Top Poker Winners 2018
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- 115647 players in the 2018 Money List. 2018 Money List - Top 115,647. Exclusive Rankings for Poker 52 Magazine.
- Not surprisingly, Cada is the most accomplished player at the 2018 final table. He has three previous bracelets and $10,779,041 in total tournament earnings. Most of that amount ($8,546,435) came from his 2009 victory, and he has the chance to win even more than that this year if he takes home the $8,800,000 first-place prize.
LAS VEGAS -- John Cynn defeated Tony Miles heads-up to win the 2018 World Series of Poker main event early Sunday morning, claiming poker's world championship and $8.8 million.
Cynn, 33, of Indianapolis, played 10 full days of poker over the past two weeks at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino to turn his $10,000 buy-in into one of the richest prizes in poker, triumphing over a field of 7,874 players.
Though he was still wrapped up in the emotion of his victory, Cynn made it clear that while the money will change his life, he doesn't want to change who he is as a person.
'The money is very significant, but I do like to think that I don't need the money to be happy,' said Cynn. 'But at the same time, practically, it's going to make things a lot easier -- things I want to do in life ... even to my parents, this is money that they never could've imagined. It's definitely going to be life-changing.'
The heads-up battle between Cynn and Miles lasted almost 10½ hours, with records set for the most hands played heads-up to close out a WSOP main event (199) and the most total hands at a WSOP main event final table (442).
On the final hand, Cynn raised to 9 million with Kc-Jc before the flop, Miles reraised to 34 million with Qc-8h, and Cynn called. After a flop of Kh-Kd-5h, Miles bet 32 million and Cynn called. On the 8d turn, Miles went all-in for 114 million. After thinking for a minute, Cynn dropped in his chips to indicate a call, and it was all over.
Miles, who entered the day as the chip leader, earned $5 million for his second-place finish. Though he was clearly disappointed with the result, he already had some perspective of how special a moment he had just been involved in.
'We've been playing on little to no sleep -- the nerves and the angst that you feel at night, it's almost impossible to get a good night's rest,' he said. 'Then you come in here and you have to battle for 12 hours heads-up. It was a war, and it was amazing. I'm sure it'll go down and be chronicled in history as one of the best heads-up matches ever. I have a ton of respect for him. He's going to be a great champion, and I'm really happy for him.'
Cynn was similarly exhausted, and in the final hours, he said he really started to feel the effects of having to push through the latter stages of the 10-day poker marathon and an intense final day.
'I'm pretty beat. I'm pretty exhausted,' he admitted. 'I think every day, somehow you get more exhausted but also a little bit sharper just because your adrenaline keeps you going.'
Cynn entered this tournament with just shy of $1 million in career poker tournament earnings -- the bulk of which came from his 11th-place finish in the 2016 main event, for which he earned $650,000.
The final day of play began with three players, but it took just 18 hands for Michael Dyer to have his all-in bet called. His Ah-Td failed to catch up to Miles' As-Jh, and Dyer took home $3.75 million for his third-place finish.
From there, it became a battle of wills between Cynn and Miles. They traded the lead back and forth numerous times over the course of 199 hands of heads-up play, but even though Cynn found himself at a significant disadvantage several times during the match, Miles was the player at risk in all three hands in which there was an all-in and call.
The first was a river call by Cynn, who had two pair against Miles' three of a kind. The second all-in was a battle of draws that ended in an unlikely chopped pot.
The third all-in call sealed the title for Cynn.
Poker has become a major source of income for thousands of players from around the world. They compete not only for the highest general rating but also for the biggest cash prize within a year. A single player can hardly keep the Poker King crown for long. The number of PokerStars users is growing each day as well as the number of poker rooms available on the web. We should also consider endless live tournaments and land casinos highlighting celebrities banned from casinos for playing high stacks.
Although it has been only a few months since the start of 2018, we can already look at the overall standings and showcase some of the most successful players featuring their million cash prizes. Follow our list of most successful players whose earnings depend not only on luck but also on knowledge, patients, skills, stamina and Poker Face, of course.
1. Antonio Esfandiari
Also known as the Magician on the web, Antonio usually takes place in different poker tournaments hosted by both land and online casinos. Last time, he took part in WSOP tournament in LA where he managed to take the main prize. Antonio got $226, 785 for taking the first place.
2. Daniel Colman
Most poker fans and dedicated fans know him under the mrGR33N13 moniker. After entering the 45th Annual Poker World Series, Daniel could hardly imagine that it will make him a millionaire! He was the lucky one to finish first at the No-Limit Hold’em Cup. The cash prize was impressive. Colman got $15, 306, 668.
3. Daniel Negreanu
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The Kid Poker is a permanent guest on different annual events including 8th Poker World Series as a part of the European Event series. The buy-in was $25, 600. That’s just for a start. High-rollers were tough that night. However, Daniel still managed to finish first with a $725, 000 cash prize.
4. Jonathan Duhamel
He does not boast a catchy nickname. However, it never stops Jonathan from winning huge cash prizes on different poker tournaments. The last win was $554, 395 when taking the first place in No-Limit Hold’em tournament for high rollers.
5. Phil Hellmuth
Our list would never be complete without the notorious Poker Brat. Phil Hellmuth is known for a tight gaming style. He generally avoids high-stacks. The tactics seem to bring him luck in addition to cash. He entered Razz Championship with only a $10, 000 buy-in. Nevertheless, he still managed to end up first and take home $217, 105.
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