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Best Poker Players in the World
Who are the all-time best poker players? Some huge names in poker have elevated the game to new heights with their exquisite skill, intriguing personalities, and incredible achievements. They can be ranked based on their winnings, but money is not the only factor that defines a good poker player. As a result, we compiled a list of the best poker players at OKBet. The following people below are the top 10 most popular poker players of all time:
1. Daniel Negreanu | $17,039,564
- Pot Limit Hold’em
- Limit S.H.O.E.
- Limit Hold’em
- No Limit Hold’em Main Event
- High Roller No Limit Hold’em
Daniel Negreanu has become one of the most successful and best poker players since turning professional at the age of 22. Negreanu has six World Series of Poker bracelets, is second all-time in W.S.O.P. money, and is the only two-time W.S.O.P. Player of the Year winner. Daniel has won two World Poker Tour titles, was named Player of the Year in Season 3 and is ranked second on the WPT career money list. With over $46 million in total live tournament earnings, Negreanu ranks third in poker history. Daniel was named the player of the decade from 2004 to 2013.
2. Phil Ivey | $6,547,112
- Pot-Limit Omaha
- Limit Seven Card Stud
- Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
- Limit S.H.O.E.
- Pot-Limit Omaha
- No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
- Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
- H.O.R.S.E.
- Mixed Event (8-Game)
- 8-Game Mix
With ten W.S.O.P. bracelet wins, Phil Ivey is tied with Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan for second place best poker players behind Phil Hellmuth (16). In tournament play, Ivey has won over $37 million.
3. John Juanda | $5,714,127
- Limit Triple Draw
- Limit Seven Card Stud
- Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys
- WSOP Europe Main Event
- Draw Lowball Championship
John Juanda has won more than $25 million in tournaments, including five W.S.O.P. bracelets, an EPT title, and six WPT final tables. Juanda was named Tournament Player of the Year by Card Player Magazine in 2001 and 2002 after winning four World Series of Poker titles and a World Poker Open Championship. He won the first Professional Poker Tour event at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut in November 2004.
4. John Hennigan | $5,532,732
- Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
- Limit Hold’em
- Poker Players Championship
- Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
- H.O.R.S.E.
John Hennigan has five World Series Poker bracelets, including the 2014 Poker Players Championship. In 2007, he also won a World Poker Tour title. He has won over $8 million in tournaments, including $5.5 million at the World Series of Poker.
5. Scotty Nguyen | $5,355,271
- Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
- No Limit Hold’em World Championship
- Pot Limit Omaha
- Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
- World Championship H.O.R.S.E.
Scotty Nguyen was the only player to win the 1998 W.S.O.P. Main Event and 2008 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. He has reached nine World Poker Tour final tables and beat one, making him one of only four players to hold a WPT title and a W.S.O.P. Main Event bracelet. Nguyen has won more than $11,000,000 in tournaments in total.
6. Huck Seed | $3,653,465
- Pot Limit Omaha
- No Limit Hold’em Main Event
- Razz
Huck Seed has four W.S.O.P. bracelets, including the 1996 Main Event. In addition, he won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions in 2010 and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2009. He’s also known for his numerous prop bets.
7. Carlos Mortensen | $3,242,868
- No Limit Hold’em World Championship
- Limit Hold’em
Carlos Mortensen is an Ecuadorian poker player who won the Main Event of the 2001 World Series of Poker (W.S.O.P.). Mortensen was born on April 13, 1972, in Ambato, Ecuador, and moved to Spain as a child. He attended the University of Madrid and worked as a bartender before moving to the United States to play poker in the late 1990s. Mortensen, also known as ‘El Matador,’ has three World Poker Tour (WPT) titles and has cashed for more than $6.7 million on the WPT alone, more than any other player.
8. Chris Moneymaker | $2,552,930
Chris Moneymaker’s victory in the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event, which he won after winning a $39 online satellite, is widely regarded as the start of the poker boom. He was the first person to win a tournament after qualifying online. Following that, there was a massive surge in interest in online poker, which became known as the “Moneymaker Effect.”
9. Eli Elezra | $2,636,538
- World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low
- 2–7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)
- Seven Card Stud
- Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Eli Elezra has five World Series of Poker bracelets, three of which were won in Seven Card Stud variants. In 2004, Eli Elezra also won a World Poker Tour title. Elezra has won over $4.6 million in tournaments, including $2.6 million at the World Series of Poker.
10. Layne Flack | $2,869,570
- Pot Limit Hold-Em
- No Limit Hold-Em
- Omaha Hi-Lo Split
- Limit Hold-Em Shootout
- Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys
Flack has six World Series of Poker bracelets, four of which he won in less than two years. In 2003, he also won a World Poker Tour title. Flack is the best poker player and has won more than $5 million in tournaments, including $2.8 million at the W.S.O.P.
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