Top 5 Most Incredible Poker Wins

For each person, gambling, and especially poker, means different things. Some play it to escape from everyday life, worries, problems and unloved work. Others play because they have a sense of excitement that needs to be tamed. And still others simply improve their skills and abilities only in order to one day win a fabulous amount.

Poker is not just a game, it is an opportunity to develop your mental abilities, because in this game, for the most part, everything depends on the skill of the player, and not on luck. Therefore, poker is equated with a kind of sport in which world-class tournaments are held. It is thanks to such tournaments that more and more millionaires appear in the world who are able to play poker better than others. These stories are what we’re talking about today. Here are the top 5 amazing poker wins.

Antonio Esfandiari (€18.3 million)

Antonio is a professional-level former magician famous for his incredible tricks with playing poker chips. At the moment, he is one of the most famous poker players, and all because he was able to win a huge amount of money in a major poker tournament.

His winnings amounted to 18.3 million euros, the tournament was held in 2012. The total prize fund of the tournament amounted to 42.6 million euros. The runner-up got 10.1 million euros, which is also not a bad win, even despite the second place.

Daniel Colman (€15.3 million)

Daniel was only 23 years old when he was able to win a poker tournament against 41 professional players in 2014. This win is considered the second largest win among poker players. It was a great event, because Daniel was going to give up his favorite form of gambling back in 2012 in order to go to study at the university, but soon he took the documents and decided to play for the last time.

Elton Tsang (€12.2 million)

This Chinese poker player was able to win the third largest tournament win in this game of chance. But this win is also the largest outside the United States of America. After winning, Elton moved from Canada to Hong Kong and invests the money he wins in various areas of life, including real estate. Tsang was able to defeat 25 opponents, who were practically in no way inferior in the professionalism of the young player.

Jamie Gold (€12 million)

Now everyone knows Jamie for the position of president of a well-known company, but few people know that back in 2006 he gained fame by winning 12 million euros in a poker tournament. The tournament fund was very large – 85.2 million euros, which was divided among the best players of the event. Jamie received the biggest prize, but there was also the smallest prize, amounting to 14,000 euros. This player is known not only for winning, but also for his behavior at the gaming table. He often allowed himself to show cards to opponents, talk at the table or mutter incomprehensible words. Often for this he received a ban.

Martin Jacobsen (€10 million)

This player was able to win the fifth biggest win in a poker tournament. The tournament took place in 2014. He comes from Sweden, but having become famous and rich, Martin moved to London.