dan Smith | Las Vegas, NV, USA | 1,095 | 0 | 4 | $417,525 |
| 443 | Ki Kim | PRK | 1,094 | 1 | 2 | $105,545 |
| 444 | Mingcong Chen | CHN | 1,092 | 1 | 1 | $1,143,000 |
| 444 | Adam Geyer | Austin, TX, USA | 1,092 | 1 | 4 | $155,525 |
| 446 | Ya Liu | CHN | 1,090 | 0 | 3 | $257,608 |
| 446 | Neil Warren | USA | 1,090 | 1 | 3 | $448,950 |
| 446 | Hossein Ensan | Muenster, DEU | 1,090 | 0 | 2 | $367,786 |
| 449 | Pavlos Xanthopoulos | 1,089 | 0 | 2 | $266,516 | |
| 450 | Jason Wheeler | Riverdale, CA, USA | 1,087 | 0 | 3 | $182,451 |