The all-time live tournament money leader is a Canadian (Daniel Negreanu, $34,333,815), HighStakesDB's overall money winner is an American account (Phil Ivey, $19,242,744), and the guy with the most WSOP bracelets is American too (Phil Hellmuth, 14). PocketFives' currently highest ranked player is a Swede ("C Darwin2") and a Brit leads their all-time money leaderboard (Chris Moorman, $14,367,841).
German Domination
But, undeniably, the Germans are momentarily the greatest force in high stakes live poker. And they have been for quite some time. Players like Benny Spindler, Marvin Rettenmaier, and Tobias Reinkemeier dominated the live scene before Ole Schemion reigned supreme for some years.