Darren Elias
Darren Elias’ nickname is ‘The End Boss’. That moniker has confirmed becoming across the worldwide poker circuit, however particularly so in World Poker Tour primary occasions.
The 39-year-old poker professional from New Jersey leads all WPT gamers in three of the 4 primary statistical classes. Elias stands alone with probably the most cashes (48) and ultimate tables (13), and is tied with Brian Altman for probably the most titles, with 4 apiece.
While Elias shouldn’t be on the very prime on the tour’s cash record, he’s not far off. His $4,758,081 in earnings throughout his unmatched 48 in-the-money finishes is the fifth-highest whole of any WPT participant.
Elias first made the cash within the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown a decade and a half in the past. His first win got here a number of years later on the WPT Borgata Poker Open. Later on that very same yr, he took down the WPT Caribbean for his second tour victory. In 2017, he gained the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic. It has now been eight years since his record-setting fourth win, which got here within the 2018 WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic.
| Player | WPT Cashes | WPT Final Tables | WPT Titles | WPT Earnings |
| Darren Elias | 48 | 13 | 4 | $4,758,081 |
| Anthony Zinno | 41 | 9 | 3 | $3,248,104 |
| Brian Altman | 40 | 10 | 4 | $3,539,873 |
| Jake Schwartz | 36 | 8 | 0 | $1,552,507 |
| Justin Zaki | 36 | 4 | 0 | $1,465,240 |
| Jared Jaffee | 33 | 9 | 2 | $2,185,842 |
| Mohsin Charania | 32 | 6 | 2 | $3,277,517 |
| Christian Harder | 31 | 4 | 0 | $1,458,492 |
| Erik Seidel | 31 | 9 | 1 | $2,574,537 |
| Shannon Shorr | 30 | 6 | 0 | $1,660,855 |
Zinno And Altman Round Out The 40-Cashes Club
Anthony Zinno and Brian Altman
Elias is certainly one of simply three gamers to surpass 40 cashes. Anthony Zinno has recorded 41 since he made his debut 13 years in the past. He completed tenth with that first money, which got here within the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open. The following yr, he got here out on prime on the similar venue for the primary of his three primary tour triumphs. He notched each of his two different wins in 2015, first on the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic after which the WPT L.A. Poker Classic.
Brian Altman completes the 40-cashes membership. The four-time champion has the latest victory of any of the highest three on this record, having taken down a web-based WPT Championship in 2025. Altman was additionally the newest to the get together, having solely notched his first in-the-money end in 2014.
There are one other six gamers with greater than 30 WPT primary occasion cashes below their belts. Jake Schwartz and Justin Zaki, who’re tied at 36 every, spherical out the highest 5.
The WPT’s subsequent primary tour occasion is simply across the nook, with the WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Championship operating Nov. 5-10. Then, the following probability to see a shakeup on this leaderboard will come on the season-ending WPT World Championship At Wynn Las Vegas Dec. 13-20.
