Thu, 09/08/2011 – 07:20 – PokerPages Staff

5. Kayvan Payman – UKIPT Earnings of $309,446
Kayvan Payman has been playing poker seriously since 2007, when he achieved his first cash in a tournament.  Payman’s only cash in the UKIPT was big enough to earn him fifth place on the all-time list, coming in last year’s end of season championship.

4.  Artur Wasek – UKIPT Earnings of $390,879
Artur Wasek has won just under $800,000 at the poker tables since turning pro in early 2010.  Wasek’s only cash in the UKIPT came in the 2010 Championship, and was worth $390,879.

3. Kyle Bowker – UKIPT Earnings of $488,599
Resident of Walton, New York, Kyle Bowker has been playing, and winning at the poker tables since 2005.  In a career that has seen 46 cashes and two first place finishes, his third place at the UKIPT main event in 2010 wins him third place on this list.

2. John Juanda – UKIPT Earnings of $887,622
Easily the highest profile player on this list, and lying in fifth place on the all-time poker winner’s list, is John Juanda.  Juanda earns his place by virtue of coming second in the inaugural UKIPT Championship event in 2010.

1. David Vamplew – UKIPT Earnings of $1,469,343
Scottish professional player David Vamplew managed to beat a fairly experienced field, including one of the all-time greats of the poker table on his way to winning the UKIP Championship in 2010.  This victory earned him almost $1.5 million.

Tue, 09/06/2011 – 07:22 – PokerPages Staff

5. Martin Jacobson – Career Earnings of $2,634,075
Martin Jacobson of Lidingo, Sweden has earned a tidy $2.6 million from poker, and this fresh faced star has only been playing since 2008.  Jacobson’s biggest payday came in January 2011, when he came second in an EPT event, earning just over $800,000.

4.  Erik Friberg – Career Earnings of $2,664,710
Only marginally ahead of Jacobson is 23 year old Erik Friberg.  This player has managed 11 cashes, and one first place, winning 2007′s Swedish Open.

3. Michael Tureniec – Career Earnings of $2,791,682
Solna citizen Michael Tureniec has racked up $2.1 million in poker play, with three first place finishes to his name.  Tureniec’s most lucrative win was at the EPT event in Copenhagen this year, where he scooped $713,184.

2. Johan Storakers – Career Earnings of $2,793,315
The second most successful Swede is the marvelously named Johan Storakers.  Hailing from Stockholm, Storakers has been playing poker since the late 80s, and has cashed 74 times, with 6 tournament wins under his belt.  Storaker’s biggest win was $486,000 for coming second in the Aruba Classic 2008.

1. Martin de Knijff– Career Earnings of $3,322,376
Sweden’s top poker earner is Martin de Knijff, who has earned over $3.3 million at the poker table.  Named after his father, de Knijff has only one tournament win to his name, but it earned him a monster $2.7 million, when he won the 2004 WPT Main Event at the Five-Star World Poker Classic.