The game of poker is traditionally associated with large winnings generated at glamorous tournaments and championships. The truth, however, is that a great number of players, including poker pros, prefer to stay safe and play in live and online tournaments and events which feature both moderate buy-ins and prize pools.
Still, there are a lot of poker professionals who are ready to risk it all and put all their talent, resourcefulness and a massive bankroll to chase some of the greatest cash winnings on a global scale. Such players do not lack adventurous spirit and prefer to take part in the largest cash games in the history of poker.
Here are some of the greatest contemporary high rollers in online poker:
Gus Hansen
Known as one of the legends of the online poker industry, Gus Hansen is beyond any doubt among the most popular high-rollers in the history of online poker. Yet, he is also considered as a controversial figure, due to the fact that his style of play resulted in his bankroll going up and down on a number of occasions.
2009 and 2010 were pretty tough for him, as in April 2009 he lost control of his play and lost massive amounts of money while playing online. By October 2010, Gus Hanson was down $10 million online and at the time everyone thought he fell so deep that he could nothing to do things better, the player started something that can be described only as an amazing comeback, which saw him wipe more than $7 million of that deficit out.
He also had an unfortunate series over the next few years, which made him notorious for his overall accumulated losses of about $21 million. Hanson did not manage to record a cash since March 2014, so the Danish decided to put an end to his career and stay away from online poker tables. After a 19-month interruption, Hansen was reported to have come back to the online poker in 2016 and even generate a winning.
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey has been on top of the All-Time Money List of online poker for years. Undoubtedly, Ivey is among the most popular poker professionals of all times, generating breathtaking cashes and winning a great number of tournaments.
Before the Black Friday, he was part of Full Tilt Poker team and managed to generate online winnings estimated to $19.24 million. What is even more impressive, Ivey has never been reported to be experiencing a long-term downfall, unlike a large number of other poker players, including aforementioned Gus Hanson. Unfortunately, his game changed after the relaunch of Full Tilt. Since then, the player has dropped more than $6.3 million while on Full Tilt, and then he lost another $2.48 million on PokerStars.
And still, no matter how large his losses are, Phil Ivey is to remain as one of the best and most successful contemporary online high-rollers. On the other hand, the player has also demonstrated interest towards more live games, not to mention the fact he participated in various business ventures away from poker.
Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom, who is known worldwide under his nickname Isildur1, has been one of the most attractive and captivating players for poker fans. The young poker professional has been known for his preferences to high-stake games since coming into light onto the international poker arena back in 2009.
It was in 2009 when Blom managed to generate a massive winning of $5 million, which put the beginning of epic online battles and simply amazing cashes. However, the player is also known for some massive swings in his career, starting with his first massive loss in a single day. At this time, Blom lost a total of $4.2 million to Brian Hastings.
The career of Viktor Blom, or should we way Isuldur 1, on Full Tilt ended with total losses amounting to $4.74 million. After signing with PokerStars in 2010, the young player was more on the winning side, enjoying some of his largest winnings registered over the years.
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Harry Evans
