Gus Hansen – Net Worth: $10.65M in Winnings and $21M in Tracked Losses
Gus Hansen’s net worth is estimated to be between $3 million and $8 million, and the range is wide because his finances are better documented on the losing side than the winning side. The Danish professional, one of the defining figures of poker’s television era, has $10.65 million in recorded live tournament earnings and more than $21 million in publicly tracked online cash game losses.
Annie Duke – Net Worth: The $2M Champion Who Left Poker for Decision Science
Annie Duke won $2 million in a single invitational, then left poker in 2012. What she has earned since is documented in kind, but never in amount.
Tony G – Net Worth: The $300 Million Figure He Gave Himself
Tony G founded PokerNews, sat in the European Parliament for five years and has publicly named his own net worth. His tournament record tells a smaller story.
Sam Farha – Net Worth: He Lost the Hand That Launched the Poker Boom and Still Made $100M!
Sam Farha's recorded tournament earnings are under $3M. Estimates put his net worth at $100M. The gap lives in cash games that no database has ever tracked.
Mike Sexton – Net Worth: 15 Years Calling the WPT Before He Could Win It
Mike Sexton called the WPT for 15 seasons, co-founded an online poker site, and won a bracelet in 1989. His tournament total tells only part of the story.
Howard Lederer – Net Worth: $6.5M at the Table and $44.3M in the Filings
Howard Lederer walked away from Full Tilt with $44.3, as documented by the DOJ, and a $2.5M settlement. What's left is a question nobody has answered.
Bryn Kenney – Net Worth: The All-Time Leader Who Made the Most by Not Winning
Bryn Kenney leads poker's all-time money list with $85M+ in tracked earnings. Here's what those figures mean for his estimated net worth.
Antonio Esfandiari – Net Worth: The $18.3M Win and the One Question He Refused to Answer!
Antonio Esfandiari won $18.3 million at the 2012 WSOP, then the biggest prize in the sport. What he kept after backing arrangements is still an open question.
Erick Lindgren – Net Worth: $11M in Earnings and Less Than $50,000 in Assets!
Erick Lindgren earned over $11 million in recorded prize money and a $250,000-a-month Full Tilt dividend. But the bankruptcy filing paints a different picture.
Erik Seidel – Net Worth: $49M in Earnings and $5.4M That May Never Have Arrived
Ten WSOP bracelets and nearly $49M in recorded earnings. The figures most sites quote for Seidel are likely wrong, and Full Tilt left a documented gap.
Huck Seed – Net Worth: Four Bracelets, Bobby's Room, and a Figure No Database Tracks
Huck Seed won $1M at the 1996 WSOP. Thirty years later, that result is still his biggest cash, and the database still doesn't show the full picture.
Chance Kornuth – Net Worth: Bracelet Winner Who Built His Students into Champions!
Chance Kornuth holds four WSOP bracelets across four disciplines and runs one of poker's top training platforms. The database figure is only part of it.
Allen Cunningham Net Worth: A Tournament Pro You Might Be Underrating
Allen Cunningham has won five WSOP bracelets and nearly $12 million in recorded earnings. Here's his estimated net worth and why it's hard to pin down.
Stu Ungar – Net Worth: Three WSOP Main Event Titles and a Final Count of Zero!
Stu Ungar won the WSOP Main Event three times, matched by only one other player. His tournament record and his financial story couldn’t be further apart.
Ryan Riess - Net Worth: The Man Who Said No to Sponsors and Yes to $8.3M
Ryan Riess won $8.3M at his first WSOP Main Event. He told CNBC that staking and taxes cut that to roughly $2M. So, what is he actually worth today?