LaDarren Banks

LaDarren Banks is an American professional poker player from Tuscaloosa, with over $508K in live tournament earnings. His best live cash of $50,224 came when he finished 44th at the 54th WSOP in June 2023.

LaDarren Banks: Live Tournament Participation

LaDarren Banks’s first live cash was recorded in November 2013 at the Gold Strike Fall Poker Classic in Tunica. He participated in a $340 No Limit Hold’em event, placing 14th and earned $1,945.

In June 2018, Banks competed in the 49th WSOP in Las Vegas, participating in a $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha – Championship (Event #49). He finished 22nd and cashed for $28,502.

In October 2021, Banks returned to the 52nd WSOP, this time for the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller – 8 Handed (Event #53). Banks finished 23rd and earned $48,007.

June 2023 saw Banks make his biggest live cash to date at the 54th WSOP. He participated in the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha – High Roller – 8-Handed (Bracelet Event 57) and finished 44th, earning $50,224.

In October 2023, Banks competed in two high-stakes events. He placed 10th in the $10,100 Pot Limit Omaha event at the PGT PLO Series II in Las Vegas, securing $34,200 in prize money.

A couple of days later, he finished 6th in the $10,100 Pot Limit Omaha – Aria High Roller #14, also in Las Vegas, taking home $42,600.

Banks’s most recent appearance was in October 2024 at the PGT PLO Series II in Las Vegas. There, he finished 15th in the $5,100 Pot Limit Omaha (Event #3) for $11,625.