Top 10 Poker Players

The status of many poker players in regards to their official rankings can and do change quite rapidly. By anyone player taking part in, and having success in one or more of the major poker tournaments played throughout the world can often see that players overall poker rankings catapulting them into the top 10 worldwide players listing!

With this in mind we have taken a look at all of the players who currently are ranked as the top 10 players in the world, and we have listed each of these players below for you. Alongside each of their names you will also find the amount of cash that they have won to date.

One thing that will interest a lot of novice and first time poker players about this listing is just how much cash can be won by their peers! With there being no shortages of both online and land based poker tournaments being held each day of the week there is always a chance of a relatively unknown poker player to get themselves a high ranking, if they have truly mastered the art of playing poker and can put their theory into a set of good results when playing in a real life poker playing environment.

We cordially invite you to, once you have read through this listing of the top 10 poker players, have a good look at other sections of this website, for we have a wealth of additional poker related information that will enable you to get much deeper insight into how you can play poker perfectly and optimally.

However do be aware that playing poker is such a way that you get a good level of success is not something you are going to achieve overnight. Poker can and often does take a life time to master, and not everyone has the skills, ability and knowhow to play poker professionally. However, over the years there has been many poke players who have started their careers on a high and have quickly firmly established themselves as true poker players who can be a force to be reckoned with at the poker tables.

1. Antonio Esfandiari

The current poker player who is listed in first place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from the United States.

This player is Antonio Esfandiari.

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $26,244,377.

2. Daniel Negreanu

The current poker player who is listed in second place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from Canada.

This player is Daniel Negreanu

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $21,508,380.

3. Phil Ivey

The current poker player who is listed in third place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from the United States.

This player is Phil Ivey.

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $21,431,318.

4. Erik Seidel

The current poker player who is listed in fourth place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from the United States.

This player is Erik Seidel.

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $20,445,359.

5. Sam Trickett

The current poker player who is listed in fifth place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from the England.

This player is Sam Trickett.

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $20,065,545.

6. Phil Hellmuth Jnr.

The current poker player who is listed in sixth place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from the United States.

This player is Phil Hellmuth.

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $18,146,522.

7. John Juanda

The current poker player who is listed in seventh place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from the Indonesia.

This player is John Juanda.

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $16,052,904.

8. Michael Mizrachi

The current poker player who is listed in eighth place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from the United States.

This player is Michael Mizrachi

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $14,579,583.

9. Jonathan Duhamel

The current poker player who is listed in ninth place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from Canada.

This player is Jonathan Duhamel.

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $12,406,046.

10. Jamie Gold

The current poker player who is listed in tenth place on our top 10 poker players of all time is a player who is from the United States.

This player is Jamie Gold.

Total earnings from playing poker to date but not including any sponsorship deals is some $12,245,468.

Please do have a look around our website for we have lots of other top 10 poker related listings that you may find very useful. Also if you fancy playing poker online in a tournament then be aware all of the poker sites listed have a large and ongoing range of very high paying poker tournaments.

With some luck you may start to improve your poker rankings by winning several of these high paying poker tournaments, so why not get involved in as a may of them as you can!