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Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond has taken his life earnings to over $10 million after a stunning series of victories on the virtual tables this week, including a whopping $800,000 profit in a single day.

So who else is making millions at the high-stakes poker tables? To find out we're bringing you the top five earners in the history of online poker.

1. Phil Ivey - +$19,242,743

It shouldn’t be a surprise to see the best in the world sitting in the number one spot with over $19 million in lifetime profit. And he won it almost exclusivelyplaying at Full Tilt Poker. Ivey doesn’t just draw his salary from the virtual world however. He's won over $17.6m in live tournament, including his ninth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, which he won at the inaugural WSOP-Asia Pacific earlier this month.

During Ivey’s affiliation with FTP, he was earning $920,000 per month in salary payments, and once famously won $11.5 million at the Baccarat tables in London’s Mayfair in just two sessions.

2. Patrik Antonius - +$11,315,549

Finnish star Patrik Antonius loves to mix it up in the world of high-stakes poker and was the winner of the biggest online pot ever when he took a $1,356,947 monster against the young Swede Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom back in 2009. Antonius is another former member of FTP whose taken a decent chunk of change in salary payments each month. He has earned closed to $6 million in live tournament earnings, and is married to fellow poker player Maya Geller.

3. Phil Galfond - +$10,035, 683

Phil Galfond is one of the very best poker players in the world. The resident of Maryland is so good, he was the only player in the world exempt from entering the Tom ‘Durrr’ Dwan challenges during the online phenom’s heyday. In 2009, Galfond co-founded BlueFirePoker, a highly successful online training site nettingGalfond a six-figure salary each year. When Galfond left to form his new online venture ‘RunitOnce.com’ he sued BlueFirePoker for not paying him 38.33% of profits. Galfond is rarely seen on the live tournament circuit, but he still owns a WSOP bracelet, which he won in 2008. His live earnings stand at just over $1 million.

4. Di Dang - +$7,411,127

Di is one half of the famous Dang brothers who have been crushing the world of high-stakes poker over the past few years. Both of them learned to play poker whilst in college, and later shared a bankroll as they climbed the cash game rankings.

In 2011, Di Dang decided to start up a new restaurant business near his home in Northern Virginia, and in 2012 he started working with Phil Galfond as a lead coach at RunitOnce.com. Dang is another rare sight on the live poker tables but did take 11th in the $258,000 High Roller event in Macau last year for over $500,000 and change.

5. Daniel Cates - +$7,299,700

Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates has recently hit the headlines after recommencing his part in the ‘Million Dollar Challenge’ against Tom ‘Durrr’ Dwan, a battle that started long before Black Friday and one that Cates has a lead of $1,251,059 over 19,335 hands.

Cates will add a further $1.5 million if he maintains that lead over the next 30k hands.Unlike Galfond and Dang, Cates is a face that you will see on the live tournament circuit. He has yet to achieve any really great runs, but he has finished second and fifth in the two previous PartyPoker Premier Leagues and a fifth in this years NBC Heads-Up Championships. His live tournament earnings currently stand at just $527,000.