Bryn Kenney

Bryn Kenney, is an American professional poker player. Kenney is one of the top-ranking poker players, with over $65 million in live earnings. He has WSOP bracelet to his name, and has spent many years on the super high-roller circuit. He also earned a staggering $20,563,324 at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in London in 2019 after finishing second. This article will discuss his early life, accomplishments, and poker career highlights in greater detail.

Bryn Kenney: Early Life

Brynn Kenney was born in Long Beach, New York, on November 1, 1986. He began playing sit-and-gos with his friends in high school, and when he was 17, he created an online account under his mother’s name before creating his own when he was 18. He began professionally playing poker in his early twenties. Prior to that, he was an avid collector of collectible card games, particularly Magic: The Gathering.

Poker then completely took over his life. After a few weeks, he dropped out of college and began to pursue poker professionally. Fortunately for Kenney, he found success early on and was able to build his bankroll to the point where he could play in some of the highest-stakes games available. 

Kenney then began to compete in online tournaments. Even though he was a winner from the start, he was not consistent. On a trip to the Bahamas, he met Zack “Monkey101” Stewart, who changed his life. Zack made the decision to stake him. At that point, Kenney switched from online to live poker.

Bryn Kenney: Poker Career

He quickly rose to prominence on the live tournament circuit despite beginning his career online. His first live tournament achievement came in 2007, when he competed in a $1,070 buy-in event. He finished second and took home $34,446. Over the next few years, he worked on boosting his bankroll and honing his poker skills. He won his first six-figure prize in 2010. It happened at the 2010 World Series of Poker, where he finished eighth and took home $141,168.

In January 2011, he finished third in the $100K Super High Roller at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. At the final table, he competed against the likes of Daniel Negreanu and Nick Schulman, eventually earning himself a $643,000 payday.

In the $1,500 10-Game Mix Six-Handed event, he won his first WSOP gold bracelet for $153,220 in 2014.

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on Paradise Island is where Kenney won his first million dollars in 2016, taking first place. He had been performing well that year, as evidenced by his participation in the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Paranaque City, Philippines, where he took home another $1,401,694 in prize money. That’s when he started delivering huge results after huge results from the world’s highest buy-in tournaments.

Kenney’s 2017 biggest win was the €100,000 PSC Super High Roller in Monaco, which he won for $1.9 million. He also won the $50K event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $969,075 and another victory, this time in Event #3 of the inaugural Poker Masters high roller series, for $960,000.

Kenney has won millions of dollars in different poker tournaments, including Triton’s event, PCA Super High Roller, EPT, WSOP, Aria, and many more. He was the game’s biggest live tournament winner between August 2019 and December 2021.

Later, in 2019, he achieved another huge success. He came in second place in the HK$2,000,000 Triton NLHE Main Event in Jeju, South Korea, in March. He was defeated by Timothy Adams to win the title in a head-to-head match. Kenney’s final earnings were $3,063 million.

He also won two Triton tournaments in Montenegro in May, one for HK$1,000,000 ($2.714 million) and the other for HK$500,000 ($1.431 million). He then competed in Triton London and won the competition for a staggering $20.563 million, as if that weren’t enough for one year.

Kenney’s bankroll is still growing in 2023. He was last seen at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in London. He won the event and took home $6,860,000.

Bryn Kenney and GG Network

Bryn Kenney was named a brand ambassador for GGNetwork, The world’s largest poker network, in 2018. His job was to help the site grow in order to improve the user interface and player experience. Kenney was also a regular on the site.

Kenney and GGPoker had a great relationship, but they parted ways in 2022. GGPoker began to redesign its team Pro. The most notable change was the creation of GGSquad, led by Kevin Martin and other streamers. There are also two new tiers: GGHeroes and GGCrew.

Bryn Kenny’s Poker Site: 4 Poker

Bryn Kenney, the #1 player on the Poker All-Time Money List, co-founded 4Poker in 2022 with the goal of revolutionizing the online poker landscape. It is run by Uptick Entertainment Malta Limited, which is licensed and regulated by the Malta Gaming Authority. The poker site signed five poker pros, including Bryn himself, Francisco Benitez, Artur Martirosian, Ole Schemion, and Daniela Rodriguez.

Bryn Kenney: Online Poker Career

He began his poker career, as previously stated, online. He mostly played Sit&Gos, and he started receiving tracked MTT scores around the same time he started receiving live tournament scores. His screen name on PokerStars is “BrynKenney“

Kenney’s first recorded cash on his PocketFives page is from July 2006. His first $10,000 payday came in November of that year when he took home $23,953 from a $100 Stars tourney.

In his online career, his largest single MTT cash is $52,360, which he earned by defeating a 278-player field in a $215 event. In addition, his total online earnings are $434,438. The most recent cash he has listed on that profile is from March 2008, which was more than ten years ago.

In the years 2019 and 2020, he participated in and won a number of $25K Blade high rollers on Natural8–GGNetwork.

Conclusion

Bryn Kenney’s remarkable accomplishment has proven his talent and skill at the poker table. Being first on the All-Time Money List and having total live earnings of over 65 million dollars speaks to the type of player he is. From being a card collector to becoming a multi-millionaire and an ambassador, Kenney’s prominence will surely not fade, and he will continue to do great things in the future.