2008 was a great year for big winners on Full Tilt Poker. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Phil Ivey topped the board with over $7 million in winnings for the year. However, the runner ups were not far behind with totals of just shy of $7 million and just over $5 million. Many people often wonder how lucrative it can be to play online poker at Full Tilt. We have developed this list to show not only the greatest winners of 2008, but also the greatest heartbreaks of the year. You may be surprised to see the possibilities of wining money at Full Tilt Poker.

Biggest Winners

Phil Ivey cashed in at the end of 2008 with a bankroll of $7,540,000 to take the seat of Full Tilt biggest winner. Mostly dominating the Texas Hold Em tables, Phil Ivey was also known to frequent almost every style of poker available at Full Tilt and posted winnings in every category. The remainder of the top ten list is as follows:

Phil Galfond totaled $6,970,000
Thomas Dwan totaled $5,360,000
Urindanger totaled $3,680,000
Trex313 totaled $3,450,000
David Benyamine totaled $2,930,000
Howisitfeellike totaled $2,660,000
CHUFTY totaled $2,360,000
La Key U totaled $2,140,000
Patrik Antonius totaled $1,900,000

Biggest Losers

No biggest winner list would be complete without a look at the biggest losers of Full Tilt Poker during the 2008 year. May this be a lesson to all potential online poker players; it is always wise to quite while you’re ahead. Perhaps most intriguing about the following list is the rumor that the top five accounts belong to the same person. This person is alleged to be billionaire Guy Laliberte. While these accounts lost about $17 million in 2008, the year before was even more disastrous with a total loss of $24,800,000. Careful to select the easiest poker competition when you’re at the tables.

Lady marmalade totaled $6,600,000
Patatino totaled $4,320,000
Elmariachimacho totaled $4,160,000
Bleachbum totaled $1,090,000
SteveSung totaled $1,010,000
PostFlopAction totaled $999,000
Noataima totaled $990,000
John Juanda totaled $988,000
Msampoerna totaled $945,000
Ahtata totaled $926,000

Adding it All Up

While it may be discouraging to look at such substantial losses at Full Tilt Poker, keep in mind the actual numbers. He biggest winners of 2008 added up to a total bankroll of $31,414,000 while the biggest losers total came in at $22,028,000. Thus, the difference in winners vs. losers came in at $9,386,000 in favor of the winners. Obviously, Full Tilt Poker is a very lucrative website at which to play with a differential of over $9 million in the biggest winners over losers, one of the highest differences on the Internet. With the rumor that the first five accounts on the biggest loser list belonging to the same person, it would be fair to assume that one particular “loose player” led the pack and influenced the numbers.

Next time you are playing at online poker, remember the names on this list. You may want to pass up a table with Trex313 or CHUFTY, but sit back and relax if you find yourself across from lady marmalade. Statistically speaking, you stand to win some money.

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