34 Poker Millionaires in 2005

According to an article in Card Player, 34 poker players made $1 million or more in poker tournaments in 2005, with Joseph Hachem winning the most money of all -- no big surprise there, since he was the 2005 World Series of Poker main event champ.

The top ten earners were (and their winnings):

• 1. Joseph Hachem $7,614,022
• 2. Steve Dannenmann $4,350,000
• 3. Phil Ivey $3,333,426
• 4. Tuan Lee $2,856,150
• 5. John "Tex" Barch $2,528,085
• 6. Michael Mizrachi $2,472,439
• 7. Michael Gracz $2,292,271
• 8. Nick Schulman $2,241,995
• 9. Rehne Pedersen $2,112,200
• 10. Mike Matusow $2,009,225

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