Biggest Online Poker Winners by Poker Room (2020-2026)

Who are the biggest winners in online poker, and how do their results compare across the major poker rooms? QuintAce publishes publicly accessible leaderboards that rank the most profitable players at individual sites, offering a closer look at who is generating the highest net winnings in online No-Limit Hold’em cash games.

Building on our previous analysis, Online Poker’s Biggest Cash Game Winners Over Six Years, this article breaks down the top five winners at five major poker rooms: WPT Global, GGPoker, CoinPoker, WPN/Americas Cardroom, and PokerStars.

The analysis focuses exclusively on No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE) cash games. It does not include winnings from Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) or other cash game formats, so the rankings should not be interpreted as a complete picture of each player’s total online poker profits.

The Biggest Winners on WPT Global

WPT Global has the highest individual net winner among the five poker rooms in this comparison. huangyangliu leads the leaderboard with $5,306,952 in net winnings across 702,743 hands. That is more than twice the $2.46 million recorded by the second-ranked player, biglucky88.

The gap between the top two is particularly notable, while the third-ranked TyCobb7 has also generated more than $2 million. The Top 5 includes players with considerably different hand volumes, showing the leaderboard isn't simply a ranking of who has played the most.

The Biggest Winners on GGPoker

GGPoker's leaderboard has a more closely grouped top five than WPT Global's. M Leikonnen leads with $1,976,750 in net winnings, followed by Kevin Paque at $1,748,942 and W Malinowski at $1,735,403. The second- and third-ranked players are separated by less than $14,000.

The number of hands played also varies considerably. M Leikonnen reached the top spot in 50,545 hands, while fourth-ranked Taisto Janter played more than 324,000 hands. This contrast illustrates why net winnings and hand volume are useful complementary measures when examining the leaderboard.

The Biggest Winners on CoinPoker

CoinPoker's leaderboard is headed by KayhanMok, whose $2,311,236 in net winnings puts the player ahead of every other name in the room's Top 5. Clickr ranks second with $1,786,694, while PencilArms takes third place with $1,408,362, and LlinusLLove fourth with $1,280,424.

One striking feature of the list is the high heads-up percentage shown for several players. Clickr and KennedyP both have a HU percentage above 99%, while PencilArms is close to 100%. This suggests that heads-up play accounts for a substantial share of their recorded activity, although the HU% metric alone does not establish how much of each player's profit came from those games.

The Biggest Winners on WPN / Americas Cardroom

The WPN / Americas Cardroom leaderboard features a different profile at the top. Burundos254 leads with $1,674,057 in net winnings across 376,643 hands, followed by CWestmoreland with $1,400,691. The third-ranked iWasOnly17 has earned $857,925 over 70,022 hands.

Hand volume varies widely across the five players. While Burundos254 and CWestmoreland have both played more than 200,000 hands, iWasOnly17 has recorded a substantially smaller sample. The results highlight the range of playing volumes represented in the leaderboard, although the figures alone do not explain the reasons behind the differences in net winnings.

The Biggest Winners on PokerStars

PokerStars' leaderboard is led by BERRI SWEET, with $989,068 in net winnings across 57,367 hands. buttonclickr ranks second with $784,216, while milanov888 is third with $376,196.

The difference in hand volume is particularly noticeable in this group. Fifth-ranked M4D_TILT has played more than one million hands, compared with just over 14,000 for buttonclickr. Despite playing the most hands among the Top 5, M4D_TILT's recorded net winnings are $297,978. The comparison shows how widely results can differ even among players ranked near the top of the same room's leaderboard.

Who Is the Biggest Online Poker Winner at Each Room?

The top-ranked players on the five poker room leaderboards have recorded millions of dollars in net winnings, although the results vary significantly by site. WPT Global leads the comparison, with huangyangliu recording $5.31 million in net winnings. CoinPoker's KayhanMok ranks second among the five room leaders with $2.31 million, followed by GGPoker's M Leikonnen at nearly $1.98 million.

The gap between the top-ranked player on WPT Global and the other room leaders is substantial. Huangyangliu's recorded net winnings are more than twice those of CoinPoker's KayhanMok and over five times those of PokerStars' BERRI SWEET.

However, the leaders' hand counts differ considerably. Huangyangliu has played more than 700,000 hands, compared with approximately 71,000 for KayhanMok and just over 50,000 for M Leikonnen. These figures provide useful context, but they do not establish which player is the strongest overall: stakes, game selection, sample size and the coverage of the underlying data all matter when comparing results across poker rooms.

The figures reflect the NLHE cash game results reported on the QuintAce leaderboards and should not be interpreted as each player's total winnings across all online poker formats.

FAQ

Who is the biggest online poker winner?

According to the QuintAce leaderboard data featured in this article, huangyangliu is the biggest winner among the five poker rooms analyzed, with $5,306,952 in recorded net winnings from NLHE cash games on WPT Global.

Which poker room has the biggest online cash game winners?

Among the five rooms compared, WPT Global has the highest-ranked individual winner, with huangyangliu recording more than $5.3 million in net winnings. This comparison is based on the QuintAce leaderboard data and does not represent every player's total winnings across all poker formats.

How are online poker cash game winnings calculated?

Net winnings generally represent the money a player wins or loses at the tables over the period covered by the tracking data. The exact calculation and coverage can vary by tracking tool, so leaderboard figures should be interpreted according to the source's methodology.

Do these rankings include PLO and other poker formats?

No. This analysis focuses exclusively on No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE) cash games. Results from Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) and other cash game formats are excluded, meaning the rankings may not reflect players' total profits across all online poker games.