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The most successful poker career : Hellmuth and Doyle Brunson in the top
The world of poker has seen a great revolution since the time when Chris Moneymaker was crowned world champion in 2003. Indeed, the new generation has taken a prominent place in major poker tournaments and they were judged by their success in these events. By drawing up a classification of players who experienced great success in their poker pro career, Phil Hellmuth is ahead. He holds the record number of bracelets of the WSOP because he has 13. He is also the only player to have won a WSOP and a WSOPE title. In the second position is Doyle Brunson who has 10 WSOP bracelets, two were won successively. Phil Ivey throne in the third position. At the top of the All-Time Money List just before Esfandiari's victory at the Big One For One Frop, he holds 8 WSOP bracelets and has more than $ 17 million in earnings. The Canadian Daniel Negreanu is in the 4 th position. He has four WSOP titles and more than $ 16 million in prize money.
Stu Ungar is in the 5 th place. He is the only player who register three wins at the WSOP main event. The 6th place goes to Jennifer Harman, the specialist of High Stakes. She is the best woman poker player and has at her credit two WSOP bracelets. She regularly wins in cash games. Kathy Liebert follows her at the 7 th position. She is the player who has the biggest gain. In the eighth place is Antonio Esfandiari. He is used to win the biggest prize in poker tournaments. The 9 th place is occupied by TJ Cloutier. He has 60 victories in major tournaments and has 6 bracelets. And in the 10 th position, there is Scotty Nguyen, the only one to have won the WSOP Main Event and the $ 50,000 HORSE tournament.
Source: Jack SMITH
Thursday, 15 November 2012
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