Philippe Souki is a London-based professional poker player who became one of British poker’s most recognisable faces when he reached the 2022 WSOP Main Event final table - surviving as the short stack throughout a gruelling opening session to finish eighth and earn $1,075,000. Backed by the noisiest rail at the final table, the Regent’s College business graduate has built a career of over $2.3 million in live earnings through consistent grinding across the European and US circuits.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

Total live tournament earnings stand at over $2,302,000 across 164 recorded cashes, per The Hendon Mob. His 2022 WSOP Main Event run produced the defining result of his career - a cash that on its own was larger than everything he had won across all previous tournaments combined.

His estimated poker net worth is over $2 million.

Biography & Poker Background

Souki studied business at Regent’s College in London and came to poker the way many of his generation did - through games with friends. He built his live career steadily through the UK circuit and international events, winning the GUKPT Mini Main Event in 2021 before a breakthrough summer in 2022 that would change everything.

His run through the 2022 WSOP Main Event - the second-largest in WSOP history with 8,663 entries - was defined as much by his extraordinary rail as by his poker. Souki entered Day 8 as the shortest stack with just 11 big blinds, having at one point been down to three. His supporters, occupying one of the loudest sections of the spectator area at Bally’s Las Vegas, cheered every pot he won. He laddered through the field, busting in eighth place when his pocket aces were cracked - a particularly cruel exit, but one that still earned him $1,075,000, almost matching his entire previous career earnings in one result.

“It’s a dream come true,” he said after reaching the final table. “I don’t know how I got here, I can’t even remember the journey.” He had spoken of plans to buy a house and travel with any winnings - and that became considerably more achievable after the final table concluded.

Play Style & Strategy

Souki is an adaptable, resilient player who demonstrated in 2022 that he can navigate extreme short-stack pressure at the highest level without unravelling. His WSOP run required repeatedly finding chips from fewer than 10 big blinds while the field thinned around him - a scenario that tests patience, timing, and nerve in equal measure.

His circuit breadth - he operates comfortably across European and US events - reflects a well-rounded player capable of performing at venues from Las Vegas to London.

Social Media & Online Presence

Follow Philippe Souki:

• The Hendon Mob Profile