Want to know the top ten poker players who have made headlines and great winnings in the poker industry? Well, the richest, most successful, and biggest poker names have been compiled just for you. 

Hope you'll get informed with this piece of information. 

1. Daniel Negreanu $30,469,551

Nickname: Kid Poker

Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held: 6 

Negreanu was named the Global Poker Index player of the decade due to his consistent good performances in the live arena. This Canadian poker star is the only player to win World Series bracelets in Las Vegas, Europe and Australia. His biggest winning tournament was the $1 Million No-Limit Hold'em - Big One for One Drop in 2014 WSOP with a total earnings of $8,288,001.

2. Antonio Esfandiari $26,206,704

Nickname(s): The Magician

Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held: 3

Esfandiari is one of the most popular poker players on the live tournament scene. The Magician has been a household name for more than a decade. This Iranian-born poker star has made six figures every single year since 2004 and has two World Poker Tour titles along with his three World Series of Poker bracelets. His biggest achievement so far came in $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em - The Big One for One Drop in July 2012, when he beat a star-studded field to win poker's biggest ever prize of $18,346,673.

3. Erik Seidel $25,391,761

Nickname(s) - Sly / Seiborg

Residence - Las Vegas, Nevada USA

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held - 8

Seidel, also known as Seibord, is an American poker player who was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2010. In his first major tournament, Seiborg was a runner-up in the 1988 WSOP Main Event to Johnny Chan, where his final hand was featured in the movie 'Rounders.' This 55-year-old poker player won his first bracelet in 1992 and won his eighth and latest bracelet in 2007. His biggest winning happened during the Aussie Millions - Melbourne $250,000 Super High Roller where he claimed $2,489,747.

4. Phil Ivey $22,809,848

Nickname(s) - The Tiger Woods of Poker / No Home Jerome

Residence - Las Vegas, Nevada USA

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held - 10

Undoubtedly, Ivey is one of the most popular and most successful poker talents in the world. This 38-year-old high-stakes player won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2000 and appeared at nine WSOP final tables. Several poker observers and contemporaries regarded him as the best all-round player in the world. In 2012, he bagged the first place in the Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge for $2m, and he also became the first two-time winner of the event in 2014, claiming the pot luck of $3,573,600, which was the biggest win of his career.

5. Sam Trickett $20,533,080

Nickname(s) - Tricky

Residence - East Retford, Nottingham, United Kingdom

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held - 0 

The 29-year-old Trickett is the only European poker player in this list. He might not have any bracelet yet, but his winnings have become so huge that he has managed to amaze the poker industry. Tricky finished second in The Big One for One Drop behind Esfandiari in July 2012. There he won $10,112,001, making him Great Britain's all-time most successful poker player.

6. Phil Hellmuth, Jr. $18,803,620

Nickname(s) - The Poker Brat

Residence - Palo Alto, California, USA

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held - 14

One of the best poker players in the world - that's Hellmuth! His 14 bracelets have really awed not just the poker industry, but millions of people in the world. This Poker Hall of Famer is the winner of the 1989 WSOP Main Event. In fact, he became the youngest player to win the Main Event by outsmarting the two-time defending champion Johnny Chan. As of March 2015, Hellmuth has won over $12,000,000 at the WSOP and ranks fourth on the WSOP All Time Money List, behind Esfandiari, Daniel Colman, and Negreanu. His greatest earning happened at the $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em - The Big One for One Drop where he won $2,645,333.

7. Jonathan Duhamel $16,755,475

Nickname(s) - none

Residence - Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held - 2

Duhamel is the first Canadian player to capture the Main Event bracelet. He is also best known as the winner of the 2010 Word Series of Poker Main Event. The highlight of his post-2010 career happened at the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, when he made four final tables in the space of a week for a combined $1.2m. Duhamel's largest earnings happened at the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event where he took home $8,944,138.

8. John Juanda $15,567,974

Nickname(s) - JJ, Luckbox

Residence - Marina Del Rey, California, USA

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held - 5

This Indonesian-born poker pro has an incredible 35 cashes of $100,000 or more over the last two decades. He can often be seen in Macau, where he recorded his largest ever cash of $$1,645,753 in the 2012 Macau High Stakes Challenge - Super High Roller.

9. Jason Mercier $15,062,017

Nickname(s) - none

Residence - Hollywood, Florida, USA

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held - 3

Mercier is an American player who took the top spot in the European Poker Tour Sanremo Main Event and bagged the $1.4 million prize. At 28 years of age, Mercier has won multiple World Championship of Online Poker titles, while also ranking well on the Global Poker Index. His biggest career win happened in the 2014 Summer High Roller Series where he brought home $1,622,181.

10. Michael Mizrachi $14,432,072

Nickname(s) - The Grinder

Residence - Hollywood, Florida, USA

No. of World Series of Poker bracelets held - 3

Mizrachi, also called The Grinder, is hailed as Florida's most successful poker player. This 33-year-old poker talent has been visible and successful for 10 years at tournaments all over the world. He won four separate tournaments with first prizes of more than $1m. His biggest career winning came through at the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event where he snatched the prize of $2,332,960.

Remember, this list may be changed in the future depending on the achievements and earnings of the poker stars. So, keep posted and we will give you the latest list soon!

Phil Ivey, known for his professional poker prowess, is suing the Atlantic City casino, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, that alleged he and another player cheated the casino of $9.6 million last year during a baccarat tournament.

Ivey claims that the lawsuit against him is frivolous and completely without merit. Furthermore, he says the casino has willfully and with malice destroyed the evidence that would clear him of any wrong-doing. The Borgata sued Ivey and a co-defendant last year, alleging that Ivey and the co-defendant used defective cards, which allowed for strategic advantage in the game.


Because Ivey is a well-known high-stakes gambler, he was well positioned to negotiate special arrangements before the alleged incident. His requests include being given a private game pit, as well as a specific brand name and the color of the cards for the game (purple Gemaco). It is these cards which form the basis of the suit. Unfortunately, we might never know if the cards were, indeed, defective, as they have been destroyed.


According to the lawsuit, Ivey argued the Borgata destroyed the cards - killing his ability to show the cards were not defective. Associated Press noted Ivey has lost a similar case in Britain after the casino accused him of cheating with the same technique, and refusing his award. Ivey claimed his cards comprise a "legitimate strategy." Ivey asserts his innocence, leaning on his skills and observation to achieve his success. The legal issues raised in the case of the United kingdom will be considered again in the month of December, as Ivey has been given time to appeal.