Top 10 Countries For Online Poker Tournament Grinders
Tournament poker is one of the most exciting and potentially profitable forms of the game. Every day, tens of thousands of players take to the virtual felt to try and turn a small investment into a much more meaningful amount.
There are great tournament players dotted around the globe, but have you ever wondered which countries the best online poker tournament players live? If the answer to that question is yes, you have come to the right place because below is a list of the top 10 countries in regards to online poker tournament results.
1.) Canada - 118,018 Points
Sat at the top of the tree is Canada. The Mounty loving country has its figures boosted by the influx of American players who came to live there after Black Friday, but also have scores of exceptionally talented players who regularly turn up deep in major tournaments.
Players such as Bryan Paris (ranked 8th in the world), "TMoney2029," Griffin "Flush_Entity" Benger, Kevin MacPhee and Jeffrey Hakim all help to boost Canada's impressive points total.
2.) Sweden - 117,595 Points
For years people have stated that Swedes are the best poker players on the planet thanks to their hyper-aggressive style of play. Players such as Lukas Berglund (ranked 1st in the world), "Sheater" and Robin Ylitalo take up three spots in the current worldwide top 10 so it is no wonder the Swedes are so highly rated.
3.) United Kingdom - 111,518 Points
When you have a player arsenal of Chris Moorman (4th in the world), Toby Lewis, Christopher Brammer, Charlie Combes and Sebastian Saffari as your star players you are always going to be ranked highly in any poker tournament related leader board.
4.) Mexico - 107,232 Points
Like Canada, Mexico's points tally has received a significant boost thanks to American players moving there to continue grinding online poker. Luminaries such as Jon "PearlJammer" Turner, Randal Flowers, Jason Wheeler and Calvin Anderson (ranked 10th in the world) are among the best poker talent in the world.
5.) Brazil - 101,682 Points
Not only does Brazil have Samba, sun, an amazing football team and this year's World Cup, they also have some superb online poker tournament players. Marco Tozzatto (ranked 25th in the world) is their top rated player with Caio Pessagno being a former world number 1.
6.) Costa Rica - 96,047 Points
Costa Rica is another country that has benefited from the majority of American players being locked out of the online poker world. Brian "brianm15" England (ranked 2nd in the world), Nicholas "rounder63" Carrillo and Steve "Illini213" Barshak are three of the best known players who now call Costa Rica home.
7.) Germany - 95,532 Points
Check the results of the high roller events around the world and you will almost certainly find a German or three in the top few finishing positions; they are also a dab hand at online poker, too.
Many German grinders live outside of Germany due to taxation laws, but the ones who still reside in the country's borders are among the best in the world. "overthetop43" is ranked 15th in the world, while Giuseppe Pantaleo (he's German with Italian heritage) is well-known for his super loose aggressive style both online and in the live arena.
8.) Russian Federation - 92,065 Points
Russian poker player are everywhere you look, especially in high stakes online tournaments. Maksym "MAMOHT_T" Mamonov (38th in the world) is one such regular, as are Roman Matveichuk, Antoly Filatov, Andrey Pateychuk and Max "decay" Lykov.
9.) Denmark - 90,610 Points
The country that brought us Peter Schmeichel, Gus Hansen and tasty bacon - mmmm bacon - also has the ninth best tournament grinders in the world. Top of the Danish standings is Allan "sifosis" Bakke (36th in the world) while Brian "Halfrek" Elgaard, Janick "edwardhopper" Wrang and Simon Ravnsbaek are all names that strike fear into fellow poker players' hearts.
10.) Poland - 89,536 Points
Coming in at number 10 are our Polish cousins. "Pyszalek" (ranked 75th in the world), Radoslaw "Raadzio01" Morawiec, and Spanish import Jose Carlos Garcia all help push Poland into the top 10 of the online poker rankings.
Thanks to our friends at PocketFives.com who without them and their ranking system, this article would not have been possible.
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