World's Best Poker Players
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2026 POY Leader Boards - World
| Rank | Player | Location | POY Points | Titles | Final Tables | POY Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 (1399) | Francisco Baruffi | BRA | 400 | 0 | 1 | $82,928 |
| 202 (1399) | Qiang Xu | CHN | 400 | 0 | 2 | $49,221 |
| 203 (1399) | Chi Tang | HKG | 400 | 0 | 2 | $40,932 |
| 204 (1399) | Yilu Yuan | CHN | 400 | 0 | 1 | $138,000 |
| 205 (1399) | Gary Tomes | AUS | 400 | 0 | 1 | $32,045 |
| 206 (1469) | Hayato Kitajima | JPN | 390 | 0 | 3 | $40,266 |
| 207 (1469) | Honglin Jiang | AUS | 390 | 0 | 1 | $32,044 |
| 208 (1478) | Sho Homma | JPN | 386 | 0 | 3 | $66,672 |
| 209 (1482) | Wei Hsiang Yeu | MYS | 384 | 1 | 2 | $183,855 |
| 210 (1506) | Daniel Francis | NZL | 380 | 0 | 1 | $27,122 |
| 211 (1506) | Miyoung Cho | JPN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $66,980 |
| 212 (1506) | Bowen Xue | CHN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $74,800 |
| 213 (1506) | Daniel Dessmann | AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $39,396 |
| 214 (1506) | Yesha Punjabi | AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $25,837 |
| 215 (1506) | Tien Nguyen | CHN | 380 | 0 | 1 | $38,633 |
| 216 (1506) | Neng Zhao | AUS | 380 | 0 | 1 | $40,984 |
| 217 (1546) | Pedro Padilha | BRA | 378 | 0 | 2 | $306,000 |
| 218 (1546) | Joe Sandaev | AUS | 378 | 0 | 1 | $150,718 |
| 219 (1546) | Takashi Ogura | Tokyo, JPN | 378 | 0 | 2 | $71,700 |
| 220 (1556) | Sayak Ratul | AUS | 376 | 0 | 2 | $27,014 |
| 221 (1556) | Yi Ye | CHN | 376 | 0 | 2 | $67,066 |
| 222 (1560) | Shoval Malin | ISR | 375 | 0 | 2 | $73,561 |
| 223 (1560) | Qi Xu | AUS | 375 | 0 | 1 | $32,185 |
| 224 (1566) | Wai Sim Kok | MYS | 373 | 0 | 2 | $115,434 |
| 225 (1568) | Daniel Klinger | AUS | 372 | 0 | 2 | $37,450 |
| 226 (1575) | John Caridad | AUS | 370 | 0 | 2 | $34,865 |
| 227 (1589) | Tsz Chow | HKG | 365 | 1 | 1 | $23,871 |
| 228 (1608) | Yusuke Okabe | JPN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $26,234 |
| 229 (1608) | Akshay Nasa | New Delhi, IND | 360 | 0 | 1 | $38,053 |
| 230 (1608) | Zhihao Zhang | CHN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $91,000 |
| 231 (1608) | Tianyu Chen | CHN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $56,338 |
| 232 (1608) | Xin He | CHN | 360 | 0 | 1 | $82,698 |
| 233 (1699) | Thai Ha | Factoryville, PA, USA | 350 | 0 | 1 | $27,120 |
| 234 (1699) | Miray Badaoui | AUS | 350 | 0 | 1 | $18,421 |
| 235 (1754) | Andrew Scarf | AUS | 345 | 1 | 2 | $29,681 |
| 236 (1758) | Wenwen Chen | CHN | 342 | 0 | 3 | $44,643 |
| 237 (1758) | Zehao Li | CHN | 342 | 0 | 1 | $46,886 |
| 238 (1764) | Stephen Panourakis | Melbourne, AUS | 341 | 2 | 2 | $43,961 |
| 239 (1765) | Shixiang Khoo | SGP | 340 | 0 | 4 | $44,577 |
| 240 (1765) | Guoan Yuan | CHN | 340 | 0 | 1 | $29,537 |
| 241 (1777) | Tom Orpaz | ISR | 339 | 0 | 2 | $293,600 |
| 242 (1785) | Wayne Heung | HKG | 336 | 0 | 1 | $240,000 |
| 243 (1785) | Takumi Odani | JPN | 336 | 0 | 1 | $108,000 |
| 244 (1785) | Chuanshu Chen | CHN | 336 | 1 | 1 | $72,384 |
| 245 (1785) | Daisuke Watanabe | JPN | 336 | 1 | 1 | $15,953 |
| 246 (1826) | Haohui Ma | CHN | 333 | 0 | 2 | $64,968 |
| 247 (1837) | Joseph Sia | PHL | 330 | 0 | 1 | $96,106 |
| 248 (1848) | Tingjia Cao | CHN | 328 | 0 | 4 | $23,055 |
| 249 (1854) | Goonjan Mall | IND | 327 | 1 | 3 | $37,955 |
| 250 (1858) | Mohamad Sayed | LBN | 324 | 1 | 1 | $45,500 |