{"id":3495,"date":"2019-10-24T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/?p=3495"},"modified":"2019-10-24T08:00:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T08:00:37","slug":"nevada-is-the-1-home-to-poker-players-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/nevada-is-the-1-home-to-poker-players-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada is the #1 Home to Poker Players in America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Las Vegas is the poker capital of the world, so it\u2019s no surprise that Nevada is birthplace of several of the world\u2019s best players. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktnv.com\/news\/nevada-tops-list-of-home-to-poker-players\">recent study<\/a> has proven this, with the state topping the list of the most popular birthplaces of poker plyers in America, with New York and Washington rounding out the top three. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Series of Poker has compiled a new map that shows the concentration of poker players who were born in various parts of the United States. The data was gathered by analysing the Hendon Mob pages of the top 1000 players. The full Top 10 is: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Nevada<\/li><li>2. New York<\/li><li>3. Washington<\/li><li>4. New Jersey<\/li><li>5.  New Hampshire<\/li><li>6. Kansas<\/li><li>7. Maryland<\/li><li>8. Michigan<\/li><li>9. Louisiana<\/li><li>10. Delaware<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the most successful poker players in the world currently\nlive in Nevada, as well. Here are just a few of the stars that you might bump\ninto while walking down the strip: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"doyle-brunson\">Doyle Brunson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Doyle Brunson is one of the forefathers of the professional\npoker world. He has played the game for over 50 years, and was the first player\nto ever earn $1 million in tournament winnings. He has 10 World Series of Poker\nbracelets to his name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brunson is credited with helping to make poker into the game\nit is today. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame back in 1988, and has\nwritten several books on the topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"erik-seidel\">Erik Seidel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Erik Seidel has eight WSOP bracelets to his name, and has amassed over $34 million in tournament winnings over the years. $5 million of that total comes from the 26 WSOP t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/wsop-social-poker-lets-you-play-to-win-a-virtual-bracelet\/\">https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/wsop-social-poker-lets-you-play-to-win-a-virtual-bracelet\/<\/a>ournaments that he has cashed in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has a very impressive track record, and has been very prolific\nin his earnings. By January 2017, he was the first player to have won over $5\nmillion in a single year more than once. He also spent 15 weeks at the #1 spot\non the Global Poker Index in 2011. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"phil-ivey\">Phil Ivey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Phil Ivey is one of the best-known poker players in the\nworld, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/darrenheitner\/2014\/07\/01\/phil-ivey-cashes-in-with-tenth-wsop-bracelet-as-main-event-set-to-begin\/\">won\n10 WSOP bracelets<\/a>. His current live tournament winnings total more than $27\nmillion, and he sits at 13<sup>th<\/sup> place on the All-Time Money List. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2017, Ivey was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. He\nalso received the Poker Player of the Year award from All-In Magazine in both\n2005 and 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Las Vegas is the poker capital of the world, so it\u2019s no surprise that Nevada is birthplace of several of the world\u2019s best players. 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