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5 Best Poker Players of Today

By: Author Jeff Campbell

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In today’s time, online casinos are more popular than ever. Apart from accessibility and convenience, one of the reasons why the online casino gambling industry is worth $231 billion is because of the number of different games online casinos have to offer.

While we all have our favorites, one game that stands out from the rest is poker. Namely, unlike your everyday casino games, poker is a game of skill. Granted, while there is a tiny bit of luck involved, the better you are at poker, the more you are going to make in the long run.

Throughout history, there have been many players who were considered the best at the game. Some even helped popularize poker, like the legendary Doyle Brunson. However, what about today? Who are the players with the most money and most tournament wins under their belt? Well, that’s what we’re here to find out.

Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time. He is currently ranked third on the all-time money list with $45,936,676 in live earnings. Negreanu earned around $20 million from the World Series of Poker alone, $5.7 million from World Poker Tour, and about $1.7 million from the European Poker Tour.

Nicknamed Kid Poker, Negreanu has won six WSOP bracelets and had 45 final table finishes at the WSOP. He also won two World Poker Tour titles, had nine final table finishes, and 24 money finishes at the WPT.

Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth, also known as the Poker Brat, is the most decorated poker player in history. Apart from his personality, Hellmuth is also known as the player with the most WSOP bracelets. 

Namely, he has 16 WSOP bracelets under his belt, has reached the final table 64 times, and has 165 money finishes at the World Series of Poker. Interestingly, he still doesn’t have a single World Poker Tour title to his name.

At the moment, Hellmuth is ranked 18th on the all-time money list and has won $26,586,193 in live earnings. Unsurprisingly, the biggest chunk of his winnings comes from the WSOP series of tournaments, where he won roughly $16.2 million.

Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey is one of the best all-around poker players in the world. Nicknamed No Home Jerome, Ivey started his poker career when he was only a teenager. He currently has 10 WSOP bracelets and shares the second spot for the most WSOP bracelet wins with Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan.

In addition, he has 59 money finishes and 31 final tables at the World Series of Poker. Furthermore, he has one WPT title, 9 final tables, and 13 money finishes at the World Poker Tour.

Throughout his career, Ivey won $32,331,928 from live earnings. However, unlike other players on our list, most of Ivey’s winnings come from live casino games — he won roughly $31.7 million playing in casinos.

Justin Bonomo

Even though he’s only 36 years old, Justin Bonomo has amassed a fortune playing poker professionally. At the time of writing, he earned $57,194,647 from live poker alone. Believe it or not, that only places him second on the all-time money-won list.

Despite being on the poker scene for a while, Bonomo won his first bracelet in 2014. So far, he has a total of three WSOP bracelets and 55 money finishes. While he does not have any WPT or EPT titles to his name, Bonomo has won many major high-roller events, such as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Triton High Roller Series, and many others.

Bryn Kenney

Bryn Kenney is ranked first on the Hendon Mob’s all-time money list. With $57,204,861 in live winnings, he is only just slightly ahead of Bonomo. Interestingly, just like Bonomo, Kenney transitioned from Magic: The Gathering to playing poker professionally, so perhaps that’s the secret to winning millions of dollars?

The biggest chunk of his live winnings comes from the £1,050,000 No-Limit Hold’em – Triton Million for Charity Event. Despite placing second, Kenney won $20,563,324, which is the largest single payout in live tournament history.

Currently, Kenney has only one WSOP bracelet under his belt. He had seven final table finishes and 32 money finishes at the WSOP and has no WPT or EPT titles.

The Wrap Up

The world of poker is filled with a lot of exceptional poker players. While we have included only a handful of them on our list, there are dozens of poker players out there who are considered to be just as good when at their best.

Moreover, new talented players are emerging all the time, so the list of the five best poker players in the world might change any time in the future.

Jeff Campbell
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