Both online and live tournament poker boomed again in 2021 with prize pools, guarantees and buy-ins setting records across the world.
Live poker returned to the United States following a year of gruelling postponements due to Covid-19, with the 52nd annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) featuring massive prizes for the likes of Michael Addamo and Koray Aldemir, both of whom secured massive seven-figure pay days.
Here is a list of the most successful professional poker players over the past 12 months, according to HendonMob . Michael Addamo
Australian-born Addamo needs no introduction having absolutely dominated the WSOP last year. The 28-year-old took down the $100,000 high roller with a stunning cash of just less than $2 million. He followed up on that by winning the $50,000 WSOP high roller as well as the PokerGo $300,000 super high roller.
His total winnings for 2021 surpassed $9.4 million, making him the most successful poker player over the past year. Each year it seems one player just absolutely dominates, and in 2021 is was Michael Addamo. From start to finish the Australian was just on fire and playing on another level. Here’s a look at his laundry list of accomplishments from this past year. https://t.co/yDfPMQjvDq pic.twitter.com/NPclfnKAJt — Chad Holloway (@ChadAHolloway) January 1, 2022 Koray Aldemir
Koray Aldemir kept his stakes relatively low throughout 2021 until an unbelieveable performance at the WSOP main event saw him take home an astonishing $8 million prize.
His highest figure in 2021 before the main event win was just $11,417, although it’s worth noting that his total winnings in 2021 topped the $8.1 million mark after he placed 13th in a WPT high roller event with a cash of $60,465. Your 2021 WSOP MAIN EVENT Champion is Koray Aldemir! @kooraay90 claims the $8,000,000 grand prize and the coveted Main Event bracelet. — WSOP (@WSOP) November 18, 2021 Almedin ‘Ali’ Imsirovic
In third place is Bosnian superstar Almedin Imsirovic. An encouragingly consistent year saw him start off with a few six-figure cashes at the PokerGo tour in February.
He went on to win back-to-back high roller events at the Aria for $300,000 […]
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