Wed, 09/21/2011 – 08:01 – PokerPages Staff

5. Donnacha O’Dea – Total Earnings of $1,249,442
As a respected and successful player, holder of a WSOP bracelet, poker runs through the Donnacha O’Dea’s family line.  Earlier this year, his son Eoghan O’Dea reached the last table of the WSOP Main Event, which is due to resume in November.

4. Fintan Gavin– Total Earnings of $1,386,452
Fintan Gavin has achieved three first place finishes on the poker circuit, and has earned over $1.3 million.  Gavin’s biggest win was at the EPT Barcelona Open in 2008, where he clocked up just over $1.1 million for coming second in the Main Event.

3. Padraig Parkinson– Total Earnings of $1,407,822
A native Dubliner, Padraig Parkinson is a shrewd operator at the poker tables.  Of his 40 cashes at the poker table, only one has been turned into a win, at the UKIPT Galway event in December 2009.

2. Martin Smyth – Total Earnings of $3,635,006
Martin Smyth has only achieved 15 cashes, but his win rate is impressive, winning five of these tournaments.  His biggest achievement at the poker table came in 2008, where a victory at the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII earned Smyth a cool $1,000,000.

1. Andy Black – Career Earnings of $4,102,861
Andy Black has cashed 48 times in a tournament, with one win to his name.  His biggest win came at the WSOP World Championship No Limit Hold ‘em in 2005, where a fifth placed finish earned Black a mammoth $1.75 million.

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.