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Poker: Top 5 most successful players in 2016

  • Published Date May 31, 2017
  • By Jimmy Butler

The year 2016 was another massive year for Poker. We saw record breaking fields in some of the popular tournaments, leading to increased prize money and making them much more enthralling for both, the players and the viewers.

 

There were some regulars in the circuit who continued to make a mark and then there were some newbies who performed exceptionally well to sweep some pros off their feet. But only a few really made it big in these twelve months to make it most successful year of their Poker careers.

 

Lets take a look at the Top 5 most successful players in the year 2016:

 

1. Fedor Holz: At the Top of the list is the name of none other than this German kid who has earned a name for himself in the Poker World, quicker than anyone else has in the past decade. His year started in a remarkable fashion when he ran through a massive field in the WPT National Philippines $200,000 Triton Super High Roller for a first-place prize finish and a total winnings of $3,463,500. He cashed a record 24 times in various tourneys throughout the year and also took town the prestigious WSOP 2016 One Drop, High Roller event for $4,981,775, which was also his first WSOP bracelet. Total Winnings in 2016: $16,484,153

 

2. Elton Tsang: Elton had an extremely fortunate and a profitable 2016 owing to his victory in one of the all time biggest buy-in events (I million Euros) in the history of Poker in Monte Carlo One Drop festival. In a single event he won a humongous $12, 248, 912. Although Tsang has been playing Poker for over a decade but the game had never been more kind to him and his overall previous total earnings accumulate to around $500,000. Total Winnings in 2016: $12, 248, 912.

 

3. Qui Nguyen: Every Poker enthusiast who follows the game closely, must be quite familiar with Qui Nquyen’s name, post his WSOP 2016 Main Event heroics. The Vietnamese-American poker player from Las Vegas bested a field of 6737 players, winning a massive payout of $8,005,310. He came on top of the November Nine in an emphatic way, surprising a lot, who were counting him out of the race to win the biggest prize in Poker. This fairytale will be remembered for long. Total Winnings in 2016: $8,005,310.

 

4. David Peters: Peters is the next on the list with some solid performances throughout the year, mainly in the High Roller Events worldwide. This was by far the most successful year of his Poker career. The American Pro took down a few High Roller Events and final tabled a few more to accumulate a total of $7,271,414 in his 2016 Poker winnings. The highlight of the year was his ACOP High roller win for $629, 868. Total Winnings in 2016: $7,271,414

 

5. Rainer Kempe: Another German Pro who ran super hot in the year 2016. Kempe had a few impressive performances throughout the year in the High Roller Events. His biggest wins of the year were, winning the Super High Roller Bowl with 888poker for $5,000,000 and another first place finish in a $50,000 Aria Super High Roller Event to win a prize of $531, 245. Total Winnings in 2016: 6,627,501.

 

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