Chance Kornuth

Professional poker player and entrepreneur who already has 3 WSOP bracelets and a WPT trophy – Chance Kornuth! He is known as the founder and owner of the coaching website Chip Leader Coaching. His total net worth is over 15 million dollars. He is equally successful in both live and online formats in NLHE and PLO. So far his talent, perseverance and dedication to poker has helped him stay on top.

Main Information

When watching poker tournaments you can often find Chance Kornuth there. He is the winner of several high profile titles and prizes, so you should definitely find out more details about him! Here are a few important facts:

Chance Kornuth Biography

Chance Kornuth was born on June 24, 1986 in Denver, Colorado. He attended a Catholic high school, and afterward studied civil engineering. His math teacher pushed hard for an architectural engineering profession, although Chance himself wanted to become a teacher. He enrolled at the University of Colorado at Boulder and dropped out before completing his last semester. 

His older brother Adam first introduced Chance Kornuth to the card game. While still in high school, they played poker and used cents instead of chips. Online, they both played from their father’s account.

In 2008, the poker player decided to try his hand at a higher level for the first time and flew to the Bellagio tournament in Las Vegas. He practically doubled his money after that trip and realized then for sure that card game was his life’s work.

Now he lives in Los Angeles, is married and raising two children. He is actively developing his career and constantly participates in online and offline tournaments.

Poker Career

Just a few years later, in 2010, the poker player won his first WSOP PLO bracelet and earned over $500,000! It was an epic game, after which the player’s career went skyrocketing. He would later recall in an interview, “2010 was my happiest poker year. My friends and I rented a whole house to play the longest poker session. We were making mad money just playing the game we loved.”

Here are some of his first major accomplishments:

• 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker (Pot-Limit Omaha) – 1st place – $508,090;
• 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker (No-Limit Hold’em) – 131st place – $5,680;
• 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker (No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) – 22nd place – $9,086.

In addition to the first bracelet, 8 years later Chance Kornuth won another in the NLHE Online High Roller ($341,600). And 3 years later – the next trophy – Short Deck ($194,600). One of the main achievements in his life, the poker player considers the WPT trophy, which he won in 2022 in Choctaw Championship ($486,800).

The years 2022 and 2023 were the most successful years of the poker player’s career. During this time he took part in dozens of games and his net profit exceeds 7 million dollars!

Live Poker Achievements

Live tournaments certainly bring in more earnings for Chance Kornuth. In just 15 years of his career, he has played about 100 sessions. Below in the stats of the most profitable ones:

Online Poker Achievements

Chance Kornuth’s achievements online are quite impressive! These are the ones he once started his career with. Meaningful income-generating achievements have been seen frequently over the past years. Here are a few of them:

Top Five Career Cashes

Earning over 15 million dollars in a 15-year career is an untold success for a poker player! The best result came from a win in the tournament in 2023, when earnings were already in the 7-figure range. Here are the top 5 best games:

Chance Kornuth Socials

On Chance Kornuth’s socials, you’ll find more of his real life, thoughts and interesting photos. Of course, there is also content about his poker accomplishments and his Chip Leader Coaching school. Here are the actual profile links:

• Instagram: @chancescards;
• X (Twitter): @ChancesCards.