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    Highest Earning Poker Players of All Time

    This list ranks the 50 highest-earning poker players of all time by verified live tournament earnings, led by the high rollers who have each won tens of millions of dollars.

    50 players146 WSOP bracelets combinedUpdated November 2026

    Highest Earning Poker Players of All Time: the ranking

    Ranking: The 50 players in our database with the highest verified live tournament earnings.

    1. Bryn Kenney

      United States

      First Player Ever to Surpass $80 Million in Career Earnings

      Also in:United States playersTexas Hold'emRichest players
      Earnings
      $90M
      Bracelets
      2
      Age
      39

    2. Stephen Chidwick

      United Kingdom

      England's All-Time Money Leader and Second-Highest Earner in Poker History

      Also in:British playersRichest players2000s
      Earnings
      $79M
      Bracelets
      2
      Age
      37

    3. Justin Bonomo

      United States

      "ZeeJustin," the Former Magic: The Gathering Pro Who Became Poker's First $60 Million Man

      Also in:United States playersLas VegasTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $65.6M
      Bracelets
      3
      Age
      40

    4. Dan Smith

      United States

      "Cowboy Dan" - Former Chess Prodigy Turned $60 Million Poker Champion and Philanthropist

      Also in:United States playersRichest playersBusinessmen
      Earnings
      $64.2M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      37

    5. Adrian Mateos

      Spain

      The Spanish Prodigy / "El Presi"

      Also in:Spanish playersBest online playersBest of all time
      Earnings
      $62.7M
      Bracelets
      5
      Age
      31

    1. Daniel Negreanu

      Canada

      "Kid Poker" - 8-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner and Poker Hall of Famer Turned GGPoker Global Ambassador

      Also in:Canadian playersOn YouTubeLas Vegas
      Earnings
      $60.7M
      Bracelets
      8
      Age
      52

    2. Alex Foxen

      United States

      Two-Time GPI Player of the Year

      Also in:United States playersBest online playersTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $57.2M
      Bracelets
      3
      Age
      35

    3. Jason Koon

      United States

      The West Virginia High Roller Ranked 4th on Poker's All-Time Money List

      Also in:United States playersTexas Hold'emRichest players
      Earnings
      $56M
      Bracelets
      2
      Age
      41

    4. David Peters

      United States

      "The Silent Assassin," Five-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner with Over $50 Million in Career Earnings

      Also in:United States playersBest online playersTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $50.7M
      Bracelets
      5
      Age
      39

    5. Mikita Badziakouski

      Belarus

      "Fish2013," Belarus's All-Time Money Leader and Record Four-Time Triton Champion

      Also in:Best online playersYoung playersRichest players
      Earnings
      $50M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      34

    6. Isaac Haxton

      United States

      "Ike" Haxton, the Chess and Magic Prodigy Turned $48 Million High-Stakes Specialist

      Also in:United States playersBest online playersTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $48M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      41

    7. Daniel Dvoress

      Canada

      "Oxota" - Soviet-Born Canadian Grinder Who Built a $47 Million Career While Avoiding the Spotlight

      Also in:Canadian playersBest online playersRichest players
      Earnings
      $47M
      Bracelets
      2
      Age
      38

    8. Erik Seidel

      United States

      "Sly" - The Rounders Legend Who Became a 10-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner

      Also in:United States players1980sHall of Fame
      Earnings
      $45.5M
      Bracelets
      10
      Age
      66

    9. Cary Katz

      United States

      Founder of PokerGO & Creator of the Super High Roller Bowl

      Also in:United States playersLas VegasTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $42.1M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      56

    10. Fedor Holz

      Germany

      "CrownUpGuy" - Germany's All-Time Money Leader and Big One for One Drop Champion

      Also in:German playersBest online playersYoung players
      Earnings
      $40.2M
      Bracelets
      2
      Age
      33

    11. Danny Tang

      Hong Kong

      Manchester-Born Natural8 Ambassador Who Became Hong Kong's All-Time Money Leader

      Also in:Asian playersTexas Hold'emCash games
      Earnings
      $39.6M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      —

    12. Ben Tollerene

      United States

      "Ben86" - Online High-Stakes Omaha Legend Turned Live Millionaire

      Also in:United States playersBest online playersTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $37M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      39

    13. Jake Schindler

      United States

      Pennsylvania's All-Time Money Leader and 2018 Card Player Player of the Year

      Also in:United States playersCheating scandalsBest online players
      Earnings
      $36.8M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      37

