1. Bryn Kenny
Bryn Kenny is the best poker player in the world as of 2020, with a net worth of about 55 million. He started his career back in 2007, and since then, he has been on the rise. Among his most impressive achievements is bagging the WSOP bracelet at the $ 1500 10-game Mix 6-Handed tournament in 2014. Moreover, he has been involved in seven WSOP tables finals and cashed 32 times. His best single cash win, however, was in 2017 when he took home a whopping $2 million. Even better, he emerged third in the 2019 Triton Million event earning about $20.5 million.
2. Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo was initially the top player but currently sits second with a net worth of about $ 45 million. Some of the massive wins that have pushed Bonomo to the top include bagging the 2018 WSOP’s $ 1 million Big One for One Drop event and taking home $ 10 million. Moreover, he won the My Aria Super High Bowl’s $ 5 million prize, and later the $ 4.8 million Macau Super High Roller Bowl.
3. Daniel Negreanu
With a net worth of $ 42 million, Daniel Negreanu takes the third position. The Canadian flaunts an impressive career having won six WSOP bracelets, reaching the final tables about 38 times and cashing in about 108 times. Negreanu is considered one of the greatest in this art.
4. Dan Smith
Dan Smith is another top poker player with a net worth of around $37 million. His star ignited back in 2012 when he won the Aussie Million Poker Championship, bagging a whopping $1.04 million. He also carried the day in the NLHE Monte Carlo edition, winning the event in four days and later emerged third in the 2018 WSOP Big One for One Drop earning $4 million. Nevertheless, his most significant win came in the Triton Million event, where he scooped about $8.8 million.
5. Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel closes the top five best poker players list with a net worth of around $35.7 million. The 60-year-old player is a member of the New York City’s Mayfair Club and has had an impressive poker career. Among his best runs in the game is winning the WSOP bracelet a whopping eight times, making 35 final tables and cashing in 92 times. His largest win came in the 2011 Aussie Million Poker Championship $250.000 Super High Roller NLHE event, where he won around $ 2.5 million. He was inducted into the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame.
