Bryn Kenney

Bryn Kenney

Nationality
United States
United States
GPI Rank 504
WSOP Bracelets 1
Total Live Earnings $65,195,994
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Biography

Bryn Kenney is an American poker player with over $65 million in career earnings, and is the All-Time Money leader for live tournament earnings.

He is also a WSOP bracelet winner, having won Event #63: $1,500 Six-Handed 10-Game Mix at the 2014 WSOP.

In April 2022, Kenney was accused of running a cult-like cheating operation by Martin Zamani. Kenney denied the claims on Twitter.

Poker Achievements

Kenney's first recorded poker cash came in the late 2000s. In 2009 he reached his first WSOP final table, and made his second the following year while also making a deep run in the 2010 WSOP Main Event where he would eventually finish 28th for $255,242.

This would remain the largest cash of his career until the following year where he finished third in the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller for $643,000.

Kenney was a regular on the European Poker Tour, cashing in San Remo, Prague, Campione, Berlin and Barcelona in the early 2010s. In 2013, he won the €10,250 Master Classics of Poker High Roller for €102,960.

In 2014, he won a WSOP bracelet in Event #63: $1,500 Six-Handed 10-Game Mix.

The first seven-figure score of Kenney's career would come in 2016 after defeating World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe McKeehen heads up in the PCA $100K Super High Roller for $1,687,800

"It feels great, I didn't have a Super High Roller win, and no tournament win that you can be proud of, it was always third, second, in these big tournaments and to get a win is just the best," Kenney said after lifting the trophy.

Another $1m+ score would follow later that yeart in the Triton Manila Main Event, winning $1,401,694 after coming second to Wai Kin Yong.


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The big scores kept on coming, with victory in the PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €100,000 Super High Roller netting him close to $2m.

In August 2019, Kenney finished second to Aaron Zhang in the Triton Million for $20,537,187 after a heads-up deal.

Earlier that same year, Kenney won the Aussie Millions Main Event for A$1,272,598.

The wins saw him overtake Justin Bonomo to claim the top spot on The Hendon Mob All-Time Money list. However, Bonomo would wrestle the lead back following his own performances on the live felt.

Then in August 2023, Kenney reached the mountaintop once again. At the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in London, the American triumphed in the series' $250,000 Luxon Invitational for his second-biggest score of $6,860,000.

Bryn Kenney Top 5 Poker Cashes

In total, Kenney has cashed for 7+ figures eight times on poker tours such as the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series, European Poker Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and PokerStars Championship.

DateEventPayout (USD)
Aug-19£1,050,000 Triton Million - A Helping Hand for Charity$20,563,324
Aug-23$250,000 Triton Luxon Invitational$6,860,000
Mar-19HK$2,000,000 Triton Jeju Main Event$3,062,513
May-19HK$1,000,000 Triton Montenegro Main Event$2,713,859
Apr-17€100,000 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Super High Roller$1,946,911

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas
$10,400 WPT World Championship
402nd $20,200
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship
250th $10,600
2023 WSOP Paradise
Event #1: $1,500 Mystery Millions
130th $3,690
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
2nd $213,027
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
97th $3,800
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 PCA High Roller
27th $43,800
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship
1036th $17,000
2020 Aussie Millions
A$100,000 Challenge
4th 582,120 AUD
2019 PokerStars EPT Prague
€5,300 EPT Main Event
42nd €17,460
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London
Triton Million - A Helping Hand for Charity
2nd £16,890,509
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #86: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
32nd $16,926
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #67: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
16th $17,064
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
14th $86,543
2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America
CA$10,300 Main Event
18th 30,000 CAD
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #7 - $25,000 NLH
1st $450,000
2019 US Poker Open
USPO #1 - $10,000 NLH
10th $27,000
2019 Aussie Millions
AU$10,600 Main Event
1st 1,272,598 AUD
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$10,300 PCA Main Event
123rd $17,620
2018 Poker Masters
Event #7: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em
4th $250,000
2018 Poker Masters
Event #6: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
7th $117,500
2018 Poker Masters
Event #5: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
9th $49,500
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona
€10,300 EPT High Roller
40th €19,560
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
40th $10,659
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller
5th $646,927
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em
10th $21,734
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona
€100K Super High Roller
5th €340,000
2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
3rd $686,960
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
WSOP Europe €25,000 Super High Roller (non bracelet event)
3rd €85,238
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #10: €111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
17th €157,652
2017 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #9: €25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
10th €61,544
2017 Poker Masters
Event #3 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
1st $960,000
2017 Poker Masters
Event #2 $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
7th $125,000
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
€25,500 Single-Day High Roller I
2nd €466,500
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona
€50,000 Super High Roller
7th €198,200
2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo Casino®
€100,000 Super High Roller
1st €1,784,500
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila
HK $1,000,000 Main Event
4th 3,893,000 HKD
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$25,750 High Roller
9th $90,380
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$50,000 Single-Day High Roller
1st $969,075
2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas
$100,000 Super High Roller
7th $275,060
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona
€5,300 Main Event
76th €13,160
2016 Super High Roller Bowl
$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
6th $800,000
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$50,000 Single-Day High Roller
7th $185,280
2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
1st $1,687,800
2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 Asia Championship of Poker
Super High Roller
3rd 3,635,000 HKD
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€10,300 High Roller
7th €72,730
2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta
€5,300 Main Event
34th €13,730
2015 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€25,500 High Roller
13th €86,800
2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
11th $112,980
2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
3rd $873,880
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $1,500 Six-Handed 10-Game Mix
1st $153,220
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud
5th $25,206
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
4th $160,927
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
41st $9,066
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Prague
€10,300 High Roller
16th €23,300
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
463rd $24,480
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
57th $8,988
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
12th $147,882
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #24: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
115th $3,178
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em
148th $7,279
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin
Main Event
30th €22,000
2013 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville
High Roller
5th €64,100
2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$25,000 High Roller
6th $229,900
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 52: $2,500 10-Game Mix - Six-Handed
11th $12,259
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
23rd $21,015
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
8th $27,012
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud
7th $27,062
2011 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #5: €10,400 No-Limit Hold'em (Split Format)
15th €26,618
2011 PokerStars.com EPT London
Main Event
89th £7,500
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
10th $46,209
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
112th $6,153
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
59th $6,077
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
280th $2,444
2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
$100,000 Super High Roller
3rd $643,000
2010 PokerStars.net EPT Barcelona
Main Event
32nd €17,000
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles
Main Event
49th $11,000
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
28th $255,242
World Series of Poker Europe 2010
Event #5: £10,350 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em
29th £21,106
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed
8th $141,168
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $2,500 Mixed Event
20th $7,585
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
42nd $17,309
2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
2010 PCA Main Event
54th $45,000
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em
22nd $24,066
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 9 - $1,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold'em
8th $42,320
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 46 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-handed
35th $16,647

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