    14. Ben Heath

      United Kingdom

      WSOP Bracelet Winner & Triton Million Runner-Up

      Also in:British playersYoung playersRichest players
      Earnings
      $35.8M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      34

    15. Sam Greenwood

      Canada

      Canada's Third-Highest All-Time Money Winner and Former Stock Trader Turned High-Roller Specialist

      Also in:Canadian playersTexas Hold'emRichest players
      Earnings
      $34M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      37

    16. Jean-Noël Thorel

      France

      The Parisian High Roller Whose Five Runner-Up Finishes Built a $30 Million Career

      Also in:French playersRichest playersTournaments
      Earnings
      $30.6M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      —

    17. Phil Hellmuth

      United States

      "The Poker Brat" — Record 17-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner and Poker's Most Recognizable Personality

      Also in:United States players1980sCommentators
      Earnings
      $30M
      Bracelets
      17
      Age
      62

    18. Punnat Punsri

      Thailand

      Thailand's Breakout Triton Poker Superstar and Five-Time Series Champion

      Also in:Asian playersCash gamesHigh stakes
      Earnings
      $30M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      —

    19. Artur Martirosyan

      Russia

      Russia's All-Time Money List Leader & GTO Specialist

      Also in:Best online playersRichest playersOnline
      Earnings
      $30M
      Bracelets
      4
      Age
      —

    20. Paul Phua

      Malaysia

      Malaysian Businessman, Triton Poker Series Co-Founder, and Nosebleed-Stakes High Roller

      Also in:Asian playersOlder playersBusinessmen
      Earnings
      $29.9M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      62

    21. Patrik Antonius

      Finland

      Finnish Poker Hall of Famer and Former Model Renowned as One of the Toughest High-Stakes Cash Players Ever

      Also in:Finnish playersHall of FameBest online players
      Earnings
      $29.3M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      45

    22. Brian Rast

      United States

      7-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner & Poker Hall of Famer

      Also in:United States playersHall of FameBest online players
      Earnings
      $29M
      Bracelets
      7
      Age
      44

    23. Daniel Colman

      United StatesRetired

      "mrGR33N13" - Winner of the Inaugural $15.3 Million Big One for One Drop

      Also in:United States playersWho quitBest online players
      Earnings
      $28.9M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      36

    24. Chris Brewer

      United States

      From Olympic Track Trials to $28 Million in Poker Earnings

      Also in:United States playersAthletesTexas
      Earnings
      $28.5M
      Bracelets
      2
      Age
      33

    25. Michael Mizrachi

      United States

      "The Grinder," the Only Four-Time Poker Players Championship Champion

      Also in:United States playersJewish playersBest of all time
      Earnings
      $28.3M
      Bracelets
      9
      Age
      45

    26. Kiat Lee

      Malaysia

      The Malaysian High Roller Who Went From WSOP on PlayStation to Winning Millions

      Also in:Asian playersRichest playersTournaments
      Earnings
      $28.1M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      —

    27. Jeremy Ausmus

      United States

      "Chipchecka," the Six-Bracelet Pro Who Finished 5th in the 2012 WSOP Main Event

      Also in:United States playersBest of all timeTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $28M
      Bracelets
      6
      Age
      47

    28. Antonio Esfandiari

      United States

      "The Magician" - Winner of the Biggest Prize in Poker History

      Also in:United States playersRichest playersOn TV
      Earnings
      $27.8M
      Bracelets
      3
      Age
      47

    29. Scott Seiver

      United States

      "The Deipnosophist" — Seven-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner With a Historic 2024 Three-Bracelet Run

      Also in:United States playersLas VegasBest of all time
      Earnings
      $27.3M
      Bracelets
      7
      Age
      41

    30. John Juanda

      United States

      The Indonesian-American Gentleman of Poker with Five WSOP Bracelets

      Also in:United States playersAsian playersBest of all time
      Earnings
      $26.3M
      Bracelets
      5
      Age
      55

    31. Nick Schulman

      United States

      "The Takeover," the Poker Hall of Famer Who Won a WPT Title at 21

      Also in:United States playersCommentatorsHall of Fame
      Earnings
      $26.3M
      Bracelets
      8
      Age
      42

    32. Christoph Vogelsang

      Germany

      "Tight-Man1" - Germany's $25 Million Super High Roller Bowl Champion

      Also in:German playersBest online playersRichest players
      Earnings
      $25M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      41

