and most average online players would kick their collective ass.
and most average online players would kick their collective ass.
Also recently heard Ivey was worth 100 million. Not sure how accurate that is but I believe it.
Well in recent history he hasn't shown to be all that great an online player either.By all accounts quite the opposite happened to Brian Townsend...
I remember hearing how ivey took 16 million from some rich billionaire over 3 days in some ridiculously high stakes games where this billionaire had challenged a number of pros...so yea i'd say it is pretty likely that Ivey is loaded.
Anyways, the net worth of most of the poker pros would be more closely related to their business savvy/investments than their poker playing ability.
oh and I don't think he counts because I'm sure he loses, but Guy Laliberte, owner of Cirque du Soelei (sp?) is a billionaire.
The average high limit cash game player will average 1-3 million a year.
For some reason I was thinking Gordon made gazillions of dollars back in the tech boom. Is that right?Phil Gordon is rich, though maybe not as rich as you might think, and he was supposed to be rich before he started playing poker anyway
For some reason I was thinking Gordon made gazillions of dollars back in the tech boom. Is that right?
Nobody has really said how much pros are specifically worth a couple of geusses but nobodys knows lol
Good local take on things, thanks for the input, I agree most players winning on the circuit are not 'rich.' I sense Ivey, Ledererer and the Brunsons, at least, are big leaders in lifetime cash game wins... I also have a sneaking suspicion that tony g is creeping up there (scarey thought I know).The three pros I'm friends with are comfortable. Not ultra rich, not middle class...maybe upper middle class, if this helps. These are older players not big-wigs, if you know what I mean. I know a few more casually...they're younger and more financially comfortable. not ultra famous, not has beens either. Just some younger WSOP ME winners and others. Of all the ones I know, it burns me to say it, but Kathy Liebert is the wealthiest. Urghhhhh