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Poker as a sport has exploded in recent years. As the pots have risen, we have seen many poker players become millionaires. Here we profile the biggest and best!

Worlds Greatest Gamblers Poker Patrik Antonius

Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen is one of the top five poker winners in the world.

Worlds Greatest Gamblers Poker Patrik Antonius

Patrik Antonius

In November 2009, Patrik Antonius was the first person to ever win a 7-figure pot in online poker, when he won a $1,377,000 hand. He is known for his skill and aggressive style of play.

Worlds Greatest Gamblers Poker Doyle Brunson

Doyle Brunson

Texan Doyle Brunson is a poker legend. As well as collecting over $5 million in tournament winnings, Brunson has a world record win of ten World Series of Poker events, including the two back-to-back world championships.

Worlds Greatest Gamblers Poker Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey

The World's greatest poker player, Phil Ivey, has taken the World Poker Tour by storm with his skill. With five World Series of Poker Tournament wins before he was 30, Ivey has amassed a huge personal fortune and is the toughest player to beat on the world poker circuit.

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Featured Horse Racing Gambler William Benter

William Benter (Bill Benter)

Find out who Bill Benter is, and how he became the richest gambler of all time! From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bill Benter is a mathematical genius who changed the Hong Kong horse racing market, winning millions along the way! Here at WGG we rate Bill Benter as the wealthiest and most sucessful gambler of all time!

Worlds Greatest Gamblers Kerry Packer

Kerry Packer (General, deceased)

In 2004, Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer was listed among the richest people in the world with wealth estimated at US$5.4 billion. While he was never a professional gambler, he was certainly one of the "highest rollers" the worlds casinos and race tracks have ever seen.

Gambling Fact:

In 2002–2003, the betting turnover on Hong Kong horse-racing was HK$71 billion, contributing a staggering 11.7% of Hong Kong's total tax revenue!
(Wikipedia)

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