poker-players

Dan Sepiol

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Biography Dan Sepiol is an American poker player from Indiana with over $6.5 million in career earnings, according to Hendon Mob. In December 2023, he outlasted a field of 3,835 entries to win the WPT World Championship for $5,282,954 after a heads-up deal with Georgios Sotiropoulos. Dan Sepiol Wins WPT World Championship ($5.3 Million) w/ Brilliant Final Table Performance Prior to this, his largest cash came with a win in the $2,700 Deep Stack at the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open for $204,735.

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poker-players

Carl Shaw

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Biography Carl Shaw is a British poker player and World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner with $2.3 million in live earnings. While his live results date back to 2013, Shaw had his poker career cash in 2019 when he defeated Tony Dunst in $5,000 No Limit Hold’em at the WSOP for $606,562 and his first bracelet. The same summer, Shaw finished 101st in the WSOP Main Event for $59,295. Shaw has also had plenty of success on the European circuit, including finishing runner-up in 2,100 No Limit Hold’em at 2022 EPT Barcelona for $62,971 and in $2,000 No Limit Hold’em at the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $69,200.

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poker-players

Santiago Plante

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris1,100 FPS Main Event 106th €5,750 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 4th €511,300 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 45th €13,620 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #95: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em 3rd $95,195 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $1,500 Shootout 77th $5,759 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 129th $8,787 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 1362nd $2,400 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack 121st $1,357 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 81st $8,457 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller 20th $9,831 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack (8-Handed) 25th $11,161 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 6th $77,814 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 PCA High Roller 14h $76,600 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 34th $22,763 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em 187th $1,601 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver 139th $964 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 835th $19,000 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6th $89,905 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Bracelet Championship 51st $3,985 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em 532nd $1,051 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 56th $1,964 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 23rd $43,849 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 272nd $38,600 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $1,000 Double Stack 252nd $2,463 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 71st $3,193 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em 11th $51,286 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 94th $3,373 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.

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poker-players

Bryce Yockey

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #13: $10,000 PLO Championship 3rd $120,900 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship 17th $90,000 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet 22nd $7,199 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller 58th $43,946 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 448th $5,539 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship 88th $17,596 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $10,000 Razz Championship 7th $43,970 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 18th $20,483 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 18th $16,378 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack 192nd $1,545 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 14th $100,866 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha 47th $14,653 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $10,000 H.

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poker-players

Thomas Boivin

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris10,200 Mystery Bounty 3rd €58,200 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas$10,400 WPT World Championship 390th $20,200 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 25th €41,550 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #19: $500 NL Hold’em Summer Saver 238th $873 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #18: $2,000 Freezeout Championship 17th $7,034 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty 46th $15,340 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 136th $3,307 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) 31st $50,000 2022 Wynn Summer Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 85th $12,431 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 135th $6,004 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event $10,000,000 GTD 10th $145,755 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 65th $8,061 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #76: $10,000 Super Turbo Bouny 40th $10,853 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $1,000 Mini Main Event 378th $2,000 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 66th $17,786 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #48: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold’em 8th $25,473 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 308th $4,360 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.

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poker-players

Samuel Laskowitz

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 NAPT Las Vegas$5,300 NAPT High Roller 1st $180,850 2023 NAPT Las Vegas$1,650 Main Event 63rd $4,540 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #92: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 19th $9,259 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship 99th $1,747 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship$3,500 Main Event 89th $7,978 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 48th $12,187 The Return - A Borgata Championship Event$2,200 Mystery Bounty Event ($1,000,000 in Guaranteed Bounties) 1st $146,609

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poker-players

Gab Yong Kim

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague3,000 Mystery Bounty 1st €214,678 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #8: 25,000 NLH GGMillion 4th €189,000 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #5: 550 NLH Colossus 74th €2,300 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #4: 2,000 Pot Limit Omaha 3rd €38,800 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague1,100 Eureka Main Event 243rd €3,010 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 646th €2,330 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event 4th €622,610 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague10,200 No-Limit Hold’em 6th €17,150 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold’em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD 17th $15,641 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event 9th €74,770 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague2,200 EPT National High Roller 23rd €11,420 2019 PokerStars APPT Manila33,000 APPT National 34th 93,000 PHP 2015 PokerStars.

