Updated: 2026.03.06

Justin Saliba is an American professional poker player and a rising titan of the high-stakes circuit. A two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and a prominent coach for PokerCoaching.com, Saliba has successfully transitioned from an elite online cash game “grinder” to a global high-roller mainstay, currently sitting within the top 75 of the United States all-time money list.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings surpassing $10,996,000, Saliba is a dominant force in modern poker. His career-best live score of $1,188,000 was achieved in May 2024 with a runner-up finish in the Triton Poker Series Montenegro $50,000 8-Handed NLH event.

Saliba is a two-time WSOP bracelet winner, capturing his first in the 2021 WSOP Online $5,300 High Roller for $253,800 and his second in the 2022 WSOP Online $10,000 Super High Roller for $154,752. He has remained in incredible form through 2025 and early 2026, recently winning the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open $10,000 Deep Stack in January 2026 for $236,925 and a Poker Masters title in late 2025 for $301,000. His consistent success at the highest levels contributes to an estimated poker net worth of over $10 million.

Biography & Poker Background

Born in Dayton, Ohio , Saliba was a standout athlete before finding poker, playing as a Division 1 soccer goalkeeper for the University of Dayton. After earning a degree in Chemical Engineering, he turned his analytical focus to the poker tables. He initially built his reputation as an online six-max cash game specialist, amassing over a million hands and moving from $25 NL to $2,000 NL.

In 2019, Saliba relocated to Las Vegas to pursue live cash games, but the 2020 pandemic shifted his focus toward tournaments. He quickly made a name for himself in the “GG online” streets and became the first employee of Jonathan Little’s PokerCoaching.com. Today, he is widely regarded as one of the game’s most respected theoretical minds, balancing his time between competing in $100,000 buy-in events and producing high-level training content.

Play Style & Strategy

Saliba is renowned for a “highly technical, solver-driven, and balanced” play style. His background in engineering is evident in his approach, which prioritizes GTO (Game Theory Optimal) foundations while maintaining the flexibility to exploit population leaks. He is particularly famous for his “disciplined folds”, most notably a televised pre-flop fold of pocket kings, proving he is unswayed by the emotional variance of the game.

His strategy involves deep range analysis and a mastery of blind-versus-blind dynamics, often leveraging his online experience to navigate the faster decision-making required in high-roller fields. As a coach, he emphasizes the importance of meaningful study over memorization, a philosophy that has allowed him to excel across diverse formats, from Triton High Rollers to WPT championships.

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