Watching the pros is one of the best ways to learn as a new player, and it’s always interesting to see how they plan and come up with their strategies. It’s possible to watch poker events on major TV networks, and you can also find streams available online. If you want to learn from the best and improve your skills, there are few better opportunities.
Aside from watching the top established players, it’s also worthwhile to watch out for newcomers. Pros who are just getting started on the scene often bring a new dimension to the game, playing in slightly unconventional ways and looking for anything to gain an edge. If you want to stay ahead of the competition, checking out upcoming poker players is a great way to do it. With that, here are some of the best upcoming players to watch in 2022.
Ali Imsirovic
Over the past several years, this young player has been among the most popular ones in the game of poker. Imsirovic’s poker career took off in 2018. He began the year by taking home $160,050 for winning a $10,150 event at the PCA in the Bahamas. After that, he won $246,066 at the $2,700 Borgata Spring Poker Open in April.
He gained a few more second-place finishes in Aria High Rollers in 2021 at the age of 25, and he is racking up wins in live competitions. His parents, who were born in Vancouver, Washington, emigrated to the United States from Bosnia when he was a child. Already, he’s made over $9 million in career earnings and could be a huge future star.
Charlie Carrell
Charlie Carrell is only 28 years old and has quickly become one of the biggest names in UK poker. He claims to have started with just $50 and turned that into an incredible fortune worth millions of dollars. Starting out in live poker, he made his first big win at the age of 21 when he scooped a $2,125 win at the UK Poker Tour Grand Final. His first major championship win was an impressive $170,950, and he would later build on this with success at the European Poker Tour.
Carrell took home $1.2 million by winning the EPT Monte Carlo $25,500 High Roller in 2015. A year later, he won the £10,200 high roller tournament at the EPT Dublin, cashing in for $185,104. Final tables, money finishes, and other EPT victories followed. Additionally, he did well in the WPT, Triton series, WSOP, and other live poker tournaments around the world.
Sean Perry
This Californian player from Encinitas comes from a poker-playing family. His dad, Ralph Perry, has been a professional since 1992 and placed third in the WSOP Main Event in 2002. Sean clearly takes after his old man, already showing his skills with several big finishes in major tournaments.
In 2017, he finished fourth for $504,090 in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic. After this, Perry also produced a few runner-up results in $10,000 Wynn High Rollers in December of that year, adding $126,000 to his career winnings. Perry works in real estate when not playing poker, investing his winnings, and building for the future.
Brock Wilson
Over the past few years, this 26-year-old has made a name for himself with some highly impressive wins. 2019 was particularly significant for Wilson and led to his first six-figure win. He finished second in the PCA $25,500 High Roller in November, earning a huge $619,560.
Wilson then finished in second place for $301,215 in the $10,500 High Roller at the WPT Seminole Rock & Roll Poker Open in December. In the same month, he took home $110,020 from a $10,000 prize at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. Since then, big finishes have persisted for the young poker player. Wilson is exciting to watch and takes part in numerous online and live events.
