{"id":1668,"date":"2017-05-19T16:26:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T16:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2018-10-02T12:20:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T12:20:27","slug":"highest-poker-player-earnings-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/blog\/highest-poker-player-earnings-2017","title":{"rendered":"Highest Poker Player Earnings 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HighestIt is often the cash winnings that any poker player has accumulated playing in poker tournaments all over the world<\/a> that will dictate the ranking of that player, and as such we have been busy studying and adding up the winnings accumulated by all poker players and have put together the following listing.<\/p>\n

Below you are going to find the names and amounts each of the top fifteen worldwide poker players<\/a> have so far managed to win and accumulate playing poker, however keep in mind that as time moves on the positions of each of these players in this listing is likely to change!<\/p>\n

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Daniel Negreanu<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $33,140,449<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most successful poker player to date and one who has certainly made a name for himself playing in poker tournaments all over the world is the Canada born player that is Daniel Negreanu but his first placed position does make him a target for those poker players listed below!<\/p>\n

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Erik Seidel<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $31,683,741<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2nd poker player who has so far accumulated the next highest amount of winnings playing in poker tournaments is from the United States and that player is Erik Seidel who is a player worth watching if you are learning how to play perfectly!\t<\/p>\n

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Daniel Colman<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $28,184,746<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 3rd position on this listing of the poker players who has amassed the highest amount of cash in winnings playing in poker tournaments is from the United States of America and that player is Daniel Colman look him up as he is a player worth following!<\/p>\n

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Antonio Esfandiari<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $27,353,449<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a player from the United States of America that is currently in 4th position on this listing of the highest earning poker players and as you can see from the amount won Antonio Esfandiari has certainly been heavily rewarded for his poker playing skills and abilities over the years!<\/p>\n

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Phil Ivey<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $23,856,034<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is Phil Ivey who is another poker player from the USA who is in 5th position on our listing of the very best poker players from all over the world who have earned the most winnings and he is a player who knows how to play in any type of poker tournament that\u2019s for sure!<\/p>\n

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Scott Seiver<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $22,447,563<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next we shall now take a look at the poker player who as you can see has earned a very large amount of cash from playing in poker tournaments all over the world and that player is Scott Seiver<\/a> who has pride of place in 6th position on this listing of the highest earning poker players from all over the world!<\/p>\n

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Fedor Holz<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $21,709,151<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 7th poker player who has so far accumulated the next highest amount of winnings playing in poker tournaments is from Germany and that player is Fedor Holz who really does know how to play poker optimally, well, most of the time!<\/p>\n

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Phil Hellmuth Junior<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $21,012,588<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 8th position on this listing of the poker players who has amassed the highest amount of cash in winnings playing in poker tournaments is from the United States of America and that player is Phil Hellmuth Junior who is probably best famed for his temper tantrums at the poker tables!<\/p>\n

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Sam Tricket<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $20,590,874<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a player from the United Kingdom that is currently in 9th position on this listing of the highest earning poker players and as you can see from the amount won Sam Tricket is certainly either a very lucky poker player or has truly mastered playing, even though he is still quite young compared to most of his poker player peers!<\/p>\n

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Brian Rast<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $20,341,946<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is Brian Rast who is another poker player from the USA who is in 10th position on our listing of the very best poker players from all over the world who have earned the most winnings and whilst not a player you may instantly recognise he is certainly a player who does know how to play and play to win too!<\/p>\n

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John Juanda<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $19,115,507<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next we shall now take a look at the poker player who as you can see has earned a very large amount of cash from playing in poker tournaments all over the world and that player is John Juanda who has pride of place in 6th position on this listing of the highest earning poker players from all over the world! <\/p>\n

He is one of only a tiny number of professional poker players who have made the grade and won big and are from Indonesia!<\/p>\n

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Jason Mercier<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $18,248,185<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 12th poker player who has so far accumulated the next highest amount of winnings playing in poker tournaments is from the United States of America and that player is Jason Mercier<\/a> who has proved he is a poker player to be reckoned with!<\/p>\n

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Steve O\u2019Dwyer<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $17,769,372<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is Steve O\u2019Dwyer who is another poker player from the USA who is in 13th position on our listing of the very best poker players from all over the world who have earned the most winnings he may soon add even more money to those earnings with some luck in playing in the future!<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Duhamel<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $17,650,459<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a player from Canada that is currently in 14th position on this listing of the highest earning poker players and as you can see from the amount won Jonathan Duhamel is a player who has won some very high paying poker tournaments, and with some luck and skill in playing he may continue to do so too!<\/p>\n

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Dan Smith<\/h3>\n

Player Earnings: $16,053,278<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final player on our listing is the 15th highest earning poker player, and yet again that player is from the United States of America and is Dan Smith, who has proven time and time again he has what it takes to take on and beat even the best poker players from around the globe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is often the cash winnings that any poker player has accumulated playing in poker tournaments all over the world that will dictate the ranking of that player, and as such we have been busy studying and adding up the winnings accumulated by all poker players and have put together the following listing. 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