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poker-players

Ian Bradley

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris5,300 EPT Main Event 42nd €22,900 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #10: 2,000 8-Game Mix 2nd €29,525 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty 109th €4,410 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty 13th $36,332 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller 72nd €17,020 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller 2nd €500,000 2022 Wynn Summer Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 30th $23,476 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha 87th $8,761 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed 33rd $10,179 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #14: 10,350 WSOPE Main Event 85th €18,407 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #11: 1,650 NLH 6-Max 44th €3,437 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #6: 1,650 PLO/NLH Mixed 26th €3,607 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #4: 2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 3rd/sup> €44,044 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 53rd $21,974 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$2,200 Mystery Bounty 96th $6,919 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold’em 278th $1,332 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #72: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Championship 34th $3,910 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 48th $4,717 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha 203rd $934

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Jack Hardcastle

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Biography Jack Hardcastle is a British poker player. He is a WPT Champions Club member after winning the WPT Montreal Main Event at partypoker for $447,859. Five British Poker Players to Watch in 2022 Since his WPT win, Hardcastle has racked up the wins and deep runs. In 2022, he ran deep in the Wynn Millions before winning the 888poker LIVE London High Stakes Series Main Event. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas$10,400 WPT World Championship 60th $80,700 2023 UKIPT Brighton1,100 Main Event 53rd £1,640 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 132nd €15,550 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 79th $11,524 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 203rd $5,253 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 288th $2,406 2022 PokerStars EPT London1,100 UKIPT Main Event 213th £1,620 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 387th €3,600 2022 UKIPT Nottingham1,100 Main Event 10th £8,540 2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Reading1,000 Main Event 6th £10,370 2022 888poker LIVE London2,100 Main Event 1st £57,098 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event $10,000,000 GTD 58th $38,384 2020 PokerStars Blowout SeriesBlowout Series: $109 NLHE 8-Max, The Big Blowout!

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poker-players

Adam Walton

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Biography Adam Walton is an American poker player from Seattle, Washington. Walton has a long list of cashes going back to 2009, when he came 33rd in a $500 tournament in Las Vegas. Since then he has accrued several wins in smaller tournaments and 19 cashes at the World Series of Poker, including 42nd place in the 2021 WSOP Main Event (where he won $163,900). In total, he has more than $989,037 in live tournament earnings.

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poker-players

Kannapong Thanarattrakul

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Biography Kannapong Thanarattrakul is a professional poker player hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, and a member of the Natural8 ambassador team. Thanarattrakul enjoyed several live poker tournament cashes between 2018-2022 but drew a blank in 2021 like many live poker grinders, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, upon his return to live tournaments, Thanarattrakul exploded onto the scene in 2022. Thanarattrakul finished fourth in a 30,000 buy-in event at the Triton Poker Series Madrid in May 2022, and walked away with $277,050.

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Kannapong Thanarattrakul

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

Biography Kannapong Thanarattrakul is a professional poker player hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, and a member of the Natural8 ambassador team. Thanarattrakul enjoyed several live poker tournament cashes between 2018-2022 but drew a blank in 2021 like many live poker grinders, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, upon his return to live tournaments, Thanarattrakul exploded onto the scene in 2022. Thanarattrakul finished fourth in a 30,000 buy-in event at the Triton Poker Series Madrid in May 2022, and walked away with $277,050.

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Yulian Bogdanov

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Biography Yulian Bogdanov is a Bulgarian poker player with more than $1.3 million in live earnings as of November 2023. In June 2023, Bogdanov took down the Wynn Summer Classic for $205,116. One year earlier, Bogdanov earned a career-best score of $440,000 from a third-place finish in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Venetian DeepStack Championship. Bogdanov came short of a bracelet in 2023 as he finished 9th in the WSOP Monster Stack for $113,597.

