SEAN PERRY

Last Updated on October 10, 2026 by Bala Kumar

Sean Perry is an American high-stakes poker player and sports bettor from Las Vegas, and one of the most talked-about personalities in the modern gambling world. The son of WSOP bracelet winner Ralph Perry, he burst onto the high-roller circuit in 2021 and 2022, winning multiple $25,000 and $50,000 events and building more than $7 million in recorded live tournament earnings. Today he is known as much for his headline-making sports bets as for his poker results.

Sean Perry Quick Facts

Early Life & Background

Sean Perry was born on December 5, 1996, and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unlike many players who stumble onto poker in college or through online games, Perry grew up in a household where poker was the family trade.

A Poker Family

His father, Ralph Perry, is an old-school Las Vegas professional who won a WSOP bracelet in 2006, added three WSOP Circuit rings and has roughly $3.5 million in tracked live tournament earnings. Published profiles also report that Sean’s maternal grandmother played poker professionally and that his mother plays recreationally, which would make Sean a third-generation player. The grandmother’s career has only been reported in a single profile, so it should be treated as reported rather than confirmed.

Straight to the Big Stage

Perry wasted little time once he was old enough to play in Las Vegas casinos. In December 2017, months after turning 21, he and his father both entered the $10,000 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio. Sean outlasted 808 other players to finish 4th for $504,090. It remains one of poker’s more memorable father-and-son stories, and it gave him the bankroll to step into high-roller events almost immediately.

Rise to Prominence, Career Timeline

The 2021–2022 Run, Sean Perry’s Peak Years

Almost every major result on Sean Perry’s record comes from an 18-month stretch between early 2021 and early 2022. During that window he played the toughest regular high-roller schedule in poker, the PokerGO Tour events in Las Vegas, and won repeatedly against fields packed with full-time professionals.

By May 2021, Card Player reported he had already cashed for more than $1.9 million that year. His second Venetian title moved him into 2nd place in the Card Player Player of the Year race and was, by that publication’s count, his fourth title of the season.

The highlight came at the February 2022 PokerGO Cup. Perry won the $10,000 Event #2 early in the series, then took a massive chip lead into the final day of the $50,000 finale and closed it out for $640,000. He was the only player to win two events at the series. He went into the finale chasing the overall championship too, but needed Jeremy Ausmus to bust in 4th or worse. When Nick Schulman went out 4th instead, Ausmus secured the title and Perry finished 2nd on the leaderboard with 616 points to Ausmus’s 658.

Biggest Career Cashes (All-Time)

Perry’s ten biggest cashes total $3,859,294, roughly 55% of his lifetime live earnings.

WSOP Record

Sean Perry has not won a WSOP bracelet. His World Series results are concentrated in high-roller events, with a handful of small cashes in lower buy-in tournaments.

He also entered the $250,000 Super High Roller at the 2025 WSOP, the series’ biggest buy-in, but was eliminated about five minutes into Day 2 without cashing.

Earnings Snapshot & Comparisons

Tracking Perry’s numbers over the past few months shows how the high-roller money list moves even when a player is winning.

The $153,975 increase matches his three 2026 WSOP cashes exactly. His rank still slipped 20 places, because other players near him on the list won more over the same period. Money-list positions measure the field as much as the player.

Poker Strategy & Playing Style

Sean Perry has never published a strategy course, coached publicly or written detailed hand breakdowns. Anyone describing his “system” is guessing. What tournament and livestream reports do document is a player comfortable with large stacks, large pots and very high stakes.

Playing From the Front

His biggest wins came with chip leads. He took a massive lead into the final day of the 2022 PokerGO Cup finale and kept control through heads-up, and he carried a dominant stack into heads-up play in his 2021 Venetian win. Both events had small fields of elite players, the format where pressure from a big stack matters most.

Appetite for Bigger Games

On his March 2025 Hustler Casino Live debut, the game began at 25/50/$100 and grew to 200/400, largely because Perry wanted to play bigger. He lost a $128,700 pot holding pocket tens on a 9-3-3 flop and left about $150,000 down. It was a clear example of his willingness to push stakes, and of the downside that comes with it.

Beyond Hold’em

Perry has finished 2nd in a $10,000 Big Bet Mix at the US Poker Open and cashed in a WSOP Eight Game Mix event, showing some range outside no-limit hold’em.

A fair reading: Perry produced a genuinely strong 2021–2022 run against high-roller fields, but his sample of events since then is too small to judge whether that level has held.

Controversies

1. The 2023 Circa Survivor Chop Refusal

In December 2023, Perry was one of 13 entries left in the Circa Survivor contest, a winner-take-all NFL pick’em that had drawn 9,267 entries at $1,000 each for a $9,267,000 prize. The remaining players discussed a deal giving each entry $400,000, with the rest going to the winner. Perry refused, telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal he believed he had an edge. In Week 16, with 10 entries left, his pick, the Denver Broncos, lost 26-23 to the New England Patriots. Because the contest had no consolation prizes, he received nothing.

