In the ever-evolving landscape of poker, 2023 witnessed a massive shift in the hierarchy of the All-Time Money List with several players moving up the ladder and etching their names into the annals of the game’s history. Meet top 10 players who exhibited their exceptional skills, strategy and resilience to perform in prestigious events and amass staggering earnings. Their power-packed performances not only pushed them to the top of the All Time Money List 2023 but also fetched them profound admiration, inspiring players worldwide and paving the way for an exciting new era in the realm of professional poker. Let us check out who ranks where!
1.Bryn Kenney – $65,115,882
Kenney is one of the prominent figures in the realm of professional poker. The American pro won a major chunk of his earnings this year at the Triton Poker Series, London in August 2023. He took down the Triton London $250,000 Buy-in Luxon Invitational for $6,860,000, growing his career total to more than $5 million and reclaiming the top spot on poker’s all-time money list. Boasting $65,115,882 in earnings, he now sits on the top spot ahead of Justin Bonomo who previously held the top spot.
2.Justin Bonomo -$63,298,343
Ranking second on the All Time Money List is another American in Justin Bonomo. He made big headlines for winning the 2018 WSOP $1 million Big One for One Drop for a career best $10,000,000. The three-time WSOP winner held the top position earlier this year but he recently slipped to the second position with $63,298,343 to his name. Bonomo is a high-stakes player who was last seen in the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship where he finished 9th for an impressive $ 108,761.
Apart from posting several deep runs across various prestigious events, he won two prestigious titles this year, including a win in the Poker Masters #9 at 2023 PGT Poker Masters, Las Vegas and a victory in $25,000 NLH – 8-Handed (Event #31) at PokerStars Caribbean Adventure – PCA & PSPC 2023, Nassau.
3.Jason Koon – $55,762,108
Hailing from Weston, West Virginia, Jason Koon is a standout player who made waves all season, dominating both televised and off-screen poker games. Koon is known for his performances at the Triton Poker Series and boasts a record 10 Triton titles, the highest by any player. He also graced the Game of Gold poker reality show by GGPoker as a contestant. Currently ranked third with a massive $55,762,108, he has had himself quite a year in 2023 with an impressive 6 Triton titles to his name.
4.Stephen Chidwick – $54,510,197
Considered among his peers as the best player on the high roller tournament scene, this Englishman currently ranks fourth on the All Time Money List with a staggering $54,510,197 in live earnings. He has spent a long time at the top of the GPI player rankings and won his first WSOP bracelet in 2019.
Chidwick participates in most marquee events such as WSOP Europe, Poker Go Tour (PGT), and Triton Poker Series among other. He has more than 30 live titles to his name. His most significant seven-figure cash came in the £1,050,000 Triton Poker Million for Charity event, where he finished 4th for $5,368,947. He was last seen at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise 2023. He competed in the Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) High Roller event and took the 20th spot for a payout of $43,500. He did not make any drastic move this year but maintained his fourth spot on this All Time Money leaderboard.
5.Dan Smith – $52,438,566
A renowned American professional poker player, Dan Smith has been moving up the All-Time Money List. He rose to prominence for his victory in the 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship $100,000 NHLE event for $1.04 million. He then made big headlines, placing third in the 2018 WSOP Big One for One Drop for a whopping $4 million. He scored his biggest career cash with a 3rd place finish for $8,765,628 at the Triton Million in 2019. This year, we saw this player make some amazing moves in the Big One For One Drop event at the WPT in Las Vegas where he finished third for $2,806,750.
Prior to this second runner-up finish at the Big One, he also won a High Roller tourney at the Aria High Roller Series, securing $119,600 in top prize. Another victory he achieved this year was in the $200,000 + 10,000 No Limit Hold’em – The Special Triton Invitational (Event #1) at Triton Super High Roller Series Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo where he cashed an impressive $3,870,000 in prize money. He is currently ranked fifth on All Time Money List and boasts $52,438,566 in total live earnings.
Other top-ranked players on the All Time Money List 2023 includes the likes of GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu (6th place – $51,633,001), Mikita Bodyakovsky (7th place – $50,857,616), Isaac Haxton (8th place – $46,833,508), Erik Seidel (9th place – $45,661,019), and David Peters (10th – $ 44,179,112).
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