Best Poker Tour Players

Here is a quick rundown of some of the best poker players who have ever played the game.

1. Gus Hansen

Gus Hansen has earned around $1,805,876 from playing poker. Most people believe that few can win lots of money from poker tournaments and that there are not a lot of people that can win more than one poker tournament.

Yes, this may be true, but not for Gus Hansen. He luckily has won three times at the World Poker Tour events. Not only that, Gus Hansen also made it to five final tables with his "ultra-aggressive" style up to date.

Gus Hansen is from Denmark, this guy is around Las Vegas playing in the highest limit games.

2. Erick Lindqren

This lucky guy has won $1,560,568. Erick Lindren is another example of a poker player rising to the top. In 2004 Lindqren was crowned as the "World Poker Tour Player of the Year", he won two World Poker Tournament events and also in Paris is where he had his final table.

Erick Lindqren worked in a casino before and became a profitable online player as well.

3. Barry Greestein

Barry Greestein is a very well-rounded person. He is not only a very good poker player who won $1,473,133 but also a very good human being as well with his charitable works.

All he has won from the World Poker Tour has been donated to charitable institutions. He already sponsored about 21,000 children from around the globe. No wonder why this guy has been blessed so much.

4. Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio Esfandiari is also called "The Magician". He is also known by his sinister smile and the break dance moves he got from Michael Jackson. Esfandairi originated from Iran, by trade he was a magician. He is a very aggressive type of player who's not afraid to risk all his money. And he is also a known bluffer that many people are afraid to call. He has won $1,451,135.

5. Paul Phillips

Paul Phillips is already a rich guy and every time he plays poker he gets even get richer. Paul was in his 30's where he earned his big fortune from an online company. After his career he has started to win World Poker Tour events. Paul Phillips is considered to be a smart poker player who has earned $1,395,530.

6. Alan Goehring

This guy who won $1,011,886 is a former analyst and a junk bond trader. He won one World Poker Tour event. In 1999 at the World Series of Poker he came in 2nd with $800,000.

He is an aggressive type of poker player with no fear.

7. Daniel Neqreanu

These days Daniel Neqreanu is the one of the best poker players there is. Daniel is from Canada but most of his life he lives in Las Vegas casinos. Daniel Neqreanu's take home money has reached $896,389.

8. Phil Ivey

This guy is also known as the "Tiger Woods" of poker games. He is very entertaining to watch and used to playing high limit poker games. He got three gold bracelets from the World Series of Poker in the year 2002 and has earned himself $619,993.

9. Howard Lederer

Howard has won two World Poker Tours and he has finished at the 3rd position at the final table. He is also sometimes known as "The Professor". Before he was a chess master until he became a master at poker where he already has won $614,250.

10. Phil Gordon

At the age of 27 Phil Gordon retired from work in an Internet company where he earned $100 million. After his retirement he played on the poker tour and has won $610,000. He is obviously not in it for the money and that makes him a dangerous player.

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