Online Poker's Biggest Winners and Losers of 2025

The global market for online poker is expected to reach $11.4 billion by 2030. This sum showcases just how popular online poker has become.

The 2025 Scoop series concluded with over $1.1 million awarded to champions across its high, medium and low main events. Brazilian player stek94 won the $5,200 High Main Event title and earned a prize of $505,633. German player nic81411 secured a prize of $497,321 in the No-limit Hold'em Main event. Romanian online poker player c0rl30n3_89 captured the title in the 2025 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) 82-L: $109 No-Limit Hold’em Low Main Event, taking home a prize of $173,351.

Carlos Rocha, a 32-year-old professional from Brazil, took the win in the GTD No-limit Hold'em (NLH) Venom, earning a prize of $748,547. Online player Skretcher9 emerged as the winner, taking home a total of $275,631 in prize money. Player El_hombre managed a victory in the $100,000 GTD Progressive Knockout (PKO) Main Event, taking home $13,823. Player nonoty earned a title of $39,171 in the $215 Mystery Bounty Main Event.

While some players soared in 2025, others crashed hard. Viktor Isildur1 Blom dropped a staggering $1.4 million over seven days, mostly at $400/$800 no-limit hold ’em stakes. Gus Hansen's lifetime losses on Full Tilt Poker had reached approximately $17.8 million. Brad Yukon Brad Booth has reportedly lost $4.2 million since 2008.