Best Poker Players

If you're looking for the best poker players, the most popular poker players, the poker all-time money list, the leaders in the Global Poker Index (GPI) rankings, the best celebrity poker players, WSOP, WPT, and EPT winners, Poker Hall of Fame, or simply which players are hot right now, PokerNews has got you covered!

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All time money list

A list of the poker players who have won the most money at live poker events, according to The Hendon Mob database.

1^st

Bryn Kenney $65,195,994 2^nd

Justin Bonomo $63,796,147 3^rd

Stephen Chidwick $57,976,562 4^th

Jason Koon $56,694,108 5^th

Dan Smith $54,427,594 6^th

Mikita Badziakouski $52,849,052 7^th

Daniel Negreanu $52,628,151 8^th

Isaac Haxton $47,709,274 9^th

Erik Seidel $46,363,629 10^th

David Peters $45,869,237

Global poker index (GPI) rankings

The Global Poker Index is a leaderboard that ranks over 450,000 live tournament poker players in the world, powered by The Hendon Mob data.

Jesse Lonis 4000.12 pts

United States

4000.12 pts

4^th

Stephen Chidwick 3924.63 pts

United Kingdom

3924.63 pts

5^th

Nacho Barbero 3885.43 pts

Argentina

3885.43 pts

6^th

Artur Martirosian 3716.84 pts

Russian Federation

3716.84 pts

7^th (10^th)

Adrian Mateos 3629.08 pts

Spain

3629.08 pts

8^th (11^th)

Daniel Dvoress 3578.58 pts

Canada

3578.58 pts

9^th (7^th)

Isaac Haxton 3562.65 pts

United States

3562.65 pts

10^th (13^th)

Mike Watson 3537.24 pts

Canada

3537.24 pts

Popular Poker Players

In our popular poker player section you are sure to find some of your favourites and some of those who lay claim to being the best poker player in the world.

WSOP winners

Players who have won the most World Series of Poker (WSOP) Bracelets.

1^st		esportiva bet:Phil Hellmuth Bracelets 17
2^nd		esportiva bet:Doyle Brunson Bracelets 10
3^rd		esportiva bet:Erik Seidel Bracelets 10
4^th		esportiva bet:Johnny Chan Bracelets 10
5^th		esportiva bet:Phil Ivey Bracelets 10

EPT winners

Players who have won the most European Poker Tour (EPT) titles.

1^st		esportiva bet:Mikalai Pobal Titles: 2
2^nd		esportiva bet:Mike Watson Titles: 2
3^rd		esportiva bet:Victoria Coren Mitchell Titles: 2
4^th		esportiva bet:Aaron Gustavson Titles: 1
5^th		esportiva bet:Adrian Mateos Titles: 1

WPT winners

Players who have won the most World Poker Tour (WPT) titles.

1^st		esportiva bet:Darren Elias Titles: 4
2^nd		esportiva bet:Anthony Zinno Titles: 3
3^rd		esportiva bet:Brian Altman Titles: 3
4^th		esportiva bet:Carlos Mortensen Titles: 3
5^th		esportiva bet:Chino Rheem Titles: 3

Popular Female Poker Players

Check out some of the most popular female poker players on the scene.

JJ Liu

Victoria Coren Mitchell

Fatima Moreira De Melo

Jen Harman

Female All Time Money List

A list of the female poker players who have won the most money at live poker events, according to The Hendon Mob database.

1^st

Vanessa Selbst $11,906,247

United States

$11,906,247

2^nd

Kristen Foxen $7,567,954

Canada

$7,567,954

3^rd

Kathy Liebert $6,896,570

4^th

5^th

Annie Duke $4,270,548

United States

$4,270,548

6^th

Annette Obrestad $3,942,232

Norway

$3,942,232

7^th

Liv Boeree $3,861,838

8^th

9^th

Maria Lampropulos $3,688,847

Argentina

$3,688,847

10^th

Vanessa Rousso $3,554,327

United States

$3,554,327

Popular Online Poker Players

Check out some of the popular players who are well known for their exploits in the online poker game.

Famous Celebrity Poker Players

Poker is a hugely popular game among the rich and famous, including sports stars and Hollywood actors and actresses. Check out some of the most famous celebrity poker players right here.

Neymar

Poker Hall of Fame

The Poker Hall of Fame was founded in Las Vegas in 1979 by Benny Binion, the owner of the Horseshoe Casino, to preserve the names and legacies of the world’s greatest poker players.

Player	Year Inducted
Brian Rast	2023
Layne Flack	2022
Eli Elezra	2021
Huck Seed	2020
Chris Moneymaker	2019
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Professional Poker Players & Ambassadors

For those who are good enough to class themselves as professional poker players, there are often opportunities to become a brand ambassador for some of the leading online poker operators.

Poker Players FAQ

How much do poker players make?

With the amount of money poker players can earn essentially being endless, the amount of money a poker player can make ranges from a little to a lot!

Leading the all-time money list is esportiva bet:Bryn Kenney who has won over $57.2 million. With second-place esportiva bet:Justin Bonomo not far behind him with over $57.19 million, it shows just how much top players♌ can make when playing at thꦓe very highest stakes.

However, there are many regular poker players who make a living traveling the circuit and making a career as ap professional poker player.

Who is the best celebrity poker player?

Several notable celebrities have dabbled at poker from sporting legends to movie stars.

Making his first recorded cash in 2011 and making an appearance at the 2014 World Series of Poker, esportiva bet:Gerard Pique has amassed over $668,000 and came second for €352,950 in a €25,000 Single-Day High Roll🔯er event at the European Poker Tour.

Partnering with PokerStars as an ambassador, esportiva bet:Neymar Jr has won over $28,000 with his last poker cash 🐭coming at the 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo. In the Spring Cha🌜mpionship of Online Poker, Neymar finished 12th, with a winning of $2,100.

Among the list with Neymar Jr and Gerard Pique, esportiva bet:Ben Affleck has previously won the California State Poker Ch⛄ampio♓nship for over $360,000 and has attended the WSOP on multiple occasions.

Who are the most popular poker players?

Everyone has their favorite poker player and they will naturally include some of the best poker players in the world.

One player that many hold as their favorite is esportiva bet:Phil Hellmuth with an impressive collection of 17 WSOP Bracelets, and amassing over $29.8 million in cashes. His last WSOP bracelet cameღ at the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Also on the list is esportiva bet:Daniel Negreanu, featuring his record of six WSOP Bracelets and two WPT wins, with his total live earnings being over $46.1 million. His story began with his first World Series of Poker win in 1998, and c🧸ontinues wit♈h his career as a GGPoker Ambassador today.

Who is the poker player with the most WSOP bracelets?

With 17 WSOP Bracelets, esportiva bet:Phil Hellmuth is the poker player who has won the most WSOP Bracelets and is also the WSOP𝔍 leader in cashes as well as several other significant WSOP records.

He is followed by esportiva bet:Phil Ivey, esportiva bet:Johnny Chan, and esportiva bet:Doyle Brunson who have equally won 10 WSOP Bracelets.