Tue, 09/13/2011 – 07:58 – PokerPages Staff

5. Mike Sexton – Career Earnings of $3,090,222
Resident of Las Vegas, Mike Sexton has been a poker industry stalwart for over 20 years. The owner of one WSOP bracelet and a total of nine first place finishes, Sexton’s biggest victory came at the 2006 TOC for the WSOP, where his victory earned him a cool $1 million.

4. Michael Martin – Career Earnings of $3,237,002
Michael Martin’s poker career has followed an incredibly steep trajectory, since he began playing seriously in 2006. A series of 15 cashes has been peaked with one first place finish, the PokerStars EPT Championships, worth just under $2 million.

3. Mike Matusow – Career Earnings of $6,721,806
Nicknamed “The Mouth” for his somewhat forthright opinions on all matters poker, Mike Matusow has been incredibly successful at the poker table. Holder of three WSOP bracelets, Matusow has won a total of six tournaments, and cashed 66 times.

2. Michael Binger – Career Earnings of $7,029,303
Possibly one of the only poker pros on the circuit to have a PhD in theoretical particle physics, Michael Binger has also carved out a successful poker career. Binger’s biggest night at the poker table came in 2006, when he pocketed $4 million for coming third in the WSOP championship.

1. Michael Mizrachi – Career Earnings of $11,218,746
Streets ahead of any other poker playing Michaels is “The Grinder”, Michael Mizrachi. Nicknamed due to his methodical and relentless play, Mizrachi has cashed in 94 events, and won four cash pots over $1 million.