    33. João Vieira

      Portugal

      The Portuguese High Roller Who Climbed to the Top of Online Poker's All-Time Money List

      Also in:Best online playersTexas Hold'emRichest players
      Earnings
      $24.8M
      Bracelets
      4
      Age
      —

    34. Michael Addamo

      Australia

      The Former Competitive Chess Player Turned Four-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner

      Also in:Australian playersBest online playersTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $24.4M
      Bracelets
      4
      Age
      32

    35. Kayhan Mokri

      Norway

      The Oslo High Roller Whose $7.7 Million Triton Invitational Win Vaulted Him Past $24 Million

      Also in:Norwegian playersTexas Hold'emRichest players
      Earnings
      $24.4M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      —

    36. Santhosh Suvarna

      India

      Bangalore-Based Triple WSOP Bracelet Winner With Over $23 Million in Career Earnings

      Also in:Asian playersBest online playersTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $23.6M
      Bracelets
      3
      Age
      —

    37. Jonathan Jaffe

      United States

      The Massachusetts High Roller with a $2.86 Million Triton Invitational Score

      Also in:United States playersTexas Hold'emTournaments
      Earnings
      $22.9M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      —

    38. Chris Hunichen

      United States

      North Carolina High-Roller & 2024 WSOP Bracelet Winner

      Also in:United States playersTexas Hold'emCash games
      Earnings
      $22M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      —

    39. Jason Mercier

      United States

      The Six-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner Who Spent 84 Weeks Atop the Global Poker Index

      Also in:United States playersBest of all timeTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $21.8M
      Bracelets
      6
      Age
      39

    40. Alex Kulev

      Bulgaria

      Bulgaria's #1 All-Time Money Leader

      Also in:Best online playersTexas Hold'emYoung players
      Earnings
      $21.6M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      31

    41. Joe McKeehen

      United States

      The Math-Degree Grinder Who Dominated the 2015 WSOP Main Event Final Table

      Also in:United States playersTexas Hold'emYoung players
      Earnings
      $21M
      Bracelets
      3
      Age
      35

    42. Sean Winter

      United States

      Florida's All-Time Money Leader and Four-Time U.S. Poker Open Champion

      Also in:United States playersBest online playersTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $21M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      35

    43. Sam Trickett

      United Kingdom

      Former Professional Footballer Turned Great Britain's All-Time Money Leader

      Also in:British playersAthletesTexas Hold'em
      Earnings
      $20.8M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      40

    44. Thomas Boivin

      Belgium

      Charleroi-Born Belgian High-Roller Specialist With Over $20 Million in Career Earnings

      Also in:Cash gamesHigh stakesModern era
      Earnings
      $20.3M
      Bracelets
      0
      Age
      —

    45. Ole Schemion

      Germany

      The German Prodigy Who Reached #1 in the World at Just 22

      Also in:German playersYoung playersTournaments
      Earnings
      $20.2M
      Bracelets
      1
      Age
      34

    About this list

    Bryn Kenney leads this list with $90M in live earnings, 2 WSOP bracelets. Stephen Chidwick and Justin Bonomo complete the top three. Together, the 50 players on this list have won 146 WSOP bracelets and $1.8B in live tournament earnings.

    Live tournament earnings are the most widely used measure of success in poker. They are public and verifiable, but they count prize money only, not buy-ins, so a high roller who plays many $100,000 events will climb the list faster than a cash-game specialist.

    The top of the list belongs to the high-roller era. Players such as Bryn Kenney, Stephen Chidwick and Justin Bonomo built their totals in Super High Roller events, the Triton series and the Big One for One Drop.

    How this list is built

    The 50 players in our database with the highest verified live tournament earnings. Each player can appear on several lists at once; the chips under each name link to the other lists they belong to. Data is updated November 2026.

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    FAQ about highest earning poker players of all time

    Who is number one on our list of highest earning poker players of all time?

    Bryn Kenney ranks first by live earnings, with $90M in live earnings, 2 WSOP bracelets. First Player Ever to Surpass $80 Million in Career Earnings.

    How many players are on this list?

    The list includes 50 players from our database of 412 profiles. It updates automatically when a player who matches the criteria is added.

    Who has won the most WSOP bracelets on this list?

    Phil Hellmuth, with 17 WSOP bracelets.

    Who is the youngest player on this list?

    Adrian Mateos, aged 31.