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Artur Martirosian

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Biography Artur Martirosian is a Russian poker player and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. In 2021, he won the EPT Sochi Main Event for $325,316. In 2023, he final tabled the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, finishing third for $677,400. The same year, Martirosian won two WSOP bracelets. The largest live cash of his career came in 2021, winning $1,400,000 after taking down SHRB Europe Event #6: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em.

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Ian Matakis

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

Biography Ian Matakis is a poker player from Minnesota and a WSOP gold bracelet winner that can be seen all over the country on mid-stakes tours and at big events like the WSOP and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Matakis won his first bracelet during the 2023 WSOP Online series in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Bankroll Builder tournament. He continuted to run hot in the opening stages of the 2023 WSOP with a run to fifth in the $600 Deepstack online and top finishes of 9th and 15th in the $1,500 and $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit tournaments, respectively, that put him in the hunt for 2023 Player of the Year.

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poker-players

Fabrice Bigot

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris10,300 EPT High Roller 58th €17,950 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris3,000 Mystery Bounty 6th €60,690 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$5,300 EPT Main Event 36th $21,500 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$10,300 EPT High Roller 45th $19,200 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller 51st €19,350 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 8th $86,118 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $1,500 Shootout 85th $5,759 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 30th $26,869 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty 10th $18,891 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 29th $19,382 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship$3,500 Main Event 18th $28,334 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 24th $18,569 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions 664th $2,470 2023 PokerStars EPT Mnte Carlo2,200 FPS High Roller 149th €3,340 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo1,100 FPS Main Event 291st €1,650 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris5,300 EPT Paris Main Event 3rd €535,850 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Prague Main Event 11th €74,950 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague1,100 Eureka Main Event 235th €3,010 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague2,200 Eureka High Roller 132nd €4,730 2022 PokerStars EPT London1,100 UKIPT Main Event 25th £5,700 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship 159th €3,010 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 248th $46,800 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 39th $16,295 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $777 Lucky 7’s 81st $5,000 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 116th $8,701 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em 545th $3,278 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 93rd $4,401 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 904th $15,000 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #57: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition Freezeout, $1M GTD 98th $1,167

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poker-players

Aleksejs Ponakovs

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Biography Aleksejs Ponakovs is a Latvian poker player and WSOP bracelet winner. He won his first WSOP bracelet in 2021 in an online $7,777 buy-in event for $432,491. The following year, he defeated Phil Ivey heads-up to win the $100,000 Super High Roller for $1,897,363. His previous biggest cash came in Triton Madrid, finishing fourth in the Main Event for $938,391. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris5,300 EPT Main Event 3rd €574,850 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship 23rd $90,700 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$25,000 NL Hold’em V 1st $216,810 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #84: $50,000 High Roller 22nd $88,506 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Championship 4th $150,144 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty 83rd $10,858 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) 10th $96,986 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo5,300 EPT Main Event 143rd €9,850 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$100,000 7-Handed 3rd $698,800 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague25,000 NL Hold’em II 3rd €117,050 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona25,000 Single-Day High Roller II 6th €148,170 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona50,000 Single-Day High Roller II 3rd €436,100 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona50,000 Single-Day High Roller I 6th €186,040 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona25,000 Single-Day High Roller I 9th €60,030 2022 World Series of PokerTournament of Champions 53rd $3,500 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 45th $11,388 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 1st $1,897,363 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.

