Poker game: the biggest winnings

The game of poker is adored by thousands of players around the world. For some it is a simple entertainment, for others it is already a way to earn a living. Many players are inspired by movies and books about gambling and decide to play at real money online poker to get rich. However, to become a professional player and participate in tournaments, desire is not enough.

In order to have the chances of winning professional tournaments, you need to have enough experience, know the rules and strategies perfectly and train a lot. Obviously, it's not for everyone. It must be said that professional players do not play only because of money. They receive unforgettable emotions during the games, because poker is always surrounded by tension and risk.

Top of the most important poker winnings

Poker tournaments, the real or virtual one, remain the most advantageous entertainment for players in terms of winnings. We know the stories when we won millions of dollars or dollars. Most often these are world tournaments of the WSOP type. Let's learn the greatest gains.

$9 152 416

It is a win dated 2008 that completely changed the life of the Danish player Peter Eastgate. From a young age he was interested in Texas Hold'em, but he could never imagine linking his life with this entertainment and becoming a professional player. He worked a lot in order to be able to participate in the WSOP tournament and his last game lasted more than 4 hours.

$10 000 000

Mirtin Jacobson from Sweden managed to win $10,000,000 in 2014. The game was quite difficult because all the participants had the same level and no one wanted to lose. All the same, fortune smiled on Jakobson. He always dreamed of becoming a chef, but his passion for gambling led him to the tables of poker tournaments.

$12 000 000

The WSOP 2006 tournament is one of the most famous for different reasons. First of all, he had the huge prize to win: 82.5 million dollars. And the number of participants exceeded 8770 players. The winner of this tournament, James Gold, won $12,000,000. Despite several problems with the media and his sponsors, the player showed the professional game.

$15 306 668

During the WSOP tournament in 2004 the American player Daniel Colman won $15,306,668. This is the second largest gain in our top. The bottom of the tournament was $37,333,338. The peculiarity of this win was that Colman showed himself against the popularization of poker and similar tournaments.

$18 346 873

In July 2014 during the WSOP high-rollers tournament the player Antonio Esfandiari won the largest sum of all winnings in poker tournaments. This is $18,346,873. Before becoming a millionaire, Esfandiari was a magician. That's why it looks like he was able to work magic and win. At first no one believed that he could go so far and even win to professional players.

It is clear that by far all the winners of our top have been professional players. Many of them are the lucky ones. But this does not mean that you can win without any experience.