The all-time poker money list
By All In Central · Updated
Bryn Kenney has won more in live poker tournaments than anyone else: about $90.8M. These are the top 15 live tournament earners of all time, as of August 2026. Every total is gross cashes, before buy-ins.
The top 15
Total live tournament cashes in US dollars, before buy-ins, rounded to the nearest $100,000. Online results aren't included. Players close together swap places often — two sets of figures a few weeks apart can order them differently.
| Player | Live earnings |
|---|---|
| 1United States: Bryn Kenney | $90.8M |
| 2United Kingdom: Stephen Chidwick | $79.9M |
| 3United States: Jason Koon | $77.0M |
| 4Spain: Adrian Mateos | $69.9M |
| 5Belarus: Mikita Badziakouski | $69.5M |
| 6United States: Isaac Haxton | $66.8M |
| 7United States: Justin Bonomo | $65.6M |
| 8United States: Dan Smith | $61.4M |
| 9Canada: Daniel Negreanu | $60.7M |
| 10United States: Alex Foxen | $59.5M |
| 11United States: Phil Ivey | $55.7M |
| 12Canada: Daniel Dvoress | $54.0M |
| 13United States: David Peters | $50.8M |
| 14Germany: Fedor Holz | $50.7M |
| 15United States: Erik Seidel | $49.3M |
Read it with care
A money list adds up cashes; it does not subtract buy-ins. A player who enters twenty $100,000 events a year can top it while breaking even, and most high-stakes players sell part of their action, so the cash isn't all theirs. It still says something real: to cash this much you have to go deep, again and again, against the best fields in the game.
Common questions
- Who has won the most money in poker tournaments?
- Bryn Kenney, with about $90.8M in live tournament winnings as of August 2026. Stephen Chidwick is second with $79.9M and Jason Koon third with $77.0M.
- Does the money list show how much a player has profited?
- No. It adds up tournament cashes and ignores buy-ins, so it overstates profit — often by a lot for players who play $100,000-plus high rollers, where a single buy-in can exceed most players' lifetime winnings. Players also sell pieces of their action to backers, so a cash isn't all theirs. It is a measure of results, not of income.
- Does the all-time money list include online poker?
- No. This list, like the Hendon Mob's, counts live tournaments only. Online tournament winnings and cash-game profits aren't included.
- Who is the top non-American on the all-time money list?
- Stephen Chidwick of United Kingdom, with $79.9M — No. 2 overall.
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Open the timerSource: The Hendon Mob's all-time live tournament money list, as published in August 2026. The totals change every week, and other databases (Card Player's, for one) count slightly differently; check the Hendon Mob for the current figures. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.