5 Top World Series of Poker Multi-Millionaires

Johnny Chan have played in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) for twenty years, won it twice and have a record 10 bracelets, yet he is only 4th on the all-time World Series of Poker money list.

Aussie Joe Hachem have finished in the money only twice and have one top award to travel along with a cold bullet of Foster’s. Yet, Hachem is in first place on the all-time money listing and Chan is only fourth.

What’s occurrence here?

Pure and simple, the award money have exploded. Today’s winner acquires significantly more than money than the payout Chan got when he won his two titles inch the late 80’s.

Hachem won the 2005 WSOP, a record scene twelvemonth for payout to the winner ($7.5 mil), participants (5600+), and entire award pool ($56 mil+) in the final, No Limit Texas Hold ‘em event.

Greg Raymer, who won it all in 2004, is in 2nd place with $5.4 mil, courtesy of a $5 mil payday last year.

Steve Danneman, who finished 2nd to Hachem in 2005, moved into 3rd place, one ahead of Chan. It was Steve’s 1 and only “in the money” coating at the WSOP, but it was a whopper at $4.25 mil.

Johnny, with about $3.5 mil in WSOP payouts over 20 old age of play, won back-to-back championship titles, the last individual to make so, in ‘87 and ’88, for a sum of about $1.3 mil.

How the times have got changed. With the large payouts now, the newbies – with a single high place coating - have got got jumped ahead of some of the greatest name calling in poker, some of whom have been playing 20 old age or more.

Here are the top five, according to the functionary statistics of the World Series of Poker, now owned by Harrah’s:

Joe Hachem, 2005 winner, $7,525,850

Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, 2004 winner, $5, 433,450

Steve Danneman, 2nd place finisher, 2005, $4,250,000

Johnny Chan, $3,744,331

And rounding out the top five winners, with six WSOP bracelets since his first start in 1985, is T. J. Cloutier, at $3,697,251. Cloutier have never won the Big One, though he finished 2nd to Chris “Jesus” Ferguson in 2000. Cloutier is just a steady, consistent winner.

What will travel on in 2006?

Chances are good that all the records put in 2005 will be topped in 2006.

Chances are that an unknown region will take it all.

Chances are that a new name will go to the top of the leader board.