Punnat Punsri: $9.27M in Earnings, Zero Hardware, One Big Chance

Punnat Punsri has earned $9.27 million playing poker tournaments and has never won a bracelet or a ring.

That line reads like a typo. It isn't. The Thailand-based pro has made 13 career final tables, grinding his way deep across the international circuit, and walked away from every one of them without the top prize. Now he's among the leaders on Day 1A of Event #19, the $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed), at the 2026 World Series of Poker.

The Thailand-based pro has made 13 career final tables, grinding his way deep across the international circuit, and walked away from every one of them without the top prize.

The Resume Without a Trophy Case

Punsri's $9.27M in lifetime earnings puts him in rarefied air. That figure would rank comfortably inside the top 200 all-time tournament earners. But the trophy shelf is bare: zero bracelets, zero WSOP Circuit rings. In a game that obsesses over hardware, Punsri is the sport's most accomplished collector of second-best finishes.

Thirteen final tables is not a fluke. It's a pattern of sustained, high-level play across years and buy-in levels. And yet the gap between "making final tables" and "winning them" has defined his career. The $25K High Roller represents one of the highest-stakes open events in WSOP's first week, and it's exactly the kind of field where Punsri's volume of deep runs could finally convert.

The Field Around Him

Punsri isn't the only notable name still alive after Day 1A. Twenty-seven players remain, and the top stacks include some interesting profiles.

Artur Martirosian provides a striking contrast. The Russian pro sits among the leaders with $9.33M in lifetime earnings, nearly identical to Punsri's total. But where Punsri's hardware count reads zero across the board, Martirosian owns three WSOP bracelets and ten Circuit rings. His 81 career final tables suggest a player who converts at an entirely different rate.

Yang Wang, a U.S.-based pro with $4.03M in lifetime earnings and four final tables, also bagged chips. Raul Martinez Gallego of Spain ($64K lifetime, one final table) and Neil Warren of the U.S. ($237K lifetime, two final tables) round out the named leaders, both carrying relatively thin tournament resumes into a stacked event.

What Makes This Run Different

The $25,000 buy-in filters the field to a specific tier of player. These aren't $400 daily grinders. Day 1A survivors will return to face Day 1B qualifiers before the field merges, meaning the stacks Punsri built will be tested against a second wave of fresh opponents.

For Punsri, the math is familiar. He's been here before: deep in a prestige event, chips in front of him, hardware on the line. The difference between his career and Martirosian's isn't talent or earnings. It's that final step.

Thirteen final tables. $9.27 million. Zero trophies.

Day 1B will add more contenders. But Punsri already has chips, position, and a decade of evidence that he belongs at this level. What he doesn't have is the one thing the WSOP is specifically designed to award.

The bracelet is still out there.