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poker-players

Brock Wilson

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

Biography Brock Wilson is an American poker player with over $5m in career earnings. A regular on the PokerGO Tour, Wilson made a name for himself at the 2021 US Poker Open with two final-table finishes. Five American Poker Players to Watch in 2022 The largest cash of Wilson’s career came in 2019, finishing second in the MILLIONS World $25,000 Super High Roller for $619,536. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas$10,400 WPT World Championship 437th $19,300 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) 78th $10,074 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #92: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 97th $2,522 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty 176th $3,429 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship 17th $7,222 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #12: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 6th $33,422 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 1080th $2,630 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 13th $35,681 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack 165th $1,148 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 Monster Stack 423rd $4,725 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller 48th $7,001 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 158th $4,800 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) 42nd $40,000 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack 309th $1,202 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed) 31st $40,000 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 299th $2,625 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 PCA High Roller 5th $261,700 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 6th $117,819 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Bracelet Championship 144th $1,727 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 80th $1,493 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 372nd $5,165 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 63rd $5,476 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em 62nd $3,250 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 13th $28,102 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed 25th $50,810 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event $10,000,000 GTD 41st $48,665 2022 Wynn Millions$1,600 Mystery Bounty $1,500,000 GTD 200th $2,477 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 42nd $11,113 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #81: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 223rd $1,400 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$1,600 Mystery Bounty 119th $4,258 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 701st $17,500 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.

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poker-players

Espen Jorstad

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Biography Espen Uhlen Jorstad is a Norwegian professional poker pro who resides in London, United Kingdom. In 2022, he won two WSOP bracelets including the 2022 WSOP Main Event for $10,000,000, becoming the first Norwegian to win poker’s biggest title. The former Unibet Poker Ambassador, also won Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team alongside Patrick Leonard for $148,067 and his first WSOP bracelet. Many will know Jorstad from his online poker grind, mostly on PokerStars where he is known as “Hymn2ninkasi” and GGPoker where he uses the alias “COVFEFE-19”.

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Boris Kolev

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Biography Boris Kolev is a Bulgarian poker player and WSOP bracelet winner. He won his first WSOP bracelet at the 2021 WSOP in Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em. He defeated a field of 531 players to win $511,184. This was the last WSOP bracelet awarded at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Kolev has numerous six-figure cashes throughout his career, including the Wynn Winter Classic PKO Bounty for $131,548.

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poker-players

Benny Glaser

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Biography Benny Glaser is a British poker player. Over the course of his career, he has won five World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and amassed over $7 million in live earnings. In 2022, he also finished second in the WPT World Championship at Wynn for $2.8 million. He has also won 24 SCOOP and WCOOP titles on PokerStars, and is widely renowned as one of the all-around best British poker players.

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Ben Heath

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Biography Ben Heath is a British poker player and WSOP bracelet winner with over $19 million in career earnings. His bracelet victory came back in 2019, winning the $50,000 High Roller for $1.48 million. When I was younger, I was shy and didn’t really want to win the bracelet," he told PokerNews. “I would have rather just taken second place. But now that it has happened, it feels great!” In 2021, he narrowly missed out on a second bracelet after finishing second in the WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller to Adrian Mateos.

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poker-players

Stephen Song

@Global Poker Index Rankings @Dan Sepiol

Biography Stephen Song is an American poker player with over $5 million in career cashes and the 2022 GPI Player of the Year. He is World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and well a three-time WSOP Circuit gold ring winner. In 2022, he was named Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year and Mid-Major Player of the Year, which recognizes success in events with buy-ins up to $2,500. That year, he won the WPT Prime Championship for $712,650 and narrowly missed out on a second bracelet after finishing second in Event #46: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Holdem for a career-high $476,990.

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poker-players

Michael Rossitto

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Biography Michael Rossitto is an Italian poker player who won the 2023 $3,500 Wynn Millions Main Event for $604,637. Rossitto resides in New York and has racked up millions in earnings on the East Coast. He finished second in the 2022 Borgata Summer Poker Open $500 NLH for $143,730 and took down the 2023 Big Stax XXV Bensalem $1,100 NLH for $108,147. Fresh off that victory, Rossitto had his biggest career moment when he topped a field of 1,314 runners in the Wynn Millions Main Event and defeated heads-up opponent Andrew Esposito.

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