Justin Bonomo, one of the best players in the world, is back in the poker media headlines. After a trip to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and a $250,000 tournament where the American came in sixth place, his total prize money at the offline tables exceeded $60,000,000.
He was the only player ever to win that much money – $60,222,952 – in an offline tournament.
Bonomo has been competing for first place for several years now with Bryn Kenney, who has soared to the podium thanks to a deal in the most expensive tournament in poker history. Nearly $20 million in prize money put him in the lead. Justin’s biggest payout of his career was $10 million.
They took turns topping the list at first, but Breen moved away from the offline game and gave Bonomo a chance to pull away again. Today, Kenny is in second place with $57,265,665.
Third place is traditionally held by Daniel Negreanu with $50,115,498 in prize money. For a long time, KidPoker could not overcome the barrier of $50 million, but was able to cope with the downstrain and win the Super High Roller Bowl.
Today, the top 10 poker players in the world are as follows:
No. 1: Justin Bonomo – $60,222,954.
2nd place: Bryn Kenny – $57,265,665.
3rd place: Daniel Negreanu – $50,116,498.
Fourth place: Stephen Chidwick – $44,665,132.
5th place: Eric Seidel – $42,448,294.
6th place: Jason Kuhn – $42,387,726.
7th place: David Peters – $42,044,584.
8th place: Dan Smith – $39,677,357.
9th place: Nikita Bodiakowski – $38,302,021.
10th place: Phil Ivey – $38,281,866.
While previously the movement in the rankings was a few times a year, today the list is very dynamic thanks to dozens of expensive series. There are $250,000 tournaments at various EPT stops, and just a couple of successful performances at Triton Poker are likely to move a player up a few spots.
