Seth Davies is prominent American pro in the high-stakes poker world with career earnings exceeding $32 million from 194 cashes. In this article, we will dive into Davies’ early life, poker career, earnings, and net worth, along with his personal life.
Seth Davies’s Early Life and Career
Born in 1990 in Oregon, from childhood, Davies was interested in sports and played baseball for the College of Southern Nevada’s team in Las Vegas. Davies discovered poker during his high school years, playing friendly poker games with friends.
Persistent injuries and a subsequent surgery forced him off the field, ultimately redirecting his focus toward honing his poker skills. After dedicating several years to grinding online, Davies relocated to Mexico to continue playing in the wake of Black Friday, steadily building his career in the game.
Seth Davies’ Poker Career Highlights and Earnings
Seth Davies’ first live cash came in 2010 when he scored a 20th-place finish in the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III $500 NLH for just $1,874. He scored two money finishes at the 2011 WSOP, including a cash finish in the 42nd WSOP Main Event for $54,851.
The next year, David scored three ITM finishes at the WSOP, including a final table finish in Event #49: $1,500 NLH Ante Only, finishing 7th for a payout of $30,373.
From 2013 to 2016, Davies lowered his tournament volume, competing in just a handful of tournaments. However, in 2016, Davis started focusing more on live tournaments, resuming his live tournament journey seriously. After participating more in live tournaments, Davies won his first live poker title, winning the WPT Canadian Spring Championship for $203,992. That year, he also went on to win the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $1,100 NLH 6-Max for $41,604.
In 2017, Davies finished 4th in the PokerMasters 2017 $100,000 Event, earning his second biggest six-figure score of $324,000. One year later, in the 2018 PokerMasters $50,000 NLH Event, Davies came 3rd to collect $352,500. He didn’t stop there and went on to wrap up the year, winning the 2018 WPT Five Diamond WP Classic $25k NLH for $341,920.
In 2019, Davies came close to winning his career’s first bracelet but couldn’t get past 8th place in 2019 WSOP Event #90: $50k High Roller, pocketing $167,420. He followed that up with a runner-up finish in the EPT Barcelona $50k High Roller for a staggering $807,521. In December 2019, Davies made a 5th place finish in the $250k NLH Super High Roller in partypoker MILLIONS for his first seven-figure score of $1,020,000. He concluded the year by again winning the 2019 WPT Five Diamond WP Classic $25k NLH for $424,000.
In 2020, Davies scored three final table finishes in the partypoker MILLIONS Sochi Super High Roller Series, collecting almost $900k, before the poker world shifted online. During the online Super High Roller Bowl Online, Davies finished second in the $25k NLH Super High Roller, scooping $343,125. 2021 was a big year in Davies’s poker career. That year, not only did he score multiple final table finishes, but he came very close to his career-first bracelet. In 2021 WSOP, Davies finished 4th in Event #82: $250k NLH Super High Roller for a $930,791 payday. That year, he also won a SHRB title, winning the $50k NLH High Roller in SHRB Europe for $435,400.
In 2022, Davies took a step forward in his live poker tournament journey, adding a European Poker Tour under his belt. He emerged victorious in the EPT Monte Carlo $25k NLH Event, collecting his first EPT title and $299,957 payday. Davies also began competing in Triton poker that year and finished 3rd in his first Triton tournament of $75k buy-in, collecting $695,167. He then went on to win his first-ever circuit ring, winning the WSOP Online Circuit $2,00 NLH Super High Roller for $50,844.
Davies began his 2023 with a runner-up finish in the PCA $100k Super High Roller in PCAfor a seven-figure sum of $1,078,347. He then won PGT $ 10,000 + 100 No Limit Hold’em Aria High Roller #18 for $ 128,800 and followed that up with another PGT victory for $ 522,000 by winning $ 25K Pot Limit Omaha Championship (Event #9) at PGT PLO Series in. His career-best score also came in 2024 when he won Super High Roller Bowl Series 7-Max for $ 3,206,000 and followed that up with a Super High Roller Bowl PLO victory in October, earning $ 1,500,000.
In December 2024, Davies participated in the 2024 WSOP Paradise $100k NLH Triton Main Event and finished in ninth place, earning $393,000.
Seth Davies Net Worth in 2025
As of January 2025, Seth Davies has earned over $32 million from 194 cashes, cementing himself as one of the top high-stake poker pros. There are not any exact reports on Davies’s net worth, but it should be in several millions, considering his live poker earnings and lifestyle.
Seth Davies’s Personal Life
Unlike a lot of high-stake poker pros, Davies is very active on social media, especially on X and Instagram, sharing his workout routine, his journey as a dad, and much more. Davies is happily married and has a 4-year-old son.
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