Top Money Winners Canadian Poker Player

People have asked the same question about poker games for extended periods: "Is poker a game of skill or luck?" Nowadays, almost everyone knows about these games and has an idea of how it is played. Considering the games as skill or luck can be answered much easier by anyone who has ever played the game. However, the answer is that a poker game is a little of both luck and skills a person opts for. 

If we talk about Canadian poker players, then traditionally, Canada has not been known for its gambling culture. Still, with time, it keeps evolving to new players and upgradation within this industry. Moreover, poker games are gradually becoming one due to the government implementing less strict gaming regulations than its neighbor. Let's look at some of the best poker players in Canada.

List of some top Canadian poker players

Some of the top Canadian poker players are mentioned below;

Timothy Adams

The first among the top Canadian poker players is "Timothy Adams" He won back-to-back Super High Roller Bowl titles and $3.600,000," hitting the bold print at PokerGo after the 35-year-old trampled the competition held in Sochi, Russia. Not only this, but a year earlier, Adams took down the $2 million buy-in Super High Roller Bowl and that too at the Triton Poker Series, which took place in Hong Kong, for about $3,608,865.

Mike McDonald 

Mike McDonald is Canada's second most well-known and highly rated poker player. The innovative poker and sports betting website PokerShares, which allowed fans to back their favorite players, place bets, and get a piece of the action, has announced it is closing down permanently. However, McDonald's is still actively involved in cryptocurrency and NFT trading. He is also known as a force to be reckoned with. 

Michael Watson 

This guy named Mike Watson, also known as 'SirWatts,' which is his online screen name, is one of the most feared players, but in case of a poker tournament, whether it's online or in a casino, he stands out to be the most influential of the world. In a match with a legendary player named David Benyamine, Watson won the match by hitting the ace and taking home the title, the bracelet, and nearly $1.7 million ($1,673,770) as his reward.

Daniel Dvoress 

You might not know about this man; he loves it that way. Daniel Dvoress is a 33-year-old poker champion who calls himself "Vegas-averse" and was born in the Soviet Union and immigrated to Canada. He was the one who won GG Super Millions held in May last year by defeating a massive field of 6,299 competitors. Moreover, it was declared that "Daniel Dvoress wins online high roller poker event for $394,853." This is why he is listed among the top-rated Canadian poker players. 

Sam Greenwood 

The last one we'll discuss in this blog is Sam Greenwood, a stock trader in his former life who liked to push the edges of whatever he indulged in, whether gambling or any business. Ever since he moved to poker in 2015, he's been doing precisely the same discussed above, pushing and pushing edges. "Sam Greenwood keeps the momentum going" and remarkably won his third high roller event within a month on the European Poker Tour held in 2018.

From here, we learned about some of the most popular Canadian poker players who are highly experienced in gambling (poker). Reading the whole will give you an idea of what you should learn and be if you wish to step into this poker industry.