It seems that professional poker players are right: they get rich from the games and even become very famous. Fatima Moreira de Melo is the most famous in the Netherlands who became a professional poker player after a professional hockey player, and since 2018 she can also be found in the Dutch Poker Hall of Fame. But - who is really doing well on the other side of the border? In other words: are the five most successful poker players in Belgium? We took a look.
Davidi China
38-year-old Davidi Kitai from Brussels has his own funds of almost 10 million in cash and therefore takes the first place in the list of successful poker players from Belgium. This successful poker player often plays poker at the table, but now also online poker. This shows that big money can be earned in online casinos. Also known as "Kitbul", China caused a sensation after he won a WSOP bracelet in 2008 in a $5000 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament. China won more than $200 000 on this. China can still be seen at the big tournaments where he still takes home big prizes. To get China's exact ability, you can refer to the Hedon Crowd.
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert is also a popular and well-known poker player from Belgium who you may also know by his alter ego name, SpaceyFKB. Now his fortune is more than 4 million. For some time, Gallaert was trained by poker legend Fedor Holz.
Bart Liebert
Bart Liebert also performs very well at various poker tournaments. Bart is also called a "rising star" as he managed to achieve great success with a smart underdog position. After his stay in Las Vegas, he was able to leave with more than half a million cash in his pocket. He also became famous for finishing 24th after last year's WSOP Main Event. Lybaert has a net worth of approximately 2.5 million in cash.
Pierre Neville
Pierre Neville is the fourth most successful Belgian poker player and at the age of 75, we can't help but be impressed! During his career, he has earned more than 4.5 million in cash. His biggest win came in 2015 when he won the November Nine title. It is quite possible that in online poker you suddenly take part against Neville. He plays online under the nickname "Zoutechamp" and sometimes under the nickname "The Serial Qualifier" as he has qualified for the EPT more than anyone else.
Michel Gati
Fifth on this list is Michael Gathy, who, like #1 Davida Kitai, owns a WSOP bracelet. Like China, he even owns three such bracelets. Now Gati has a poker capital of more than 2.5 million US dollars. Like other Belgian players on this list, Gati is still active and still making good profits in both land-based casinos and online casinos.
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