Bryn Kenney

Bryn Kenney
Residence	Long Beach, New York
Born	(1986-11-01) November 1, 1986 (age 37)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	1[1]
Final table(s)	10[2]
Money finish(es)	50[2]
Highest ITM Main Event finish	28th[3], 2010
World Poker Tour
Final table(s)	2[4]
Money finish(es)	10[4]
European Poker Tour
Money finish(es)	43[5]
Information accurate as of 12 May 2024.

Bryn Kenney (born November 1, 1986) is an American professional poker player from Long Beach, New York.^[6][7]

Poker career

Kenney played Magic: The Gathering competitively before transitioning to poker.^[8] His first major live cash was in 2007 at the East Coast Poker Championships in Verona.^[9] In the 2010 WSOP, Kenney recorded his first major cash in the $25,000 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed event, finishing 8th for $141,168.^[10] He followed that up with a 28th place finish in the Main Event for $255,242.^[11] In January 2011, he recorded his largest cash at the time with a 3rd place finish in the $100,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $643,000.^[12]

Kenney won his first WSOP bracelet in 2014 after winning the $1,500 10-Game Mix Six Handed event, which earned him $153,220.^[13] In January 2015, he earned $873,880 for a 3rd place finish in the $100,000 #1 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller 8 Handed Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.^[14] In the 2015 WSOP, he had a runner-up finish in a $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event for $287,870.^[15]

In 2016, Kenney defeated 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Joe McKeehen heads-up at the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 Super High Roller event winning $1,687,800.^[16] Later that year, he won a $25,000 No Limit Hold'em HIgh Roller Event at the Aria High Holler 27 in Las Vegas for $422,400.^[17] In the 2016 Super HIgh Roller Bowl in Las Vegas, he finished sixth for $800,000 in a No Limit Hold'em event.^[18] In November 2016, at the Triton Poker Super High Rollers, he finished runner-up in the Main Event for $1,401,694 (HK$ 10,870,700).^[19]

In January 2017, Kenney won the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em event at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas for $969,075.^[20] In April, he won the € 100,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller Eight Max Event at the PokerStars Championship in Monte Carlo for €1,784,500.^[21] At the 2017 Poker Masters in Las Vegas, Kenney won a $50,000 No Limit Hold'em event for $960,000.^[22]

In March 2018, Kenney won $1,484,024 (HK$ 11,640,000) with a 5th place finish at the Super High Roller Bowl Event in Macau.^[23] In January 2019, he won $914,616 with a victory in the No Limit Hold'em Main Event at the Aussie Millions Poker Championship in Melbourne.^[24] At the 2019 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, he recorded three consecutive seven-figure cashes with two victories and a runner-up finish totaling over $7,200,000.^[25][26][27]

In August 2019, after placing 2nd to Aaron Zang in the £1,050,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Triton Million for Charity Event, Kenney received the largest single payout in live poker tournament history of £16,890,509 ($20,563,324).^[28] The tournament had the largest scheduled single payout in poker tournament history with first place receiving £19,000,000 ($23,100,000). However, due to a prize splitting deal agreed with Zang, Kenney ended up receiving £16,890,509 ($20,563,324) for 2nd while Zang received the smaller prize of £13,779,491 ($16,775,820) for winning the tournament. The deal was made when the tournament entered heads up with Kenney holding an over 5:1 chip lead against Zang. Zang made a comeback and eventually won the tournament.^[29][30]

In November 2021, Kenney finished runner-up in the $25,500 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Event at the World Poker Tour Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open in Hollywood for $503,880.^[31] In August 2023, at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in London, Kenney won the $250,000 Luxon Invitational for $6,860,000.^[32]

Kenney is ranked 1st on the Hendon Mob All-Time Money List as of 2024.^[33] As of 2024, his live tournament winnings exceed $65,000,000.^[34]

World Series of Poker

References

External links

• CardPlayer profile
• Global Poker Index profile
• Hendon Mob profile
• PokerNews profile
• WPT profile
• WSOP profile