While online poker streamers might not dominate Twitch like some of the top gambling streamers, or variety gaming streamers who occasionally stream gambling sessions, there are nevertheless some popular players who get tens of thousands of viewers a month and regularly hit 10,000 concurrent across all platforms. Online poker is not as exciting as slots, or as fast paced as blackjack, roulette or crash games. But is the thinking person’s game, and a top poker streamer not only plays they game but they teach their fans how to play better at the same time. But who are the best of them?
This article will look at two of the top players across live streaming, and then two popular poker content creators who do occasionally live stream but mostly lean towards vlogging. Each has amassed hundreds of thousands of fans through skilful play, entertaining banter and insights and, crucially, being a crusher at the tables and winning big sums of money on stream.
Lex Veldhuis Dominates Online Poker Streaming Numbers
If there’s one online poker player who crushed the streaming game over the past 10 years it’s Lex Veldhuis. Although the Dutchman recently dropped out of his contract with PokerStars and didn’t play much in 2025, he’s now back streaming and playing on GGPoker.
Over a decade streaming he’s built up well over half a million followers. He has also had the highest peak viewership of any poker streamer when in 2020 he amassed nearly 60,000 viewers during his deep run in the Spring Championship of Online Poker where he won $62,600. Over his career he amassed some $3 million in online poker winnings, and plays for around $40,000 a month.
These kind of numbers lead to innovation the space. For example, new platform CasinoStreamers brings streams of all kind of gambling games into one easy place. And on top of that it has individual analytics to view, social features and leaderboards to engage with. This kind online hub space is a great example of the passionate fanbase and community that gambling streamers can build.
Daniel Negreanu is the Most Successful High Stakes Pro Vlogger
If you know professional poker, you know Daniel Negreanu. D-Negs, formerly or sometimes still occasionally known as Kid Poker, is one of the most recognizable faces in the game. And that was before he started v-logging his high stakes tournament life on YouTube, where he has since hit 500,000 followers. Not that he need YouTube success in his life, considering he has live poker earnings from just tournaments sits at $56.9 million – good for the seventh highest winnings of all time.
Which is not to mention his long-term GGPoker sponsorship (he has a series of emojis in the client) and his TV appearances, poker books and investments. Negreanu’s simple, upbeat vlog style following his world-travelling poker exploits have seen him gain fame on YouTube, though he also (rarely) streams himself playing online poker.
Spraggy is one of the Most Consistent Poker Streamers
With some $3 million in career earnings with PokerStars, and around a decade of consistent streaming under his belt, few players have seen such success and longevity in poker streaming as Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg.
Spraggy’s streams are notable for his entertaining but insightful commentary, and the fact he has been grinding on stream from $5 tournaments all the way up to some of the highest stakes in the online game. The highlight of his career has been his success in the 2020 and 2021 editions of the World Championship of Online Poker in which he won several high stakes tournaments each, with one bagging him $52,343.
He’s also a dab hand at live poker, often playing and finish high in European events. He has earned nearly $650,000 in live tournament winnings, including winning a UK Poker Tour Main Event in 2024 for $86,000.
Wolfgang Poker is Number one in the YouTube Game
Alexander “Wolfgang” Seibt was the first poker v-logger to break a million subscribers on YouTube. Mostly thanks to a short video of him winning $2,700 with pocket jacks during a poker cash game at a California casino – which somehow got 107 million views making it the most viewed poker clip of all time.
The creator since revealed that one video alone got him 236,000 subscribers. He has a relatively modest (for a famous poker professional) career tournament winnings of $857,000. The majority of which came in 2025, from one 4th place finish in a $25,000 tournament at a Triton Event in Jeju, South Korea – which bagged him $680,000.
However, his cash game earnings may be significantly higher. Wolfgang stands out as one poker YouTuber who has been very raw and honest about his downswings. Which is common today but wasn’t so much when came up in the vlogging game a decade or so ago.
