Tue, 09/20/2011 – 07:52 – PokerPages Staff

5.  John Juanda – Total Earnings of $11,993,013
Originally of Indonesia, John Juanda now lives and plays in the USA.  Four WSOP bracelets and 24 first place finishes make Juanda a force to be reckoned with at the poker table.  Juanda’s biggest haul was in 2008 at the WSOP in Europe, where he picked up $1.7 million.

4.  Jamie Gold– Total Earnings of $12,235,441
Despite his much publicized recent problems, Jamie Gold has a place in the poker record books.  In 2006, his win at the WSOP main event made Gold the recipient of the biggest ever prize pot in poker history.

3.  Phil Ivey– Total Earnings of $13,873,862
One of poker’s most feared opponents, and often called the Tiger Woods of poker, Phil Ivey has winnings totaling $13.8 million.  Ivey has won tournaments all over the world, including prestigious venues like Monte Carlo.

2. Daniel Negreanu – Total Earnings of $14,673,243
Nicknamed Kid Poker, Daniel Negreanu was so confident of his poker playing abilities that at the age of 21 he dropped out of college to play full time.  It seems his decision was justified, as 166 cashes, 34 tournament wins and four WSOP bracelets later, Kid Poker is over $14 million richer.

1. Erik Seidel – Total Earnings of $16,703,107
Erik Seidel is the highest earning poker player of all time, with a career haul of $16.7 million.  His poker career started brightly in 1988, where he won $280,000 in the WSOP World Championship for coming in second.  The only way was up for Seidel following this victory, and he stands tall at the top of the rankings.

Mon, 09/12/2011 – 07:27 – PokerPages Staff

5. Alessio Isaia – Career Winnings of $1,742,586
Alessio Isaia has won a total of five tournaments, with cashes in 33 events.  Isaia’s biggest haul was the $545,115 he picked up for winning the WPT No Limit Hold ‘em at the Venice event in February 2011.

4. Salvatore Bonavena – Career Winnings of $1,804,611
Salvatore Bonavena of Milan has achieved 17 cashes since going pro in 2006.  This player’s biggest victory came in the EPT Prague event in 2008, with a win of just over $1 million.

3. Max Pescatori – Career Winnings of $2,961,217
On the same day Italy lifted the World Cup in 2006, Max Pescatori was celebrating winning his first WSOP bracelet.  A second has followed since, in 2008, and Pescatori has won a total of ten tournaments.

2. Filippo Candio – Career Winnings of $3,153,448
From Cagliaro, Sardinia, Filipo Candio has achieved 12 cashes in his relatively short poker career so far.  Candino’s biggest win by far came in the WSOP main event in 2010, where he walked away with just over $3 million.

1. Jeff Lisandro – Career Winnings of $4,828,016
Out on his own at almost $5 million is Jeff Lisandro of Salerno, Italy.  Nicknamed ‘Iceman’, Lisandro has cashed 60 times in a career spanning 14 years.  Lisandro has to his name ten first place finishes, and four coveted WSOP bracelets.  Given that this player’s biggest win was the $659,730 that he won in the WSOP main event in 2006, to amass such a large total prize pot is testament to Lisandro’s longevity.