Family man Braxton Dunaway is an American poker player and WSOP bracelet winner who hails from Midland, Texas. He's best known for winning the $1,500 Monster Stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker. Dunaway topped a 8,317-player field to add a whopping $1,162,681 to his bankroll.
In 2025, Dunaway eclipsed that performance with a deep run in the Main Event. After hanging around the top of the standings all tournament, Dunaway ultimately finished in 3rd place worth $4,000,000.
His first order of business after the last card was dealt was to call his wife, Stephanie, and their four children – Jordyn, who just graduated college; Macy, who is 17 and a senior in high school; Hayes, who is in ninth grade; and eight-year-old, Sawyer.
“Our little girl who runs the whole show, the boss of the family, we call her ‘Bossy Saucy,’” said Dunaway, who indicated he’ll be flying to Omaha, Nebraska in the morning to meet his wife and two youngest children.
“They’re at the College World Series,” Dunaway explained. “My son is in a tournament during that, which is for teenage boys. He won his first two games today and he’s guaranteed like five more games. I’ll be there, we’ll catch some games, and just hang out on vacation.”
Before the Monster Stack victory and deep run in the Main, Dunaway had $333,318 in lifetime tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob, which included a prior career-best of $62,500 for finishing in 142nd place in the 2022 WSOP Main Event.
