8,618,663 | Brian Rast is the year’s biggest earner

We countdown the Top 5 money earners on the live tournament circuit for 2015…

#1 Brian Rast – $8,618,663

Win the Super High Roller Bowl and chances are you’re going to end up on top of the 2015 Money List. Well, that’s exactly what Brian Rast did, defeating Scott Seiver heads-up for the biggest prize in poker in 2015, a $7,525,000 windfall this past summer at Aria.

Rast went on to collect over a million dollars more on the circuit in 2015, including a $248K score following a 5th place finish at the Aussie Millions to start the 2015 season.

In all, 12 scores for Rast in 2015, 2 victories and 7 Top 10 finishes. Rast has collected at least $1M USD in earnings for the 5th straight season.

Fab Five | Top Money Earners in 2015
1. Brian Rast (USA) – $8,618,663
2. Scott Seiver (USA) – $7,920,590
3. Joseph McKeehen (USA) – $7,867,631
4. Erik Seidel (USA) – $5,093,703
5. Jonathan Duhamel (CAN) – $4,970,513

Photo courtesy of Jules Pochy/Global Poker Index

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