Lederer has won many tournaments in his career including two WSOP bracelets and a 2002 WPT championship. His biggest win came in 2008, when he won the Aussie Millions taking down a $1.1 million prize.

Mike Sexton is known as one of the great ambassadors of the game of poker - he is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. He has over $5.3 million in career tournament winnings.

Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott won his first WSOP bracelet in 2007 and has a long list of notable cashes. He has over $6 million in career tournament winnings.

Phil Galfond is an American professional poker player that has had most of his success on Full Tilt Poker. He has amassed millions of dollars of wins online and had success in live tournaments.

His overall tournament winnings are around $6.6 million. He is also a noted author, his "Harrington on Hold'em" books were record sellers and have been called the definitive book on cash games and tournaments.

A true gambler, Scotty could be a millionaire or homeless, depending on the time of day. Through trials, triumph and with a little help Scotty rose to become one of the highest earning poker players in history.

Daniel Cates quickly became one of the top players in the world shortly after graduating high school. He played in the highest stakes games online and beat many notable professionals.

Phil Laak has won one WSOP bracelet and also has a WPT title under his belt. In his live tournament career, Phil has eclipsed $2.7 million in tournament winnings.

In this article we are going to present you the basic information that you need about the high limit poker tournaments so that you will not have to risk your entire life savings.

Laliberte’s passion extends to poker, and in spite of his vast wealth and business success, he is considered to be a professional poker player as well active both at the biggest live tournaments and at the highest stakes online.