Poker is one of the most engaging card games in the world and is also one the most profitable ones.
Poker has originated from the USA. But there are 100 million poker players around the world and only 60 million of them are from the States.
However, from these 100 million players only some made it into the professional poker display.
Professional players have a daily job to play poker and they also need to learn and practice with patience. To win a poker game you need to have both skills and luck, of course.
Here are top 5 poker players,
who made the most money in 2021.
5 David Peters - $30,106,263
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David Peters started his career after seeing Chris Moneymaker win the 2003 WSOP Main Event. And Since then he has gone on to develop his own brilliant career in poker.
The American has seen 9 separate cashes over $1m, pushing him into the competition with the big poker names.
Despite only winning one bracelet, Peters has bagged himself almost 50 cash finishes in the WSOP alone along with making it to 8 final tables.
4 Fedor Holz - $32,556,379
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Fedor Holz has seen a meteoric rise to fame with 2016 being a big year for the young player. The 2016 season saw the German pick up his first WSOP bracelet with his win in the $111,111 No Limit Hold'em for One Drop, just weeks after he secured 2nd place at the Super High Roller Bowl.
His winning runs continue to grow thanks to a brilliant 2
nd place cash win in the 2018 WSOP that saw him taking home $6m.
3 Erik Seidel - $34,782,419
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Seidel has also started his career before the internet poker boom, first making a name for himself with a second-place finish at the 1988 WSOP Main Event. His knockout hand was even immortalized in the movie 'Rounders'.
The American's career year came in 2011, with million-dollar prizes on two continents highlighting a phenomenal 12 months in which he took home more than $6.5m.
2 Daniel Negreanu - $39,830,195
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Negreanu has made quite a reputation for himself. He was named by the Global Poker Index as the player of the decade from 2004-2013 and it's clear to see that he's a force to be reckoned with.
The Canadian currently holds 7 cashes for $1m or more, none larger than the $8.28m he took for winning the Big One for One Drop at the 2014 WSOP. He's also the only player to win World Series bracelets in Las Vegas, Europe, and Australia.
1 Justin Bonomo - $44,040,711
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Justin Bonomo's poker career began at the early age of 16, when he impressively transformed a $500 deposit at Paradise Poker into a huge $10,000 pot. Only a few years later Bonomo became the youngest player to feature at a televised final table event, eventually taking home $40,815.
The 35-year-old American has placed 1st at over 20 events including the 2012 EPT Grand Final and the 2018 WSOP Big One for One Drop.