2. The $1.1 Million Super Bowl Bet

In February 2024, Perry bet $1.1 million on the San Francisco 49ers at -1.5 in the Super Bowl, a wager that would have returned about $2.1 million. The Kansas City Chiefs won. Perry told his followers he would be fine and that he practises strict bankroll management.

3. Questions Over His Betting Claims

Perry describes himself as one of the best sports bettors in the world and sells his picks through a paid service. Prominent figures including Shaun Deeb and veteran sports bettor Haralabos Voulgaris have publicly questioned those claims. The dispute with Deeb carried over to the 2025 WSOP, where the two traded barbs during a high roller.

4. The 2025 Defamation Lawsuit

In August 2025, Perry filed a defamation lawsuit in a Clark County, Nevada, district court against fellow gambler Mikki Mase and two others over allegations they made about him online. Perry denies the allegations, and they remain disputed. He has not been charged with any crime. Readers should check for updates on the case, as its outcome was not public at the time of writing.

Sports Betting & the “Sean Perry Wins” Brand

After the Circa Survivor episode, Perry leaned into the attention. He built a large social media following around the “Sean Perry Wins” brand, posting bet slips, picks and replies to critics, and launched a paid picks service. For many people under 30, he is better known as a sports betting personality than as a poker player.

That shift explains the gap in his poker record. Between his 2022 results and his 2026 WSOP return, his recorded tournament volume fell sharply as betting took centre stage.

Personal Life

Perry keeps most of his private life out of public view. The details that are public relate to his family’s poker background and his public persona. In 2025, he took part in a boxing match against social media personality Mazi, which Perry won. He is known for an outspoken, confrontational online style and openly embraces his reputation as a polarising figure.

Net Worth 2026

Estimating Sean Perry’s net worth involves a great deal of uncertainty. The only fully verifiable figure is his gross live tournament earnings.

Key Rivalries & Relationships

Sean Perry vs. Shaun Deeb

The most public rivalry of Perry’s career is with Shaun Deeb, a multiple WSOP bracelet winner. Deeb has questioned both Perry’s betting claims and his poker ability on social media, and the feud surfaced at the table during a 2025 WSOP high roller.

Sean Perry vs. Mikki Mase

Perry and Mase were once friendly enough to appear together on a podcast praising each other’s gambling skills. The relationship broke down over a proposed podcast partnership and ended in the 2025 defamation lawsuit described above.

Ralph Perry

His father remains his most important poker connection. Their shared run at the 2017 WPT Five Diamond is the moment that launched Sean’s live career.

Social Media & Public Presence

Older 2023 coverage shows posts from earlier handles. Stick to the accounts above and watch for impersonators, which are common around paid-picks sellers.

Current Status in 2026

As of October 2026, Sean Perry is playing selected high-roller events again. His most recent recorded results are three cashes at the 2026 World Series of Poker, led by a 30th-place finish in the $50,000 High Roller for $100,497. He also cashed in the Main Event for $27,500. No newer live cashes appear in the Hendon Mob database as of October 10, 2026.

Sports betting remains the centre of his public profile, and his X account is still where most of his activity happens.

What Recreational Players Can Learn From Sean Perry

1.     Field size changes everything. A 32-entry high roller and an 812-player main event are different games. Small fields reward steady pressure; big fields reward patience and survival.

2.     Set your stakes before you sit down. Raising the stakes mid-session because you feel good is how one cooler becomes a six-figure loss.

3.     Do the deal math, not the bravado math. In the Circa Survivor, an even 13-way split would have been worth about $713,000 per entry, and the offer guaranteed $400,000. Declining guaranteed money only makes sense if your edge is real and you can afford to walk away with nothing.

4.     Count losses as loudly as wins. Social media shows the big tickets. Your own records should show every buy-in.

Final Summary

Sean Perry arrived on the live circuit at 21 with a famous poker surname, posted a half-million-dollar score in his first major event, and within four years was winning $25,000 and $50,000 high rollers against the best regulars in Las Vegas. His 2021–2022 run, capped by two PokerGO Cup titles and a $640,000 career-best, is a genuine achievement that few players his age have matched.

Since then, his story has moved away from the poker table. The Circa Survivor refusal, the $1.1 million Super Bowl loss and the long-running disputes with critics have made him one of the most polarising names in gambling. His 2026 WSOP return showed he can still compete in high rollers, but his poker legacy will depend on whether he adds new results to a record that currently peaks in early 2022.

With more than $7 million in recorded live earnings, no bracelet yet and a public profile built on big swings, Sean Perry remains exactly what he has chosen to be: impossible to ignore.

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