The poker industry is full of tournaments and different events. And during all this time, professional poker players have won a lot of prizes and bracelets. GBC Time has listed the top poker players, who participated in the WSOP, WPT, and EPT events. Find their names, net worth, winnings, and exclusive facts below in the article.
Poker includes a lot of money to be won by playing poker. But you may wonder about what are the best players of all time. Below you will find the list of the top poker players including their won money prizes.
Jason Koon – $31.4 million
An American poker player has won two biggest tournaments in the poker sector. Thanks to these winnings, his net worth increased to $6.4 million.
Talking about the latest victory, Koon won US Poker Open 2021 by holding third place. The buy-in was $50 000, and the winning prize was $336 000.
Phil Ivey – $31.7 million
Ivey is one of the popular US players, who participated in tournaments and cash games with high stakes. Phil Ivey’s boom was in the 2000s when he stepped into the poker industry. His professional career includes the winnings at the three biggest tournaments. It is interesting to note, that all of them were $250 000 buy-ins.
Fedor Holz – $32.5 million
The German poker player is popular thanks to his strong strategical skills. In the seasons 2016 and 2017, he won $21 million. This stage of his poker career was complicated and stressful for Holz. But in a matter of time, he got to pass this challenge.
David Peters – $34.5 million
David Peters won his first money prize in 2007 by participating in the seven-figure buy-ins tournaments. However, he accepted these challenges and was able to win.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Peters took a break in his poker tournament. But his latest successful tournament was the US Poker Open 2021. Peters took the prize as the second player.
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