PokerNews · Dec 24, 2025
Kayhan Mokri: Why High Rollers are a Mindset Game, Not a Job
Kayhan MokriKayhan Mokri didn't just double his all-time largest cash this year, he did it twice.
The vast majority of Mokri's $13.1 million cashes are split across two extraodinary Triton victories — in Jeju and at WSOP Paradise — putting him on course to topping the 2025 Money List.
But Mokri says he's unlike most high rollers, and has a different approach to playing in the biggest tournaments on the world's poker stage.
No Slouch on the High Roller Scene
Kayhan Mokri"I think the difference between me and most other High Roller players," Mokri told PokerNews. "Is that they feel obliged to go to play poker at these events, because they feel like it's their job.